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FIVE PERSONS INJURED.

Collision of Trains on Minneapolis and
St. Louis Road.
Waterville, Mimi, Feb. "a rear
end collision occurred in the Minneap-
oils and st. Louis yards in this city
between the Twin City local and the
North Star limited and five persons
were seriously injured
The first train, which was behind
time, stopped to fix a hot box and the
second train, running on time, crashed
into it. The rear coach of the first
train and the engine of the second
were heavily damaged; but the track
was soon cleared and the trains went
on except one sleeper, which had to be
sidetracked
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A Possibility.

Old Nancy Doane was noted for the
striking originality of some Of her ex-
pressions. One day she was talking
about the utter inanity Of another old
woman in the neighborhood, and she
said:
II never see her beat! She'll lop
down in a cheer, an there she'll set an
set an set, DOM absolutely nothin' fer
hours an hours, day after day. Pom
my soul, sh'd think she'd mildeww
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Came With a Shock,

Harold (after the fateful question
had been put and answereG-Did
surprise you, dear? Maud-Surprise
me-? You paralyzed me! gave up
the idea two years ago of your ever
having spunk enough to propose.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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Didn't Fire Him.

A kind old gentleman, seeing small
boy who was carrying a lot of news
papers under his arm, said, Don't all
those papers make you tired, my boy? r
Nav, don't read 'em," replied the
lad.-Canadian Courier.
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Will Close Their Plants.

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Feb. 3.-The
shipbuilders on the northwest coast
have given notice that the services of
all workingmen will be dispensed
with on Feb. Is. This action is an
outcome of the strike inaugurated Jan.
~, the men refusing to accept a re-
duction III wages. The employers de-
clare that reduction was necessary
owing to the depression in the in
ducfrI.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. l. Wheat-May,
$1.04A; July, $1.O4%@1.O4%. On
track-No. 1 hard, $109as; No. 1
Northern, $1.06%; No. 2 Northern,
$1.04A; No. Northern, 9sssc@
$1.02%.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards,

Chicago, Feb 1.--Cattle-Beeves
$3.50 T6.1o; COWS and heifers, $1.7O@
400; Texans, $3.90@4.OO; calves, $751;
Gr7.00; Western cattle, s370@4.60;
stockers and feeders, $2.60@4.6O. Hogs
Light, s4.15@4.40; mixed, $4,000
$50; heavy, $4.20@452h; rough, 1920
@425; pigs, $3.50@4.15. Sheep, 1925
@5.6o;- yearlings, $4.90@580; lambs,
$5.Q0M715. =.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Wheat-May, 95%
@96c; July, 93bc; Sept, 9O%c. Corn
May, 5S% @59c; July, 67s @57%c;
Sept, 57sc. Oats--May, old, 51Ac;
May, 49%c; July, old, 44%c; July,
43Ac; Sept, SIC. Pork-May, $12..
071a@12.1o; July, $12.371a. Butter.
Creameries, 21@82c; dairies, 200
2Skc. Eggs-21@22c. Poultry-Tur-
keys, 100: chickens, lie; springs, 10c.
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Asserting Himself,

He-Will you be my wife? She-The
Idea! Don't be ridiculous. He-Yes. l
know 1t sounds Ridiculous; but, then,
I'm not so particular as some men are.
Boston Transcript.
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His PRIVILEGE.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-This paper says
a normal man breathes 100000 times
in the course Of one day. Mr.. Grim
sonbeak-Yes, my dear; that is his
privilege while the women are talk
ing.-Exchange. 80.
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Tho Poets Son.

"Why, Freddy, how. dirty you are,
and only yesterday you wrote verse
for papa's birthday, promising always
to wash your hands Clean"
"Well, mamma, that was only
poetic license" -Fliegende Batter.
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Not a LAWYER.

"You are quite a legal gentleman.
aren't your" said a barrister to wit
ness at Westminster county court.
mo" replied the man; II work for
my living"-London Mail.
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Bankers Drug Store
A LEGACY.
SONS OF GEORGE c. BowDEN.

