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Thousands of Sick Ones Every Week Write For Mv sook. And to each one I send an order—good at any drug store— for six bottles Dr. Shoop's Restorative. I let the sick one test it for a month at my risk. If it succeeds, the cost is $5.50. If it fails, I pay the druggist myself. And the sick one's mere, word de cides it. You see this offer everywhere—all the time. Don't you real ize that I must be curing the sick ones, else the offer would ruin me. I care not for prejudice nor doubts, for they are quickly re moved when a patient meets me or writes me. All I ask is that you wl < need help—you whose health is at stake—will let nje convince you. . When a physician—after a lifetime experience—has such faith in himself, you are wronging yourself not to learn what he knows. I have perfected a treatment which strengthens the insida nerves. It is my discovery, and the sum of my whole life's work. When any vital organ is weak, my Restorative brings back the nerve power that operates it—the only power that can make the organ do its duty. " With any other treatment we can only doctor tl>e organ, and the best results are but temporary. My way restores the power that Nature gave the organ at the start. There are but few of these chronic diseases which can ever be cured in any other way. I cannot always cure. Some of these troubles result from in curable causes, like cancer. But in the past 12 years I have fur nished my Restorative on trial to over half a million sick ones, and 39 out of each 40 have paid for it gladly, because they were cured. There are 39 chances in 40 that I can cure j'ou, and I will pay for the medicine you take if I fail. ■ II Bock No. 1 on Dyspepsia. Simply state which book is want- g oo]* No- 2on the Heart, cd. and address Dr. Snoop. Box |^ k &£ J f »^oSS e^ 761, Racine, Wis. ... -■ ■_ Book No. 5 for Men (sealed). . I Book No. 6on Rheumatism. Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured "by one or two bottles. Dr. Snoops Restorative is sold by all druggists. ; FAME THE PORT OM OF THOSE BORN IN BROOKFIELD, ENOIANA BY HUBERT M. SKINNER. Perhaps there is no other city of its size in America which lays claim to so many noted men as are boasted by Brookville, Ind., though it has a formidable rival in New Harmony, across the state to the west. The lit tle city of about 3,000 people is near the southeast corner of the state, about forty miles from Cincinnati. It is shaped somewhat like a flatiron, being included within the two forks of the Whitewater river, which come together at the point. Precipitous hills form its northern boundary. It is built on the crest of a ridge, and descends the •slopes on either side to the water's edge. Its long, well built and well paved principal street, which runs along the crest from north to south, gives it the appearance of a much larger place than it really is. Brookville is full of memories of gen erations gone. Probably this New Year is the centennial of its first set tlement, though the date is a little obscure. Certain it is that when Amos Butler came to the site in 1804, it was occupied by two French traders, who had made it a permanent post for traffic with the Indians. Its growth in the first decade of the last century was rapid and ambitious; and while this was checked for a time by the war of 1812, the close of that conflict marked the beginning of an astonishing growth and enterprise. Saw mills, grist mills, carding machines, rope works, fulling mills, tanneries, pottery works, a saddlery, tailor shops, a hat factory, a bank, and numerous stores were in active operation, and blacksmiths, wagonmakers, cabinetmakers and oth er craftsmen were kept busy. The rivers were /navigated and cargoes were sent by water to New Orleans. Of the canal, with its fine locks, its walled passages and aqueducts, which cost over a million dollars, the old water works, etc., it is not necessary to speak, for other towns may have had these, even in the twentieties and thir ties, but of the men who made Brook ville famous, some mention must be made. Gen. Lew Wallace was born in Brookville. His father, Gov. David Wallace, passed his youth in the same town. The grandfather kept hotel there. David Wallace, when congress man, championed the appropriation which made a success of Morse's tele graph, and he endured much obloquy at the time as an absurdly visionary man. Jesse Thomas, of Illinois, who was the author of the Missouri com promise bill so strangely accredited to Henry Clay (despite Clay's demurrer), was another early citizen of the place. Maurice Thompson was a native Ttie Past GUARANTEES The Future Tft« Fact That St. Jacobs Oil Has cured thousands of cases of Rheumatism, Gout, Lumbago, Neuralgia, Sciatica. Sprains, Bruises and other bodily aches and pains is a guarantee that It will cure other cases. It is safe, sure and never failing. Acts Ilk* magic. Conquers Pain Price, 35c and 50c. