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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
The Erie's India Rubber Account I'm
der Jay Gould Recalled.

g lYThe recent disclosures regarding huge
corporation campaign contributions
have recalled to old Wall street men the
era in which Jay Gould presided over
the Edestinies of the Erie and poured
out its money lavishly for political pur-
poses, says the New York Times. There
were, of course very evident differ
tions and those now under investiga-
ton, but it was corporation money,
given by. the president and disclosed
by a legislatiYe Investigation in each
case.
Gould was called as witness by the
investigating committee which sat in.
1879 to look into the corruption Of the
previous session of the legislature. It
was brought out that over 100000
in 1868 for extra and legal services, 2
most Of these disbursements, as the.
vouchers proved, going thru the hands
of William NJ. Tweed, whose attain
ments were political rather than legal.
On the stand Gould said frankly that
It he had noticed it he would not have.
permitted pecuniary transactions with
Tweed to be put in the shape of legal
services, - and then he continued
naively:' +:
The legal account was of an india.
rubber CHARACTER gave large amounts
in 1869, 1870, 1871 and 1879 in the
senatorial and assembly districts. It
was what they said would be necessary
to carry the day ID addition. to the
amount forwarded by the committee,
and I contributed more or less to all
the districts along The line Of the road.
We had to look after four states-New
York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Ohio. It was the custom when men
received nominations to come to ME for
contributions, and / made them and
considered them good paying invest.
ments for the company.
In a republican district / was a
strong republican; in democratic dis.
trict + was a democrat, and in doubt
full districts was doubtful. In politics
was an Erie railroad man all the
| time. ,sss
The amounts contributed for the
elections were large, but could not
give any definite estimates, and you
might as well go back and ask me how
: many cars Of freight " ere moved on .
certain day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
ANDREW FAILS;
D. DEBTS ] :! J 100000
Detroit Ex-Banker, a Pardoned
Convict, Would Wipe OFF
Slate. $50

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 13.--Forced to go
thru bankruptcy, Frank G. Andrews has
returned to this: city to- make dis
closureeaof his, entire Indebtedness and
remove load which he insists he could
carry no longer.
z 9 For the past few months I was
getting along nicely he explained,
and it looked as If after long and
hard struggle, / would at last get on
my feet again. I had engaged in bust
ness in New York with w. W. Murray
but recently was transacting' the affairs
on my own account. In addition
was about to put a show company on
the road with fair prospects of success.
- But no sooner was this known than
attachments were brought against me,
and do what I please, l was compelled
toSsstop business discontinue my stock
exeh aages 4 fairs ana disband the com,
Here /. am. What is the use Of my
trying, fighting and struggling with
all Of these debts and judgments hang,
ing over me all the time? I am sim
ply compelled to wipe off the slate and
hampered. I can get neither capita
nor, anybody to 90 in with me as long al
| these odd obligations keep hanging ove1
make and, keep me. 3down. I don y
want to get out Of paying anybody my
just debts, but it was a moral obliga
1 tion, anyway, and the bankruptcy pro
.ceedings will have no effect upon. them
I'll pay, if I am able TO-. But I must
/ beaunhampered." s}:ZE1{- 1.st
| Since Frank G. Andrews has beer
out Of prison, where he was sent for if
! teen years for his part in the wreck o:
the City Savings bank, he has had ;
, constant fight. OF his many project
and plans that required his time an
energy in the beginning none material
lied. His venture into the dramati
field, when he put on the elsie o
1 Spice, company on the road, failed
Both his late enterprises in connection
with W. W. Murray and new operati
4 venture have come to an abrupt end.
AS far as w. W. Murray & Co. il
4 New York is concerned there are no in
dividua1 losers, all business being trans
acted with independent firms the risk
of whom in their dealings with thei
customers was merely assumed by tn
| Andrews concern.
MY. total Indebtedness, as will az
pear in the bankruptcy proceeding
| will be somewhere between $4,000
and s$2,0O0,000, = Mr.aAndrews said.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13

at Bahia, Brazil. After the arrest Of
the couple, 100000 of the stolen money
was found aboard ship and taken pos
session of. Shortly after his arrest Gal
lay issued manifesto to the Brazil
ians, expressing his surprise at the way
in which he had been treated. He said
that he was not arrested for stealing
money, but that he was The victim of
political prosecutions. And he also
added that he had read the Brazilian
laws and knew that there was no extra
dition treaty between France and Bra
I'll. But the Brazilians remained deaf,
and Galaxy and his fair companion are
now on the homeward voyage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
Bulldog Tenacity

