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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

way Conductors will give card party tomorrow
afternoon In K. Of P. hall In Masonic Temple
for the benefit of the dependent and disabled
railroad employees. The games will begin at
2:45 pm. '.'
: The Twin City Commanders association was
entertained by Mines. Parker and Alice Boyd
at the home Of the latter, 1928 Thirteenth ave-
nue. N. There was good attendance and the
discussion Of parliamentary law was instructive.
A recitation In German dialect was given by
Mrs Jones. after which the hostesses served !
delicious buffet luncheon. The next meeting will
be with Mines. Walker and Jones at Mrs.
Walkers home 1926 East Lake street.
! The jolly Grass Widows club gave a surprise
party in honor of Miss Matte Anderson at her
home, 2423 Twenty eighth avenue S, Monday
evening: Miss Anderson was presented with q
prizes were won by Miss Cora Dahlstrom and
Miss Anderson. A dainty luncheon, was served.
Present were Misses Cora Dahlstron1, Evelyn
Leonard. Emma Anderson Emma Christoferson,
Hazel Andersen, May, Schuster. Rose Nelson.
Amanda Calusen, Pauline Anderson; Sarah Tur-
ner. Nellie Anderson and Maren Olsen.
"A desh, white, pink, brunette gossamer cover
ing bestowed by Satin skin powder. Csc.
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Mothers Club Concert.

The Mothers club of Unity house:
will hold it's annual. concert Tuesday
evening in G. A. R.. hall, Twentieth
avenue N. The program will be Of
unusual interest and some of the popu-
lar musicians of the city will appear,
SO that the concert will maintain the,
high standard which has been estab-
lished by the Mothers club for its en-
tertainments. s&a7s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
Thursday Musical Students.

The regular meeting Of the students ;
section Of the Thursday Musical will
be held in the studio tomorrow at 10
am. The members are studying the
history Of music and the subjects for
the morning will be: '1Palestrina,"
Miss Mabel Abbott; 's,Mlysterya and
wick; :" Rise of Secular Music,'' Mrs.
John W. Baxter. All members of the
Musical are privileged to attend these
meetings on presentation Of their mem
bership tickets. ~,
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out fetching in Nasty to help out my

out fetching in Nasty to help out my
portrait. S
I knew. Nasty we'll, and he was q,
good fellow, but in my life I have not
than three persons to charge those per-
sons with resembling Nasty. It hurts
me to the heart. I was always hand
some ANYBODY but q critic could have
seen it. And 1t had long been dis
tress to my family including Susy
this wearisome mistake year after year,
when there was no foundation for it.
Even when critic wanted to be par
ticularly friendly and complimentary to
me, he didn' It dare to go beyond my
clothes. He never ventured beyond that
old safe frontier. When he had fin
ished with my clothes he had said all
the kind things, the pleasant things,
the complimentary things he could risk.
Then he dropped back on Nasty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
OF FEMININE. INTEREST
Clubs
and
Charities
Club Calendar.

Club Calendar.
THURSDAY
Thursday Musical Students Study
club, studio, 10 am.
Western Avenue W. G. T. r., Mrs.
Stuhlfeier, zoos Twenty-second-and-a-
half avenue s, $780,.
Graded Union of Sunday School
Workers, Y. w. G. A. room, 2:lO pm.
Puritan colony, Society of New Eng
land Women, directors room, Public
Library building, $3.50 pm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

= swordsmanship in one or other Of its forms
is making marked progress in England. New
SALES d armes are being opened, and fresh clubs
formed year by year in London and the Prov
iEces and international matches have Deen ar
ranged In which the English teams have at least
borne themselves well @l IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Silks at special prices all this week
at John w. Thomas & Co. IS semi-annual
sale.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
CLuR MEETINGS.

Semi-annual silk sale at Thomas this
week. Low prices on silks Of all kinds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

About dressing your hair, if your
forehead is low, brush it back away
from the face without q parting and
braid it in the back. IF very long, loop
the braid and tie with ribbon in the
nape Of the neck. IF you have a high
forehead, then part in the middle or at
one side, and braid as before suggested.
IF parted on one side you will require a
second bow of ribbon to keep this in
place. Your skirts should end midway
between knees and shoetops. DO you
know you forgot to enclose the sampled
But as you say it is plaid am able to
suggest style for you. Have = FIVE
gored skirt pleated or gathered into the
belts and a sailor blouse, with plain
collar, made Of material the prevailing
color in the plaid, and a white shield.
The sleeves are fairly full bishop. gath
cred into band cuffs. The hat known
as the Cheyenne seems to be on nine out
of ten girls going to school this fall.
It is soft felt, after q cowboy style,
coming in white and all colors, the brim
carelessly pinned up to the crown above
the left eye with college pin. Later
on, the wooden tam o'shanters will
take the place Of the Cheyenne.
elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
A Girls Questions,