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS IN MIDICWB. Ladles suffering from extreme nerv ousness. Indigestion and dizziness, menstruation, irregularities, backache and a feeling of lassitude, weakness and sleeplessness, get immediate re lief in using Fem-Cura. Free sam ples. Fem-Cura Co., .Room 1, 91 East 7th st.. St. Paul, over Alexander's, Room 211 Northwestern Bldg., 322 Hermepln ay., Minneapolis. Brookville boy. Edward Eggleston lived there in his school days. James B. Eads, who built the St. Louis bridge and the greatest system of jetties in the world was another Brookville boy. Gov. John P. St. John of Kansas, the Prohibitionist candidate for the pres idency, who was an important factor in various national campaigns, was long a resident of Brookville, and his home is still pointed out. Hiram Pow ers, the sculptor, had his residence here as a youth, though much of the time he was away from home studying in Cincinnati. His mother is buried in the old cemetery in the heart of the town. Oliver H. Glisson, the famous ad miral of our navy, passed his youth in Brookville, and so did Capt. Hern don, the father-in-law of President Chester A. Arthur. Herhdon explored the Amazon, and was a famous sea captain. He went down with the "Central America" when, that historic ship was lost, in 1857, with its 500 passengers and its two millions of treasure. These are all names of na tional or world-wide renown. The celebrities of less exalted rank are more numerous still. Gov. Ray, Gov. Noah Noble, Gov. Hammond, United States Senator James Noble, Post master General Tyner (of the days of Grant), Judge Test. Comptroller of the Treasury Goodwin, Rev. Dr. John W. Locke. Congressman Farquhar, Dr. J. P. D. John (president of De Pauw university), Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Clarkson and others of like note were Brookville men. Maria Chitwood, the poet whose name was linked with the fame of George D. Prentice and other poets whose names I do not re call, invoked the muses of the hills about the town. The oldest church building in Brook ville dates from about 1820, though the more famous one in the vicinity was built eight years earlier. There are houses In or near Brookville which still show the loopholes for rifles to tell of the war of 1812. Brookville has witnessed nearly all of our national period of development; and though it does not go back to colonial days, as do Vincennes and Fort Wayne, it is unique among the towns of Indiana as the center of legendary love of the early years of the past -century. BANKER DISAPPEARS AND TAKES HIS OWN LIFE James H. Robbin's Body Found Near * Silverton, Col. SILVERTON, Col., Jan. 3.—James H. Robbin, the missing president of the Bank of Silverton, which was closed yesterday on account of the president's disappearance, was today found dead three miles from town. He had shot himself in the head. It is supposed that financial troubles caused the sui cide. He was about forty-five years old. Mr. Robbin was heavily interested in numerous mining: ventures. It is gen erally believed that the bank is in sound financial condition and that Rob bin was mentally deranged. Berlin's Noted Beauties. S Berlin has its noted court beauties. The sisters of the Kaiser are fair types of the Teuton beauty. The Arch Princes sin of Saxon Meiningen .and -Princessin Friedrich Karl yon Hessen, both sisters of the kaiser, are among the favorites at court. One. of the most brilliant women of the Prussian courts is Princess Fried rich Leopold, of Prussia, who is a sister to the kaiserin, and comes from the old feudal Schleswig-Holstein house. Among other celebrities are Princess Karl yon Hohenzollern, born in Belgium, who lives in Potsdam,', and is attached to the kai serin's suite. s Among the younger set is the pretty, bright Princessin Pauline of Wurttenberg,, daughter of the \ king of Wurttenberg, arid arch princess of Wied, who also resides near the royal palace in Potsdam. -* -: v" 7: ,_- ' The Berlin court also has its skeleton closet, its bitter family- feuds and griefs, which are kept sealed from the profane public eye. But the kaiser is no friend of secret court Intrigues or scandals, and makes short work of such domestic dif ficulties. Frequently it is asserted that there is a coolness between the kaiser and his. elder i brother, ; Prince Henry, and that the latter has been commissioner for sea duty so that he may be kept distant. This is untrue, as the strongest .brotherly affection exists between the two. The kaiser rules • over family affairs as over the empire, with an iron will. Under-Bis marck the " various ,: widely spread branches of ,' the Hohenzollern family and reigning Prussian princes were rent with jealousies and family rows regarding prestige and incomes. But the kaiser has swept . aside j these cobwebs, and I there is perhaps no European court where the "whole family" is more ; harmonious and free from the customary ills of nobility than the German court.