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fculty in identifying the yowl that issued from
certain box belonging to him. The the
office gladly not to raptously the box and Mr.
Reed, bestowng it beneath his arm climbed Interur
ban and settled down for the long ride home.
At this point the nickel makes its appearance The
ductor and got it. He rang regularly along with
the others he collected and retired to his place the
PLATFORM The bowed merly along and had made
progress its along University avenue when the ca
by her refused longer to be comforted and
began give tongue most sepulcha and unearthy
cat language.
Mr. Reed stirred uneasy in his seat and thrust the box
far out of sight he could He also spoke certain whis
pered the nhaban thereof These seemed
quite ineffective, for the positively eloquent de-
scbg her wrongs and demanding redress She wanted to
be let Of that black hole and she said unmistakabe
caterwaungs The passengers began to litter and the
motion reached the Of the conductor He forward
and tapped Mr.. Reed on the shoulder. " 49," !
''What yuh got in that box?'' he demanded. - -.=.
The question seemed superfuous, in of the
issuing therefrom but Mr. Reed tuthfuly tho reluctantly
admitted that it cat. "' s<>.. %..>.
''Its against the rules to take animals on the cars ~
said the stern functionay ringing the bell 'tWere
allowed to carry em.'' -.--.. W t*
Mr. Reed protested in vain. The dialogue was rather
embarrassing anyway for what did the unfeeng
laughing know about the ovabe
Of that cat, and how could they appreciate the
stances? ~@:
'You III have to get off, added the conductor ssHere
your nickel.''
And as the car to stop, Mr.. Reed made his way
out Juggling that box and its bosterous inhabitant He
looked He had nearly reached Merriam Park toward
which he tr1dged trying to figure out how he
reach home with that cat without buying hack occurred
to him that the ca having qieted down. might pos
sby quiet if he took another the
might be compaisant. Anyhow it better than
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walking and he boarded another at the transfer sta
tion and sought an unobsrusive seat
For few blocks all went WE'LL when Of sudden Kitty
again became Indignantly conversational She told her tro
bes freely loudly Again the conductor objected again
ne explained the rules Of the company again he stopped the
and presenting Mr. Reed with his Nickel invited him to
aght Mr. Reed complied with what grace he could muster
He had reached the Midway sationa long ways from
Fifteenth street n But great idea had been born the
lawyers fertile brain and he proceeded to test it's value
He boarded another Interrban and Jared sundry blocks
further before Kitty made of unprntabe language
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Again the conductor objected explained, reimbursed and
elected This time he had crossed the boundary line and
Southeast Minneapolis Still cutchng the faefu nickel he
stopped the next car having first adonished the cat This
time he the bridge and neared Seven Corners An
other gave him lift nearly to town and the next
deposited him within easy distance of his ranfer point
And still the nickel was his
The last stage of his journey made Hennepin
and tho the cat made the air vocal with
plans he contrved argue the matter with the conductor
long enough to reach Fourteenth street. when he gave up the
bae we'll satisfied, received his historic nickel back and
for home
In few minutes he entered the house, tired but tri
umphan bearing her majesty the cat and having made the
long trip from St. Paul home and entirely with
out expense:
= But the rules Of the company had been indicated!
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it quite by accident and any man. law or out of it,
might have done the had similar opportunity offered
The mans might have been Reedfor lack Of bet
ter call him that And strong enough to take and
retake the nickel question several tmes let him be called
Samson. +"
The corporation other than the Twin City
Rapid Transit company which until it reads this Ger
alesupposng that corporations despite their benghted
and souless condition, and do readi not know that
the nickel in question has escaped its clutches When the
truth is learned, the corporation will doubtless gnash its
teeth and make earnest endeayor to frame set of
rules that will prevent the in future of any
worked nickel, such that Of S. Reed.
The cat just ordinary cat live one Of course,
and not dead like that which Willie brought in and
laid before his astonshed mother with the remark Mama,
has thrown away perfectly good cat This for
tunae cat went with the family to spend the at
Minnetonka By her nsinuatng feline ways such rub
bng against leg at the dinner table and purng
most demonsrative when rubbed the right way Of
her fur she had nsdousy her into the affections
of the family until she esteemed important nteger
in the family circle She chased squirrels inustriously all
summer and had probably good time any at the
lake.
But at last the time for moving in and the prob
lem Of the cat taken up for family discussion How to
get her to townfor seriously considered such In
human and unspeakabe abandon her to country
fewas the question: It finally decided to box her up
carefully punoturng the walls Of her
freely order that she might not be distressed for BREATH
and send her by express Mr. Reed explained the doubt
ing family that this the only right and proper way
transport cats They could be long distances that
he sad without hurt And the eventful morning Mad
Fes duly boxed and expressed greatly to her ap
parent disgust Indeed she expressed herself loudly in
plant against what she evidently considered aon
her dignity. But fate was inexorable. H.:
And then the catastrophe-and that's joke
either For when the family arrived in the city and called
the unfeelng company for box containing
cat they found to their utter dismay that thru
both box and cat had gone to St. Paul.
Telephone to have the box sent back the next
train was Mr.. Reeds sage advice.
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A. PIECE OF IRREVERENOE.

