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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-23
MISSILE GRAzED
The CITY CHEMIST
A. D. NEEDS GETS BAD SCARE AT
HIS HOME.
AS He Enters Door Bullet Crashes
Thru Window at His Shoulder, Scat
tering Glass About-Mr. Needs
Knows of No One Who Has Designs
on His Life. la%

If A. D. Needs, the city. chemist,
knew that any person had designs on
his life, he would be convinced that an
attempt had been made this morning
to plant bullet in his body. About
8 O'Clock this morning he entered his
home, 2424 Harriet avenue, thru the
rear door and just as the door swung
open there was a crash of glass in the
window beside the door. -"
A fine spray of glass fell over his
wife and little girl, who were in the
kitchen. There was CONSERVATION in
the house for few moments, as no
one could imagine what had happened.
In the window there was round hole,
as tho made by a bullet, but care
full search failed to reveal any hole in
the opposite wall, but the cellar door
was open and the ball might have gone
thru and lodged in a place not easily
visible.
Mr.. Needs looked outside, but could
see no one. It is likely that the mis-
sile, if it was bullet, was a stray shot
fred at some distance. Mr.. Needs
does not believe that it was aimed at
him. but that it struck so near him sug-
gests possibilities.
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MESSAGES BRING
NEWS OF SAFETY
Continued From First Page.

see his brother, S. H. Reeves, who
leaves for San Francisco tonight to
learn the fate of their mother, Mrs.
Jane Reeves. She is a former resident
Of St. Paul, but has been living in a
San Francisco hotel, and since the dis
aster her sons have been unable to get
any word from her. They fear she per-
ished in the fire.
Charles Alfred Williams, formerly a
Minneapolis newspaper man, but now
on the editorial staff Of the San Fran
cisco Examiner, is safe in Oakland with
his family. A message to that effect
has been received by his brother, La
Dor Commissioner W. H. Williams.
John L. Barritt of Minneapolis, as
sistant treasurer Of the Philippine
islands, arrived in San Francisco from
the Philippines a few days before the
earthquake, and. with Mrs. Barritt, was
staying at the St. Francis hotel. They
escaped, losing all their effects. and
are now on their way to Minneapolis.
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THIS WEEKS DRILLS
The evening drills for the wee

E. The evening drills for the week
are:
Company c, Second regiment,
Eighth Ward Republican hall.
Tuesday,
First regiment, Company A, Geth-
semane church; Company B, st.
Marks church; Company E. Eighth
Ward Republican hall; Company H,
Holy Trinity church.
Second regiment. Companies e and
r, Third Ward Republican hall;
Company G. Bethany church; Com
pany n, Franklin and Dupont ave-
nues. at pm.
Wednesday,
First regiment, Company c: Com.
pany !, Second regiment, Third Ward
Republican hall.
Thursday
First regiment, Company o. Labor.
Temple; Company @, Seventh Ward
Republican hall; Second regiment
Company A, St. Marks church.
Friday
First regiment, Company r, Drum
mond hail; Companyal, Seventh Ward
Republican haII Second regiment,
Company 3, Eighth Ward Republican
hall, q pm. =, =
| Saturday,
| Second regiment, Company D, |. o.
| O. r. Hall, Central avenue and Fourth
street. -
y
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City n eWs
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota-Fair and warmer to-
night; Tuesday increasing cloudiness,
with warmer in southeast portion; in
creasing southerly winds.
Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday;
rising temperature, winds shifting to
southeast and increasing.
Iowa-Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, warmer tonight and in east
and central portions Tuesday.
North and South Enthusiastically
fair tonight and Tuesday, warmer to-
night, cooler in western portions Tues
day. ."
:Montana-Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, with rain in western portion;
cooler
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-23
NECROLOGIC

ANNA M0CHELLE, wife Of Patrol
aged 40, at her home, 25l5 Upton ave-
nue. N. The funeral will take place
Tuesday at pm. from the residence.
Ipterment at Crystal Lake.
MRS. CHRISTINE SANBERG died
Saturday at her home, 52S Seventeenth
avenue s: The funeral will take place
Tuesday at 2 pm. from Enger, Broth
ers' undertaking rooms, 4l2 Cedar ave-
nue. Interment at Layman cemetery.
MATILDA GOLDEN died Sunday at
las pm. at her home, 40l Fifth ave
nue. S, Of apoplexy, aged 10 years: The
remains will be taken to Des Moines,
Iowa, Tuesday evening, for burial.
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Weather Conditions.