"What's your fare?' asked old Flint.
skin Of his cabby the other day and
was met with the stereotyped reply:
''Well, sir, will leave that to you"
''Thank you, you are very kind" said
old Flintskin. buttoning up his pockets
and walking off, you're the first per-
son who ever left me anything yeti.
London Mail.
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Once in a while, Chicago, the city
of wind, does something appropri-
ate. 1t has planned to hold an in
ternational balloon race on July 4.
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That Pennsylvania state capitol
architect who has secured separate
trial that he may throw the blame
on others is plainly designing
chap.
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Posted.

One good thing about marrying a
widow is that she doesn't expect SO
much of you in the way Of being good
and talented and noble. - Somerville
Journal.
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OBSERVATIONS.
[By "Doc"l

And some mean cuSs is wicked
enough to say that Mr.. Bryan is so
in the habit of running for Office
that he walks in his sleep.
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Hard Luck,

Mrs. Dash-Mother says that she
wants to be cremated. Dash-Just my
luck! I haven't match with me-
Smart Set.
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PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching. Blind Bleeding or Protruding
Piles in to IA days or money refunded. SOC
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Charles G. Dawes, former comp
troller of the currency, is said to be
about to give up banking in order to
write music. His name at the bot
tom of check has a sweetly celes-
tial sound as it is.
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A Crocodile In a Tree.
An African hunter once found a
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The Tranp's View,

'The times are getting worse. They
offered me work at five different places
today."-Fliegende Batter.
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large crocodile hanging n the fork Of
a tree about ten feet from the ground.
AS the place was fully half milo
from any water, it was difficult to ac-
count for the crocodile's strange posi-
ton. When questioned upon the sub
ject, the natives explained that 1t was
put there by an elephant. It seems
that when the elephants wade into the
Lake Ngami to battle the crocodiles are
in the habit Of worrying them and bit.
ing their legs. Sometimes when an
elephant Is annoyed beyond endurance
1t picks up its tormentor In its trunk,
puts 1t among the branches Of a tree
and leaves /. there.-London Graphic.
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What Afiectcd the Water Supply.

-. "udC FANSCLCG llic VGICFs supply.
1t was market day. A young wo-
man who works in 4 downtown office
building had hurried to the busy mart
where u coliseum was once planned
and had purchased Sunday supplies.
A big wafer tank stood in one corner
OF the Office where she is employed
She had seen i; man put ice in it for
drinking water. That would be just
the place for her provender.
"What the -s
The demure young woman's employ
err had sought to lave his thirst, but
he set the cup down quickly He
shook with anger at the iceman The
.demure one Guaked With fear Angry
eyes net timid eyes, Then came the
confession ......
"Fm awful sorry, Mr.. -" she
Quaverel. "but I thought there was
some kind Of a thing-a-mi-jig in there
that would keep it FROM.
She burst into tears. Ee lifted the
lid, and there met his gaze buncl,
Of celery, young. onions, radishes, G
pound Of butter. lard, veal outlets and
some lettuce.
He did not stop to see the rest, as be
lighted big, strong, black cigar.-In-
lianapclis News.
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tial sound as it is.
A Crookston minister asserts that
young men hesitate to propose mar
rage because they lack sand"
The reverend gentleman has mixed
his metaphors. Most young men
hesitate at the door of matrimony
because they have not struck pay
dirt"
The St. Paul Roosevelt club will
hold a harmony" meeting under
the auspices of the club on Monday
evening, February 10th, when Dunn,
jacobson, Young, Eberhardt, and
other aspirants for the republican
gubernatorial nomination will be
present and address the audience on
their candidacy, for the purpose of
bringing about that much-desired
result, Harmony" 1t is under
stood that disarmament before en-
tering the meeting is one of the
essential requirements of all who
accept the invitation; and the long
knives will be returned to their re-
spective owners at the conclusion of
the lovefeast.
The Washington times., 1908-05-05
NAT WILLS MAKES A HIT
WITH AUDIENCE AT CHASE'S

