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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
ONLY A FOOT FROM
THE DANGER MARK
RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE AND
PRESSURE TO INCREASE.
Rise Was Six Inches in the Last TWEEN
ty-four Hours, and It Will Be Still
Higher Lumbermen Say There Is No
Danger from the Log Jam.

The above table shows the pressure
registered at the Camden Place pump
ing station since Sunday. An engineer
at the plant says that in the sixteen
years the station has been operated
there has never been any such pressure
as is registered at present.
The government gage at St. Paul
has registered as follows in the same
time:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07

Weather Observer T. S. Outram to-
day sent out the following bulletin:
The Mississippi river is still rising at
all points north Of La Crosse, the rise
snce yesterday morning ranging from 8
inches at st. Paul and St. Cloud to about
inches at Little Falls.
The st. Paul river gage this morning
read 1870 feet, and it is probable that it
will r cad 1876 by tomorrow morning, and
that the crest of the high water will be
somewhat higher still.
The river was IL feet higher than
the floor of the pump house today, but
the levee protects the station from de-
struction by flood. The backwater from
the sewer is sufficient to fill the grounds
however, and it has been necessary to
operate the emergency pump for sew
eral days.
Another six-inch rise was made
by the Mississippi in the last twenty
four hours, and the river now stands
ger mark Of IA feet. The same in
crease has been noted farther up the
river. The gage in the @. A. Smith
millpond stands at Is feet 4 inches
higher than it has registered for years.
No Danger at Log Jam.
Lumbermen and river men and the
boom company are, up in arms at the
hlgh-halr scare stories started concern
ing the log jam above Camden Place.
The logs are purposely jammed at that
point each year by the boom company.
This method is taken to keep the logs
until wanted, and in the language Of
one lumberman, there is no more dan
ger Of their breaking loose with grad
ual rise than there is of their floating
back up river. The jam is like an
arch in resisting strain, and is really a
protection, as it relieves the strain on
the booms.
| It is admitted that the greatest dan
ger at the present time is the dams far
Their up river. Should some of these
break and allow sudden head Of water
to come pouring down, it might be at.
tended with serious results. The dams
and aprons in the city are believed tc
be safe. An engineer of the st. An
thony Falls Power company stated yes
terday that considerable increase
could be safely handled.
| HTatre is no telling, tho,' said he
s'wher water may cause trouble. II
may look all right at present, and YET
we must always be prepared for ar
emergency. AS far as we can see, every
thing is safe and fully able to stand the
| flood that is pouring over -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21

rows of mean little houses depressed her. In desperation she stopped a bakers boy, showed him the name of the house written down, and asked if he c3sl'd direct her.
 Why, there it is bitin' yer" he said.
 It was indeed. as he had intended to imply, the dirty little sty of house before which she was standing. The name was painted on the fanlike and s,:ui+ of the paint ha: ccrra off. The front door was open and an elderly gerttn,an in a fTo1k goat, without collar. tie or waistcoat, Was engaged in the simple act of taking in the milk. Him Fora approached.
 ''Is MT. Hector Leroy at nome?' she asked.
 Great scott!" said the man. ''Yes," he added. Won't you walk in?"
 They entered a dirty room with a filtered writing table.
 You see.' said the elderly man, I'm not often called by that name My real names Peter Bum. You can't stick that on a title page, you know'
 Dora sat down abruptly and said faintly that she saw.
 "The same thing with the photo" went on Mir. Bum cheerfully. "The one I've. got in the book is fair knockout. It's really the photo of 8 chap who got lynched for horse steal ing in Texas. But it struck me that he looked just the kind of man to write that kind of thing. Not a bad idea, was .it?"
 Dora murmured that it was very clever and looked at her watch.
 Its made the book go,'' said the old man. We've done 300 copies ac- tuaIly sold. Of course, don't do that sort of thing for a living. I'm en- ployed in some chemical manure works. But you were wanting to see me about something, suppose"
 Nothing whatever" said Dora with sudden energy, and ran as if it had been for her life.
 The old man looked puzzled ob- served to himself that it was a funny game and resumed his preparations for tea.
 Dora had a bad accident with her copy of Flames of Passion" when she returned. It got a good deal burnt; in fact, it was all burnt.-Barry Pain in the Tatler.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
: WORK OF BACKGROUNDS.

