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Europe's Mr.. Punch an Apollo by cOmpaEl
SON
Burmah, like Turkey, has the puppet dla-
logue which has served through generators
to vitiate the morals Of the young, where, II
Italy, France and England, Punchlnenos
gravest offense has been to mix INTO pOI'lcs
and satirize kings and their ministers.
The children of Paris, assisted by many
bigwigs of Partisan journalism, have agreed
however. that this is the centenary OF Gulg-
mol as he was called, when he turned up II
the beloved patrie. But that holds water as E
theory only IN so FAR as Paris IS eOncerheu
the bigwigs making their usual mistake o.
imagining that Paris is France. The truth
IS. that Guignol arrived from Italy IN Lyons
in 1875, and won there the success that had
carried him on so triumpkantly IN Italy dur
ing the previous generations
He went to Paris, yes, and all over
France. travelling theater all by himself
impudent. CAV. forever jolly, daringly satir-
zeal of those who gave their coppers TO laugh
at his impertinences, daringly satrlcal OF the
bloody Revolution itself, making Jun OF the
very guiIlotine that stood ready TO lop on his
wooden head, and his masters.
The travelling Punch and Judy show Of
England, from which the United States drew
the Jew examples seen here, vas less OF the
family affair than it was in France Dickens
presented fair idea of Punch and Judy.s ex-
moments when he brought Little Nell and her
grandfather upon. Messrs. Goblin and Short
tinkerint; their lay 1-.gures upon the tomb
stones of the solemn churchyard.
It was that brilliant illustrator of Dick
ems. Cry,:kshank, who conceived the enterprise
of perpetuating Mr.. Punch in his habit as he
lived.
1t Is lucky for US that he did, for the gen
grafton he anticipated is already here IN
America, and England is neglecting her pop
liar hero almost as much as France, this year
exalting him. Yet England took him to her
heart earlier than did France.
Even In 1710, when the Spectator and the
Tattler were first delighting English wits with
graceful humor, the marvellous Powell was max
ing his Punch and Judy show ap entertainment
of such immense interest in London that the
pens of Addison and Steele found his mlmeuc
skill and his ni1nble fancy well worthy O. their
best attentions
After nearly 200 ears Of favor there, with
such s;eat lights of the national literature as
Addison and Dickens playing upon his Jocularl-
ties the best of Mr. Punch remains nowadays,
not upon the streets or country highways OF Eng
land, but in the little volume containing the two
dozen prints that were done IN color by the fond
and skilful hand OF the -riphlc Cr1lkshank.
There, from the grotesque frontIsplece that
shows the ihimitable Mr.. Punch n all the Grim
son of his enormous no an0 the queer protru-
sion of his enormous hurnL, to the last scene OF
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furnishing Punch stands for little OF It; but,
in the end, he snatches the stick from her. ana
beats her until she can't speak another word
Of course, when she cant SPEAK anotner WOEos
Judy Is dead, too
Pretty Polly arrives IL the nick o time for
Mr. Punch to perceive he has done well TO get
rid of old Judy Pretty Polly lets herself De
Rugged and kissed and, soon as she makes ner
exit Mr.. Punch brings IN his horse, Hector, N
order to call at her house Hector throws him.
and he yells for tie doctor.
By this time Ar Punch has made up his
mind he Is ernh 4r}1ed upon career u wee and
crime. When the doctor tails 10 ind anything
serious the matter With him, he kicks the doctor
IN the eye to prove the diagnosis Inc oocI3r
goes out and returns with club lie knocks
Mr.. Punch about bit, until his latent captures
the stick Soon the h-ctOr IS knocked down and
beaten, and has the end OF the club damned into
his stomach. Then the doctor IS dead
Mr.. Punch is so pleased with his proves
that he gets sheep bell and celebrates. His
neighbor's servant comes, with the usual club.
70 protest against the noise So then, IN
couple of shakes, the servant IS dead
In speedy succession Mr.. Punch now kills s
blind man who begs charity of him, beats the
constable and the police officer, and has the
effrontery to knock down Jack Ketch, the hang
man. But the law Is too much for him Jack
Ketch and the officers hale him of to prison.
Jack Ketch prepares to hang him Mr.
Punch, protestiD5 rhat he never was hanged be-
fore, demands that JCck hetch snow MN no" -
wear the moose. Next minute Punch Las hanged
the hangman.
All but be shsn't get of so csily You
may cheat the hengman, but how bout the
devil2
For it Is the devil himself who finally comes
for doughty Mr. Punch, rstching along club TO
make him tractable. Mr.. Punch tries ms best TO
appease the devil; but, as everybody knows there
is no postpo-lement when the devils TO pay.
But there, right there, Is where Mr. Punch
makes good his claim to the admiration of hu-
manity Where every other humlA sinner has
succumbed before the devils awful power. Mr.
Punch scared as he Is, announces that he Is will
ing 70 make a fight for IL. And the play con-
eludes with the devil beaten to a pulp, hanging
limp from Mr.. Punch's stick, while his cOnqueroS
calls for universal hurrahs, because
~The devil Is deadP'
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al, where he has killed the devil and holds
the internal carcass up IN victory-we have
the whole drama Of Punch and Judy done IN
pictures, while the dialogue Is given verba-
tim.
Have you ever seen the wonderful and
thrilling drama Of Punch and Judy2 1t has
always varied with the nations that enjoyed
It; but the English version Is the one which
vii be most readily recognized
&r Punch, who appears as no very belli-
,ose hero when he Is introduced TO the audi
snce, suffers unprovoked injury at the jaws
Of the dog Of Scaramouche, which SEXES him
bv his big beloved nose and almost bites it
off The dog gets away IN safety, and good
natured Mr.. Punch shows no such resent
ment as the ordinary man would display after
having his nose used as chewing gum By an
Irish terrier
But along comes Scaramouche, Juggling
big stick, highly incensed over the ill-treat-
1nent Mr.. Punch must have visited upon the
dog. Scaramouche IS hunting trouble After
ne has raped the pacific Mr. Punch over the
head with his stick, he finds It. Mr. Punch
secures the weapon and, with single blow,
knocks Scaramouche's head from ms shout
ders. Then ScaramOuche Is dead.
Mr.. Punch, TO relieve his annoyance, calls
Judy 10 fetch the baby Judy has a bitter
tongue in her head, and she gives her hus-
band generous samples of It But he Is pa
tent So she brings the baby He plays
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IHE MoRLDFANovs
Mimic Show IHAT
Has MADEMILLf0N
LAUGH

