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THEY WILL SETTLE
Bond Repudiation Not Contemplated
at West Superior.
THE-RE IS A CHANCE FOR IT
Complicated Situation Precipitated
by a Late Deolilon in the
Federal Court.
Special to The Journal. ;^
West Superior, Wis., Sept. 27. —More .of
the text of the decision in the bond suit
against the city has been received here
and it looks as though a complicated af
fair would result- The decision of the
court is that the bonds are general, but are
void as there was no levy made for the
payment of the interest on them or for
a sinking fund, or any provision made for
any such levy for either purpose, as pro
vided by the statutes of the state. <■'
The bonds, in an amount of about $700,
--000, were issued as special bonds. They
were later declared to be general, bonds
and were extended as such, new coupons
being given for the old ones. As special
bonds they were issued against certain
property which was believed to have been
benefited by the improvements which the
money from the sale of bonde went to pay
for. A good many of the people who
owned the benefltted property . paid in
their special assessments and that money
•was either lost in failed banks or was
Used for other purposes. The question
sow is where is the money and to whom
does It belong. It is claimed that after
being paid into the city it belonged to the
bond holders, the city merely holding it
as a trustee for them. In case the bond
holders are unable to prove their right,
there is a belief that the taxpayer has a
right to the money.
There is also a belief that the entire in
debtedness of the city will be void as a
result of this decision. The matter has
not yet been looked into thoroughly, but
there are many points in this case that
bear 1 upon the entire bonded indebtedness
of over a million and a half, and in case
It Is found that the whole debt is wiped
off the slate- it Is believed there will be
• great stirring up of affairs. Repudiation
and settlement are the only courses open
to the city, but the idea of repudiation is
entirely scouted and it is believed that a
settlement will be effected with the bond
holders who are In* various parts of the
United States, particularly in the New
England states.
QUAIL ALMOST WRECKED
BILL'S TORPEDO BOAT DESTROIEI
Collision Imminent With Royal
Yacht Ophir —Duke and
Duchess on the Deck.
New York, Sept. 27.—An official of the
royal yacht Ophir is authority for the state
ment that the torpedo boat destroyer Quail
•was "within an ace" of being sunk by the
Ophir in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The oc
currence was witnessed by the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall, who were on deck at
the time.
The Quail was ordered alongside the Ophir
and took off dispatches from tha duke, which
were to be cabled or mailed to the King of
England. The Ophir was going at sixteen
knots an hour and the Quail came up at
twenty knots, the plan being to take off the
bag containing the dispatches hung from a
boom over the Ophir's side while both were
at full speed. The man failed to get off the
bag and the Quail was drawn toward tha
Ophir, while tha water splashed high between
them.
Those on board the Ophlr thought it was
all up with the little Quail. So close was she
to ,he Ophir that she fouled a rope and her
stern wns drawn under the bows of the Ophir.
The commander ordered full speed ahead,
the rope cleared itself, the destroyer got
away and at a thirty-five knot clip proceeded
to Quebec.
BIG STONE'S COURTHOUSE
Contract Awarded to Stlllwater
Builder at $30,000.
Special to The Journal.
Ortonville, Minn., Sept. '57.—The county
commissioners opened bids for the new court
house to-day and awarded the contract to Mr.
Olson of Stillwater, Minn., for $30,000. The
Union Granite company of this city secured
the contract for the granite.
FOUR ROUTES OUT OF OWATONNA
Special to The Journal.
Owatonna, Minn., Sept. 27.—Gilbert Gutter-
Bon, government agent for rural free deliv
ery routes, Is in the city and will establish
four rural routes.—Miss Grunklee, daughter
of the late County Commissioner Grunklee
died yesterday afternoon. This is the third
death in the family by typhoid fever.—Fred
Mollenhaur, who was hurt by an engine belt
will, it is now believed, survive.—The board
of trade meets to-night to consider the
advisability of moving the roller mill from
Clinton Falls, five miles distant, to this city
THREE YEARS FOR THEFT
Special to The Journal
Chlppewa Falls, Wis., Sept. 27.-Jesse E.
Surfus pleaded guilty to-day to being an ac
complice of William Goldby in breaking into
a logging camp belonging to the county asy
lum and stealing $60, and was sentenced to
three years In state's prison. Goldby was
■enteneed to two years a month ago. The
•fflcers went twice to Dakota after Surfus
"Gosh, 'Mandy, them city keb drivers
air a mighty fresh lot," remarked Uncle
Eben. "Dew tell?" queried his wife.