Nat NJ Wills came into his own at
Chase's last night and from the mo
ment he made his appearance until he
left he kept his audience IN a con-
tinual roar Of laughter. Wills main
tained his reputation Ct dispensing more
real humor in a given time than one
really expects 10 hear, and a particu-
larly hospjtable audience put him IN
such a genial mood that he made a
curtain speech.
BY means OF some remarkable me-
chanical cOntrivances Ida Fuller pre-
sented some diaphanOus effects. in the
last one OF which she Is depicted In
consuming flames The sometimes neg
lected vitagraph held the att sntion Of
the audience last night. for the films
showed for the first time in Washing
ton the great automobile races at Briar-
cIih. y. y. The two Arabian boysswho
appeared with Emma Francis made a
hit with their acrobatic stunts, and
Carlyle Moore, Ethelyn Palmer & Co
presented an amusing one-acr comedy
entitled The Mans the Thing"
In the musical line CounttSs ROSEf
ana Fred Paula did well in their duets.
Jenk'1s and Renfrew. as colored CO.
medlans, mixed lot Of fdn with some
good coon songs. and the Martin
Brothers played well on xyiephones.
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Society at Circus
Enjoys Big Show
As Real Kids.

Society turned out in fGIi forre last
night at the opening performance Of
the circus. The boxes -sere full. and
a number OF delightful parties were fol-
lowed by supper at the Willard and
Raleigh hotels.
Representative and Mrs LOngWOrth,
who occupied seats a little above the
boxes. rad with Them theiI house guest.
Miss Gladys ingalls,. Of Cincinnati. Miss
Grace Jarvis. and one or two others.
Senator ana Mrs. Beveridge entertain
ed the indiana delegation in Congress
and their wives in boxes The party
arrived in large automobiles, each guest
armed with peanuts and toy balloon.
The party remained for the concert,
visited all the sideshOws. and were aft
erward the guests Of the Senator and
Mrs. Beveridge at supper. In the party
were Senator Hemenway and Miss
Hemenway, Representative and Mrs.
Foster, Representative and Mrs. Cha
ney. Representative and Mrs. Cox. Rep
resentative and Mrs Dixon, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Holiday, Representative
and Mrs. Watson, Representative and
Mrs. Overstreet. Representative and
Mrs Adeir. Representative Lands,
Representative and Mrs. Crumpacker.
Representative 52auch, Representative
and Mrs. Gnhams. aud Representative
and Mrs. Brick.
One particularly interesting party of
young people were the guests of the
Assistant Secretary Of War and Mrs
Robert Shaw Oliver. In the party were
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the Misses Ran
doIph, Miss Hagner, Miss Oliver, Miss
Marion Oliver, the Assistant Secretery
Of the Treasury and Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop. Henry Dupont, William Phil
fps. Frederick Brooke, Farren Smith.
Captain Sherry. Captain Logar, Cap
tain Patterson. and Mr.. Tuckeru an
Mr.. ard Mrs. Pierre LOrillard so en-
tertained a party at the 7erfOr nance.
followed by supper
Thomas r Walsh had as his guests
Mrs Evalyn Walsh. Mrs Isabelle May,
Count Hatzfeldt. and Preston Gsoson-
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A SONG FOR MAY.

