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To THE EprroR or THE SrN-Sir,
Apropos Of your editorial article "a
Dwarf rretcrcentenarian," ! saw the
widow of General Tom Thumb. now
known as Countess Magri, In n Boston
theatre few weeks ago, looking hale
and hearty. She is In her seventy fourth
year. ! believe The Count. another
dwarf OF the old school. was with her.
and he looked about as well as when
hrst saw him on tine dear. departed
freaks platform" twenty-five years or
so ago They both seemed To be pro.
crossing happily toward the prerercen-
tenhr'ah period l.. +, III.
BOSTON, May "a
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the persons who init the trail" had
hit II before, the exact religious and
moral effect Of Mr.. SUNDAYS cam.
paign cannot be estimated exactly.
Time, cooler Of emotions and bringer
Of relapses and backslidings, must be
the test of whatever of permanent
ethical quickening is to be attributed
to Sundaylsm. IL IL likely enough
that curiosity was the main magnet
of the crowds. so far as the stirring
of excitement goes, nothing In Mr..
SUNDAYS assemblages can compare
with the ecstasies Of early camp meet
ings In the pioneer days.
The value to Paterson Of the adver.
tisement which 1t has had must be
Judged by It's business men. Appar
entity they are satisfied with It.
The rain of gifts Of all sorts as
we'll as money upon the bascball evan
gelist reveals an enthusiasm which
is mainly the affair Of the givers. To
him that hath shall be given; and the
Rev. BILLY hath some hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars; indeed, he Is
said to have earned or received S1O7.-
600 in season Of thirty-four
weeks. Apparently he gets about
$50 for every trail hitter" His
campaign will help us in business" a
Patersonlan man Of business says.
An interesting view Of revival"
Certainly It has helped Mr.. SUNDAY.
whose gross profit in all his preach
ings IL reckoned at nearly 100000.
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The popularity Of Tommy Atkins
with the French ally IL gravely af-
fected when General JorrRE prescribes
clean shaves for his men on the fir-
ing line. Tommy's dexterity with the
razor has always been regarded as a
harmless eccentricity. but boards are
considered manly and military by the
French soldier. II is to some extent
a tradition going back to the Napo-
leonic wars. Most OF the men Of the
Old Guard were bearded like the pard.
But the hirsute Frenchman in civil
life Is very common. The order that
boards must 30 in the army for sani-
tary reasons is revolutionary. II por-
tends a long war.
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"A SILLY GAME"
Australian Account Of an Incident In
Baseball.

From me SVdrev Ausfrdi,n Herald
There was a dramatic conclusion 20 the
baseball match. America VS., Australia
played At the Agricultural show Gfound
on Saturday afternoon hs an item on the
programme Of tho Police and Firemen's
Patriotic CHrniyai. In Americas second
innings a player detected fast bail
straight for the densest portion Of the
crowd and scream was heard The
ambulance men rushed 20 tho spot. and
found that woman had heen struck on
the head by the ball, but was not seriously
injured.
without waiting TO see II any damage
had been done the players procured An
other ball and continued the game as II
nothing had happened. a few moments
later this ball was also detected TO the
upper story Of the pavilion, striking a
man on the shoulder.
Mr.. Flowers, the Minister for Health
who was present. rushed out on to the
ground. and called out. stop this silly
game"
Tn" PLAYERS promptly obeyed his orders.
and play ceased.
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their own automobiles. men who

their own automobiles, men who
enjoy the excltements Of aviation,
those who operate amateur wireless
plants, for example, are material for
military training. because their skill
can be utilized in war. The further
the ramihcations Of the national
guard training system reach. the
more valuable the organization will
prove to be II called into active ser
vice. And the more nearly the
militia includes ready men of every
type, the more closely will It he able
to affiliate itself with the regular
army, Of which II must become part
In war.
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To Him That Hath.

