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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26

80, = 11o11sE MHHhEI, Minnesota Trans
norman report demand less than expected.
Horses were plentiful, but local demand as we'll
as that from out OF town trade was light. Prices
cropped fully $40 head on nearly all classes
Values: Drafters, extra, s17o@20o drafters.
choice, $145@170; drafters. common to good
$l20@145; farm mares, extra, $125@145; farm
mares. choice. $11O@125; farm mares, common
to good, $85@11O. = 1870
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26

Opening prices strong to &c higher, closing a
hardly as good as yesterday. Prices ranged from
$4.15 to $435, bulk $4.2O to 81. 30. Light. mixed
and heavy hogs Of common to fair quality, are
Quotable from $4:15 to S4.3o, and good to choice
mixed n heavy and medium weights from s4a5 to
Hogs-71. 22s lbs, $4.35; 1os 216 lbs "a 30:
II, 206 lbs, $4.3O; 81. 2O2 lbs. $4.25; 49, 1875
Underweights and Rcughs-9, 175 lbs, SAILS;
3. 1873 lbs $4,10; 5, 2o6 lbs, $4 420 lbs, s3;95;
3. 223 lbs. $500; 2, 100 lbs. So. 50 i. $50 lbs,
ss.25: II 400 lbs, SIS; i, 400 lbs. $2.25; i, 800
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, May 2e-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000; steady; good to prime steers 1925
and feeders 6. $3.25@4e5; COWS, 81; 70; hef-
$4@4.6 g. ~
Hogs Receipts to-day 25ooo; tomorrow. 25..
good to choice heavy. $455@465 rough heavy,
$4.4o@455; light, $4.45@4.65; bulk Of sales,
sheep-Receipts; 10, 900; steady; lambs, steady;
good to choice wethers, $525 @5.75; fair to choice
mixed, $4@5; western sheep $4.75@5.75; native
lambs, S5Q650; western lambs, Sc. 25M7. 25;
spring lambs, $5.6Ol7 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26

KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, May 26.-Cattle
Receipts, 1000, including $50 southern; strong
native steers, $4.25 $50: native cows and heif-
ers, $225@5.20; calves. $275@4.75.
4.4S: pigs and lights. s3.75@4.35.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market strong; NUT
tons. $4.75@5.75; lambs, $5.25@7.
EST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, May 2e.-cattle-
beef steers. s4.1o@5.75: cows and heifers, s225
Hogss = 1000; market steady; pigs
butchers and hest heavy. $4.5o@4.85. V 49,
shsep-Receipts, 1000; steady; natives, $425
@6.65; lambs, $45O0l4.7O. $50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
NEW YORK OIL, May 26.-Petroleum-Easy
refined, all ports, s.10@S.15c.

SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, May 2e.-Re.
ceipts-Cattle, 100; hogs, $500.
aogs--5@1Oc higher Sales: 80, 22O lbs.
$4:25; 70, 24s lbs, s4.35; SO, 300 lbs, 40
Cattle-steady. Sales: 10 beeves, 1,o4o lbs,
lbs, $3.50; 10 cows. 500 lbs, $275; cows, $50
lbs, $3.45; cows, 1910 lbs, 81; s stockers, 7SO
lbs, $s.26; stockers, $50 lbs, $3.7o; stockers,
lings, $40 lbs, $3.45; yearlings, eOoSlbs 1915
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26

!, cA ATT moderate: Killing cattle
cluded a few very good steers at S. Bulls
steady. Stockers and feeders firm at the weeks
advance. Mich cows SLOW Sales:
Butcher Steers, 1,442 lbs, So; s.. 1926 lbs,
465; II, 1910 lbs, $4.26; 3, 1,003 lbs, 1915
/. 1.1so lbs, $3.50; 1, 1,1eo lbs, So; l, $50 lbs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26

LIVERPOOL GRAIN, May 2s.--Wheat, spot
easy; No. California, IS 1O1hd; futures quiet
May, nominal; July, 6s AID; September, 6s AID
Corn. spot, firm; American mixed new, 4s 3D.
American mixed old, 4s Id futures dull; May
non inal July, Dis 3Md.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27

