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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
A RACE BETWEEN TRAINS
Kansas CITY Times.

Kansas City Times.
The following story was told last week
passenger agent Of the Wabash rail-
road:
"From Clark to Mexico, Mo-, our
line runs almost parallel with that Of
the Alton. The distance is about
twenty miles. It is open country and
the grades are light. The going is
good and trains race with. each other
as often as occasion offers.
F., some day two long freight trains,
one on each road, reached Clark about
together. A race, of course, was in or
der. Passing Centralia the Wabash
engineer turned partly. around in his
was minus portion. of his train gave a
broke in two whistle signal for the
information of his rival. The Alton
man, hearing the signal himself, turned
in his seat and observing that the Wa
bash train was considerably shorter
than when the race begain, pulled the
throttle open notch or two more and
smiled as he looked forward to winning
the contest. AS the speed of the Wa
bash train continued to increase, the
Alton man in a spirit of banter gave
with his whistle the 'broke in two
signal. AS there was no. apparent eff
LII 'Hloe1o W otop tHe SlgHdl WIS IT,
peated. .,-: ..r.~ -: -.,A<
"Again and again was the signal
given by the racing enginemen.
AT length Mexico was reached,
both trains arriving at the same time,
each engineer laughing at the joke he
would have on his competitor when the
break would be discovered. AS soon as
he stopped at the Mexico water tank
the Alton man called across the right
of way: ....
How far you goin' without your
tail lights9'
"The Wabash man, observing for the
first time his own predicament, said:
whistlin' for your own hind: end
" Ditto, Bud!' exclaimed he Of the
Chicago & Alton, as he noticed regret
fully that about two-thirds Of his own
train was absent.'' ...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
LAWYERS WEEP IN COURT

In case recently tried in Fall River
before Judge Bell, DR.. George L. Wal,
ton Of Boston appeared as witness
for the defense.
The plaintiff claimed that he had
been severely injured by a car leaving
the rails, and that he had suffered as a
result Of this injury for over two years
and was still suffering.
. DR.. Walton testified that he had ex-
amined the plaintiff, and that in his
opinion the symptoms that the plaintiff
complained of were within his own con-
troll and were not genuine.
Upon cross-examination, Waldo Reed
Of Fall River took each symptom sepa.
rately and made each into a question
which ended with, edo you believe that
to be genuine symptom, doctor9' and
to each question DR.. Walton said
ENo.' -.s'.
The star question was reached and
Reed g voice trembled with emotion as
he asked. cdr. Walton, when pressure
was applied to this man g back between
his shoulder blades tears came to his
eyes; do you believe this to be gen.
uine symphonic
- "No,'' said Walton.
DR.. Walton, can man make tears
come to his, eyes without a cause?''
"Hum,' said Walton. GIVE seen
lawyers do it in court. Boston Her
aid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
A String Of
Good Stories.
| ~ cannot tell how the truth may be,
.say tie tale as twas told to me-"
THE HOPEFUL PREACHER.

Il - . 4 :. 4
Uncle Joe = Cannon, the speaker OF
the house of representatives, attended
q recent dinner Of the Philadelphia
Glover club.
Mr.: Cannon said reporter, edo
you think our country is in as bad q
state as some Of the 1O-cent magazines
make out9' !.
"Bless you, no. Nj. Cannon re.
itsO = So s' Oou
ooh, thousand things. Enough to
I'll your paper. I am like one Of GU,
ministers out in Danville.- can talk
hopefully about things far worse than
this great country.
"Our Danville minister is an Opt
mist. His wife, on the other hand, is
pessimist. She said to him one night
:. George, what do you think they re
saying about the butchers wife9'
:. Oh, nothing very bad, I hope,
said he.
:" They say, declared the lady, that
they can tell when She's going to have
company by her washing the children Is
faces. Now you re a great optimist
George, but what can you hope for a
woman like that9'
Hl Well, said the minister, smiling
: suppose all we can hope for is that
she entertains a great deal. "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
FABLES FOR BOREs