"Yep. When I got offen the boat a hull
etring of 'em hollered 'ooop' and 'hay' At
me."
ECZEMA'S
rITOH IS TORTURE.
Eczema is caused by an acid humor in
the blood coming in contact with the
skin and producing great redness and in
flammation ; little pustular eruptions form
and discharge a thin, sticky fluid, -which
dries and scales off ; sometimes the skin is
» hard, dry and fissured. Eczema in any
form is a tormenting, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times are
almost unbearable; the acid burning
humor seems to ooze out and set the skin
on fire. Salves, 'washes nor other exter
nal applications do any real good, for as
long as the poison remains in the blood
It will keep the skin irritated.
BAD FORM OF TETTER.
"For three years I dtnti
had Tetter on my
bands, which caused .Am Bl^
them to swell to twice Jl*3Basilaßß>»
their natural size. Part U&tS&r®*^
of the time the disease fl[ Urns Til
was in the form of run- Bißf »e^ ■
niug sores, very pain- ggpsgEKg reW-fV:
fill, and causing rae V
much discomfort. Four . gj*.
doctors said the Tetter J&6*&ta*~% JB^
had progressed too far /igOiHp?l" .iilk^
to be cured, and they 4JBI ■I^HBWs
could do nothing for ffltew^^m
me. '■ I took only three ' HW '"
* bottles of 6. S. S. and l||gag§EMßggjgfflg|lJfey
was completely cured. Is^^^^^^^^P^
This was fifteen years,, TS®B«&ffißtypggr*
i ago, and I have never " ' ' .
since seen any sign of my old trouble."—MßS.
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, QA.
Married in a Den of Lions
Special to The Journal.
Spokane, Wash., Sept. 27.—Six thousand people saw O. H. Barber 1 and Miss Helen
Kipler married at the Elks' carnival grounds. The bridal couple received $300 as a
wedding present from the carnival committee for appearing as the chief actor's in the
ceremony.
The wedding came off without a hitch. The lion Prince and his <wo consorts.
Babe and Juliet, had given indications throughout the evening of being very cross.
But when the critical moment came and the couple stepped into the cage, the brutes
lay decorously down in a corner, and except for a growl from Prlrwe they acted most
politely through the whole ceremony.
The bridegroom Is connected with "The Temple," a midway attraction at the
street fair. His wife is a trapeze performer. The wedding was the second one, so
far as known, to be performed in a liou's den in the west. Adgle did a similar act
last winter at San Francisco. Planka undertook to do it at Kansas City, but the
couple weakened.
Rosewater in Another Fight
Special to The Journal.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 27.—A lively row has been stirred up in Omaha over a speech
delivered by Edward Rosewater, editor 1 of the Bee, before a ward club. The speec;
might not have attained so much notoriety had it not appeared in full in the evening
edition of the editor's paper, where it caught the eye of the men he assailed. In his
speech Mr. Rosewater made this sensational statement:
"We had to buy officeholders last year. Can you imagine anything more dis
grfcoeful? The national committee had to send several thousand dollars to Omaiha
to placate men who held office under William McKinley to support William McKinley."
"A man who will make such utterances is either a fool or a knave," exclaimed
United States Attorney W. S. Summers, when shown the published statement. Mr.
Summers, Postmaster Crow and United States Marshal Matthews indignantly denied
the imputation and challenged Mr. Rosewater 1 to name a single man who did not
support the entire ticket last fail.
Mr. Rosewater when seen declined to specify. "Most all of them were against
the tioket. I had to notify Mark Hanna," he said, "and he sent a man out here.
These fellows accepted the boodle and refused to do anything for the ticket."
HENDERSON'S ALMA MATER
3»INE SEW LIBRARY IS STARTED
Cornerstone Laying- and Address by
the Speaker—Great Day for
Fayette, lowa.
Special to The Journal.
Fayette, lowa, Sept. 27.—The cornerstone
of the David P. Henderson library at the
Upper lowa university was laid yesterday af
ternoon with many of the alumni and friends
of the college present. There were appropri
ate exercises to commemorate the occasion
and this with the beautiful weather and large
crowd made the occasion one that will live
long in the history of the institution.
At 1 o'clock S. B. Zigler, president of the
board of trustees of the college, opened the
exercises on the site of the library building.
