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Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Edward Appoints Alfonso.

London: 1t is officially announced
that King Edward has appointed King
Alfonso of Spain General in the
British Army. The appointment dates
from May II, the birthday of the
SnaniSh King
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Mine Sinks Japanese Transport.

Chefoo: A steamship which arrived
Monday from NiuchWang reports the
sinking of Japanese transport in the
Gulf of Pechili by a mine almost stimuli
taneously with the disaster to the She
yutsu. on May 5. The survivors We're
landed at Port Arthur.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Western Unitartans Confer,

Cleveland, Ohio. The annual meet
ing Of the Western Unitarian confer
ence opened here Tuesday. Delegates
from Ohio Michigan, Illinois, Mime
sofa Wisconsin, Iowa and the Mis-
sOuri valley were in attendance
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Sunday Closing at Decatur.

Decatur Ill: The city council has
passed resolutions insisting upon sa-
looms closing on Sunday. and they
must be closed at midnight on week
days. 1t is said licenses will be re
vokad If the rule is not complied with.
The council also ordered that dice
games in saloons and stores be stop
ned.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Claims Fleet Finally Sailed.

Saigon. Cochin-China: The Russian
fleet. which reappeared off Hong Kobe
bay. a short distance north of kam-
ranh bay. sailed northward early in
the morning of May IA. No warship
has since been sighted there.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

Toxic: official dispatches show that
on May ~ the Russians busily con
r;nued skirmishing and making recon
nUissauce ATTACKS along the entire
Japanese front. with the exception of
, he extreme right. 1t is reported that
a large force is marching south from
Nusan. on the upper Tumen river,
in the direction OF kyonZsoug.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
,t Iouisan Accused of Theft.

Cincinnati. Ohio: +. s. Mahoney Of
St Louis. ticket seller at Hauck's
theater. was arrested Friday by De
tectiyes Calnan and Keating on a
charge of stealing a s275 diamond
ring, the property OF George j. BOehm.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

There is an official of the New York
government who has solved
the problem of keeping a good cook.
He married her. It was a heroic rem
edy. but good cooks are not picked up
every day.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
,pyri-ht. 1897 By +. Tsnnyson Nicely
CHAPTER XVIII.
Seror Toro's Little Game.

SSfOT orc Itttie SdHfc'
What Smithers saws is exactly TO
q point.
Around the quarter where the head
i he military forces in Cuba Is re
Giving those who desire to shake his
.and the scene is indeed brilliant
Cne.
Looking in every direction the same
hcWiICr:ine crush meets the eye;
banners wave, in the electric glow,
ana when the hand temporarily ceases
for a breathing spell. the murmur of
thousands Of voices can be heard
Suddenly TraSers utters an ex-
claEaIiCn.
You have seen her. 100. Just dis
covered her presence Something
must have drawn our eyes there at
the same time" says Smithers.
Yes. could ttn Lola Montez even
at this distance. She is looking I'M
usually beautiful tonight remarks
lis companion. keeping his eyes upon
She further side OF the ring below.
SmtthCrs smiles grimly.
Yes bur Lola is hardly as beanti-
full as her iIl-fated mother, / doubt
whether Il being ever existed with
face and form more perfect is what
he says in a haif-medi1ative way.
You knew her, then. Smtthers?
Well. yes She was my brothers
wife
"Ah, then this girl is really your
niece"
1T is true. promised you the
story. Senor Jack. 1t concerns one of
the b1ackcst spots in the history OF
Cuha's last war for independence.
The girl fav0rs her mother alto
@cther. and as you see. has adopted
her name also. Although my name,
frankly tell you. is a little more
classical than Smithers, she prefers
the Spanish.
She has much wealth, which came
TO her in a remarkable manner since
YOU met her out in Santa Fe, New
Mexico. At that time she was living
with some relatives; but when For
tune poured riches in her lap in the
shape OF gold mines in Mexico, the
girl save herself wholly over to the
cause of CuD2n liberty. and since that
day she has spent her income for
those who fight under the flag of the
Lone Star. All, l could talk to EOu
for hours. telling all she has done.
Cuba owes her much, aud the name
of Lola MQrtez will never be forgot
ten by those for whom she has la
bored
II have read her secret, my dear
sir. nnd I realize that it is imDossi-
BILE. You must not think badly Of her
hecause She looks uDOn Won as little
las Tban cod Remember how on
several occasions Won have appeared
IN her in the role of a her0-tvicc
vow saved her life It would be very
..tranoa indeed if She did NOT -egard
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Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Japs Deploy on Both Flanks.

