The Afro-American Advance

TWIN CITY NEWS. VOL. II. NO. 7. TWIN CIT ST. PAUL. Correspondence, letters, etc., must reach us by Wednesday for publication. 305 Thomas street. Mrs. John Godirey has moved from 302 St. Peter street to 148 East Ninth street, and is better prepared in every way to satisfy her regular patrons and to cater to new ones. The place is large and roomy. She can not only serve you with meals, but can accommodate you with a nice, clean, warm room. The "Advance" is prepared to do your job printing of all kinds at reasonable rates. Remember the place, 395 Thomas street. Kindly keep in mind that any item of news, social or otherwise, that you wish to publish will receive attention at 395 Thomas street also. THE ORIENTAL HAIR PARLORS, on the corner of Seventh and Sibley room, 395 Krahm block, is the place where for all kinds of fashionable hair dressing, etc. Straightening hair and scalp treatment a specialty. Hair work done to order. Calls made at residences. Prices made satisfactory. Mrs. E. J. Allen, proprietor. Mr. Robert Lavette, of 651 Mississippi street, is quite sick at his residence. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. McIntyre moved Thursday into their new house, 88t Thomas street, where they will be pleased to meet their friends. The ladies of Pilgrim Baptist church have organized a club and will work together in the interest of their church. They intend to have an apron sale about April 24th, to last three nights. It is hoped and prayed that the sale will be held in their own church, corner Summit and Cedar. Friends and well-wishers are earnest requested to give their aid. The "Advance" received a call this week from Mr. Fred D. McCraken, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Mr. McCraken is a promising young man and brings business from leading business men of his home, telling of his sterling worth and good character. We wish all possible luck to the young man and that he may secure a lucrative position soon. J. C. Reid, of Minneapolis, made a flying visit to St. Paul, Monday, on business. Mrs. Wm. Harrison, of Western avenue, is sick. Mrs. Harrison is one of the old setters and, enjoys a visit from old-time acquaintances. Mr. Geo. Duckett is in the city this week, renewing his social fences and enjoying a "lay off," the first vacation taken in three years. Our genial friend R. B. Bebard says he not as young as he wishes to be, for a kindred complaints break him up and make him feel old. Mr. O. D. Howard is out West, looking out for a probable location some where in Washington state or Oregon. The West is the land for the "coming man," and while we would miss the family and princely good fellow, we want to see him do well. Miss Bessie Mills, of St. Paul, was entertained at the Commercial Club, Mills Park, by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Patterson. Tuesday afternoon, to a very lunch luncheon. The Masonic Hall, heretofore at Fifth and Robert streets, will be found at Rice and University avenue. Twin City hall will be the place to find the headquarters of the Afro-American Masons. POLITICAL CORNER. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. For Mayor- Chester R. Smith. For Controller—J. J. McCardy. For City Treasurer-August J. Fitzer. For Assemblymen: *Charles J. Nelson, of the First ward. George D. Hammond, of the Second ward. Howard Wheeler, of the Fourth ward. *H. R. Denny, of the Fifth ward. *George F. Dix, of the Sixth ward. Harry T. Drake, of the Seventh ward. *F. G. Warner, of the Eighth ward. *C. S. Reagan, of the Ninth ward. For Aldermen: First Ward—John E. Holt First Ward—John E. Holt. Second Ward—*B. F. Knauft. Third Ward—Francis A. Twiss. Fourth Ward—Emil C. Schroeder. Fifth Ward—Duncan F. Erskine. Sixth Ward—*M. J. Bell. Seventh Ward—C. E. Hamilton. Eighth Ward—Peter Zimmermann. Ninth Ward—P. D. Youngman. Tenth Ward—Nels Larson. Eleventh Ward—*J. W. Shepard. For Justices of the Peace— East of Wabasha Street—Charles S Hoff West of Wabasha Street—Frank E Baker. Sixth Ward—Louis N. Bryant. Tenth and Eleventh Wards—*J Blackwell. For Constables— East of Wabasha Street—*Peter J Quint. West of Wabasha Street—Arthur Caines, Jr. Sixth Ward—William P. Fountain. *Renominated. REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. They Will Be Held in the Pioneer Press Building. The republican city executive committee has selected headquarters in the Pioneer Press building, rooms 501, 502, and 503, on the fifth oor, overlooking Fourth and Robert streets. The headquarters will be occupied tomorrow. Statistical Aid there are more than 8,000 women farmers in the United States. "Is that the reason to make my wife a hen, or a cow, and take care of me?" —Indianaapolis Journal. Anticipated News. Mr. Isaacs (in Chicago)—Iah der a delegam fer Mr. Isaacs sayin' dot his shore has parsed down in New York? Hotel Telegraph Operator—Not! None! "Vell, when von gomes schoost sendt it right up to my room, belease!—Puck. The Afro=American Advance. MINNEAPOLIS. THE ORIENTAL NATIONAL FAIR OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH under the auspices of the Wayman Home Circle, will commence May 2nd, 1900, at St. Peters A. M. E. Church, 22nd St. and 9th Ave. So. The committee in charge has arranged to make the fair the red letter event, the coolory, and they offer the following prizes to those selling tickets for the fair, or otherwise raising money to apply on the church mortgage fund, 1st prize, a fine upright grand Kimball piano, retailed at $350; 2nd prize lady's writing desk or its equivalent in value, at the option of the winner; 3rd, mahogany rocking chair, or its equivalent in value, at the option of the winner. The giving of the first prize is upon the condition that the aggregate amount turned in from all the contestants exceeds $200. All persons desiring to enter the contest will hand their names in to W. W. Tucker, secretary of the committee. There will be a mask social at Bethesda Baptist church, Eighth street south, between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues south, Friday evening, April 13, 1900, given by the Ladies Dorsac Society. Each and every member of said society, regardless of age or sex, will come in mask and take part in the program, or be fined to cents. A varied and elaborate program is being prepared, of which there are many amusing features. The costumes alone are worth coming miles to see. Hear Little Ab Cid "holler" when the bumble bee stings him. Hear Uncle Mose in his dramatic speech, telling why life is not worth living. Come one, come all. Everybody mask, laugh and grow fat. Admission to 10 cents. Lawyer James L. Curtis will give a series of lectures to the Scandinavian people, bys request. The "Indian Famine" committee secured his services. Go to Miller's, Fifth street and Nicollet avenue, for your photographs. For good cigars call at W. S. Conrad's, corner of First avenue south and Fourt hstreet. He will suit you. Go to John L. Neal, Real Estate, Loans and Insurance, 622 Boston Block. Furnished rooms, 411 Fourth avenue south. The members of St. Thomas Episcopal mission leased a church building on the corner of 5th avenue south and 9th street, which will hereafter be their place of worship. All are cordially invited. Mr. Chas. H. Allers, of 1407 Washington avenue south, who has been ill at his residence since March 24, is now able to be out again, and left here for the "Coast" on Thursday. Rev. Nathaniel Young, of Chicago University, is in the city. He will supply the pulpit at Bethesda Baptist church during his stay. Why is it that some colored men without any brain development, will insist upon calling colored men of means and positions by their first name, and humbly call a white man of no qualifications Mister. A certain colored lad of the bowery stamp met a colored business man on the street the other day, and said: "Hello, ____." While he conversed with a prominent white man, the latter amazed at the impertinent remark, looked first at one and then the other, and departed. Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Morris, a bouncing boy. Dr. Brown says he is a chip of the old block and will probably be a lawyer. Mother and baby doing well. If it is true that the Great Northern Railroad Company has cut the salaries of the colored porters from $30 to $20, it is a shame. Not satisfied with this, it is stated that the dining car conductors (white) will deprive the porters in charge of their power to collect fares. How can a man support a family on $20 per month without ____. It is a very hard pill to swallow. Colored men, if die you must, die hard! All persons are kindly requested to cease all calls upon Mrs. Sadie Williams, who lies dangerously ill at her residence. By order of physician in charge. Rev. Lena Mason preached an able sermon at Bethesda church. Sunday afternoon, last, to members of the G.A. Shorebrook School made by Revs. Brooks and Young, Col. Trowbridge and Serge Harper. Who was that colored man who told a Journal reporter that the colored population of this city felt highly elated over the fact that they were to be counted in the coming census. Could he not think of something else to say? It would have been more appropriate for this representative, and better for his people. Rev. W. S. Brooks in these days seems well nigh omnipresent, and if the members of the church catch inspiration from his tireless efforts in the behalf and emulate his example there will be no question about the mortgage on their church edifice being lifted at the close of their May rally. The contest for the piano to be given by the Wayman Home Circle to the one raising the largest amount of money, in connection with their Oriental National Fair, waxes warm and Mrs. J. L. Neal and Mrs. W. S. Brooks, each seem disposed to make the other richly earn the piano. The progress made in the preparation for the Oriental National Fair, to be held at St. Peter's church, is 2, 3, 4 and 5, reflect greatly upon the judgment home Home Garden in choosing so energetic and helpful woman as Mrs. W. W. Tucker for their president. Easter Ball—Will be given by the West Hotel Gold Key Pleasure Club at Plummer Post hall, corner First avenue north and Washington, Monday evening. April 16th. Good music by MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN., SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1900. first class orchestra. Refreshments will be served by first class caterer. All are cordially invited. The committee will spare no pains to make it pleasant for all. Admission, sgc. Pretty souvenirs will be given to all ladies present. G. W. Tyler, manager. The A. M. E. O. C. met Wednesday evening and business of importance transactions. Mr. Sadie Williams is slowly convas was transacted. Mr. Georgia Sellers, of 1828 Fifth avenue south, is sick with the croup. The Wayman Home Circle met Tuesday evening. The circle is anticipating a grand time on the 2nd of April. Mrs. F. V. Parker has been indisposed for work as a result of vaccination. Mrs. Lena Mason is holding revival for the white Presbyterians on Franklin avenue. She will preach her last sermon at St. Peters Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Cunningham entertained at their little girl's birthday Saturday. Total present, 16 ladies and 35 children. Little May Drue received quite a number of valuable presents. The whole details will appear in next week's issue. Mr. Chas Brower, who was very sick with the mumps irritated by a cold, is out again. His many friends are glad to see him out. Mrs. Sterling has moved to 2434 First avenue south. Every one is cordially invited to attend an Easter social Monday. April 9. Admission, 5 cents. Mrs. J. N. Sellers entertained Mrs. Mary Howard at tea Wednesday. Mr. Buckner wishes to tell his sister that he can't write this week. Too full of business. Look out for the collector next week, as she is peeping into all the houses that welcome the Advance. MISSION OF FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH, 405 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH There will be a novel affair at the mission Tuesday evening. April toth, the three maid paper dress entertainment. Supper will be served by these three paper maids. Admission: 5 cents. Mrs. Kaziah Wilson is on the sick list this week. The Fish Fry was a success. Mr. Cesteney is one among the tew who know how fish should be fried, which he showed at the mission last Friday evening, March 30th. Preaching, 11 a. m., at St. James East Side, Class, 12 m. Sunday school at the mission, 2:30 p. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. Choir will sing. Subject, "Our Father." JASPER GIBRS Mr. Jasper Gibbs has assumed the entire management of the Commercial Globe, one of the most fashionable eating establishments in the city. Mr. Gibbs is one of the busiest Aro-Americans and one of the most popular Asian Loan Restaurant to look after, as well as the former. We wish him much success in his new venture. