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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
" IN CASE OF FIRE

A Germantown man was talking
about. the famous DR.. Henry Van Dyke
of Princeton. . -
, When Van Dyke was little chap"
he said, II went to school with him.
Gone day, before school closed for
the Christmas holidays, we expected
a visit from certain director This
director always questioned the chill
dren about one thing what
they'd do in case of fire. So teacher
coached us all the morning before he
came, preparing us finely on the course
to be taken if fire should break out,
! '"'.Well, sure enough, the director
called, but when he got up to address
us, he said: -..>-
=" It is good to be here at this Jolly
Christmas season among SO many rosy,
smiling young faces. You are a very
bright-looking lot Of children, and I
wonder what you would do now: if I
were to make you a little speech on
the best way to celebrate Christmas
"Quick as a flash young Van Dyke
ipiped out: . :, :
- Form in single file and march out
squickly.''' >. =. ..... - -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
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A CURIOUS FACT

Did you ever notice that the dummy
clocks in front Of jewelry shops are
- Yes; [ have noticed that.'' -~.r.. 3D..
And do you know why these clocks
are always set at that hour?'' -
No. Why is it?'','.s..
~ Well, some people hold that George
" washington was born at 8:1S, and that
the clocks commemorate that auspicious
moment. Others hold that at S:18 the
writing Of the Declaration of ,Inde-
pendenGe was completed. But there is
no no u ruth e such ideas. We don't need
why All dummy clocks mark SIS. -
These clocks are ell set at that
hour, for the reason that such an ar.
rangement of the hands gives the most
room on 4 the dial for the jewellery name
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
POOR CHRISTMAS FARE,

A delegation of fellow townsmen re.
Gently called on Rufus K. Combs, of
Midway. KY, to congratulate him on
the receipt of a Carnegie medal. - e.
= AS his friends were taking leave, Mr..
Combs wished them all merry Christ
mas. * -, 81 -.
"And 7 hope," he ended, "that
you III have a more bountiful Christ
mas dinner than fell to the lot of a
young friend of mine last year. ;.
"Hee,. poor chap, was stopping at a
Christmas day, after he had eaten a
turkey neck, a potato, and splinter Of
sodden mince pie, the landlady said to
him, as he rose just as the weak coffee
was brought on: .' " ;
!" ,0h, don't leave the. table, Mr..
60 I must, madam, said Smith grim
ly.. It s hard wood, and my teeth are
not what they used to be. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
HISS'S MANY MEANINGS

''The hiss.' said an actor, "does not
only mean disgust and reprobation. In
Japan, for instance, it means delight.
A Japanese, in greeting, you, Kisses.
In west Africa the hiss denotes as
tonishment. There I would hiss if YOU
should pay me back that loan I made.
you last month. -.
"In the New Hebrides 'they hiss be-
fore. anything beautiful. Do you see
the large turkey in front of that shop?
Well, q New Hebridean, beholding it,
would hiss. -. ..:'-;,7, :
,"sThe Basutos hiss in sign of cordial
agreement. When candidate for office
scores a point, a hiss from the Basuto
audience is his reward. ~ -
e ttAmong the Kabyles the hiss denotes
satisfaction and content. At the end
Of the dinner that : / propose to eat on
Christmas day, I would, were +
Kabyle. lean back in my chair, loosen
my waistcoat, and hiss loud and long"
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26

A STRANGE FACT

"You know how soldier traitor is
put to DEATH" said the colonel. 'sThe
traitor stands blindfolded, and half a
dozen privates shoot at him stimuli
taneously. But perhaps you don It know
that each Of these privates, tho he
take the most careful aim, may after
wards say, without fear Of contradic-
ton, that the traitors blood does not
stain his hands. ls
This is the reason: s~..
1.-Two of the rifles for this CHASTITY
shooting are always loaded with blank
cartridges: Then. they are shufAed, and
no one , knows which the harmless ones
are. The executioners draw, and each
is as like as not to draw a harmless
gun. + t@ :'-s:>;.>i - '1'NO',
So, when. they shoot, they can
solaee themselves for their unchris-
manl1Re hR w, work with the thought that
cartridge at the poor, blindfolded
wretch before them.' 1~'0'
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
SAT WITH THE UNGODLY,,

