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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
A Quiet Town.

There is in California village noted
for it's quiet, restful atmosphere where
the rush and clamor of business never
intrudes and where the commuter never
rushes for his train, or anybody is ever
in hurry. And the climate even
seems to proclaim serenity, for
spring, summer, autumn and winter
follow each other with but little change
in temperature.
To this peaceful village came man
advanced in years to pass the evening
of life,in rest and quiet.
In due course of time came a nephew
to visit him. and to him, who was SO
young and active, the place seemed
dull
such place to live inS'' se :
tOh,o said the uncle, ttI thought
this would be a good place to live in,
and a good place to die in
tst But how will you know when you
are dead7" said the nephew.-A. A. L.
Saratoga, Cal.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
Depended on Proyidence

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A gentleman in the south was pass
ing potato patch and stopped to speak
to a darkey who was leaning lazily on
his hoe.
ing?,' - { 80
Oh Use feelin mighty fine, 'caze
| sho has been havin good luck.'
rs that so?'
9 Vas, sab; why, bout week ago I
had lot OBJ trees 70 to cut down, an ;
a cyclone come erlong an les naehely
knocked 'em ovah fo' me.
$ Well, that, is wonderful. I = "a Es..
It shosis, but Providence done helps
burn up de strawstacks an heah come
de ightnin an fo' I knowed It they
wa mt nothin' left "
S Welt Welt But what are yousdo-
ing noW2 sa E3s slss @
Mel Rise waitin 10 a yeathquuake
to shake desc 'taters outen de groun. :
M. G. F.
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which flowers and buds were protrud-
ing. He handed the doctor the package
telling him it was for Miss Ward, who
was the doctor IS colored cook.
So The doctor took the bundle in the
kitchen and put it in a dishpan Of
water all the time thinking how pleased
Miss Ward would be in the morning.
The next morning the doctor got up
early and went into the kitchen, there
bundle. She looked at the doctor and
said:
"Ef I had de pusson heah dat did
dat, I'd ies' empty de kettle on 'em,
I'd jes like to know who put my new
hat In de dishpan oh water-dat
would! Ia scald 'em for shot =
F1axton, N. D. M, M. III.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
The Lady and the Tramp.

Mrs. Alden was a. oclubwoman!. Her
particular fad was the moral elevation
Of the lower classes. p She was engaged
in writing paper on the subject when
the. cook came to tell her that aErough;, a
looking man at the back door wanted
some breakfast. 30 as&s.s
:" Give him a soup ticket" said Mrs.
Alden. Then, with a sudden thought
No, wait. Iii see him myself. =
She went into the i kitchen. tMv
good man. she said, twill you saw
some wood, if I give you a good break
fast. ,ssr :.7
Certainly, madam, = said the tramp,
very elegantly. as he disappeared in the
direction of the woodpile. In about
five minutes he reappeared. I'm ready
now for that breakfast, /" he announced.
Have you sawed the wood in such a
short timeaO asked Mrs. Alden, coming
again into the kitchen.
Yes, madam, = he answered. Then,
between huge mouthfuls: Excuse me,
madam, for correcting you, but you
should say Have you seen the wood =
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24

The Parsees Of Bombay. tho the
wear a dress peculiar to themselves
are of all the Indians the most like tn
in one Parsee home, and the furniture,
the pictures and the library were such
as would be found in the average home
in our country. Statistics show that
the percentage of education among the
Parsees is very much higher thar
among any other class of inhabitants
and the women share the educational
advantages with the men.
The well-to-do Parsees have been
conspicuous in philanthropy. endowing
colleges, hospitals and other charities.
While they are counted among the
stanchest friends of British rule, they
are also among the most lntelHgent
critics Of the governments faults. Sir
Pherosha NJ. Mehta, the leading Parses
orator, is prominent in the national con-
gress movement. At reception given
at the hotel, and on other occasions, we
had an opportunity to meet a number
| of the Parsees, men and women, priests
and laymen, and found them abreast
with the times and alive to the prob
/ lens with which the world is wrestling
/ today.
I cannot close this article without
mentioning the increasing presence of
American influence in Bombay. An
! American minister. DR.. Nell, is pastor
of the principal Methodist church, and
the American. Congregationalists have
a largely attended school for boys and
! girls in the city. Many of the stu
dents are taken from famine -stricken
homes and are being educated with
a school for the blind under American
management. where the. students are
not only taught to read and write, but
trained in the industries for which they
are fitted.
I do not apologize for mentioning
from time to time the institutions
which altruistic Americans have scat.
tered over the orient. If we cannot
boast that the sun never sets on Amer
lean territory, we can find satisfaction
in the fact that the sun never sets upon
American philanthropy; if the boom OF
of our cannon does not follow the orb
of day in his daily round, the grateful
thanks Of those who have been the
benefciaries of American generosity
form. chorus that encircles the globe.
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are not more thronged with them than
the roadsides of some parts of India.
About half way between Jaipore and
Bombay they were especially numerous,
and as I'VE rode along on the train we
saw them singly, in groups and in mass
meetings. Here, too, we saw herds of
antelope scarcely frightened by the
train; Attention has frequently. been
aversion to meat has a bearing upon
the famine question, millions Of cattle
dying of starvation which If killed
earlier might have saved thousands Of
human beings from starving.
A night IS ride from Jaipore brought
us to, Abu road, from which by pony
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
FIRST PRIZE.
This Story Gets &.
No Need for Hurry,

