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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
SHOPPED TOO MUCH

South Minneapolis Young Woman Is Only
Victim Of Rush.
Miss Helma Johnson, a young woman
living in South Minneapolis, tainted
while returning home from a shopping
tour last night and was taken to the
city hospital in the patrol wagon. She
fell unconscious In front of q store at
PIT Washington avenue S and was picked
up by pedestrians, who had her taken
to the hospital. She refused to give the
attendants her address and was able to
leave the place last night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
HAD BAD CHECK

Man Obtains Certificates From Ann Arbor
Bank by Forgery. ~ ,....
The protective committee Of the Mime
sofa Bankers association gives warning
Of certificates obtained from the State
Savings bank of Ann Arbor, Mich, on a
bad check. One has appeared in North
Dakota and was presented by a ~. man
signing as Alfred W. Clark. He answ ers
the description of man reported by the
detective agencies as a. professional check
swindler. He wore a double breasted
coat, long black overcoat and sweater, fur
cap and Is from rs to 80 years Of age. He
speaks Norwegian we'll and pretends to
represent persons wishing to buy land
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
CHRISTMAS DINNER
at the
ROYAL INN, :

az the ~ g.. ..--s
ROYAL INN, t;~
40 Third Street S, ~ to 8.
Blue Points. Clam Cocktail
Sailed Almonds. Celery
sabayon Of Chicken. Crouton Suffice.
Consomme la Royale.
Cucumbers. Radishes
Fillet Of Turbut Founder. Sauce Mousseline.
-s-s ,r Potato Croquettes.
Virginia Ham with Cherry Marfnalade
Beef Tenderloin, Pique Fresh Mushrooms.
Sweetbreads, Brasee a la Trianon /.
Franco-American Fritters, au Maraschino,
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au JUS
Young Turkey. Stuffed, Cranberry Sauce.
Chinese Punch.
Nabisco WATERS
Mashed s.d Potatoes pess Drowned Sweet Potatoes.
Asparagus Hollandaise.
Fresh Lobster Mayonnaise.
English Plum Pudding. Sauce Cognac
Green Apple Pie. Lemon Meringue Pie.
Vanilla Ice Cream. Assorted Cake
Oranges. Grapes.
Saratoga Flake. Edam Cheese
Coffee.
Music. Liquid Refreshments.
Served by ODonnell. j
Table d'Hote. $1.O0 per Plate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
MUMM WINS FINAL
Defeated Five Competitors at the Casino
Rink

Defeated five COnpeIltUrS at tHe OaSHU
Rink.
Mumm won out in the final race Of the
amateur roller skating tournament at the
Casino rink last night. His competitors,
Munich, Richard, Franson, Bohn and
Jeub finished in the order named. All the
contestants, with the exception of Jeub,
who made second in Friday nights pre-
limlnary, were winners in one Of the pre-
liminary races. The three first men
finished in a bunch, but the others were
strung out behind. The time for the mile
was 1922.
The prizes given to the first three men
by the management were a diamond pin,
season complimentary ticket and a pair
Of skates. Another tournament will be
arranged after the holidays.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
NECROLOGIC

MRS. f. D. BOWEN, JR., died Dec.
16 and the funeral was held last Mon
day from the family residence, 32l6 lrv-
inc avenue S. Interment was at Lake.
wood cemetery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
CARD OF THANKS

To all the many friends who sympa-
thized with us in our bereavement thru
the sudden death Of our beloved wife and
mother, Mrs. Elise Woltman. we wish TO
express our sincerest thanks.
Henry L., Harry and May Woltman
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
The Insurance Investigation


Makes people think. That s why they
are buying Conservative Life, Combina-
ton Life, Accident and Health policies
so fast. The Minneapolis branch is a
great success. Agents wanted, North
western building.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

We wish to express our sincere thanks
to our many friends and neighbors who
so kindly remembered us with their
beautiful floral offerings and also the en-
couraging words spoken by Rev. N. B.
trhvedt during the bereavement of our
beloved husband and father.
Mrs. P. Benson,
Mrs. A. ]. Leland,
MI. A. J. Leland.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
Man in House.