j :, Dear Miss Lee. u am. a young girl
nearly II years old, 4 feet 10h inches,
21,inch waist. bust 81 inches, dark blue
eyes and nearly black hair, some color
and few freckles. How shall dress
dresses9 I have plaid suit like sam
pic and I should like il made sailor suit.
What are little girls my age wearing on
their heads this fall and for winters
Minnesota. Mae.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

John w. Thomas & Co. are having
their semi-annual silk sale this week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

:. Kissing ! woman 4 lips y Z gross insult h
Finland. y : s. e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

Thomas silk sales this week. Spe-
cial prices on reliable fabrics.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-14

flesh, white, pink, brunette gossamer cover
ag bestowed by Satin skin powder. Csc.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
THE REV. NEYIN BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONORS
One of the Foremost Church Workers
and Veteran of Civil
War.

The Rev. Robert Jenkins Nevin
y. D, who died in Mexico City Sep
tcmber q. was one Of the foremost Of
anglican diyines. As rector Of the
American Church Of Saint PauIs. Rome
Italy. ne held the anectionate interest
Of the many thousand American and
English visitors who throng the one
time capital city Of the world and acted
as spiritual guide 20 those voluntary
eXiles Of English speaking peoples. His
relations with the Roman church and
tie Vatican were ever most cordial.
Bes.ae5 his church duties Or. Nevin
held tie unique position of being in the
consular service at Rome, acting as
deputy and vice consul. st. Paul's
American church in Rome was built
through niE efforts in 1870 ana he had
remained tts rector Until his demise.
Or. Nevin was born in Allegheny. Pa.
NoYem5e- a. 1852. During the civil war
the doctor served as captain OF battery
IN q Pennsylvania light artillery. He
was 4 member OF the Loyal Region and
viii be buried under their auspices to-
day. Ills remains arrived from Ian
caster, Pa, last night, and win be bur
led az Arlington today with full milf
Jary honors, his OLD bugler SOUNDING
taps"
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
DEATH RECORD.

Robert Smith. so days. Z BIagdens al
ley northwest.
Joseph Edelin, months, 1922 B street
southeast.
William Brown. 1 months. 9Of Sixth
street southeast.
John +. Mckay. / year, 3Ol0 Eleventh
street northwest
Harry Bowen, 8 years, Chfdren's Hos
pital.
Jessie j.. Parker. % years, Georgetown
University Hospital
Anneta Hoover. 25 years. Sibley Hos
pital.
Thomas Fitzgerald. 81 years, 2402 II
street northwest
Francis Johnson. 80 years. 1902 Goat
alley northwest.
Frederick Contee, 90 years. Enaer-
gency Hospital.
Thomas Chinn. - years. Emergency
Hospital.
Katherine Y. Suiser, aS years, l25 Mas
saChusetts avenue northeast
Laurance O'Neil, 50 years, Georgetown
University Hospital
Sarah b Roach, 4S years. 1863 Euclid
street.
Walter Strople, So years. 2 Iowa circle.
Angie =. Dennis, 60 years, New Hamp-
shire and Oregon avenues
Mary A. Kline, Il years, 93s B street
southwest.
Frederick ". Reiser, 81 years, Sargent
road, BroOkland. d. G..
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
BUILDING INSPECTOR
SUBMITS ESTIMATES

Building Inspector SnOWden Ashford
finds il hard 10 retain competent In
spectors in his department. owing 10
what he considers the insufhCienCy OF
the salaries paid by the District for
this important service. To offset their
leaving the District service, in his essti-
mates for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1905. which he submitted 70 the
District Commissioners today, the
Building Inspector asks that the sal
aries Of five OF these assistant inspec-
tors be increased from 1000 10 81, 200
a year
Recommendation for an inspector
Of fire escapes, elevators. heating ap-
paratus. boilers, and gasolene tanks. at
81 SEQ a year. and one Tor the lnspec-
ton OF hreproof materials at $1,000.
are also made by Inspector Ashford.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
Landed Near Kings Residence.

c. S. Rolls. ia his Britannia balloon.
the last of the contestants 20 be heard
from. aughted near King Edwards resi-
dence. Saudrmgh8m Hail. in Norfolk
The report Of hs safety was not re-
ceIvcd until this morning. As his
Whereabouts were unknown considerable
anxiety was felt foc his safety. and
great relief was felt when II was learn
ed he was safe.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
FIRE BOYS HERE
TO SEE CAPITAL
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and
Lockhaven, Pa, Companies
Are Welcome Guests.

