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The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
A QUAINT OLD CITY.
Bruges. the chief Industry OF which
Is Lace Making.

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Bruges lace has been made I'm the
converts of Brugcs by old women
whose hands have grown stiff clicking
the bobbins back and forth, who learn
ed when they were children from other
old women, who in turn had learned II
from other old women. and so on back
for hundreds Of years. Lace making is
the chief industry Of this city Of Rel
GUM, the capital of the province OF
West Flanders. but that II has not
made for the prosperity Of the place
Is attested by the fact that In Il popu-
lation Of something like $4,000 there
are $4,000 paupers. 1t IL n very quaint
old city, the corporation Of v Of
Bruges having cen celebrated In the
time of Charlemagne. 1t reached the
height Of its prosperity In the fifteenth
century, when II was n of the great
commercial emporiums Of the world
and was famed far and wide for Its
tapestries. The great prosperity, how
ever, led to such extravagant habits In
dress and social life that Charles V,
was obliged to pass stringent sumptu.
airy laws. Complications between sub
| sequent rulers and the people led tC
the removal of all trade to Antwerp
and the ruin of Bruges as n CONNIE
cial center, but the name and fame OF
its lace have been imperishable.-New
York Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
The Change OF n Word.

"You wouldn't think there'd be
enough difference between the definite
and the indefinite article to matter
much, would you?" said a woman who
writes for a living. ~ made a lifelong
enemy of n woman once just by writ
ing the where / meant "a 1t was an
account of her wedding l was doing. |
said something about the ceremony be-
ing performed at the home Of the
brides aunt, and then l added that
there were present only the few
friends OF the family The bride never
got over that the in front Of few. 1t
happened five years ago, and when my
name is mentioned she still froths at
the mouth w Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
OLD SWISS LAWS.
Queer statutes That Governed We'd
dings and Wearing Apparel.


dings and Wearing Apparel.
"Switzcrland had Il law that no we'd
ding party should have more than
twenty g~uCSts-tCn men friends Of the
bridegroom and ten women friends Of
the bride. No wedding procession was
permitted to have more than two sing
ers, two fiddlers and two trumpcters.
Married women were forbidden to
wear silk or decorated hoods, though
maidens might. No woman, whether
married or unmarried, was allowed to
wear any dress I'm which the opening
for the neck was SO large that 1t did
not lie at least two inches wide upon
the shoulders, and the gown must not
be buttoned or laced up in front or at
the side. To restrain the fashion of
long pointed shoes 1t was enacted that
no person of either sex should wear a
shoe with a point extending beyond the
foot enough to allow anything to be in
serted in ii, nor was any woman or
girl permitted to wear laced shoes. No
did not reach to the knee. Garments
were forbidden to be slashed so as to
show different colors or kinds of mate
rial, and trousers were required to be
made without stripes and both legs of
the same color. In 1870 n Swiss can
ton in council assembled enacted that
hereafter n II shall make points of
shoes or boots longer than n joint of
the finger, and If any shoemaker shall
make them longer he shall be fined fl,
as also the person wearing them.-Lon'
don Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
How the Vestal Virgins Were Hon
pred by the Romans.

The principal wind deitics were
Boreas, the north wind; Zephyrus, the
west; Auster, the south, and Gurus, the
east wind. The first was remembered
chiefly on account of a love scrape.
He fell in love with n nymph, but
could not speak softly and found him.
self unable to sigh at oil. Knowing
that 1t was impossible to make love
without soft speeches and signs, he
was about to give up lovemaking as O
bad job and 90 back to his regular
business Of blowing, but took advice
of an expert, who recommended him
to carry off the girl. He did 80. She
soon got used to his blowing, and they
lived happily ever afterward.
Vesta was the goddess Of life and o!
home. Her altar stood on every
hearthstOne; her fire burned on the
floor Of every public building. Emf
grants when leaving their country nj
ways carried with them fire from the
public hearth. The Vestal virgin:
spent thirty years In service--ten II
learning their duties, ten In practlcint
them, ten in teaching novices. Aftel
this term had expired they might, Il
they chose, leave the service Of theii
divine mistress or marry, but few did
so. Honors were showered upon them
They rode In chariots, a privilege II
Rome accorded only to royalty. Thu
best seats in the amphitheater were
reserved for them. They pardoned o,
condemned the gladiators. If a crimi
nal led to execution met a Vestal N
was instantly released, no matter wha
his crime.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
VICE PRESIDENT KING.
He Took the Oath of Omce Abroad,
but Did Not Live to Serve.