Singular Experience of a Washington
 ian With Dogs of this Breed
 Speaking of the packs of blood hounds trained by Southern sheriffs for hunting criminals reminds me of a pe- cuIiar experience I had with dogs of this breed,' said an old Washingtonian, who was once a telegraph lineman yes- terday.
 T think that bloodhounds can hardly be called cowardly animals, yet I thor oughly frightened three of them in ways that were both surprising and pc. culiar.
 While engaged in the removal of an old telegraph line in the South, I came to a pole near a kennel to which was chained a bloodhound, who manifested great desire for my anatomy, but fortunately his chain would not per init him to reach me, although his de- sire and anger were unabated as I as- cended.
 When I removed the last wire the pole which had become decayed under the ground, gave way, and I saw, to my horror, that I would be thrown in front of the kennel and literally into the jaws of the enraged dog, who I expect ed would attack me before I could es. cape but the apparition of a man con- ing down through the air astride of a telegraph pole was too much for the canine. With a howl of terror he made plunge, which parted his chain, and he bounded over the fence and disap.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21

peared in the distance. yeIping as if ex- pecting another attack from some aer- ial monster.
 Sometime after this I accepted an invitation to visit Colonel Clay, at his beautiful country home near Mont gomery, Ala. As l did not arrive at the hour was expected there was no one to meet me when left the cars in the early evening at the little station near my friends house. l thoroughly enjoyed the walk in the fresh evening air, knowing full well that would be very welcome upon my arrival So oc- cupied was my mind with pleasant thoughts that it was not until after l had entered the grounds that thought of the eOlonel's caution to be very sure not to come in the evening without notifying him, as he kept two blood hounds which were allowed the range of the grounds from darkness to day light, and saying if any one attempted 1 to enter during those hours that he would surely get hurt. He had been compelled to adopt this means to check the depredations of theives. About the time I thought of my direction 1 heard the dogs approaching in the dark ness. To retreat would be impossible. i To call for help would be useless, as no one would hear me. So I folded my arms and waited, and soon could dis tinguish their forms as they approached me, moving slower and slower, side by side, until they were within few feet of me, where they remained perfectly motionless for few moments. which seemed like hours to me. when each one raised his head high in the air, gave dismal howl, turned about and disap- peared in the darkness as fast as his legs could carry him.
 "The colonel was much surprised when I reached the house and at once l inquired how I had escaped the dogs remarked that I had not escaped them, and that they had escaped me. then related my experience, which surprised and puzzled him very much, 1 and thought he was inclined to ques- ton the truthfulness of all of it. He said, as far as he knew, was the only person who had entered the premises
 without help since they had the dogs and he had many stories to relate or their watchfulness and prowess.
 When we went out on the porch the following morning the dogs were sound asleep on the ground nearby. They act ed terrified and gave the same dismal howl as on the previous night and dis appeared as quickly as possible, nor could they be induced to come near me
 the two days was there.
 We were unable to account for their
 strange actions, but that had in some
 way thoroughly frightened them there
 was no question. "-Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
CHEWING GUM EsKIMos.

'The Artic Eskimos have their tra- ley correspondence of Philadelphia dition of the origin of man, much the same as the Caucasian; and their tales of prowess in battle, their sages relat- ing the past glories. of what is now an almost extinct race, are as thrilling as some of those that tell of the wondrous deeds of Odin and Thor, or of those Grecian ancients whose deeds are yet preserved in prose and poetry"
 So says Dr. John P. Driggs, the med ical missionary at Point Hope, who has lived among the Artie natives almost continuously for 15 years. Dr. Driggs believes that man had his, origin within the Artic circle.
 According to Eskimo tradition" |" says Dr. Driggs, ''the first man was made, not from the dust of the earth. but from a, piece of chewing gurn--for be it known that the Indian is the original gum-chewer. as we'll as: to- bacco smoker. But woman was first. The first woman was lying one day on her couch of furs, chewing gum. Growing weary, she took it from her mouth and fashioned it into the form of a man. Tired then, she fell asleep. to find, upon her awakening, that the breath of life had been breathed into the figure of gum of which she had been the architect, and, 10, man was there! And so the world began to be pcopled.'
 It is related as a fact that high upon a mountain to the north and east of Point Hope are the skeletons of three comiaks, or boats, in good condition. They have been we'll preserved dur ing 10000 years or more by climatic conditions, and may have been the orig. inal Noah's arks. They at one time in all probability rested upon the beach.-St. Louis GIobe-D Democrat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
TRIBUTE TO A cHINAMAN.