It's claimed also that there is moth
ing to prove that there was not man
in the Brennan house Immediately after
the shooting and cited as proof thereof
that the officers did not search the
kitchen when they came on the scene Of
the tragedy. It will be commended that
the man Mrs. Brennan said she saw
when she was aroused between 1l:30
and IL 'clock may have come into the
house after the. defendant went to bed
and after the shooting about l O'Clock
hid until he could make his escape.
Defendant s counsel claims that the
finger of accusation will be pointed at
some certain person and that sensational
evidence will be introduced in due time,
Notwithstanding the claims Of the de.
Tense, to the unbiased observer it seems
that the state has introduced evidence
enough to make out a damaging case
against Mrs Brennan. All this evidence
has remained uncontrove and his
only been strengthened by the strenu
GUS cross examination Of Mr.. Cary.
| Next Tuesday Mr. Smith will pro
duce. witnesses who will testify to the
troubles the defendant had with he1
husband over these children while they
lived in Chicago and will in many othe,
minor matters strengthen the case Of
the state. II.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
Will Exhaust Every Means.

The defense will not, however, resort
to the puerperal insanity plea until it
has exhausted every other means in it's
power to discredit the state s case. The
claim of the defense at present is that
Mrs. Brennan did not commit the muir
der. It is contended that the state 3
case is merely circumstantial and that
even the testimony of Tommy Brennan,
who says he saw the revolver in her
hand standing in front Of him when he
awakened that night, + Of no value
since he did not swear Ahati he saw his
stepmother actually fire the shot that
passed thru his cheek. Counsel for the
defendant claims that the little fellow
testified that the defendant was stand
ing directly in front Of him and says
that Tommy did not swear that he
turned his head to look out into the
other room and that standing in this
position the defendant could not have
fired the shot that went thru his face
or at least if she did he would have seen
her pull the trigger.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
INSANITY Defense IN
THE BRENNAN TRIAL :?
THAT rs BELIEVED TO BE PLAN
OF ATTORNEY CARY.
While Every Effort Will Be Made to
Prove that Mrs. Brennan Did Not
Do Shooting, It Is Believed that
Evidence Will Be Introduced to
Show Failing Mentality.

With the states case against Mrs.
Stella Brennan practically complete, p.
s. Cary, attorney for the defendant,
is face to face with one, of the most
difficult tasks ever undertaken by a
local attorney Strand by strand
County Attorney Al j. Smith has
woven web Of direct and circumstan-
tial evidence around the defendant
from which it will require the most
adroit manipulation to escape. After
picking up the loose ends and strength
ening the weak spots Of his case on
Tuesday morning, Mr.. Smith will rest.
Then comes the defense.
From present indications the defense
will be puerperal insanity. Up to the
present time the cross-examination OF
the states witnesses by Mr.. Cary has
indicated that the defense would con-
tend that the defendant did not muir
der her step-children, as alleged in the
indictments against her. Now, with a
mass Of evidence all tending to prove
her guilty, it will still be the aim Of
the defense to pick flaws in the state g
case. f.
Done by Burglar.
L uo ucleuuduI WILL PAoUc1OAy 81 I'll
the stand and swear that she did not
commit the crime but that there was a
burglar in the house whom she BELIEVES
did the shooting. Back Of this" how
ever, and overshadowfng it there will
be a mass Of evidence introduced to
show that the treatment of the de-
PENDANT by her husband and her deli
cate condition were enough to cause
puerperal insanity and it is believed
the whole defense will be that If Mrs
Brennan murdered her step-children she
did it while in the thrall Of an insane
delusion and that now she docs not
know that she did the shooting.
The defendant IS calm and uncon
cerned bearing during the introduction
Of the states evidence will, it Il
thought, be cited as proof Of her be
lief in her own innocence. Other strong
evidence bearing upon causes tina
might have resulted in an unbalancin<
Of the defendant IS mind will be brough
out by the defense and the introduction
of testimony that Mr.. Cary will pro
duce will probably require all Of mex
week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR sALE-GooD MILK COW; VERY GEN.
tie. r. G. phone 1863.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

Music. Liquid Refreshments.
Served by O'Donnell.
Table d'Hote. $1.Oo per Plate.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
."Couhlcs" Of Public Men.

