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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
The Liberty Elm.

gies Of Oliver Lord Butte into fame they danced
around while they being consumed. This action
seemed to show Mr. Oliver things they really were,
and he announced his decision to exercise the
powers of the Office conferred upon him. The crown
officials tried to have his formal resignation presented
but the people demanded that take place under the old
elm This declaration by Oliver that he refused to
dertake the duties required by the Office Of stamp MASTER
the greatest Of all the great acts that occurred
this old elm. few Later when the Stamp Act
repealed, copper plate placed upon the tree, bear
ing the following inscriptions
This tree planted in 1916, and pruned by order
OF the Sons of Liberty, Feb. II, 1867
In the summer Of 1767, the Sons of Liberty ran
the signal for the assembly of the Sons Of Liberty
From that time, until the friction between crown and
colony neared rebellion all of public concern
discussed under the shelter of their veneraed tree
In 1853, the anniversary Of the first Stamp Act pro-
eeedngs celebrated by great public gathering about
the old tree at which John and Samuel Adams and James
Otis present. When the British troops Bos
tom however, tho old elm passed out of American his
tory Secrecy then became absolute necessity to
Of freedom and meetings were consequently held
IN clubs and private houses.
So closely the obnoxious word st1berty'' 1850
cated with the elm that in 1775 Boston tories and
their British associates ordered the famous tree cut
down. In order to make its destruction insulting az
possible to those who cherished the patriotic aims with
great gala by the British Sore as were the
hearts of the patriots at the sight, the day. nevertheless
brought them that the hand of the wanton on
pressor not the hand Of right One soldier while al
tempting to cut off of the limbs his balance and
dashed to death upon the ground Even tho be was
but SOLDIER the incident threw shadow over
the occasion for the British When Lafayette arrived il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
II. THE LIBERTY ELM. BOSTON.

In the troublous days that preceded the American
Revolution, certain old elm played such important
part in the patriotic outbreaks in Boston, that ap
peared in of the official correspondence between the
British officials there and their superiors in England It
stood in the open space at the of Washington
Essex and Boylston Streets and gained it's of Lib
erty Tree ten years before the Revolution came
head The Stamp Act had been passed and had aroused
intense indignation in the colony At daybreak the
l4th Of August 1765, patriotic early rsers
vulsed to find, hanging to the old elm efigy of MI.
Oliver the stamp officer, and old boot from which
peered horned head, reference to Lord Butte whose
name was especially dsked by the colonsts for his
connection with tho obnoxious Stamp Act.
The sheriff was ordered to cut the figures down, but
he said he did not dare to attempt it, and all day long
the old elm with its strange fruit grown overnight,
the goal not only for rebellious and amused people of
Boston, but also for those from the neighborng villages
When darkness fell the figures cut down, placed
upon bier and procession Of several thousand people
followed thru the streets and thru the of
the Town House, over which the crown officials were
even then in session. and to Fort Hill within sight
Mr.. divers house.
With wood from the demolished Office of the stamp
master, they built huge bonfire, and tossing the eff
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
THE SOUVENIR BUTTONS

Junior button Is given to contributor
buon is R no T an
sept ee h s j. sent without application The began
Al Honor button is awarded for honorable
An Honor button awarded to Junior who has
mentions These must be claimed winner giving dates
An Honor button awarded accepted contribution
70 the column and is sent without application
Any number Of Honor buttons may be won.
Two f ONLY In on p zsF W
All Of these except the Honor buttons awarded three
them be sent to aaa the a editor tor
within the week following publication.
THE HIGH SCHOOL. CREDIT CONTESTS
These contests for writer's above the ninth
prizes , Of SO psaFs.
winning ' Credits me TWO high
for e up Prizes are o It
be- No a oae apd no the northwest win
be sent in topic fs high considered
Junior Button sent for the first high
The first quarter began Sept 1e and Dee Q, 1906
THE PRIZE PICTURES.
year become property the schoorooms upon
the Winner when he ae woS
the prize and under no circumstances to be
Express charges prize pictures are paid by The
'0'iiA' How TO PREPARE THE PAPERS.
ny o the be- I ss no
M the OF o1 in .nS the +
right the grade and school at the end
sToRYTELLER
States In above the fifth grade, may contribute to
ss the 81 I BE- true s must not and nen
than 500 words in length more than LOCO.
TOPICS FOR oUT-oF-TowN WRITERS.
outside Minneapolis whether dstnctively
s @ rap 4 use pubic ts r
the TOPICS given above.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
SAVAGE HONEY THIEVES
Busy Bees Turn Brgands and Make Life Miserable fo
the Rest of