In the historic old Episcopal church
of st. Michael's in Mlhrblehead, widely
known as the oldest church edifce in
New England, there was for fifty years
or more a most pious and devoted mem
Der Of the parish in the late Thomas H.
Merritt.
One of the faithful pillars and a. war
den for many years, he was known and
respected for his many virtues and
sterling character. One clustering
March night as he was returning from
a meeting thru the slippery, steep gut
we'll known as the. Rock-a-way, he
missed his footing and fell heavily.
The rector, also struggling along,
went to his assistance, saying: "We1l,
Brother Merritt, the wicked stand in
slippery places, the good book says. >
|FI know they do,'' was the quick
response, "but I can't. .''-Boston Her
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
A SAUSAGE SECRET

DR.. John L. Morse of Boston, an au-
thority ON pure foods, said recently
that the public could not expect pure
food at low price. -. 80
NTake milk, for instance" he said.
" Milk absolutely pure cannot be sold
today under Is cents quart
"And 50, till we are willing to pay
for a genuine article, imitation articles,
adulterated articles. will be sold to us.
I can imagine a sausagemaker saying
on his deathbed to his son:
=" Always bear in mind, my lad, that
sausage can be made out Of anything
even out of meat.''' 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
KINGS HARD LUCK

A socialist gave the other day in a
tavern some strange and ominous sta
tistics about kings.
"There have been,' he said, "about
$500 kings, rulers and So. emperors of
whom history takes note. These gen
tlemen ruled over seventy four peoples.
!" All Of them engaged at one time OF
another in war.
Exactly 108 Of them were executed.
Death by assassination was the fate of
101. And twentyeight committed sui
cide.' -. ..
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
WILLING TO PROVE IT

q The Christmas spirit warmed the old
lady's heart, and she said to the tat
tered, shivering tramp:
If I give you a nickel, how can
be sure that you won It go straight off
and get intoxicated with it7''
/ "Madam,' the man answered, point
ing to the laurel-decked corner saloon,
it would give me great pleasure to
afford you practical demonstration that
the sum ism It enough for the purpose. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
SHORT ONES

The Swedish mile is 11,7Oo yards
long. ..a@
A bee can carry twice it's own weight
in honey. -. ~
The sultan Of Turkeys Jewels are
worth $40,O00,O00. 4
Every German regiment is equipped
with chiropodist. AS Ia.
= In all large cities the criminals out
number the police three to two.
Venison only costs 2 cents pound
in certain parts of Newfoundland.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
NOT Ills FAULT

Teacher, to Little Boy-Freddie
Brooks, are you making faces at Nellie
Lyon? =. -
Freddie Brooks Please, teacher, no.
ma 'am; was trying to smile, and nv
face slipped.-Lippincott
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
PLEASANT CHANGE FROM MUCK
RAKING.

"He is Americas greatest states
man.
"Huh! That CRATER! Who says
sog0
"The man who made the pills that
cured him of dyspepsia. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
a String i Of
Good Stories

- cannot tell how the truth may be,
say tie tale. as ,tWas told to me-"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
IOWA MILDLY LEADS
GLASS At ANNAPOLIS

Annapolis, Nd, Feb: 1o.The Off
cial figures Of the standing Of the grad
yates during the whole course were is
sued today. Allan J. Chantry, Jr., OF
Malvern, Iowa, leads the class with a
multiple Of 5l7 rs; Whitford Drake Of
Waltham, Mass, is second, with 515.2l,
and John Paul Miller Of Lancaster,
KY, third, with 5l4.79. The first seven,
including George B. Wright Of Fergus
Falls, Mimi, graduate with a $ star
rank, having received 85 per cent as an
aggregate in all subjects.
An even hundred will receive their
diplomas from Secretary Bonaparte on
Monday. Two months ago the class
contained 1922 members. The names OF
the twelve first-class men. who were
found deficient in studies have not been
announced, as some Of the deficiencies
may possibly be waived. The present
plan, however, is to withhold the di
plomas from them and give them a spe
ccial examination after q year at sea.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
MONSTER BATTLESHIP
LAUNCHED By KING

Portsmouth, England, Feb. l0.-The
monster battleship Dreadnaught, which,
when finished, will have cost ST 500, 900,
was launched here today by King Ed
ward. 5. t
The ceremony was the most simple
possible, the king having vetoed al dec
orations and pageantry on account Of
the death Of his father-in-law, King
Christian. There was moment Of sus-
pense after the king touched the cleo
tric button removing the last block as
the huge ship hesitated and appeared
reluctant to the water. But, ultimate
~, she glided down the ways in safety.
Among the occupants Of the royal
stand were the American naval attache,
Lieutenant Commander s. Gibbons,
and the other attaches, the admiralty
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
A Clever Valentine story.

