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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
With the Long Bo1,
Comparison the Peptonized Dinner of the
Rich the Cheerful Old Feed of Poverty Complicated
by Good Health and Clear Conscience.
Eye asture's walks. s1oo

MAN who saws that he knows but who probably does
n not states that Mr. Roekefeler's diet now is limited
thin slices of unbuered toast softened in milk or
water preparations of beef predgested with pepsn and
creatin albuminoids and weak tea 5.~.~~
This spread that hardly calculated to make hearty
with his hands he sits facing
that would him to give that long drawnout cheerful
ah' of satisfaction such emnates from Doc Bixby
his fat form poises birdke yard of steak smot
cred Bermuda lilies two baked potatoes, dish OF mashed
tunips bread ad b for the chnks and glass two Of
fresh milk pailed from the at daybreak and, lingering
coyy in the distant parts of the table obuse angle of
pie smiling like, who should 'please eat me-, and
cup Of rich coffee with real in it and two heapng
spoonfus of sugar. ~
When a MAJ whose conscience is clear and who doesn't
need drugs to his appetite faces this touch of
Economical art, he prefers his SIS week to million dol
lars days. accompanied by dyspepsia and diet
of trated sawdust and three hardboiled predigested
doorknobs.
That old doctrine of conversations works nights.
The Nebraska State Journal struggles desperately with
the of the coal ukase to the public show
ing that if the miners advance adds 336 cents to the
cost of coal the operators will have to charge the public
$12O per Reversing the order this should
that reduction Of 1858 cents to the miners should bring
about reduction of $2O ton in the price of hard coal
to the reduction to the miner of four times
1855 should the public approximately IS
ton the price OF anthracite The simple deduction
that since public by reducing the miners
the thing for the public to do take up col
lection and the miners themselves thus saving three
fourths the cost of their coal.
It looks this distance tho the Nebraska editor had
solved the problem of reasonable coal.
What enjoyment roomfu Of Italians get from
terminating another mystery to peaceful American
who, when angry takes it out by cussng the government
The funer popularity supposed to desire to feel that
he is gethng friend good and plenty. Dr. Morrill, states
that his guide told him. when he in Italy that it
not safe to have controversy with native. dealer in
curos shorchangd the pastor, and the latter just put
ting mighty when the guide pushed him aside and
settled 4he controversy warning him that the native
likely be carrying scyhe concealed about his person that
would stop the Auditorium services forever.
In controversy with al Ango-Saxon you have time
him reach for his artillery, and quaresome copred
may by lucky chance be carrying safety razor
but when the Malta the Black Hand gets after you the
that the appeal The tribunal
lastingly too late. A J. R.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
PEOPLE WHO NEVER SNEEZE.

tt FRICANS sneeze,'' said globe troer, and
~ the descendants of Africans the colored people of
own land don if they blooded either
IA cold, damp atmospheric condition is the cause of
sneezing is practically cold and damp in
Africa there whether he be native for
eigner. .. .-. ...
he natives because they have sneezed in Africa
can't when they leave Afrcafor the
perhaps who has been the water can
when he falls overheard. - 49,
any rae be the what may the fact remains
that the African either the jungle Chestnut street,
never rends the air with keechoo.' ;
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
Curios and Oddities
Pass
PUREST BEER THE WORST.
IT'S Passing Sfranqsi''

A BREWER talking about beer.
a s'The hops and malt put in beer the purer
and better it In the average S mind he sad ''but
this belief falacy Put too much hops and malt in beer
and arsenic develops.
''Ths fact proved in the west time ago. man.
after weeks beer drinking, died. and post mortem
animation revealed arsenic in his system It thought
first that he had been poisoned with arsenic.
But that suspicion proving groundess, the brand Of
beer he had been drinking anayzed 1t
pensve brand supposedly fine brand in its manufacture
unusually large quantity of pure hops and malt had been
poyed Nevertheless there arsenic in the beer and the
chemist showed that the hops and malt had generated the
arsenic.
'Brewers have always known that quite pure beer was
dangerous to the heathat little udcious aduteration
essential.
Pure food laws and regulations good enough in their
way but they should not be carried too far Beer laws for
instance should only be drafted by practical brewers Other
the very thing pass which the laws formed
to avoid and beer thru having in it Of hops and
malt has in arsenic WE'LL and tends to poison the beer
drinkers
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
BIRDS TOILETS.