The Rev. BILLY SUNDAY. reviewing
his labors at Paterson, thus summa-
rizes their fruit;
More than $4,000 souls saved for
JESUS and more than $4,000 900 worth
Of advertising for Paterson"
This religlous.commerciai census
was too modest. II seems. In its ac-
count Of souls. The official enumera.
tion Is: Trail hltters." 14.9O7; Mr..
SUNDAYS receipts between $4,000
and $25,0O0. As a large number OF
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Austin correspOndeHcs Houston Post
The Attorney General has ruled that the
coyote is as much wolf as a fox terrier
or a greyhound Is a dog. The Attorney
General refers to the holding Of the SUI
preme Court that a mule is a horse within
tho meaning Of the exemption statute
and also to the decision OF the Court OF
Civ'l Appeals at Fort Worth that an auto
mobile IL a carriage.
Therefore" said the Attorney General,
~ mule Is horse and an automobile
Ia carriage undoubtedly . coyote Ia a
wolf"
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Cromwell. Charge Thee, Fling Away
Ambition"

To THE EDITOR ov THE sus--Sir' Mr..
WINS In his plea for Mr. Barnes. as to-
day reported, quotes Cromwelrs advice
to Cardinal Wolsey: cast aside ambi
ton: nv that sin fell the angels
! have photograph record ~ ss-
lection OF King Henry VIII" which
tells ms. that the phrase IN question be
longs to the Cardinal.
May ! ask II the machine in this con-
nection 10 talking through its hat"7
HrGHLAsp FALLS May 20 ]. II. BOYLE
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--SU. There
has been good hit of complaint NJ lat.
ahont tn" wesriness that obtains al pub
lic dinners because Of the lack Of wit and
humor or the after dinner speakers
To overcome this alleged du'ness n such
functions In tho future would sugxes,
that the after dinner speeches he doliv.
cred by professors. They are so witty and
humorous JAMES ID Dvwr,y =,
NEW HAvvN. Conn. MAY "a
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gagged in the carrying trade to South
America or elsewhere.

gagged in the carrying trade to South
America or elsewhere.
They will find direct prohibition
Of any method Of fostering which
imposes additional burdens upon the
taxpayers; as the purchase Of an ade-
quate feet Of merchant vessels most
certainly would do.
President WILSON and Secretary
McADoo will find. moreover. that the
sole instrument which the Baltimore
platform prescrlbes for fostering" the
growth Of a merchant marine is "the
constitutional regulation Of com.
merce." Ownership and opera in
competition with private enterprise Is
not constitutional regulation. in any
sense conceivable; nor is there In the
Constitution one word warranting the
Establishment Of merchant marine
owned and operated by the Govern
ment Of the United States
1t is state socialism; not Democ-
racy or Americanism.
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President wnsxArx Of tho United

President wKsMANN q tho United
German Societies Of Brooklyn. who
offers the theory that the British care
lessly allowed the Lusitania to be tor
pedoed in order to provoke a warlike
complication between the United
States and Germany. IL not at all
original. In some circles OF superior
intelligence Il is believed that the In-
sitania was sunk by British sub
marine under sealed orders from the
Admiralty.
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A Michigan editor who Is the Hon.
WILLIAM ALDEN SMITHS political man
ager says that the movement to make
the Senator the Republican candidate
for President Is "one OF the most for
midable in contemporary American
politics" II is OF course a question OF
degree. As the only movement of the
kind apparent in the Republican
party. the Senator's candidacy may
loom prodigious in Grand Rapids.
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Relieving the Drought In Missouri.


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An eight gallon barrel OF beer was un-
loaded AZ Guthrie saturday, which the
depot agent placed In the wareroom until
the owner called for II Some time during
the night some one bored hole into tho
barrel from under the side, AMI. placing a
tub under II, drained the barrel OF i,s con
tents and made away with Il.
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The IrOnist.

To THE EpIros or Tar SuS--S.r. Who
designed and built the artlstic, beautiful
aud expensive signs the street car COM
pany has placed along the lines, espe.
cially ut broadway and Seventy second
street, Broadway and sixty sixth street7
NEW YoRx. May a. B.Ds.
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The origin Of pamphlets calling upon
the Swedes to declare war against
Russia and secure the independence
Of Finland Is not obscure, but II be-
trays n contempt for the Scandinavian
lntelll lgcnCe.
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~ our friends uho faro, us rhh manu-
scripts and Illustrations for publication ,cish
90 have rejected articles returned fhev must
IN all cases send aamps for that purpose
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London once. Eninsham House, 1 Arun-
del street. Strand.
Paris once. s Rue de Ia Michodiere, on
Rue du Qua.re Septembre
Washington of1ce. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn once. i06 Livingston street
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Ali checks. money orders &C. 70 be
made payable to TnE SrS.
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Published daily, including sunday, by the
Sun | riniins and Publishing Association a.
40 Nassau street, In the Borough Of Man
haitian New York President and Treas
urer. william C. Reick. 100 Nassau street ;
Vice President Edward 2. Mitchell. ITO
Nassau street s~secretary. c. E. Luxton. 10
Nassau street.
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Kasofa