A Wireless Valentine, y which will
appear in I h 9 Jour 8 Sunday
Magazine, is a double-barreled love-
story, so to speak, with happy valen.
tine ending for both The young women
concerned in it. Mary Heckscher, at
whose heart Cupid has family knocked
but once, is thruming her life away
as a teacher in a school for young wo-
men. At her boarding house she en-
counters Madam Dupre. who CON
fesses to have had some reputation
among her classmates in convent days
as a seeress, and she has been known
to consult the coffee grounds and shut
file the cards Of date in more recent
time. She seems anxious to read Mary
Heckscher's fortune, but is pleasantly
repulsed. Emily Stannard, another
boarder, is not SO sure that Madam Du-
pres counsel is valueless, and she has
been even more unfortunate than Miss
Heckscher in love, for she has but
recently had tiff with the young
man Of her heart, and she longs for
some clever ruse to bring him back
again Emily consulted Madam Dupre.
and part of the advice was to wish
hard what she wished, and that it
would probably. happen as she wished.
Both girls concluded that there was
nothing wrong in this and concluded
to try it. The fun of it all was, they
wished so frankly and so honestly that
by a curious dispensation Of fate each
won the husband of her choice.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
ROBBERS MURDER ON
TRAIN AND ESCAPE

Exeter, N. H., Feb. 10.-Two uniden-
tilted men who boarded Boston y
Maine express train at Dover shot and
mortally wounded an unidentified ltaI-
ian as be was starting to leave the
train at Rockingham Junction today.
The conductor Of the train had attempt
ed to arrest the men, having been mott
fed by the Dover police that they had
robbed the Luddy & Currier shoe fac
tory at. Dover and that they were on
the train. At the same moment the
Italian started to leave the car and
one OF the alleged robbers fired five
revolver shots at him, all Of which took
effect. The Italian died shortly after
wards. n
In the confusion which followed the
Ashooting the two suspects jumped from
the car and disappeared in the woods.
When the train reached here, word was
sent to the police Of this town, and the
cities Of Dover and Portsmouth, about
fifteen miles away, and posses started
from each place to search the country.
The Dover police report that the safe
Of the Luddy & Currier factory was
blown open, but that the robbers Sc
| cured less than $15.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
INDICTMENT INVOLVES
BANK PRESIDENTS son

Milwaukee, Feb. 10.--Gordon Bige-
low, son Of Frank g. Bigelow, default
ing president Of the First National bank
Of this city, is alleged in an Indictment
returned against former Assistant
Cashier Henry g. Coll by the federal
grand jury, to have received 100000
Of the funds alleged to have been. en-
bezzled by Frank G. Bigelow and COL:
The fifth count in the Indictment al
leges. that $4,000 was fraudulently
transferred. to Gordon Bigelow on Dec.
Is, 1904. The sixth count charges that
on. the same day Gordon Btge1ow re.
ceived 500 900 thru President Bigelow,
aided and Allotted by Coll On Dec. 9,
$4,000 is alleged to have been trans q.
ferred to Gordon Bigelow, tho he had
no account with the bank, and that on
Dec. $, Coll is alleged to oo have g fraud ar
BigeIow for his personal use.
In several other counts contained II
the Indictment, Coll is accused Of hay
ing taken sums aggregating $4,000
which. it is alleged he converted to hi
personal use.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10

3 .5E = % 81 D. y .
Dayton, Ohio, Feb. lO.-Paul Lau-
renee Dunbar, the poet. Of the negro
race, is dead at. his home here, from
consumption. For three years he had
been seriously Inland for year crit
ically II, but he kept at his work inter
mittently and wrote his last poem for
his Christmas book, - .Howdy, Honey,
Howdy, just before Christmas.
Dunbar was born in Dayton, June II,
1872, and was first newsboy and then
an elevator boy, and in his ups and
downs for livelihood practiced writ
ing. .s. 3: .,r,
His first poem was written when he
was z year DID,, His first work to at.
tract attention was q class poem writ.
ten for a high school in 1891. His first
Of a total Of atwenty-one books was
Oak and Ivy
His poem best, known was HWhen
Malinda Sings, which was written tc
his mother, whose name is Malinda.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
CLERGYMAN.BANKER
IN PEORIA TROUBLED