Irrigon Regrets the Departure of
 Honest MT. Cling Yick.
 4 fine gold Watch was presented to Cling Yick Monday. on his departure for home in the Flowery Kingdom. It was presented by the people of Irri- gon, in token of the high esteem in which Ging is held, and bore, this in- scription: "To Cling Yick, from his Oregon friends, August 5, 1905"
 Cling Yick has left us and gone to China. the land of his birth, where a loving wife and family yearn for his coming. He has not seen them for more than eight years, and there is among them one son, now almost years old, whom he has never seen.
 Cling has been in the employ almost constantly for F years of some mem Der of the Oregon Land and Water Company, and for nearly three years he has been at this place, cooking in camp, in cook house, and finally in the hotel. He and MT. Holbrook were the pioneers of Stokes, now Irrigon.
 There are people who do not like our almond eyed Celestial friends They call them .'chinks" and think them an inferior race, unfit to deal or associate with. To all such we would point to our friend Cling. He was cook. He never posed for more than he was, but there is not a person in the State of Oregon who did his duty better, more honorably and honestly Or in a pleasanter, gen. tier way, than did Cling. .
 The editor of the Irrigator is not a worshiper of the yelloWmen. He believes that for many reasons the1 will never, can never, assimiIate with the great English speaking family. But we do believe in giving yellow men, brown or black men credit-full credit-when they perform their duty exceptionally we'll.
 And Cling did more than this. H, did it always cheerfulIy, always promptly, and he had the intuition tc do the right thing at the right time.
 And, over and above and beyond this, he was honest clear down to hi! toes. Not because he was watched O because he feared detection, but be- cause it was his nature to be honest and loyal and true.
 He goes to China never to return. He cannot come back, owing to. the laws of our country, but he does no care much, for he has. been frugal and saving, and ranks as rich man al home. But we often wish that there was some elasticity to the Exclusion Act, some clause that would allow men as Cling to go and come at will for we who know him best know him to be man who would only honor our country by returning.-Irrigons (ore,) Irrigator.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
AN IDEAL SHATTERED.
Dora Virginia and the Author of
 Flames of Passion" s

Dora Nlfglnla ana the Author Of Flames of Passion"
 Dora Virginia Brook was good girl as rule, and as pretty as she had any need to be. But she was Of romantic disposition. Therefore 1t was a great pity that, being in the book department of the stores with her dear mamma, her eye should have lighted upon a little vellum-bound vol- ume entitled Flames of Passion.
 She picked it up, looked at the frontis- piece, read a verse or two, and said' T think will take this"
 What for" said her dear mamma,
 T don't know" said the girl- which was quite untrue.
 She had bought it because she was greatly interested in the portrait of the author, which formed the frontis- piece. He was despicted oil horse back. a singularly handsome type-tall, iclean-shaven, muscular, with magniti- cent eyes. Consequently. when Dora | Virginia Brook came to read those poems she found that they were very good and lovely.
 | AS d IlldIIGL DL LoSbS IAiI NSl0SO "S1 O about of the usual badness. They were full of passion, somewhat of the eat on the tiles order, cauculated to strain 1 the upper register of the theromenter and they would have been quite un- suited to Miss Brook if Miss Brook had realized what they meant. But she did not, which was good for her | and women adore most that which they do not completely understand l which was good for the author, | There was a little preface, which
 Dora examined with greatest care. It
 suggested a dark past and other inter- esting things, and it gave the authors ! private address. This was a house with a Japanese name, which I am quite unable to spell, but that matters less as even if I could spell it you
 woul be quite unable to pronounce it. l The house was situated in Croydon, which seemed to Dora to be all wrong.
 On the other hand, Croydon has the | advantage, as anybody who lives there
 will tell of being very handy.
 1 D.. There could: be no harm in writing
 to tell an author how much one appre- ciated his work. Dora had almost de- cided on this step when the almost ex . cessive handiness of Croydon made a frantic and successful appeal to her.
 She went to Croydon in the afternoon
 which was quite wrong of her, and l
 deeply regret to add that she told her mother that she was going down
 there to see her old governess, being
 fully aware at the time that her old
 governess had been called to her ex- ternal rest some three months pre- 1 TfOusly.
 It was really most extraordinary l thing. Nobody at the station had
 ever heard of Hector Leroy or of the house with the Japanese name. The
 policeman did not know it, even
 postlnen disclained all knowledge Dora began think that culture in
 Croydon was in a bad way. She lost herself in tangle of back streets;
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
SOLDIERS "SALT HORSE"