Mrs. Roy Baker and Mrs. Becky
Engebretesen we're Mankato visitors
last Wednesday afternoon.
s., NJ. Granger left Wednesday on n
business trip TO South Dakota.
Miss Mildred Allen was shopper
I'm Mankato between trains Tuesday
morning.
Misses Leila and Irene Granger left
this week for an extended visit %
relatives and friends in st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
a. ". Rogers of Faribault is spend :
ing the week ut the T. S. Wilcox
home. 49,,
Mrs. John Livingston entertained
the Larkin club at her home In the
country on Wednesday afternoon OF
this week.
A. j. Berquist of Manksto called on
relatives here between trains Tues
day afternoon.
Wendell Swenson is suffering with
sprained foot. the accident having
occurred at the base ball game i'm st
Peter last Sunday.
Miss Adeline Wolf OF Waseca is
spending the week as the guest oil
Miss Dorothy Wilcox.
Mrs. c. N. Warrant left Wednesday
for q two months visit TO relatives
and friends in Ohio.
Miss Jessie Pltman returned the
first OF the week from Immap,iel hos
pital and is steadily improving from
her recent operation.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Friedrich Lentz to Edward II. Beise.
both of Blue Earth county, s1,25O.
north 1914 acres Of south 30 acres OF
cast half of northeast quarter OF sec
ton four. Danville.
Elizabeth T. Mcnamara OF King
county. Washington, TO Thomas J
Cummings. OF Blue Earth county. 81
ETC.. lots eight and nine, block thir-
teen. lie Hitler.
Paul Kunkel to Anna X. Bertelson,
both of Blue Earth county. 500. LOT
"a. auditors plat OF Rapidan station,
Blue Earth county.
Frank Atcherson to Willis NJ weay-
er. both OF Blue Earth county, $500
1873 acres in section nine. Medo.
Thresa Sohmr TO Alphons f
Sohmcr. both Of Blhe Earth county. 81
, etc. west three and a half acres OF lol
ten, Marsh's addition to Mankato.
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stretched the satin ribbons to form an
isle for the bridal party. They both
wore white lingerie frocks.
Miss Sigma Blomqnist was maid OF
honor. She wore n gown of pink crepe
de- CHEN. made empire and trimmed
with duchess lace. II was made low
neck and short sleeves. Her floscrs
were pink roses.
Miss Cora Heinze. sister OF the
bridegroom, was bridesmaid. She wore
gown of green crepe de chien, fash
toned similar to the one worn by the
maid OF honor, and carried a bouquet
OF pink roses.
Little Ruth Dunstrom was the flower
girl. She wore a dainty frock of white
lingerie. embroidered in rosebuds and
carried basket of pink and white
rosebuds.
The brides gown was a handsome
creation of crepe meteor. II was made
, with a court train. which fell from the
shoulders and had waist OF real lace,
fashioned in bolero effect. II was cut
decollete and had short sleeves. She
wore a full tulle veil, caught with
lilies OF the valley and carried show
er of lilies of the valley, combined
with roses. The brideGroom's gift was
diamond lavslliere.
Mr.. Earnest Lonquist. brother OF tho
bride was best man and Mr.. II. 4
Thompson was groomsman. \ group
! Of girls, members. OF the Question
Mark club. OF which the bride is a
member. acted rs ushers. They all
wore similar gowns of white net.
Following the ceremony an inform
al reception was he'd at the home oil
the brides parents. 9i6 Fifteenth ave-
: nue. northeast, for 100 guests. The
house was prettily decorated with
spring blossoms. A buffet supper was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heinze will be al
hcme after July 1, at 1903 Girard ave-
nue. north.
A number Of pretty prenuptial ar
fairs were given for the bride. The
Misses Sigma Bloomquist and Esther
Lebeck entertained at parcel shower
i'm her honor. There were forty guests
Mrs. I. Akerson. 2917 Twelfth ave-
nue. south. gave parcel shower fol
her, at which thirty guests were en-.
| tertained.
Mrs. A. Berquist. 2429 Lyndale ave.
niue north. entertained at kitchen
shower and the members OF the Dues
tion Mark club gave an informal part,
| for her at the home of Miss Selm;
Swanson, 1901 Fillmore street north
| east
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From Frids,'s Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Miss Cora Rookie is spending the
day at Faribault.
William Wood spent the day on
business at Madelia.
Mrs. Elder of Blue Earth was r
shopper In the. city today.
Judge Lorin Cray Is spending few
days I'm Chicago on business.
Miss Delpha Lawrence of winthrop
Is the guest of Miss Gladys Hanna.
4. o. Moreaux. editor of The Lu-
verne Herald, was In Mankato to-
day.
John s. way OF Faribault, treasurer
of Rice county, is in the city on bust
ness.
Miss Ruth Williams In home from
Chicago to spend the summer vaca
ton.
Miss Rose Staiey went 10 winona
today. where she will visit with
friends.
Miss Fousta DeGonda OF LeSueur
, Center was q guest In the city yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richardson OF
Garden City were here on business
yesterday. .......
Attorney Miles Porter returned this
morning from a business trip at Yer
non Center.
John Chapman and Frank Thurston
of Garden City were in the city on
business today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Manning and
son of st. James were guests In the
city yesterday. rs
Herbert H. Day of Peoria. ILL.,. spent
last evening as the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Kruse.
Mrs. Pritchard and daughter. Miss
Ruth of Lake Crystal, were shoppers
In the city today.
c. p. Turner. agent of the Milwau-
kee railroad at Fulda. was visitor In
Mankato yesterday.
Judge and Mrs. a. r. Pfau are en-
tertaining their daughter, Mrs. w. s
Farnum OF Minneapolis.
w. II. Hamley OF Minneapolis has
accepted a position In the Office OF
the Mankato Fruit company.
Miss Pearl McGovern left for Maple
ton today. where she will be the guest
OF Miss Rosayie Schweitzer.
Misses Jeanne, Katie and Esthe,
| Convey of Waldorf were bushes.
! callers In the city yesterday.
John Watts. representing w. w
Hixon and CO.. ,mapmakers, Rockford
lIll.. is i'm the city on business.
| William Munsch OF Waldorf |,
spending few days as the guest o
/! his daughter. Mrs. Andrew Crane.
Osborn Davies Of Minneapolis, whit
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Pledge to Obey Law.
From FRIDAYS Uaiiy.