The following program was rendered:
Selection, college band; hymn, "America,"
audience; salutation, prayer, President Zigler;
invocation, Rev. Dr. Fleming, presiding elder
of the Decorah district; response, reading,
Prov. lv., 1-18; laying of cornerstone, Presi
dent Zigler: Doxolgy, audience; benediction.
Rev. A. B. wildman.
The cornerstone was laid- by President S.
B. Zigler, assisted by A. W. Eickman, the
superintendent, and E. M. Loop, the con-
tractor.
At the conclusion of the exercises of the
laying of the cornerstone the crowd passed
ever to the chapel, where Dr. Guy P. Ben
ton, president of the university, presided.
The auditorium was packed with an enthus
lastio crowd, which listened attentively
throughout the exercises.
Congressman David B. Henderson was the
principal speaker of the day. His address
was delivered with much feeling and he was
heartily applauded. He briefly reviewed the
work of the university and said:
"Andrew Carnegie, the man to whom you
are indebted for the money for this new
library, is one of the greatest citizens of the
United States. He is a man of quiet and
simple habits, who although looked up to
and made much of by men, prizes the most
highly of everything the. life around hiß own
fireside."
LONG REIGN OF PEACE
F.nthnslastie French Soldiers Back
From China Predict This.
Marseilles, Sept. 27.—There have been great
rejoicings here this week over the return
of General Voyron and the French general
staff which took part in the expedition to
China. General Vayron has been promoted
to the rank of Grand Cross of the Legion of
Honor. Members of the general staff believe
that the Chinese now comprehend that Eu
rope is a force to be reckoned with and that
a long reign of peace will be the result of
this. The foreign military contingents re
maining in China are said to be ample to
preserve tranquility. The French officers say
that the two powers most benefited by the
recent events In China are France and Great
Britain. The latter has strengthened her po
sition and increased her influence.
General Voyron praised Field Marshal Count
yon Waldersee and the Russians ana said that
the relations between himself and the Brit
ish commanders were cordial. The British,
however, had much more in common with the
Americans. The Btftish troops included a
detachment of Sikhs who mthe French do not
regard as soldiers.
New York Sun SpeciaJ Service
Peking. Sept. 27.-L1 Hung Chang has about
recovered his normal health. He has re
sumed his administration of provincial and
other affairs, and to-day sent a representative
to inspect the railway by which the court
will return to Lukaochow. from which plane
chairs and carts will be used to Bring the
emperor and dowager empress and their re
tinues to tha northwest gate of Peking LI
Hung Chang says that the court will arrive
on the Chinese New Year day, which falls
in March.
ARITHMETICAL.
Philadelphia Press.
All unconscious of danger, the little
Belgian hare was sporting in the grass
'Look out for me," hissed a snake sud
denly appearing near by. "I'm an adder!"
"Huh! what's that?" retorted the hare
scornfully. "I guess you've never heard
how our folks multiply."
AIFTER THE BEST ONE.
Puck.
Huskinby (chuckingly.)—it wuz twelve
below zero by my thermometer at 5
o'clock this mornin', an Hi Badgeley's
on'y showed nine below at thet hour.
Ru'benhay (disdainfully.)— Huh! Mine
registered 23 below at that very time.
Huskinby—B' Gosh! How much will
yew take tew boot an' trade?
She Lived Over 100 Years
Special to The Journal.
Charles City, lowa, Sept. 27.—Mrs. Paula Ham, living for year* with her daughter,
Mrs. George Goddard, a few miles east of Charles City, is dead. She was a few'
months over 100 years of age. She was born in New York and came to lowa some
fifty years ago and reared a large family of children, several of whom survive her.
Held Up but Didn't Have a Cent
Special to The Journal.
Mayville, N. D., Sept 27.—William Scollard, a citizen, was held up by a trio of
threshers and his valuables demanded at the point of a revolver. As he did not
have a cent with him the robbers were invited to help themselves, and they took his
watch, valuable mainly as a keepsake. Mr. Scollard explained why he valued thei
timepiece, and the leader being a gentlemanly sort of a fellow returned it. and told
him to begone.
No Erie Canal Enlargement Just Now
New York, Sept. 27.—Senator W. F. Higgins, chairman of the state senate
finance committee, in response to a question as to whether legislation for the en
largement of the canal might be looked for this session, he said:
"I do not think so. The enlargement of the canal has come to be
recognized as a national rather than a state undertaking. The particular
purpose of Governor Odell's inspection of the canal was to determine the
necessity for legislation providing for canal, bridges, repairs, etc."