Army food has ruined the digestion of many good mon. A veteran speak ing of how a wise selection of food helped him, says:
 For over thirty-five years my stom- acl gave me an immense amount of trouble. Everything I put into it seemed to cause an internal (and in- fernaD revolution which united me more or less for business. My doctors told me that the trouble was all brought about by the salt pork or salt beef tor horse) which comprised the main part of the food supplied me by Uncle Sam during my three years ser vice in the great Civil war
 For many years I tried cracked wheat, oatmeal, boiled rice, and many other things, but my stomach kept up its unpleasant grumblings and pain flil aches.
 "A little over a year ago while in Detroit on business, a friend sitting at the breakfast table with me, ordered as a starter, dish of Grape-Nuts food and I was delighted to find no. only That it was palatable, but that I had p-uch less of the internal commotion than usually followed my morning meal. Since then have eaten Grape Nuts every morning for breakfast and frequently for luncheon also.
 My stomach has been toned up and is stronger than it has been since 1862. I have no moreof the old pains and uneasiness, and am better able to at tend to my business. This result I attribute to the use of Grape-Nuts, as have taken no medicines meantime" |" Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich.
 There's a reason.
 Read the little, book, "The Road to Wellville," in every package.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
LOST WORKS OF ART.

The workman stumbled and his braWny fist went through a splendid Everett Shinn pastel. t-& z, F | "Drat it all!" said the pastel's owner a millionaire collector. Stupid people are always destroying art"
 He discharged the workman. Then, a little calmer, he resumed: "On New Bond street in London a Turner worh $60,0O0 was desroyed Iby charwoman. The Turner was a water color drawing, and painting in oils hung beside it. The owner point ed to the painting and said.
 "'That picture is dusty. Rub damp cloth over it.
 But the charwoman by mistake rub bed her damp cloth over the water col- or, turning it into blot, smudge, and thus one of the finest Turner's disap- Ipeared from the world. ., "A boy shot a marble from a sling in Paris. The marble went through win dow of the Luxembourg gallery and utterly destroyed a MeIssonier worth $17,00O. .. ,..
 "A Macmonnies statuteet was stolen from van in Boston, and some igno- rant students on Commonwealth ave. nue stood it up and stoned it.
 T broughtf rom Japan on one occa. sion an ivory tusk that was carved 1 from end to end, with monkeys-over a hundred monkeys walking amicably together holding one another's tails. The piece was fifteen century work, and it was valued easily at S70OO. Well, I dropped it out of fifth story window one night after a petit souper The better fragments are in that teak wood cabinet. '. .s
 Through carelessness or stupidity
 many valuable works of art are de stroyed. New York Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
YOUNG MEMS INSTITUTE LIST OF NEW BOOKS.
Adult Fiction.

