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New-York tribune., 1905-07-16

The distance travelled by the carriers con-
nected with the New-YOrk Postoffice is prob
ably more than five thousand miles day. There
are nearly thousand miles of streets in the bor-
oughs of Manhattan and The Bronx. Some OF the
carriers walk from fifteen TO twenty miles each
day. The shortest routes are those in the Park
Row, American Tract, Trinity and Broad-Ex-
change buildings. Three carriers are required
to distribute the mail for the Park Row Build
ing alone. Each delivers TO a certain number
Of floors, sorting his mail out by stories In the
first delivery in the morning there prob
ably nine thousand pieces for this, the tall bust
ness building.
The antiquated methods Of moving some of the
mail is one of the remarkable things about the
New York Postofice. One hardly imagine
an establishment doing business Of millions
of dollars annually carrying 1t on with the aid
of little pushcarts, such one would not ex-
pect to find anywhere except on the East Side.
1t is said that when the question of transport
ing the mails in this city by means of pneu-
matte tubes came before the Senate Committee
on Appropriations at Washington, Senator
asked
which is the cheapest method of transporta-
tion? Is 1t wagons or the automobiles and pneu-
matte tubes that you talk about?"
Wagons are the cheapest" was the reply,
Just as an ox-cart is cheaper than locomo-
tive"
We'll" he said. gravely, then wagons are
what New-York should to transport her
mails"
In view of the interesting fact that the ex-
penses Of the New-York office are betrayed en-
tirely from the receipts for mail posted for de-
livery within the territory covered by the office,
and that the entire receipts for mail sent out
side a profit which be applied to the
oft ha Of mn
elsewhere, there is no reason why the city should
not have the best of local service. Quicker
local transmission might mean increased busI-
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16
DR.. Mary z. Sel1en Tells Of Her Re
search Along This Line.

the dlsembodied spirits Of the dead. He thought
it was a mission imposed upon him. He finally
found a medium, who agreed TO bring him into
communication with the spirits. She imposed
uron him the condition, however, that he should
always come alone. I finally persuaded him TO
let accompany him one of his visits.
was somewhat frightened by my experience L
am not believer in SpiritualSm, but certainly
heard twenty-five thirty voices around me-
Mr. Washburn continued these seances for two
or three years. Then he shot his daughter, his
wife and himself. l cannot account for his act
in any other way than that he was hypnotiZed
into his belief and that his mind was affected.
Ceases of hypnOtism have come within my
knowledge that suggest that a person may be
come hypnotized by attending seances or by
being in the neighborhOod OF one. While In
Columbus, Ohio, youth came TO me for treat
ment He was about nineteen years old he
said that he had desire to Kill some one, but
no one in particular l questioned him to
how long ne had felt this way. He said he had
not been possessed with this desire until one
night when persons in the next room had
seance with a spiritualist. He was invited INTO
the room but did not go. He said: That
night l was very much troubled In my
sleep I would get up and walk the floor. There
seemed to be a presence in the room. 1t seemed
to have form This form impressed upon me
the desire to commit murder. but indicated no
one in particular
He believed this inclination to be the result
OF the seance in the next room. That would in
dfcate that a seance held in an adjoining room
could influence the mind, perhaps hypnotic. and
that there is danger OF becoming hypnotized by
attending seance. This young man seemed to
be all right otherwise There is no doubt that
many people are placed in state of obsession
through seances.
"A case which came to my knowledge in 1893
Illustrates to what ends hypnotisnL be put.
A certain man desired to get rid OF his wife. He
believed that By hypnotiZiug her she could be in
persuaded her TO permit herself 10 become a.
subject, telling her that 1t would benefit her
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16
Few People Realize How Intricate and
Energetic It Is.