St. Petersburg: kilograms from
GuntZuling point to the imminence of
general battle. large Japanese
forces are deploying or both Russian
fanks. The correspondents hesitate
to prophesy where the main attack
will be directed
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Larnest Human Brain.

The largest human brain of nine
hundred measured was that of a wom-
an, 115 cubic inches; the smallest
adult males. siXty-two cubic inches.
There is mentioned the skull of one
OF the Inca Peruvian race which is
but sixty cubic inches. The Caucasian
skull is larger than that of any other
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Former Missourian Dies at o5.

Jacksonville, Ill: Mrs. William r.
Miller. The second oldest resident in
Morgan county. died at noon Thurs
day. She lived for many years, while
a child near the camps of tSe Chero-
kee Indians in Missouri. She was born
,rN 1A1N
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Father of ST. Louisa ms.

Mount Vernon. Ind: George Heinrich
died Tuesday, aged So He was
prominent business man, and father of
william Heinrich, Arthur Heinrich and
Miss NIo1lic Heinrich of ST Louis.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

How soon We are forgotten, In all
the recent talk about Dominican af-
fairs. who has seen the name of jim
inez or Wos-y-GH mentioned New
York Tribune
Nobody, thank Heaven
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Charles NJ. Schwab Returns.

New York: Charles NJ. Schwab, for
mer president OF the steel trust. who
has been in Russia. negotiating with
the czar FOR the rebuilding of the Rus
sian navy, returned to New York Fri
dav on the White Star liner Baltic.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Curtis Jett Loses Thumb.

Frankfort. Ky: Curtis Jett of Rrea-
thitt county, serving a life sentence
for the murder of James B. Marcum.
became rebelliOus while at work and
thrust his thumb into the machinery
and it was severed from his hand.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

John l.. Sullivan and Charley Mitch
ell have been matched to indulge in
an oId-tima prize fight, and some peO-
pie are permitting themselves to be
excited over it. The silly season is
opening up early this year.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

George Bernard Shaw thinks that
there would be less race suicide if
bachelors had to care for the children
of their married friends. Possibly !;
but the chances are there would be
an increase in the number of hOmi-
CiGeS
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

William Wahamaker, millionaire,
knows that Miss Mabel Walton. his
fiancee, is wool sorter's daughter
So he cannot object if her inherited
tendencies cause her to sort his
wool"
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The Milwaukee banker who stole
81 ,450.000 of the banks money in
troduced his confession by saying he
had painful statement to make He
might have called it Distressing and
still been safely conservative.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Catholics in Mexico.

There are 10000 Catholic churches
and chapels in Mexico. Six arch
bishops and twenty-one bishops admin
lister the affairs of the church. All
Catholic church property in the repub-
lie Of Mexico belongs to the govern
ment-since 1874, when the reform
laws were enacted.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
DELUXE in Indian Territory,

Vinita. l. T: Rain continues to fall
in torrents here, causing the streams
to overflow much of the farming land,
and doing much damage to the grow
ing corn Cr0p,
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
San Francisco Collector Out on Bond

San Francisco. Cal: Edward ].
Smith formerly city and county tax
collector. who vas arrested at st. Louis
on charge of bein ga defaulter, was
released Wednesday night on a $4O,-
600 baDi
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Palm as Christmas Tree.

The palm tree. as is well known,
puts forth a branch every month, so
the ancient Egyptian used sprig OF
palm having twelve shoots upon 1t as
their Christmas tree, as a symbol OF
the completed year.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
cos+Iv Society BuiIdinu.