Twenty-eight members Of the Hand
INLAND Hose Company. No. Z. OF Lock-
haven, Pa, are i1 Washington views
ing the sights and visiting the engine
and truck houses Df ite iocal Fire De~
partment. They are on lheir way 20
the Pennsylvania State Firauan's con-
vention. 10 be reid in Harrisburg the
last three days OF this week AMI ha
first three of next week
The volunteer fremen, who have BEEN
in Washington since Sunday night, weaR
long blue coats with silver buttons,
and caps similar 20 those worn by rail-
road conductors.
This afternoon the command, n
charge OF Chief c. i. Overheim. Viii
leave Washington. arriving in EaIti-
more tonight. After a two da-s' stay
in that city the members viii 90 20
Gettysburg for a day and then pros
ceed to Harrisburg.
a hundred aVd seventeen members os
the Davy Crgckett Hook and Ladder
Company, no. !, Of Poughkeepsie. y. Y,
arrived IN the city last night en- rOUts
10 Richmond, Va whittier they are
bound on Uleir annual junket The
party left POughkeepsia Monday morn
Ing. stODped over a short time in Phil
adelphia, and came direct 10 Washing
ton.
The party is composed OF members
of the company and their friends. Thd
Rev Charles S. Rain. Dr. G. 4. Lane,
George Nagesgast. chief OF the FIRE de-
partment. Ernest A. Kelly, George
Davids, editor Of the P0ughkeepsis
Daily Eagle. and Aldermen II. /. Stlbb5
and John Tweedy are in the party.
The committee In charge OF the trip
is composed Of J. z. T1ce. @. T. CIuett,
z. J. Wolf, and H l. Stibbs. The
party viii leave tomorrow for Rich
mOnd.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
Lieut.. L0hn1 Awarded
Bennett Prize Cup
Member of Sixth United States Cavalry Far
Outstrips All Competitors Plotting His
Balloon 440 Miles in 25 Hours.

PARIS, oct. Lieut.. Frank 2. Lahm.
OF the Sixth United States Cavalry, was
officially proclaimed winner OF the first
endurance competition for the James
Gordon Bennett Cup for international
aeronauts. The race started Sunday af-
ternoon with sixteen contestants from
the Tuiueries Gardens in Paris The
Aero Club has given SlgnOr Won Wuler.
Italian. second place; Count de la
Vaulx. France. third. and C. s. Rolls.
Great Britain, fourth.
Previous TO the race Lahm was not
regarded as cutting much figure in the
contest His wonderful feat In plotting
his balloon approximately 440 miles IN
twenty-five hours is the talk Of all Paris.
Surprise Of the Contest.
The greatest surprise OF all Is ex-
pressed that an American should have
accomplished so much. as Europe has
always been inclined TO regard the Unit
ed States as a negligible quantity Ia
aeronauucs. but hereafter that country
must be reckoned with This is the
verdict following the victory Of Lieu
tenant Lahm. Already there is talk that
owing 10 Lahm's great showing the next
balloon race should be held IN America
Members OF the Aero Club are inclined
10 believe that the United States was
only prevented from proceeding farther
because a current Of air again threaten
ed TO carry her out over the North Sea.
with no apparent prospect. unless the
direction of the wind changed. Of find
ing land before making the coast OF
Norway
Considerable anxiety was for a time
felt for the safety Of c.. S. Rolls, one of
the English contestants. For a long
time the absence of the Britannia from
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
COTTON CROP SHORTAGE
ALARMS THE BRITISH
Manufacturers Fear Their Demand for
American Product Will Not
Be Met.