VIII , accomplish wonders, sticktoitiye-
rected. Located at Troy, Ohio. is a
concern that has won fame by distilling
pure whiskey and selling their entire
product direct to the consumer. Begin
ming in 1866 and continually increasing
until today, the Hayner Distilling Co.
is selling annually over 100000 bottles
Of their pure whiskey direct to the peo-
pie. They have branch store in Min
neapolis, at Sc Fourth street 8. Kindly
call and purchase full quart of their
Private Stock brand at SOC, or tele-
phone TIC. 9455, and a package will. be
delivered to your home. ft1sr--- .=srrt<
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
BANKER PAYS ALL /
i AFTER II YEARS
Texas Man Escapes Arrest and
Finally Earns Money to Re-
Il imburse His Victims. =

Houston, Tex, Oct. 12.-After eleven
years G. H. Macon, bank wrecker, is
paying back every cent of his obliga-
tions and the obligations of the finan-
cial institution that became insolvent
as result of his operations. 4 t55
An agent for: Mr.. Macon was in
Houston recently. Dallas, Fort Worth,
Denton, Decatur and Gilmer have been
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
IN OUR BoARDINGHoUsE

Columbus Dispatch. eAst-ss~s
:, 'You don't taste any veal In these
chicken croquettes,'' said the landlady,
her face beaHning with conscientious
pride. W
That's right" rejoined the hardened
hardware clerk. what are they made o.
E-codfish?' =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
TOUGH LUCK
Philadelphia Press

Tommy-What's de matter, Chi1pnie?
Yer look sore. hi.
Chimmie-Sure I'm sore. I got up
early yistid'y mornin' an anchored mesel'
alongside O. dat big knothole in, de fence
at de baseball groun's; den wen de game
begins de overflow crowd lined UP in front
O. me knothole. - .s#.~ h ~ ia II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
visited. The first Of the new year will

visited. The first Of the new year will
haves:rolled around before the work Of
settlement is completed.
Eight indictments against Mr.. Macon
have been dismissed Every claim is
being met dollar for dollar, and some
day Mr.. Macon may return from Central
America, where he is now in business.
A fugitive from justice and hunted
by the officers, he escaped to Nebraska.
He waited until some Of the excitement
caused by his escape had subsidized, took
a train for New Orleans and went by
fruit steamer to Guatemala. a. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
Do It Now.

If you have never tried Hayner Pri-
vate, Stock Rye Whiskey, do it now. It
is years old, absolutely pure and dis
titled especially for family use, and
sold at soc quart. Call up 9455 on the
Twin City and we will send you out
quart without extra cost, or call at our
store, SO Fourth street s. The Haynel
Distilling Co.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13

! That tired, languid. feeling ,andr.du1l
headache is very disagrseable: Take
two of Carter s.. Little Liver. Pills be
fore retiring, and you will find relief.
They never fail to do good. $50 Z .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
California Tourist Cars
And Cheap Tickets.

Weekly personally conducted tourist
car service to Los Angeles has been re.
sumed by the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad = The Pioneer Tourist Ca.
Route-Cars via the "Scenicn and
Southern Routes. Tickets only $34.90.
Call on J. G. Rickel, City Ticket Agent,
1914 Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
! HE GOT@IT.
PHILADELPHIA Press.