the Rest of Their Kind.
Almost every variety of crime committed by human
beings common with insects Even the honey bee that
pattern of honest toil often yields to temptation
The quality Of this model insect that
1t shares with natural acqusitiveness Without
modifying traits of character either in bees it
not strange that they sometimes acquire that
which does not belong to them
Without this love of acquiring and of storing what
they possess bees would of course be of
to man than any other of the myriad swarns Of
are they restrained by moral considerations
rom taking what they want wherever they find it.
They Will frequently attack well-stocked hives in
hives and off the provisions After repeated enter
pr1ses OF this they acquire taste for robbery
and Violence recruit whole companies which become
and more numerous and finally form regular colonies Of
brigand bees.
A still more curious fact regarding these insects ID
that br1gand bees be produced artfciay by giving
working bees mixture of brandy and honey imbibe.
The bees soon take special delight in this beverage
which has something the effect upon them upon
men, they become disposed and instantly lose all desire
to work. but prefer when hungry to attack and plumber
well-flled hives.
There is variety Of bee, the Sphecodis which lives
exclusively upon plumber This variety according Mar
chal is formed Of individuals of the Hactus species
which have gradually developed into separate variety
living almost exclusively upon plumber Thus they may
be said to exhibit an example of criminaity among
insects what Professor Lombroso calls nat
uralborn criminals. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1905.

Boston, he asked to the stump the famous old re
and barring his head, remarked:
The world should forget the spot where stood
Liberty Tree, so famous IN your annals"
Today, the spot is commemorated by tablet set IN
the wall of the building at the southeast Of Essex
street. at its juncture with Washington The
let is freestone basrelef representing the tree with
Its widespread branches and bears the inscription:
Liberty 1776.
Law and Order
Sons of Liberty 1766.
Independence of their country, 1776
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
A FEW OLD 'sPREDICT1oNs.n

StIX7Ho would have thought it fifty years agof is
w remark frequently made by people checking up
the magic inventions of the latter half Of the nineteenth
century. There at least than 130
ago, who foresaw dmly of the marves that
make this the age Of practical magic In the Phadel
phia Register, published before the American
ton, the editor mentioned news, the discovery of
saltick at Charters Creek, where gas contnu-
ally, which hunters said would burn when lighted 'sWe
venture to PREDICT said this sighted editor that
this gas will day be used for fuel'' Yet it took
quite century for this prediction be put
practical by those who could not well he
Still again, the editor made announcement of the
fact that q man, named Stevenson had invented an
engine that with steam. tWe venture to PREDICT
says the practical Predicter, tthat day it will
possible for to eat his breakfast in Harrisburg
and his supper in Philadelphia
If he had only something that suggested the
modern automobile in those good old colonial days. his
"predctions'' would have seemed now like something
savoring Of the black art
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Told BY the ssYelks.n

Albert, the young of the family, undeniably
III and the doctor summoned He pronounced it a
case of aundce, the parents had suspected from
patients appearance. -.
Albert's little sister explaining to a caller.
He's got the yaer janders' she said. 3'The doctor
says = -
But how could the doctor tell, Bessea'' asked the
caller.
Easy enough :" replied Bessie. 'Anybody could tell
it by jes lookin' into the-the yeIks of his eyes,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
A DRUMLEss JUNIOR LAND.