LONDON. Oct. 2-The probability Of
q shortage Of the cotton crop iu Ameri-
ca is causing alarm among English man
ufacturers and there are fears that the
prices must be raised 10 q record level
Tor manufactured goods. England wants
100000 bales OF American cotton for
next season, and II is believed she may
not be able TO secure more than l0peJ. Glo
bales at an Increase iu price of oue-half
a cent per pound which means total
inCrezse OF $91.Uao.061 20 meet the Brit
ish requirements.
Traders on the Manchester and Liver
pool cotton exchanges are most sensitive
over the situation ald the bears have
been unable 10 stem the upward ten
dency. the prices at those exchanges
closely following the American iuitia-
tive
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
MAN MlSTO0K HIS HOME;
WAS SHOT FOR BURGLAR

PHILADELPHIA. oct. 2-Mistakina
the home Of a neighbor foc his own,
Thomas Hudson, slXty-eight years Old
was shot and seriously wounded by
Robert stanton, eighteen years old
Stanton was awakened AT ! o'clock
fl the morning by the noise Of some
one at his door. He heard il opened
and then heard someone walking soft
Iy upstairs.
Stanton fired his revolver down the
steps and then turned on the lights.
Hudson was found lying in the hall
with bullet through his chest
He was taken 10 Polytechnic HOspiral
where he told the police that he had
entered the house thinking it his own
two doors further up. Stanton was ar
rested
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
FOUGHT THREE POLICEMEN;
WAS FINALLY CONQUERED

In an effort 20 arrest solomon VII
liams. Uolored. who was disturbing the
neighborhood al First ald o street last
night about II o'clock. Policemen Win
burn. Cadcock. ard j. X. Carroll. OF
the Second precinct. were brutally beat
en- By the coIored man, but after a des-
perate dght, landed him behind the bars
Of the statiouhouse.
In Judge MullOWny's court this morn
ing. Williams was given q hearing and
demanded a trial by judy, He was re-
manded 10 jan
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
FREAKS OF FASHION.

''Busues We're ridiculous" said an
antiquaTy do you remember the bus
tie OF 1SS52 il shot straight out from
the waist a broad seat on which, hon
estly. an adult could have sat Yes.
than the Iournures Of Francis II The
t0BrnLTes We're worn by men. They
were bustles-frout instead OF rear ones.
Yes. ln the tlme Of Francis II pOrtli-
ness was considered stately and men
order to achieve an air Of dignity.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
CAUSES ARREST OF MAN
WHO SAVED HIS LIFE

BEVERLY. n. J.. oct. when Rob
ert McGugan. foreman at the Wall
Rope Works, i'm this city. was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Jones on
charge of assault ana battery pre-
ferred by Joseph Didaunato. an Italian
employe of the plant. ne was not Crly
discharged, but compHmented by the
justice. II was shown COuClusvely That {
McGulgan had saved The life of the
man.
DidannatO was standiaE near one CT
the hemp machines when the rollers be-
came Clogged. Mrt,u glu knowing the
danger seized the Italian end threw
him aside jUsJ I'm time 10 escape a
heavy chain as u broke and svuns
peTilOusly near him. For that the
Iaborer had him arrested.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02

the list OF landings caused much un-
easiness. but the fact that Rolls was
awarded fourth place shows he is safe.
The six balloons that landed during
the night along the coast Of Normandy,
probably feared TO attempt the passage
OF the Channel, in which direction the
wind was bearing them. These balloons
are Santos -DUmouts Two Americas,
landed near ETogile; Captain AbercrOn' S
Dusseldorf at Nillers-Sur- Mer. Leuten-
ant HarTaTa's s Ayayay. a half mile from
shore. between CObOurg and DiVers-Sur-
MeT; Baron Won Hevalds POtmerm. at
Font Addemar; Senior Salamaca's Norte.
at Blouviile, near Nillers-Sur-Mer and
+. II. Buffers City Of London. at Blou-
Vile.
The balloons which descended on this
side OF -he Channel landed between l0;30
p. n and midnight nj. Van Den
Driesche's Oiouki landed AT Bretigny.
Department OF the Eure-et-LOire.
Later the Aero Club received news Of
the landing Of Count de ST. Victor Foehn
at midnight near BlOuville. Count de
ST. Victor not yenturinE 20 cross the
channel on account of the unceTtalnty
OF the wind.
The CITY Of ChateauUouX. piloted by
Jacques Balsan. landed on the Isle OF
Wight at daylight. after having taken
four hours 20 cross the Channel.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
CHAPLAIN HERRICX, u. S. A.,
DEAD AT ADVANCED AGE

Chaplain CHajor) Osgood z. Herricl.
T. 5. A.. retired. died yesterday at
Watertown, n. Y. He was born IN Yer
mont, April 25. lS26, and was appointed
chaplain from Florida. November 4
ls6i He was retired by operation of
law in 1890. having reached the age OF
siXty-fOur years. he was advanced 20
the grade Of major on the retired list
April q. 1904
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
SHOT TUssLING FOR A REVOLVER.