RAID ON THE LANDLORDS
SHARPWORK BY SLEEK STRANGER
Posed as a Student and Insisted on
Paying; in Advance —Madison*
Experience.
Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis., Sept. 27.—A smooth stranger,
evidently the one who worked Milwaukee suc
cessfully a day or two ago, did a profitable
business with the "check game" among the
Madison boarding houses yesterday. The fel
low, who is young and well dressed, repre
sented himself as a student seeking a board
ing place for himself and a brother not yet
arrived. He would ask to see a room, and
after a careful inspection declare himself
satisfied, and engage it. Then his fine work
came in.
"1 make it a rule to pay cash in advance,"
he would remark, and then tender a check,
always for $5 or ?6 more than the- amount he
would have to pay for a month's room rent.
So well did he tell his tale that almost in
variably the lady of the house gave him the
difference in cash between the month's rent
and the amount the check called for. When
the check went to the bank it was, of course,
found to be worthless.
Just how many people were worked by the
sharper is unknown, and probably will not
te. as many prefer to lose the money rather
th<\n make their gullibility known. The first
case reported to the police was that of Mrs.
John Topp, who keeps a students' rooming
house on North Henry street. The stranger,
whj pave his name as Joseph C. Fox, en
gaged a rcom from her at $10 a month,
tendered a check for $16 as advance payment
and received $<i cash. The check was signed
"Spalding Tool Company," and was drawn on
the State Bj.uk of this city. Mrs. Topp took
tho cLeck to the bank only a few hours later
to f.nd it was worthless. The police have
been unable to find the stranger, who evident
ly did his work quickly and flew the city.
THE VALUE OF TEETH
Sound Molars a Great Safeguard to
General Health. ■ J , :
Paris Messenger.
Do you realize adequately the Impor
tance of looking carefully after your
teeth? There is great wisdom In the fol
lowing remarks of Sir J. Crichton-
Browne, addressed recently to the dentists
of Great Britain. He pointed out that
bad teeth led to many and various dis
eases, involving dangers to health which
had not yet been fully realized by peo
ple at large. For instance, people who
had good teeth would have far better
prospects during an epidemic of Asiatic
cholera than those who had bad teeth.
The teeth of the inmates of lunatic asy
lums showed that there was some connec
tion between mental and dental decay.
He thought it was the duty of the state
to protect, preserve and conserve the
teeth, and he hoped the time would come
when parents whose children were found
in possession of decayed teeth would be
brought before a magistrate.
The heavy increase in dental caries dur
ing the past forty years is believed to be
due to the fact that roller-milling has
replaced stone-milling, as roller flour
contains more acid than stone-milled.
Our ancestors had much better teeth than
we have. They ate plenty of hard sub
stances which strengthened the teeth, but
the soft foods eaten by the modern man
and woman invite decay. The French
have much better teeth than the English.
This is said to be so because the former
eat more crust than the latter.
PASSiED.
New York World.
Professor—lf a person in good health,
but who imagined himself sick, should
send for you, what would you do?
Medical Student—Give him something to
make him sick and then administer an
antidote.
Professor—Don't waste any more time
here. Hang out your shingle.
AN EXPLANATION.
Puck.
Aunt Hetty—Jabez Smith advertises
that he's sellin' goods below cost.
Uncle Josh—What's he doin' that for?
Aunt Hetty—Well, he says he believes
in quick sales an' small profits.
FIRST QUESTION.
Judge.
"Well, what ails you?" demanded the
doctor, as he entered his patient's room.
"I have gnawing pains In my Btomach,
doctor," replied the invalid.
"Well, let's look into this. Have you
swallowed your false teeth?"
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUENAE.
SAW LINCOLN SHOT
Story of an Eye-Witness of Booth*s
Crime.
LEADER OF THE ORCHESTRA
William Wither*-Still l.ivtiisi in the
Village of Wakefleld iv
New York.
New York Sun.
In the village of Wakefleld there is an
old man to whom the shooting of Presi
dent McKinley comes home with especial
force. He is William Withers, and he
was once the leader of the orchestra in
Ford's theater, Washington, and while,
there he was an eye-witness of the shoot
ing of President Lincoln on the night of
April 14, 1866.