The unique and costly house OF one
OF the most remarkable societies in
the world has just been completed, in
Berlin. The building is the home OF
the German Colonial Society, and Is to
be known as the German colonial
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

A G0-fOot whale was recently seen
in New York bay. We take it for
granted that the thing succeeded in
getting off the hook just as the fish
erman had it about landed
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
More Nonunion Miners Go to zeiqIer.

Duquoin. Ill: The first contingent of
labOreTS imported into Zeigler since
several weeks before the disastrous
explosion. arrived Tuesday over the
Illinois Central. special train of
four coaches were transferred to the
Illinois Central from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at Odin, bearing
about 123 Hungarians, a small number
The investigation of the Zcigler disas-
ter by the commission appointed by
Governor Deneen is nearly completed,
and it is expected a report will be sub
plitted to the Governor in few days.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
W.lKESBARRE FIRE
LOSS is 100000
Water On An Electric Wire Is Re-
sponsbfe for tbs Damage.

WilkesbaTe, Pa: One of the most
disastrous fires thai have occur
red in this city for some years start
ed at an early hour Sunday morning
and not untl afternoon were the fire
men able to control the flames. The
loss entailed Will reach $500 UuO
The fire originated in the millinery
department on the second floor of the
Isaac Long dry goods house in the
Wclles building. on the cas-: side of the
public square. one OF the handsOmest
and most costly structures in this
city
When first discovered the flames
were promptly controlled by the fire
men III less than an hour. A second
fire broke out in the basement of the
building about an hour after the first
one had been subdued
a careful investigation was made
by experts, who declare that the fire
was first caused by the crossing of
two electric wires. The water used
to Qucnch the first flames followed
some OF the wires into the basement
OF the building, where short circuit
was formed, causing d flash from 4
large dynamo and a fire among some
inf1ammable goods stored there, which
spread with great rapidity, and before
general alarm could be sounded the
entire building was a mass Of flames.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The man who killed that white deer
down in Maine needn't think that he
has stopped the appearance of white
deer stories in our imaginative ex-
changes.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
e,ecute Assassin Of seraius.

London: A dispatch to news
agency from ST. Petersburg says that
Ivan Kaleieff, who assasinated Grand
Duke Sergius February II, at MOSCOW.
was executed "Wednesday.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Claim Russians in French Bay.

Toxic: The admiralty has received
Trustworthy intelligence that Admiral
Rojestvensky's fleet left Hong Kobe
bay, on the coast Of French Cochin
China on May 9, but returned, and is
still staying there.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Collin County Heavily Damaged.

Mckinney. Tex: Great damage has
been done in all parts of Collin county
by rain and wind, as well as from
IiChtninr
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

"Will you please tell me how to re-
cover an umbrella?" writes somebody
70 newspaper. The usual rule is not
to try to recover it. 1t is easier to
grab somebody else's
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Lid on at concordia, Kas.

Concordia kas.: Every joint in this
city was Tuesday ordered to close and
remove all stock and fixtures by Sat
urday. Mayor Bloom says that neither
saloons nor gambling houses shall re-
main in business here.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The Americans are great people.
sarcastically says Miss Marie Corelli.
And Miss Marie CorelI is 4 great aa-
thor.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The saddest words of tongue or pen
are these: That Easter hat is still to
be paid for
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

A Berlin scientist has discovered
medicine to cure laZincss, but some
people are too lazy to take the medi-
cine
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The birth rate in MilliOnaires' Row
on Fifth avenue. is less than in any
district in New York. Still. that may
be a cause for congratulation rather
than war
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

After reading the harsh things the
duke of Manchester says about him,
Mr.. Carnegie feels more certain than
ever as to the relative merits OF dukes
and COachmen.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The physician who declares that
there is no more water in cucumberS
than in milk must have got hold of
sample of real country milk
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

1t seems to be the general feeling
that there is no room for the hoop
skirt in this crowded. pushing. jost-
ling generation.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

From all we can see at present.
whirl of lace and embroidery will be
the thing this year below, and peeka
bOos as daring as ever on high.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

Now that Mont PeIee is showing
signs OF activity again. perhaps the
people OF Martinique will consider
again whether ii wouldn't be wise
for them to move
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