in the business and $4,000 a year Is
considered a fairly moderate income
tor q woman who has established rep
utatlon for keeping a society beauty
beautiful. The handsomest women III
society are the best clients OF the pedu-
Nv specialist, and as in other matters
thew only follow the lead. the peteh-
NAL youth and beauty OF queen Alex
andra, Is not altogether the work Vi ha-
ture. The world knows that she is ne.
self. an artist In the domain OF hiahe
up" but in spite Of this fact she mas
been for years In the hands OF uhs
beauty doctor. A lady accomplished
In the art constantly travels WIN her
when she is any distance from LONDON
and II ia understood that she receives
for her services 5000 year.
This patronage Of her majesty mas
had A stimulating effect on the WORK
OF thu beauty doctors wit1 the result
that Bond street and its aGjaceht Dusl-
ness thoroughfares are now money :
combed with establishments where
vouth and beauty are guaranteed TO De
maintained for an indefinite period az
a ixod price. 1t Is considered that seoO
a vear il a moderate sum for a society
beauty to pay in order to have her race
neck and shoulders occasionally treat,
ed. Asked why the beauty doctor shouio
flourish so at present. a speclal'st saio
TO me, Society life kills beauty more
quickly than the ravages OF sickness
The Increased number OF London func-
tlons neccss !tating late hours the phy--
steal exertlons OF dancing parties, and
the sudden change of temperature from
a hot room to foggy London street
late at night, cause young society
woman's beauty 10 fade before 1t has
had time to reach Its natural stage OF
development and their only alternative
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
EZeiG,h.O'BrieHA Co.

Is 10 appeal to the specialist or look
prematurely old" Without artificial
aid 1t is said that the society giu who
goes the pace could not retain her
beauty for more than two seasons For
this reason some Of the more sensible
mothers refuse TO present their
daughters until they have reached
rather mature years because immedi-
ately girl Is presented she Is ex-
pected TO be seen forthwith at all i'm
portant functions.
In the case of old women, wrinkles
have been removed dimples have to be
preserved and the eyebrows have to be
kept beautiful by regular application
Of oxide Of mercury and lard The pro-
cess OF fixing false eyelashes Is one OF
the most difficult and delicate Of the
specialists operations. The hair has
to be threaded through the eyelId with
a fine needle. The job when properly
done is worth $3.50. Most OF the spec
ialists at present operating In london
are OF continental origin the elite Of
the profession coming from Paris.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27

Somerset that the Duchess OF Marl-
borough has been led to take such an
active interest In the work Of the So
ciety.
Probably Lord Rosslyn. who acted In
the United States under his stage name
Of James Ersltlne and who was the cor
respondent Of London newspaper
through the South African war, now re-
grets more than ever that his famous
system for breaking the bank at
Monte Carlo proved such a dismal fail
ure. For, were his lordshlp's finances
In as flourishing a condition as he hop
ed they would be by this time he would
be able TO give his distinguished moth
err hand in her present business diff
flcultes. Misfortune seems to attend
the Rosslyns whenever they embark on
money-making ventures for II is un-
successful speculation that has brought
the dowager countess to her present
condition, whore she estimates her as
sets at 500, 600 and her liabilities at al
most s2j000O. The countess, who be-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
FASHIONABLE CANES

fore her marriage. was Miss Rls,o.,
Adeliza Fftzroy, the only daugbtsr ~
a Northamptonshire squire, owes hs a,
stockholders alone almost sSOO@ E By,
losses were incurred for the most nav 10Y,
on the London exchange, but She ,st
100000 In South African speculat"n
Her house In fashionable Park LAM
the furniture Of which is partly b,,
property and partly that Of lord Ro,,
lyn, Is now rented and brings il IL sa5
$3.50 a year. The first me tine u ~,
dowager countess's creditors was MAJ,
at the bankruptcy court lbs. nm
Der, when a postponcment was assel
for until N0yember--it being proml,si
that, as soon as the noblewoman's A.
fairs could be Strengthened out trisni
would come forward with slOOC6O "a,
payment OF creditors at the rate OF Nix
In the pound, In the interval. hoveys,
the countess fell III, and her public or
animation was postponed again ubl1
the day before yesterday. Now Il hW
been set over for the third time and WIl
not take place until Feb, %.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
Lady Mary Tells DeScret News
Readers Some of the FraiIties
OF London Fashion.
why SPECIALISTS Get RICH.
Famous Women Who Follow the Queens
Example and Hire Beauty Doc.
tor by the Year--SOclety Gossip.

Special Correspondence.
7 ONDON, Feb l7,--Beauty special
lists are nourishlng in fashionable
London at the present moment to
an extent little dreamed OF by
those unacqualnted with the mysterious
back regions of alleged millinery
shops and hair dressers parlors in
Bond street. Fortunes are being made
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
A NIGHT ALARM.