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-Eight Of the de-
positors Of the Peoples Savings bank,
Of which DIR. George II. Sommonds, who
committed suicide Tuesday morning,
was president, today fled proceedings
against Rev. p. I. Kelly, the surviving
partner in the bank, asking that the
bank be declared bankrupt. They as
serts that the bank was insolvent at the
time Of its closing and that, the day
before DR.. Simmons committed suicide,
paid out to deposit tors, sum in excess
of $500, making them preferred cred
itors. Ks
Z The bank. owes depositors about
100000 and as assets owns its bank
building and has several thousand dol
lars worth Of securities Of a sdoubtful
value. 5s5 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
LIE FOR A WOMAN,
SAYS MAYOR dunno
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. ID. s..*
Chicago. Feb. 10:--tt.There is proba-
bly, only one case where an evasion Of
the truth is justifable.s That is where
man has compromised woman and
her honor is at stake. Then think it
becomes his duty to evade telling the
truth as long as possible. I do not say
it would be- justifable to lie,, but to
evade the truth. Under such circum-
stancesf1 think a. man should take a
long journey and keepeaway as long as
he could These views have come from
my experience on sthe bench. ''a1;s&
This is the opinion of Mayor Dunno,
written by George "a Schilling, presi.
dent Of the board'Eaef local improve:
ments, to- the civil Gservice commission,
in which Mr.. Schilling pleads for 5lenien.
cy for William J. Hafner, ID sidewalk
Inspector accused Of perjury, because
he said, United States senators go un
punished for similar offenses. So
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
SENA Tt RATE IDEA
Me- ANS Big FIGHT
Commerce Committee Considers
Compromise Rate Bill Which
Promises Legal Battle.

Washington, Feb. l0.-With all sorts
of compromises rumored, the senate
committee on interstate commerce to-
day resumed consideration of railroad
rate bills under the agreement to meet
daily until Feb. 16, when vote will be.
taken. The rupture in the committee,
YESTERDAY, causing Senator glapp to
Aldrich to indulge in a heated contro-
versy over the character Of the amend
ments offered, was smoothed over tenn.
porarily at least. Senator Clapp, how
ever, was not present today. The con-
sideration Of the bill yesterday was
confined to section l, which is not the
ratemaking section.
The chief variance concerns the court
features and involves the right Of the
railroads to have the rates, which are
fixed by the commission, reviewed by
the courts before they become opera
tive.
Moderate Amendment.
Certain opponents Of the house bill,
who have been contending for specific
recognition Of that right, have suggest
ed another, and conceded a more mod
crate amendment.
This provides that courts may de-
ternline the lawfulness Of rate fixed
by the commission which would amount
W q eCot pIOCcoOiuS aAA udVo g U0d4-
ing on all subsequent orders Of the COM
mission. In effect, this would mean
that, after the constitutionality Of the
powers given the commission had been
determined by the highest court, moth
ing would stand in the way Of execution
Of further orders issued by the commits
sion in accordance with this construc-
ton. The railroads, Of course, would
have the right of any litigant to con-
test orders which they believed to be
unjust, but this would not obstruct the
continuance of the orders on any ground
except their lawfulness. Courts would
review the reasonableness of rates in
the manner permitted by the house bill
Means Legal Contest,
/ How acceptable this proposed amend.
ment will be to the majority of the op-
ponents of the bill has not been ascer:
tanned, but Senator Aldrich is said tc
favor it. It. is a compromise only in
that it provides for the determination
of the constitutionality Of the bill be
fore it's provisions are enforced. It il
believed gene1 " that if adopted II
would result in Che greatest legal con
test in the history Of the courts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
City News
vAGRANT SHOWS ROLL
Former Minneapolis Physician Plead
His Case in Police Court.

DR.. Ray E. Milestone Of Winnipeg,
formerly resident Of Minneapolis, was
arraigned in police court today on a
charge Of vagrancy. -
He has been wandering about tho
streets for several days but he sprung
q surprise on the police today when he
showed a roll Of $40 and asked Judge
G. L. Smith if he thought vagrancy
charge would stick.
DR.. MILESTONE pleaded not guilty to
the charge, but told the court that he
had been afflicted with the morphine
habit for several years. He said he was
willing to go to any institute and take
cure if the charge against him could
be dismissed.
After considering the case Judge
Smith decided to give the man a chance
and he was allowed to go with his
| friends.
DR.. MILESTONE is graduate Of Ham.
line university medical department and
| at one time had good practice here
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
A Story by IONA Gale.