According to the prediction of AS
tronomer Flammarion. the summer of
1905 is TO be a hot one If you see it
i'll the stars its so
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The effort TO live within ones iu-
come is a small matter when com
pared with the task of living without
All income
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

An oxford professor-Ox mind
ynu--says 80 per cent of the people Of
England are merely bleached negroes.
Wow And likewise gee,
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

Among the authors who have re-
Gently been achieving distinction is
Henry Wellington Wack There's
enough euphonv to run a sawmill
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

DR.. Laquer OF Wiesbaden an
nounccs that as rule Americans die
young But they live a lot while they
have the opportunity.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

Whatever the records may show, no
college professor need think he can
keep Young America from celebrat-
ing the Fourth of July
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The schoolgirl who got married be
cause she could not do her arithmetic
lessons showed she knew how TO add
one
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

An eastern scientist is trying to find
body can answer that question. It's
because the hair tonics don't fulfil
the promises printed on the wrappers.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25
Odessa a Strike Center.

Odessa: A strike of large proper
tions began here Monday and threat
ems to become general.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

The vice president Of the United
States gets salary Of $4,000 a year
The vice president of the Equitable
Life draws salary of 100000 per
annum and has side gratis that bring
him about $50 600 more. All, but re-
publics are UnSrateful.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

Some scientist who didn't have any
thing else TO do recently figured it out
that the average person opens and
closes his eyes 1000, 900 times a year
1t is hardly necessary to say that he
didn't make his observations in Phil
adeIphia.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

In North Carolina women have de-
monstrated that they are "deader'
shots than the men by recently win
ming the pistol championship OF that
state 1t is feared that this will have
a dampening effect on matrimonial ac-
tivity among the Tar Heels.
Marble Hill press., 1905-05-25

Chicago has a Single blessedness
society," made up of young women
who have decided that they will never
marry. 1t may be said for the benefit
of all concerned that they do not go
to the absurd extreme of refusing to
be taken to theaters, or insisting on
paying their own car fares when they
are in the company of men,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-20
Just Plair, Feminine

h EFORE the afternoon ended every man,
woman and child in the place had
3 dropped in at Emma Eliza Pratt's, for,
the story had spread rapidly thru the
little village that the death Of cousin in
the city had made the lonely, elderly spinster
rich beyond imagination.
Thru it all Emma Eliza herself had been
surprisingly mute and outwardly unmoved-
a study and an enigma to the lawyer who
had arrived from New York on the noon
train, bringing the great news. This gentle
man promptly accepted Emma ELIAS invita-
ton to tea, being not at all unwilling to
observe further this curious little woman Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-20
A String Of Good Stories
NO TELLING.
'Icsnnof feH how the truth may be;
! say Inc tale a. twas said to me-"

GEORGE HARVEY at the dinner that he gave in New
" York last month in honor of NJ Witte and Baron
Rosen, said, apropos Of foresight:
t'With foresight with looking keenly ahead into the
future there often goes deal Of cyncsm This not so
much the fault Of the who looks as it is the
fault Of the human nature that is looked ahead at
Tin my native Peacham there once dwelt brilliant
young lawyer. To him there day tottefing and
grim Vermont farmer of 80 years.
- Young man. said the farmer 4 want to make my
will want to leave all possess to my wife long
she remains wilder, and after that everything
to go to the children
:" How old is your wife, sir?' asked the lawyer.
]" Seventy four
Then wouldn't it be quite safe' the lawyer asked to
leave out the dscourteou phrase about long
mains your widow Just leave her everything
= Indeed / won't said the old man.
But surely said the lawyer, you don't think the
lady ~ now will marry again after your DEATH do you7
ssThe old looked the other full in the face as he
answered solemnly
S WELL sir there's telling what young chaps like
you might do for money"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-20
What Women Want to Knotu