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. The postoffice at Dewey, Wis., was burned and the postmaster injured. The president has informed several parties that the United States building at the Paris exposition will be closed Sundays. The democratic convention of Pennsylvania instructed its delegates to vote for Bryan. Ghazi Osman Nubar Pasha, the hero of Pleva, died at Constantinople, although the recent improvement in his condition led to hopes of recovery. He was born in 1832. The naval appropriation bill was reported to the house by Acting Chairman Foss of the naval committee. The amount carried by this bill is $61,219.916—the largest ever reported to the house from the naval committee. The war department is completing arrangements for the transportation of troops and supplies to the military posts in Alaska. As a sequel to the demonstrations which attended the visit of the Argentine cruiser Presidente Sarmiento to Spanish ports recently, a cabinet council has voted a credit to hold a Hispano-American congress. The Ninth Ohio district republicans renominated James H. Southard for congress. Two bridges and two toil houses on the Logansport and Burlington pike in Indiana were blown up and burned by masked men. It is possible Chicago may abandon the Beeuw reception planned for May on account of political complications. The cannonball train on the Omaha & St. Louis railroad was wrecked near Silver City, Io. Most of the passengers were injured, two seriously. A special dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez says sharp fighting occurred April 2 in the neighborhood of Mafeking. The garrison made a sortie while Colonel Plumer's cavalry attacked the Boers at Ramathlabama. Both attacks were repulsed. Twenty of Colonel Plumer's men were found dead on the field and six others were made prisoners. The federal losses were small. The jury in the case of Oiga Nethersole, accused of maintaining a nuisance in performing the play "Sapho," returned a verdict not guilty. Secretary Hay has notified Mr. Pruyn at New York, representing the Red Cross Aid association, that the state department will transmit to United States Consul Hay at Pretoria, any negotiable paper transferring funds to President Kruger in behalf of charity. The Iowa legislature passed a bill prohibiting the sale or giving of intoxicating liquor to any student of a state educational institution. Gen. Colville and Gen. French have given up the movement against the Boers east of Bloemfontein, and have rejoined the main army. A consignment of 1,000,000 pounds of bacon left Chicago for the Philippines. FELLOW FEELING MAKES 'EM WONDROUS KIND. DEWEY'S PRESIDENTIAL "BOOM" CHICAGO CHRONICLE Both—I wonder what it's going to be when it's hatched, democratic or republican REPULSE DOUBLE ATTACK Boers Win Victory Over Gen. Plumer's Relief Column and Garrison of Mafeking. AN EFFORT TO RAISE SIEGE FAILS Loss of British Is Severe — Railroad Communication with Bloemfontein Threatened, by Boer 's Gatacre's Forces About to Engage the Enemy Near East Springfontein. London, April 8. A special dispatch from Lorenzo Mauques says sharp fighting occurred April 2 in the neighborhood of Mafeking. The garrison made a sortie, while Gen. Plumer's cavalry attacked the Boers at Ramatha labama. Both attacks were repulsed. Twenty of Col. Plumer's men were found dead on the field and six others were made prisoners. The federal losses were small. Prisoners Taken. Pretoria, April 3.—In the fight of Ramathlamba, March 31, the following were the known prisoners: Capts. Crewe, Duncan-Robertson and McLaren; Crewe and Duncan-Robertson have since died; staff officers Cecil and Granville and nine soldiers, of whom six were wounded. The prisoners all belonged to Col. Phimer's Rhodesian force. Thaba N'chu is now in possession of the federals. Forty-one British subjects were escorted across the border this morning. May Not Be Sallebury's Son. London, April 6. — It is thought the FELLOW FEELING MAKE CHICAGO CHRONICLE DEWEY PRESIDENT "BOOM" Both—I wonder what it's going to be wi offeier named Cecil, captured at Ramathlamba, is not Lord Salisbury's son, Lord Cecil, as the dispatch says he belonged to Col. Plumer's force, and if and if the Boers had captured the premier's son they would assuredly herald the fact. Threaten the Railroads. London, April 6. -Detached bodies of Boer horse, numbering from 500 to 1,000 each, have appeared at several places to the southward and eastward of Bloemfontein, threatening the railroad, but communication by wire and rail is not in the least affected. One of these forces is near East Springfontein, on the Bloemfontein railroad, and Gen. Gatacre's forces are reported to be about to engage it. Lord Roberts, except to safeguard the railroad, seemingly declines to send columns chasing the Boer bands. He is reserving his cavalry and transport animals for the forward movement. Explanations having indirect origin in the war office as to why Lord Roberts is inactive are that there has been a lack of horses for remounts, but new horses are arriving by train loads hourly. The pressure on the railroad is so great that private parcels and the officers' newspapers have not been forwarded from Cape Town for three weeks. Situation Unsatisfactory The situation in the Free State remains far from clear and is unsatisfactory to British observers. The sickness among the Boer prisoners at Simons Town continues to increase. Five men died April 3. The prisoners who were on board the transport Mongolian have been transferred to the shore camp. Unless the sickness abates it is not likely that more prisoners will be sent to St. Helena. A dispatch from Cape Town dated Wednesday announces the departure for the front of the second contingent of Canadian mounted infantry. Rudyard Kipling has returned to Cape Town. President Steve's Speech. Pretoria, April 2—In his speech at the opening of the Free State road President Steyn declared that in spite of the surrender of Bloemfontein he had not lost hope of the triumph of the republican cause. The war, he said, was forced upon the Transvaal and nothing remained for the Orange Free State but to throw in its lot with the sister republic, in accordance with the terms of the treaty. The war, he continued, was begin, with the object of maintaining by arms the independence bought with the blood of the forefathers of the nation, and had been so successful that it had caused the greatest wonder through- out the world and even to the Boers themselves. After paying a tribute to the memory of Gen. Joubert, President Steyn said that the British, notwithstanding their overwhelming numbers, were violating the flag of truce and the Red Cross and he was compelled to report the matter to the neutral powers. The president further remarked that the attempt to create dissension among the burghers by the issuing of proclamations had failed. Referring to the correspondence between the South African presidents and Lord Salisbury, President Steyn proceeded: "Not only were those efforts made, but the republics had dispatched a deputation to Europe and America in order to bring the influence of neutral powers in order to secure a cessation of the bloodshed, and I greatly deserves that these efforts be crowned in honor." After saying that the government had raised a temporary loan with the Transvaal, President Steyn concluded with a prayer that the Free State be preserved from being forced to give up its dearly-loved independence. WILL NOT USE FORCE. Beckham Forces Will Await the Result of Appeal to United States Supreme Court. Frankfort, Ky., April 6.—Representatives of the Beckham administration deny that force will be used to dislodge the republicans from possession of the state house as soon as the court of appeals renders a decision in the contest cases. They say no hostile movement will be made till after the supreme court has acted, and then only in the event the republicans refuse to vacate. Republican Gov. Taylor returned ES 'EM WONDROUS KIND. here Thursday. A squad of soldiers under command of Lieut. Col. Morrow was drawn up in front of the state capitol square, while the train stopped and let him off. He was escorted to the executive office under guard. Louisville, Ky., April 6.—The latest report from the court of appeals is that a decision in the governorship case may be expected Monday. Gov Beckham came to Louisville Thursday for a short stay. Indorse Bryan: Harrisburg, Pa., April 6. - The democratic state convention met here Thursday to nominate candidates for auditor general and congressman-at-large and select eight delegates-at-large to the Kansas City convention. The most important planks of the platform will be an endorsement of Col. William Jennings Bryan for the presidency in 1900 and the enactment of a law for ballot reform, personal registration and a more comprehensive primary election law. Dewey Goes to Philadelphia Washington, April 6—Admiral and Mrs Dewey left for Philadelphia at 11 a.m. Thursday over the Pennsylvania road in private car 180. They will attend a concert given under the auspices of Mrs. Cassatt, wife of the president of the Pennsylvania railroad, for the benefit of the widows and orphans of soldiers and sailors who lost their lives during the war with Spain. Convict Naval Officers Odessa, April 6. - The military court at Sebastopol has closed the hearing of the great naval scandal and has convicted 26 officers and civil servants of criminally defrauding the government in connection with the supply of coal and other commodities to the navy. Hispano-American Congress Madrid, April 6.—As a sequel to the demonstrations which attended the visit of the Argentine cruiser Presidente Sarmiento to Spanish ports recently, a cabinet council has voted a credit to hold a Hispano-American congress. Giga Not Guilty. New York, April 6.—The jury in the case of Ola G Nethersole and others accused of maintaining a nuisance in performing the play "Sapho," has returned a verdict of "not guilty." Cleveland Indignant. Princeton, N. J., April 6. - Former President Grover Cleveland Thursday declared indignantly that he had not given an interview to anyone on Admiral Dewey's candidacy. TO ACCEPT SENATE BILL The House Republicans Practically Agreed to Accept Amendments to Porto Rican Bill. TO AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY DELAY. Two Days of Debate Will Probably Be Allowed Before Final Vote—Naval Appropriation Bill Carrying $801,219,910 Presented to House—The Senate Proceedings. Washington, April 6.—The republican managers of the house have substantially agreed upon a programme relative to the Porto Rican tariff bill. They have canvassed the situation and have decided to hold a caucus or conference at eight o'clock at which the managers will present their plan. This plan is to concur in the senate amendments and thus avoid all the delays and problems involved in an attempt to amend the senate provisions. The managers will advocate the adoption of a rule which will allow two days for the discussion of this proposition and then bring it to a vote. A very prominent republican of the house who has canvassed the situation says that the proposition will carry by a substantial majority larger than that by which the original bill passed the house. The mangers agreed that the plan to substitute the house bill providing a civil government for Porto Rica for the senate provision would be bad policy, as there was really little difference between the two, and the senate provision had the advantage of having been thoroughly discussed in the senate and perfected there. Won't Attend Conference. The republicans of the house who voted against the original bill, at an informal conference held Thursday afternoon, decided not to attend the conference. One of the members most prominently identified with the opposition stated that "the spirit of insurrection is as strong as ever," and that a recent private meeting had shown there was no falling off in the strength of the opposition. The republican members of the insular committee of the house held an extended conference Thursday on the Porto Rico bill. Those present included Chairman Payne of the ways and means committee; Chairman Cooper, of the insular committee, and Messrs. Gannon, Hitt, Hepburn, Loud, Moody and others. No definite agreement was made, but the general sentiment was favorable to taking the judgment of the conference of all republican members to be held Thursday night. While the views expressed at the meeting differed somewhat as to whether the senate changes should be accepted, the general disposition on plans and policy appeared to be along the lines heretofore given. Naval Appropriation Bill. Washington, April 6.