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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
SONG BIRDS NOT
KILLED FOR HATS
GORGEOUS FEATHERS ON M1LLIN
cry COME FROM FARMYARD
Minneapolis Woman Who Has Worked
in Feather Factory Says Brilliant
Plumage that Adorns Women's Head
gear Is that of Pigeons, Game Birds
and Even English sparrows.

Women who gutltily feel that they
are wearing the plumage OF song blrds
in their bonnets are laboring under
delusion. That is to say, the wings and
breasts that make such charming adorn-
ments for feminine beauty, and the
tiny heads that perk up so sauclly from
toques and turbans, once upon time
Ucluckn or "quack' or "gobble. -
OF course, occasionally gull or canary
or some woodland warbler AS seen on
a bonnet. but in most cases the wings
and breasts are manufactured by whole,
sale feather houses in New York and
New England, from the finest feathers
Of chickens, geese, and turkeys, anu a
manufactured or not is merely to see II
they are glued. Pigeons feathers are
used largely in the preparation OF large
wings and breasts and dainty little
green, brown and black birds are
mostly sparrows, the kind that are for
ever building under the caves and MAX
ing general nuisance Of themselves.
Th Srsi is good reason M1S 5or G ne1
1886 Hennepin avenue, who has worked
in feather factory for seven years and
therefore knows all about it. "There
is strong feeling against the practice,
and this, together. with the great ,ex-
pense Of getting the birds. and dyeing
and mounting, would make them SO
high that there would be no profit in
the business It is doubtful If they
would even pay their cost. There is
mo doubt at all that the wings and
breasts are all stuck together, because
in the cleaning process, which is done
with soap and water, they fall apart
The manufacturers buy their feathers
from poulterers. Of course they use
the plumage from wild birds, game
you know, and very often the beautiful
browns and reds and charming black
ind white barred feathers are taker
from the gold, silver and ordinary
varieties Of pheasants. But those art
iomesticated birds, and not songster!
'at all.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
ON LOOKOUT FOR
PORCH CLIMBERS
POLICE ARE READY FOR AGILE
YOUNG MEN THIS YEAR.
Window Screens Are Being Removed
and Until Storm sashes Are Put on
the Nimble Sneak Thieves Will Prac-
tice Their Profession Unless Detect
ives See Them First. #<s@ i.

Detectives and uniformed policemen
are going to work overtime for few
weeks now in tho work Of rounding
up the agile young men who can climb
up a porch post like a fly and take
your watch and purse while you sleep.
The window screens are coming off
rapidly and from now until the storm
windows are put on the providers will
try to make their calls. The losses
were so heavy last year during the
porch climbers period that extra meas
ures are to be taken this year to pro-
tect valuable personal property.
Conditions are somewhat different
this year, for the harvest work in
Minnesota and the Dakotas is playing
out and the men with their "rolls'
are already beginning to come to the
city for their grand revels before de-
parting for the lumber camps OF the
north. Along with these men come
numberless crooks who will try to keep
an eye on the rolls. The. rolls will
soon melt away, and driven to 90 &c.
something, the hungry porch, climber
win turn his attention to working.
Most Of these fellows are known to
the old detectives and they will be
picked up or closely watched rs soon
as they get into town. The. newer
crooks are the ones that are expected
to give the most trouble. and are going
to make some of the sleuths work
nights. A close watch is to be kept
on the lodging house district, and the
men who don It look and act right Will
have talk with Superintendent Doyle
and his men. Big doses Of prevention
will be tried from now on to reduce tne
necessity Of cure to a minimum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
Per Capita Payments in Thirteen Cities.

