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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
FEEDERS ARE in =
BETTER DEMAND.
GOOD QUALITY sToCKERs SELL
BETTER TODAY.

Common Cattle Dull at Unchanged
Prices-Hogs About DC OFF for Ali
Grades, with Receipts Light, but the
Average Under Wednesday in quality
Sheep Steady at the Recent loo to
25c Decline-Shor Lambs Sell for Sc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

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est. est, Feb. 28lFeb. p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Feb 2s-Wheat, spot.
nominal; futures firm; March, Is sd; May, Is
mixed 1i new. Is 1Ad; American mixed, old, Is
| IL $d; futures, quiet; March. 4s 15hd; May,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

South st, Paul, MINI, Feb. 23.--Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards today: Cat
tie, 425; calves, so; hogs. 200; sheep, 600;
cars, 80.
The following table shows the receipts from
JAN 1, 1905 to date, as compared with the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

firm. Unchanged: receipts, 1875 Cheese firm,
unchanged; receipts, 4,354. Eggs, barely steady;
receipts, 4,76V pkgs: state Pennsylvania and
nearby fancy selected white 33c; choice, BIG
&c; mixed extra. BIO; western frsts, 29@Soc;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Feb, %. -Close-whe.+
lower; No, 2 red, cash, elevator. $1.14; track,
Si;17g91; SseA May $l14% GLIB, July, e6Kc;
no; hard, $1.13@1 10. Corn, lower No.
cash, 44Hac; track, Acc; May, 45hc; July, 4e@
| a67sc. Oats, weak; No. 2 cash, 3lHc: track.
oz7ac&9ooc; May, Bic; No. white. 3SH W331hc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

CHICAGO PRODUCE, Feb. 23:--Butter, firm;
creamery, 24@34c; dairies. 24@3oc;. Eggs,
steady: at mark, cases included. 24027 nc:
Americas 1870. Poultry, alive, steady; tur-
keys, lac: chickens, 12he;, springs, 12Aac e. Po-
tatoes firm; Burbenks, 34@35c; Rurals, 34g35c
Veal easy; so to eO-lb weights, 5 y @6c; 65 to
75-lb weights. 61a @7c; 80 to 125-lb weights, tn
@Shc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23

WINNIPEG GRAIN, Feb. 23.-Openino NAV
$1.04A; July, 81 .o4A. CLOSE, February, 81;
May. $1.osh; July, $1o4A. Cash. No. i north.
ern, 81; No. northern. 97c; No. northern, 91c:
No extra, s4ac: No. 4, SEC; No. s, 6eNc::
fede, 69he. Puts $1.03B; calls, 81. O3%; curb,
$l.oS7@. Receipts, AZ cars; year ago, a.
, 1905-07-05
THE FOURTH.
John Adams Did Not object to .
Noisy Celebration.

In honoring the Fourth of July the
famous letter written by John Adams
from Philadelphia on the day following
the signing Of the Declaration of indie
pendence should be remembered, as it
practically shows his approval Of what
many have called the more bOisterous
methods Of celebrating the day. The
most notable portion of this letter,
written July 8, 1776, is:
yesterday the greatest question was
decided which was ever debated in
America, and u greater, perhaps, never
was or will be decided among men. A
resolution was passed, without one dis
senting colony, That these colonies are
and of right ought to be free II indie
pendent states
1.-THE day is past. The Fourth of
July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch
in the history of America. | am led to
believe it will be celebrated by sue
ceeding generations as the great ami
versary festival.
at ought to be commemorated as the
day of deliverance by solemn acts of
eNotioh L almighty Nou' ~ ""6H'
be solemniEed with pomp, shows,
games, sports, ringing of bells, bonfires
and Examinations from one end of the
continent to the other from this time
forward and forever.
"You will think me translated with
enthusiasm, but l am not. l am well
aware of the toll and blood and treas
ure that 1t will cost us to maintain this
declaration and support and defend
these states. Yet through all the gloom
I can see the ray of light and glory. I
can see that the end is worth more han
all the means and that posterity will
triumph."-New York Times.
, 1905-07-05
MISS GERTRUDE BERG.