FnHdUeIpnId Z TOSS. :
Tough Timmins-G Gimme somethin' to
eat? - ! ...,.<,. .5.
YOU has no right to be idle. Why don t
Tough: Timmins- won It 90 tor work
till I git W 'at4 Inwant. I'm lookin' fur
q snap. - ~ & = i.stf - 2&.r s. {
Mrs. Farmer-For snap, chs Here,
Rover, sic him!. Z =, - = - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13
MEMS OVERCOATs

SIS value all wool black kersey
Overcoats; serge lined-cut in
leading styles, including the
popular 52-inch long, full back,
Ryton style. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-13

Walton Park is thriving in wonder.
full manner. A great many lots have
been sold lately on $3-a-month pay.
ments to young men about to marry. II
is a fine way to save and a fine way ia
make money. The lots will be very
much more valuable next spring.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

Andacity stands in the place of an
cestors to those who are not wen born
Lucas Cleye.
long, slow friendship is the best;
long. slow cnmity the deadlicst. -
Seton Mcrrman
Among the quiotcr satisfactions Of
life must be ranked in a high place the
peace oG a man who has made up his
mind. Anthony Hope
Many men have ability, few have
genius, but fewer still have character
Character IS the rarest thing In Eng
land.-John Oliver Hobbies
who steals hearts steals souls. where
fore il hrhooycs woman to look that
the lock be strong and the key hung
high. Marion Crawford
Any fool can get notion. 1t needs
training 10 drive thing through
training aud conviction; not rushing
after the first fancy Rudyard Kip
ling.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Wines of the Anc1ents,

THE tombs of Bent Hassam," said
an antiQuary Of Chicago, are interest
ing on account Of their realistic paint
ings. In these tombs, which are 5000
years old, there are many pictures OF
drunkards. Drunken men, waving wine
cups in both hands, are being carried
home by sneerng slaves. Drunken
women lurch through the streets, fol
lowed by little mocking children. All
this, mind you. 5000 years ago.
Alexander the Great used TO hold
drinking contests. lie who could drink
and carry off the most wine won.
Promachus, the skilled Promachus,
won gold cup from Alexander by
drinking fourteen quarts Of wine.
Fourteen quarts!
Tho Romans used to serve at their
banQuets wines eighty and hundred
years old. They would mix with these
wines turpentine. resin and sea water,
Thus, they thought. fine flavor was
got
Il once tasted wine 200 years old.
1t was so thick we had to dig it out
with spoon. It's favor was so hor-
rible that turpentine, resin and sea wa
ter would no doubt have improved IT."
-Chicngo Chronicle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Imnnrfmnt nnIrinis-

Whether the officers mentioned by
Mr. Whlnton in his History of An
trim" (Ecw IIampshirc) regarded their
position seriously and lived up to their
official dignity is not told. 1t Is certain
that the small boys would have hailed
the opportunity Of exercising such
functions with glcc and would have
discharged their duties with vlgor and
alacrity.
In 1893 the town of Antrim officially
appointed three responsible persons to
fill the position of dog pelters. 1t was
their duty to sit near the meeting house
door and to pelt, drive away or cane
any dogs that dared to enter the sa-
cred edifice In the official records
of the town are found votes of subse-
quent years, continuing the vocation
of the dog pelters.
One might question which would
make the most disturbance in the
church, the chance dog or the pelters
In the exercise of their official duties.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07

An explorer in the backwoods of
Australia tells how some timber cut
ters took big risks Il had given In
structions to the men IN thc bush that
on no account were they to lay aside
their firearms" he says After hav-
Ing been absent for short time | re-
turned and found that they had slung
their reyolvcrs and carbine5 on n small
tree and were working nj about fifty
yards from thcia. l can ten you they
heard of it. The natives have n play
full habit Of drag NJ their spears
through the grass with their toes and
all the while looking a5 innocent as it
IS possible fer them to look. If the
natives had only thought Of 1t they
might have given the cutters a warm
time"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
A PfOuB Fnce Wash.

Here is an enchanting recipe copied
from book on the toilet published in
1634-in Boston, Of course:
"a Wash TO Give the Face n Younger
Look.-Take sulphur one and one-half
ounces; G.. oliban md myrrh, two
ounces; amber, six drains; rose
water, one and one-half pints. Dlstill
the whole In halneum mHriae, wash
yourself with some NJ bedtime, and in
the morning with barley water, and
with the blessing Of God II will not
fail to give you younger look"
Where will you find such mingled
piety and Rhrcwdncss in modern beau
ty papersI Think how the Indies who
advertise some wonder working cream
or powder could spare their con
sciences AZ the last great day If they
would only insert such clauses IN the
recipes they give. And do not the
ingredients sound delightful Amber,
which suggests Cleopatra and her
pearl (by the way. what cosmetic
that should make, and G. ollban,
whatever ii may be-it sounds like the
name Of Christian. Exchange
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Giants of History.