dropped lown the chute to the belt Almost
instantly the mechanical messenger delivers
them on the cashiers desk. By this method it
is possible to confine the handling of money to
man.
Opening mail is a fascinating occupation to
Americans Man. matron. youth and maid are
all equally interested in opening letters Letters
are like prize packages. An enVe4ope may IN
close welcome or unwelCome messages. There
may be a check bill. The pile is run through
for those which look the most interesting, or
those whose contents are most in doubt THESE
opened first. Then follow those which ap-
peal least to the interest or curiosity 1t IS
doubtful If letter opening would be so enJoyaDle
IL one were obliged to do it for the money order
department. From twenty thousand to thirty
thousand advices are received every mornlnS'
Each one is in a separate envelope Fortunately
for the force Of clerks who sort the adVlces one
of their number has invented a machine for
opening the envelopes. With a small, circular
saw, whose teeth have been sharpened to the
keenness Of a razor blade, they are opened by
the hundred at the rate of 1000 every minute.
Red tape is sometimes q bad thing. Uncle
Sam is often accused of winding too much Of
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16

convinced that they had lost their own indi-
viduality. and had become, mentally part of the
hypnotist. Six months later left the city Re
turning. after absence of three years, I
learned that one of the young men had been
placed In an insane asylum. The other was able
to follow his usual avOcation. but was queer in
his actions and not firm in his opinions. Preyi-
ousy they were perfectly normal.
Another Illustration is the case of a fifteen
year-old girl, the bright and promising daughter
OF an Ohio farmer. Her father had taken up the
study of hypnotism and had investigated spirit
ualisrn He conceived the notion that by putting
his daughter in a hypnotic state he could COM
municate through her with the dead. He syp-
Noticed her two or three times week At the
end OF two weeks he began to question her when
hypnotized. DO you see anythng?' he would
ask She would describe persons whom he be-
lieyed to have died.
up to this time the girl had always been at
the head of her class in school. Her father con-
tinued to hypnotize her at intervals for year
Little by little the girl grew morose and stupid
At times she would refuse to eat. She lost in
terest in her school work and no longer cared to
mingle with her former companions. Many of
her fathers friends warned him against per-
sisting further with the experiments. When l
last heard from the family he still carrying
on his experiments through his daughter. re-
fusing to believe that she was in any way af-
fected by them.
THE case Of Mr.. Washburn. wheat dealer Of
Buffalo who killed his wife and daughter and
then committed suicide is surely food for thought
70 the seeker after truth. In appearances he
was President ROoseVelt's double, even to
glasses He was hard headed business man,
but somehow he got the idea that lie could help
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16
P0TEMKINE AND JONES.
Names Linked an Russian History
Disgrace for One, Honor for Other.

Those who believe in the ultimate Justice Of
things. that in time the hero is honored and the
hypocrite debased, point a special moral in two
recent occurrences of world wide moment-the
mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Kniaz Po-
tembine and the funeral OF John Paul Jones.
Though separated by space and race nevertheless.
the mutiny and the funeral may be regarded as
links in the same chain Of destiny BY one the
name Of hypocrfte has been disgraced; by the
other the memory of hero made glorious.
The battleship which has brought so much shame
to the Car was named in honor OF Kniaz or
Prince, Potemkine who, as the favorite of Cath
crime II, for time the real ruler Of Russia
He and Jones contemporaries. Potemkine
plunged Russia into with Turkey, in which
Jones, admiral, many a victory for the
cause of the MuscOvites. And although Potenkine
brought about the conflict chiefly to fatter his own
pride that he might adorn his coat with one more
decoration-the ribbon of the Order Of ST. George
and although he let Jones plan and win the
battles, Potemkine obtained all the glory of the
war. while Jones was treated as an outcast
Into this Jones entered with the full belief
that it in a righteous cause. He was already
famous, the story of his triumph on the Bon
homme Richard over the British Scraps having
penetrated even the sluggish AIuscovite capital
the Neva, and Russia was then on the verge
of with the Turk, and as much of the fight
ing would have to be done in the Black Sea. the
beaureaucrats in charge Of the Admiralty saw In
Jones the very they wanted. Accordingly
they persuaded Catherine III to offer him the COM
mand of the Black Sea fleet. that he might battle
in the of God against the infideI Turks"
Jones accepted the offer and went Russia, where
he met the Empress and the mighty Potemkine
At first the hero of the American Revolution was
treated with overwhelming courtesy. He was feted
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.