IAMES said the English goldleaf manufacturer eve
# - are hout Of Bibles. Go down town and buy six
dozen''
- James in due returned with the Bibles In
cart They taken by three men, their
Oft and the pages trimmed with sharp knives down to
small size Then these little reduced papers
gether into great multitude of small books.
The small books distributed among the hands, and
in them the firm output Of goldeaf packed-between
every two Biblical leaves leaf Of gold.
sit 1everent, not to say sacregious, KNOW
said the head of the r but Railways do We have
for generations Goldleaf is Railways put on the
market in little books made of Bibles. " :%5
''Why? I'll tell you why Goldleaf must be packed
between printed instead of plain pages for the that
would slip out Of plain pages which smooth it,
whereas the denatons made by the types the printed
ages just sufficient to hold the leaf in place firmly
That's why printed pages used.
eve choose, amongst all printed pages Bible ones for
the that the Bible the bestprnted a-gong
The type is evenly set and the printing is
in any other work. and need the best ype-seng and
printing in business, know for any roughness
innevenness is apt to tear the godleaf
tsThats why all English goldleaf is packed in Bibles
It's necessary thing do but all the same I've often
wondered that the churches ave gotten gold
aeaf manufacturers for our hrreverence."
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But the family vetoed
this at once and decided
ly. Kitty would undoubt-
edly die Of asphyxiation
or something worse, if she
we're forced to await the
slow unwinding Of red
tape that doth hedge an
express company about.
There was nothing for it
but for Mr.. Reed to go
down to ST.. Paul and in
person rescue Kitty and
bring her back to the
house on Fifteenth street
N, where the lares and
penates had already been
bestowed. Compliant Mr..
Reed trudged off to a car
and hied him to St. Paul,
rather than have any ar
gument about it. And be-
sides he was just a little
moved by pity and con-
triton, for had he not ad-
vised the express solution
Of the problem? Arrived
at the express office in ST..
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ONE DIES IN WRECK
Canadian Northern Caboose Overturned
Twenty Lives in Jeopardy.

Winnipeg, Dec. 3O.-In the wreck Of
a Canadian Northern train carrying a
snowplow at Orizona, sixty miles from
here, B. Linklater was killed and doz-
en- persons injured: The .caboose over
turned and burned. Twenty persons
were imprisoned in it and were rescued
with difficulty. Several Of them were
severely burned.
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A DANGEROUS AFFECTION.

PROFESSOR VAN DYLE Of Princeton, said in recent
| address to New York Sunday school:
'sErrors Of logic inconsequent reasoning
to the young
GA little Princeton boy the other day walking with
his mama. AS he passed the house of FRIEND he
dog playing on the lawn
Z. That dog is called Troy. Troy likes mama he
said
..ssHow do you know Troy likes you, Charles? the
mother asked.
Because, day, he tasted Of me, said the boy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-30
What Women Want TO K3s0w.