but Did Not Live to Serve.
William Rufus King, born April @,
1856, died April Is, 1858, was a vice
president of the United States who
never served in that capacity and one
who took the oath Of office on foreign
soil, something which can be said of
no other executive officer who has ever
been elected by the people of this coun-
try. King was an invalid, but his
friends urged him to take second place
Oh the ticket with Pierce In 1852.
Both were elected, but Mr.. Kings
health failed SO rapidly that he was
forced to go to Cuba some two months
before Inauguration day. Not having
returned to the United States by
March 4, congress passed n special act
authorizing the United States consul
at Matanzas, Cuba, to swear him in
as vice president at about the hour
when Pierce was taking the oath of
Office at Washington.
This arrangement was carried out to
a dot, and on the day appointed, at
taton or one Of the highest hills
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
Nearing a Crisis.

Jackson (whose financial credit Is
gone)-I tell you, Witherbce, we are
on the verge Of a financial panic.
Witherbee-Pshaw! What makes you
think that? Jackson (confidentially)-
Well, sir. Bagley and Roberts used to
lend me small sums a year ago, but
when | go to them nowadays for five
or ten pounds they tell me frankly
that they haven't got 1t. Bagley and
Roberts are two Of our best business
men, too. l tell you, sir, were going
to have a panic.-London Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
The Festival Of Minerva.

The most notable festival ut Athens
was in honor of Minerva. All classes
Of citizens on this day marched In pro
ccssiun. The oldest went first, then
the young men, the children, the young
women. the matrons and the people Of
the lower orders. The most prominent
object in the parade was a ship pro-
PEELED by hidden machinery and bear
ing ut It's masthead the sacred banner
Of the goddess.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06

in the vicinity of Matanzas, Mr.. King
was made vice president of the United
States amid the solemn "Vaya vol con
Dios" God will be with YOU Of the
creoles who had assembled to witness
the unique spectacle. Vice President
King returned TO his home at Cahaw-
ba, Ala. arriving at that place April
II, 1853, and died the following day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
CORPULENCE AND SANITY.
The Gospel of Fat ms Applied to the
Mentally Afflicted.

Are the majority Of folk of weak In
tellect? Is insanity on the increase?
Are we all preparing ourselves for lu-
matte asylums? These startling ques-
tons have occurred to me after read
ing an article in a medical journal on
the gospel Of fat as applied to the
treatment OF mental disease" 1t seems
that the more you fatten up the men
tally afflicted the saner they become,
but Of course the difficulty lies In pro-
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
Indifference.

Indifference may not wreck the
mans life at any one turn, but 1t will
destroy him with a kind of dry rot in
the long run. TO keep your mind al
ready made up Is to be dull and fos-
sillferous; not to be able to make 1t up
at all Is to be watery and supine.-
Bliss Carman's ~"Frlendship of Art"
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
Early Rising Royalty.

According to the following entry In
Pepys' diary of March Z, 1863, royalty
rose somewhat earlier in the day than
Is the custom now for the purposes Of
witnessing sport. Pepys says. IL hear
that the king Charles ID and the
Duke Of York set out for Newmarket
by 8 in the morning to see some foot
md horse rnCNS."
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
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The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
A CrnZy Idea,

"IIavo-'t u ever thought OF going
to work? - asked the farmers wife OF
Sauntering Sam.
"Yes'm." replied the veteran tramp.
81 thought of 1t once, but | was dee
leeryus at de tlme."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
Free Translation.

Mrs. Rcedcr-I wonder what this pa
per means by this: mr.. Kadlcy's meth
ID Of entertaining his guests was quite
original and unconventional Mr..
Reeder-It means simply that he is
boorish, but has plenty of money
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
Another Victim of His Curiosity.