The high pressure area that was CEN
trail over Saskatchewan Saturday morn
ing moved to the Red river valley by
Sunday and is now covering the coun-
try Immediately east Of the Mississippi
river. 1t caused much cooler weather
ues cooler this morning from Minneso-
ia eastward. Precipitation occurred in
the lower lake region and the middle
and north Atlantic states, also in Ne
braska and in the north Pacific coast
region. The low-pressure area in the
Canadian northwest, as it moves east
ward, will cause warmer weather In
this vicinity, becoming cloudy and
threatening by Tuesday.
;, Charles A. Kyle,
Temporarily in Charge.
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Woods, Kingman
& Wallace
w. II. Cray.
Hail & Kolliner
Hicks, Carlton
& Cross.
Nye & Deutsch
Cobb & Wheel
wright -.
John Lind & A.
LELAND -.
G.. G. Christian :
g. Co.
G. w. Elev. Co.
Washburn Cros-
by Co.
st. A. & Dakota
Elevator Co.
ImperialN Eleva-
tor Co.......
Pinsbury Wash !
burn Co.
Cargill Elevator
Co.
Electric Steel
Elevator Co..
F. H. Peavey
& Co...
r. 8. Wood
worth & Co.
N. w. Elevator
Co. ........
Crown Elev. Co.
Barnum Trunk
Co. ........
Voegeli Broth
ers' Drug Co.
Home Trade
Shoe Co...s...
Palace Clothing
| House
Pearce G 10 a k
| Co. .........
N. E. F. & C.
! Co., ........
Cash ..........
Wells B Dickey
| Co. .........
| w. Y. Chute.
r. 8. Burhyte..
w. A. Ma ther..
2. Pennington.
J. T. Garland.
! s. S. Staring.
H. s. Abbott.
G.. A. Cosgrove.
Plymouth Cloth
! ing House.
! Rose Boyd......
: F. L. Gray Co.
Cash ..........
A. ID. Thompson
Drug Co.
w. NJ. Kenyon.
koon, Whelan
& Rennett
Mpls. Union FL
evator Co...
Andrew Rinker.
Cohen. Atwater
& Shaw.
F.. J. whitman.
L. A. Day..
! Mpls. knitting
/ Works ......
J. B. Hudson &
Son .........
F.. W. Decker.
J. NJ. Nelson
J. Chapman. Jr.
/ f. B. Crabtree
s. Jacobs & Co.
r. Huhn.......
Model Clothing
House ......
Carpenter Lamb
Co. .........
NJ. c. Hamer..
Mrs. NJ. A. Gay
lord .........
Minneapolis Ty-
pothetae ..
W. J. Hurkett
! J. G. Leitsch I.
Chaplin Publish
ing Co. .
VII. Van Slyke
Employees NV.
National bank
Builders & Trad
ers' Exchange
Shipley Bros.
, J.. e. Wood. -.
! HI. G. O'Hara a.
F. H. Towne.
W. I. Bly,.
; A sympath1zer.
!. Cash ..........
Mrs. J.F. Walk.
err and daugh.
ter ........
!, J. G. Wade.
> ]. r. Lucas. . .
Church Of the
: Redeemer Sun
day school. ;.
W. H. Cornish
J. II. Ray.
III. L. Williams
Cash ..........
r. e. MacGreg'
VI 49,. =. .
| T. J. Smith !. =,
: l.. NJ. Park Co,
. s. c. Tooker &
| Co. ........,
!, l.. e. Doudie'
!, & Co.
! T. J. Preece &
: Emerson & Hal
: G.. G. Hill.
i, W. w. Haynie
+ A. 7. Bayne 4
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WOMAN STEALS TO
WARD OFF DEATH
VICTIM OF TUBERCULOSIS TAKES
DESPERATE CHANCES.
Without Home and Friends, in Strange
Land, Jennie Engman Takes Money
from Trunk in Hope of Prolonging
Her Physician Attends Her III
Jail.