Awake! arisei gray dreams and slumber
scorning.
For every dormer looking on the east
Is portal 20 the banquet hall this morn
Where May doth call her loves to
her feast.
Lo, as it were a pledging goblet, glow
In her rose fingers over which do run
The golden bubbles poured to overflow
ing,
Oh. drink with her this airy wine OF
spring.
That from her hands her winged breezes
bring
Sweet philter for all hearts on earth
to be-
Hark! how the birds are drunk with it
and sing;
Mark. where the flushed wines spill
It on the sea-
How, tapping II. the waves go carolsng;
See how duh earth, meek flower, and
stately tree,
Where er the breezes haste II,
Rejoice that they may Rste it
Shall we then. slumb'ring, waste it.
This draught Of ecstacy7
o! lovers all, in this sweet wine
1 pledge you and your loves and mine
A cup with you'll
Upi up with you,
And drink the May with net
II: A. Daily in Catholic Standard and
LQGSe 49, ?. f..l-
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ton to the popularity OF Mr.. stand
ing, attracted an audience that thronzed
the theater
In presenting THE Mummy and the
humming Bird" Mr.. Page shows that
he IS determined to present that pleas
ing class Of plays in which Afr. Stand
ing eXcels and in which there IS pre-
sented strong story with the light of
humor and deft character drawing AL
ways discerlIole throug. II.
VI the supporting company only
praise can be written. As a stock com
pany, II Is one OF the best Washington
has ever seen Martin Sabine appear rs
AFTER having been seen here with Mr..
standing IN The Right OF Way" He
IS capable acter. showing an unusual
conprehension of his opportunities. and.
DeIore the season is over, he will have
a hlgn place IN the esteem Of Washing
lSn theaJergOers- 1ngenues are. as a
rule, troublesome and fnsipid necessi-
ties, but Miss Vira Stowe comes along
and demonstrates that sometimes they
are altogether charming and really
know how to act
Frank Craven. as the organ grinder
IN the play, also does scme acting far
above the average. Others in the cast
whose work elected special commenda-
ton from the audience were Ray Fair
child, Elsie Rizer, and Alfred Hudson.
ST.
Needless to say. this play. as is the
case with those ir which Mr.. Standing
has previously appeared. was well
staged. -.
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treeS); of country banking busi-
ness carved out of enterprise, grit.
and education put together; of a
political career begun in a belief in
principle. the need for a single
standard of money, which all iowa
could not shake. Any article on
such life which treated only of an
attempt to discharge official duties
to the best of mans ability and
omitted the details of the struggle
we have indicated would be words,
and nothing else.
What the readers of all publica-
tions would have are the human
facts about their fellows They
want 20 see the lives of unusual
men from the iuside-how they felt
when they ran into this stone wall;
how they jumped over this obstacle
or plowed through that; how they
paid their household bills; how they
knew their opportunities when they
saw them; whether or not winning
at the great game has brought hap
piness.
AS long as our life is a life of
struggle, so long win such details
hearten men and lift them up. So
long, also, will they be published,
and will the men who give them to
the publishers thereby give new
hope into the hearts of their broth
ers who have not climbed so high.
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the ceremony are Mr. and Mrs Perry
Belmont. Of Washington; 7. A Biddle,
OF Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Seabury. ". L. Greeuleaf. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander. Miss Harriet
Alexander Mr.. and Mrs Whitney War
ren. Mr.. and Mrs. ". lyman. Mr. and
Mrs Russell Goldman. Francis Bacon.
jr.. Mrs Z. c. Cushman. AI-. and Mrs
Henry Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Z Clark
son Potter. Miss Potter. Dr. George
Pomeroy. Mrs. GrenviIle Kane. 5fr and
Ward. c. W DeDlOis. and J. W Wag-
stan
Mrs. Vanderbilts present was a costly
rope OF pearls while jewels were eiven
by Mr. and Mrs Amos Tuck French.
the parents Of the bride. and Col and
MrS. Alfred Wagstan. the parents Of
the bridegroom Immediately after the
ceremony q brilliant reception viii be
rendered the young couple at Harbour
View. the home OF Mrs. Vanderbilt Fol-
lowing the reception the bride and
bridegroom viii depart IN a touring car.
and the gates OF the lodge viii be
hastily closed TO prevent other automo-
biles following. The bridal couple will
rush on 70 a train for Boston 10 fore
stan any pre-laid plans among their
friends 70 eniven the event
Newport tonight VIII look Ike June
in the weather, it would need nothing
further TO add 70 the typical scene The
young couple viii be gone upon their
money ynoon for about a month. M
WagStam. upon his return. viii be ad-
aaIted 70 the New York bar.
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Mrs. VanderbiltS Sister Re-
CeiVeS Presents Valued
at 100000.

NEWPORT. r. L, Nay 5.-The most
fashionable wedding Of the present sea
sen win be consummated this afternoon.
when Miss Pauline French, the daughter
Of a wealthy old family. and a sister
OF Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, viii
be united 10 Samuel Iyagstah. Not only
members OF .he ultra-fashi0nable set
OF New York, but OF Philadelphia. Bos-
ton. and Washington as Wen. have
gathered here
The ceremony viii be performed in
81. Jonn's Church, the rector. the Rev.
Charles F. Beattie, officiating. The
brides gown IS a princess Of white satin
with long veil worn by her mother al
her own wedding IN the same church.
She viii carry large bouquet OF Bride
roses
The wedding gifts received VI, 20 this
morning were valued at S500.0o9. and
were guarded by a special corps OF pri-
vate detectives. There were massive
chests OF silverware. and rare paintings.
while displays Of elegant pieces OF Jew
elry were arranged in the reception
room OF the brides home.
Among those who are here 10 attend
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FISKE O'HARA AT ACADEMY
IN CLEAN IRISH COMEDY