. IRDs very particular in the making of their toilets
Some water only others dust and water and others
dust alone. '.'5 -
ducks, feeding by salt water, will only battle in
fresh water and fly inland twenty or thirty miles in order
to get fresh water bath H.
Sparrows kinds of baths water and dust They
particular about the former but for the latter only
the cleanest and driest dust will serve. Il
The partridge takes a loan BATH Scratching off the
TURF square foot of rich, chocolatecolored oam
and bathes therein his sleek pumage
" All birds love bath of ashes. He who walks thru
field that has recently been burnt off will note every little
charred ash heaps, and shak
ing off fine cloud of ash dust, many birds will rise.
They who maintain avares cannot succeed unless they
pay strict attention to their birds likes and dkes in the
matter Of baths.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29

We all prone selfish say and do things
houghtlessy which often discomfort if mot actual
suffering, to Others Remember what the poem says ~
The il-timed jest might have kept d" I: .6-.t
Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung?
The word we had not to say, <%I.s s;yIt" +
Who knows how grandy it had rnng?, ..%%: s.s~E
''That's the theory putting into actual practice 1t
nothing to be polite if mott &*:' ~ }&""> -
''Suspenders, gentlemen? Shoe laces9" :"# +:
Dobbns' discourse interrupted by tnerant ped
dler with his on a tray. = %I4. >
''No my good fellow. I'm sorry, but this gentleman
and we'll provided with anything you might have in
stock. Thank you, nevertheless" =" !. !
Kingston gazed at his friend blanky. "What s the mat
ter9 Aren't you feeling wen?'' he asked. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29

by you T. Thank you, nevertheless" :. r. . ..: y
KINGSTON did not attempt to hide his smile.
Iaugh all you ke,' observed Dobbns, getting warmer
Tha only proves my theory. You and thousands like
trampe on the sensitive feelings of your neighbour forgetting
that ethcaly and legally he is good TO people
like you it occurs to employ the same graceful cour
esy to strangers that you would observe in family
circle Heedlessy, ruthessly brutality you rush aong
throwing aside anybody and everybody who stands in your
wav This national disgrace, which threatens
the verv PRINCIPLES Of the republic and the mend
our wavs and respect the rights of others humble
we-Great Cesar! there's my car at last' J.. ....
a flying leap from the curb, and came in
collision with the peddler who promptly took seat upon
the asphalt by his stock trade trying to frame
a. suitable answer to Dobbns question: Why in hades
don you get Of the The exponent of consdefa-
ton reached the just ahead Of elderly woman whom
he beat in the race the step by the simple expedient
of pushing Having secured his favorite
seat he spread his newspaper at arms length to the
dsmay Of passengers eheide Of him. and as ne read
he seemed to- exude good natue from every pore-New
York Press. - {.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
What the Market Affords
uALIBUT, Is cents a pound.
l l Cod, 20 cents pound.
Roe shad. ST .25 and S1,5O each.


Roe shad $1.2 and $3.50 EACH
Shad roe Is cents pair
Striped bass, 25 pound.
Pike, l5 cents pound.
Boaters, cents each; three for 10 cents
Smoked salmon, 90 cents a pound. '~
Florida cabbage 5 cents pound
Garlic, 20 cents pound.
Carrots, cents bunch
Dates 7 cents pound
The storms which prevalent along the eastern coast
making seash 1t has been difficult for the
kets to keep supplied with oysters for the last week.
and 1t too early yet for much variety in the way of fresh
water fish, smaller shad has into the market than
that which offered BEFORE the shad roe are rife
cheaper than they have been.
To make delicious habut outlet, wash a two-pomd
slice Of halbut any firm flesh white fish may be used
stead lay fryngpan add scant easpoonful of SALT
dozen peppercorns, half of bay eaf stalk celery,
sutflclen boiling water to and tablespoonful of
vinegar Keep just below the simmerng point until the
fish looks white all thru and begins to draw away from the
bones. Set aside until cold then lift drain the
and with fork break in small flakes. Season we'll with
SALT pepper little lemon juice; then For three
cupfus make thick white with two heapng table
spoonfus of BUTTER three heapng abespoonfus of flour
and cupful and half Of milk seasoning with salt
and easpoonful Of onion juice Take from the
fire. stir in the fish and set aside until cold Shape
outlets roll each in fine crumbs dp in slightly beaten ecg
then again the crumbs These may be far prepared
early in the day Just before serving fry them golden
brown in smoking hot fat drain paper
pint OF thin sauce, and two minutes before taking
from the fire stir in hafcupful Of canned shrimp cut
chopped oysters. When removed from add
the beaten yok of two eggs and easpoonfu of finely
chopped parsley >.> ~ .'>.<
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
Theory Us. Practice.

