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The Minneapolis theater-going public are
promised novelty Of a delightful kind at
the Metropolitan the last half Of this week
In the Stanisaus STANCE comedy, 1.-THE
School for Husbands which will be pre-
scented by Alice Fischer and a cast of
superior merit. =. -
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His Last Dollar" play dealing with
the romance Of a Kentucky gentleman,
with David Higgins in the leading role,
ably supported by Eleanor Montell and
a, strong company. will come to the Bijou
next week. ... .
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A Comic Othello'' was a New York
reviewers standardization Of Augustus
Thomas new comedy, Mrs. Leffngwell's
Boots" This same play is announced
for presentation at the Metropolitan for
four nights and matinee beginning next
Sunday evening.
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III Loo or T., 'fJ,o sbo n

SIT, IOdIer III the s11aue : ~
Before my house Of clay,
And wonder, wonder as I sit,
Where leads that, long highway.
frank Harrington in October Lippincott's
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All papers are continued until an explicit order
Is received for discontinuance and until all ar
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on file at Eagle bureau, So Ru'
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DENMARK-Journal on file at U. S. Legation.
ST. PAUL oFFICE-42O Endicott building. Tele'
phone n. W. Main 230
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LoNDON-Jcurnal on Lie at American Express
office, Waterloo place, and q. s. Express
office 90 Strand.
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FELEPHONE-Journal has private switchboard
for both lines Call No. on either line and
call for department you wish to speak to.
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NEW YORK oFFICE-Trfbune building.
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ond street. Telephone Main No. 8.
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journal building 47-49 Fourth street S.
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SWITCH snnkc l. nlnc Raccr.

T-or7 hc NeU orleans Tf7e'- Democrat
THE svifte7t snake ! have ever known
iethc blue racer. as We used 70 call the reptile
To- the Arkansas foothills and want 70 tell
YOU. this particular snake can travel Ike
blue strcGK. said a man from Arkansas.
u he fact Is. the name blue raccr was gwen
10 the snake because Of tie members feet
meas. j have seen blue raccr,' dart across
the ro1d M such n rHpid pace Tint you would
cuiy see q mere suggestion OF blue md u
You did rct hGpI On 10 know the snake and
its habits you woul1 not know what II was.
OF could not possibly get the idea th't u
Was a snake you had seen fash through tine
dust OF the country roGd unless you knew
spec the snake makes do not know. but y
Is rapid puCe The rattlesuafe IL suppose
10 have rood speet ana Hs mntter OF IA
the RATHER cnn Nhi7 along NJ pretty svift
git. but the r.ttlcsnake IS not In II with
tho blue racer
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Second tins round nothiar shouted
the Slugger Way, that guy oouldn' I
beat n steam roller going the other way
He certainly wasn't anything to Inspire
an expires, train with jealousy.
The Lilies began to recover their nerve,
and a. the game progres ed they gradually
forced ahead
-Cy Priest. who was sore in the first place
at the failure Of his 7lse 10 deprive the
Lilies Of their practice y getting them to
tear UP their grounds. grew groucher and
groucll1r with every minute Of play.
In the ninth when the Roarors' left
fielder was caught mapping of second,
leavin, the final score 10 70 in favor Of
the Lilies PRIEST face was the picture OF
picks oil appointment.
Say. Cy what wa the matter with that
flmou- Hare Of yours Slugger jeer d.
sort Of all tangled up to-day wasn't heP
Priest glarpd at the Singer.
! hope vcu didu', thinI that still was
Wyndharn Hare, did YOU he said, with
sheer. Why Hare, in he hospital.
Sprained his hack in a game last weeS.
Knocked a home run and ran round the
bases 80 fast that he caught up with himself
and colided'
That. only what Cy Priest said. OF
course. Personally | dom, believe it,
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are tho resources OF an immature. Lm.
developed mind, Of one Who has lived al
ways ON Inc surface,
Il read the letters that come, too.
think have had about i've thousand IRON
all over the country. Some OF the women
have Deen hard on me. but the create r
part are very nice. They tell me that every
thing will como out all right. that must
keep up and that every ono believes in me.
Usually they ask il there is anything they
can do for mel'
And Ia there?'
Nothing except
warning look from council for the
defend ant checks her.
Nothing. have no complaint to make.
Every one has Leen 40 kind. Warden
Flynn would do more for me If he could.
LUZ there is so much jealousy among the
other women that he has to o very careful
not to show any favor. Mrs O'Brien
the matron. is good TO us all. Once IN n
while she lets me go TO the door with her
and look out
| 1t Is great change from the old life.
Her supreme diversion. her greltost favor
Is to be allowed TO look out of tho prison
| door into paved court with high stone
| walls.
! A catter OF cups and plates in the dining
hall prompts the next question.
You get plenty of exercise and good
! food?'
! walk up and down the corridor in the
daytime. That is tho exercise. The food :
Yes. it is all right
Your friends are allowed to send you
things?'
Yes, and they haven't Ill forgotten me.
Sometimes in the evening ] got a salad,
! and am allowed 10 cat il in my cell"
And you spend your evenings in the
oell?.
Evenings! There arc TO evenings.
am locked In every afternoon at o'clock.
right after supper, and stay there until
o'clock the next morning. have teen
very i'll with lad cold the last few days
and i have been allowed TO stay in Led
until 10 o'clock.
Would you like to see my ceil7-
sac opens the door and shows the two
tiers Of cells, the upper opening from an
iron balcony reached by means Of a shoit
stairway.
Mine is No. 81 on the upper tier. They
put me In one Of the lower ones at first
for fear I would harm myself. / never
had any idea Of such thing, but surrose
they have TO be careful. The UPPER ones
are not quite 90 dark
The cell ia large enough to hold a rarrow
iron bed. from which, without stretch
ing out the arm. p 'rson could touch the
wall on the free side. There is a little
more space. perhaps six inches. at the
foot Of the bed where the water from
single faucet drips into n wooden rail-
In the corridor later she speaks CT her
father.
He is v.ry III and hns gone lack home
to Washington You knew he is an old
man and very feeble. The worry ard
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THE DEFEAT OF THE
| LlCHTFOOT LILIES
A Notable Baseball Gam. in Which
Famous Runn:r DID
Net Appear.