One Of the most pleasing attractions
Of the season at the Academy is 70 be
seen at that playhouse this week, where
Fiske O'Hara. the Irish tenor, IS ap-
pearing IN Dion O'Dare."
Mr.. O'Hara possesses voice OF un-
usual sweetness. and his acting is as
spontaneous and effective as his songs
are delightful. The plot OF his new play
IS not very substantial. but it is a 70
mantle love story, which has the heart
interest element strongly developed. Mr..
o Hara appears under the management.
or Charles e Blaney, who has given
the play an attractive and tasteful set
ting. The supporting company IS well
balanced, and the audience was enthu-
siastic in its appreciation Of a clean
wholesome entertainment. Mr.. O'Hara's s
songs all seemed 10 strike a popular
chord, and were greeted with vociferous
applause.
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The Shell of the Story.

Our former fellow-townsman
Leslie NJ Shaw, was besought by a
magazine for the story of his life.
His reply was
have not the time to prepare any
sketch Of my life worth publishing
About all need be said is the fact that
I was once born, am now living. and
am not anxious 10 die have done a
few unimportant things IN life. and
have neld two positions which are gen.
orally considered important.
II Home Herald were to publish an
article saving I had discharged the
official duties to the best of nay ability
no one would read It, and while the
opposite statement might be of interest,
it would bs untrue.
therefore, there is nothing 20 be
said. Let the dead past bury its dead.
Now, if Cortelyou's predecessor in
the Treasury Department desired
not to comply with Home Herald's
request, he had a right to do as he
pleased. No one can object to that
But st is proper to object to the
ground upon which he stands. For
the facts that any man was once
born, is now living, and is not anx-
ious to die, are the least reveala-
\ tory, if not the least important,
facts of his life. What his fellows
would know, and what the maya
zines and newspapers serve them
by telling, is the life of which those
three circumstances are but the
binding.
The case of this gentleman is pc
culiarly illustrative. His life is a
continued story of overcoming diff
cuhy-of farmer boys education
paid for in grit; of an early busi-
ness life built out of courage and
mighty little else Excepting apple
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The Business of Tonight.


Gentlemen who are privileged to
sit tonight in the Republican House
caucus-called by the name of con-
ference it smells much the same
may not need be reminded that
highly important results are GER
tain to depend upon their delibera-
tiOns. 1t would hardly seem nee
essary to remind them of the large
concern with which their party will
look to their gathering.
To observe that the outcome OF
the Presidential election may very
possibly be involved with the course
adopted tonight; that the control of
the next, House is very likely to de-
pend on the policy of this one in
the remaining days of this session;
to suggest that political history is
quite likely to date for some time
to come from the discussions and
conclusions IN this conference-all
this seems rather trite and useless.
1t is so obvious that it ought to be
unnecessary.
Yet there is some evidence that
this very trite and manifest situa-
ton needs to be called to the atten-
ton of the gentlemen with whom
rs the responsibility. 1t is some
what difficult 10 believe that men
who since the beginning of Decem-
Der have manifested no understand
ing whatever of the great oppor-
tunity opened 20 them, may now be
relied upon to take a radically diff
ferent view than heretofore.
This session of Congress has been
brought by the President up to the
point where it now has chance to
make a very respectable record.
The record viii be small credit to
Congress, and much credit to the
Executive; but, of course, the party
viii get the benefit It is almost in
credible that, in making the con-
test for party integrity, in urging
the only course that can possibly
save the Republicans from defeat,
the President should have been so
long bitterly opposed by men whose
responsibility for party success is
scarcely less than his.
The leadership of the House has
been slow. reluctant, unwilling to
adopt the course which alone can
reasonably assure against disaster.
IT is for the body Of the House, the
rank and file Of the majority party,
now TO make clear that they. at
least. realize the seriousness Of the
situation, the weight Of the re
sponsibility upon them, and are de
termined that the session shall be
saved in its closing weeks. If they
VIII do this much at the conference
tonight, they viii prove that, after
all, the House has not entirely
ceased to be a representative body.