Worse than an alarm OF flre at night
Is the brassy cough OF Group which
sounds Ike the children's death knell and
It means death unless something is done
quickly. Foleys Honey and Tar never
fails TO give Instant relief and quickly
cures the worst forms Of Group Mrs
7. L, Cordier, OF Warrington, Ky, SAYS.
my three year old girl had severe
case Of Group; the doctor said she could
not live. | rot bottle Of Foley's Honey
aud Tar, the first dose gave quick relief
and saved her life" sole agent +. ], Hill
Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
SPRING HOSIERY.

The lines are all In and the exhibits are
much admired Many new IDEAS are In
trcduced In cOlOrs and designs Among
the spring colors are grays with black
polkldots brown with white polka1ots,
blue with fancy strips running around,
and black lise silk clocked In the high
priced goods lines with little round
holes cleytrly woven In designs and re-
lleyed with bits Of delicate cOlors, em-
broidcred and without embroidery prom
Uses to become as popular here as In the
East Complete lines NJ silk hose In col.
OTIS and fancy patterns are to be seen
SPRING UNDERWEAR is SHOWN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
STAMPED CENTER,

ART SECTION SUGGESTIONS
spect the window exhibit Of new designs
Of stamped and tinted conters table and
pillow covers The prices are from 3jc TO
$40
Bralnar1 & Armstrong; wash silks for
fancy needlework have just been added.
II Is the most celebrated line OF silk for
this purpose on the market.
Free lessons In Art Needlevork on
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from
TO p, m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
SPRING ElTL,TL, TTyJrRY

The first conceptions OF Spring have ar
rived. Among the beautiful creations are
Novelty Street Hats which are ready for
wear The ladies are invited to Inspect
the first arrivals
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27

What Is known as the London season
is their harvest and when things slow
down the smaller fry do bit OF clair
voyance, assuming different name
and different establishment
II Is not generally known that the
wedding Of pretty Lady Marjorie Gre
VILE was celebrated on a date much
earlier than that originally set in order
that the brides mother, the Countess OF
Warwick, might be present. This IA
nous beauty, so celebrated for the IN
fluence she exercises; for her phian-
thropies and origlnalities as well as for
her marvellous business abilities, Ia
, about TO become mother for the
fourth time. Her youngest child Is the
Hon. Maynard Greville, aged six. He Is
already society parsonage, being In
great demand as wedding page. His
uncommon beauty, set off by plctur.
esque costume Of satin and velvet
makes him an ideal attendant at such
functions.
The Duchess Of Marlborough lately
has commenced TO take an active inter-
est In the work Of English society IA
dies who like to be described as social
reformers, The National Union Of Wo-
men Workers, the organization with
which the duchess Is chiefly Identified,
Just now Is not trade union, as It's
name would suggest. but an institution
supported by such women MS Lady
Henry Somerset the Countess OF War
wick, Lady Dixie, and number Of 9th
or well known society ladies', for the
purpose OF encouraging and improving
the conditions under which all classes
OF women live and especially to raise
them morally and socially. The orgln-
izatlon has been working quietly, for
the last three years, very little being
heard OF II because Its financial condi.
ton was not particularly healthy.
The cooperation Of the Duchess OF
Marlborough, Viscouniess D'o"hn 81.
and a few other American ladies' has
changed all this and the 40 .e,y now
In position TO do good practical work,
The Duchess Of Marlborough has al
ways helped with her purse but now
both she and Vlscountess Deerhurst
take personal interest In all It's work
they attend meetings OF the commit
tee, offer suggestions and receive mis-
sion ladies attached to churches and
schools, and they express the greatest
delight when they learn that aome suf.
ferlng Ia alleyated or a sister rescued
from a life Of moral danger 1t Ia most
ly through the influence Of Lady Henry
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
SlHlRT WAISTS.
SPRING FABRICS.

SPRING MoHAIRs-r, 49,,
ana ehanseable effects Price ' * dots
,s SPRING sulTINGs-A new ana
and TIC. t''ces' Sc, "a
MANILA CLoTH-A so,, ,
fabric In iS-inch widths pIcs' beautiful
ENGADlNE CREPE-DeSroh,.
Price, ,l2. ''" Is 10 Inchts
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
E&ETTMeO'BE&llEN COMPANY 7Aa 1855 %!s:,2 sls

cucatonn 'n@mer
chnc
Tn arrival oTrngg
merchant
elby New var r
In e
AN 0UT.0FT0VyN EEETFG INTERPRETATION OF AI ORDERS.
dhwngpN tca nuson nona domeuca dmdn las us rcc
Mr. KeHh.O Doe H ceesf hal Recorder
For full aweokr
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torih fad ear
Give ut, news NJ
O b
Andhop II h esame mad ike
ad
MAIDEN clad, no, reckOns
emaer riders iva III
Pealym eann'-s Hwoud SEEM, sampler
Ben' eopyea that such yom8m Am al ample
sm8ltm some nice al when hsrafn.
he says popn
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
SPECIAL GN CLOVES.