years ago, from Savannah, Ca, she
at once entered into the personal serv-
Ice work conducted by Rev. DR.. Joseph
Krauskopf In the foreign quarters Of
the city and in this way learned for
herself the needs of the city. Then
she became interested In building up
the Young Women's union, whose head
quarters are at 428 cambridge street.
AS president of this union Miss Berg
at present Is more closely associated
with it's work than of any other organ-
ization. All classes of the people of
the slums, from the worst boys brought
before the juvenile court to the deli
cate girls whose lives are spent in
cigar factories, receive her personal
attention and have learned to love her.
In the winter she Is a frequent visitor
at the Kindergarten and Day Nursery
union.
In the summer much of her time is
spent at La Grange, the beautiful va
cation home for Jewish working girls
maintained by the Young Women's un-
, 1905-07-05

All women have not grasped the fact
that clothing but little soiled, even
when more abundant, is easier to laun-
der than that which loudly proclaims
its need Of soap and water. 1t lasts
longer, too, because 1t does not require
such rough handling. This is the argu-
ment used by a young housewife who
changes her tablecloths as often as they
need 1t and never uses napkins but
once before consigning them to the
washtub. After each meal she looks
the cloth over for spots and carefully
removes them with clear warm water
and a soft cloth. This lea that the
cloth must remain on the table be-
tween meals, a thing she does not
mfld, as the dining room can be shut
away, and time and labor are saved,
no trife in consideration of the fact
that she does all her own work save
the washing. says the Philadelphia Bull
letin. The napkins she does herself.
, 1905-07-05
Complexion and Diet.

That diet has a very direct and i'm
portant effect upon the complexion Is
Il fact which few people seem to be
aware of or to which, at any rate, they
pay very little attention. 1t has been
said that women will do almost every
thing TO attain clear and lovely COM
plexions. a long experience has, how
ever, proved that, although most wo-
men are anxious to retain their good
looks until past middle age and to pre-
serve their c~ompleXAns by legitimate
and natural means, the proposition of
foolish ones who expect to become sud
denly beautiful by the ah1 of Il mar
velous' recipe or Il drastic and perhaps
painful system of facial treatment is,
after all, very small. The mistake
wnlcn Is made by many Is TO Imagine
that wrinkles, sallow skins, muddy"
compilations or eruptions of various
kinds can be entirely cured by local
applications. This idea is as erroneous
as the n held by many people that
cosmetic preparations of every kind
are injurious. The cosmetic treatment
is frequently a very useful and neces-
sary adjunct to internal treatment,
and the sweeping condemnation of all
creams, ointments, powders, etc, for
the skin INDUCED In by the so called
"antifrivolous" section of society is
based on as much ignorance and want
of common sense as is shown by the
indlscriminate advocates of enamels,
"skin peellng'' lotions and other in
furious preparations.
In the skin hospitals local applica-
lions for the skin affections are very
largely used, but dietetic reform Is al
Ways insisted upon, for undoubtedly a
large proportion of eruptiye diseases
and discolorations which come before
skin doctors are due to improper diet
and are the result of complete igno-
rance Of the dietetic laws of health.
, 1905-07-05
Summer Resort Literature,

If you see it in the summer resort adj
vertisement it's so-maybe.
All of the things guaranteed in the
smooth circular are there, and more
too. You may have to take your micro
scope and read between the lines to
find them, or you may have to take the
train TO the place n make a personal
investigation, but you will find them,
particularly the more too"
AS we journey through life we bump
up against things from time to time
that are well calculated to make us
doubt the truth of some of the things
we hear, and the summer resort adver-
tisement does its share in adding to the
symposium.
, 1905-07-05

ION ut Sixty-first street and Kingses-
sing avenue during July and August.
Here working girls, without regard to
sect, may spend their two weeks VA
cation and receive all the benefits Of
farm life. One may find Miss Berg at
this home at almost any time when 1t
is open entering heartily into the plans
for the entertainment of the girls.
Miss Berg is also second vice presi-
dent Of the Home of Delight and sec
rotary of the Ladies' of the United He
brew Charities.-Philadelphia Ledger.
, 1905-07-05
MISS GERTRUDE BERG.
An Energetic Worker In the Cause
of Jewish Women.