We'll. the baseball season will soon be
psst the newspaper stage said the fat
fan putting down his paper. and then
we'll find out just how many Of these com
ing stars that we've teen reading about al
winter are worth q new Uniform.
You'd think that if a manager had signed
a really good youngster he'd want 10 keep
his find dark sos to spring surprise when
the season opened. But | suppose they
SO on the principe that they may he able 10
scare few games out Of their riva.s before
they strike their true gait.
Just ike the way Capt. Cy Priest Of
the Ringtal Roarers tried to biufT TIE Old
Lightfoot Lilies out tie - contest with
his big talk about Wyndham Rare.
-Wyndham Hare? We'll. between you
and me ! don't really think there ever was
such a man. But II there VAS he must
have been the fastest runner that ever
busted round the diamond, not even tar
ring Phil Speed the man who used to catch
his own pitching.
The Lghtfoot Lilies first heard Of him
in this way: Capt. S,ugger Burrows and
the rest of US we're sitting round the post
Office stove one cary spring evening when
Bull Thompson suddenly let out a whistle
that would have stopped work in a stamp
mill.
Listen to this. he said. pointing to an
article IN the taJetall co.umn Of the Jones
County Courier.
The Lizhtfoot Lilies. read the Bull
/ remember the wording almost exactly
will have their hands full defending the
county championship this spring. Their
ancient rivas. the Ringtail Roarers. have
materially strengthened their ready for
midab.e aggregation OF tall tossers by the
acquisition Of a new outiie.der Mr.. Wynd
ham Hare whom Capt. Priest tells Us with
out doubt Is tie feetest tase runner that
ever donned uniform.
Capt. Pre- T. attention was flrft drawn
to Mr. Hare under rather remarkable cir
cumstapce'. While vi itlng Bloody Gulch,
Kan, he was witnes to a street alteration
One q the dtputants suddenly pulled a
gun and fred At the same instant the
other man t-rned and fed.
He was a. fleet a. the bullet For I've
blocks he maintained a slight lead Then
he seemed 10 weaken a little and for the
next few yards the bullet almost touched
bis coat
Ju as he was nearing the end OF the
sixth block, however, a mighty shout went
up from the spectators who had been at
tracted by the report Of the gun. and they
crowded around him to extend their con-
gratuations. The bullet had spent its
force and lay harmless on the sidewalk,
tNe feet back Of the runner
Among the fir [ 10 grasp his hand was
Capt. Pre- I. Learning that in addition
70 bis wonderful running Mr. Hare Gcr
that was his narnel wa something Of q ball
player the shIewd RoaIer captain signed
nm on the spot We expect great things
Of you, Nyndham Hare
We'll now. what DO you think Of thatp
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Dase deception was revealed and broke