We offer broken line Of the $50 Vero-
M Oyerseam Kid Gloves at il3.
The SANE CUFF GLOVE. in all shades
and sizes, Is new and stylish walking
glove for Spring. We direct the ladies'
attention to It. Price, 500.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
HALF PRICES M
UMBRELLAS.

Lot no. | comprises sllk-covered hand
scmely mounted umbrellas with steel rods
and automatic slides. Regular $40 ones
will got at this sale at HALF PRICE.
Lot No. represents equal values in
a pretty line OF dark red, dark blue light
shades Of red and blue and dark green.
These will be exceptionally popular
either as a sunshade or umbrella. They
are splendid values at $3.50, This week
they can be had at HALF PRlCE-half
OF $3.50.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24
Pe-ru-na Protects the Entire House
hold Against Catarrhal
Diseases.

One of the greatest foes with which
every family has to contend is our
c~hangeable climate. To protect the
family from colds and coughs is always
a serious problem, and often impossi-
BILE.
Sooner or later it is the inevitable
fate of very n to catch cold. Care in
avoiding exposure and the use of prop
er clothing will protect from the fire.
quency and perhaps the severity of
colds, but with the greatest of plecau-
tions they will come. This is a settled
fact of human experience. Everybody
must expect TO be caught somewhere or
somehow.
Perhaps it will be wet feet, or a
draught, or damp clothes, or it may be
one of a thousand other little mishaps,
but no one is shrewd enough to always
avoid the inevitable catching cold.
There is no fact of medical science
better known than that Peruna cures
catarrh wherever located. Thousands
of families in all parts of the United
States are protected from colds and ca
tarrh by Peruna. Once in the family
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24

ed, ~transfixed with amazement. A night
lamp burned dimly in the empty fireplace,
feebly Illuminating the chamber, across
the threshold of which Claire lay pros
trate in a dead swoon, the train of her
snowy white robe soiled by the imprint
of a muddy boot. Martha Dunn, sudden
ly awakened from a surreptitious nap,
was starting from her chair in dire
alarm, while, strangest of all, little Leon
sat bolt upright upon his pretty cot, star
ing in amazement upon the bystanders.
In heavens name, what has happen
ed hereT' burst from Courtlandt's lips.
Never mind what has happened" an
swered Gresham, as he stopped to raise
his stricken patient; 'order out your car
rage and go to that woman. Do as
babe you, if you have any consideration
for this poor creature!'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24
(The end.)
~ It Ia Written,

Young Lady Gin book store)-I would
like something in the way of a move
that is really interesting.
Proprietor-Something on the roman
tic order or something realistic7
Young Lady-Which would you rec
ommend?
Proprietor-Oh, it's merely a matter
of personal taste. In the romantic nov
ell the hero and heroine marry in the
last chapter after all their troubles are
ended and live happily ever after
while in the realistic they double up
in the first chapter and then their trou.
bles begin.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24

tPeruna always stays. No home can
spare Peruna after the first trial of it.
Mrs. A. Hobson, 225 Washington
St., Lansing, Mich, writes:
"Peruna has been such a blessing
to my only child, as well as myself,
that ] feel induced to give my testi-
moniai. tie mas always suffered from
catarrh of the he ad and throat, and I
had to use extra precautions SO as not
to have him exposed to damp or cold
weather. Last year he was taken
with la grippe, and as it was a severe
case, caused me much anxiety. No
medicine helped him till he took Pc
runa. noticed an Improvement at
once and i'm three weeks he was a diff
ferent child; the grippe had been COM
pletely cured and | noticed that the
catarrh was made better. He kept
taking it two weeks longer, when he
was entirely we'll. | now use 1t off
and on for colds, cramps, indigestion
or general in%diSpOsition, and find It
superior to any doctors or medicine |
ever tried. 1t keeps me, as well as
my child, in perfect health, and
gladly recommend it to mothers."-
Mrs. A. Hobson.
We have on file many thousand tes-
timonials like the ones given above.
We can only give our readers a slight
glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited
endorsements we are receiving every
month. No other physician in the
world has received snch a volume of en-
thusiastic and grateful letters of thanks
as DR.. Hartman for Peruna.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24

Mrs. X. Kane, 172 Sebor Street, Chi
cago, ILL.,, writes:
"Peruna has been used so long in
our family that | do not know how |
could get along without 1t. have
given it to all of my children at differ
ent times when they suffered with
Group, colds and the many ailments
that children are subject to, and I'M
pleased to say that it has kept them
in splendid health. l have also used
it for a catarrhal difficulty of long
standing and it cured me in a short
time, so have every aso to praise
Peruna. "-Mrs. K. Kane.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24
Lonp-FeJt Want.