In the per capita expense for the
police department only New Orleans,
indianapolis and st. Paul are lower,
altho st. Paul's figure is practically
the same. In spite Of the fact that
Minneapolis has the greatest area of
all to protect, there are cities, as for
instance, Washington, which spend
more than twice as much per capita.
In the expense for fire department the
somewhat more than his coptempora-
ries in other places, with the exceps
ton of Detroit, Providence and Dem
ver. Minneapolis, having fifty-four
square miles Of territory to cover,
is compelled to have a much larger
fire department than would be needed
in a more compactly built city.
In the expenses. for the maintenance
of: health department, the cost of courts
and the work Of charities and correc-
tions, Minneapolis is among the most
favored cities, the per capita taxes
being considerably lower than the ave-
rage. = -. I'LL. w. 4. !
In the matter of school expenses the
citizens of Minneapolis are heavily
taxed in comparison. Washington,
Providence and Denver alone have
higher figures. OF course, New Or
leans and Louisville, whose school sys-
tens are not up to northern stand
ards by great deal, bring the ave-
rage down considerably. The contin-
ued expense for new building brings
up the Minneapolis figures to a great
er extent than would be shown by a
more slowly growing city.
The figures here presented are fo1
the year 1908. Minneapolis is given
an estimated population based on the
average growth of cities. While this
will suffice for most Of the eastern and
neapolis, which had more inhabitants
two years ago than it is credited with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Why. when I get along toward the mid
die. of one Of them, I believe it my
self. Wore out four pair of pants
packing pistol around thru the Knobs,
and .then. gave it up. It was too ex-
pensive for my salary. ..
= - The only real excitement 7 saw
was out in,,the Coteau Hills in North
vice was sent out there to help round
up a few parties who were distilling
q raw brand Of snake-bite cure from
bunch grass and selling it to the Indi-
ans and settlers without paying any tax.
They were certainly tough citizens and
were sort of dangerous If they saw you
first. -... .~' -'-,r.~', ~~--
"That scar on my forehead9- 3 Well,
that only goes to- show that if man
wants to shoot straight he's got to
keep m m err sober: Jim DUN l3;
hit dime at thirty PAGES but his hand
wasn't steady / reckon that if he
hadn It got hard up and drunk: some of
his own stuff he d have got me, but he
hit too high up. Got sore because !
spilled thirty-fve gallons Of his private
stock into the coulie. I reckon that if
any Of it got into the Missouri there
WASH It live germ between Coal Har.
Dor and st. Joe. -i - 80
=" How $ that Thirty-6ve thousand
gallons Of real stuff, not horse inament
but the kind a white man drinks
Spilled that yourself9 Now that Is
something like. That's what I call: q
proud exploit
No one was willing to let Gather
waite slip aside from his narrative sc
easily and he was hailed back to tn
subject by the question, "What be
came of Jim Dunferiesq''
| che died. Well, I guess my shoot
ing him had something to do with it
He departed right sudden. Might hav,
been heart failure, tho. I don't wan
any credit that don It belong to me
Only two others. See here..''
Mr.. Catherwaite opened his battere,
valise and drew out what, looked like
siege gun with pistol grip and point
| ed to the three neat notches in the lief
butt plate. II am not worrying sabou
any train bandits, boys,n, he said. s NJ
eyes are just as blue as p they wer
twenty years ago and my hand
steady, if I am SO. Since Jim DUN
ferries mistake in Judgment I've lie
the stuff alone: -,
$50 long, boys I we fifteen minute
to catch the 5:32 for the coast. TAX
my word for it, if you want to succee
in the revenue service let the other fe
low do the testing S>
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Much interesting information for the
taxpayers of Minneapolis can be sup
piled by Statistician Eggleston Of the
census bureau Of the department of
commerce and labor, who is in the city
at present gathering data for the COM
parative municipal statistics for 1904
and 1905. According to his figures,
favorably with the cities Of its class.
His statistics are of value, as they
are not taken here and there for the
purposes of proving any special point:
The data supplied to T h j o u IN
cover those of six cities Immediately
ranking Minneapolis in population and
six cities Immediately following. When
an effort was made few years ago to
secure raise of salaries for certain
class Of public servants it was easily
proven by a number Of statistics from
few special cities that Minneapolis
was extremely parsimonious in the mat
ter of salaries, while the actual figures
of the thirteen cities in the immediate
class Of Minneapolis show that Mime
apolis is the third highest city in the
group in this respect: But that IS an
other story. " - -.
The purpose of this article is to show
| what the per capita taxes are in Min
neapolis for police and fire protection,
preservation Of public health, mainte-
nance of schools, expense of general adj
ministration, the maintenance of courts
and expense of maintaining poor de.
partments and warehouses;. It will be
seen from the summary that Minneapo-
| lis has Splendid record. Thus, in the
item of general administration, which
includes the expense Of the various city
| hall departments, the mayor and alder
| men, Minneapolis stands lowest on the
| list, the only city anywhere near its
figures being Indianapolis. Most Of the
apolis and Denver expends more thar
| five times as much. s-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
STAYS WILD WOLF In
LOWRY HILL DISTRICT