! base deception was revealed and broke
! Tudely in upon my soul.
Gentlemen, said Ste HE with apparent
reluctance, i regret that the meIe accident
| Of my presence 10 the back yard mace
M an unwilling witness e. this outrage
upon the peace and tIanqui ~ Of our be
loved city. | am sure, however, thRt ]
voice the magnanimous sentiments Of Ell
present when 7 say that trust this unicJ'
uaate misdemeanor may be promptly
confessed and atoned' here his eyes wan
dered carelessly over to the row 81 bottles
l)~N' , 80 hr~
-BeonRin as do to TIE legal RECESSION. >
continued Stehie. which in this town, ia
una terably opposed 10 intenperanco in
every form. hesitate 10 suG-est the usual
penalty for the giving OF ia sc fire arm:
but. gentlemen. the majesty OF the Jaw
must be protected: the business of the toWl
should te promoted. and ewing noe
c'ose y. the city ought to be saved the ex-
penss OF a tria'.'
| was preparing TO respond. and rad
rornted IA O air for tfat purpose. WREN !
noticed that the -husiness Of the town" was
rapidly concentrating on the lar and that
the ack in the room was being taken up
by fresh arrivals.
Never mind the speech. said Billy from
behind the tar. 1t is up to you. partner
] shall not soon forFet tfat the nod ]
Rave In ron y cost me exact $50 nor that
three shots is the usual Tombstone are
arm.
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about your case
Tho eyes are fixed obediently on Mr..
Lew s ace. You would say that Nan Patter-
son was temperamentally obedlent There
a q women like that even in these days;
women who are amiably weak, amiably
obed4ent. who naturally obey the tone Of
any one who sneaks to them with authority.
Her expression IS the passive one Of a gnl
who is accustomed TO be told what she
snail do, and If S ne does not intend to do
1t would not think of expressing her re-
volt in any fragrant word or deed that
mIyut offend
Interviewer and interviewed sit on the
hard prison bench. while counsel hovers
discIect.y in the near distance. Nan Pat
terson'7 tone is a little Apologize.
-Of course would like 20 talk about my
case for that Is all think Of but you under
.taLd | cannot.
But tell US little Of your life here, your
thoughts
Her gray eyes whose dark circles ug-
,esi a sta ge makeup, LOOK up and down
the dlcary walls, as If in them were answer
enough.
-TAoughts7 I try not TO think. I'm
tired of thinking. II Is eight months now
that | have been here. and il has been a
'ong time. ] just hope now-hoPe, hope
hope don't think
But how can you help it? What do
ron do2'
! read some. They LET VA play solitaire
sometimes, ard in a sight shudd RI
sometimes | talk with the other women
here
WHAT do vow road"
i lave read ere or two hoofs since /
hive I cen ere Ut like the maenzh- es
lest--tle magazir es Of short stories
Little stories. little games, little talks.
Perhaps that trio Of littleness expresses
the present life OF such q womGn as well
as a longer description might do. They
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With Nan Patterson
in the Tombs
She Seems to a Woman Interviewer Like
Butterfly in Strange Quarters

The way 20 Nan Patterson is not an easy
one. II Il amid a forest Of thorny like
objections on the part of MIR. Levy, her
counsel, who puts you through sort Of
third degree as TO why, when, where and
wherefore.
1t seems TO me said the counsel for the
defence. that it is just about hard enough
70 be woman in this world under the
most favorable conditions, but when you
are a woman like Nan Patterson. well,
III take YOU and you can see for yourself"
No matter on what errand bent. the
student Of human nature must pause for
a second in the visitors room in tho Tornbs,
for there are always threadlike clues lead
ing into the abyrinths OF tho heart.
At present the room is occupied by two
women one. pretty. dark, gowned SLOWLY,
with an angry look in the eyes and about
the thin bps is pushing away child who
is trying 30 crawl on her knee. In the
irritation of tho gestures. the suppressed
wrath Of one who finds herself against her
will in a humiating environment, It is
easy TO read that bad quarter OF an hour
is coming for some one.
The other woman, palmer. more sub
dued in dress and appearance, Is writing
a letter as oomnosedly ms IL n the CORES
pondence room of an hotel. She Ia quiet,
serene, poised a striking contrast to her
Ns-a-vis.
1t would be well " every prisoner could
have such a visitor as she promised 10 be
even in the cursory glance taken In pass
ing the door.
There is a moments delay in the presence
az the arden. Then Mr. Levy writes
the names in the visitors book, complain
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the early supper, consisting OF slices Of
bread and butter. toward which the stream
of women prisoners is stol.dly making
way, with an animal like insistence which
marks tho human nature reduced 10 its
primal instincts Of food and sleep.
They are sorry lot, these women pris-
oners. weary eyed haCgard checked beings.
with shabby garments clinging TO emaciated
limbs, with faces bearing tho marks Il
dissipation and tho prison penalties. They
have not even enough curiosity left u turn
at the temperance Of Mrs Duke. the latest
arrival. who has come in from court and
with face buried in her rnuf is crying
Historically that she cannot stand it 10
stay there another night; it will kill her
night there enyironed by tho gray
walls; surrounded by gray people, What
thoughts. what drears might GOMEZ
Almost at once the iron door opens and
Nan Patterson comes through the aperture
ard closes 1t with steady hand. She
advances, gracefully end slowly until
within a few feet when she stops with her
eyes fixed en- her counsePs face. 1t is
the look of che searching in the lmpassve
face OF another for signs Of promise and
OF hope. After a moment. seeing there
only the usual kindness, she turns to his
companions.
She Is really Of medium height. feet 5.
but she seems shorter and her natural
slcpderness is accumulated. She il dressed
all IN brown, a short skirt tightly fitting
she runs once during the interview across
the corridor to overtake some one and you
notice her tieetness and grace.
Her waist Is Of brown taiTeta An ish ed
about her throat with q small turnover
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To Sell Elnnnn Hadnle..