From FRIDAYS Uaiiy.
st. Paul. June 1S.-Opposition to q
county option cOmpaigr I'm Ramsey
county at the present time. as pro-
posed by the Young Peoples Citizen
ship committee. has developed among
men prominent I'm business, politics
and church work and who have al
ways been known as staunch oppon
cnts Of the liquor traffic.
Among the men who have an.
nounced that they are opposed tn an
attempt to GUST the saloons at this
time are J. NJ. Hackney OF the Hack
ney Investment company: J. Il. San
born, member of the last Legislature
and an official Of the Capital Trust
company: Albin Bjorkland. member o
the last Legislature: Senator c. n
Orr: C. Harold Richter. prominent In
reform work; F. T. Young. former AT
torney general: +. J. Clemans; Rev
II. G.. Keenan,: Rev. II. N. Wilson. Rev
c. n. Pace and Victor Sundberg.
Several of these men recently at.
tended meeting at the Y. NJ. G.. 4
building at which the matter was full,
discussed and the sentiment was thai
this was not an opportune time for 9
county option election.
II developed that +. J. Clemans re.
Gently appeared before the Younf
Peoples Citizenship committee ant
advised them TO go slowly and his at
titude so aroused the young men tina
they all but elected him from tn,
meeting.
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II. Hohmann. ". p. Paulson. II. C.
Gerlich. w. r. Clark, f. w. Hunt.
William Mcixner, w. J. Morawetz.
w. J. Byrnes. Erick Engwaldson,
Samuel Manifoul. F. W. Force
c. NJ. Masters. c. II. Wagon, F. B.
Madigan. John Farmer, DIR. r. Z.
Heidel. w. r. Hammett. J. A. Ander-
son. Vance c. Mape. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Crowley of st. James, J. II. Spen-
Ger, Osborne Davies of Minneapolis,
Frank NJ. Hurd, f. V. Nyquist. John
G. Gerlich, J. b. Nielsen, Miss Lii
liam Nielsen, Frank Nielsen. Henry
Robel. Jr., Thomas Keefe, +. J. Thorn
son, II. A. Patterson. Warner Baker
and Carl Eckman.
Four Hundred EIks Are Present
Farlbault, Mimi, June 1S.-More
than 400 Elks from various parts OF
the state had arrived here for the an
nual state convention yesterday aft
ernoon and by evening the number
had been greatly augmented. The
early arrivals included the delega-
tions from Minneapolis. st. Paul, Du-
luth, Austin, Winona, Albert Lea and
Saltwater. The delegates found Far
ibault in readiness to welcome them.
The first big herd to arrive was that
from Duluth. which came on special
train, reaching here early in the
morning. There were about sixty
Elks and thirty ladies aboard.
All Night Workers.
The local committee has been
working hard to prepare for the Wis
itors, the street decorators not having
finished putting on the finishing
touches until four o'clock yesterday
morning. The local club rooms have
been fitted especially to entertain the
members OF the order.
Among the present state officers
are: President, N. A. Nelson. Still
water; secretary, Robert Eldridge
st. Paul: treasurer. John T.. Samuel
son. Duluth.
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From Fridays Daily.