The money order department OF the postoff1ce
uoes the business of a good sized bank. It's
transactions in the course of a year amount to
about $3O0OO0OOO, or nearly $1O00OO0 for every
business day It is the clearing house for money
order offices OF the United States. The offices
send their surpuses here, and when they need
funds in their money order department they
draw on the New-York Office.
The obseryant visitor TO the money order de-
partment while standing in line before the
crowded window waiting for an opportunity to
apply for an order has probably noticed
curious fact. The partition which prevents the
public from getting in the way of the clerks
runs around three sides Of the room. All of It's
windows, with the exception Of two at the right
hand end, given UP to the applicants for
money orders or for the cash which they rep
resent. The last two windows are those used by
the cashiers. When the applicant for order
hands in his white or red slip, the case may
be, he sees the clerk inside the window filling in
the order and stamping it and the receipt. A
of the order plus the fee to the cashier around
the corner is handed him. Crossing to the
cashiers window, the slip is handed, with the
money, to the clerk within. Instantly the very
order and receipt he saw filed out the other
side of the room are pushed out the ledge,
the latter folded up inside the former. There is
something mysterious about this, for 1t is easy
to that the cashier is separated from the
other clerks in n cage. One could buy orders
every day in the year and watch closely with
seeing small boy chase around with
them or detect the way in which the trick is
done. Like good many other tricks, 1t is very
simple when seen from the opposite point Of
view. The invention Of the device by which
this quick movement is accomplished was the
means Of adding $500 to the salary of Joseph
Elliott, the present superintendent OF the money
order department. 1t is endless belt trav-
cling In a trough. Leading to this belt from
the desk Of each clerk is a chute The papers
to be transmitted to the cashier are folded and
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16

ing on the boundary lines this knowledge must
he exact There are clerks in the New-York
General Postofice who know Philadelphia in
the same way, for mail is sorted for the diff
ferent stations in that city before it is dis
patched The clerks who sort the mail for dis
tribution to the different stations must also
know the names Of the holders of the 2,165
boxes at the General Postoff1ce. The list is
CONSTANTLY chs
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16

it around his business operations and tripping
himself up in it. There is a lot of it twined
about the registry department at the New-York
Postoffice. would discover if he had an
opportunity to learn It's workings In this case
ii is of great advantage. After such visit one
would never have any misgvngs regarding the
safety of valuables intrusted to the registry
division. 1t Is difficult to imagine a more per-
feet system of protection. From the moment
the trustfuI sender hands his letter package
in at the window and receives his receipt until
it is delivered and a receipt has been signed by
the addressee some postal official is directly
raSDOOSib1e for
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16
THE REGISTRATION OF LETTERS.

apart for the registry business is a series Of
large cells. Every clerk works in a cage. AS
soon as the trustful sender pushes his package
or letter through the window the clerk writes
a number on it. This corresponds with the
number of the receipt given to the sender. The
clerks who take the articles from those stationed
New-York tribune., 1905-07-16

THE PILGRIMS DINNER FOR Mr.. REID.
The PILGRIMS is a society to welcome Amsrl-
can visitors to England It has its counter
part in America, where a similar friendly
hand is given TO British visitors. It's eui-
ninatns point was reached at recent din
ner to receive Mr.. Whisslaw Reid. The
Prime Minister and the leader Of the op-
position were among che speakers, and cap
itaI speeches were also made b. Sir George
White and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Ono
of the enotes" Of a distinguished evening
was the reading by Sir Henry irving Of a
poem by the Poet Laursase, who was also
present.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
improved,
TABOUR REALTY COMPANY