osT of the misery and unhappiness
of this world is due to our selfish
disregard for the interests and feel
ings.of others,' said Dobbins, philo-
sophically, to his friend Kingston as
they paused onrP Park row&to await
their respective trolley cars. 1tI
have been practieing what I con-
slider to be one@of the greatest vir-
t,1ac-thot of cons ara ton for 9th
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
AS SPRING APPROACHES.

r HE maid entered quietly@E. ~.
l 'sFxcuse me- SIR she said,. but Mr. Chaloner next
door, wants to know if you will lend him the aWnmower
The man, smiling grmy, shook his head.
'Te Challoner he answered, that don't lend the
lawnmower but he exercise, he quite free to
come and cut grass = e S. = s."z#= 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
ARCHBISHOP RYAN's WIT.

is said that Archbishop Ryan has kept Philadelphia
good humor for twenyfour years, the length of time
he has been at his post in that story
below is typical Of the he has done it. 'Your grace"
said Wayne McVeagh when he counsel of the Penn
syvania ralroad our president here who always
with his counsel will undoubtedly you passes over all
railroads the United States, if i'll will
him pass to Paradise .:> >E:-..
A replied the archbishop, quietly 81 would do if
It for separating him from his counsel '-Youh
Companion. .. = -.-.~
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
A QUESTION OF COSMETICS. =.

Il E held out his passion Of tenderness
II ssLet ns'' he said-''oh, let U.s. "
80 Tears vibrated in his voice. ..... ....~ :.,
Kiss my darling, and make up .r.. :. .gs.~
The hard glitter died out Of the girl s eyes, and with
glad cry, into his arms and laid her cheek
upon his shoulder.
But afterwards noting with horror the patch Of white
on sleeve the proud and sensitive creature wished that
the making up might have followed instead of preceded
kissing
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29
HyPNoTIc HoUsEeLEANING.

CT HAT lady hypnotist out said Tete de Veau,
| 1tis all right, all right
''How 500 inquired f '0ignon.
s'Why yesterday the midst Of her spring houseclean
ing book agent called her and she hypnotzed him and
kept him the back yard hours beating carpets
A GOLF ONE
LIR-What on earth has happened to my driver9
She (no golfer oh, that thing? Why, couldn't find
the poker dear, 50 used it rake the furnace WITH
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-29

OHJ NAlo" "aoV Joo
mean, replied Dobbins,
superciliously. "'The way
[ spoke to that humble
fellow citizen! Well, let
me tell you something,
Kingston. Our brutal dis
regard Of the ordinary
amenities of life has be-
come a byword among
the nations. It is ad-
mitted by the world at
large that we are fore
most in commerce, indus
try and manufacturing
genius, but we are the
laughing stock Of civiliza-
ton on account of our
brutal rudeness. Cruelty
selfish, we step on the
rights Of others and--'
"Gentlemen, suspen-
ders? Shoe aces?'
"No, my dear fellow, - ,
said Dobbins genially to
the peddler: " Once before
I took: occasion to inform
you that we did: not need
anv of; the wares offered
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

petals, color On changed color, until II
turned to the sun a blooming splendor.
-heliotropes, wistarias, roses, carnations,
Pinks, poppies, those glories OF California,
Lilies. hyacinths, hydrsngeas, everything
n his magic touch expands, grows,
changes and bursts into living wonderful
beauties, and all love each other and Mr..
Burbank. He treats his flowers as though
they have minds and know what TO do.
IL wish | could make the evolution Of the
spikeless cactus plant lear. 1t is shownh here
IN q profound and most impressive object
lesson, worth a trip from Holyoke to study.
ms object lesson consists OF q number
OF long rows of cacti. No. 1 in row 1 10 a
dreadful hooked, spiked and barbed mon
sster, avoided alike by man and beast. No. .
looks like it; but no, it has a few less spikes;
and No. 8 "A few less than No. 2.
And how intensely fascinating to walk
along the rows and see the barbs growing
thinner and thinner. The last plant in
the end Of the last row Is a living monument
to the genius OF Mr.. Burbank.
There IL stands with broad, thick and
succulent paddles AZ smooth as glass.
Thick slices are cut from these and cooked.
They taste like vegetable oyster plant and
are highly nutritious.
The value Of the spikeiess cacti cannot
be mentioned by using the words millions
OF dollars 1ts production has solved the
food problem for cattle in the arid regions
OF the West.
corner Of the great conservatory has been
kodaking all of US all the time. Neither
Mr.. Burbank, Jack nor l can strike an
attitude without being snapped.
Wonders that are now astonishing the
world are taking place out there, and
scientists from all parts Of the earth come
to worship at this shrine Of fruit, flowers
and vegetables. Even j fell in love with
the great pure. snow white blackberries
and rear apples.
~
The beds OF everlasting flowers are
do not fade and die. He gave me four
last yelr and now they are just as he picked
them from their stems. The milliners of
Paris nave sent in an order Tor 5000, 900 Of
these creamy white starry things.
-Charmian drove like a fury homeward
bound. Jack and l talked with a speed OF
200 words a minute
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
PROTEST AT AGENTS LETTERS.
Policy holders Committee Sends Copies TO
Governors Of All States.