Weakened by the ravages iof tuber
culosis and thinking she had only
few months to live, Jennie Engman
stole $40 from trunk in the house of
her employer at 1928 East Twenty
fourth street, and today was arraigned
in police court on a charge of grand
larceny.
The girl was arrested yesterday on a
warrant sworn out by George Helm,
owner of the trunk, and when confront
ed by the detectives, she broke down
and confessed that she had taken the
money, thinking it might save her life.
ST. Health Breaks Down.. i
She. said she came to this country
from Norway a short time ago and OBJ
tanned employment as domestic. She
worked hard and faithfully for several
months, but frally her health broke
down and a physician told her she had
tuberculosis. He said she must stop
work and go to the country if she was
ever to recover, and the realization of
her danger made temptations come
easy. She learned that HELM had the
money in the trunk, and while he was
out of his room she took it. Most of
it she gave to friend in Camden
Place to keep, but this was recovered
! after her arrest yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-23
LOS ANGELES MAY GET IT
New Meeting Place Must Be Selected
+. 2 for the NJ. E. A.

Winona, Mimi, April 23.-Dr Erwin
Shepard, secretary Of the National Edu-
cational association, has revised the
statement given out by him soon after
the first reports came from San Fran
cisco and now says there can be no
meeting of the N. E. A. in San Fran
cisco in July. The matter of selecting
a new place will be taken up early. Los
Angeles may be selected if suitable ar
engagements can be made with the
railways.
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Andrew PresDy.
$500 church 1893. S1.6O
1900 Andrew Presby.
1000 Sunday school 1880
Loye Saddlery
100 Co. ......... 25.0O
$500 Cream of Wheat
10000 Wilson & Mer-
Ger oo.Oo
$50 Minnesota Title
ms. & Trust. 10000
100. OOP. Boosalis. 5000
90. 90 KEGS & Colburn $500
w. E. Goodfel-
10000 low ......... lO.W
w. d. Hale. 800
$50. 90 Commercial Bull
zoo. OOC. III. Gervais. 100
W'dell & Green 5000
10000 NJ. L. WIKI. 800
Hume & AL
250.0O brecht $500. 1000
B. P. Munson.. 1000
10000 Lyman irwin
Lumber Co... 25.0o
500. 90 Fl. X. Chance. LOO
.esky lodge.
eyolent Soc. 34.6O
10000 D. Rosenstein.. 5.Oo
100. 00Fsr ee Mission
church On. E.
1000 Mpls.) -. 1910
7. W. Heinz. 1000
Swedish Taber-
1900 Grant lodge, NO.
1913, and An
10000 Choir lodge, No.
SS, I.O.O.F... 20.3S
1000 Mpls. Chinese. 1900
-. c, Anderson. $500
200. 90 German Evan -
5000 geIical Luth-
~. ,eran st. Peter
1900 church ...... $3.50
10000 Bethany Luther
$500 all church, by
1900 MI alk Gjert-
10000 sen -. b.. 1000
1000 D.. 2. Jones &
1000 Co. ......... 10000
1900 Mrs. NJ. e. Tru-
1000 man ......... 0.0O
200. 90 Co. =. -. 5000
25.OOJ. 2. Lowman.. 300
$500 Pilgrim Congre-
41.OO gational en-. 1856
c. p. Sigerfoos. 800
$500 Il. w. French. 500
10.OOSt. Anthony Ell
evator Co. -. 10000
$50. OOF. c. Brooks. 1000
John Day Smith 1000
10000 II. D. Dickinson 1000
500 Andrew Holt. 1000
F. V. Brown. 1000
1900 D. f. Simpson. 1000
800 st. C arl 8
$500 Catholic Ch... $500
Westminster
$500 Presbyterian
Oh. (pledge
5000 $500 amount
5000 paid in to
500 date ......... $3.50
5000 W. II. Lyon. -. 1000
$500 Bergslein Bros. 200
5000 Lutheran Eman-
1000 uel CHI. ...... 42.11
E.. st. Peters y,
1900 Lutheran Oh. $50
Elm Baptist e..
10000 church ...... 51.5O
800 Northern Ma
&c., ,chinery Co... $500
1900 st. Marks
Epis. church
10000 (pledge
200 FS$143.0S) Amt.
500 paid in to
date :. S7.0S
$500 Fourth, Church
500 Of Christ Sci
81. enlist ..... 6S.69
$3.50 Fourth Church
of Christ Sci
250.00 enlist Sunday
1000 school Iii
2.50F. S. Welles. :. 10000
1000 C. J. Welles. -. 10000
5000. R. Wander
$50 lip 49,. -. 10000
LOOT ir,st Baptist j..
100 Oh. (pledge
: $139.39) Amt.
, paid in to
800 date T6. ID
800 Cash SOC
5000 ". c. Bailey. rs. OC
r. > Holiday. =. $500
Osborne & Clark 5000
7.50Mpls. Lumber
10.00,-f Co. ....... 1000
10.00M c Cul loch &
800 Moss Lbr. Co. 1O.OC
500 fayson Smith
Lumber Co... 1910
500 F.. H. Lewis. 1000
1000 Mutual Lbr. Co. 1910
$500 A.. H. Barnard. 1906
r.. II. Stevens. 500
$500 Cash ........ r. 1.ot
Cash ......... 5.O(
$500 Bemis Bro. Bag
Co. .....:... 10000
15.00E. NJ. Drisko
$500 Co. .....:.... 1000
$500
1000 Tota1~amount --
received at
80 1000 a 1890 p.m.S17,46S. 8
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Has Sinking Spell.