M have smokeless POWDER horseess carriages noise
W less Matches and they threaten drumess
army. And then what will poor Juniorlets dot For if
the soldier boys do not march past to the beat of drum
Eddie and Freddie and Charlieboy will find drums quite
out Of fashion and their br-rrrumdum much less vel
than it is now.
The drumless army idea has only been taken up in
France far but the taking of the idea to be
quite serious They say that it takes three years in
structions to make good drummer that drum 8
fulness is impaired in wet weather, because the head
shrinks; that drum signals easily misunderstood by
in the heat Of battle and worst of ALL the two drum
assigned to each of the five thousand infantry
panies, total of 10000 full division Of
the army, which in emergency might decide battle
If they carried guns instead of drumsticks
The world moves Of course, and if the beat of the
drum is really out of place in the gentle art of modern
warfare it will have to go-but in its going stirring
and picturesque feature will be lost
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

The ancients firmly believed in serpens Of all
Kinds and OF both the Land and marine species During
the Roman from crossing the Bagrados river for
several days. The monster swallowed up no less than
seventy Roman soldiers during this combat and was not
conquered until hundred stones from many different
eatapus were fred upon it all at time. The monster
skull and skin were preserved and aferward exhibited
Of the Roman temples The dried skin Of the creature
vas I'D feet IN length, according to Pliny.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

Now and then, someone rises to comment
Between upon the fact that the majority Of Junior
Boys and prize winners girls and if the comment
Girls ator happens to be a man he ia inclined n
say that it is because Of partality Now
just listen to what the dean of New England college
said recently about the work Of the young men and
women in his college. Out Of the ten students who
reached sufficient rank in scholarship receive the Phi
Beta Kappa key, nine young The dean said
the standing of the young the rest of the class
was perfectly satisfactory, but that the sharks for
study were all among the girls The person who tries
and tr1es and never wearfes of trying again and again.
fs the one most apt to reach his goaln Junior ranks
as well as in the big world and for reason Junior
girls to have the greater application SO
Tar as Junior work is concerned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
Very Rare Platinum.

Platinum, which is indispensable in some instruments
OF precision and useful in the particularly be-
cause when imbedded in glass does BY
Ninetenths of the worlds platinum (about $50 ponds
comes from the Ural mountains which enables Russia
control the price, -s@@ 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

new skyscraper is going up in the down
On town skyscraper section Of New York on
Famous site that is famous in American history
Site The old Boreel building is being torn down
to make for towering modern Office
building. In the days, when New York was an English
colonial town, the old building the site of the Boree
building which is coming down, the gathering
place for the Sons Of Liberty, and in its lowbeamed
smoke begrimed public the important agreement
against the Stamp Act signed October 81 1765.
Thru its varying history the original house its site
was known as the City Hall, Province Arms, Liberty
Arms and Burns Coffee House,-under one or more of
which names, historyovng Juniors win readily reco
ize place frequently mentioned by all historians treat
ing of that period
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
ARE INVESTIGATING
WOMAN'S DEATH.
Mrs Edward ]. camorell Of Fletcher
Died Under Rather Peculiar Cir
cunstances Short Time

st. Adams, July fs.-State's Attor-
nev w. r, Austin Is investigating the
death If Mrs. Edward ]. Camorell, VINO
died at Fletehel suddenly on July q.
THE woman was buried the following. day
burriedly. and it is said that the hus-
band objected to the holding Of an
rutopsv. Citizens Of Fletcher looked IN
10 the ease, and finally brought 1t TO
the attention Of the states attorney
DR.. Phelps was called to attend Nlrs.
Camorell on Wednesday, July 5. Inc
woman complained Of acute pains IN heT
stomach. When leaving the doctor lett
some medicine for her to take. After
starting for home he thought the matter
over. and decided to return to make 4
more thorough investigation. He start,
1d back and met Camorell who declared
that his wife was much better Ihe
leoctor cave I'D the second trip. The fol
lowing day DR.. Powers Of Sheldon was
ltslled. He diagnosed the eass as eere
bro spinal meningitis. Half an hour at
rsr he left the patient died.
Ii is said that Camorell had been I
the habit Of abusing his wife. he na'
served two terms in the state prison,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
no BRING scHEDLoFsKA BACK.
omcers win Be Sent to Colorado to Get
Wife-sIayeT.