Heat what age do you think a girl
ought to marry? She-Well, l couldn't
think of setting the day before next
October, George, when l shall be just
twenty nine.-Somerville Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06

Those who have no good qualities can
neither appreciate nor comprehend
them In Observation-Disclosures.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06
ScbiIIer's Liking For Apples.

One habit Of Schiller's was a pas
sion for the smell of an apple. He
used to cut an apple into quarters md
keep them In the drawer Of his writ
ing tablet. P.'s Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06

CaISf0r.NS0 I It's easier to tell what California hasn't than what
it has, for in that treat empire is found nearly
everything that man needs. The San joaquin Valley is one of the largest in
the United States which is subject to irrigation and the people who are living
there now are perfectly happy aud contented, and think that it is really the
best country in the world That in itself is the best recommendation You
never hear a Californian speak of his country except in praise of it.
Literature and The Earth, free for the asking
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-10-06

HUTETW UHt...-.s- ..ss.ss.- s.-.-s-s-0 ~ "s
Sleeping, dining, and reclining chair cars,
(seats free) on through trains. Tickets sold and
baggage checked to any point in the United
States or Canada.
For information. time tables maps or Tickets
call on or address A. Conover, Agent, Red
Cloud, Nebr. or L.. W. Wakeley. General Pas
sengei Agent Omsha. Nebraska
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
AUTO CLUB TO MEET
Members Will Discuss LegisIa-
ton and Summer Plans ....

The Automobile club of st. Paul will
meet and dine with Its newly elected
president, L. A. Wood, tonight at the
Commercial club. ]. Harry Lewis will
act as toastmaster at the dinner. About
100 guests are expected $1,000
Among the more important matters
which will come up for discussion will
be the legislation that may be passed
by the present legislature. tits point
ed out by the members of the club that
in other states there is more or less
hostility displayed toward automobiles
and that several of the states have
passed laws curtailing the privileges
Of the motorists to such an extent that
the charm of riding about those states
is greatly abridged. The proposed lin
itations to be placed on speed in Min
nesota Will form a large part of~the
topic under discussion.
Other heads that will be commented
upon will be the advisability of holding
social entertainment, pleasure runs,
parties and race meets and the details
of plans for the coming season.
During the past week the member
ship of the club has been practically
doubled.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
KNOCKE is CAPTAIN
Company D Elects Successor
to II. w. TenvOorde

A well attended meeting of the mem
bers of Company d, First regiment,
Minnesota national guard, held at the
armory last evening, elected a captain
to succeed Capt. H. w. Tenvoorde, re-
signed. A general exchange of good
resolutions promising much for the
future of the organization.
The election passed off quietly, off,
GERS being elected as was predicted in
T Glob e of last Sunday. Harry
V. Knocke, first lieutenant, was chosen
captain; Charles E. French, second
lieutenant, was elected to the first lieu
tenant; First Sergeant Martin A. Ear
ley was made second lieutenant. and
Frank Keogh, ranking duty sergeant,
was made first sergeant.
AT the conclusion of the election,
which was presided over by Maj. C. T.
Spear, battalion commander, there
We're speeches by Lieut.. Col. Frank T.
. Corriston, of Minneapolis, who is COM
manding the regiment during the abb
sence in California of Col. c.. Nee.
Reeve, by Maj. Spear, by Capt. Ed
ward G. Fake, regimental adjutant,
and by the newly elected officers and
several OF the noncommissioned officers
of the company. These speeches were
all in the most optimistic tone, pre-
dieting a return for the company of
its former glories as the crack COM
pany of the guard and the words of
the speakers met the heartiest in
dorsement of all the company mem
bers.
The future for the company is con-
sidered bright by the men who COM
pose it. While they have never had
less than fifty-five men in active men,
bership, there promises to be an awak-
en1ng which will bring the company
back to its full strength Of yore
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
HORNICK GOES WEST
Office Associates Present Him
With Testimonial