Last night she had an alarming sink
ing spell and a physician had to attend
her in her cell in Central station: She
was given the best of care and this
morning she had rallied sufficiently to
appear in police court and answer to
the charge. She waived examination
and was held to the grand jury in ST.
900 bail, which she could not produce.
It is said that the girl has no relatives
in the city and in that case she may be
released on her personal recognizance
until her case comes before the grand
jury.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-23
TWO HORSES BURN

- Barn and Contents.
Two horses owned by J. Ermenski,
T24 Washington avenue were burned to
death in fire that started in the barn
yesterday noon.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
and when it was discovered it had
spread to all parts Of the barn and the
horses were enveloped in flames. Efforts
to rescue the animals failed and they
were dead before the fire could be ex-
tinguished. The loss will be about
$500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-23

Walter L. Case of Cloquet filed his aft
davit today with the secretary Of state
as a republican candidate for the legis-
lature in the fifty-second district
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Bemis Brothers to Build.-Bemls
brothers have taken out a permit for
a seven-story brick addition to their
bag factory, to be erected at OH
Fourth street s. 1t will cost S4O,OOO.
Boys Fire Barn-F. A. Walker, liv-
ing at 3747 Smelling avenue. opposite
the Minnehaha ball park, reports that
some" bows Yesterday afternoon del1b-
erately set fire to his barn. He caught
them In the act, but was obliged to con-
fine his efforts to eXtingulshlng the ire,
and they escaped.
Brakeman Bankruptcy voluntary
petition in bankruptcy has been filed
in the United States court by George
n. Gary, a railway brakeman OF Will,
mar. the schedule shows debts OF
$4,000 and assets Of 1925 in exempt
personal property.
Held to Grand Jury.-James McClel;,
len and Ben Gilbertson were arralgned
in police court today charged with
breaking into A. B. Farnham print
ing SHOP in the Edison building and
stealing several fountain pens. They
waived examination and were held to
the grand jury in $1,000 bail.
Trapping mobilists.-Forty au-
tcmobilists who, the police say, have
shown a noticeable disregard for the
city ordinances and other people 5
safety, will be arraigned in police court
tomorrow on various charges. For a
week dozen policemen in plain clothes
have been on the watch for the offend
ers on all the popu lar drives.
Threatened His Wife.-William Col
Inns, arrested Saturday on complaint OF
his wife. who accused him of burning
her clothes because she had decided tc
support herself, was arraignod in police
court today charged with threatened
breach Of the peace. He pleaded guilty
and got sentence Of thlrty-five days
in the workhouse, but was given stay
of sentence for six months.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

SPECIAL SHEET MUSIC SALE-THE LATEST
Partisan craze LA Swella"; celebrated
Spanish march, Zoe. Miss Lem Martin, plan
ist.Z Weber Music Co.. 729 Nicollet av.
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WORKS FOR MINNEAPOLIS.