IIGH COLLARS-Do you really think that high collars
are Injurious to the neck and in what way?-Sallie
There is question that the high collars for so
many have done much injury to the neck of the
It is commonly accepted fact that they have caused
darlenng skin and ugly lines about the
thermore, they have mpeded the natural motions Of the
neck Women have been holding their necks sty, and
the that belongs to everyday living and
perfectly unconscious has not been allowed to the
Of it, the double chin has gained strength the
scrawny neck has grown scrawnier.
QUESTION FOR TOMORROW.
DEEP BREATHING-Just what is the method Of deep
breathing which hears much about have no time
for gymnasium work and the only exercise get be
on the way work and home again Can practice it
then 9-NOra j.
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CwrvOs and Oddities.
'''TIy paSauq straucei''
THE JAPANESE EMPERoR's PHOTOGRAPH
'TIs passing stranee!'

A JAPANESE diplomat spoke with smile about the odd
n portrait Of the Japanese emperor that has appeared
at intervals in the newspapers and weekes war
began.
'You think it strange' he said, that the emperor's
portrait always the same-the face of grave sod
rather young with thick black hair and thick black
beard You know that this old portrait and you wonder
why your editors do not give you later lot of later
onesthe various uniforms and poses and
'Wel will tell you why there is only photograph
of the emperor extant
the of the to portrait
chine it's details had all to be explained to him. and he could
hardly wait till the next day to the proofs.
"But when the proofs to the palace and the
peror opened them he frowned He looked them long
time Then, with sgh he put them down. and he said in
"a sad voice:
"'If ugly this, will never be photographed
again
"The emperor has been photographed again. It
Is forbidden in Japan to circulate pictures Of him. and
forbidden to all the Japanese legations give for pub
lioation any picture of the renowned and modest
IIutsuhito.'
"Somewhere other English journalist resurrected
these old photographs of the emperor taken when he
young man, and circulated them among the worlds news
papers when the demand for them arose. thus making good
deal Of money No other photographs of AIutsuhto will
be circulated The gravey that he
not wish the world to know that island beautiful
Japan is ruled over by ugly as Mutsuhto.''
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The zN0,z the Corporation. 9
and the Cat.
EAR the tale of the man, the cor

LAR the tale of the man, the cor
poration and the cat. The man
was a Minnetonkan by summer
and Minneapolitan the rest Of
the time. He was also a lawyer.
But he couldn't help that, and it
should not be held against him.
For while he beat and defraud-
ed a soulless corporation out Of
it's just due, to-wit, one nickel in
good coin Of the realm, he did
not accomplish the feat thru his
legal acumen or his knowledge
of thu h11 no I'll. of Tho low Io
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D. LLOYD JONES rs DEAD
Civil War Veteran and Prominent il
Wisconsin,

Milwaukee, Dec. 3O-D. Lloyd Jones,
referee in bankruptcy, is dead at his
home here of heart disease, aged "a. He
served thru the civil war in the
prominent in G.. A. R. circles, a
member Of the Loyal Legion and Of the
Wisconsin Shiloh Monument commits
sion, and was Mason Of high degree.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-09