There was no hurry. A long-haired
man walking along the street met a lit
tie boy, who asked him the time. Ten
minutes to 90 said the man.
Well,'' said the boy, at 9 'clock
get your hair cut,'' and he took to his
heels and ran, the aggrieved one after
him e
Turning the corner, the man ran into
policeman, nearly knocking him over.
"What' s up9' said the policeman.
The man very much out of breath,
said:
81 You see that young urchin running
along there? He asked me the time and
I told him it ten minutes to g., and he
said, AT 9 CLOCK get your hair cut.
:" " well, said the policeman, "what
are you running for? You we got eight
minutes yet. E. Fl.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24

It is no uncommon thing to. see
vender of cakes and sweetnleats bear
a stick above it to scare off the birds.
Sometimes an attendant follows the
vender and protects him from the birds,
but in spite Of all precautions they get
their toll. The crows often come to
the doors and windows Of the hotel
and inquire whether you have any food
to spare, and sparrows and other small
birds occasionally CLEAN crumbs from
the table. At Jaipore we saw myriads
al and monSeysFhey eu are p eVeryWhere eve SsiSere
The iungles of the tropical countries
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the house was only. the conventional
handkerchief city garden plot, she an
swered each' vender. with, !" Not any
today. We have a garden,' and a
smile sent each away as well contented
as if a purchase had been made Late
one busy day came aappother ap eexzasperat e. 'e'r
The. lady hurried to. The door and,
seeing the usual man and vegetable
toned, but said rather sharply: don It
want any; we have. d garden. -
The man gave her one angry look
from his dark Italian eyes and only
waited to, retort: tkWell, you hahn t
got bananas in it, walked away. =
], Victoria James.
Eau Claire. Wis. rfyt- ,4 49, ..@y.s
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
BY William Jennings Bryan.
Copyright 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles
Copyright in Great Britain
AIN Rights Reserved)

Al\tt1SHtS heSeTVeu-)
G. UEz, April S.-There is SO much Of
- interest in India that l. find it
difficult to condense all that /
desire to say into the space which it
seems proper to devote to this country:
In speaking of the various cities, l
have been compelled to omit reference
to the numerous industries for which
India is famed. Long before the Eu-
ropean set foot upon the soil the art
isans had won renown in weaving, IN
carving and in brass. It was in fact
the very wealth of Indus that at
tracted the attention of the western
world and turned the prows of mer-
chant vessels toward the orient. While
India can complain that some Of her
arts have been lost since she has been
under the tutelage, Of foreigners,
enough, remains to make every tourist
q collector, to greater or less extent,
Of attractive souvenirs. -
Benares is the center Of the plain
brass manufacture, and her bazaars are
full Of vases, trays, candlesticks, bowls,
etc. Lucknow is noted for her silver
smiths, but her products do not COM
mand SO high price as those Of
southern India. Delhi leads in ivory
and wood carving, and one, can find
work. Several Of the addresses pre-
sented to the Prince of Wales upon his
recent visit were encased in ivory cas-
ses Png saged On iVory ytgadsG is also w
ried to a high state Of perfection
here, and sandalwood boxes can be
found in all the stores. .<-
At Agra one finds rugs woven in
Turkish and Persian, as well as in
original designs. Agra is also re.
fnowned for its inlsid work, many of
the designs Of the Tel itself being
copied. The Tai itself is reproduced
in miniatures at prices ranging from 81
up into the hundreds.
\ In all Of the cities Of upper India
Kashmir shawls may be secured, Kash:
travel. These shawls are Of goats
hair, and some Of them are so delicate
that tho two yards square, they can be
drawn thru finger ring.
At Jaipore the chief Industries which
attract the attention Of foreigners are
enameHng On gold and brass, the latter
being the best known. Few who visit
the bazaars can resist the temptation
to carry away some samples of this
ware, 50 graceful are the vessels anc
so sknlfu1 is the workmanship.
Jaipore, the first Of the western cities
and the only one Of the native states
that we visited, is deserving of some
notice, partly because it gives evi
dence of considerable advancement anc
partly because the government is ad
ministered entirely by native officials
The maharajah is one of the most dis
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
The way Home.