Special to TIC JourraI,
Madison, Wis.,, April Ex-Governor
Johnson of Minnesota has asked Gov
ernor Davidson Of Wisconsin to help
swing the 1907 convention of the Ma
tional Association of Charities and Cor
rections for Minneapolis. ...F T.
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NJ. G. Rodermel 1000
$4,000 Pratt's Express y
Co. ......... $500
5O.OOD. D. Bezoier. 800
H. G. Earl &
25O.O0 Bend ........ $500
E. N. Young &
Co. =. 1900
10000 r. "" Munzer
10000 & Co......... $500
Stremel Broth
10000 ers' Co.. 1000
10000 E. e.. Barnaby
10000 & Co. ....... 5000
.--.--- Browning, King
5000 & Co. ....... 5000
500 Young Quinlan
a., 90. ...-... oO.UO
5O.OOJ. S. Bradstreet
$500 & Co. ...s... 1000
500 Gamossi Glove
1000 Co. ....... 5000
$500 Hotel Nicollet.. 5000
2.OOM. J. Trevor. 5000
1O.OOR. NJ. Bowler. 1000
Geo. r. Newell s. -
1000 & Co... -. 10000
5000 Kellogg-Mackay
..a-. Cameron Co.. $500
100. 90 McC lellans Paper
- Co. ......... $500
5000 Cash .......... $500
500 Hooker Cigar
Mfg. Co. 1000
$4,000. A. Robinson. 800
25.0oF. H. Welcome $500
T. B. Walker. 1, 600. 90
200. 90 Allen Bros. -. 1000
C. F. Wflharm. 800
CO. .:....... 5000
200. 90 f. N. Sewall.. 1900
100000. A. Brown,
treasurer ~. 25.oo
100000. ]. lockwood 1000
Thos. Hendricks 1000
1900 Stile P. Jones. 5.OC
25.0OF. L. Moffett... Is. 0C
5.O0J. w. Thomas
10000 & Co. 2OO.O
C. w. Farwell. soc
25O.O0D. D. Webster. SOC
H. N. Peck. 500
1000 Sheylin Carpen-
25.0 penter Co. 1000. on
$500 E. J. Phelps. 200. OF
4, 5000 Baker & Co. 80. 0t
500 r. p. Cameron. 2.0(
1000 Miss Emma Y.
1000 White 1890. 5.0t
IL. 90 Mpls. Jewelry
%. 90 Mfg. Co... so. 0(
1000 Home .....- 1oo.o'
100. 90 isch ........ 1870,
500 w. w. Folwell. 100
1000 E. G. Kitchener. 800
1000 Powers A1ercan-
25. 90 tile Co. ..... 500.0t
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! w nd11Ou, Ease "
| co. .........
| Curtis & Yale
| Co. .........
| Osborne -McMn-
! Ian Co.
Minneapolis &
| Northern Ele-
| vator Co.
Hood & Penney
N. W. Knitting
Co. .........
, Foster & Waldo
Mpls. Trust Co.
E. NJ. Stevens
! & Co.
R. E. Esterly.
Works Biscuit
| Co. .........
Il, H. w. Young.
q n ChildS
G. J. Tyron.
Swan Turnblad.
! A. Queberg. -
James Crays..
J Adam Pickering
| & Co.
W. H. Eustis.
Miller Publish
ing Co.
E. e. Atkinson
g. Co..
E. B. Johnson.
Plant Rubber
Co. .........
S. H. Chute Co.
Mpls. Iron Store
Co. .........
Printers Supply
Co. .........
w. b. & w. G.
Jordan ......
J. B. Gilfllan.
AIpls. Dry Goods
Co. ). :. !.
G. P. Derickson
& Co.
VIM. Crombie. i.
H. C. Gilbert. /.
Bradshaw Bros.
MINI. Loan &
Trust Co Il :.
F. w. Greayes
& Co.
H. G. Kelly.
e. w. Best. :.
G. P. Flannery
&c. NJ. Drew.
w. r. Brown. ;.
Ell Torrance. ;,
D. A. Fiske.
John Crosby.
| A. B. Jackson
Lars NJ. Rand.
Lancaster & Nc
Gee
&c. J. Bartleson
n. II. Chase
F. B. Snyder.
Ripley g. Luun
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. yrTeo&Io,s AJnxry or1 Then

= " Weather Now and Then.
Today, maximum 81, minimum IS de-
ces; year ago, maximum 66, mini
TN Al degrees.
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AROUND THE TOWN