G0ScrnOrs OF All STATES.
The International Policyholders' Com
mittee sent to the Governors OF every State
in the Union last night copies Of letters
that have also been sent to every agent
OF the New York Life in the New England
States.
Two letters were sent TO the New Eng
land agents to which the members of the
International Policyholders' Committee OBJ
ject, partly because the letters were sent
in the name OF the old Nylic organization,
calling on all agents to do their utmost
in aiding the success OF the administration
ticket.
Manager @. r. Scrugham Of the Inter-
national Policyholders' Committee has re-
ceived many copies of the letters. One was
sent out from Chicago and the other from
the headquarters in this city. The letter
from Chicago had this paragraph:
Let US . . . show the Untermyer COM
mittee ticket what we can do in a ten day
campaign to get proxies for the administra-
ton ticket. . Our opponents do not
believe in having agents in the field. They
believe in paying 20 per cent. brokerage and
nothing more. and they believe that life in
surance can be sold over the counter. In
other words, they believe in putting us
a~Rents-out OF business. Yours for victory.
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF AGENrs.
The other letter sent out from this city
ays
Crowd in all the proxies you possibly can
each day. The situation demands every
proxy you can get from the 'policyholders.
See the ~policyholders; get proxies instead OF
cooperation and persistent daily campaign
is what brings victory. The enemy is at
does nothing in this campaign is like the
sentry at his post. willing to sacrifice his
comrades to the enemy. Many of your
Nylic comrades are working splendidiy.
Are you, or are you asleep?
The call. Of .Nylic Is: Every man stand
up and do his duty, with acts and not words'"
Yours very truly,
zoo. 900 CLUB MEMBERS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
FIVE DAYSONSNOWBOUND TRAIN
Passengers IN Texas Go Hungry and Eight
Babies Nearly starYe.

Fort WORTH, Tex, Nov. 24.-Harrowing
experiences were reported to-day by the
paseengersw when the Fort Worth and Denver
passenger train arrived here from Denver
over five days late.
The train left Denver last Saturday and
was delayed by repeated snowstorms in
s~parsely settled sections of the Texas Pan
handle.
Eight babies on the train were nearly
starved, the supply OF milk having been
exhausted. They were fed on whiskoy ana
water.
The other passengers suffered great
for want of food, it being impossible to
obtain supplies.
Traffic is now open and the weather has
moderated.
In p to a telegram from the State
Railroad Commission asking why the road
was not in operation, s.. Fl. Hovey, gen.
eral superintendent, wired as follows:
Have employed every man and used
every engine possible in effort to relieve
track Of snow between Amarillo and Ter
ritory. Four days ago made application
for snow plough. Expect to receive 1t
to-day. Snow on that line seven feet deep
in places and canno be bucked with roa
engines. Hope 20 have line open to-mor-
row unless m~orecsnow falls"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
EMPRESS THIEVES GET
Adams Company OfncIais Have Two Men
Arrested and Talk Or system OF Robbery.