—The naval appropriation bill was Thursday reported to the house by Acting Chairman Foss, of the naval committee. The amount carried by the bill is $61,219,916, the largest ever reported to the house from the naval committee. Aside from this the report, which accompanies the bill, is remarkable for its arrayal of facts regarding sea power the world over, foreign naval programmes, and the comparative strength of the navies of the great maritime powers, accompanied by colored charts showing the upbuilding of the various great navies. The Naval Programme. Under the head of "Naval Programme" the report set forth as follows as to new ships: "For the purpose of further increasing the naval establishment of the United States the committee recommends that the president be authorized to have built by contract two seagoon coast line battleships, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance for vessels of their size, of 13,500 tons, and to have the highest practicable speed and great radius of action, and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not exceeding $3,900,000 each; three armored cruisers of about 13,500 tons trial displacement, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance for vessels of their class, and to have the highest practicable speed and great radius of action, and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not exceeding $4,500,000 each; three protected cruisers of about 8,500 tons trial displacement, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance for vessels of their class, and to have the highest speed compatible with good cruising qualities and great radius of action, and to cost, exclusive of armament, not exceeding $2,800,000 each. The Cost. "The maximum cost of the ships herein authorized, exclusive of armor and armament, will be $25,000,000. This is the largest cost of the warship in a committee on naval affairs of the house, and is in accord with the wishes and recommendations of the secretary of the navy and Admiral of the Navy, and the demands of public sentiment. The past year in naval construction has been marked by the most liberal naval programmes on the part of all foreign navies, and the cost of the warship in the rechattage of Germany is a naval bill which, if passed, will increase the tonnage of the present German navy $42,000, tons, a larger tonnage than that of her present Armor Plate. As to armor plate the report tells of the futile efforts to secure armor at $300 and $400, and says: "The battleships Maine, Ohio and Mississippi, now in process of construction, require 7,259 42 tons of armor, or 2,433 14 for each vessel. It is believed by the committee that these battleships, of nearly 13,900 tons displacement, the largest in design department, should have the best obtainable armor, and accordingly your committee recommends that the secretary of the navy be authorized to contract for each armor at a cost not to exceed $45 per ton. The department, which is, according to all naval authorities, the so-called Krupp armor, which is, at least, and has been so proven by ballistic tests, of 25 per cent. greater efficiency than that of the Harveyed armor. Every naval department has to do-day. Your committee believe that it MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. is little short of disloyalty to recommend any other than the best protection and the best armor for these battleships to be placed between the bodies of our officers and men and the bullets of the enemy.[17] Mr. Wheeler (Ky.) presented a minority report against several features of the bill. The house then resumed the consideration of the Hawaiian territory bill. Under the order the clerk began reading the bill for amendment under the five-minute rule. Senate. Washington, April 6. — In the senate Thursday Senator Jones (Ark.) presented the credentials of J. C. S. Blackburn as a senator from Kentucky for the term of six years, beginning March 4, 1901. Senator Jones said, as the credentials were long, he would ask that they be printed in the record and as a document. After the disposition of morning business, Senator Gallinger (N. H.) addressed the senate in opposition to the seating of Senator Quay. At the conclusion of his argument the senate, at 1:30, went into executive session. LABOR DIFFICULTIES. St. Louis Car Men Anxious to Strike Miners' and Other Strikes. St. Louis, April 6.—After a conference between President Charles H. Turner, Superintendent C. H. Jenkins, and the grievance committee of the employees of the St. Louis & suburban Railway company, the status of the existing trouble has been made known by telegraph to President Mahon, of the International Amalgamated Association of Street Car Employees at Detroit, asking his permission to order a strike. Pittsburgh, Pa., April 6.—A meeting of the executive board of the United Mine Workers of the Pittsburgh district will be held here for the purpose of devising means to bring about a termination of the present strike and a general resumption of work. Pittsburgh, Pa., April 6—The strike at the Pittsburgh reduction works has been settled by the employers granting an advance of 12 per cent, recognizing the Aluminum Workers' union, of the Federation of Labor, and reducing the day's work from 12 to ten hours. Work was resumed in all departments. Pittsburgh, Pa., April 6—The 1,500 men of the Glenwood shops of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad have submitted a demand for an advance in wages ranging from five to 29 per cent. The officials are understood to have sent a favorable reply on the wage proposition, but differences remain in relation to the hours. Joliet, Ill., April 6—Nearly 500 coal miners refused to enter the shaft at the Diamond workings in Braidwood Thursday. The men assert that the new scale, which calls for an eight-hour day, and an advance from $1.75 to $2.10, has not been put into effect. Springfield, Ill., April 6. — Drivers and day men in Sangamon coal shafts Nos. 1 and 2, Starne's shafts Nos. 1 and 2, Virden Coal company's shaft and West End Coal Mining company's shaft near this city, and Riverton Coal company, who struck last week because operators refused to furnish them oil and cotton free, returned to work, deciding they would not insist on their demands. Indianapolis, Ind., April 6. — The union carpenters all quit work Thursday morning, causing a suspension of work on buildings where union carpenters are employed. The act was a result of the joint meeting of the English and German-speaking unions Wednesday night. OMINOUS PREPARATIONS. Russia Filling Port Arthur with Grain and Japan Calls Out Naval Reserves. Shanghai, April 6. The ominous preparations of the Russian and Japanese war departments continue. The Russians are making strenuous efforts to fill Port Arthur with grain, even at panic prices, and are importing quantities of wheat from north China. Japan has called out her naval reserves for service during the approaching maneuvers, when the entire Japanese fleet will be engaged. Still Favors Kansas City. St. Louis, April 6 - A. C. Drinkwater, member of the democratic national committee from Massachusetts, who passed through the city on his way home after a visit to Kansas City for the purpose of selecting headquarters for the delegates from the New England states, declared that if Kansas City would rebuild her hall he would still favor that city for holding the convention A. Horrible Death Clinton, Ia., April 6. — Henry Hurlburt, a workman in the Lyons Paper company's mill, met with a horrible death. Hurlburt fell against a swiftly-revolving shaft which caught his clothing and hurled him with great force against the side of the building. His body was crushed into a shapeless mass. Acquitted. St. Paul, Minn. April 6. — An Anoka (Minn.) special to the Dispatch says: The jury in the Melissa Blake murder case brought in a verdict of not guilty. Mrs. Blake was charged with killing her baby and burning the body in a kitchen stove. Irish Name for British Duke. 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Sigsbee, of the ill-fated Maine, is the guest of the Twin Cities. If white men hunt up and seek to parade our weakness, let us parade the evidence of our strength.—The Odd Fellows Journal, Philadelphia. Mrs. Dewey, wife of Admiral Dewey, has at last persuaded her husband to become a candidate for the presidential nomination. What wonders a woman can perform! Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, will deliver the dedicatory address at the unveiling of Lafayette monument at the Paris Exposition. The address will be delivered in French. A corporation company, composed entirely of colored men, will open a large grocery and provision house in Chicago, April 10th. This enterprise speaks progress for the colored man. We hope to soon see a similar one in the Twin Cities. Philadelphia Afro-Americans are the first to consider plans for a large department store. Ere long the colored people of that city will give to the race a true solution. This example deserves emulation in every city where Afro-Americans exceed in numbers upward of 5,000. The celebrated colored school case, which was decided by a jury at Alton, Ill., April 1st, excluding colored children from white schools, makes the third trial, each time a decision in favor of negro haters. An appeal will be taken to the supreme court. All honor or to the brave Afro-Americans of Alton. If the colored Baptists of the Twin Cities would unite in the support of some able minister, we think that the two churches would never suffer for a competent shepherd, and everybody would be pleased. The aggregate attendance of the two churches could bountifully supply the financial needs of one good minister. The loafing class is always in evidence, lounging on the corners, sporters on the promenade and at places of amusement, talking loud and guffawing on the street cars and making itself generally offensive on all occasions and everywhere. Decent colored people are everywhere made to suffer on their account. It is not fair, but it is so.—The Freeman. When a colored man begins to multiply progressive weight in the scale of prosperity he loses favor among his own people, and gains prestige among the whites. A striking peculiarity of the race indeed. Colored people idolize a man when he is full of chaff, despise the man of real action, and discourage the man who makes no effort to progress, by saying it is of no use. Who can locate him? It is well to lose favor for a time; if it is characteristic of the race, demand it. Perhaps such is the evolution of all rising races, but it seems to be of a peculiar kind. Rev. John G. Mitchell, A. M., D. D., Dean of Payne Theological Seminary, died last Friday morning at 12:20, after having been confined to his bed for about two days. He had been failing in health for about a year; but since last summer he had been convalescent and his friends hoped that he would recover. He was conscious up until about two hours before his death. When the end came it was so natural and easy that those watching at the bedside did not realize that he was gone, only by the cessation of his breathing. MERCERIZED COTTON. Discovery of the Process Which Converts the Cheap Material Into Fine Silk. A boy sat before the fire and watched his mother's kettle boil. The lid quivered, rose a little, and the boy gave steam power to the world. John Mercer, an English dyer, filtered caustic soda through a square of cotton cloth. Thence a new verb—to mercerize in the language, a new fabric on the market, and a new business, engaging millions of capital, to cheer the unemployed. The story of the boy, John Watt, is old, but Mercer's story is new and interesting. Mercerized cotton, either cotton yarn or cotton cloth, resembles silk absolutely. It has the luster of silk; it will take on, like silk, the richest and most brilliant dyes, and it has the unmistakable soft-harsh, nestling feel which nothing but silk ever had, says the Brooklyn Eagle. Also cotton, under this process, does not weaken, as might have been feared, but it acquires strength. A skein of cotton yarn in the natural state that will carry 13 ounces without breaking will carry, after mercerizing, 19 ounces. And if you take three coats and line the first with a plain cotton lining, the second with mercerized cotton and the third with silk, the cotton and the silk will wear out, about together, but the mercerized lining will outlast them two or three times over. Mercerized cotton is used in linings, in underwear, in spindle banding, in stockings, in dress goods, in negligee shirts. There is a profit in mercerizing of from 100 to 200 per cent. In the last year or two many public dyers have added mercerizing machines to their plants, and a good number of mercerizing mills have been established. But there is room for more. Here is the proof of the demand for mercerized goods: Bradford, the ingenious and alert manufacturing town of England, ran night and day making cloths for us in the time of the low tariff. Bradford is still running night and day, but she is making for us now only mercerized things. Mercerizing began as far back as 1846 in the English town of Accerington, where John Mercer, manager for the firm of Hargreaves, filtered caustic soda through a cotton cloth. Mercer, by accident, kept this cloth by him, happened to test its strength, happened to splash it with a dye. He found