"In a life- of sixty-five years, almost
fifty of which have been spent as an or
chestra leader, I have seen many strange
things," he said to a Sun reporter on the
night of the shooting of President Mc-
Kinley, "and 1 have traveled all over this
continent and Europe, but of all the
things that I recall none remains so in
delibly stamped upon the tablets of my
memory as the scenes of that terrible
night. It seems but yesterday since Lin
coln died.
"JLaura Keene's company was at Ford's
theater, and »n that particular night—it
was Good Friday—the play was the
'American Cousin,' with Laura Keene as
the star. I was young and enthusiastic
then, and very much wrapped up in my
work. I had written and composed a song
which I called 'Honor to Our Soldiers.'
I had engaged a quartet and we had prac
ticed time and again. Miss Keene had
promised me that it should be sung be
tween tfce^ acts that night.
"The entrance of the presidential party,
"which was entirely unexpected, very ef
fectually put an end to our plan. The
party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln,
Major Rathbone and the two boys, 'Tad'
and Robert Lincoln. They proceeded to
a box to the right of the stage, and four
teen feet above its level. As the party
walked along the passage the vast audi
ence cheered enthusiastically, while the
orchestra struck up 'Hail to the Chief!' I
had heard that played often at the
entrance of a president to some public
gathering, and had frequently noted that
the chief executive ignored it and failed
to acknowledge that he understood its
import. Not so with Lincoln. He smiled
and bowed politely to orchestra and audi
ence; then with characteristsic modesty,
he withdrew to a far corner of the box,
so that his face was shaded by the
curtain. He did not sit in front, as has
been erroneously stated.
"Before the overture Wilkes Booth and
I had had a drink together, and now that
the president was seated, I saw him mov
ing down the passageway leading to the
box. He seemed to be intently watching
the play.
" 'What has come over Booth to-night
I wonder, that he follows the play ,so
closely?' I remarked to a member of the
orchestra.
"This was near the conclusion of tbft
first act. Just as the curtain was about
to be rung down, J. B. Wright, the
prompter, sent word to me that it would be
impossible to produce my song that night,
because Miss Keene was nervous over the
unexpected arrival of the president, and
was fearful lest something would occur to
mar the play. I was angry at this, as Miss
Keene had given me a positive promise,
and had said, moreover, that she would
aid me as much as she could. I was nat
urally eager to see how the song would
take as I was somewhat proud of it. I
made up my mind, therefore, to go to the j
rear of the stage and remonstrate with
Wright.
"Just inside the door leading to the
point I wished 3 to reach, the box contain
ing the governor which controlled the gas
Jets of the entire building was placed.
Leaning over this'box was Spangler, a
scene shifter, apparently watching the
Play.
" 'Get out of my way,' I exclaimed.
" 'What business have you here?' he
demanded.
" 'I am going to see Mr. Wright/ I re
joined, 'get out.'
"The fellow moved away, and before he
had time to return to the box the whistle
blew and he had to make the changes for
the dairy scene.
"I talked with Wright and left him in
disgust, as the best he could do was to
promise that, if possible, the song would
be sung after the closing act, when I knew
well that no one would stay to listen to it.
I had stepped down one step of the stairs
on the way back to the orchestra when
suddenly a pistol shot rang out. I stopped,
wheeled about, and saw the dark figure
of a man flying through the air from the
president's box to the stage. Half way
his foot caught in the flag, and he fell to
the floor. He was up again in %q instant
and rushing in my direction. He held a
dagger in his right hand. '
"As he approached, to my horror, Irec
ognized Wilkes Booth. His tace was a
terrible sight. It was drawn and white,
and his black eyes blazed like flre and
seemed to protrude from his head. His
long, black hair seemed to stand on end.
" 'Let me pass! Let me pass!' he said.
"I stood stupidly staring at him and said
not a word. All at once he crouched low
and sprang at me, lunging with the dag
ger as he came. It cut through my dress
coat, waistcoat and two shirts, but did
not graze the skin. He sprang again, this
time high in the air, and struck me from
above downward. The point of the
weapon burled itself in the back of my
neck after passing through the coat Just
below the collar, and I fell to the floor
with my face to the rear door. Booth,
leaped over me, swung the door wide and
dashed through, slamming it behind him.
As the shaft of light from the stage
pierced the gloom outside I had a mo
mentary view of the picture framed by
the darkness. I recognized the head and
hand of "Peanut" John, and the heads of
two horses he was holding. I did not
know at that time that Booth had broken
his ankle when he fell. He moved, with
remarkable activity.