From fhe Proridenoe .Ionrndt
The great American public il often bun
coed In buying Finnan haddies" remarked \
man In the ash business. when you buy
tlnnan dies nowadays you nNy get a
Flnnnn hudde Which IL u smoked hadd OK
or you may not. You NAV get a smoke
cot sh Instead. but Won will paw the real
imam haIdie prize for Il Just the same
The ha1do X Is n sh Of the cod family
and reese nhies he rod very much Mt the
haddo, has a black lateral line. while that OF
the toI i white. and II YOU viii only look
for the color Of tfese lines which u NOT
changed In the smoking. you can tell readily
enough whether you are getting what YOU
want or something Just as good Fer NV
self when ! buy + imam haddie want Finnan
hnddie. II may BE- no better than Finnap
cod. but ike TO think ] am getting what
want
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Els Memory at Fault.

From Rodvav and Locomotive Fnriaee
John ROGERS Is station master at Coupar-
Angus. on the Caleioniln Railway. He wa,
pious man. but. Ike many other railway
men. he waved a little proiane under excite
ment. John was member OF the local
Burns society and attended the annual din
ner regularly. getting little mellow By
closing time After one dinner he got homo
among the wee sma hours undressed him
self with some di nculty. and went down
on his knees beside the bed. where he sent
forth some incoherent mutterings.
What's the matter, Johnl" asked his better
half Are yc 10 icein' wccla-
Am feelin RIGHT replied John. but
a Gamma mind a damned wird o m a praysrs-
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A TENDERFOOT
a IN ARIZONA
He Is Promptly Introduced to a
Town Cas:om OF Tombstone.