Nearly every well known parsonage
has double who, by careful dressing.
does his best to keep up the hattering
Illusion. King Edward has several,
but the one with the strongest re-
semblance lives in the East End
The kaiser double is tailor, King
Oscar of Sweden's an inhabitant OF
Lyons, the part of the county, by the
way, from which the kings grand.
father originally came; and King Leo
pold Of Belgium's is q pickpocket,
who takes advantage of the likeness
to practice his rascality upon smart
crowds on public occasions.
Leaving the crowned heals, Presi-
dent Loubet, it was shown the other
day, has double in Paris, while Pres
ident Roosevelt's likeness is comic
singer M. Combes. the French pre-
mier, is the exact likeness of an old
general Of the empire. while NJ. Pe!le-
tan. the French minister of marine, Is
doubled by a bookmaker and cab
driver-The Sketch.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
Straw in Euvptjan Brick,

The ancient Egyptians had pro-
cess for making bricks which render
ed them very hard yet easy to work.
An American engineer, Mr.. Acheson,
thinks he has discovered their secret,
says the London Globe. The Egyp-
tians used straw, and by boiling straw
in water and mixing clay with it he
found that it gave hard, shapely
bricks that did not crack nor deform
in baking. Analysis proved the effect
due to tannin dissolved in water. Fur
ther experiments showed that from "a
to l per cent of the tannin of com
merce added to the resistance of the
brick. The process also economies
water, and such bricks dried in the
sun are even more solid than those Of
the kiln
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
We All Eat Too Much.

AS the result of his exhaustive ex-
periments with squad OF United
States soldiers doing heavy gymnasi-
um work under restricted diet. Prof
Chittenden, of Yale, concludes that
most people eat too much.
The men were worked hard in gym
nasium and gained steadily and great
ly in strength while they were being
fed far less than the average diet
They were called the Starvation
Squad but their photographs taken
at the close of the experiment do not
look like those Of starving men, rather
like those of competent gymnasts.
Says Prof. Chittenden in his recently
published physiological Economy in
Nutrition" Our results JUS
tify the conviction that the minimal
protied requirements of the healthy
man under ordinary conditions of life
are far below the generally accepted
dietary standards, and far below the
amounts called for by the acquired
tastes of the generality of mankind.
The amount of proteid or albuminous
food needed daily for the actual phys
iological wants of the body is not
more than oae-half of the proteid food
ordinarily consumed By the average
man. Body-weight (when once ad-
justed to the new level) health.
strength, mental and physical vigor
and endurance can be maintained with
at least one-half Of the proteid food
ordinarily consumed"
Proteids are the chemical elements
that most people get by meat diet
through beans, peas and some other
vegetables are also strong in proteids.
Eat less meat is the practical equiv
alent of Prof. Chttenden's advice.
1t has been noticed by amateur
mountaineers that Adirondack guides
and Swiss mountain men eat less
solid food than the average Wall
street broker, who does little phys
ical labor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
Beware of These Flowers.

1t is claimed that the tulip is a
dangerous flower. Take tulip Of a
deep crimson color and inhale it with
profound inspirations and it will be
apt to make you lightheaded. You
will say and do queer things-dance,
sing, fight, swear and so on. For two
hours you will cut up in this way.
Afterward you will be depressed.
The poppy is another flower sup
posed to be dangerous. A young wo-
man of nervous temperament, II she
fingers among a bed Of poppies, will
grow drowsy, the same as If she had
smoked a pipe or two of opium.
In Asia Minor, where the opium
manufacturers cultivate vast fields Of
poppies, tourists inspecting the beauti-
full flowers often become altogether
incapacitated. They get so sleepy
they can hardly talk. They reel in
their gait. In some cases they have
to be put to bed--Kansas City Jour
nal
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
ACQUISITION From Japan.

Another beautiful foliage plant, an
acquisition from Japan, is the Aspid-
istra, not often met with, though for
decoration 1t surpasses flowers more
widely known. / have seen a large
specimen plant of it at the residence
of lady on Edwards street 1t is low
growing, the broad leaves having the
tendency to bend over when the pot
becomes quite full of them. When too
large it is good to divide the roots
1t is generally thought not to flower,
but it does, like the wild ginger, have
it's blossoms concealed low near the
ground. They are of purplish color.
Hartford Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
Origin of the BEST Man."