JohnA. johnson is the next governor
of Minnesota. '"
In the face Of a tremendous Roose-
welt majority estimated at all the way
from 10000 to $4,000, he has been
swept into power by the irresistible
force of the inc dependent republican
voters of the state who would have
none Of Dunn. go ..s..ss -. ~ 20.
It is believed from the fragmentary
but we'll distributed returns now in
hand that his plurality will reach the
comfortable figure Of $4,000. -
The Dunn managers are sick at heart
but outwardly they have not yet given
up. They are hoping against hope that
the back districts with their rural vote
will yet overcome the Johnson MAORI
tricts. The Pioneer Press this morn
ing declares that when the returns are
ali in Dunn will have 10000 leeway, but
editorially says that the state is in
doubt. The Minneapolis Tribune,
Dpan organ, comedies that johnson is
The fact, however, that the returns
representative Of all parts Of the state,
indicates that the Dunn hopes are as a
rope Of sand. Hennepin county will
give Johnson all the way from 5000
to 5000 plurality. Ramsey gives him
$500 or more to the good.
Rock-ribbed counties in southern
Minnesota which never before gave a
democratic majority, are reporting
Johnson pluralities. Rice county goes
| 1000 for johnson. Nicollet, johnson s
home, tho strongly republican indorses
him to the tune Of 1000, and the
neighboring counties Of LIE Sueur and
timonials.
Dunn was cut numerically also in
the central and western counties of the
state, losing Kandiyohi, Meeker, Rem.
other strong counties. The hard cam.
paign work Of the senators and con-
gressmen held counties like Stevens and
/ Traverse in line, but when counties like
Pope and Chisago break loose from the
republican column, it is evident that
there is a revolution IN the party that
not even the party's heavy weight can
handle.
Dunn made gains in some northern
counties where the vote has increased
He beat Van SAINTS vote in ST. Louis
and Beltrami Dakota and Houston
counties, on nationality grounds
showed gain for Dunn.
The enormous plurality for Roose-
welt was not looked for by anyone. It
was supposed that with Roosevelt run
ming over $4,000 ahead Of Parker, there
would be certainty of Dunn s cleo
ton. The Parker vote went glimmer.
ing, but the Roosevelt republicans put
the emphatic stamp Of their disap
proval on the party s nominee for gov
ernor.
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New York Nov. 9.-Not only are the
maiorities given the republican national
ticket in early reports confirmed by the
more complete counts Of today and in
some instances increased over earlier
figures, but the claim is made that the
once solid south has been broken and
Missouri has gone republican.
With every former doubtful state adj
mittedly in the Roosevelt column, with
majOrities in some states In excess OF
those given Mckinley four years ago,
and in some instances even greater than
those of 1896, capped by the possibility
that the hitherto invincible and histori-
ed, last nights surprise has been turned
to amaze even in the most enthusiastic
republican quarters.
When at late hour last night it was
reported that Missouri was ip doubt and
some of the republican managers were
admitting that they had hopes of sue
cess, it was, hardly credited by the ma
laughed at by democrats. But late re-
turns seem to indicate that these claims
may be well grounded and in the
absence of full and complete figures of
the vote the assertion that Missouri has
forsaken its democratic allegiance on
national issues is coming to be accepted
COuuG Dcdl OuU UHS ISpuDl1Cdu Cldlnl VI
today, Mr.. Roosevelt s vote in the cleo
toral college will be 343, plurality of
210.
Maryland for Roosevelt.
Maryland, which was conceded to the
democrats by conservative republicans
has gone republican by small majority
but enough to safely place it in the VIC
torious column. Colorado is still
claimed by both parties.
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Hennepin is safely republican.

Hennepin is safely republican.
A lead of more than nine thousand
for Roosevelt, with less than half the
returns in, shows this. %
Nevertheless, Hennepin county joins
with many other counties ithruout the
state in expressing it's disapproval Of
the republican candidate for governor,
who made very poor second to John
A. johnson in Minneapolis and it's sur
rounding voting districts. tx.
Aside from the gubernatorial contest,
chief interest conferred in the struggle
for the mayoralty. EARLY in the day
Haynes started in with a lead of a
plump thousand. Jones' managers,
however, refused to worry over this con
dition and confidently predicted that
later returns would overcome the
democratic candidates. lead. With
eighty-three precincts reporting, this
prediction is in part verified, for the
present mayors lead has been reduced
| to little more than seven hundred
Precincts still to be heard from are
strongly republican, and Jones' defeat
is by no means assured.
| Another contest on the city ticket
which attracted much interest was that
between Clifford w. Thompson and F. G.
Mcmillan for the board Of education
Mr.. Thompson seems to have gone thru
on the high wave Of republican popu
larity.
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TAGGART AND cORTELYoU

New York. Nov. e.-The following
kilograms were exchanged between
the two chalrmen Of the national
committees:
indianapolis, Ind, Nov. e.-The
Hon. George 3. Cortelyou. New York:
Accept congratulations
IT. Taggart.
New York, Nov. S.-Hon. Thomas
Taggart, indianapolis: appreciate
your congratulations.
George g. CorteIyou.
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two years ago Powers drew 176 to 14s
for Haynes.
The Jones men expected rather bet
ter things Of the thirteenth ward, which
gives Jones 414, to 293 for Haynes, a
lead of but l21 for Jones. Powers car
ried this ward two years ago by but 81.
The second ward with two precincts
yet to hear from, does well by Mr..
Jones, giving him total of 4 ,112 to
1888 for Haynes. Two years ago Powers
secured but 1913 votes in the second to
l,475 votes cast for Haynes.
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KAISER TO PRESIDENT