An Energetic Worker In the Cause
of Jewish
Miss Gertrude Berg of Philadelphia,
secretary of the Philadelphia section
Of the National Council of Jewish Wo-
men and n of the charter members
of the organization, Is an energetic wo-
man whose name stands as u synonym
for the advancement of Jewish women
not only In Philadelphia, but through
out America.
With Mrs. S. b. Fleisner Miss Berg
brought the Jewish women, who are
essentially home loving and not club
loving women, Into the council, which
ain to promote religious, philanthropy
ic and educational interests. To her
influence more than to any other is
due the fact that the council has be-
come united with the Pennsylvania
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Yet 1t Is not upon the council alone
that Miss Berg's time, energy and
money have been expended. When
she moved to Philadelphia, twelve
, 1905-07-05

Enough tincture OF benzoin to make
a slightly milky lotion makes an excel
lent ska cleaner. Apply 1t frequently
with a soft old linen handkerchief, and
you will find fewer blackheads and
coarse pores. So few women under
stand that there are gentler means Of
cleansing the face skin than plSin soap
and water that 1t is scarcely to be
wondered at that blosches and rough
faces are common. Sweet milk and
water is a skin beautifer, and milk,
made pretty salt, Is u favorite English
~cosinat1c
, 1905-07-05
Finger Bowls.

1t might at first seem unnecessary to
say anything of the correct use of fin
ger bowls after the years in which they
have been daily put upon tables, but
seem to be imbued with the idea of
using them as wash basins for the
hands 1t is really necessary to make a
suggestion-that Is, to remember that
only the tips of the fingers are to be
wet, and. If one wishes, 1t Is permissi-
BILE to rub the fingers across the lips.
This latter is not often done, however.
Drying the fingers afterward Is done
on the napkin as daintily as possible
Memphis News-Scimitar.
, 1905-07-05
The Ideal Figure.

The modern figure, although improv-
ing in the right direction, is not exact
ly In accordance with the old Greek
ideals of a perfect woman. Their ideal
woman should be five feet five inches.
Her waist should measure twenty-four
inches, the bust under the arms thirty
four inches; over the arms, forty-three
inches. The circumference of the up
per arm should be thirteen inches, the
wrists six inches, the thighs should
measure twenty-five and u half inches
and the ankles eight inches. Her weight
should be 1873 pounds.
, 1905-07-05

save the last batch that goes into the
family wash. 1t is easy TO wash and
iron these small pieces. even though
there are several of them, and the
young woman declares that she is more
than repaid by the comfort of absolute
ly fresh napkins at each meal.
, 1905-07-05
Just His Fad.

Mamma, why does Uncle George
sleep in the ~henhouse?"
"Why, he doesn't"
"Oh, yes he does. l heard him say
that he went to bed with the chickens"
, 1905-07-05
Somethloo Nhu.

They couldn't name the baby boy;
The list they psssisd through.
When loud the father cried with JOY,
pray. how would RoAerick Dhu?'
, 1905-07-05
VICE ADMIRAL BIRILEFF OF THE RUSSIAN NAVY.

Brnen, who al recently named to command the naval forces O the car
at vadivostok. would have had a large fleet at his disposal but for the recent
efforts of Admiral Togo. He is = veteran of sxtyfour years of age and sue
ceeds Skrydlof. the bulldog Of the Russian navy" who went to vladivostok
time ago, but did nothing to increase Russian prestige on the sea.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-11

The vicinity of Belmont park Long
Island. was the early scenes Of more
racing activity than auy other spot on
this continent Here il was that the
Newmarket course was constructed in
1869. by the sanction Of Colonial Gov
ernOr Lovelace This course continued
to be the thcater of action In racing
sports until 1921. 1t was in this vicin-
ity also that the old Centeryille course
was constructed which for many years
was one Of the most famous of Amer
ican race tracks. In 1921 the legisla-
ture passed an act allowing the speed
ing of horses in Queens county during
the months of May and October of each
year. and by virtue OF this law the
Union course was constructed the same
year This course was located in what
was then the village of Jamaica, but
tie territory it occupied now forms a
part of the borough of Queens. From
the time of its construction until 1872
the Union course was the scene of near
ly all the great racing events of the
country.
1t was over this course that American
Eclipse and Sir Henry, in 1923, thrilled
the hearts of the sporting world in one
of the greatest turf battles ever wit
messed in the annals of racing.-lllus-
trated Sporting News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-11
POINTS FOR SMOKERS.
Some Advice 10 Follow If They Must
Use the Weed.