FROM trtuay's Oaiiy.
Proposals Tor site for q state
reformatory for women are being in
yited by the state board of control
at st, Paul, in accordance with the
act passed authorizing the establish
ment Of a women's reformatory for
the state of Minnesota. Thirty thou
sand dollars have been appropriated
for this purpose, and plans and esti-
mates for the, necessary buildings
and improvements will be prepared
by the board of control to be sub
mitted to the 1917 legislature.
All proposals for building site
should reach the office of the board
OF control on or before August 1
1915. and the board will visit the pro-
posed sites at its convenience. Com
plete information Is asked to be en-
closed with each site offered. and
should contain the location. number of
acres, miles distant by railroad from
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth and
distance from. nearest railroad sta =
ton. and village or town. The char
acter and quality OF the soil, number
Of acres tillable, timber. water sup
ply. IL additional land up to 800 acres
can be secured Immediately adjoin
ing. price and many other details are
asked for.
The State .reformatory for women
will fiji long felt want. Any woman
over the age of eighteen years con-
victed of crime may be sentenced
and committed to this reformatory
the sentence to be without limit as
10 time. the Imprisonment not to
exceed the maximum term and may
be terminated by the board OF parole
at any time after the expiration oil
the minimum term provided by law
for the crime. The advisory board OF
FIVE women, heretofore known as the
board OF women visitors OF the Min
nesota Home School for Girls" will
in the future be known as the board
of women visitors" and will advise
with the board OF control with ref
erence to the architecture and build
ing of the new reformatory. and will
visit II when completed and advise
the board as to style and character
OF furnishings. They will then be re-
quired to visit the reformatory twice
each year and carefully examine in
to all conditions. making their re-
ports to the board Of control. Messrs
c. J. Swendsen. chairman. r. w
Wheelock and Charles Z. vasaly
comprise the board of control.
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The Luther league of the st. Peter
district will convene for two-day
session at Providence Valley, near
Dawson. Mimi. The convention will
be attended by about fifty delegates
Programs will be given Saturday
evening and all day Sunday and Mon
day morning will be devoted to bust
ness. The delegates who will go from
Mankato are Rev. o. J. Arthur. Misses
Beda and Lydia Korsell. Miss Flor
ence T.. Johnson and Miss Esther
Rud. Thew will leave tomorrow after
noon on the Northwestern.
Marriage License Issued.
Clerk OF the Coure Krost today is
sued marriage license to Andrew Eos
sum OF Albert Lea and Sophia Gray Of
Mankato.
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From Fridays Oau:'

FtoH' .rFiudJt odh-
Accidental strangliug to death Of
Lydia Stoldt. patient in the state
hospital for the insane at Fergus Falls
was reported TO the state board Of
control yesterday by Superintendent
c. o. WEIGH. Coroner J. G.. Vigen OF
Otter Tail county has begun an inves-
tigation.
The woman had been put to bed
with cold water pack for the purpose
of quieting her. She attempted to free
herself and In so doing knotted sheet
around her throat
There were four nurses. and ia pa :
ticnts in the ward for chronic and
disturbed" patients, Superintendent
WEIGH said, but none noticed Miss
Stoldts struggles. She managed to
free her feet from the bandages and In
attempting to leave the bed fell partly
out of 1t and was strangled. She was
dead when found. Lydia Stpldt was
committed twice from Todd county
and had been feeble minded from birth
the superintendent said. She was
about thirty years old.