Turner, the naturalist, declares that
he once saw upon the coast of Brazil
race of gigantic savages whose av-
erage height was over ten feet, some
individuals exceeding twelve and half
feet. NJ. Thevet of France in his de-
scription of America, which was pub
lished in Paris in 1915, says that he
was once present when the skeleton of
a South American savage eleven feet
and two inches In height was dlsin-
TERED. The Chinese have a record of
several giants between twelve and six
teen feet In height which have lived In
the Flowery Kingdom within the last
300 years Josephus mentions Jew
who was ten feet two inches, and
Pliny was well acquainted with Ga
bath, the Arabian giant, who was nine
feet nine inches in height Coming
down to modern times, we find that
John Middleton, who lived in the time
of James l., was nine feet three inches
and had hand seventeen inches long
by eight and q half broad Murphy,
one Of the celebrated trio Of Irish
giants Charles Byrne and O'Brlen be-
ing the other two, was eight feet ten
inches and O'Brien two inches taller.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Mezzofnnti's Memory

Cardinal MezZ0fanti had memory
little short of miraculous DIR. Russell,
his biographer, says that tW. cardinal
spoke with the greatest ease thirty Ian
guages, that he spoke fairly well nine,
that he used occasionally. but not with
fluency, eleven more; that he spoke i'm
perfectly eight and that he could read
eleven more. Taking, in addition, the
number of dialects he used, some so di-
verse from the mother tongue as to
constitute a different language. DR..
Russell says that the cardinal was
master OF no less than Ill different
languages and dialects. His German
was so excellent that he was taken for
q native of Germany. while his French
and English were equally pure. DR..
Iholuck heard him converse In Ger
man. Arabic, Spanish, Flemish. Eng
lish, Latin Greek, Swedish and Por-
tuguesc ut one Of the pope's receptions,
and afterward Mezzofanti gave him an
original poem III Persian and left him
to take lesson in Cornish. He knew
several Of tho American Indian Ian
guagcs and nearly all the dialects Of
India
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
THE DOG DAYS.


I'm the Course of Time Sirius May
Rise In Midwinter.
Dog days begin, according to the ira.
ditions of boyhood in certain parts of
the United States, when the green
| scum, algae, begins to appear on the
surface of the lakes and rivers. Then
1t is supposed to be unsafe to go in
swimming And 1t Is then that, ac-
as well as Of boys, dogs most frequent
/ ly go mad All nations and races Of
/ civilization apparently have had a pc
riod during the summer known as dog
| days when many maladies were sup
| posed to be common But the madness
of dogs. hydrophobla, was never associ-
I atcd with dog days by the ancients.
Dog days are rather indefinite pc
riod, according to this green scum rule,
but there Is disagreement of authori-
ties as TO when dog days really do be
gin and end. According to the diction-
airy, dog days are part of the year
about the time of the heliacal rising of
the dog star, Sirius that Is, when the
dog star rises in conjunction with the
sun or as nearly in conjunction rs may
be observed. Various dates from July
3 TO Aug. II have been assigned for
the beginning of dog days, and they
are given various durations of from
thirty to fifty days.
1t seems to have been from the helia-
cal rising of Sirius that the ancients
most commonly reckOned the dog days
Thus at the present time dog days
would begin July and Will end Aug,
IL. Sirius Is the brightest star In the
heavens, and IL was easy TO associate
the mutual heat Of the brightest star
and of the sun with the hottest and
most unkindly period of the year. Hip
pocrates (450 B. O. declared the dog
days to be the most unhealthy part Of
the summer.
Dog days are continually dropping
farther back In the calendar. Now
they are twelve days behind the sched-
ule to which they held In the period OF
the pharaohs In time Sirius may rise
IN the dead of winter. The Egyptians
maintained that the first indication of
the rise of the Nile took place on the
morning Of the longest day, when, as
they said, the sun and SothIs (Sirius)
rose together. They attributed the rise
of the river entirely to the great heat
generated by this star in conjunction
with the sun
Sirius is situated In the mouth Of the
constellation Canis Major (the great
dog'). The Latin name Of dog days
was dies canicularis," and from this
comes the term "canicular year"
which was known among the Egyp-
tians and Philippians. 1t was computed
from one heliacal rising of Sirius to
the next and consisted ordinarily of
865 days, every fourth year having 36G
days.-Cfiicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07