Ell. Smell killed a wo1f#on Lyndale
avenue just above it's juncture with
Hennepin avenue, Thursday night, and
has placed the animals carcass before
City Clerk I. A. Lydiard, together with
an application for bounty.
The animal had been seen for several
nights prowling in the back yards in
the Lowry Hill district, and Mr.. Smell,
armed with a shotgun, lay. in wait for
had not waited. long before the wolf
made it's appearance in the trees east
Of Lyndale avenue and later came out
on the street in the full glare Of the
electric light. One shot rolled Lupus
over as dead as herring.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
ANCIENT REVENUE
OFFICER F'| J: IN CITY
MAN oFsKNoBs ekTENNEssEE Re
'S,@ CALLS EXPERIENCES.
Spencer j. Catherwaite Says Stories
About Wild Times in the Mountains
Are Pure Fiction and Then Proceeds
to Mention Few Adventures That
Were the Real Thing.

Spencer J. Catherwaite of Lexington,
KY, a former officer of the United
States internal revenue Department.
called at the revenue office in the fed.
eral building yesterday afternoon. He
was stopping over en- route to the coast
and "dropped in'' for old sake's sake
and introduced himself to the officer in
charge.
"Used to be revenuer. myself, :" he
explained. "Sort Of felt that I would
feel at home if. I could meet up with
some Of the boys in the SERVICE Did
nessee, along in the seventies 4
Mr.. Catherwaite showed more inter.
est in the workings of the present-day
office than in the times which were past
but the suggestion conveyed by the
words "Knobs o. Tennessee and tthe
seventies'' naturally led to questions
about moonshine'5 and mountaineers
"These stories about wild times il
the mountains are sure all right II
print, but they are pure fiction. There
was mighty little, gun play there ex
cept in the magazine writer's imagina
tions. They certainly do turn out som,
interesting tales, and convincing, too
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

ner Kitchen In the rear and had ignited
them. Owing to the rain the kitchen was
not burning fercely and the flames were
easily put out.
The rooms on the second floor are oc-
cupied by Miss Johnson, sister OF the
owner of the building. The ground floor
is occupied by Jewish family whose
name was not learned last night The
matter has been reported to the police.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
SYNDICATE BUYS up
WISCONSIN TROLLES
By Publishers Press.

By Publishers Press. . 49, s1s@ =
Eau Claire, Wis, Oct. 14.-An Eau
Claire syndicate today bought from
President Arthur p. sAppleyard Of the
Chippewa Valley Electric Railway com
pany the controlling stock Of the cor
poration. ss.5 S.j
The consideration is unknown, but
the properties are said to be worth
100000 and include the light and
power plant, as well as the trolley lines
Of Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls and
interurban roads.
The syndicate is composed of o. IT.
ingram, @. Z. Bundy, Roy 2. Wilcox,
John s. Owen, Byron A, Burlington and
Gorge B. Wheeler
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

The advantages Of motor traction
are beginning to be appreciated ia
South Africa. In the upper part of
Transkei lKaf6rlanp 2 service !, Of q Z MO :;
ridden by natives, to carry the mails
from Mount Frere to the outlying sta
tions, and 80 on to Kokstadt, dis
tance Of seventy miles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

r. A bird which: can talk In two Ian
guages and whose repertory consists Of
seventeen phrases is the latest addi-
ton to the London geological gardens.
The bird belongs to a species which
fourishes in northern India. Three of
It's phrases are in an Indian dialect and
the rest in English. The bird Is name is
Tommy, and it asks all visitors, "Who
are you?'' -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
SUSPICIOUS FIRES e 4;
Two In Rapid Succession Puzzle Fire
! u " Al -. man and Pnlica l.l L.EI

Two mysterious fires broke out in a
Two story frame dwelling owned by A.
y, johnson at 252 Thirteenth avenue S
last night and the police and fire depart
ments will make thoro investigation.
kphe first blaze started at 8 o. clock and
when the department arrived they found
the pillows on a sofa in the ground floor
apartments on fire. The curtains were
Woodwork The fire was soon xtinguishr
ed but two hours later another broke out
sat the same place. ~. A. ~ IN II. Essss
n his time ]. some .one had piled several
bundles Of new papers near the suns
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-05
MAGIC IN THE ZUNl TRIBE.
During Series Of Weird lamentations
Priest Apparently Lifts jug Of
Water with Feather.