that it was about twice as strong and about twice as susceptible to dye liquor as it had been before. Slight savings, in connection with big outputs, come in the long run to astonishing totals. Here was a saving by no means slight. Here, just by running a cotton thread through a liquid as cheap as water, it would come to do the work of two threads, and in being dyeed it would save half the quantity of the dye stuff. Mercer rejoiced. He refused for his secret an offer of $200,000 from a French firm. He had the idea of an immense syndicate, with himself at the head, rolling up millions of profits per annum. Then it was found that cotton shrunk in the mercerizing. A yard of cloth would save in dyesuffa and in raw stock, say five cents to its manufacturers, but it would come out of the mercerizing bath only three quarters of a yard of cloth. Against the profit of five cents a loss through shrinkage of about ten cents would have to be set. This is why Mercer never formed his syndicate, why mercerizing was of no commercial importance until latterly. For the remaining 20 years of his life the man toiled ineffectually on and he died disheartened. But his name lives. That is because, somewhere around 1890, Horace Lowe, in England, and Thomas and Provost, in Germany, began to try to see if it might not be possible to mercerize a cotton thread and to prevent the thread from shrinking in the process. They more than succeeded. Mercer had taken his cotton, steeped it for about three hours in caustic soda, then washed it. That is mercerizing in its simplest terms. To the Englishman, Lowe, and the Germans, Thomas and Provost, came simultaneously the idea of keeping the cotton stretched while stealing it in the caustic soda bath. They tied the ends of their cotton threads to sticks and then mercerized them. The sticks did not break, the thread did not even show signs of shrinkage. So easy was it to do what Mercer had been failing at for years and years. But, more than this, they found that cotton mercerized under tension came out glossy, soft and rustling. To their amazement they found that they had transformed cotton into silk. And ever since the Englishman and Germans have been fighting over the patients on this wonderful discovery. The explanation of the luster that cotton, being mercerized, takes on, is simple. The soda and the tension together change the nature of the cotton fiber. The natural fiber is flat, shriveled; the mercerized fiber fills out, becomes round and smooth. And just as a flat, dried raisin has no luster, whereas the full ripe ripe catches and throws back the light, so there is no luster to the flat fiber of the natural cotton, but on the mercerized sort the light shines and is reflected just as on the grape. Taken Literally. It was only playfully that she referred to her husband as "a regular heathen," but it is always well to label such remarks when made in the presence of children. The little one who overheard this remark troted away to Sunday school immediately thereafter, and in some way the subject of attendance at church came up in the class that day. "My papa doesn't go," volunteered the little one. "No?" returned the teacher inquiringly. "Oh, no. He's a heathen, you know."—Chicago Post. Similar But Different. Mrs. Blinks—There's hardly any living with my husband; he doesn't know anything. Mrs. Winks—There's no living at all with my husband; he knows everything.—Chicago Evening News. MINOR NEWS ITEMS. Mr. James G. Blaire is collecting her bushland's letters for publication in a biography. An immense body of crystallized lead ore has been found on the outskirts of Helena, Mont. Liquor exports to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines have decreased since the Spanish war. In the last 30 years 9,675 lives were lost in and about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania. Former Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith has sold the Atlanta (Ga.) Journal to a Boston syndicate. Ex-President Cleveland says the Nicaragua canal should be regarded as the United States' gift to the world. While in the Philippines Gen. Wheeler learned several Filipino dialects, which he can speak with fair fluency. Workingmen in California are becoming alarmed at the steadily increasing number of Japanese immigrants. Cotton spinners of Japan have organized a cotton yarn trust, the object being to meet growing competition from the United States. The president of the Mexico, Cuernavaca & Pacific railroad says Mexico is just entering a remarkable era of railroad construction. Germany and Russia are said to have reached an agreement as to railway concessions, practically dividing Asia Minor between them. The first American coal ever shipped to Japan has arrived at Nagasaki. The steamer Needleless has reached that port with 6,000 tons from Virginia. Fourteen thousand people have engaged passage from Pacific coast ports to Cape Nome, Alaska, on the first fleet of steamers, which sails about May 1. The Pennsylvania supreme court has held that a company incorporated in another state and not registered in Pennsylvania cannot recover in an action at law. Cyril Arthur Pearson, principal owner, manager and editor of Pearson's Magazine and many other journals, intends shortly to launch a London daily newspaper, modeled on American lines. Naval authorities have decided that Guam strategically is of scarcely less value than Hawaii, and have begun the preparation of plans to make it one of the most important naval bases on the Pacific. THE WORLDLY PHILOSOPHER. All men tell the truth—when there is money in it. Two cats in the alley can spoil the memory of ten sonatas. It is hard to like the people who don't take kindly to our faults. Some people are never so happy as when telling their troubles. Remember that no man has ever been made better by post-morten kindness. Man boasts of his liberty, but husbands are managed and bachelors usually Miss managed. Most men get hungry when they become poets, but no man becomes a poet by becoming hungry.—Chicago Democrat. It will take three years to build the underground rapid transit road recently begun in New York. The tunnel will cost $35,000,000, and will be 21 miles long. The contract is the largest single contract ever let. More than 65,000 tons of steel will be used in constructing the tunnel, and 2,000,000 cart loads of earth will be taken from the excavations. PATRONIZE . . . WM. JENKINS, ROOMS FOR RENT FIRST CLASS. We Guarantee Superb Service. Prices moderate. Tel. 2787-L-3 Main. No. 9 Second St. No. Minneapolis. J. GARNER. W. H. WELLER. The Elite Buffet 3030 STATE ST., FINE WINES, LIQUOR, AND CIGARS. Chicago. Chicago. Cutting, Fitting and Making Over a Specialty. New York and Paris Fashions Always on Hand. Farors, 628 Fourteenth A. South. DR. R. S. BROWN. Office: 405-6 Reeve Bldg. 408 Nicolelet V. Telephone 8734-J-5. Office Hours: 9:30 to 12:30; 2:00 to 4:00 p. u. m. s. m. 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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Nat. Turner Lodge, No. 2, K. of P. Meets the second and fourth Thursdays in welcome. At Labor Temple, Fourth and Eighth avenue south. RALPH WATSON, K. R. and S. Pride of Minnesota Lodge, No. 1, K. Meets the first and second Thursdays in each month. All brothers in good stand- ing welcome. First avenue north Washington, First avenue north Washington, JAMES ROBERTS, C. W. C. J. FREKEY, K. R. and S. Meets first Tuesday in each month at Windom Block, Second avenue South and Washington. Masons in good standing always welcome. G. W. LILLARD, W. M. JASPER GIBBS, Sec., Guaranty Loan Restaurant. Anchor Lodge, No. 7, A. F. and A. M. Meets the first and second Monday in each month at Windsom Block, Second avenue South and Washington. Masons in good standing welcome. SCOUTT, W. M. A. B. LEE, 701 Aldrich Avenue south Mars Lodge, No. 2202. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays in each month at Odd Fellows' Hall, 325 Wabasha street T. R. HICKMAN, P. S., 422 St. Antoine D. PARKER, N. G., 395 Edmund St. N.D. HOOK of Hook, No. 553 Edmund St. O. F. G. Meets first and third Monday in each month for business, second Monday for instruction, at Odd Fellows' Hall, 325 MRS. SARAH C. KIRTLEY, M.N.G. MRS. IDA JACKSON, W. R., 374 mount place MORSEPHILIP GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA, A. F. and A. M. J. L. NEAL, Grand Master. WM. R. MORRIS, Grand Secretary. 171 Guaranty Loan Bldg., Minneapolis. ST. PETER CLAYER'S SODALY. Meets the first and third Mondays of each week. J. S. HARRIS, Sec. C. A. Davies, Treas. S. H. HADLEY, W. M. W. A. HILLYBROOK, 124 Atwater. Minnesota Lodge, No. 2, A. P. and A. M. Meets on the first and third Tuesday in each month at Masonic Hall, southwest corner of Fifth Street and Robert streets. Master Masons in good standing always welcome. H. R. HOWARD, W. M. J. S. STRONG, Sec. 12th and Robert st. WM. STEVENS, No. 3. A. F. & A. M. Meets second and fourth Monday in each month at Masonic Hall, southwest cor- ner of Robert and Robert streets. Master Masons in good standing always welcome. WM. JOHNSON, W. M. D. E. BEASLEY, Sec. Ryan Hotel. Perfect Ashler Lodge, No. 4, A. P. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday in each month at Masonic Hall, southwest corner Fifth and Robert street. Master Masons in good standing always welcome. J. H. SHERWOOD, Sec. 461 Carroll. Bethel Chapter, No. 25, R. A. M. Mason in first and third Tuesday in each month at Masonic Hall, southwest corner of Fifth and Robert streets. Royal Arch Masons in good standing always welcome. DANIEL ROY, H. P. W. T. GASSAWY, Sec. State Capitol. CHURCH DIRECTORY. MINNEAPOLIS. **ST. PETER A. M. E. CHURCH.** Rev. W. S. Bishop, Pastor. Cor. 22d st. 98th ave. South Sunday school; Eighth Avenue 11:30 a.m. ; Sunday School; 3:00 p.m.; evening services; 8:00 p.m. General prayer meet- ing, Thursday evening; 8:00 p.m. Way- way; Sunday School; 3:00 p.m.; different residences. Parsonage, 2200 Ninth avenue South. BETRESDA BAPTIST CHURCH. 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"I was thinking, mother," responded Stella, "whether I should invite Myra Garland to spend a week here. You know that Patty Harper, Nellie Campbell and Jennie Stagg are coming." "Why not invite Myra?" asked Mrs. Reeves, eyeing her daughter curiously. "How queer?" "Very quiet, and not at all like other girls. Sometimes I like her, and sometimes I do not, and that is the way with all the girls. She is not good company, I am afraid, and yet I want to invite her for that very reason. She never goes home except during the summer, and it is so dreary in the academy during Christmas and Easter holidays. But I dare say she will not come, anyhow." "Invite her, Stella," said Mrs. Reeves, quietly. And Stella did. It was night when Myra came, the train being late, and Mrs. Reeves did not see her until they all sat at the breakfast table next morning. All the girls were there, and at first Mrs. Reeves mentally decided that Myra was only a homely girl with brown hair and hazel eyes, and much like other girls, but before the meal was ended she found herself watching the girl with increasing curiosity. She was queer, in her reversed, almost morose, manner, in her habitual silence and her grave, sweet smile. "She is queer," said Mrs. Reeves to herself, "but I like her." Before the day was out she liked Myra more than ever. When the other girls went out for a walk, Myra stayed indoors, fed the canary, dusted the brie-bra-cake, and shook up the sofa and chair pillows, and did several other little tasks which Stella generally forgot. "I like to work," said Myra, with her grave smile, "and it is fortunate that I do." Mrs. Reeves could not refrain from asking why, with her eyes. "Because," continued Myra, "I must. I have no father or mother, and auntie has only a small income. When I leave the academy next June I must make my own living. I can draw, paint, play the piano and violin, and speak three languages besides my own, and I ought to be able to support myself." "I should think so!" exclaimed Mrs. Reeves. And then she looked once more in amazement at the 17-year-old girl, so self-relient and accomplished, and yet quiet and queer. Within three days Myra was firmly established in the Reeves household. She was so handy and so helpful and so good natured, everybody said, that Stella and the girls actually held a causus to discover why they had called her queer, and failed to find a cause. On the evening of the third day Arthur Reeves came home on leave from the naval school, where he was a cadet. Arthur was only 18, but such a big, burly fellow, especially in his cape overcoat, that you would have taken him for 25 at least—at a distance. "You shall be our cavalier, Arthur," said Stella, "and I promise you shall have your hands full." "All right," asserted Arthur, carelessly. "Bring on your girls; you can't frighten a sailor." Then began a round of gayety such as fairly took away the girls' breath. They made trips to the old mill and the abandoned powder magazine, they