eah sONfph"g bttNhAAS WIN
Arrested and Talk Of system OF Robbery.
Adams Express Company officials caused
yesterday the arrest of two men whom they
charged with stealing a package from one
OF the company's wagons. F. c. Sturgeon,
a wagon inspector for the company, and
j. W. Hamann, an agent, in preferring
charges against a driver and an alleged
confederate told the police hat a system
Of organized robbery Of the express COM
pany had caused the loss Of fully $40 900
within the last few weeks.
: Drivers and helpers have been taking
advantage Of the rush Of business to alb
stract packages from wagons and slip them
to confederates. More dangerous than
that, the police were informed, are the
operations of bogus expressmen, who
boldly enter business houses and resi-
dences wherever the usual card calling for
an express wagon Is hung out, say they are
regular employees and get away with
packages.
Numerous complaints have been received
by the express companies from merchants
and others who have lost in that way The
express companies are asking merchants to
he more careful and to see that they deliver
packages only to authorized employees.
1eeteTuay atterhoon MI otuIgeon ana
Mr.. Hamann set a trap for William kurz-
man of IS East nth street. a helper, who
was hired last Friday for extra work. Ac-
cording to the compliments Kurzman
proposed to one of the drivers that they
20 in together on a scheme to rob the COM
oany, Kurzman to do the stealing and the
1river TO keep his mouth shut. The driver
imme diately told his employers and De-
~tectives Darcy, Miller and Shevlin we're
detailed TO trail Kurzinan's wagon.
~. The wagon picked up yesterday afternoon
a package containing six overcOats at
F~echheimer Il Co. g store, 74S Broadway.
The detectives followed the wagon, and
near Broadway and Eighth street. they
say. kuTzman tossed the package to a man
who said his name was julius Dlott of 100
Norfolk street. Both we're locked up in the
East T~hirty-ffth street station.
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Was BURNING Up Her ENEMIES
CAUSE or A FIRE IN THE "H0UsE
OF MYSTERY IN NEW A

MRS. Annie Metz says That IN Obedience 70
semothing That Had whispercd 20 Her
She broke Up Furniture. FILED It Near
Her House IN YaPd and Set It Anre.
Mrs. Annie Mstz. who lived alone
at 8 Columbia street. Newark, was COM
mitted by Judge Sweeney In the First
Criminal Court yesterday for an examina-
ton into her mental condition. The houss
In which Mrs. Metz has lived for several
years 10 known to the neighborhood as the
house of mystery Mrs. Metz, who Ia 20
years old. lived apart from her n~eighbors
and never permitted any psrson to have
entrance TO her apartments. She did not
even cultivate any animal pets. and 1t was
her custom TO keep herself shut on from
the world In one o Of the house. except
for periodical visits to neighborhood stores
where she went to obtain the sCsnt necessi-
ties Of life.
Early yesterday morning q First precinct
the house Of mystery" He broke into the
place and found the roomsf filed with smoke.
The place at first seemed deserted. but the
policeman heard a noise In q closet n
opening 1t found Mrs. Metz half suIocated
Crouching on he floor. He dragged the
woman out, both of them being almost over-
come by tho smoke before they reached the
street.
Investigation disclosed that a fire had
been started in a pile OF broken furniture
in the yard at the rear of tho huose and 90
close to il that the building had taken fire.
The timely arrival OF the policeman probably
prevented serious consequences.
When Mrs. Metz was questioned at the
police station she admitted that she had
started the fire. She denied that she in
tended to set fire to the house but in a
wandering way told Desk Sergeant Ryan
that she had been annoyed by spirits and
strange people, all OF whom were her enc
mics and had sought to kill her. Something
had whispered to her, she confde ntially
told the sergeant, thai in order TO get rid
Of her enemies she must break up her fur
niture and burn it in the rear Of her home.
Her enemies were 10 ba destroyed by the
flames and she would be permitted there
after to remain in peace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
ATTACKED BY CHICKEN THIEVES
Constable Dans er ously Injured by Men He
Attempts q Arrest.

AMSTERDAM. N. Y, Nov. 2~4.-Constable
Arthur Lepper Of Akin, Montgomery county,
IL in a critical condition at his home tonight,
having been attacked early this morning
by chicken thieves in the woods a mile
north of Akin. Lepper had been notified
that three men were killing and dressing
chickens in the woods and no Immediately
set out for the scene OF action. While at
tempting to place them under arrest the
constable was struck over the head by one
Of the men with a bar OF iron and he fell to
tire ground unconscious. Warren Schube
later found the injured man In the woods.
In their hurried flight the thieves left a
horse and wagon behind. Schube said that
he recognized n of the three as Valentine
Jacobs Of Amsterdam, who only a short time
ago was released from the Saratoga county
Jail. after having served q sentence for
stealing chickens from Saratoga county
farmers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
Movements OF Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2a.-The collier Leonis
das has arrived at Guantanamo, the gun
boat Scorpion at San Juan, the gunbost
Helena at Hankow and the tSG Sotoyomo
at BremertoD.
The gunboat Eagle has sailed from Man.
zanillo for survey grounds, the gunboat
Scorpion from San Juan for Hampton
Roads via Culebra and Monte Cristi, and
the destroyers Whipple, Worden, Truxtun
and Macdonough from League Island for
Norfolk. =