40 First Av. S.
homes SOY in VIII" this cit city, practicoy neW, on
Lowry hill let us tell you about one con
taining nine OF ten rod add first ho ssctad
hardwoods; all hardwood floors, two man,
tells sideboard, book eases seats. peveled
full hardwood panel work, elaborate decor
atoms, combination heat 6neiy. htteth4i'n a.
try with plate warmer We believe 1t is
s4,ooo@Take a D1 look at sl41 Humboldt av s. 46x
12S, has we'll built house Of eight or nine
rooms, nearly new, finished throughout IN
hardwo9ds s. with hardwood hooEs mante tel
window shades, nickel trimmed plumbing,
full basement with the best of hot water
heating aiants, stone walks and steps;
beautiful local ion, near the lake. convent
ent to car, school and churches etc; this
house was built strictly for home and
heated last winter with six tons of
coal; look it over, we believe 1t will pay
sa15oSA corner 45x1e5, in the vicinity of
Plymouth av and 9Th st, all street improve
ments, rents for $46 per month. very fine
$4,000 little block of fats in the eighth ward,
month; there is heat OF janitor services
to furnish: it will net Is per cent on the
money invested; will pay for itself in a
3d. s5o-4sxl22, on beautiful Portland az. with
" modern rooms in perfect condition; the
choicest location in the city and is Ger
$4,eoo-Inside 18th st, near Nicollet av, large
house containing y rooms. two finely fittet
bath rooms, full basement, good furnace
hardwood finish and floors, mantel. ga:
fixtures and window shades water meter
tirst-class barn: this property can BIZ
made to pay IS per cent.
d,75o-A corner, 52xlS5, on Lowry hill, al
street improvements, big bargain.
Ss0oo-A fine block of fats, we'll inside, con
venient to car line. churches and schools
renting for $1,000 per year; no heat O
s7,25o@Look at 2465 Humboldt av S. fuilsize
lot, beautiful location: house has neve
been occupied; contains ten large ligh
rooms; finished throughout in hardwoods
all hardwood floors; finest plumbing. man
tel, sldeboard, expensive gas fixtures an
window shades; elaborate decorations
front and back stairs, expensive art glass
full basement with the best of combinatio
heating plants laundry, ETC.; guar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-07
FOR SALE M1scEI,I.ANEoUsE


GREAT PIANO SALE.
Wonderful success of our great sale of 200
pianos. 1t is breaking all records for piano.
selling in Minnesota. Why shouldn't it when
high grade pianos of twenty of the leading
makes of America are going at half their
value We mention a few of the great barr
gains to give you some idea of this unparal.
1eled sale.
Hale, piano, 1-s octaves. 3 strings, good
tone, for $50. IF
genuine Behning piano. Z 1-3 octaves.
carved panels. full rich tone. for $155.
Iyers s. Pond piano. full size. good tone.
$3.50. IS
Martin Bros. plano, Z l-s octaves, very
Howard piano. golden oak case, sweet tone,
for $120.
GabIer piano, 8 strings. solid panels. richly
carved for S145.
A $500 sohmer piano for 500: $3.50
Hangs s Bros sG piano for $l65: used uprights
$3.50, $3.50. ts55 Es i
40 new showroom pianos going at about
half their value This lot is made up of
Steck, Hardman, Krakauer, McPhail.
Grown Briggs Sterling, Behning. Hunting
ton. kohler, & Campbell and others. Terms
for this sale down to So. 50. SIS. Sc, 81 a
month.
Store open evenings. Foster s Waldo. SO
9th st 5, cor. Nicollet aY.
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PIANOS, PIANOS.

PIANOS, PIANOS. r. I"
SPECIAL SALE OF PIANOS.
We have u great number of used pianos in
our bargain basement in makes Of Vose
steinWay Gabler, Weber, Crown, Ladd
Everett, Wesley, Garland, Hardman and
many others at 500 and up; these are all
upright pianos and have been taken in on
part payment. for our celebrated Sohmer,
Vose and Wesley pianos; organs and square
all makes at 500 and up. Call or write at
once. Cash or easy payments. Open even
- ings. r, - -. VII.
s. w. tRaudenbush g. Co., 5s...
q
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BUSINESS CHANCES ]

HAMRE, NoRsTRoM & Goa THOROUGHLY
reliable and honest firm Of business brokers.
We buy sell and exchange all lines of bust
drug and shoe stores, meat markets and
bakeries; hotels and rooming and boarding
houses are our specially; big snaps in farm,
ducements for large and small investors. If
you are looking for any kind Of business at
any price 1t will pay you to call or write
Halnre, Norstrom s. Co., Els New York Life,
MINNEAPOLIS .stlII5s = 80
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STATE. FAIR v1s1rnRs

SIAIE. FAIR VISITORS - y 4 &
VIII find 1t to their interest to call us II
In need OF new or secondhand fixtures or
furniture. We. carry the largest and best line
at lowest prices, in the twin cities, in car
loads or small lots Stoves, ranges, bureaus,
commodes, chiffonieres, tables, stands, chairs,
beds, parlor suites, bookcases, buffets, cup
boards. carpets, roll top and Stand desks.
showcases, counters, shelving, butchers, bak-
er's, restaurants, outfits complete. Ryan & La
Due, 1922 Washington ay S.
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SUPERFLUOUS HAIR, MOLES. ETC. zPERMA-
nently removed by electricity. Miss Hollister,
TITS Syndicate Block Pioneer stand OF the
northwest. Exclusive specialist.
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STEAMSHIPS