II YOU 5cere in Paris during these
ecarm summer days, you a0OuId find, in
Il scores or hundreds, aSsemblages OF
children sUith their parents, some seated
and Others standing, bit all casing 9Vith
delighted smiles tcRvard The tinieSt of tiny
theaterS.
Presently svoald appear a quaint, big
featured nlanikin above the shelf that series
for the stage; and, on the instant, the de-
lighted smiles change TO sill more delighted
laughter.
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:, or The children of France are celebraf-.
i4l dis year, scith no 5oarrant EchGtever, the
ee1,i,nniaiof their beioued Punch and indy,
ffsi triefdy of chHdhooddand oldest friends
Ct bld5e age.
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which the United States has see so few in
comparison witt Europe. For today we Ameri-
cans see none at all And L Punch md Judy
ever 10 return. they are most likely to come
la cinematograph. a curiosity In films,
But in Eurone. Punch stin honrishs. All
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w f HAVE the highly scientific cine,
\ n m1tograph now. IN America. with its
\ a interminable ilms, its already seri-
~ Gus rivalry of many 1e~ters and its
v&Inun8 ambition to haye full-growh, full
Fl aged 2theaters of its own, with famous play
wrigbts and equally famous actors to do its
original work.
Fortunate they who can recall. at country
fair or, some stray street corner, only one of
the old performances Of Punch and Judy, of
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Mr.. Punch's origin still farther back, to the
Maccug of the mines of ancient Rome, whose
bronze statue, with the familiar nose and
hump, was dug up in 1881
But, indeed, Mr.. Punch's antiquity runs
back and back, almost like the genealogy OF
the famous John Smith, who could trace ms
ancestry to Adam. As puppet, mechanical
figure initiating the movements of humanity
he was jumping jack for Egyptian ba6ies
who, as old men mummifed, were planted in
the tombs of Pharaohs for their sleep OF thou
sands of years.
In classic Greece the nevropaste carried his
box of puppets under his arm from town to
town in the days of old Euripides. In China
and japan they have had their shadow plays
from time immemorial and barba~ic Java's
shadow puppets are hidceus enough to make
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the cinematographs in the world
have t been able TO Dust him wholly
from affections in which he was IN
trenched as far back as the year
5000, when Silvio Fiorillo introduced
Pulcinella among the butfoons par
ticipating in the impromptu come
dies of Naples.
Antiquaries have tried to carry
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
CASTRO REJECTS . g..
DUTCH DEMAND
.E
A-% - - ..zlf.:li
Refuses to Revoke Order A.
tecting Curacao.