"I was dragged to my feet by a detective
whose name I no longer remember, and
led to the front of the stage. There was
great confusion, and the stage was crowd
ed with people who shouted for vengeance,
screaming: 'Shoot him! Kill him!'
" 'What is it?' I asked.
" 'Look,' replied the detective pointing
to the president's box. I did look and
saw the president's head hanging over the
rail. His face was very white. Mrs. Lin
coln was wiping his forehead with a hand
kerchief while Laura Keene stood beside
her holding a pitcher of water.
" 'Has Mr. Lincoln been ehotT" I in
quired.
" 'He has," replied the detective, 'and
you are under arrest.'
"I was taken to the police station.
There I told my story and assured the au
thorities that it was Wilkes Booth who
had escaped. I was wounded, and when
the dagger was found an hour later in
front of the patent office, I was discharged.
Spangler subsequently confessed to his
share, In the plot. At the sound of the
pistol shot he was to turn out the lights.
Had it not been for me, he declared, no
one could ever have identified the assas
sin, as he would have escaped in the dark
ness."
Mr. Withers has been to Europe twice
under Sothern, and was leader in a San
Francisco theater orchestra for five years.
He served in the army during the war of
the rebellion, and at Its close signed at
Ford's theater. His last engagement was
under Daly, as late as when "The Geisha"
was produced. Since then Mr. Withers
has suffered from an abscess of the ear and
on that account has been compelled to
retire. He looks much younger than 65.
AFTER THE HONEYMOON.
Chicago News.
Ida—Before their marriage he used to
call her "the harp with a thousand
strings."
May—And now that tb«y are settled
down?
■Ida—Oh, he picks on her all tha time.
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chiefs, with handsome hand embroidered ini
tials and wreaths, cheap at 12£ c. 4Aa
Saturday bargain, each, only ..... ■wU
Ladies' pure Irish linen hemstitched Handker
chiefs, with elaborate' hand embroidered in
itials, cheap at 18c each. Saturday 4Al^
bargain, each only ■ ™2**
Ladies' pare Irish linen hemstitched Handker
chiefs, with handsome embroidery all around,
full laundered, ready for use, cheap at 200
each. Saturday bargain, each *§ t% Ag%
0n1y;..................... .... I^2V
RihhniiQ Fancy Ribbons in new stripes,
■■ IP mill© plaids and novelty effects; also
wide plain taffetas in all colors, goods worth up
to 50c per yard. Special for Saturday, AK^
.per yard, only ■*!•
I mAp» Extraordinary sale of fine black
kali 69 Laces Saturday. Wonderful bar
gains that will disappear in a hurry. So come
early and get first pick. Black Escurial Laces,
black Maltese Laces, black Real Thread
Laces, black Hand Run Spanish Laces, black
Spangled Laces, black Chantilly Laces, black
Novelty Galoon Laces; they run 2 inches wide
up to 15 inch flouncings; they sold up to $3.50
per yard. Just think of it, They go CA||
Saturday all in one lot, at, yard OWU
E in An Hani Ready-made sheets, 3-in. top
I.IIIOH &Gpii an( l-in. bottom hemmed,
torn, not cut; size 81x90, at, X Eft
each -...';... -.....;... O€ft#
Also pillow cases to match at, each 110
Full size Satin Quilts, $2.50 — ti*O I(f|
quality at, each, Saturday only..***»■■"
nhllflrait 9 Special for Saturday.
uniiuren 5 nose The "Fay" stocking
in cotton, all sizes, worth up to 45c; BAp
to close 1 TCp or 3 pairs f0r......... llvv
Druggist Sundries tr; " 471i^
Glycerine, per cake ................. ■ "v
(Quantity limited.)
Nfitionfi Dress Shields — Feather weight
9iwlivll9 Nainsook covered, size 4j fftk*%
3, 4, 5. Special, per pair ■If U
251, 253, 255 NICOLLET AVENUE
KRAPOTKIN'S VIEW
No Danger to America's Democracy
From Without.
CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE
He Thinks the "Milltarisoi" Menace
I* Not Real—
Danger*. "*
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Kansas City Star.