Bemis Brothers to Brild-Bemis
brothers have taken out a permit for
a seven-story brick addition to their
bag factory, to be erected at 6l2
Fourth street 8. It will cost 1000.
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GETTYSBURG, 8. D.-John Erickson. aged
49, was accidentally shot and killed by John
Jeli, boy of the same age. -r
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

make me understand that they knew
/ gave that cow hot box, and they all
wanted to get a chance at me-
They don't like pa any better than
they do me. and the big elephant seems
to have been laying for pa ever since
he run the sharp iron into him, the
time he got on a tear and tried to run
town. When the elephants are per-
forming in the ring. they all have an
eye on pa, SO everybody notices it. |
knew something would happen to pa. so
when the man who plays the sheik.
and rides the elephant in the street
parade. in howdah, with a canopy
over it. with some female houris in it.
and they called for volunteer to do
the sheik act at Steubenville, and pa Of
fered to do the stunt, l went along as
an Egyptian girl, cause l knew there
would be something doing.
The elephant eyed pa when he go.
up into the bungalow on top of him.
with the Circassian women and me
and winked at the other elephants. as
much as to say: Watch my smoke. -
AS he went out from theIot. on
the way downtown. ahead of the
bunch, all the other animals acted pc
culiar, and seemed to say: HE will
get his before we get through this
parade"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

a drink, when all of us on the pagoda.
chung to pa, and we all slid right off
into the big basin of water. The
fountain played on us, and pa was
under water. with the four Circassian
beauties, and when we rolled or slid
down over the elephants head. he
looked at us and seemed to chuckle.
What you getting OF, here for, the
show amt half out"
Well, the parade went on and left
the elephant and the rest of Us at the
fountain, and to show that animals
understand each other, and can appre-
ciate joke, every animal that passed
us gave us the laugh. even the hipro-
potamus, which opened his mouth as
big as tunnel and showed his teeth
and acted as though he would like to
exchange tanks with u.s.
The circus people that could he
spared from the wagons came to helm
us. and the citizens helped out the
Circassian beauties who were prayine
to Allah, and >wringing out their
clothes, and l crawled up on the neck
of cast-iron swan in the fountain
Pa yelled and talked profane, and told
'em to bring cannon and kill the ele-
plant, which kept ducking him with
his trunk, and swabbing out the bot
tnp OF the fountain basin with %. It
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
Expert Smokers.

The japanese are experts on smoke
rings. and it is said in Japan it is con-
sidered no uncommon trick to blow
three rings of smoke in succession, the
second travelling through the first and
the third through both. Some stage per-
formers are credited with becoming so
expert in smoke blowing that they are
not only able to multiply the number
of rings thus made, but actually form
japanese characters representing words
and sentences. One Japanese juggler,
it is declared, proposed to his wife by
forming the characters representing
his avowal of love through a thin
stream of smoke
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

tuce and gave it to the sacred COW
She chewed the lettuce as peacefully
as could be, and swallowed the
cayenne pepper, and then stopped to
think. You could tell by the express
sion on her face that when the pepper
began to heat her up inside she want
ed to swear, although she was q sacred
COW. She bumped herself. and shiv-
cred, and then beloved like a calf
who has been left in the barn to be
weaned. while it's mother goes out to
pasture. and the sacred bull, her hus-
band, he came and put his nose up
to her nose. as much as to say: What
is the matter, dearie?" and she talked
sacred cattle talk to him for min
ute, and then the bull turned to me
and chased me out of the tent Now.
as sure as you live that COW told the
bull that l had given her something
hot. All the animals within hearing
were on to me, and they would snarl.
and make noises when l came along.
and act as though they wanted to
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and pa and the houris rolled to the
back end of the howdah, and were all
piled in heap. while 1 held on to the
cloth of gold over the elephants head.
Pa yelled to the people on horseback
to kill the elephant, and the crowd
cheered, thinking it was the best per-
Torrance they ever saw in free street
parade, and the animals in the cages
behind were yapping as though they
knew what was going on. The ele-
plant got down on to all tours. and
we Strengthened up in the pagoda. and
for block or so the beast only waltzed
around. AS we got to some sort of
a public square, where there were
thousands of people, the stale beer
seemed to be getting in it's work, for
the elephant looked at the people. as
much as to say: Nov l will show you
something not down on the bills" and.
by ginger, if he didn't raise up his
hind quarters and stand on his front
feet, right by the side of big foun-
tain, and he reached in his trunk for