went hunting and skating, and Arthur was the guiding spirit in all their pranks. Myra revived her reputation for queerness in these expeditions. "By the great hoop-block!" cried Arthur, with undisguised admiration, to his mother, as he was eating a late breakfast. "I call her a jolly girl, and no mistake." "Don't roar so, Arthur," said Mrs. Reeves, with a smile. "Jolly, did you say?" "That's what I said. Why, mother, she can outwalk me and climb a hill like a soldier. She can handle a rifle like a marine, although she is too soft-hearted to aim at anything but a dead target, and she can skate better and faster than any girl I ever heard of." "The girls say she is queer," said Mrs. Reeves. "Queer!" he burst out. "Well, yes, perhaps she is, but I wish there were more queer girls like her. Is she rich, mother?" "I believe not. Arthur." "That's lucky!" "Lucky?" "For her. She will have to work, and she is sure to make her mark, and it will be a big one. Mother, I think—" "Arthur!" called Stella, outside, "if you ever get through eating, we girls would like to have you drive us to the post office." On Tuesday Arthur's leave would expire, and so it was arranged that on Monday there should be a picnic. It was Arthur's idea. "Why not?" he asked. "It's mere nonsense to suppose that you can't have a picnic only in summer. What's the matter with taking the big sleigh, loading it up with picnic grub, including rubber blankets, in case we want to sit on the ground, and having a first-class time generally?" It was unanimously voted that there was "nothing the matter with it," and on Monday morning the picnic sleigh jingled off. Myra was there, even more quiet than usual, and her only response to the call was to stop. "I believe she has some dreadful aliment," whispered Patty Harper, in her turn, "and I wouldn't be surprised to see her drop at any moment." "Pooch!" said Stella, contemptuously: "it is only Myra's way." Meanwhile the object of these re- marks sat quietly on the box-seat with Arthur, and said never a word. "I say," said Arthur, at length, "why don't you talk?" "Because I have nothing to say," replied Myra, tranquilly. "Besides, I am thinking—" "Of the picnic?" Myra smiled. "Something more important than plenies. Have you ever been in Cairo?" Arthur looked at her in amazement. "What a queer girl!" he exclaimed, involuntarily. Myra actually laughed. "I know I am," she said, quickly; "but that is not answering my question. Were you ever in Cairo?" "Twice." "Do you know where the British consul general has his office?" "Quite well. But what in the world—" "Patieneel! - Is there a large brick warehouse directly opposite, owned by an English firm, where ivory, ostrich feathers and spices are stored?" "By Jove, there is!" ejaculated Arthur, in increasing amazement. "I remember it quite well, it is such an old building. But I say—" "One more question." interrupted Myra, for the first time betraying some excitement. "Do you remember the Englishman's name?" "Let me see," reflected Arthur. "I have heard it often enough. It is Golden—Garden—no, Gar—yes! Garland! Why, that's your name, isn't it?" "Yes," answered Myra, with another smile. "The Calico Garland was my uncle. He is gead, and I am going to Egypt next month to straighten out his affairs. I hear they are dreadfully tangled." Arthur nearly let the lines fall. "You are going to Egypt!" he repeated, mechanically. "Do you know anything about Egypt?" "Not so much as I expect to," replied Myra. And before Arthur could tell her what he thought of a 17-year-old girl going half round the world to settle anybody's affairs, Stella called out: "Arthur, how long is it going to take to find a picnic ground?" "We won't go a foot further," said Arthur, reining up. "We are eight miles from home now, and it looks like snow." "Let it snow!" cried the girls, recklessly. Then they swept a clear space, spread out the eatables, and began to eat right away, as piknic folks always do, while Arthur blanketed the horses. But this picnic was just like every other picnic. Not being in summer, it couldn't rain; so it snowed, and after braving it out until they looked like snow images, it was decided to scurry home. Then the usual accident occurred, but somewhat more serious than usual. One of the horses kicked Arthur on the knee as he was hitching him, and he sank down in a heap, with a cry of pain. At this there was a great uproar, and the horse, highly alarmed, showed signs of lashing out again, in which case Arthur would have been brained, when Myra stepped forward quietly but quickly, and led the horse out of reach. "Are you able to stand?" she asked, gently. "Just about," replied Arthur, trying to choke off a groan. "I think some small bones must be fractured. Can any of the girls hitch up the horses?" There was a blank silence, and then Myra said: "I think I can, if you will look on and keep me from going wrong." Arthur was thereupon helped into the sleigh, and just about the time the horses were hitched up he complicated matters by declaring that he felt so faint he could not drive. "What shall we do?" wailed Stella. And there were signs of a regular panic when Myra said: "I will drive, if Stella will show me the way." Arthur was helped into the house, and then Myra added to the prevailing astonishment by volunteering to go for the doctor. "It is only a mile," she said, "and I have my hand in now." You may be sure that Mrs. Reeves and the girls made much of Myra for the next day or two, and were as much grieved as amazed when she announced her intention of leaving them for a long and perhaps dangerous journey. "I thought," said Mrs. Reeves, inquiringly, "that you had no friends besides your aunt?" "So did I," said Myra, quietly. "It was the morning of the picnic that I received the letter announcing my uncle's death. "And you made up your mind within an hour what to do?" queried Arthur, who was propped up among some cushions. Myra smiled assent. "A very queer girl," said Mrs. Reeves to herself for the hundredth time. She said it again when Stella received a letter from Myra, dated Cairo, March 10, 1885, telling her how she had administered her uncle's estate, and winding up with these words: "You need not expect to see me for some time, as I have joined the Red Cross society, and I leave for Khartoum to-morrow." "With all her money!" exclaimed Stella. "Well, I never! I was certain that she would go to Paris the very first thing!" Not another word from Myra until a month after the cable brought the news that the war in Egypt was over, and then came another long and loving letter. Arthur was home again, taller and stouter than ever, and very anxious to hear about the queer girl. "I'll wager she's tired of the Red Cross," he said, with a laugh. "She is too young for such miserable scenes." "She has left the Red Cross society," said Stella, with a look at her mother. "I knew it," cried Arthur. "And," continued Stella, slowly, "she has started for Chinese Tartary—" "What?" "To devote her life to missionary work. Her aunt is amply provided for, and the remainder of her fortune and all her life Myra has given to the heathen." There was almost a painful pause for a full minute, broken by Arthur. "You're right, mother—she is a queer girl! The queerest I ever knew." "More than queer," was Mrs. Reeves quiet comment. "She is the stuff that martyrs are made of." -Golden Days COL. C. O. PLUMER. This British officer, now in command of the troops of Rhodesia, is supposed to be at the doors of Mafeking, the town besieged by the Boers since last October and so nobly defended by Col. Baden-Powell. Plumer is an old hand at African service. During the campaign of 1886 he was in command of Plumer's Mounted Rifles, and for his work in that capacity was brevetted lieutenant colonel. He is an officer of the Yorkshire Regiment, and was a major in the important general at Aldershot. He served in Egypt all through the campaign of 1884. This British officer, now in command of the troops of Rhodesia, is supposed to be at the doors of Mafeking, the town besieged by the Boers since last October and so nobly defended by Col. Baden-Powell. Plumer is an old hand at African service. During the campaign of 1886 he was in command of Plumer's Mounted Rifles, and for his work in that capacity was brevetted lieutenant colonel. He is an officer of the Yorkshire Regiment, and was a major in the important general at Aldershot. He served in Egypt all through the campaign of 1884. of The trainer of these docile beats is Henry Mooney, of New York. In their Red Cross exercises one huge elephant falls to the ground in a mock bottle as if dead. The elephant is then brought to the ground in his body on the trunks. The baby elephant has been taught to whistle in white Flock of its body with rage when the enemy falls to recognize his signal. The elephants came from Hyderabad, India, and were secured by their owner for about $20 each. The elephant in the sketch here reproduced was taken originally made for the New York World. CURIOUS WHEAT PROBLEM. According to This Computation Scar city of Food Is Not by Any Means Remote. If Sir William Crookes is to be believed, scarcity of food is not by any means remote; it may come within sight of persons now alive, and these not very young, says the London Spectator. The case may be very easily stated. At present the deficiencies of the wheat-eating countries are supplied by North America, especially by the United States. In 1897-B the wheat crop of the United States was about 540,000,000 bushels. Of this quantity 217,000,000 bushels were exported to Europe, where no country, excepting Russia and Turkey, grows enough for its own population. The states are able to do this without trenching on the home supply, because the total population is not more than 75,000,000. In 1931, if the increase of population goes on at the same rate as that of the last 30 years, the 75,000,000 will have in- COL. C. O. This British officer, now in command at the doors of Mafeking, the town best nobly defended by Col. Baston, Powell, Piting the campaign of 1886 he was in comm work in that capacity was brevetted he and Lancashire regiment, and until the general at Aldershot. He served in Egypt al- creased to 130,000,000, and the surplus for export will be no longer available. Whence, therefore, will the wants of the world be supplied? Russia at present exports largely, the total being something more than two-fifths of that from the states. But it cannot be hoped that Russia will come to the rescue of a hungry world. It is already hungry itself, exporting food while its own people are starving. Any change here must be in the way of distribution. This change will be the more speedy because the Russian population, in spite of its sufferings, increases. Indeed, the difficulty of the general problem is aggravated by the fact that, up to the point of actual starvation, scarcity not only does not check, but actually stimulates, the rate of increase. A perfectly well-fed, well-educated and generally comfortable population has a tendency to diminish rather than to grow. An English paper tells of a Greek judge who took it into his head to learn to dance. He is an elderly man, and in spite of all his efforts he only ELEPHANTS AS R The trainer of these docile beasts is H. Cross exercises one huge elephant falls to the trainer does the same, whereupon the trunk is. The baby elephant has been taucing with rage when the enemy falls to reclaim from Hyderabad, India, and were secured picture from which the sketch here repro- New York World. succeeded in getting out of breath, so at last the dancer master lost patience and told his pupil that he was incapable of learning. The judge therefore went to law, and got the following verdict in his favor: "Seeing that a man who has no physical defects is not unfit to be taught to dance, the professor is hereby condemned to continue his lessons until his pupil is proficient." The willing magistrate and the unwilling dancing master have therefore set to work again. Double Guard. Double Beer. A war correspondent writes from South Africa to the London Daily Mail: "A certain gallant corps at Chieveley camp provided the guard that should protect our precious beer till Christmas day. In the morning two dozen bottles were missing. 'Disgraceful' said the authorities; 'double the guard.' And they doubled it. Next day four dozen were missing." The Golden Rule in Texas. When men learn to do unto others as they would have others do unto them, horse trading will have become one of the lost arts.