EUROPEAN TRAvEI-oANADIAN PACIFIC
Railway Steamship Lines. Tickets to and
from I'LL points in Europe. Lowest rates
The best of everything. Office. Is Sd ct g.
Minneapolis.
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ATTORNEYS

~~>>~<~~S~~~>~~~~~~~~~>%
e. B. CRANE, '@
725 Temple Court. Minneapolis. 50
Prompt attention given to all legal business
and collections. Your correspondence solicited
THE SWEETSER-RoCHESTE co.,
S1O-S11 Lumber Exchange, Minneapolis. Best
equipped collection department In northwest.
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COWS, DOGS AND POULTRY
WANTED-GOOD MICH COWS IN EX-
change for farm unimproved lands in Min
nesota or Wisconsin. John G. Allen, S05 ID
az s, Minneapolis.
THOROUGHBRED POINTER PUPPIES; NO
better blood in the state; eligible for regis
tration; send for pedigree. Roselawn Kennel.
Eureka, MINI. . - sj- - .
FOR SALE-THoROBRED ENGLISH BULL
terrier pups, 10 weeks old; cheap if taken at
once. Call Supt. Glass Block Stable, 1853 Sd
st N. .r....a..
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Farm Lands.
SELL OUT-SELL. OUT

AND COME TO NORTH DAKOTA
AND SEE THE BIGGEST CROPS.
Ihere's no, place like home" makes a very
good song, but it's mighty poor business to
let sentiment keep you and your children on
all SO-acre farm in Illinois, Indiana Wiscon
SIN or Iowa When you get four five
times the land for the same money in North
Dakota. Then you can look around your big
domain and have home worth singing about
And you'll feel like singing when You 1irst
see this glorious country. Think of it, rich
farming land, with free coal, plenty Of water
pleasant. neighbors, good schools superb and
bracing climate-land that grows big crops
OF wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, alfalfa and
potatoes, that's rich in native grasses, for $12
to $50 an acre. II you come quick we can
locate you on a 16O-acre homestead adjoining
your land. Get tickets facts and maps from
Ill. or Mandan n D.
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AITKIN COUNTY.

Improved farm OF lGO acres, fine SOIL sur
face smooth, good drainage, 20 acres mixed
hardwood, 20 acres natural meadow 20 acres
cultivated balance pasture; frame house and
outbuildings in fair condition; three lakes
~ within half mile; price, including cattle, hay,
tools, machinery and $4,000 feet of logs on
skid, $500; price, not including personal
300 acres Of wild land in Hill Lake coun-
try, containing 200 acres of mixed hardwood,
$l5 per Also 80 acres white cedar and
pine land, $4,000; estimated 10000 poles, in
Guiding many 80 feet long, this 60 acres.
For further particulars call on
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WOOD AND COAL. +

HARD MAPLE WILDWOOD; NO BARR 81. so
per load. Minneapolis Bedding Co.. Division
st and 9th aU Sc. jsf
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BARGAIN-FARM OF 1887 ACRES "A MILE
from school and postoffice, 2 miles from
cheese factory miles from creamery, best
settled portion of county; no stones, not sub,
ject to overflow; 20 acres cleared. in clover, all
easily cleared: good house. barn, root house,
fine we'll, etc; splendid dairy farm will sHll
for $3.50 per acre, worth $50. o. H. Welton,
Ero
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STOVE REPAIRS

S%~cIN~~~N~~~r~r>~S%~~$
REPAIRS FOR ALL STOyES-GREAT WEST.
ern Stove Repair Co.. 312 Hennepin av.
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OF THE BEST HOTEL PRoPo-
s1t1ons in South Dakota county seat. and at the
end OF the railroad. with the trade Of three
good interior towns tributary to it: it's the
only 81 house and has the entire trade of the
town and country. there being only small
81 house besides: house we'll furnished. 30
pay for itself in three years. Clark Bates.