THE most startling feat ever saw"
said guest at the Diller to the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, was performed By
the priests Of the Zuni tribe in Arizona,
or, as they were called, The Ancients
Of Creation They seat themselves in
circle on the clay floor, around q Jar
that will hold perhaps a gallon, an an
Gent and sacred earthen vessel, which
Is filled with water. The chief priest
carries In his hand two ordinary eagle
feathers, which are tied together at the
quill ends so that they make a fork.
Behind the circle Of the priests are other
members of the tribe and the musicians
with their drums and gourds, who Join
in the chants with emotion. The in,
carnations continue for several hours
and when the participants and spectators
are brought up to proper pitch OF ex-
element the priest dips the feather tips
into the water, lifts the Jar with them
and holds 1t suspended for q minute or
two At a height level with his face or
breast. Then he lowers it slowly to the
ground. This feat is repeated several
times during the performance Appar-
emily there is nothing in the hand OF the
priest but the feathers and they appear
to be inserted into the mouth OF the Jar
only two or three inches. OF course,
there is some trick about It, but | was
never able to discover It,"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-05
ORIGIN OF LoNpoN's FoGS
Investigation Undertaken Some Years
Ago Brings to Light Real Facts
Of Their Peculiarities.

At the request Of the London county
council the meteorological council OF the
Royal society undertook an inquiry into
London fogs during the winter Of 1SO1-l
The results were recently reported TO
the latter body by Capt. A. Carpenter,
who had charge Of the investigation
The observations were made chiefly by
the officers Of the metropolitan fire brig
ade. Capt. Carpenter finds three causes
Of fog:
First, a warm atmosphere cooled by
contact with cold earth or water sur
face, which forms a cold surface fog;
second, a cold atmosphere warmed by
contact with a warm earth OF water sur
face, which forms a steaming water fog,
and, third, two strata Of air of different
temperatures in contact with one an
other, which conditions give rise TO a
cloud fog.
Each Of these fogs may become per-
meated with smoke, when the fog par
ticles become coated with oily hydro
carbons and are impervious to the evap-
Grating power Of the sun. These may
drift long distances, slowly settling on
the ground, on houses and clothes, and
are inhaled by living animals and plants.
The report represents that when the
wind at Kew reached velocity Of 13
miles an hour the London fogs were
usually dispersed. The exceptions noted
were the very smoky fogs which ac-
companied the damp air Of advancing
cyclones, and it required a wind force
Of IT miles an hour to dispense them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-05
coLLEGIAN TO DUST CHINA
Vanderbilt Family Employ Univer-
sity Graduate at Big Salary to
Keep specks OFF Bric-a-Brac.

There is no doubt that there are good
positions for those who want them. One
of the women of the Vanderbilt family
employs a young woman to dust her
bric-a-brac. The young woman re-
ceives a big salary for her work, and
practically her own. In the Wander
bilt mansion she occupies her own suite
of rooms, and when she goes out to
drive she has her own hanson. A
saddle horse is at her disposal. The
object OF employing q high-salaried
young woman is this. In the drawing
room there are rare pieces Of brlc-a-brac
that cost hundreds Of dollars. In q tiny
cabinet in the dining-room there rests
a tiny cup and saucer that cost S1.000
It Is a rare bit imported from England.
1t once belonged to Queen Elizabeth.
IF were to employ green girl to
dust my bric-a-brac," reasons Mrs. Van
derbilt, 1T would soon be all broken
She would break more in minute than
pay her In year must get re-
fined, cultivated young woman who will
realize It's Importance, and its beauty.
and It's value" And so she pays $4,000
4 year to a college graduate to keep
the numerous pieces of bric-a-brac dust
cd. The young woman rises early to
complete her task, and. again, in the
afternoon she dusts. Indeed, she Is
busy all over the house all during the
day.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-05
HORNET A PEST REDUcER.
Although They Sometimes Sting, the
Insects Are a Real Benefit
to Mankind.