—Galveston News. THE KILLING OF WHALES There Is Little of Excitement or Danger in the Pursuit as It Is Now Carried On. Dr. Frederick W. True, of the Smithsonian institution, who has just spent two months in whale hunting in Green bay, on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, reports an interesting experience. He was sent out by the institution to study the fishback whale and of the 98 animals caught all but 11 were of this variety. The story-book romance has gone entirely out of whaling as pursued by the Newfoundlanders. There is no frail whaleboat, with the grizzled old harpener in the bow to strike the whale, but instead a little steam craft and a powerful gun. The gun throws a large iron harpoon, with crossarms which lie against the shaft until it strikes a solid body and then project out and imbed themselves. The head of this harpoon is cigar-shaped and sharp pointed and explodes as it strikes the whale's side. of the troops of Rhodesia. Is supposed to be gled by the Boers since last October and so merer is an old hand at African service. Dur- end of Plumer. Mounted Rifles, and for his tenant colonel. He is an officer of the York present war began was deputy adjutant gen- through the campaign of 1834. generating a gas which serves to keep the fish allabout after the wrecking effect of the shock on its internal organs has left it a lifeless mass. A stout rope is attached to the butt of the harpoon and by this the whale is kept in leash as it threshes madly through the water in a vain effort to escape its unknown enemy. Death rapidly ensues, unless, as sometimes happens, the projectile goes through the fish from side to side, when a second shot is necessary. START OF THE FEUD. Senator Clark Had to Pay Marcus Daly Eighty Thousand Dollars for a Stream. "Gus" Schmidt tells this story in connection with the trouble of Senator Clark, of Montana, who is bitterly pursued by Marcus Daly, says the Indian-apollo Press: "The start of this feud dates from their early mining days when Clark was dependent on the water from a small stream for the successful working of his mines. Daly bought the wa- ED CROSS NURSES. henry Mooney, of New York. In their Red the ground in a mock battle as if dead. The other animals carry off his body on their ht to wield a white flag of truce, trumpet- organize his signal. The elephants came by their owner for about £70 each. The duced is taken was originally made for the ter right for $25,000 and compelled Clark to pay $90,000 for its use. "A further item, which goes to show Clark's luck, or pluck, is that a prominent western smelting company was financially embarrassed, and as it was at a time of panic the company could not obtain ready money. Clark examined its books, and, finding them in good condition, took $100,000 stock in the company. In going over the books he noticed a carload of ore once in awhile that was exceedingly rich, and made inquiry of the name of the mine from which the ore came. He was told, and went to the mine dressed as a miner and hired himself out to the four young men who owned it, and went to work as a miner. After seeing the wealth of the mine he bought it for $250,000, and this mine is now making him millions." A Peacemaker. First Citizen—I say the century began on the 1st of January, 1900. Second Citizen—I say it begins on the 1st of January, 1901! Third Citizen—Say, why can't you compromise this? Why not let it begin on the Fourth of July, 1900?—Puck. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS The peanut crop of 1890 is nearly 1,000,000 bushels heavier than the crop of 1898. Horses were introduced into Egypt by the Shepherd Kings less than 1700 B. C. No horse figures appear on the early monuments of Egypt. It has been discovered that a lot of expensive furniture in the capitol at Washington, supposed to be solid mahogany, is only thinly veneered with that wood. The sum of $2,637,000 has been expended in New Jersey making 440 miles of good roads. Massachusetts has spent $2,637,300 on 250 miles, which are as perfect as any highways in Europe. Buffalo, with a population of 400, 300, expended $173,800 on the poor last year. Rochester, with 175,840 people, spent $90,000, while Syracuse, with about 125,000 inhabitants, paid out more than $200,000. The street cars of Havana are heavy, cumbersome, old-style cars, drawn by three ponies, one in the lead of a span at the doubletree, all of them hitched too far from the car for economy of effort on the part of the little beasts or successful handling by the driver. The original copy of the declaration of independence is no longer to be seen by the public, because exposure to the air and light has made the text and signatures almost illegible. The document is now kept in a safe in the library of the state department at Washington, and it is believed that the faded lines are recovering some of their color. The Chicago fire of October 8 and 9, 1871, burned over about 17,450 square miles, destroying 17,450 buildings, killing 200 persons and rendering 98, 500 homeless. The loss was over $220, 000,000, the most destructive fire ever known. In the Boston fire, November 9, 1872, over 800 buildings were burned; loss, $80,000,000. In the Philadelphia fire, July 9, 1850, 367 houses were destroyed. A RIDE IN A NIGHT SHIRT Humorous Incident of William the Conqueror's Escape from a Land of Assassins. Among several incidents of "The Boyhood of the 'Conqueror,'" related by Adele E. Orpen, is this account of a midnight flight: One of these shooting-matches nearly cost him his life. He was about 20 years old when, in early summer of the year 1047, he went with a large train of friends and attendants to shoot at Valgnes. In those days there were great forests covering the hills and valleys around Valgnes, and as these forests were full of game the young duke and his friends expected to enjoy themselves. They formed so large a party that they had to separate and lodge where they could in the town. This left the duke with only a few servants in the castle. In the middle of the night he was suddenly awakened by a loud knocking, and the shouting of some one mounting the stairs to his chamber. He listened, and recognized the voice of Gallet, a strolling buffoon, whom he knew very well, and to whom he had frequently given little trifles. "Fly! fly!" shouted the buffoons, "William, thou art lost! Fly, sweet friend! Thy murderers are coming! I saw them. Fly, or thou wilt be taken!" William had been through too many dangers, and had had too many narrow escapes, to neglect such a warning. He believed that Gallet, though but a fool, spoke the truth. He sprang from his bed, and in his nightdress, with only a short cloak flung upon his shoulders, dashed downstairs and into the courtyard. Pehrs he heard the sound of armed men approaching; perhaps he needed to hear nothing more in order to realize his danger; at all events, he seized the first horse he could find, leaped upon it bareback, and rode for his life. Not a moment too soon. He had scarce galloped out of the courtyard before several armed men hurriedly rode into it. Gallet met them at the entrance. He had seen them a short time before from his hayloft at the inn, when they were preparing for their murderous errand, and when he had run to warn his "sweet friend" William. He knew them and their purpose. "Ha, ha!" he cried, with mad glee, "you're late, my sir; you're late. The duke is gone! William is off! Your stroke has missed! But hark ye; bide a bit. He will pay you! You made him pass a bad night—he will make you see an ill day." And then he capped derisively about them. — St Nicholas. Fell Short of Her Ideal. When school girls grow confidential with one another they sometimes, I am told, describe the sort of a man who corresponds to what they call their "bean ideal." Did you ever happen to hear what Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas was credited with saying on this topic? "When I was at school," she remarked, "I used to tow that there were three kinds of men I never could be induced to marry. First, I never would marry a man who was younger than I. Second, I never would marry a man who was shorter than I. Third, I never would marry a politician. Well, I kept my vow, except that in marrying Mr. Douglas I married a man who was not quite as old as I, who was not as tall as I, and who was one of the most prominent politicians of his day."—N. Y. Mail and Express. Official Indignation Quick as a flash the man snatched her purse and was off with it. Directly behind her, not 20 yards away, stood a policeman who had witnessed the crime. She turned to him, crying frantically: "Robber! robber!" In a few moments the policeman stood beside her. "Say!" he cried. "Don't you yell 'Rubber' at me!" His indignation was but natural, for was it not his duty, after all, to see just such things?—Philadelphia Press. Her Vault. Bob—so you're waiting upon Miss Slowboy lately? Tom—Lately? I should say so. We never get anywhere on time— Philadelphia Bulletin. WONDERFUL CAPE NOME. Capt. Craigie Corroborates the Stories of the Rich Gold Diggings. In a letter received recently, Lieut. Wallace M. Craigie, Seventh United States infantry, now stationed at Cape Nome, Alaska, in charge of an army substation, says: "Cape Nome, according to the old-timers, will be the greatest mining camp in the world. Nome City, as it is now called, is right on the coast of Behring sea, and extends for some miles along the shore. Along the beach the miners rock out gold and make from $5 to $50 or more a day—one man. This sounds like a statement that admits of doubt, but it is a fact. One man told me himself he had worked with three others for 14 days, and they had rocked out just $6,000, all hard-earned gold, but they had it to prove the statement. Then up along the several creeks—Anvil, Discovery, Snow Gulch, etc—the yield is really enormous. The famous claim here is known as No. 1 on Discovery, and has turned out about $1,000,000. A few days ago a nugget weighing 30 ounces was found, and about a month ago one weighing a little over 19 ounces was taken from the sluice boxes on the same claim. Some men have a centrifugal pump down on the beach below the town, and have sluice boxes running back to the soil, called tundra by the natives, which is filled with fine gold of a very pure quality. "The thing that impressed me most was that in less than a month after the town started the 'diggings' was the circulating medium, and valued at $16 an ounce, although no official assay had made. Men go out with their rockers and pans, and come back to town, and eat and drink, and pay for it with the result of the day's diggings. There are numerous propositions to interest men of capital, such as a good water supply system, electric light plants, and the man who can lay a trolley system up to the mines for transporting freight and supplies has the greatest and surest business venture of all. These are now carried by pack trains and freight wagons. Dogs are also used, they being able to carry about 40 pounds each. The town has increased in five months from about 250 to 3,000 inhabitants, and it is thought when navigation opens in the spring there will be 30,000 or 40,000 people here. Coal is $75 a ton, number $125 per 1,000; yet people are building and settling here. Our new quarters are very comfortable—frame covered with corrugated iron. We are all nicely settled for the winter. I am told the northern lights as seen here are beyond description, and the moon as bright and clear acrystal, which in a measure will have to make up for no day or sun. If our monthly mail scheme only proves successful there are many worse places than Cape Nome, even though so isolated and distant. We hope for great things in the spring; more United States troops and better facilities for communication with the outside world during the long fall and winter season. HOWSHE TAMED HER HUSBAND drott Manner In Which a Washington Woman Cured Her Captious Lord. I dare say there isn't a woman on earth who hasn't a theory on the subject of how to manage a husband, and I have never yet come across a man who was any the worse for a little scientific handling now and then. If I were in the florist business I'd send a palm to a certain senator's daughter, who has set an example managing wives might follow with profit. She has a husband, this senator's daughter, who is disposed to be critical. Most of his friends are men of great wealth, who live extremely well, and association with them has made him somewhat hard to please in the matter of cooking. For some time the tendency has been growing on him. Scarcely a meal at his home table passed without criticism from him. "What is this meant for?" he would ask after tasting an entree his wife had racked her brain to think up. "What on earth is this?" he would say when dessert came on. "Is it supposed to be a snail?" he would inquire sarcastically when the lettuce was served. The wife stood it as long as she could. One evening he came home in a particularly captious humor. His wife was dressed in her most becoming gown and fairly bubbled over with wit. They went in to dinner. The soup tureen was brought in. Tied to one handle was a card, and on that card the information in a big round hand: "This is soup." Roast beef followed, with a placard, announcing: "This is roast beef." The potatoes were labeled. The gravy dish was piccarded. The olives bore a card marked "Olives," the salad bowl carried a tag marked "Salad," and when the ice cream came in a card announcing "This is ice cream" came with it. The wife talked of a thousand different things all through the meal, never once referring by word or look to the labeled dishes. Neither then nor thereafter did she say a word about them and never since that evening has the captions husband ventured to inquire what anything set before him is.