Prince Krapotkin, the Russian exile and
social reformer, recently gave a series of
addresses on sociological topics in Chi
cago. An ardent lover of liberty, he has
read -with especial interest the predic
tions of the anti-expansionists that "mili
tarism" and "imperialism" -were destined
to overthrow the republic. As an exiled
Russian he should he able to appreciate
such menaces at their full value. He
views the situation «s an outsider and his
conclusion is that there is no danger to
democracy from without.
"It 1b only through consolidations of
government," says the prince, "loss of
local autonomy, such as Is witnessed In
the formation of Greater New York, or
a .vast concentration of capital, that the
people might lose their spirit and then
the danger of militarism would become
real. Otherwise, the people will rebel
against the usurpation of power very
soon." Prince Krapotkin is not alarmed
by the menaces which he points out. He
believes the spirit of democracy In the
United States will triumph over Its ene
mies and will survive the tendency to
lose its power through neglect.
It Is evident that the Russian has been
using his opportunities for observation in
America to advantage. His conclusions
recall James Bryce's remark in the
American Commonwealth, that the
abounding strength and vitality of the
American people gave him confidence in
their future in spit© of the dangers to
which he felt they were exposed. In
contrast with the clear view of fair
minded foreigners who have studied
American institutions, the distorted vision
of many native-born citizens is the more
remarkable. Their trouble is really a
lack of faith In democracy. While pro
fessing to be followers of Thomas Jeffer
son, they repudiate, without seeming to
know It, his cardinal principle of confi
dence In the people. Their nearness to
democratic institutions has brought the
faults of the system before their at
tention to the exclusion of lt» virtues.
They fail to take a comprehensive view of
the situation. An impartial foreigner is
able to appreciate both the flaws and the
admirable points about democracy in
America. He aeea things In their true
(FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 19ffL
MAIL ORDERS FILLED.
proportions. That is why Prince Krapot
kln and Mr. Bryce have more confidence
in the institutions of the United States
than Edward Atkinson or William Lloyd
Garrison.
GALLANT NEWSPAPER MAN
How a Reporter Outwitted the Cap
tain of a German Steamer.
Allen Sangree, in Everybody's Magazine.
To make use of his opportunities fre
quently requires of the reporter a courage
that might be construed as melodramatic
It is courage, nevertheless, and newspaper
men accept ventures every day that would
appal the layman. The reporter looks upon
them as part of his prescribed duties. On
one occasion a company of reporters hired
a tug and went down the bay to meet a
German steamer that had picked up the
crew of a wrecked United States man-of
war. It was bitter cold and nearly mid
night, so that if the morning papers were
to have the story the steamer must be
■boarded immediately. But the quarantine
laws forbade any one to step on the deck
of an incoming vessel until the doctors had
passed Her health papers. Knowing this,
the newspaper men decided to take a long
chance. Representing their vessel as the
quarantine tug, they hailed the steamer,
ran alongside, and scrambled on board.
There were about a dozen of them, and the
German skipper eyed them very closely,
but was deceived for a time by the acting
of one reporter, who knew the mannerisms
of a port doctor. When the captain saw
the reporters hustling about and getting
news, however, and then sitting down to
write their stories, his eyes burned with
wrath. Calling the watch, he corralled the
entire party. "You're not doctors at all,"
he exclaimed. "You're nothing but report
ers, and I tell you what I'll do. By heav
ens, I'll put the whole lot of you in irons."
The newspaper men were not much wor
ried about that, but they were bitterly dis
appointed not to get their stories in after
such a successful ruae. They looked at
each other in silence. The captain was
still raging up and down the deck, de
nouncing the profession and the American
people in general, while the rescued offi
cers looked on in amusement.
Taking advantage of the skipper's dis
traction, one reporter signaled that he had
a scheme to reach the tug. The others
cautiously, and one at a time, passed him
their manuscripts. Stuffing them into his
pocket and buttoning up his coat, this man
made one dash for the ship's side, leaped
into the sea, swam to the tug, and, amidst
the cheer of Mis friends, steamed up to the
battery. Every manuscript reached its
destination, and the morning papers had
the news.
THE BLACK DWARF
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Tiny Cott Where Lived the Orig
inal 'of. the Character.
Perhaps the ■ readers of Sir "Walter
Scott's novel, "The Black Dwarf," may be
interested in * the accompanying " photo
graph of ; til© tiny, cottage ■ In. which-tie
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t'Glnaic Pnnin Perfection in style,,
VlOaK KOOm fit md quality may be
seen hero and now in this season's showing."
FOR THE CHILDREN SATURDAY.