c. W. Hornick, former general man
ager of the st. Paul Dispatch, who
left for San Francisco last night, was
presented during the afternoon with a
magnificent cut glass punch bowl by
his associates on the paper. Mr.. Hor-
nick will have charge of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, a Republican paper
owned by M. II. De Young.
Walter ]. Driscoll, business manager
of the manufacturing department of
the Pioneer Press, has been appointed
to the place made vacant by the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Hornick and will assume
his new duties in the course of a few
days.
Prior TO taking the position just va
Gated, Mr.. Hornick occupied the place
on the Pioneer Press that Mr.. DriscoIl
has just given up. He was succeeded
by Mr.. Driscoll on that paper and the
same course of events has taken place
with regard TO the managership Of the
Dispatch.
Mr. Driscoll is a popular and well
known member of the newspaper craft,
and his selection to the important post
he is to occupy is generally accounted
TO his. energetic and able handling of
preceding positions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
GERMAN RELIEF SOCIETY
TO INCORPORATE TODAY
Directors OF Organization Meet and Per
feet Their Plans

At recent meeting OF the board of
directors of the newly formed German So
ciety Of St. Paul Minneapolis, held in the
home Of Dr. Ohage. the final compilation of
statutes was decided upon and the arti-
cles of incorporation were signed by the
founders. These articles Will be filed i'm
the office of the secretary of state tomor-
row, and also in the Office of the register
Of deeds for Ramsey county.
AS the society is designed primarily as a
helping hand institution which does not
draw lines of nationality about its chari-
table work, IL is hoped by the founders
that its objects will be encouraged by the
reception of memberships from people
of other nationalitfes than the German.
The membership fee. with its accompany
ing power OF one vote. has been placed at
81 per year and already the membership
has reached Very respectable proportions
Headquarters have been established In
rooms 316-3lS New York Life building.
where eight applications for assistance
from unfortunates have already been re-
ceivcd and acted upon. and four men have
been provided with employment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
BROMLEY HAS NEW
PICTURE OF RAMSEY

An excellent likeness of the late Gov.
Alexander Ramsey has been loaned to
the Minnesota Historical society by e.
A. Bromley of Minneapolis and is on
exhibition in the society's rooms in
the old capitol.
The picture shows Gov Ramsey
seated in a characteristic attitude on
the veranda Of his home on Exchange
street, while his daughter, Miss Fur
ness, is reading to him from a news
paper. The governor is dressed in the
familiar silk hat and cutaway coat,
and the picture was taken in the sum
mer of 1901, about one and one-half
years before his death, being the latest
picture of the venerable governor in
existence.
The time during which the picture
will remain in the possession of the
historical society Is Indefinite, but the
society hopes 10 secure it permanently.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
TEACHERSARE ANGRY

The strenuous objections Of the teachers
Of South st. Paul to being fined 81 for
every time they are late eliminated in
the resignation OF Miss Ellen Burns, a
teacher in the Stickney. when she re-
ceived her check for monthly salary which
was just 50 short. Considerable indigna-
ton is expressed among the teachers at
the manner they are being treated by the
school board. 1t was thought that when
the conference took place two weeks ago
that satisfactory settlement had been
arrived at that would do away with the
fining system. but as several pay checks
were from 81 to 50 short, the teachers
are contemplating making the fight all
over again.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
GRANITE MEN MAKE
COMPLAINT OF RATES
Assert Sandstone Has Great
Advantage Over St.
Cloud