—Washington Post. Victim of Strategy Wife—George, are you going to the club to night? Husband—Yes, my love, I really don't care to go, but it is an important meeting, and it would hardly do for me to absent myself. "What time do you expect to return home?" "Bry 11 o'clock at the latest." "Well on your way just stop for me at the Woman's Twentieth Century club, on Keener street; I'll be sure to wait for you."—Richmond Dispatch. His Ambition. Minister—Well, Johnnie, what do you propose to make of yourself when you grow up to be a man? Johnnie (thoughtfully)—Well, I don't know sure, but I have been thinking laterly that I should like to be a dog-catcher—Somerville Journal. Spring Annually Says Take Hood's Sarsaparilla In the spring those Pimples, Boils, Eruptions and General Bad Feelings indicate that there are cobwebs in the system. It needs a thorough brushing, and the best brush is Hood's Sarsaparilla, which sweeps all humors before it. This great medicine eradicates Scrofula, subdues Salt Rheum, neutralizes the acidity which causes Rheumatism — in short, purifies the blood and thoroughly renovates the whole physical system. "Wehave used Hood's Sarsaparilla and it has given the best of satisfaction, especially as a spring medicine. It builds up the general system and gives new life." DWIGHT C. PARK, Whiteland, Indiana. HORSES IN THE WAR. A Good Idea of the Characteristics of the Different Types in South Africa. There are many different kinds of horses employed in the present campaign and the following gives a very good idea of the characteristics of the various types, says the South African Press. The heavy horses of the royal horse artillery are magnificent animals, towers of strength every one. They are splendidly trained and combine immune power with great activity. It is a grand sight to see them in action. The dragonous and hussars are mounted on great heavy chargers, which thunder over the plain, but they are lighter than the artillery horses. The Australians have fire, serviceable steeds, upstanding and by no means light, and kept in excellent order. The New Zealanders brought their mounts with them direct from the Britain of the south and an exceptionally shaped lot they are, showing breed in every line. They have done a great deal of trying work since their arrival, really more than their share, in fact, and have shown themselves thoroughly reliable nags. They average about 15% hands and are perhaps a little lighter than the Australian mounts. A number of South American horses have arrived from the Argentine and they are in remarkably good condition, as sleek as moles. They are thick-set, strongly built little horses, too large to call ponies, but nothing like the height of the chargers above mentioned, and it is likely that in the field these "big little" South American cobs should prove as serviceable as any. Last, and least in stature, are the horses of the mounted infantry, South African horses, light, active, strong. Small though they are, compared to the majority of the mounts, they are by no means to be despised, for they do their work well and keep up remarkably. They are nimble over the strong ridges, and fleet of foot across the native flats, and if well cared for will get through the campaign in as good order as any. It is said that care will kill a cat; but if a man doesn't care very much he will probably find a bootjack or a gun just as effective—Chicago Daily News. The veracity of figures often depends upon the veracity of the statistician—Chicago Daily News. A MOTHER'S STORY. Tells About Her Daughter's illness and How She was Relieved— Two Letters to Mra. Pinkhaan. "MRS. PINKHAM:—I write to tell you about my daughter. She is nineteen years old and is flowering all the time, and has been for about three months. The doctor does her but very little good, if any. I thought I would try Lyda E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, but I want your advice before beginning its use. I have become very much alarmed about her, as she is getting so weak."—MRS. MATILDA A. CAMP, Manchester Mill, Macon, Ga., May 21, 1899. "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—It affords me great pleasure to tell you of the benefited man want your advice before beginning its use. 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THE STORY TELLER GREEN ISLAND is away out west a few miles beyond anywhere; and it is — or was — tired of itself. Everyone in it wondered why anyone else had moved there, and rather suspected that it was for reasons which were best kept quiet. If anyone at Green island showed any talent, everyone else was quick to proclaim that it was quite inferior—else why should the person be at Green Island? The town was without social pleasures. No one thought to ask anyone else to dine. In the strict sense of the word, indeed, no one at Green Island dined. The folks ate when the table was set—that was the fact of the case. School-teachers who went there had a melancholy time, and usually broke down and had to go home. Their complaints bore various names, but, as a matter of fact, they were perishing of homesickness. It would not have done for a Green Island girl to have taught. No one would have confidence in her. Even the town physician was regarded with constant distrust, and his successful cases were accounted accidents, or the work of nature, while his unsuccessful ones were remembered with unrelenting tenacity. The attorneys alone enjoyed something like a reputation, and they had a great deal to do. In fact, litigation was one of the few diversions of the folk at Green Island. The town had its religion, of course. It had three different brands — all blown in on the bottle. And the one display of courtesy in the place was the obligation, generally recognized, of everybody to attend an ice cream social or an oyster supper, regardless of views about foreordination or immersion. By such contrivances were the clergymen paid their salaries—those microscopical salaries so grudgingly bestowed, so complaisantly recollected by the congregation as it sat estimating whether or not it was getting its money's worth. None of the three churches had been able to secure a resident clergyman, but each divided its preacher with certain other congregations on an itinerary, and enjoyed a sermon once in three Sundays. But that Sunday might not be passed without worship, it was the custom of the Green Island folk to attend en masse whatever meeting house was open. This, it will be perceived, caused a systematic rotation. Now it happened that the clergyman at one of these churches, having gathered six olive branches about him, found it inconvenient to live on $250 a year—he was said by all to be an extravagant man—and he gave up his position; aye, turned his back on his calling and taught Latin in a certain high school. That was how it came about that the Beth Eden congregation and the two other churches of that itinerary stood in need of a new preacher. One offered himself. He came from the middle west. And he gave it out that he was going to live at Green Island. This was really a feather in the cap of Green Island, but the people did not take it so. They wondered what was the matter with him. Was there any reason why he preferred an "inland" to a railway town? It was curious. When he appeared, it seemed still more curious. He was different. No matter what anyone else was like, he was different. He walked along with a big swing and stride and seemed to think all the people liked him. What impertinence! He was dressed in an elegant suit of shot gray—was it not known that the uniform of a Green Island preacher, no matter what his denomination, was shiny black? His hat was an inch and a half too far on the back of his head for clerical dignity, and from the edge protruded a fringe of handsome red curls. His eyes were red-brown, large and laughing, his heavy acuburn eyebrows met above his nose, he was smooth-haven, and had a dimple in his chin. He was just the right height for his shoulders, which were two inches broader than the average. He had dark tan shoes, no cane, no umbrella, no smirk, no rubbing of the hands, no whine, no attitude of humility. And, powers above! When he got to a fence he vaulted over! He had evidently made up his mind to stay, for he began his activities, not by calling on his parishioners, but by purchasing a barn at the end of a peculiarly shady and beautiful old lot, and he proceeded to fit it up into a most picturesque abiding place. People came around to see what he was doing, and he put up seats under the trees, and talked and told stories till they forgot to go home. But this was in the evening. If they called during the day he went right on with his carpentering or painting or gardening, and invited them to take a hand. When he came to preach his first sermon everybody was a歌。 "Do yeh think he'll go into the pulpit in that there speckled suit?" Mary Fennig asked of Cora Belle Harmon. They and the other girls were intensely interested. But he was in black of conventional cut, and he gave a good Gospel sermon with no personalities. He didn't talk about the sins of Green Island or the religious indifference of the community, as the other preachers had been in the habit of doing. He appeared to be ignorant about these subjects. Apparently he took the religious interest of a community with three churches for granted. He made a good deal of the singing and the prayers, and he had the congregation respond in the reading of the Scriptures. Altogether, the service seemed exceedingly short, but the cautious consultation of watches showed it to have been of the usual length. The people had expected to be greeted in a condescending sort of way by their pastor. Such was the custom. But this young man—his name by the way, was Rev. Thomas Kite—appeared to think he ought to be greeted by them. He waited rather modestly for the older people to welcome him, and was gracious, but not over cordial. For once Green Island had to do its half of brotherly friendliness. Hitherto it had basked in the condescending, yet propitating, smiles of its clergyman. Rev. Kite gave a housewarming in his barn presently and invited everybody. It was in the afternoon, and he had games and got up a football 11. No one knew how he succeeded. Even baseball had languished hitherto at Green Island. Also he invited three young fellows to go rowing up the river with him the next week, to be gone all day. And as no one invited him to dinner he asked the deacons of his church and their wives to dine with him. He had Miss Weessles, a spinster of the discreet age and character, presiding over his domestic affairs. Green Island went home from this remarkable house-warming in a flutter. To begin with, it wanted to know where Rev. Thomas Kite got the money for all this entertainment. Moreover, it would be pleased to ascertain how he was to find time for supplying and boating and football playing and the like. His conduct with the young ladies was carefully reviewed, but no one was able, even after the most strenuous efforts, to say that he paid more attention to one than the other. Everyone was at church the next Sabbath—literally everyone. "But still Rev. Kite neglected to mention Green Island or its prospects or condition, spiritual or temporal. He complained of no lack of interest. He merely said he would take the Bible class for a planoic the following Thursday and asked that the Lady's society arrange for a planoic for the younger Sunday school scholars. Without knowing it, Green Island began to enjoy itself. It began to find itself interesting. It was profoundly complimented when Rev. Kite put the stamp of approval on Nina Cutter's singing by inviting everyone to hear her at his house one autumn evening. It was vastly entertained by the Tennison readings he gave Monday nights. All of these affairs were held in the large room in the renovated barn, where the great red brick fireplace was, and the shelves of books, and the piano and comfortable plain chairs. Miss Wes- REV. KITE AT WORK sles had grown urbane. She wore a blue gown and a high-bripped collar, and she developed a genius for entertaining which had hitherto been unsuspected. She dispensed the simple hospitality of the place with a gracious air. Green Island, which had always supposed there must be a big spread of cakes and pickles, jammed meats, wondered at the calm countenance with which the young minister served a few cookies or crackers and tea. But it concluded, after a time, that this was sensible, if somewhat conspicuously frugal. At the end of a year Green Island found itself in a state of activity. It had two literary societies, a singing club, a class in latte work of an ornamental character, a guild of fine needle workers, a civic committee who cut weeds down beside the streets, cleaned up unsightly dumps, made a flower garden in the school, and rescued the cemetery from unseemly neglect. Moreover, it had golf links north of the town and Rev. Thomas Kite was president, major-domo, crack player. Green Island people began to wonder why more folks didn't move to town, and to marvel if anybody left it. It began to talk about its interesting social circles. It thought it would be a good thing for the railroad if it should come there. And it concluded, finally, that it couldn't afford to let Thomas Kite go to some other town two Sundays out of every three. So it multiplied his salary in ratio, and even went the length of paying what it agreed to. "He made this town," said Deacon Fennig to his daughter. "There's no getting around that. It was because he was alive way through. The themological corpses almost done us up. But I guess there was a good deal of the corpse about the lot of us, Mr. Kite, he kind a galvanized us." Mary Fennig sighed, but said nothing. She had her own view of the case. It didn't seem at all difficult to imagine a more appropriate mistress for the picturesque parsonage than the squint-eyed Martha Wesslesa—Chicago Tribune. His Value Exemplified The German emperor likes nothing better than to occasionally fraternize with his soldiers. His experiences are sometimes rather amusing. At a recent inspection of recruits his majesty asked one of them his name, and was told "Andree." On his majesty asking him if he was aware that he had a famous namesake, the soldier answered in the affirmative. "Who told you that?" asked the emperor. "My captain, your majesty." "And what did your captain tell you about Andree?" "Your majesty, the captain said that he only wished Andree had taken me with him!"