W. Bourke Cochran, at a lawyer s
banquet in New York, deprecated long
speeches. .M. :
Gle who makes short speeches.
said Mr.. Cochran, twill never find him
self in the embarrassing position of a
friend of mine last month. - 81. -.
"My friend, when a certain case of
his was called, rose and. pleaded in a
husky voice from an adjournment.
On what ground9' asked the Judge.
"'Your honor was =. the reply, Il
have been making an address in an.
other court all the morning, and find
myself completely exhausted
Very we'll, said the judge. And
he called the next case.
! "Another counsel rose, and in his
turn asked for an adjournment. :. 49,.
Are you exhausted, too9' said the
judge: What have you been doing9
Your HONOR was the answer, Il
have been, listening to my learned
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
ONLY TWO CONTINENTS

An Englishman, smoking a pipe sat
in cab car on western train. There
were ", several travelling men near by.
They were discussing. themselves and
telling how good they were.
81 SUPPOSE said one, THAT have
about as long trip as anyone in the
business. I go from Boston to San
Francisco twice a1.year.O >-.
"Oh,'' said another, IT can beat
that. l cross the continent twice every
year and I take in Canada.' -
The Englishman listened intently
He was interested. "By the way,''
said one Of the drummers to him.
what is your .business9' "
"Oh,o the EngHshman replied, "my
name is Douglass: and I come from Lon.
don. [ am a travelling man MYSELF
= mWhat is you line?'' IN Z
"Carpets. - $S j.. :, :. !sE..
zs.sHave you got smuch territory?''
I"0h, not much + the Engglishman re-
piled ed modestly. 1asOnly North: America
and Africa.'' .s;s T.. - 4.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
CHRISTMAS GRIEF.

Senator Platt, discussing black
mailing scheme that had failed, said:
The blackmailers grief reminded
me of that of the Oswego boy last
Christmas. -
"a gentleman found this boy crying
bitterly.
:. Why, son, what's the matter9' he
said.
. :. Oh, wept the boy, Give gone and
joined two Sunday schools, and here
it turns out that they re both goin' to
have their Christmas tree on the same
night. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27

If hit with have little influence
after that, but if him, possibly
bonds
recently NV ~ ~ $4,000
How will the bef
1t will the setting
1t will attract
influence improvements hruoutt the
How will the city benefits project
world 1t will thousands
Itself influence The removal
labor material in
We
willing and
mbs
Seabury
MAGNIFICENT
we do notva particularly
Christmas
very careful what one eats for the twelve breakfasts Christmas
breakfast
mas should provide first yellow sunshin smile CHEEKY
baked potato slice Of bread and of the real
Then the chdrens
small hunk of Louise
thankfully
upright life A r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
FIFTY WORDS
Evervbodv's Magazine,

! Everybody's Magazine.
"Tom Barker,'' said the teacher
stay in after school and write a compo'
sition Of fifty words
Tom handed in the following and was
soon on his way to the swimming pool:
"Jessie was fond Of kittens. She
saw one on the road and called:
Here pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy
pussy; pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy
pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy
pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy
pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy
P pussy' pussy pussy pussy pussy pussy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
MAN CHASED BY A SPIDER
London Standard.

Il London Standards.
A story is told by an explorer Of a
large and fierce South American spider
which chases men if they come too
near its lurking places. On one occa-
sion he was pursued by one.
Riding. at an easy trot over the
dry grass he writes, ct observed a
spider pursuing. me, leaping swiftly
RI aimed blow with my whip and
the point of the lash struck the ground
close to it, when it instantly leaped
upon and ran up the lash, and was ac-
tually within three. or four inches Of
my hand when I flung the whip from
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
TERROR TURNED THEIR HAIR
WHITE
The Caledonia.n.

1t has been repeatedly affirmed that
Queen Marie Antionette's auburn hair
turned white in the days of the Reign
OF Terror, and an English surgeon
named Parry states that Just after the
Indian mutiny he actually saw the let
black hair Of a rebel sepoy, who was
under examination and feared a dread
full death, turn white in the course
Of half an hour. In the time of the
Commune in Paris the dark hair of
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild was
blanched in a few hours. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27

#.9
SnWaa. can't
point
complained
of
ths terms Of its treaty -Ipndop Punch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
With the Long Bop
-'Eye walks. shoot folly a. Il ale.