The barbaric bridegroom secured
his mate by one of two methods
capture or chase. Wooing was form
of girl-stealing. According to the for
mer method, the groom started on the
warpath with some chosen companion.
This may be the origin of the best
man"-who knows! The best man
and the wooer had to go in full uni
form and armor, for in those strenu-
Gus times the father-in-law and moth
er-in-law either succeeded in putting
the wooer out of the way the first
time he called, or else he made away
with the daughter-took to the woods
or the plains, as the case might be,
with spears, boomerangs, jagged fiints
and arrows showering after the re-
treating party as we now throw slip
pers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
Automobile BEGINNINGS.

How many persons remember that
from 1884 TO 1910 George Hancock's
steam coaches ran at a profit between
Paddington and the City? Is it re.
allied generally that Gottlieb Daim-
Ter, the true father of the petrol en-
glne. had worked in England as well
as in Germany before he patented in
1884 only, the Otto gas engine and
fitted 1t in 1886 to his bicycle, which
may be regarded as the first motor
car driven by an explosion engine?
From this date progress abroad was
of remarkable rapidity, while in Eng
land none was possible until in 1898
Mr. Evelyn Ellis imported n four
horse power Panhard and Sir David
Salomons Peugeot.
There followed modest demonstra-
tion at Tunbridge Wells of these two
vehicles, De Dion steam car and a
petrol bicycle, and then, after some
agitation, the Light Locomotives Act
of 1896, In fact, from a modern point
of view, Gottlieb Daimler is the parent
Of the infant motor car and Mr.. Henry
Chaplain is its sponsor in England.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
CIGARETTE SELLING sYeVGAa.
How Each Customer is Automatically
Supplied With EavorIte Blend.


Writing Of the application of sys-
tenn to large businesses, Atberton
Brownell says in Worlds Work: Sys-
TENS have been devised, by which,
with the aid of single clerk, a more
minute and accurate record can be
kept Of great business house than
could be kept by a large force Of
accountants. A good example Of
perfect system is the one used by a
firm of cigarette makers who have a
private trade, for they make their
goods to order for individual custom.
ers. The characteristic feature of their
business is that they mix the tobac-
taste. They must have direct com
munication with their patrons. and
these patrons buy as few as 500 Gig
arettes at time. To get their trade
Is easy; to hold II Is more difficult.
On their files, they carry memoran-
smokers and the formula of the mix
ture which suits everyone best. to-
gether with a design of his crest or
monogram, which he desires stamped
in his wrappers. Every customers
daily consumption is noted and by the
automatic operation of their system,
his name comes to the front week
before he may he reasonably expected
to have exhausted his last order. So
nicely has this system been adjusted.
that recently. during a spell of ex.
tremely humid weather, when orders
could not be filed, every customer
found his wants supplied. during this
period of waiting. from stock kept
on hand for the purpose.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
EUROPE OUR MARKET.
The Wonderful Absorptive Power Of
Old Void for American Producta.

O'o Woiu IoT american fTOouCto.
In an article in Worlds Work on
What Europe Means to U.s." ]. D.
Whelpley presents facts of tremen-
dous meaning to the United States.
He says:
Always buying more than It sells,
eating more than comes from its soil
lending more than it borrows, and in
every way apparently giving more
than IL takes, Europes constantly in.
creasing population, wealth and power
form mystery, for they are the
most wonderful and fascinating OF all
economic phenomena.
The United States has population
of twenty-five to the square mile. In
the past one hundred years, Europe
has sent 40,000,000 people to the
United States and other new coun.
tries, and yet today has population
of 103 to the square mile, or nearly
twice as many as when this emigra.
tion began In the meantime, wages
have increased. wealth has piled up
trade has quadrupled. and the pur-
chasing power of the people of Eur
ope has more than kept pace with all
these advances.
Even to estimate the animal do
mestic exchanges of Europe is beyond
the reach of ineligible figures. The
foreign exchange is a quantity which
can be determined with more or less
accuracy. however, and it's amount
$4,000, 100000 annually-convey an
idea of the tide of commerce that
flows through this heart of the world.
The imports of these eighteen coun-
tries amount to sS,OOOO00,O00, the ex.
ports to $4,000. 100000, showing an ex-
cess of purchases over sales amount.
ing to $4,000. .000.0 900. The imports
from abroad, meaning from countries
other than European, are to supply
European deficiencies, and these are
largely Of food and raw materials
About Go per cent of the total ex-
ports from the United States are of
agricultural products, though much Of
this might be regarded as manufac-
turcd goods because many agricul-
tural products are put through man
ufacturing processes. Roughly speak
ing, the American people sell $780,
100000 worth Of such products q
year to foreign buyers. Nearly 80 per
cent goes to Europe, hence about four
fifths of the American goods sent to
Europe supply food and raw material.
American products feed the operatives
in the European mills and factories
world. They provision the foreign
ships which carry the worlds COM
mcrce, and keep down the cost of liv-
ing in Europe by supplementing the
comparatively scanty supply of home
grown foods. These agricultural pro-
ducts of America are now so neces-
sary 10 Europeans that they are ad-
mitted without serious restrictions
to nearly all European markets.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
CAN ANIMALS THINK
John Burroughs Contends That They
Have No Such Power.