—Chicago Times-Herald. In Chicago. Mr. Porkchops—That was a corkin' dinner last night, Maria; but I can't get used to a dress suit. Mrs. Porkchops—No? "No. Wouldn't I have enjoyed that dinner if I could have eat it in my shirt sleeves?"—Puck. A Man's Pocketbook. You can't estimate a man's finances by the size of his pocketbook. He may carry his dunning letters in it.—Chicago Dispatch. ALABASTINE The Ideal Man. There is much rivalry between the various colleges as to which will produce the ideal man. By this they mean a vigorous, honest, intellectual man, who will make the world better for having lived. Health will demand first consideration, for upon that depends brain and achievement. Hostetter's Stomach is the most important stomach healthy by curing all stomach disorders. It also prevents malaria, fever and ague. Try it. An Overworked Bird Dorothy - Our Audubon club had a lovely meeting this afternoon. Apa - what did you do with it with unanticipated resolution appointing a committee to take immediate steps - right off, you know - for the protection of the cuckoo." "The cuckoo?" "In the cuckoo clock, you know." - Detroit Free Press. A SUCCESSFUL FARMER. Within three miles of the town going eastward is the farm of Mr. W. Creamer, one of the municipality's largest and most prosperous mixed farmers. Mr. Creamer came to this country in 1880 and settled on a portion of the land which comprises his present enormous farm of 1,280 acres. In common with many others of a similar period he experienced all the hardships and difficulties common to the absence of railway and market facilities. In no wise daunted, by energy, industry and indomitable will he has been able to surmount all obstacles and has achieved an unparalleled success, and is known throughout the district as one of its preeminent farmers. His operations extend over 1,280 acres, two sections (the thought alone of so much land makes the eastern farmer dizzy); 800 acres of this is broken and the remainder is excellent pasture land and wood. This harvest he took off a crop of 500 acres of wheat and 200 of other grains. Four hundred acres are plowed and ready for wheat next spring. Mr. Creamer is, as has been stated, the man farmer is, as has been proportioned, having at the present time 40 horses, 60 head of cattle and 50 pigs. The most modern farm buildings are found on his premises, the main building being a barn 55 feet square on a foundation containing stabling for 16 horses and a large number of cattle. The loft is stored with 29 loads of sheaf oats for feed and tons of hay; there is also a cutting box. Another building of large dimensions is the granary, in which after teaming large quantities to market he still has stored 3,000 bushels of wheat. A crushing machine is in the building. There are a number of lesser buildings containing chicken house, pig pens and cattle sheds. The farm residence is a handsome frame structure of ample proportions, in connection with it is a wood shed. The water supply is unexcelled; besides house supply there is a well in the stables and a never falling spring situate in a bluff, which never freezes. Surrounded by a thick bluff of poplars, extending in a semi circle to the west, north and east, the winter storms are broken and accumulation of snow unknown. Added to his farming operations, Mr. Creamer conducts a threshing outfit for the season. His success is only one instance of what can be accomplished in Western Canada—Baldur (Man.) Gazette, Nov. 16th, 1899. Thousands are going to Western Canada this year to take advantage of the free homestead laws that are being offered by the government. CURRENT TOPICS. Uncle Sam has sixty-one warships under construction. The United States and Canada contain 400,000 coal miners. Senator Hanna wants an elevator put in the white house. Ex-Congressman Tom L. Johnson will soon return to Cleveland to live. There is talk in Jackson, Miss., of turning the old statehouse into a hotel. The first Indian regiment to doukhaki became known as the "dustmen." London spends $140 a year on the education of each child in the public schools. During 1898, 278,829 pounds of good ivory were brought to the markets of Zanzibar. Gen. Wheeler has brought home a collection of Philippine curios valued at a considerable sum. It is stated the Boers test every rife bought, but the British buyers for the army only 1 per cent. To South African oxen the tulip plant, which the beasts greedily devour, is a rank poison. Monroe, Ga., is to have another cotton mill. The entire capital stock of $75,000 has been subscribed. The new automobile stages running on Fifth avenue, New York, are built to accommodate just thirteen persons. The Duke of Newcastle, one of England's richest peers, owns a London newspaper and writes for it continually. AMERICAN ENTERPRISE The pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Pine Bluff, Ark., was telling his congregation of his travels in the Holy Land, and closed his remarks with this incident, illustrating American enterprise: "When at Jacob's Well he drew therefrom with his own hands a bucket of water; after doing so it and looking at the tin bucket, he found it was a lard bucket with the name of 'Swift and Company' branded on same, which was the same as he had seen in Pine Bluff many times." -Kansas City Gazette WHAT ALABASTINE IS. Alabastine is the original and only durable wall coating on the market. It is entirely different from all kalsiomine preparations and is used in white or fourteen beautiful tints by the addition of cold water. It is put up in dry powdered form, in packages, in boxes, or in every package. It takes the place of scaling kalsiomines, wall paper and paint for Alabastine can be used on plaster, brick, or canvas, and a child can brush it on. HE WAS AGREEABLE. Would Let the Old Uncle Shoot if He Found Him in Such a Position. This young fellow is engaged to a pretty Detroit girl, but they don't care to publish her. He is an amateur, an inable old ucle of hers, who has a daughter of his own, too much after his own style to be a favorite. He took it upon himself to send for the young man the other day. "Are you going to marry that niece of mine?" he beaked, sternly, when they were alone in the inner office. "Pardon me, sir, I must decline to marry you, my father and a mother, and I'm on good terms with them. I fail to see that it is your affair." "There's a whole lot that you fail to see. young man. I'm really the head of our family, and no one shirk my duty. Her name is Jill, and no shirk chumps. Are you or are you not engaged?" "You force me to say, sir, that it is none of your informal business and that you are just what I heard you were, a sour, cross-grained old curdumegne. I will not bandy words with the likes of you, but if you had been going with my daughter as long as you have my niece, I wouldn't do a thing but put a revolver to your head, informing you that if you marry her I'd shoot. And I'd beg of you to shoot." Detroit Free Press. WHAT THEY REALLY SAY. Husband and Wife at the Theater Who Appear to Be Engaged in Conversation. A man and wite enter the theater. As soon as they are seated and she digs around for the hat pins and removes her hat they look at each other smiling and seem, to onlookers, to be carrying on an animated motion. Here's what they're really saying: Husband—Your hair's crushed and plastered down in front like a dago barber's. Can't you give it a swipe that?" How can you expect me to have a hair my fluffy and nice as soon as I give off a heavy toorad and that comes down over my— "Well, give it a couple of dabs, anyhow. Looks now as if you'd been making a high dive off here—now does it suit your lordshipship." "Oh, well, it isn't as dinky as it was. What's become of that—what you call-it? that rat thing you got to put under your front hemp awake age? That made it stick up some, anyhow, and—" "The dog ate it up, and it was too warm, anyway. My, what a frightful haircut your barber gave you to do! Make your look you better than your barber? think you'd better change your barber?" etc.-Washington Post. Birds of Passage "No, I do not make friends as easily as I used to with my fellow-travelers," said the man who was relating European experiences. "It is not because I feel less comfortable with the way I setback I received at Gibraltar. In the hotel office one morning I entered into conversation with an Englishman and woman who seemed to me to be the right sort. They did not want to be a usual 'Oh!' and an English star. On the contrary, they seemed anxious to become acquainted with me, and soon we were chatting pleasantly, congratulated myself with the fortune of having such agreeable people, who were almost nice enough to be Americans. We discussed Gibraltar and were just planning a sight-seen expedition for the following day when one of the men would come the doorway and said: "The misus wants the both of yez. My new-found friends were the maid and man servant of the duckhouse." Rosebery the mother."—Detroit Free Press. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. 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Necessity is said to be the mother of invention, but is not oftentimes invention the mother of necessity? Most inventors go broke.—Boston Transcript. The Million Dollar Potato. It's marvelous, Salzer's catalog tells, so also about Rape for cattle, sheep and swine. Costa $25. a ton to grow. Send $c. and this notice, to day, to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., for his big catalog. [g] An Ohio genius has invented a chair that can be adjusted to 1,000 different positions. It is designed for the small boy to sit in when he goes to church.—Buffalo Express. It takes two to quarrel; but some folks don't seem to have much trouble finding the other one—Puck. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. $25. When a man has a day to himself he can't recall any of the things he longed to do when he was busy.—Atchison Globe. How My Throat Hurts!—Why don't you use Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tart? 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A delightful volume, written by the author, discusses about May 1. Send 10 cents to T. W. Lee, General Passenger Agent Lackawanna Railroad, 26 Exchange Place, New York City. Edition Limited. Some of the delights of single blessedness were discovered by a British bachelor who was sewing a button on his overcoat without a thimble. When the needle was partly through the cloth he would force it further up the sleeve. When he would have he would aid the movement by dragging the needle forward with his teeth. He was engaged in the latter part of the performance when his teeth stepped from the needle to the floor, breaking his collar-bone. Good Engagement. First Veteran Actor—Well, how goes it Good engagement, I suppose—good pay? Second Veteran Actor—Well, old friend, I suppose, old secretary, properly speaking, I don't get, but I tell the whole of an enormous beefsteak in the second act—N, Y. World. Evidence of a Bill. "A man with a bill!" announced the court chamberman. 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