While tussllng over a revolver with
Minnie Brew. c0lCred. in "a room at al y
street northwest. yesterday afternoon.
the weapon was discharged, and John
weapon was disCr arged and John
Brown. C0lored, lwenty-uiue years old,
was shot In the Ie7' side OF the head.
He was taken TO the Homeopathic, and
later 10 Freedman Hospital It Is eN-
peCted he viii recover.
The woman surrendered to the police
and Is being held 70 await the result OF
Browns injuries.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02

LoULsvIIIe. -.
The Washington times., 1906-10-02
ATTEMPTING THE IMPOSSIBLE.

Ciriggs-The idea OF your letting your
wife 80 around saying that she made d
man of you. You don't hear my wife
saying that?
Briegs-No; but / heard her telling
my wife that she did her best.-Boston
Transcript.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-16
fsHE, IONDON BJc}S

world over a09 thoy a1e both omcient
and rapid. The streets OF tho greatest
city Of the world are too congested to
permit OF the laying of tracks and the
running Of trans" as the English call
street cars, so the people of London see
the bus in daily use. Within the past
few years the local transportation prob
lem has been simplified by the s.tup-
penny tube" underground railroad
that runs under Oxford street from
Snepards Bush, q suburb, to the Bank
of England. The distance is about six
or seven miles,. but there is only one
class on the tuRe and the fare. is "tup-
pence" hence the name. The tube is
rapid, clean. and, considering that the
tunnel is sometimes seventy-five feet
below the. surface of the street. the
air is pure. The management is Eng
lish,-, but the make of the cars is dis
7 tinctiyely American,sand the road was
built with both English and American
capital The man who solved the great
problem of the Londoners is Mr. Charles
r. Yerkes, the same man who built the
present car system for the city of Chi
cago. Before the days of the tappen-
ny" tube the only underground railway
in London was the Metropolitan. which.
depending on steam for its motive
being usually full OF coal gas. This
road is still in use by those who have
nothing better. Last October there was
much talk Of substituting electricity
for the obsolete system Of the Metro
politan, and 1 noticed two or three
electric buses on Regent street and was
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-16
Paris Fears Ventilation

The sFrenchman~is dreadfnllye afraid
OF draughts, and for that reason the
windows, of the cars are stationary SO
that the car is ventilated only by sn1a II
openings in the ROOT, which can be closed
at the caprice OF any passcng ger. One
hot day last summer We We're. In an
omnibus, the windows of which were
a. usual, closed. 1t was one Of those
oppressive days when scarcely any wind
was blowing, and we were almost suf-
fecatinG. when, TO my JOY, ! discovered
that the pus had a front window, a
tiny bit of q thing. about six inch es
square. went and opened it, We
were the only passengers besides an
old French lady, who expressed her
thanks when j permitted the air 10 en-
ter. It wasn't long before the con-
ductor, who stood on the rear platform,
discovered that Paris had some air
that actually moved. He looked about
for the cause, and, discovering it,
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-16

told, that they were being given trial.
and, if successful, might supplant the
time honored bus familiar 10 all lovers
of London.
3 When one has secured a front seat
on a London bus. and has passed a
scigar-or. better still. penny-to the
driver,7fyou have made a useful friend
He will. point out all the interestins
places as@you pass and enliven MS
stories with the broad cockney ac-
cent and his crude notions of Amer
lea The London bus driver knows
Instantly sthat you are an American,
and ne is very much interested in
America. AS the buses roll rapidly
down oxford street or the Strand the
conductor. calls in 2 loud but not u1-
pleasant tone the Char
ing Cross" Bank" "Piccadilly.
..Ludgate Hill" Marble Arch" and
so, on The confusion of il all and
the excitement into which, the con-
ductors seem to work themselves make
the. scene long to be remembers ed by
any who has seen London The con-
ductors receive the astonishing pay Of
six bob a day, which is about $3.50
In American money. and asked one
II he also got a commission for max
ing his frantic demands for passen-
gers. NO, sir" he replied. But IL
we don't make a showing we get
pulled down., which was his way OF
explaining that he would be laid off
from work at the end of the week
unless his bus made what the man
lgers consider a fair income.
am afraid to say how many buses
there are in London. The ,Cockney de-
lights in inrpressiug the visitor with
the magnitude of London. and was
told that there were $4,000 buses plying
regularly through the streets together
with some 10000 cabs. The bus fares
gre regulated according to the distance
travelled. You pay a penny (about ?
cents) for mile. twopence for two or
three miles. and three pence for five or
six miles. Invariably when you pay