The man who had made a million
rather suddenly was not altogether
happy.
1T seems to me-" he unused, uneasi.
ly, when a man gets rich quick there
should be some kind of a sanitariun
where he could go until he acquired
the taste Of olives and learned how to
pronounce chauffeur correctly"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24
Different Brands.

Jack|I hear you are going to marry
Miss Prettyun. Permit me to congrat-
ulate you on your excellent taste.
Tom-But the engagement Is of.
I'm not going to marry her, or anyone
else.
Jack-Tndeed! Then allow me to con.
graduate you on your good sense
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24
Bad Advice.

1.-THE ~bookkeeper came around and
asked old Flint about getting married.
Old Flint encouraged him."
"Old Flint must be a great friend"
mo; an enemy"
"But didn't you say he encouraged
him?"
That's just 1t. You haven't seen
the girl"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24

To be honest as this world goes, is to
be one man picked out Of ten thousand.
Shakespeare.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-06-24

new PENSION LAWS Sent TREE
Apply to NATHAN BICkFORD. 0l+ r St.,
Washington, D. C. 9Th N. H.. Vols, 1916.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
IN SUYERLATIVE DEGREE.

Daniel Larzelere, of Quincy, Mich, Is
believed to be the Oldest grain dealer
in the country. He began trading in
1916 and is still active in the business,
hale and hearty at 50. He has been at
his present station in Quincy for q
years, personally taking in all the grain
he purchases.
The heaviest man in England was
buried at Dover the other day. His body
weighed $50 pounds. 1t lay in coffin
that was seven feet long, three feet
wide and two feet three inches deep.
Twelve men lifted it. and it was rolled
out through a window into hearse
backed up on the sidewalk.
1t is a tossup, since the last policy was
taken out, which woman carries the
heaviest life insurance, Mrs. Leland
Stanford, of California, or Mrs. James
Dunsmuir, of Toronto. The odds are
in favor of Mrs. Stanford, for she now
is rated as insured for lover" 81 900 900.
whereas Mrs. Dunsmuir is put
down at an even 100000. There
is no question they are the most
heavily insured women on the American
continent and far ahead of any of their
sisters in the east. The next nearest
is Mrs. Basil N. Duke. of Durham, N. c.,
who has policies amounting to $685., 900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

A tornado caused widespread ruin
throughout the island Of Mauritius
March q and %. doing an enormous
amount of damage. Twenty-four per-
sons are known to be killed and thou-
sands are without food or shelter,
A Russian officer was sentenced to
penal servitude Is years for selling
military secrets to Japan. TWINK
The condition of the Panama canal Is
said to be bad for the continuation OF
the work by the United States, not one
half the excavation made by the French
government being now necessary.
The suicide of George CrossmAn. Of
London, led to the discovery that no
had killed one wife and packed her In
cement, and that he had at least seven
other wives, although he was only 30
years old.
A japanese army of $4,000 men. with
$50 guns, is advancing on the Yalu to in
wade Manchuria. ri.
John A. Dowies contracts to speak in
Adelaide have been rescinded by the
Australian premier because of Dowie's
reflections on King Edwards chances of
Heaven.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
FOREIGN STATESMEN.

The ELDER Statesmen" of Japan, who
are advisers without authority, number
four-the Marquis Ito, Marquis Yama-
gaia, Count Inouye and Count Matsu-
gaia.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who has
Just announced his intention to retire
from public life in England, is one of the
few men to whom King Edward vainly
offered peerage. ,.f'
Count Won Bulow, the German chan
cellor, is steadily growing in public
esteem. Gradually but surely he is win.
ming over political enemies, his prog
ress in this way having been continuous
ever since his appointment as right
hand man of the emperor. 80
Thomas Bent, the new premier of VIC
toria, Australia, began life as a market
gardener and is q man of aggressive
spirit and great determination. Once
when he was minister of public works
he thought himself insulted by member
of an unemployed" deputation. He
chased the offender down Regent street,
Melbourne, caught him and chastised
him on the spot.