Animals have keen perceptions
keener in many respects than our own
but they form no conceptions, have
no powers of comparing one thing
with another. They live entirely in
and through their senses. To all that
inner world of reflection, imagination,
comparison, reason, they are strang-
ers. They never return upon them.
selves In thought. They have sense
memory, sense intelligence, and they
profit in many ways by experience,
but they have not soul memory, or
rational intelligence. All the funda-
mental emotions and appetites men
and the lower animals share in com
mon, such as fear, anger, love, hunger
Jealousy, cunning. pride, curiosity,
play; but the world of thought and
thought experience, and the emotions
tnar go with it, belongs to man alone.
II is as II the psychic world were d.
vided into two planes. one above the
other.-the plane of sense and the
plane of spirit. In the plane of sense
live the lower animals, only now and
then just breaking for a moment into
the higher plane, says John Nrr'
roughs in Harper's Magazine. In the
world of sense man is immersed al
so; this is his start and foundation:
but he rises into the plane OF spirit,
and here lives his proper life. He is
emancipated from sense in way that
beasts are not
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
Sweeteninu SUGAR.

All sugar is not sweet, or rather
sweet enough to come up to the re-
quired standard of sweetness. so some
kinds must be sweetened artificially
There are many establishments where
this process is carried on. A cone of
sugar is placed over an apparatus apex
downward, many little holes in the
apparatus coming in contact with the
point of the cone. A thick liquid is
poured on the fiat end of the cone
and the machinery is set in motion.
The holes become the mouths of the
suction tubes and the sweetening
liquid is drawn through the cone, CIV
ing it the necessary quality.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-06
Peru Has Hiuh Railway.

One of the most interesting trips af-
forded by the present transportation
facilities of Peru is that over the Oro-
yo railroad, which now runs from Cal
lao to the gold fields of Cerro de Pas.
co. II is considered one of the won
ders Of the Peruvian world, and the
original contract was taken by Mr..
Meiggs at $27,600,000 in bonds at 79
II is certainly the greatest feat of rail-
road engineering in either himisphere
and as a speciment of American en-
terprise and workmanship it suffers
nothing by comparison. 1t was begun
in 1870 and finished in 1876, and ad
ditional work has since been done on
it. Commencing in Callao, 1t ascends
the narrow valley of the Rimac. ris-
ing nearly 5000 feet in the first forty
six miles.
Thence ii goes through the intricate
cores of the Sierras till II tunnels the
Andes at an altitude of 1866 feet,
the highest point in the world where
a piston rod is moved by steam. The
wonder is doubled on remembering
that the elevation is reached in seven
ty-eight miles. One of the most re-
markable things in connection with
this road is that between the coast
and summit there is not an inch of
down grade. The difficulties encoun-
tered in its construction were extreme
-landslides, falling powders, sor-
iche Tor the difficulty of breathing in
high alttudes) and verrugas, a dis
ease known only along the line of this
road, characterized by a species of
warts breaking out all over the body
and bleeding. About 5000 workmen
were engaged at one time, and be-
tween 1000 and 5000 persons died or
were killed in the construction of the
Notwithstanding Magazine.