Caracas. Venezuela, Oct. 2e.-Pres-
ident Castro. in his answer to the Sec
ond Netherlands note, has declined to
revoke his decree of May II prohib-
iting the transhipment of goods for
Venezuelan ports at Curacao, which
has been so obnoxious to the people
of the island. The president expresses
surprise that The Netherlands should
ask for the revocation of this decree
after acknowledging Venezuela's right
to issue it. Continuing he asks The
Netherlands to send confidential
agent to Caracas to arrange the terms
of an amicable settlement of the diff
ficulties between the two govern
ments.
The chief of the artillery branch Of
the Venezuelan army has completed
the preparations for the defense of La
Guayra. In anticipation of a. naval
demonstration by Holland before that
port on Nov. 1 shells have been dis
tributed to all the modern guns in
stalled in the forts on the mountain
side above La Guayra. 49,. ..,~-,,--... ~.-.-y
President Castro's health is still del
icate and causes much anxiety to his
friends.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
HOW IT LOOKS TO BETTING MEN,

There is nothing that more clearly
Indicates the trend of public senti-
ment In a political campaign than the
betting odds offered on a candidate.
This Is illustrated in the present state
campaign. johnson money is offered
everywhere in the Twin Cities at odds
Of one hundred and sixty and one hun.
dred and eighty to one hundred, with
no takers. Some few bets have been
made at two to one, but it is difficult
to find Jacobson money even at those
odds. A business man Of Hallock, Kit
son county, which is supposed to be
the Jacobson stronghold of the state,
writes friend in St.. Paul thai he has
$500 of Johnson money for which he
can find no takers in the Red River
valley. He wants to know if he can
place it in St. Paul or Minneapolis at
odds of one hundred and fifty to one
hundred. These odds, however, are
not as good as those offered in betting
resorts Of the two cities and it is ex.
tremely doubtful that the money will
ever be placed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
MANY ARRESTS MADE.
Tennessee Officials Rounding Up A.
,..... legged Night Riders.

,.a sV9VN NSOSUSs
Union City. Tenn. Oct. 26.-Sensa-
lions came thick and fast when sher-
IFS posses and private citizens, who
have been modified here for the pur-
pose of hunting the murderers of
Captain Quentin Rankin. rounded up
more than fifty prisoners, all charged
with being members of the secret clan
Of night riders in the Reelfoot section,
where one prominent Tennessean lost
his life and where another escaped
after the night riders emptied their
rifles at him. Two of the prisoners
are women. " .
The arrests are responsible for the
statement that all but five of the
masked men who took Captain Rankin
and Colonel Taylor from the hotel at
Walnut Log are now guarded by SOL
diers or are securely locked in jails
in five counties bordering the seat of
trouble.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
BRYAN EMBARRASSED.

Kissed by Two Women in Presence
Of His Wife.
New York, Oct. 26.--When william
J. Bryan entered the Astor gallery at
q reception Of the Women:s Demo
cratic club at the Waldorf-Astoria he
was kissed by two women, in the
presence of nearly TOO others. and
narrowly escaped the embraces of q
third. Mrs. Bryan was present Mr..
Bryan displayed some embarrassment.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
COMES UP ON JAN. q.
Governments Appeal Of the Commod-
ity Clause Case:

Washington, Oct. 26.-The supreme
court of the United States has fixed
Jan. as tie date for hearing the ar
gument in the commodities clause
case and gave directions for the con-
solidation into one of all the twelve
cases for the purposes of argument.
The cases involved the constitutional
ity of the clause of the Hepburn rate
law prohibiting railroad companies
from carrying commodities Of their
own production and all the roads af-
fected by this action are owners of
anthracite coal mines in Pennsylvania.
the products of which they would be
prohibited from transporting if the
law should be held to be constitu-
tiOnal. &}s.. ~ ~ - E@>E=F
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
THREE MONTHS IN JAIL.
suffragette Leaders Refuse to Give Z
Peace Bond.