naFK figure rushed by the corner Of tho
schoolhouse, there was a wOman's shrill
scream. something heavy struck his
forehead, and Raymond fell.
1t must have been nearly an hour
later when Raymond and Miranda
stopped at the gate of the girls home.
Hearing footsteps, Mrs Hemning
came out to meet them.
We'll" she said, 80 / hear you've
been having trouble with Mirandy.
Tom was here in quite state and
wanted me to Interfere But / Judged
you knew how TO run your own game"
comfortably. Did ye meet himY Ray
mond, feeling the bump left by the
stone on his forehead, laughed.
Yes, we met him." he said whim-
sically. And he left us in no doubt rs
to his opinion of me. Indeed, ! might
soy that he left a decided impression
Ii IL had not been that Miranda, sus
pect1ng there might be trouble, wait
Cd But after all, do not know that
! blame him much," no went on. lie
could not appreciate that | was acting
In Miranda's best interests" with mis-
ch1evous emphasis. Miranda, very shy
and conscious, flushed. Mrs. HemmlnG
lifted her hands.
what ever am i going to do With
that gtrlW she calculated. Really,
she's growing fairly unmanageabie. If
she only had q fatherF The young
man became suddenly quite grave.
"WilI you intrust the task to me,
Mrs Hemm1ng" he asked. Il think |
understand her better now"
~'prust YOU" cried Mrs. Hemming.
why. ye're nothing but a boy your
self. How could you be a father to
herF" regarding him in perplexed as
Constituent Raymond bent and pos
sessed himself Of the girls slender
hand.
mo. | suspect that couldn't be a
father to her." he agreed, but she has
Just promised to marry me-"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
BALLOON ASCENSlONS.
The Close of the Day - the Bees
Time to Make Them.


Time to Make Them.
did you ever know why it is that
a balloon ascension at a country fair,
promised for O'Clock IN the after
noon, never occurs until about 0?"
asked an expert parachute jumper.
1t always happens and the eXplana-
tion generally is sthat the preparations
for the ascension could not be made
In time This Is rarely the case, for
the halloonlst never had any intention
of going up earlier than just toward
the close of day. The reason for this
Is that not only is Hn ascension at any
other time fraught with a little more
danger on account Of the winds which
usually prevail, but also because by
these same winds the balloon and para
chute are apt to bc carried too far
away, perhaps SO far that injury may
bcfall them before they can be recov-
cred
The old aud experienced balloOnist
never makes an ascension except just
at sundOWn, because with the going
down of the sun the winds subside
considerably He can 20 almost straight
up, break away his parachute and
come down in the very lot from which
the ascension was made
There Is really very little danger in
parachute lcaping when the man who
does it is experienced The parachute
must open and bring him down safely,
though he will have Il hair raising drop
like a chunk of lead for about 100 feet,
the distance usually covered before the
big bag opens. Then he can guide his
descent readily by raising or lowering
this side or that in order to spill lit
tie air and thus keep it from drifting.
"a balloon can't be guided, but
parachute with n man of experience
hanging TO 1t can be controlled as cas-
lily as n boat, for the reason that by
tIlting It on one side you can force 1t
In the other direction and thus ma
neuyer 50 that if it Is desired you can
deposit yourself on the very spot of
the ascension. 1t is only the inexpe-
ricnced men who drift or those who
fear they may incline the bag too far
for safcty."-St Louis Globe Democrat.