- Children's f-len^th Coats, fine, heavy material,
storm collar and cape; . &f£ SZf\
at 9OiSU
Children's vi full length Ulsters, with . now, box
back, side plaits and handsomelyfgfflV AA
trimmed, at
Children's full length box coats of heavy cam
el's hair material, with storm ft"T e|||
. collar, a very stylish garment, at :9/a iOI|
Misses' new hunting coats and many other new
exclusive styles at reasonable prices.
Ladies' beautiful new Tailor-made Suits, in the
new fall materials and styles, at '- prices that are
the lawest for these high class goods.
Ladies' Walking Suits, with the new hunting
coat, Norfolk Jacket and the new plaited Eton
Jacket and other styles. For Saturday we will
offer fine all wool Suits with & 4 ffh .RA
Norfolk Jacket, at.......... 9 ■©■Oil
Ladies' Jackets, Long. Coats, three-quarter
. length Coats, Hunting: Coats and many other
pretty styles, at SPECIAL LOW PRICES.
Under Skirts, "am Floor.
Fall and Winter Under Skirts, made of best
quality materials and in new and up-to-date
styleß.
For Saturday we will offer two special prices.
Fifteen dozen Skirts, manufactured expressly
for us, pretty styles, and good fast black Italian
Cloth. For Saturday only, g*<j £%#%
10 dozen Skirts, made of mercerized Italian
cloth, latest style, with extra dust ruffle. This
skirt is without exception the greatest bargain
ever offered, you can't match it less than $2.50;
positively for Saturday only {fe<4 BA
each........ . 9IiVV
Muslin Underwear. IS; 0
full and long, pink and white, blue and white
stripe, fancy tape trimmed; regular "7BS#%
price $1.00. 5pecia1,............. / %s%*
Skirts—Outing Flannel Knee Skirts, Ql p
trimmed with silk crochet scallop, ea. vOw
Winter Underwear for Men and Women Half
Price. iKCj
An opportunity to buy your Winter Underwear
at Half Price.
Men s Heavy Merino Shirts and OQ#%
Drawers; the 60a quality f0r........«i«fw
Men's pure silk fleece Shirts and ,' BA A
Drawers, the $1.00 for . .".'..... .... Sf iSP O
"Women's fine wool Underwear were EA^
$1, $1.35 and $1.60; all in one lot each. Off V
Children's Vests, small sizes, were 25cA)e A
30c and 38c, at 10c, or 3 for ....... «■ if .U.
Drapery Specials. ■?&, f^^
Lacey effects, best of edges, all 3£ yards long,
pretty patterns, good value at I&4T) MIS
$3.50. Special, pair............ 9** m*W9
Rope Portieres in five colors, all full size; regu
lar $2.00 value. Special, QL < OR
each ............;.... "... .'. ..N* mmmm%M
Plain Scrim, 40 inches wide, at yard ...-.-. 5c
original of that famous character passed
the greater part of his life.
Davil Ritchie, for such was the name,
■was born in one of a row of cottages
known as "Cheat-the-beggars" (from its
having the appearance, from the road, of
being a big house where largesse might
be expected), at Altarstone, in the Parish
of Stobe.Peobleshire, N. B. He was a
misshapen morsel of humanity, under
three feet high, and having no feet, only
short stumps, Bllghtly turned up at the
ends, which were aways swathed In put
tee-like bandages, In lieu of shoes and
stockings. He lived at Artearstone until
he was grown up, never having any regu
lar occupation, although in full possession
of his mental faculties.
Subsequently he moved to the neighbor
ing parish of Manor, where he himself
built the little cottage shown in the pho
tograph, the door to which was made ex
actly one yard high. •
Here he lived the rest of his compara
tively short life, deriving his income from
the visitors who came to see him. H»
was not much, over 30 when he died, ami
people still come from distances to see
his cottage (the walls and roof of which
were raised after his death to enable
people of ordinary size.to inspect the in
terior) and the tombstone to his memory
in Manor churchyard.
I , In Derby s
I and Alpines
1 We have all the newest and nattiest styles
1 and In shapes and sizes to suit all heads and
! faces. Best quality and popular prices have
made our hats famous. If you want a rich
, and handsome silk hat we will sell you one
i for $5.00. Dunlap style, which can't be
i beaten for style or quality. Derbyi $2.60,
i all styles. Alpines $2.60, all styles.
i The Ideal Hatters
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