!
Peace Bond.
London, Oct. 24.-Mrs. and Miss
Pankhurst and Mrs. Drunnniond, the
suffragette leaders who were arrested
recently charged with melting to dis
order in appealing to the public to
help them rush the house Of COM
mons, were ordered in the Bow street
police court to find sureties for their
good behavior for one year. In default
of this Mrs. Pankhurst and Mrs.
Drummond were sentenced to impris-
onment for three months and Miss
Pankhurst for ten weeks. The wom-
en- announced their intention of going
to prison. The magistrate refused to
hear the evidence of fifty witnesses
summoned by the suffragettes. Miss
Pankhurst delivered an impassioned
address for the defense.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
STORM CAUSES SUFFERING
Tales Of Hardship During Recent Bal
Weather in Canada.

Weather in Canada.
Medicine Hat, Sack. Oct. 26.-The
first trains for week have reached
Medicine Hat from the East. Riders
got in from the south district stretch
ing to the United States border with
fearful tales of hardship created by
the storms.
William Mitchell, afters.riding three
days. has just reached the city from
his ranch, sixty miles. south, and re-
ported q second fatality as, the result
Of the recent storm, Donald Cameron,
sheepherder, with xttWoa others were
caught in the stornJsYhey warD sforoad
to leave their sheep to perish and
seek safety themselves ~ Cameron.
however, became exhausted ana died.
After being sixty hours without sleep
or nourishment the other two reached
4 ranch in safety. :. ..-..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30

exception of five which hold their elec-
lions later, there were contests. The
returns show that Sir Wilfried Lau.
rier, the present premier, who in the
last house had majority of sixty-six.
five years with a safe, although slight
ly reduced majority.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Oct. 26.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive-No. hard, $1.043s; No.
Northern, $1.03%; No. 2 Northern,
$101M; Dec. $1.01%; May, $1.05%;
Oct, $103A; Nov, $1.O3M: Flax-To
arrive and on track, $1.25%; Oct,
$125: Nov, $1.25A; Dec, $1.24; May,
$1.28A.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
St. Paul. Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Oct. 26.-Cattle- to
choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good,
$5.00@5.75; good to choice cows and
heifers. $4.00@5.00; veal calves, 1915
@E.O0. Hogs-$4.75@5.50. Sheep
Wcthers. $3.75@400; yearlings, $4.10
@4.25; spring lambs, $4.50@5.00. ."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-Wheat-Dec..
991s G99Ac: May, SLOPPY; July, &c.
Corn-Oct., 6:;kc; Dec, 63Kc; May.
S2% @62At; July, 62hc. Oats-Dec..
47Ac; May, 1880; July, 45c. Pork
Oct, $1375: Dec, $13.a5; JAN, s15.-
TN; May, SIS 70. Butter-Creamer-
les, 2O@26c; dairies, 1S@23c. Eggs
CSC. Poultry-Turkeys, 15c: chickens,
SIC; springs, 12c.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30

Mr.. Jacobson does not want to be
the only loser, so advises that when
the voter scratches his ticket at the
top he should keep on down the line
to the bottom. The other Republican
nominees are not exhibiting any great
amount Of enthusiasm in seconding
this proposition. This lack of har
mony is anything but encouraging to
the gentleman from Lac qui Par,e.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
.LAuRiER IS RETURNED ] !
TO power IN CANADA
But Majority in House Of Com
mons Is Reduced.

Ottawa, Ont. Oct. 27.-Electfons for
the federal house Of commons were
held throughout Canada. Of the 221
constituencies in the Dominion, only
two, Rouville, Quebec, and South
York, Ont, returned members by &C
clanlation. In all the others, with the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
Will Extinquish Forest Fires.

Detroit. Oct. 24.-Rain is falling
heavily all over the Lower Peninsula
of Michigan and in some portions. also
of the Upper Peninsula. It Is expect
ed that the last of the smouldering
forest fires which have caused such
tremendous loss of life and property
in the past ten days will be extin-
guished.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30

The Jacobson adherents are makine
desperate efforts to whip the voters
Of the state into line for their candj.
date, but without result. If the e,e,.
ton was tomorrow Johnson would bt
elected by $4,000 and the tide toward
HIN: is growing stronger every day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
Jealousy Cause Of Murder.