On one occasion 4. bishop invited
some friends to dine with him. On
their arrival, short time before din
ner hour, he suggested that in. the in
terval of waiting his friends would
perhaps like to walk thru the grounds.
After spending about a quarter Of
an hour. in admiring the flowers, shrubs
and greenhouses, they suddenly came
Ah,'' said the bishop to his aston
ished guests, this will be much
nearer way for you to go home than
by going back to the front, - and, for
getting his invitation, he opened the
door and bowed them out. -E. L.. S.
Kasson. MINI.
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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24

ings differ so much from each other,
the arrangement is such that they do
not seem homogeneous, but form har-
monious whole. The: Mohammedan
conquerors mutilated some Of the fig
ures because Of their hatred of idolatry,
but when under Lord Curzon' . admins
tration the work Of restoration was be-
ike ike the originai. .3s -
Around these temples are numerous
shrines, each containingsa seated figure
very much resembling Buddha. The
Jains are sect Of the Hindus, and
their temples are renowned for their
beauty. This temple is visited by a
large number Of pilgrims every year,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24

pretty good democrat, but I can It vote
for an octogenarian. No member of my
family ever voted for anybody with
niger blood in his veins.''
ooh, you re thinking of an octo-
roon," said a friend Of the bibulous
party. tGuess that IS so,' said the OBJ
jector. "Well, then, hurrah for Davis"
Benson, MINI. = IS. NJ, -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
SECOND PRIZE.
This Story Gets So.
A Long Weight.

Senator .Ankeny Of Washington, is an
tells the following story on him:
When Senator Ankeny became a
proud grandfather there was an imme-
diate call for scales to weight the in
fant. No other scales being available,
1T was decided to use grandpa's fish
scales. ~
So these were brought forth, and the
surprise9of those present was unbounded
when it was found the little baby, but a
few hours old, weighed twenty pounds.
Blooming Prairie, MINI. M. x. &
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
Effect Of Emancipation.

Uncle Ned, an OLD negro Of the south,
was accosted by. his former master s
son, who had returned from college
(after the days Of reconstruction) with,
" Good morning, Uncle Ned, good morn
ing
90 long, chile, & long; yer mustn It
talk dat way terS me now. ] s no kin
o'yourn. rs you ekal now, is, cord
lg tor de fifteenth commandment.
G long" Il. M. J.
Willmar, MINI. gr
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
Booze as Protection from Mosquitoes

A northern divine was spending the
night with a colonel, who lived on the
lower, swampy reaches Of the Missis-
sippf. He suffered severely because no
the next morning asked Sam, the negro
servant, how his master could exist
amid the pernicious activity Of these
small insects Of the air.
It's des lax dis, boss,o answered
Sambo. I'm de 70 part Nv de night
de colonel Is so drunk dat he don t pay
no 'tention to de skeeters, and in de
las part Nv de night de skeeters is so
drunk dat dey don It pay no 'tention to
de colonel - IN. K.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
The Postnan Had Gone.

s A mother received the following let
ter from her son at Andover:
80 s. Dear Mother # am well and hope
you are well. Will you please send me
:$2f know the, last did not last long,
but it is all spent now, and need
SO badly /. hope you are we'll. i am
we'll Please do not forget So.
Then there was the postcript.
g I was SO ashamed to ask for money
SO soon after the last you sent that I
sent after the postman to get this let
ter back, but it was. too late, he had
gone. "A ma Knudsen.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
Needed to Be Reminded.

A celebrated, belle whose attractions
invited such marked attentions from
scores of men that the prefix of
Mrs. seemed a dead letter, was
31receivingv with another fashionable
woman. While chatting she inadvert.
emily drew out her handkerchief, and
observing a knot ID the corner of it,
stopped, hesitated, and said: . We a
knot in the corner of my handkerchief.
of something. = sst
Said the hostess: Probably to re.
mind you that you, oares married. =
- L M j 4.
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Not True to Life.

Mark Twain. while visiting a friend.
was asked his opinion of new marble
bust representing young woman coil
ing her hair.
tsonly it ism t true to life. -
Why motif asked the owner.
Hasn't her mouth full Of hairpins, y
said M - IN. G,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
) Not a Tropical Garden.

A very kindly housewife always re-
ceived anyone who came to her door
in the most gentle manner.o During the
till late in the afternoon came, came q
long procession Of boys and men with
garden produce. Tho in the rear Of
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24

One day they met and Father Fla
herty said: S:'Sc.es Il
"My good rabbi, when are you going
to to give up sol some sd Of the narroy doctrines
with me9' -.
con your wedding day, Father Fla
herty, - replied the rabbi.
Bismarck, N. D. 60. NJ. I. K
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THIRD PRIZE.
This Story Gets So.
A Courteous Retort.