As the leaves are falling and the
hunting season is on, hornets nests
become the target Of occasional
thoughtless hunters, says Field and
Stream. There is much more to be
said against this useless practice than
that 1t is a waste of ammunition. Hor-
nets or "White-faced wasps" have no
evil traits or obnoxious features. It Is
true that they will sometimes sting.
but only when they are attacked in
their homes, or think their young are
in danger The great value Of these
insects is that they live entirely upon
insects, mostly flies, and, in fact. when
they are near dwellings their food is
generally the common horse fly. They
are natures greatest factors In re-
ducing this serious pest. 1t Is we'll
known that flies carry disease germs,
such as typhoid fever, and 1t can thus
be seen that hornets have decidedly
sanitary effect as a result OF their de-
sirable insectlverous habits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-05
SOME RULES FOR THE HAIR
Which Should Be Observed by Those
Who Care to Preserve and
Beautify It.

Never use curling irons.
Vigorous brushing is bad.
ClednliIess is necessity.
Treatment must be senue.
Gentle massage is admirable.
Face bleaches injure the hair.
Stif bristle brushes are bad.
Massage promotes the flow of OIL
Constant cutting tends to badness
Scalp circulation is of prime impor
lance.
Gentle massage is a pleasant stimu
lation.
Lack of circulation means loss Of
hair.
Rubbing in mere stimulants does nc
good.
Turkish bath scrubbing is bad fol-
the hair.
AS a rule, falling hair is due to il.
health.
Diving in cold water lays the founda.
ton for badness
Too much oil is as disagreeable al
too little is dangerous.
Good health will do more than ton
les and washes.
Choose flexible comb with large
round, coarse teeth.
No matter how fast hair falls out
regaining it is a slow process.
In using a hair brush do not presi
so hard that 1t touches the scalp.
To shake the hair out loose and give
It a sun bath is most beneficial.
Overwork or everyday, as well as
stimulants, causes the hair to fall out
Fifteen minutes each evening before
retiring should be devoted to the hair
Hair will last thick and glossy to olo
age from youth.
To frequently cut the hair is to cause
It to lost its gloss and become posi-
lively coarse.
Fine, soft, thick hair Of moderate
length Is much more desired now than
the long hair Of old.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-05
TRADES GROWTH IN MEXICO
Business Built Up In Various Lines
By Merchants of Different
Nations.

The United States, England, Ger
many, France, Spain, Belgium. Italy,
Austria, the Netherlands. and Swift
erland do business In this district.
The trade of each was originally ac-
Quired by citizens Of the several coun-
tries coming here to establish new en-
terprises.
The Spaniards, being the first In the
field, became the shopkeepers, and
brought from Spain the goods with
which they were most familiar.
England supplied the coal. railway
and heavy hardware, and machinery
for years, as Englishmen were the first
to build a railroad in Mexico and TO
introduce new methods Of mining.
Frenchmen coming over with Maxi
milan at the time Of the Intervention
brought WIN them the silks and arts
Of France and introduced them TO this
people, SO that to-day Frenchmen are
the owners of the principal dry goods
and millinery stores throughout Mex
ico
German merchants sent hither their
trusted employees, years ago, to estab-
lish branches Of the Hamburg hard
ware houses. and to-day control the
retail hardware trade.
The merchants Of the United States
began to get an appreclable part OF
Mexican trade when American capital
commenced 10 build railroads south
from the Texas border, and soon.Ameri-
cans were furnishing the coal, rail-
way supplies. lumber, hardware, ETC.,
that go to build country just awaken
ing to the touch Of competitive CON-
merce.
From all Of which It may be truly
said that while catalogues and CORE
spondence have their effect On trade,
that which is necessary to the success
full introduction Of new goods is plac-
ing the actual article, or sample. before
the Mexican merchant and consumer
by an expert and having It's use ex-
planned by one who thoroughly under
stands and appreciates It. A personal
study, on the ground, Of MeIicans and
their needs, by the best salesman
factory can send out (better still by q
proprietor) would result In better busi-
ness more quickly secured than In any
other way, and q business once Sc
cured in Mexico, based on confidence
and fair dealing, Is a permanent prop.
osition.
To illustrate the foregoing. over rs
years ago an engine and boiler manu-
featuring company OF Erie, Pa. deslr.
ing to enter the Mexican field, COM
menced q correspondence and sent cat
alogues with little result except as an
but the head Of the CON-
pany, man Of fine presence and I'm
pressive manners, finally came to Mex
leo himself, saw just what the local
trade demanded, became acquainted
with his prospective customers, per-
sonally arranged credit and method Of |
and before leaving the re-
public established an agency that to-
day handles more goods than any other
house in its line here.
SAMUEL e. MAGILLA