Treatise the life Showing
by Hitting Them with
Ax-tThe Way N mi Rhyme. s@8
from tovh
of CarieNa atervile oask 3
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27

We have read that Carrie Nation
Has been taken to the station
After she, with some elation
Had ge-smashed the damp damnatien
Used by "soaks'' as daily ration.
Possibly the demon drink,
Put by Carrie on the blink,
Tipped some boozing judge the wink
TIE give Carrie time to think.
For tits not the thing to do
Thus to throw the excited shoe ~
Over what fellows do,
But in ways serene and pure
Make our own election sure
So that bad men, even tanks" II
Seeing us are moved to thanks
And may say, ''That little cuss
Is the model built for u.s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27
HE TRIED=IT ONCE

"What made your, husbands hair
turn SO grayg He's stiV young man.
Was it the result, Of some terrible
fright?0 E,t 4 ...@
:.sNo. He once. tried to have house
built.-Judge. &a @
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-27

What's become of Carrie Nation,
She who caused much vexation,
So much awful CONSERVATION
And such bowling indignation .~raa - ~
To the vendors Of the ration t...t: ss@E
Which doth cause intoXication? =. TX - :
She had made her declaration
OF entire determination Iii HI -e
And complete humiliation ~ III 4
OF the whole abomination - -sss..s2 L-5s1t
Causing so much runaton, ri ysz,
To our homes such desolaton. So ~
And to the sheriffs "botheration,' 5x# z>$f5ts
That we'd like some information III Ia 80 F..
OF the final termination
OF her fiery agitation, = %&7..
And the Ratchet application ,t:1' ~ ".
Of her strenuous reformation -
Did she her agitation y.~
Which had caused such lamentation
And such grievous aggravation .,.. l.. 49,.
To the 'rummies'' Of the nation?- go. -
Tell then of Carrie Nation -, - -
And her angry visitation. :-*sl'
Did she reap incarceration, w..
Or righteous vindication, ss~s. . 4
For the treless application Z 80: .;@
OF her smashing reformation? - >s5.~es - =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

sistent with our position in 1ne
premises, from which we have ~ :,
varied. The strike commission deciu. =
what wages We're proper on the ua .. =
of the domestic sizes selling at w.
per ton. 1t is decided also that loi
each advance of 5 cents In price Was.'
would increase 16 per cent. The inlhi
mum rates of compensation We're se .,
tied as the proper rates when coal ser
for $3.50 per ton and the sliding scale
was arranged as the increase In com
pensation, which was proper as Tue
price advanced. We have offered tor
fer to arbitration by the strike com
mission the question what change, u
any, should be made in these condl-
tions, but this offer you have rejected
You have stated no facts varying from
those passed upon by the commission.
The advances made by the strike com
mission have practically absorbed the
increase In price. Therefore, there has
been no increase in the profits OF the
business upon which could be based
demand for increased wages.
These considerations are all the
more important because, as We have
shown, your proposition, If it included
the sliding scale, would add 80 cents
per ton to the cost Of domestic sizes,
and would increase the aggregate cost
to the public of the entire product In
the amount of over s12,0oo,o00.
Hazards Are Regretted.
I'VE note what you say with ref
erence to the hazards incident to the
yarc
No one cam regret more deeply than
ourselves the accidents to which you
refer. That matter was fully presented
to the strike commission and had due
weight in fixing the existing wages.
The conditions which have pre-
vailed under the award of the strike
commission have been as satisfactory
as could be expected in view of the
magnitude Of the industry. In one of
his addresses last summer your chair
man was said TO have stated that at
no time in the last thirty years have
the wage earnings OF the miners been
as fair as they are now In view OF
all the circumstances we are satisfied
that the true course was indicated IN
our original proposition. This was that
existing conditions should be contin-
ued for period of three years.
I'VE trust that on Thursday next
the deliberate judgment of the anthra-
cite workers will result in an accept
ance Of that proposition, but If not that
they will join us in the arbitration we
have offered.
Failing to meet us on either propo-
sition the responsibility of a strike
must rest upon you"
The letter is signed by George F.
Baer, E. B. Thomas, David Wilcox, w.
H. Truesdale, Morris Williams, u b.
Kerr and j. L. Cake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
Grin Quickly Knocked Out.

"Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
Of la grippe with all its miserable
symptoms" says Mr.. j. S. Egleston, of
Maple Landing, Iowa. "Knees and
Joints aching. muscles sore, head stop
ped up, eyes and nose running, with
alternate SPELLS of chills and fever. We
began using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, aiding the same with double
dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, and by its liberal use
soon completely knocked out the grip"
Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
MITCHELL WILL NOT TALK.
Declines to Comment on Operators
Statement.

Scranton, Pa, April 2s.-President
John Mitchell, Of the United Mine
Workers of America, who is visiting in
Scranton, last night was shown the
Associated Press bulletin announcing.
that the operators had rejected the
propositions. He read it over carefully
and without the slightest indication of
surprise said: Il will have nothing to
say until have seen the official an
sWer."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
state Of Ohio, City of Toledo. Luca.

State OF Ohio, City Of Toledo. Lucas
county, IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
IL senior partner Of the firm of F. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
city Of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence. this 9Th day of Deem
Der, A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls family pills for constipa-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
rheumatism Makes Life Miserable

A happy home is the most valuable
possession that is within the reach Of
mankind, but you cannot enjoy its COM
forts if you are suffering from rheuma-
tism. You throw aside business cares
when you enter your home and you
can be relieved from those rheumatic
pains also by applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. One application will give
you relief and its continued use for q
short time will bring about perman-
ent cure. For sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure
It is a great surprise on account OF it's
exceeding promptness In relieving pain
in bladder, kidneys and back, in male
or female. Relieves retention OF wa
ter almost Immediately. II you want
nuick relief and cure this is the rem
edy. Sold by C.. ]. Lander, druggist,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
New Homes in the West.

over a million acres of land will be
thrown open to settlement on the Sho-
shnne Indian Reservation August Is,
1905. These lands are reached by the
direct route of the Chicago & North
western Ry. from Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Omaha. and other points
in the Mississippi Valley. Send &c in
stamps for pamphlets, maps and full
particulars to w. B. Kniskern, p. T.
M. C. & N. w. Ry. Co, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
ArtfuI Dodge.
rChicago Tribune

Raynor-why do you keep so blame
many dogs?
shyne-I want the personal proper
ty assessor to think it won't be worth
his while to call at my house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

Rev. Naboth Osborne, of Nation,
ILL.,, has accepted call to the First
Congregational church of Burlington,
Iowa, as associate pastor to the vener-
able DR.. William Salter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

Reautiful women can have the best
things in the world, for there is none so
inhuman as to refuse anything to a
pretty woman. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea makes beautiful women
AZ cents. Mcbride & Will Drug Com
nonv
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
THE LAKE SHORE LIMITED.
Particularly Desirable for Ladies ane
Children,

Leaves Chicago at $3.50 p. M, arrives
New York 80 p. m. All modern con-
yeniences, including ladies maid. mani
cure, stenographer electric lights, din
ing car and observation compartment
car.
INQUIRE of M. s. Giles, T. P. A.. Chi
cago, Ill. or Warren j. Lynch, pass
enger traffic manager, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28
REVIEW OF The SPORTS
American Athletes Making
Great Showing In Olympic
Games at Athens, Greece
WILL PROBABLY WIN FIRST

Great Western Racing Circuits Schedule
compIeted-Herman and Britt Fight
in Los Angeles June New Con-
tracts in "Three r'-suIivan Forces
o'NeiI to ouit-otner Gossip of Sports.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

Berry A m Cameron b G. Crnsc FnN
G.
Kh Grand h Frances
W.
H ~ d Kd nd- Floyd Wey;
L. G nians Joseph DguanE 1wood
Howard thinner: dh Nyr Iughy Wheeler; Waterloo Clara NJ
Branch Harry ugt Miss TekaA Anderson
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