Washington, Nov. 9.-PresIdent
Roosevelt has received the following
cablegram from Emperor William:
"Neuse Palace, Nov. 9.-PresIdent
Roosevelt, U.S.A., Washington: Sin.
cerest congratulations. May heaven
give you prosperity. Tuum quod bor-
UNI felix faustumque sit popuIo Amer
icano. William, |. r."
A free translation of the Latin In
the above cabIegram Is as follows:
'May your good administration be
happy and prosperous to the AmerI-
can people,"
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NC BONDS; NO CHARTER
None Of the Special Propositions Likely
-. .-z. : - to Go Thru.

None of the Special propositions Likely
T.. ~ =: to Go Thru.
With 70 precincts reporting out Of
1879, it appears that neither the bond
propositions nor the new city charter
will be indorsed. .~s......-~> :.
The three bond propositions require a
wo,thirds vote: In the districts from
which the returns have been received,
the total vote for mayor is 1852. Two:
thirds of this will be 1864, a figure
which none of the bond propositions
gained. '-... -'.a
The filtration plant bond issue re-
ceived only 9,441. votes. the. graded
school bonds were favored by only 9,949
Endorsed by 1894 voters. In none of
these cases does the vote come near
enough to the required number to indi-
cate final victory. ~
In the case Of the charter, four
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PARKER cONGRATULATES

Esopus, N. v, Nov. 9.-At $3.50
O'Clock last night Judge Parker sent
this telegram to the president:
"Rosemount, Esopus, N. y, Nov.
8, $50 p.m.-The President, Wash
Ington: The people by their votes
have emphatlcalIy approved your ad-
ministratlon and congratulate you.
-"Alton 3. Parker"
Washington, Nov. 9.-Presdent
Roosevelt's reply to Judge Parker's
telegram was as follows:
"AIton 3. Parker, Rosemount, N ":
| thank you for your congratulations.
-"Theodore Roosevelt"
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HAYNES NOT WORRYING

Mayor J. c. Haynes-From returns
at hand, ! am still considerably In the
lead. Being confined to my house,
have only meager reports, and do not
know If the returns In are mostly
from republican or democratic wards.
But If they come In on the average
as they have up to date, am easily
re. eIected ..a..E-
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John A. Johnson believe that the
Indications are In favor Of my cleo
ton. If the returns should prove that
] am elected governor, | sincerely
hope that my administration will not
prove disappointing to the people who
have reposed their confidence In me.
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JONES STILL HOPES

D. p. Jones-it Is hard for me t.
make any statement at present. Mr..
Haynes Is In the lead, but with the
fifty or more precincts yet to be
heard from, the majority Of them usu-
ally republican, | think conditions may
change.
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More from Missouri.
PARKER IS FLOWING
OUT ON HIS FARM

Esopus, N. Y, Nov. S.-An hour after
Judge Parker arose today he was out
on his farm seeing that the blowing was
properly done. Later he went for
horseback ride. 49,. .-. ~
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FLETCHER. GRATIFIED

Loren Fietcher-l: am more than
gratIfied the way my old friends and
my new ones have stood by me. 1t
gives me renewed courage to 90 for
ward and do the best can for the
| welfare of the district. .,. ~....& T.
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LATEST ON MAYOR
100 Precincts Out Of 1897

Jones $50. ..s............. 11,SI1e
Haynes .................... 1902
This Includes eight precincts In the
first ward, eight In the second, thir-
teen In the third, fourteen In the
fourth, eleven In the fifth, eight In
the sixth, three In the seventh, five
inthe eighth, ten In the ninth, four
| In the tenth, eight In the eleventh,
five In the twelfth and three In the
! thirteent1. 49,
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DUNN LOSES HENNEPIN:
HAYNES LEAD Lessons

Roosevelt Shows a Pace On In
complete Returns that In
sures Him the County by
an Overwhelming Vote
Fletcher Returned to Con-
gress and Republican Judges
Leading - The | Legislative
Delegation Will Be Strongly
Republican. -. z :.