Boston. july lis. Chief Joseph q
shaw of the Massachusetts, district po-
lice Yesterday said he had received a
telegram from Sheriff Barr dated as T.. =.
4bat john Schidlofska was arrested by
the sheriff. schidlofska, whose arrest
lad beeu asked for by the police OF TINS
state. on the charge Of having murder.
al his wife at Belmont "Wednesday night
last, was taken into custody duting ~
Topeka 1 Sante re train, on whieh
schidlofska had taken passage for los
Chiei shaw stated that he would send
officers to Ia Junta TO bring the man
back 10 this state.
Ip district court at Cambridge yester-
day JUDGE Stone issued warrant, charg-
IND sehidlofska with the murder oI IN
wife. The warrant was granted upon the
application Of the Belmont police.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
EIopEMENT BY AUTOMOBILE.
Bennington Young People Do the Stunt
in up.to date Way.

Bennington. July 1s.-Residents of
this place were greatly surprised TO learn
that Miss Irene Graves, the Is year old
daughter of F. o. Graves, banker, was
married Sunday to Forest L. Jepson,
Who now lives in Schenectady, N. T.,
also 1S years Of age. Jepson comes
Of good family, his father beng su-
pervisor Of the knitting mill in sehenec-
tady and former resident here. Young
.Iepson has shown Miss Graves atten-
ton for some time and came OCCASION
allv from Schenectady to see her. Yes
terdav he came here in an automobile
and took Miss Graves, as her parents
supposed. for a ride. They went 70
Cambridge. n. ", and were married.
The returned her after the ceremony
Was perfor,ned and she stayed at her
home and Jepson in the village. lnls
morning the Graves family were inform
ed OF what had been done and the young
couple started for Schenectady IN the
automobile.
The oirl i niece Of Judge 7. !
Rates of this place and he and a. W
Lakewood went to Schenectady to at
tempt 10 oct the girl to return home
/ They had not returned last evening
1 ii Il probable an attempt Will pc mao
"a annul the marriage on the groun'
that it was obtained by fraud. Mis-
Graves is Of age and had rlgn9 Z
marry but he is only ls years old AND
although he comes Of Q good family na
no visible means Of support MIS-
Graves father is quite wealthy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
DIR. E. A. SMITH DEAD.
Once We'll Known Physician-A Large
Property Owner in Brandon.

Brandon, July 1s.-Dr. Ezra A. Smith
a prominent citizen OF this town. died
Yesterday afternoon at five O'Clock az
his home on Carver street, after long
and painful illness from complication
Of diseases. DR.. Smith was Go years Of
aae and for several years had q large
Practice III this and other states.
He was one OF the largest property
owners of the town at the time Of his
death, owning 25 tenement houses and
nine farms ii Rutland and Addison
counties. He represented the town m the
Legislature Of 1ses. Dr. Smith was a
knight TempIar and member Of the
Bandon Lodge Of Odd Fellows. For
many years he has been president and
secretary Of tile Queen City Park Spirit
ualists association
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs
Augusta Adams, who resides N tn'
lWest, and Miss Flora Griswold OF thu
town. and two cousins, R. Q. Smith anC
George +. Hendee, Of Pittsford.
The funeral will be held Thursday at
lternoon at two o'clock from the Congre
lgational Church
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
Negros, Jeering Police, Caus-
ed a Riot.
EARLY THIS MORNING
Several People injured, Including a Po-
Iieeman with Battered Skull
Twenty Arrests Were
Made.

New York, July 1s.--Negroes preeiipi-
tated a, street conflict with the ponce
qarly this morning in the San Juan
distTiot 81 tie west side and before the
rioters were subdued four men we're
wounded and twenty persons we're ar
fesfed. More than two hundred shots
srara fred during the fighting
The rioting occurred on 6lst ana 6Eha
streets between Amsterdam and West
Fnd avenues. Policeman David koehe
rad his skull fractured
The trouble started when 1otu po'
l;oan,en passing 4 saloon in West 60th
street were ieered at by o crowd OF 2o
NEGROES who were on the stoop. Inc
noIieemen turned and just then one O
tbe men threw a brick which strues
Poebe III the head, knocking him sense
less The other three charged with then
pioht sticks and were met BY fusllad'
of bricks.
Other policemen arrived ahQ qae, si
yros made into the saloon IN whlei
more than 20 negroes were found. I'M
negroes opened fire with their revolver
ana their fire was returned by the Pc
lieemen Then the crowd fled and wef
nursued to various houses in the BLOCK
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
Popular Intercity Base Ball
Pitcher III.
TYPHND FEVER FEARED
was Taken Suddenly Ill at Rutland Yes.
terday But Insisted on Coming
Home With the
Team