ST Cloud granite men complained
before the Eberhart rate investigating
committee yesterday that excessive
freight rates are a damper on their
business, and that rates from st. Cloud
to Chicago points keep them out OF a
profitable field.
Senator r. b. Brewer, who appeared
with a delegation of his constituents,
said that where 400 to 500 men are now
employed in st. Cloud granite quar-
ries, liberal freight tariff concessions
would result IN from 1000 to 1000 men
at work in their quarries.
Walter Arnold. William Campbell
and Alvin Anderson, st. Cloud granite
men, appeared before the committee.
F. l.. Randall. superintendent of the
st. Cloud reformatory, also a granite
producer, was present.
The chief complaint of the st. Cloud
men was that sandstone quarried at
Sandstone is given better freight rates
to markets than is their product. The
rate from Sandstone to Minneapolis
III miles, was quoted at 31z cents,
while from St. Cloud to Minneapolis, a
haul Of 65 miles, the rate is
the same. From Sandstone to Duluth,
SO miles, the rate is 21k cents,
miles, the rate is y cents. They said
that there should be an equalization
of this rate to make up for the advan-
tage given Sandstone in the Mime
apolis market. A second grievance re-
lated to shipment of mixed stone TO
the Minnesota Transfer. They said
that carload rates had been denied
them on this class of shipments. ]. B.
Baird, general freight agent of the
Northern Pacific road, who was pres
ent, said his company was willing to
make this concession, but it was ex-
planned that the sidetracks Of the ship
pers who made complaints were not on
the Northern Pacific line.
On eastern shipments the st. Cloud
men said that their rate to Green Bay,
Wis, haul of 400 miles, was AZ cents,
While the rate from Vermont and New
Hampshire points to Green Bay was 43
cents, though the haul was 1,150 miles.
George S. LOTUS and Edward Yapp,
statist1cian of the state railway COM
mission, engaged in wordy contro-
versy before the committee as to
Yapp's testimony before the commit
tee some days since. Mr.. Yapp SUBJ
Stimulated his position by showing the
maps relating to tariffs at intermediate
points. and Mr.. LOTUS explained that
while the maps were correct, Mr.Yapp's
statement as to 500 line charges on
coal had been untrue. Mr.. Yapp asked
for an investigation to prove his sin
certify. LOTUS presented documents in
support of some of his earlier state
ments before the committee, relating to
switching charges, and said he had
been refused rebates given to Swift
G. Co.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
Revival Prayer Meetinu

A revival prayer meeting of the
ladies of the congregation was held
yesterday afternoon at Central Presby-
terrain church which drew an attend
ance of fully 800. The services were
led by Mrs. J. II. Rowley and COM
menced at 2:30 o'clock. Meetings of
this character are to be held at in
tervals in the church, the next being
scheduled for Thursday of next week
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
MIXED THE INITIALS
Assessors Mistake Brings on
Suit From Victim

A peculiar tangle will be unraveled by
the court in South St. Paul which oc-
CURED through the similarity in the in
ftials of c. II. Merrill and H. C. Mer-
rill.
II. c. Merrill was taxed $50 for a mum
Der Of sheep which he had. but the notice
OF the assessment was sent TO c. H. Mer-
rill. Believing that 1t was statement
of taxes on his property C. II. Merrill
sent check for $50 to the county treas
urer who, not noticing the transposed
initials, Immediately sent a receipt for
taxes paid to H. c. Merrill
c. H. Merrill has therefore instituted
suit against Dakota county for the recov-
cry of the $50, as the county commission
ers asked for a three months delay be-
fore they would take the matter up.
TRY THE GLOBE PAYING WANTS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
Appointed by Mayor Smith to Succeed
Charles A. Fisher on School Board

Charles w Gordon. of the firm of Cor
don d. ferguson. was appointed mem
Smith. MIR. Gordon will take the place
on the board vacated By Charles A.
Fisher While Mr.. Gordon was It no time
a candidate for the position, his ability
and the urgent recommendation pf MANY
OF the prominent people of ST Paul sim
gied him out as the most available man
for the appointment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
State Of Minnesota,

Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the New York Fire Insurance
Company, a corporation organized under
the laws OF New York, has fully COM
piled with the provisions of the laws of
this state, relative to the admission and
authorization of insurance companies OF
its class
Now, therefore, I. the undersigned, In
surance Commissioner, do hereby empow
er and authorize the said above named
company to transact its appropriate bust
of Minnesota, according to the laws
thereof, until the 31st day of January, A.
D1906 unless said authority be revoked
thereto.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal
d. 1905. THOMAS D. O,BRIEN,
Insurance Commissioner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
WyndIlam VIII Retire

LONDON, March 2.-Despite official de-
mails the rumor persists that Mr. wynd-
ham will resign the Irish chief secretary
ship. He is said to be suffering from M
somnla- and prostration arising from wor-
ries incident TO his position.