ITO CLEAN ALABASTER.-Please tell me what can
l that will clean alabaster?-J. M. D.
Wash the alabaster with water and very little
SOAP using small stiff brush Never any acid to
remove stains
A CUT-GLASS BOTTLE.-Will you kindly tell how
to clean glass bottle? We artesian drinking water
and the lime coated the inside Of the bottle that it
ressts all my efforts to t.-A Minneapolis Sub
scriber
clean glass bottles nothing is better than
little muriato acid The acid is deadly poison, it
be used with great caution tablespoonful rnsed slowly
the bottle will cleanse thoroy and every
particle of foreign matter After the acid poured
rinse the bottle thoroy, first with hot soapsud and then
several every trace Of the acid
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-20
sWhat the Market Affords

YOUNG turkeys Is cents pound. -
I'll n Spring ducks, 18 cents pound.
Leg of lamb, 18 cents pound. III
Spare ribs 10 cents pound
zus Pork tenderoin, Is cents pound. #
Sauerkraut, 10 cents quart. ,s.~.#e.
ss Homny twopound packages, fine coarse, 10 cents
each; three for IS cents. ...... ~..~E
a{e7 Eggs Is cents Dozen
Butter, print, 26 cents pound; Jar, 70 cents
Chestnuts, Is cents pound.
az4ss Mint, 5 cents bunch.
i pinach 10 cents peck.
H:1 i, Cauhower Is cents a. head. .+
Raisin grapes, 60 cents basket.
There are number Of young turkeys in the market today
and very tender they They five to eight or nine
pounds each in weight The spring ducks exceptionally
good and SO is lamb The variety Of vegetables
smaller every day. and the salad greens now all come from
the hothouse There still caulower egg plant and
the of winter vegetables that tempting menu
is easily prepared.
Bake the leg of lamb Sunday Trim off superfuous fat,
wipe carefully and rub with SALT pepper approved
and -four Set to cook moderate bastng each ten
minutes with bacon chicken fat with tat from the top
Of dish of soup Serve with mint jelly and homlny cups
holding currant Jelly the homny boiling sailed
water shape when partly COOL eggand-cmb and fry in
! deep fat.
To make the mint jelly let tablespoonful Of gran
uated geatine stand for time cold water to
Boil one cup Of granuated sugar and cup of vinegar
until thckened slightly (about five minutes after boiling
begins Add the softened gelatne and onefourth tea
spoonful each Of salt and paprka and stir until the geane
is dissolved Then add threefourhs cup of mint leaves
chopped fine Set the dish into another of ice and water
and stir occasionally until the mixture begins to thicken
then turn mold jelly glass; and set aside to be-
firm When turned from the mold, garnish the dish
with the tips from two or three stalks Of mint
new is ST. Midas cups, which is pretty and
unique as paatabe Boil pound of chestnuts half
an hour SHE'LL blanch and press thru sieve Add to this
pulp two beaten eggs quart Of milk juice Of two
grated rnd Boil the juice Of lemon with pint
of sugar and pint Of water for five minutes then
add to milk and cook in double boiler until mixture coats
the spoon cool and freeze Fill glasses. Place boiled
chestnut each; pour little alcohol or brandy and
ignite.
MEN work best at in the afternoon and worst at in
the morning.
Ten per cent Of the buildings struck by lightning last
! year were churches,
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DIDN'T INTERFERE ENOUGH.

GOOD pneumonia weather, ths' said the old doctor,
NJ briskly.
Needs to be- grumbed the young one. Five Of my
patients recovered last week.
The veteran looked grave
1.Well it is your fault my lad, he said tsHow
often have told you that physician afford waste
much time goldng as you do at this seasonq', ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-20
THE DEsERTER.

CHE sighed YEARLY.
No. he had not changed This season, Of yore, it
the Between each act, with glib lie upon
his tongue, he slipped out bandy to return odorous Of
cloves.
Now she drew closer to him.
George she breathed passionately, promise
Il thing'
81 8 What is it?'' the asked.
1Promse--oh, promise me--to stop drinking for
\ my sake
His response rang out clear and true
Mt will he said Hereafter, when drink it will be
"a for my sake solely
N And the curtain fell he scrambled adroity sew
q anteen pairs of legs and disappeared again
ma Once she alone ~