 Atherton, G. Traveling Thirds, Barr, R. Speculations of John Steele.
 Boldrswood, R. Last Chance. Broughton, R. Waif's, Progress. Dickson, H. Duke of Devil May Care.
 Douglas A. Little Girl in Old New Orleans.
 Douglas, A. Little Girl in Old San Francisco.
 Duncan, N. The Mother.
 Haggard, R. Ayesha.
 Horning, E. W. Thief in the Night Hough, E. Hearts Desire. Janiver, T. A., Passing of Thomas. Keays, H. A. Work Of Our Hands. London, J. Tales of the Fish Patrol Merwin, S. Road-Builders.
 Moore, F. Love Alone is Lord. Shaw, B. Irrational Knot
 Sherwood, M. Coming of the Tide Warner, A. Rejuveaation of Aunt Mary, iE5W
 Wasson, G. S. ne Green Shay Weyman, S. Sta7Tecrow Farm. Wharton, F.. House of Mirth.
 Juvenile Fiction,
 Baldwin, M. Girls of St. Gabriels. Barbour R. Four in Camp.
 Burnett, F. H. A Little Princess. Butterworth, H. Young Mckinley. Carter, J.. F. M; Diana Polworth, Royalist.
 Chambers, R. W. Forest-Land. Corbett, Mrs. c. Little Miss Robin son Crusoe. Cvowper, E. E. Viva Christina. Ellis, E. S. Plucky Jo.
 Tenn, G. M Shoulder Arms. Fraser, w.. A. Sa'zada Tales.
 Home, A. Boys of Badminster.
 Jacberns, R. Crab Cottage. Jackson, c. Little Miss Cricket. Meade, L. T. Daddy's Girls. Meade, L. T. Miss Nonetity. Meade, L. T. Wild Kitty. Meade, L. T. Wilful Cousin Kate. Stoddard, W. O. The Boy Lincoln. Stringer, A. Lonely O'Malley.
 Tomlinson, E. T. Red Chief. Tomlinson, E. T. Soldier of the Will l derness. Wells, c. Dorrance Domain. Whitman, G. I. Last of the White Coats. Wood, C. s. Camp Fire on the Scio- to. Fiction. Bailey, L. H. Botany. Burroughs, J. Ways of Nature. Duncan, R. K. New Knowledge.
 Howells, W. D. London Films.
 Loon1is, c. B. I've Been Thinking Phillips, D. G. Reign of Gift Seton, E. T. Animal Heroes. Schillings, c. G. With Flashlight and Rifle 1 Woodberry, G. E. The Torch. | Wright, M. c. Flowers and Ferns in | Their Haunts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21

one afflicted with weak heart should not under any circumstances go down lin a submarine
 "Of course since that first experi- ,ence of mine," concluded Lieut. Pen
 dleton. T have been down in sub marines scores of times, and the sem stations of the kind I have related to you l no longer experience. ."-New York Globe,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
THE ST. CHARLES. MOST SELECT LOCATION FRONTING THE OCEAN. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.

With an established reputation for il { exclusiyeness and high class patron age. Thoroughly modern and com pletely equipped. Courteous service. Bath rooms finished in Italian marble with hot aid cold fresh and sea water attachment, showers, etc. Bell tele- phones in rooms Magnificent sun par. Tor overlooking the Boardwalk and Ocean. Golf privileges. Illustrated booklet. Orchestra of soloists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
NEWLIN HAYNES.

GRAND ATLANTIC KOTEI., yirgln-
 ia Ave. and Beach. Atlantic City, N.J. Rooms en suite with private baths Hot and cold sea water baths. Delightful sun parlors, steam heated. Excellepti table. Rates $2.00 per day; SIC 20 waaia
 ly. Write for 1905 booklet. Coach nlee, trains. A. c. MITCHELL & co. k - < .g- mIS-2st Last Oklahoma OfflcinI to Engage ss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-21
Summer 9esnrts.

THE ST. CHARLES, Most Select To. cation on the Ocean Front Atlantic City, N. J. With an established repu- tation for exclusiyeness and high clasa patronage. Hot and cold salt and fresh water in every bath. Long distance telephone in rooms. Artesian water. Iastrated booklet Orchestra. of SoIo- tSts. NEWLIN HAINES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-09

e,sted OF not less than 81, 00O, 900.
The significance OF this increase IN
one-way sales, and of other facts re-
fsrred to in this report. will be more
fully appreciated, when it is taken into
consideration that lower round-trlp
rates were made for a longer period.
and from a larger territory for the
Worlds fair in St Louis than ever were
made for any occasion OF any kind IN
this country. For no other event were
the apparent opportunities for the loot
ing Of the revenues of the railroads by
scaIpers so favorable as they were In
this instance 1t may not be out or
Mace here to record the fact that. de-
parting from the usual custom in SINH
lar cases. and at the urgent request OF
the Louisiana Purchase exposition ofn-
Gals the railroad companies made I'M
usually low rates for the opening
months of the fair. 1t being understood
that the rates would be raised in the
later months, after the excellence OF
the Louisiana Purchase exposition had
become known. When finally an appeal
was made for the continuance Of these
low rates for the entire season. the pro-
lection afforded against ticket scalping
in St Louis wasl the main consldera-
ton which enabled the railroads to
comply with the request. and to con-
tinue to give the public low rates and
longer limits on their tickets than
would have been possible without this
protection against the scalping evil-an
object lesson which it is believed the
public has not failed to observe.