Eddie Burns, Gle Intereity base ball
pitcher. IS in the Heaton hospital at
Montpelier threatened with typhoid
fever, although the physicians hope t0
ward off the disease Burns played with
the team at Rutland yesterday after
noon. being in right field. After the
game he was taken suddenly III, and
Vas examined by Rutland physician,
Who found that he stood In the way Of
having run Of fever.
In spite OF the doctors warning Burns
took the night train with the others
of the team. When he reached Mont
peIier at one o'clock this morning he
had a temperature of 101. III order %
give him the best care it was decided
to take him to the hospital. The hos
pital physicians hope to get him through
without run of fever
However, Burns illness viii neeesst-
tate the signing Of another pitcher at
once for the Intercity base ball team,
and Manager Daley is after good man.
Morey will probably do the twirllng
III the local game with Rutland this
afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
PROJECTION OF GIRLS.
Twelve European Nations Enter Into
Treaty With This in Veiw.

Berlin. July Is.-The Reiehsanzeiger
publishes the details Of the treaty en-
Tered into between twelve European
eonntries. which having been duly rati-
fed eoes into effect today. The con-
fraetina states obhgate themselves to
establish each bureau for the collec-
tion " information regarding the sollci,
tation of women and girls for immoral
purposes abroad.
These bureaus are TO exchange lniof-
nation among themselves, and a strict
watch ii to be kept, particularly at large
railway stations and seaports, 70 detect
persons engaged ii the white slave trade.
Efforts are ia be set on foot among
fallen women for the purpose q obtain
ing information about those engaged A
the traffic.
The contracting states further obi
cate themselves TO financially assist tne
airls entieed abroad to return home
Agencies and persons advertising post
tons abroad for women are 70 oe SUD
ieeted to special police attention
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
W !. BuRNAP,s FuNERAL.
Held This Afternoon in Burlington-At-
tended by Large Number.

Burlington, July 1s.-lhe funeral ot
Hon. Wilder 1. Burnap was held TINS
AFTERNOON at the College street Congre
eational church, with an attendance
which taxed the capacity Of the edlnee..
The mourners included the members ot
tie Chittendeu county bar in body,
members Of the Algonquin club, Wash
ington Lodge. f. and a. NJ, prominent
business and professional men, relatives
and friends. Rev. Il. M. Snyder of
Rockford. H.. former pastor OF the
church. was the officiating clergyman
and singing was furnished by a male
ouartette composed Of Frank G. Lyon
Fred Mitchell, Floyd North and Papl
Culick.
The body bearers were selected from
the Younger members Of the Chitten-
den county bar, Henry B. Shaw City
Judge T.. @. Mower, J Il Stearns. state
Attorney A. i. sherman, +. Q. Moulton
and Max L. Powell. The honorary bear
ers we're G. G. Benedict, E. W. Peck
ID. VI. Robinson, Henry Ballard, 3. p
smaHey of this city and M 3. q. stick
ney Of Bethel A short service wa
held at the late home previous to th'
more public obsequies at the ellureh
/ There was wealth Of floral tribute
which were banked about the collin an'
scattered over the floor
The body was laid in the family 10
in Lake View cemetery the arrange
ments being in charge of John 4. cor
bin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-18
FAVORABLE 10 PATIENT.
Senator william A. clarl's Condition
Shows Steady Improvement.

New York, July isThough scarcely
pereeptible. what change was noted last
night IN the condition Of United States
Senator William a. Clark, was all II
favor Of the patient Since the radical
operation OF Saturday, the senator mas
rallied steadily. Should today and to-
morrow pass as satisfactorily as the
preceding days, tile attending physicians
saw that they viii have little anxiety
as to the ultimate result.
The senator rested quietly yesterday
securing considerable refreshing sleep,
aud awoke from each nap strong ana
bright. At late hour last night ne
was sleeping. DR.. Lewis K MOTIFS, ehs
senator's son law, who has renamed
nearby the patient at his Fifty-eightn
| street apartments, felt 50 reassured that
4 lie left for the country.
Or. MeKernon, who mas charge of the
case. called but twice during the day