Is an ordeal which al
women approach with
indescribable fear, for
nothing compares with
the pain and horror Of
childbirth. The thought
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

The Douglass Park Jockey Club, Of
Louisville, racing under the jurisdic-
ton Of the Western Jockey Club, yes
terday offered the presidency of the To-
cal organization to Gen. John b. Cas-
tleman, the salary to be $4,000 a year
for term of years. 1t is believed
General Castleman will accept.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

New contracts in the Three T.
League were announced yesterday as
follows: With Rock Island--Ira last
ings, late of Toledo, and Ralph Gibson,
late of st. Paul, both pitchers. BY
Peoria-Joseph Bewar, infielder, pur-
chased from Indianapolis for $500. BY
Dubuque. w. Myers, pitcher. Of st.
Louis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-28

One Of these reliable time pieces will be
given to any reader of this paper. who
will send in correct solution Of the
VlTOS PICTURE PUZZLE, the third
one of which appears below. Remem-
Der these are good time keepers. open
face. nickle finish, stem wind and stem
set, and the movements are all accom-
panied by the manufacturers guarantee
to keep accurate time for year, and
will be repaired and replaced free of
charge any time within IL months. With
ordinary care they will keep good time
for many years.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-02-05
EXCISE BOARD
GIVES NOTICE.
SaIOOnkeepers Must Display
Names on Signs Each One
Gets Personal Letter.

In accordance with the instructions
given by the excise board, the clerk,
c. NJ. MacWilliam, today publishes a
notice that every salOonkeeper must
display in front of his saloon a sign
bearing the name of the person 10
whom the license was granted, and
also the number of the building.
The notice also requires that all Ii
cen6e certificates must be hung in
conspicuous places in the barrooms.
according to section Is of the excise
ordinance.
Notices to the above effect will also
be sent to every saloonkeeper
through the mails, so that none of
them can say that he failed to be
notified OF the excise boards S order.
These orders are designed TO cor
rect the two fragrant violations of the
regulations in this city: one the run
ming of saloons by men placed there
in by the man to whom the license
was granted by the board; and the
neglect, frequently noted, of saloon
keepers to display their license certi-
ficates in the room where the liquor
is sold, as the ordinance demands.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-02-05
SUICIDE AT
KEYPORT HAS
BIG MYSTERY
Man Registered at the Mansion
House Thursday and Did Not
Leave Room Again.
HE DRANK LAUDANUM.
Proprietor Broke Into the Room
and Found the Man Dying
Doctors Summoned.
To the EVENING NEWS .

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
KEYPORT, Feb. 81. S. Mount,
of Red Bank, who appears TO have
been connected with the Prudential
Insurance company, committed sui
eide at the Mansion house some time
Friday night by drinking laudanum.
His body was not found however, un-
til late Saturday morning because he
desired to sleep late and no attempt
was made to enter his room.
Thursday night about 8 O'Clock,
Mount registered at the Mansion
house. He was, to all appearances,
perfectly sane and nothing at all sus-
picious in his manner. He was given
a room and retired. He was called
at breakfast time and responded that
he would soon be down, but did not
appear. At noon he was called again
with similar results, and at supper
time he was again called and answer
ed intelligently that he wished 70
sleep. Saturday morning about s
O'Clock he was again called and told
that breakfast was ready. This time
no satisfactory answer could be OBJ
tanned and a peculiar, heavy breath
ing could be heard, so after repeated
knockings, the door was forced open
and his condition found to be serious.
Dr.. w E. Johnson was Immediate
ly summoned. He used every effort
to restore the man, but of no avail,
and he called on Dr.. G. G. Hoagland
for assistance. They, with the pro-
prietor and others, did all in their
power to restore respiration, but fl
nally gave up, as it was evident the
man had passed beyond all assist
ance.
Search of the room revealed two
once-ounce empty laudanum bottles.
One was in bed and one in the mans
coat pocket.
Coroner Tetly. of Red Bank, was
summoned and gave permit for re-
moYal OF the body.