Use the Weed.
Very few people are aware how much
harm is done to young men by the al
most universal habit OF cigarette smok-
ing. The man who smokes cigarettes
has one always in his mouth and is con-
tinually inhaling nicotine until the sys-
tenn is saturated with the poison
The result of this practice is a ca
tarrhal condition Of the nose, throat
and bronchi, a disordered and very ir-
rltable state OF the nerves, a weak and
rapid action of the heart and indiges-
ton.
Thin, anaemic, weak, with clammy
hands stained with nicotine poison, un-
strung nerves and degenerated mus
cles, the youth Of the land 90 on igno-
rantly suffering the consequences Of
pernicious habit until attacks of heart
trouble, nervous prostration, melan-
cholia, etc, bring their condition TO the
attention of the physician.
II man must smoke-and we admit
the charm OF the habit TO those who
have become accustomed to its sooth-
ing lnf1uences-let him choose a mild
cigar and have certain set times for In
dulging II he puts q certain restraint
upon himself from the start IN the mat
ter OF smoking, he will not overdo II,
and there are few men who can smoke
more than three cigars a day without
injury.-Medical Brief.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-11
AbsentTninded
Maria
.By CATHERINE BURGESS.
Copyright. 1904. by Cathenne Burgess

1t would have been an injustice to
DR.. Jardine and to his state OF mind
on certain January evening in the
year t-dOesn't-matter-w TO say that
he was in a bad temper 1t was be
yond that-a disgust with himself, the
world and life SO consuming as TO
make his outward actions almost au-
tomato, so separate were they from bis
inner self
Yet professional habit was strong.
The patients In the long wards saw no
difference as he stopped here and there
In his tour Of inspection and asked the
usual questions. Only one young Irish
girl. with the clearness Of death in her
eyes, laid her hand on his as he touch
ed her tenderly and whispered: "Yed
betther be comm wild me, docther,
dear Thingsll be straighter-there."
II was not the first time he had
thought Of IT. Really, the inner voice
questioned as he listened to the report
of the head nurse, what good was his
life to the world anyway? Here he had
gone halfway across the continent this
bitter January to attend at great op-
GRAFTON, and the man had died after all.
He was not necessary In the hospital
There were a dozen better men. His
wife-but he turned from that thought
instinctively. His sister-she would
forget he had lived or died at the sight
OF a Lafayette plate.
The head nurse had finished her re
port. He looked at his desk piled with
mail
'I can't read it tonight" he decided
aloud
The top one came yesterday by mes
senger," the head nurse said. 1T is
marked Important And she retired
softly
DR. Jardine broke the seal.
Dear Brother"-the note ran-'T have
heard of some extraordinary old Stafford
shire up IN Ulster county. and / start in
ten minutes. Cornelia Frye knows IT, too,
so you see there is no time to lose. may
be back before you return from the west
but in case | do not ] inclose keys. We
have moved in your absence HE smiled
at the wei The new apartment is 1s East
EightyNfourth street. The tanitor OF the
old one was impertlnent II is on the sec
ond floor TO the left. Your room is at the
end of the hail. Your afrectionate sister.
MARIA"
The note was so characteristic, the
situation so fitting a climax to his
week of work and strain, that his
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-11
EAR OF DIONYSlUS.
One of the Famous Whispering Places
of the World.


Among the notable whispering places
Of the world is the Ear Of Diony-
sius" of ancient Syracuse 1t is in
the shape Of a paraboic curve, ending
In an cIliptical arch, with sides par
allel to its axis, perfectly smooth and
covered with a slight stalactitic incrus-
tatiou that renders its repercussions
amazingly SOnOrouS. 1t is "a feet high,
from II to - in breadth and 1877 deep.
1t has an awful and gloomy appear
ance, which, with its singular shape
perhaps gave rise to the popular and
amusing paradox that Dionysius had II
constructed for the confinement OF
those whom he deemed inlmical to his
authority and that from the little
apartment above he could hear all the
conversation among the captives who
were brought to the ancient town of
Syracuse in the time OF its splendor,
when 1t was the largest in Sicily. The
! sound Of words uttered with a lew
voice is augmented in vaults or gal
Ieries so as to become audible at con,
siderable distance from the speaker.
A like effect takes place In less de-
gree when sound asCends from the bot
tom of deep well or when words are
uttered at one extremity of a long cor
rldor or passage In building. If a
pin be dropped into a well the sound
produced when it strikes the water is
distinctly heard at the mouth or the
| sounds of words SDOken near the sur
face Of any well Is similarly augment
ed Try it-New Orleans Times Demo
| crat.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-11