"sLuck Of fTete-a-Tete, Z" in The
Journals Sunday Magazine to-
morrow is short story by
Zona Gale of musical COM
edy that found for it's au-
thor sweetheart and q star. The
story is not all fiction, it happened
once upon a time, but the setting is
entirely new and the dressing Of the
story so completely changed that it
will be impossible for most adroit
reader to discover the real personages.
It is by no means tale wherein truth
is stranger than fiction, but is rather
one Of those odd little pranks which
Cupid plays so frequently in bringing
his heroes and heroines together.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
CITY HOSPITAL REPORTS
Daily Average Of Patients There II
1905 Was 10,

DR.. E. H. Becman, city physician,
has presented the report of the city
hospital for the year 1905. There were
treated at the hospital 1882 patients
with daily average Of ITO, 1920 pa
tients at their homes and 2,450 out
patients who came to; the hospital, but
total number treated 6,252.
Teh total expense Of the hospital was
$50 ,356.33, and the receipts from pay
patients was 81, 1851. 60, making the net
expenese $54,394.64. The net daily per
capita expense was $1.25 or about the
saem as lats year. The hospital re-
quired a staff Of sixty-fve persons, In
Guiding twenty-eight nurses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
SHAW 50 "NEAR" HE
STOPS THE ELEVATORS
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Journal Special Service. u !. Z
p Washington, Feb. 10.-secretary
Shaw, in endeavoring to economize, has
directed that janitors and elevator con g:
ductors in the federal buildings be dis
missed when their services can be
spared. This order has caused trouble
and some of the federal judges have
been forced to walk to the top stories
of public buildings because the eleya-
tors were not running. This was the
case at Savannah, Ga, where the trial
Of Gaynor and Greene is now in pro
gress. The matter was called to the
attentionlof Secretary Shaw and he di,
rected that an elevator conductor be
employed to run the elevator. It is
not his purpose to interfere with the
transaction of government business, but
he has directed that during the recess
Of the courts all employees whose serv
ices are not actually needed be dis
charged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
BERNARD WOULD TURN !.
RED RIVER SOUTHWARK
Ry w. w. Jernane.

Washington, D. G, Feb. lo.-Gaptain
nesota State Drainage league, will have
a conference with the North
Dakota delegation and endeavor
to secure their cooperation in
All effort to secure a congress
sional appropriation for diverting the
channel Of the Red River Of the North
into the Minnesota river. It is esti-
mated that such i project will cost
about 100000, but if done it will be of
great benefit in drainage plans, as it
will afford better outlet FOR the sur
plus waters, and facilitate drainage on
both sides Of the river.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
Total ,........... Al Total So
Majority for Canadians. 8 points.

Rennie Of Toronto and Bob Dunbar
we're the greatest attraction at the
Granite in their game in the interna-
tional. Dunbar started the scoring with
a two and Rennie returned with three,
and in the third end with one. Dunbar
then scored one and two and Rem
ME a three. Then Dunbar scored his
last point of the game. Rennie had a
shade the best Of the play and scored
six in the next five ends. i r 4
The crowds cheerde the crack Kinks
every time they made good shot and
gave Rennie good ovation when he
finally won out by score of IL to 6.
Dunbar got into the sixteen Of the
Dingwal by beating David, Of Assini.
boine s by 10 to Z. Strickland, the
Dawson City expert, met his first defeat
in the bonspiel, Lloyd Of Owen Sound
putting the Klondike man out Of the
Dingwall., They had a good game up
to the eleventh end, when Lloyd was
leading by one. hTe Owen Sound man
got four on the eleventh, making him
five up, and Strickland realizing he was
beaten passed up the game.
Youhill and Rochon, the rival loca
cracks, met in the tourney and the
granite skip was put on the shelf af
ter a. splendid game, Youhill winning
out on the last end. Youhill got int
the sixteens Of the Tet1ey by the win
Thompson Of Bowesmont put Gray oil
Chatham out of the Dingwall by II
! to 13. Thompson was IL up and three
ends to play. All Gray could get wa.
s. Huffman, thistles, defeated Thomp
son, Bowesmont, by II to 10 in Tetley
competition. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
SMALLPOX zSC0URGE
THREATENS C0NVICTS

Pittsburg, Feb. 1o.-Its became
known today that convict in the
prison FOR a year, was recently at
tackled with smallpox. The patient has
been isolated in the y infrmary, and
every precaution is being taken by the
authorities to prevent spread Of the
disease among the $50 inmates Of the
prison. All the prisoners have been
vaccinated and the sanitary condition
Of the penitentiary is considered al
most perfect. The case was reported
to the bureau Of health.