Pueblo, Colo. Oct &c. Because he
thought she intended to break her en-
gagement to marry him. Ed Hager,
aged forty-tVo. shot and instantly
killed Mrs. Elizabeth May James, aged
forty-four. in he presence of her nine.
teen-year-old daughter. He escaped.
y -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Oct. 4. 26.-Wheat-
Dec, $1.01h; May, $1.053s:. On track
No. hard, $1.044s; No. 1 Northern.
$1.035s;' No. Northern, $1.01h OIL
01%; No. 3 Northern, 97c@$1.00.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
ACT HELD TO Be ILLEGAL
Unions Cannot Fine Members for Re-
fusinq to Strike,

Boston, Oct. 26.-The supreme court
Of Massachusetts, in making perma-
nent an injunction against several la
Dor unions, ruled that labor unions.
cannot impose fines on their members
in order to force them to go out on
strike.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
kern ALLEGES Leo s
USE OF MONEY
Springs Sensation in Speech
at Upton, Ind.
MAKES SPECIFIC CHARGE

Says Trusts and Combinations Con-
trlbutsd 100000 for Use in That
state and Sent It to Secretary Of
Stats. Sims for after
Promptly Declares That the Charge
10 Absolutely False. 80
. Tiptea, Ind. Oct. 2s.-'I am reliably
Informed and make this. specific
charge that 100000 OF money. large
" contributed BY trusts and combines,
was brought into Indiana last Sunday
and passed. through the hands of
Fred Sims. secretary Of state
1.Johao ", Kern, tho. Democratic vice
ersssidentfal candidate; made the above
declaration before good sized au-
dience ihere.sa g@I 94&3s.asaj :zuGai4 &.
sai II think. that every thoughtful and
patriotic citizen win see the necessity
fer tho publication. Of campaign con-
tributions before election" said Mr.:
Kern. The people would be much
better advised % to how they should
vote II they knew the extent to which
unlawful monopolies and combines
fsre contributing money for campatgn
purposes, and II they also knew which
)arty was the recipient Of these con-
tr1butions.
"Every sensible man knows that
when q contribution is made to cam
paign fund by one Of these lawless
hid plundering combinations it OK
poets to have value received in the
form of special favors."
Mr.. Kern reviewed the action Of the
respective conventions of the leading
parties with reference to publicity OF
6apaign contributions and continued:
Takes Rap at Republicans.
~ do not wonder that the Republic
an party this year is declining, to give
the names of the men and corpora
tions that are supplying the sinews of
war. If the people of Indiana knew
the names of these donors Bryan
would carry the state by 100000. Such
WON1u uASCAOSO tAO AeSIs
that every unlawful combination in
America has poured out money unlaw-
fully absorbed from the peoples earn
ings into the Republican treasury for
the purpose of debauching the ballot. "
Referring to the alleged 100000
contribution recently brought, into this
state Mr. Kern continued: ~~~~> sz-~
"Mr. Sims is most estimable gen.
tleman and a warm personal friend Of
mine, but 1 am compelled to say that
it is a sad spectacle to see public
Off cial, who Is required to pass every
year upon the question as to what
amount of taxes shall be levied upon
the railroads and other corporations
of bis state, handling the money that
these corporations are called upon to
contribute to the campaign fund. The
assessing or taxing officer, who, like
Mr.. Upham of Chicago or Mr.. Sims of
Indiana, has the power to raise or
lower the taxes of corporations, has
rare facilities for frying fat out of the
corporations whose properties they
are required to value"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
Angry Adjectives.

It was not young woman novelist,
but Charles Sumner, of whom the late
E. l. Godkin, the New York editor,
said: r,.i He works his adjectives 20
hard that if they ever catch him alone
they will murder him. Youths Com.
panion.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
Roosevelt Fifty Years Old.

Washington, Oct. 28.-Presiden.
Roosevelt is fifty years of age. Con-
Sratulatory messages poured into the
presidents Office and at the White
House all day. Many foreign rulers
took advantage Of the opportunity to
send q message of warm friendship
and good will through their diplomatic
representatives. who called in person
20 present them to the president.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-30
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