sense of humor was touched. Per
feet" he murmured to himself as he
sent for a cab.
At 10 East Eighty fourth street the
cabman had to work with voice and
hand to rouse his fare
II never knowed any gen'pman 30
far gone before In the morning" he
observed TO the area ratings.
Unconscious of the impression he had
left behind him, DR.. Jardine stumbled
up the front steps.
"Jardine, SIR out | believe, sir"
said a sleepy hall boy
II know; | am DR.. Jardine."
The boy stared, succumbed to the
voice Of authority and dozed again.
In the room at the end of the hall
the principal object of interest to the
weary man was the bed, a four poster,
with curtains, surprising enough to one
who was used to sleeping on an iron
cot
'Confound Maria" he grumbled. IF
she starts collecting antique furniture
as well as plates | am lost.'
The four poster wore a very inviting
air despite its unexpectedness. DR..
Jardine slowly pulled of his shoes and
divested himself Of coat and waistcoat.
Il must lie down a moment" he muir
INJURED, "and-think- -this-over" And
the bed received him into its depths.
He dreamed 4 weird procession
passed before him like the figures In a
frieze-and every one was his wife!
Now she was laughing, now dancing,
now weeping, now stern as the angel
outside paradise, always gazing ar him
with unseeing eyes. He struggled TO
reach her, but could not. He heard her
retreating footsteps ps-retreating, yet
sounding always nearer Striving to
solve the puzzle, he awoke. The foot
steps continued, not loud and ominous
as in his dream. but light, fitting steps
They reminded him Of some one he had
known For moment he stared be
wildered, into the darkness OF the cur
tained bed the steps seeming TO echo
from his dream Then he remember
ed. Maria was In Ulster county Who
was the intruder? He parted the cur
1ains fingers breadth and looked out
The room beyond was dimly lighted,
Trunks stood open with books and
clothing in orderly piles beside them.
The clink Of silver came from the room
across the hall
"LOOting the place, by Jovew the
doctor whispered. He half arose, but
at the sound of returning steps he sank
back, his eve at the curtain parting.
"Of all things In heaven and earth?'
Instead Of leaplng out he drew the
edges closer. a woman"
A woman it was who had entered the
adjoining room and who proceeded
with a buslnesslike air 10 store an
Rrmful of silver IN one Of the yawning
trunks. DR.. Jardine watched her. amaz-
ed. Her back was toward him, and he
noted its graceful lines as she lifted
and bestowed her booty. She looked d
lady. Gradually he began to feel Ike q
peeping Tom rather than an outraged
householder. How should he announce
Ills presence? Would she faint? What
should be do with herP What would
Maria say1
At last she lifted the little shaded
lamp and turned straight toward him
Not four feet from him she nut the
lamp down and sighed Ike a tired
child. He wondered afterwaFd how he
lived through that moment. That shec
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-11

New 70 GOrk........,..Ar 81 5UU IS %
'Daily, fDaily except Sunday.
stops on signal or on notice to conduc' or,
stops on signal to take on passengers for
New York, Binghamton and points west.
r. +. CLARKE T. W. LEE
Gen. Superintendent. Gen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-05-11
THE BAGP!PES.
They Were Used by the Early Greeks,
E:onIan. and Egyptians.

Bagpjpcs. mentioned in Jeremiah
Xviii. 80, Mine heart shall sound for
Moab Ike pipes: Ike pipes for the men
of Kir-hcreS." aui elsewhere In Scrip
ture. we're used also by the early Egyp.
tianS
Roth Greeks and Romans knew the
Instrument. for u coin of Nero shows
upon one size Il e tibia utricularis, Il
bag with two reeds and nine pipes
ProcDr.sS also. who wrote about $50
\. j.. asserts that Roman soldiers
sometimes marched 10 the sound of
the bagpipes. and ii Is not impossible
that they introduced them into the
British islands.
The earliest, more modern reference
TO them is IN IN Irish Ms. OF llJ0 and
an Irish Illuminated Ms. of 1890 de.
picts pig playing on the bagpipes.
The Scottish highlanders were the first
and only rcople to use the great war
pipe as the highland regiments still
do, but in spite Of Sir Walter Scott's
assertion. it is very doubtful whether
they CHARGED at Baunockburn to the
"sl,irl" of the p.Ses London Answers
TEe Main Question.
and YOU bIyc finally decided the
momcntous question:
"Wen. no-"r-not exactly. We have
decided 10 get married, but whether
well board, keep house or live in
fat IS still in the air" "-Baltimore
Nawu