~ In spite Of their differences of creed,
Father Flaherty and Rabbi Rothschild
were warm personal friends, and often
1oked about the limitations put upon
them by their respective churches.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
No wonder rhey MoaI.ned. m !.

/ Romantic Young Lady depending
summer on farm)-Just hear those old
trees moan and groan in the. storm like
the moaning Of lost souls.
Small Boy--Well, miss, I guess If you
were SO full Of green apples as they
are, you'd groan too. w. R.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
wouldn, e Vote for an octogenarian.

& "A story is told of prominent democrat
who was touring the south during the
last national campaign In one Georgia
city he devoted special effort to prais-
ing Henry Gassaway Davis, candidate
for vicepresident, whom he declared to
be eminently fitted for the place, altho
an octogenarian. One Of the auditors
who hada been drinking rather freely
arose in his place and said: ~ am a
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
Miss ward, S New Hat,

Dr..Paulson $ doorbell rang about IL
Q clock one night and thinking its must
be someone sick he got up and went to,
with large package in his hands, from
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-24
No Sale.

"Can t I sell you painless corn
cure, madam?' said the peddler.
"No, you can It, snapped the woman
Of the house. II have no painless
corns.'' @>@
Then the door shut with sudden
slam. s.. William Bydad.
Crookston, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-24
Trust to Nature.

a great many Americans, both men
and women, are thin, pale and puny, with
poor circulation, because they have ill
treated their stomachs by hasty eating
hOllc beverages, or by too close cOnfne-
ment to home, office or factory, and in
consequence the stomach must be treated
IN 9 natural way before they can rectifY
their earlier mistakes. The muscles in
many such people, in fact in every weary,
thin and thin- blooded person, do their
work with great difficulty. AS result
fatigue comes early, is extreme and lasts
long. The demand for nutritive aid is
ahead OF the supply. To insure perfect
health every tissue, BONE nerve and
muscle should take from the blood GER
tain materials and return to it certain
others. It is necessary to prepare the
the food what is necessaryto make good,
rich, red blood. We must go to Nature
for the remedy. There were certain
roots known to the Indians of this
country before the advent of the whites
which later came to the knowledge Of
rapidly in professional favor for the cure
OF obstinate stomach and liver troubles.
These are found to be safe and yet GER
tain IN their cleansing and invigOrating
effect upon the stomach, liver and blood.
These are: Golden Seal root, Queens
root, Stone root, Bloodroot, Mandrake
root Then there is Black Cherry baxk.
The medicinal principles residing in these
native roots when extracted with glyc-
crime as a solvent make the most reliable
and efficient stomach tonic and liver in
vigorator, when combined in Just the
right proportions, as in DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Where there
is bankrupt vitality - such as nervous
exhaustion, bad nutrition and thin
blood, the body acquires vigor and the
nerves, blood and all the tissues feel the
favorable effect of this sovereign remedy
Although some physicians have been
aware of the high medicinal value of the
above mentioned plants, yet few have
used pure glycerine as a solvent and
usually the doctors prescriptions called
for the ingredients in varying amounts,
1Ditt alcohol.
The vGolden Medical Discovery is a
scientific preparation compounded Of the
glyceric extracts of the above mentioned
vegetable ingredients and contains no
alcohol or harmful habit-forming drugs.
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SERVICE AND FIXTURES,

Section 5. on all streets and avenues where
mains are laid service pipes are not allowed
to run across lots that Is from one lot to the
next, but must be taken from the main in
front of the premises, or some point in the
street or avenue adjacent to the premises:
provided. however. that one service pipe may
be used to supply persons taking water within
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-07-20
Just to Think Of It!

When only five or six of the bust
ness institutions in a town where
there are thirty or forty are repre-
scented in the advertising columns of
the town newspaper it kinder gives
the editor dry lips to keep on a blow
in about the enterprising spirit of the
towns business men, and the great
commercial progress of the town.
Ever think of that?
And the out-of-town reader who
reads the blowin' and can't find the
advertisements to back it up is likely
to think the editor is a monumental
liar
Ever think of that?
And the editor who does the blow
in, but doesn't do the business will
one day come to the same conclusion
as the out-of-town reader. Then
there'H be no more blowin.'
Just to think of thatl-Starke Tele-
graph.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-07-20

usually late planting season and the
scarcity of labor. The present aver
age condition of the crop throughout
the state is good, and with the excep-
ton of few localities where the
rains have been excessive, the crops
are fairly free from grass. The wealth
er conditions are favorable, but there
is scarcely labor sufficient to care for
the crops under favorable conditions.
The farmers are unable to meet the
prices paid for labor in the phosphate
mines and on the turpentine and veg
cable farms, and this condition. tends
to prevent the planting Of large acre
ages. Florida cotton is entirely free
from the boll-weevil and SO far the
crop is free from rust and natural dis
eases.