TOMBSTONE. Ariz.. Feb. II Arriving after
dark at cup ouioCs Tombstone, left my
g,ip at the lodging house-there are no
no e.s-aat srlled ont TO see the town
ty the glare Of the $ rec ligNts. As there
were no street iisl's, except the moon,
q ere was no &. re 10 speak or and the
g os'hae Gu lines Of The struggling one
story dob hardly satisfied my appetite
for frs, impress ions
therefore yielded 10 the PERSIA sion ~
thirs and rus cd aside the door Of Billy
King's paatial whiskey joint and stepped
inside 4 game Of poker. beyond the bar
was instantly suspended, and the four
players suddenly lost all interest in the
lac poi and gave me their undivided at-
ten.ion
l realized in q moment that | was up
against l.. and that ! lad no al erna'ive
but grac fully to succumb. After an ex-
change Of kind regards, one Of the four
gravely remarked
My name IS chic, and these are SO
and so. and and 50 Now. who are ycu;'
Friendly and socilble' thought so.
for a moment Tut ! had not muo1 time
for renec ion, as : chile next inquired If
had a gun
was ashamed 10 ndmit that ted vest
pocket % cGlble cCi' ion. over in my grip.
80 asked him if lie knew Of any one VINO
ad a six shooter that he was wiling to
part wi d.
Seeing that you are stranger says
he. i will lend you mine fer Il night, but
couldn't think of rariing with it, and
with that he untuckled lis car ridge lelt,
IN which was suspended as CaiiDre gun.
r hey all
seemed un ON nonly Interested in thi'
unexpected biz OF hJsi atty and cordially
coopers.ted in transferring and adJus Ing
the ar iliery and ammuni ion trim. Step
ring hack 10 admire my w6rike equipment,
they next agreed hat as no one ever knows
a gun i'll he has tried it, ought 10 step
out 10 ne back yard and praci- e.
shoot oil the three shells that are In
the gun, says Sehlc conhden tally and
in n low ton,. and then | will load her up
With the regula ion tlve 6nd-you viii
b. safe for he light.
| confess that I felt a triae uneasy over
these preCau ions, but ! followed my new
friends out through the back door and
soon set the coyotes lodging bullets on
the surrounding mesa.
| had no sooner fired tho three shots,
a. suggested. than bang bang bang!
went a gun in front Of the SELDOM. follow vt
quickly 10y hangl bang! bang. from further
down the street About this lime the
ITlAk btiAliAt btll'i - t-tl bNft tpNAs bN~f
singulCrly. the shots broke in upon tao
light invariably In groups OF three.
was II a -liute IN my uonor, OF general
alarm | was not left long Ia doubt. First
the three hose carts oi the town were ratified
uD 10 the door by the competing crews.
who noi-ily demanded where tao fire
was a.. Then the men swarmed into the
saloon and were followed by n surging
crowd OF able bodied and thirsty onlookers
all propouudtug the question Of: Where
Ia. u D H.
Unfortunately ! had been too much
startled by the rapid succession Of events.
TO return my NV 70 it's holster, and ] vaz
taken almost IN f.grafto d9Lcto. Then the
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trouble Of nv trial have been too much
for him, and l cannot see him
Sometimes ! get frighfully tlue. il
dor seem as # could star d II, ut must
l tLink that people outside telieve dat
am innocep:, ara that helps me-
-WoCl6 you 90 back 70 tie stage?'
Never. lave had enough q notcr'ety,
erouF1 Of the stage enough OF everything
I wait to st away scnewl ere, sr ywl ere.
SIC j. pcT.llusly near to tcar,. but she
ia sui missive TO VT. Levy's eye. lie steaks
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Why He Missed the L,nchlns.
From Modern Sooiofp.


At a recent dinner In London the con-
vers ton turned on the subject OF lynchings
in the United St tes. II was the general
opinion that a rope was the chief end OF a
man in America. Finally the hostess turned
to an American. who had taken no part in the
Convers ton. and sd.
You, SIR. must often have seen these
al irs.
niciphl pride in seeing Mhon city can show
the gre test number OF lynchings ye rly.
-Oh, do tell US bout a lynching you have
seen yourself. broke In h-lf dozen voices
81 once.
sid the American. I was. giving a dinner
to q arty OF inum u friends when Coiored
wgiier spilled a pl te OF solp over the gown
OF a lady at an adjoining bile. The gown
was utterly ruined and the gentlemen OF
her party II once seized the " tier, lied a
rope AFRO md his neck and ~ a sign from the
Injured Idly swung him into the air.
Horrible sid the hostess, With shutter
And did you sctui lily see this yours ~
well, no ID the American, apologies
crllv. Just at that time | VAS dovnst lr'
killing the chef for putting mustard Ia the
blanc mango,
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to her in a talf-humcrors tone. much a.
one uses TO a child.
II you are good, Nan, may take you
into court again next week. He explains
the reason, but che doesI.'t listen
'oh - she says. 'then | can set some
fresh air
The Last look at Nan Patterson recalls
10 the interviewer a boat on a summer sea.
i lowing It. urda,nted, a butterfly, shs ken
loose from ne sail at starting. mile after
mile seelioly shelter and eafety.
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TIE oaAY prcPLH.

ing bitterly Of the pen, to which complaint
comes from the guardian the facetous
remark:
we can't have good pens here; they
might get stole.
Then on through the rassageway.
through the opened door. the narrow court
yard with the oval Of blue sky overlapping
the enclosure. and there is the door Of the
womens department.
Mrs O'Brien. the ulatron. Is nefve'ess
and rotund. with not an angle about her
In mind or body. She pulls Mr.. Levy
back 10y his coat sleeve for low toned
conversation in which one catches tle
word charity and quick assent.
Inside is FIST the dining hall where
or the long Wooden table, paraloled by
narrow benches. are the beginnings OF
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noN rnl, snIth COZ a Namc.

\ negro VINO was sent 70 prison here.
charged by his bride with non -support. gave
his name az Extra Smith
He explained that there we're so many
Smiths 10 Virginia that when he appeared
no nnre was left for him. so lie was christ
cncd Extra