—Brooklyn Eagle. .:''"' ,'' i"ia* ~ ''i '" , -.; ..' Costly Primer. -'; - >' PHILADELPHIA, Pa., 2 Jan. B.—An original ■ copy of the-"New England Primer" "has been > sold ?by Morris D. High, of Johnstown, to , Dodd, Mead Co. ]■;■::. Mr. High purchased the primer for 12 cents at : a public J auction in a i farm house in 1893.' He received $2,500 for the little book. ; , THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SNUDAY, JANUARY 4, 1903. LILY LANGTRY ONCE MORE PLAYS IN NEW YORK Famous Beauty Appears in the Metropolis in a New Play of Which She Is Co- Author—Other News of the Stage. Special to The Globe. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Monday night witnessed the presentation of no less than three new entertainments upon the New York stage, the principal one serving to re-introduce Mrs. Langtry Jto the American public. She came forward at the Gar rick theater to begin an engage ment covering only three weeks of time in a new play, called "The Cross-* "Ways," in the preparation of which she had personally collaborated with her leading man, J. Hartley Manners. That is to say, Mrs. Langtry had fur nished the skeleton of the comedy drama and Mr. Manners had sup plied the flesh and blood. The piece had been seen previously upon about thirty occasions in Eng land, and for a single night only in London, where it was placed upon ex hibition under royal command. Tha fact that it had received the unquali fied commendation of so eminent a dramatic critic as the king of England served to promote additional interest in the first New York presentation, which was witnessed by a large and politely eager assemblage. The situation was rendered notable to a still further degree, with the la dies at least, by the fore knowledge that in "The Cross-Ways" Mrs. Lang try was about to display an array of feminine garments far exceeding in richness and beauty all previous tri umphs associated with her career as "the glass of fashion and the mould of form." Play Is Interesting. As for the play, it must be said to be Interesting and well put together if not entirely original, and it .has certainly served to thoroughly please the early audiences at th£ Garrick theater. It tells the story of a cer tain duchess, impersonated by Mrs. Langtry, who marries a man much older than herself, in order to re lieve the strained financial position of her female relatives. She finds her husband jealous and intolerant and seeks to bring him around by the em ployment of the old and utterly illogi cal device of compromising herself with another man —of course, without committing any grievous sin. She is saved from the consequences of her folly by her own-brother, who manages in the end to allay suspicion, and the elderly husband exhibits such unex pected magna-nimity that she goes back to him under the approved and mutual sense oif the matrimonial obligations. Mrs. Langtry, whc has greatly im proved as an actress since she was last seen in this country, retains unimpair ed her superb physical beauty, and, clothed in her magnificent new crea tions from Paris, she is a picture of enchantment quite beyond words. Her tour of the United States is to be very brief, touching only a few of the larger cities, and there seems ev ery reason to forecast the result as being equally satisfying to herself.her manager and the crowds attracted to see her. Fitch Accused of Vulgarity. The production of Clyde Fitch's "The Girl With the Green Eyes," at the Sa voy theater, ha^ brought about an amusing controversy between the au thor of the comedy and a writer in the New York Herald, who signs himself "Junius." The newspaper contributor, upon the first night of this piece, wrote for the Herald's dramatic cclumn a rather sharp attack upon Mr. Fitch's comedy, accusing the dramatist of vul garity and indecent double entendre, further asserting that some of the dia logue was in the nature of barroom jocularity. To this assault Mr. Fitch retorted that the matter he had em ployed was such as fills up the gossip of real American tourists in Europe, that it was mere harmless chatter, and that the real trouble was with "Juni us's" point of view—in other words, that the author didn'tjnean what "Ju nius" meant. He wound up by saying the gratuitous critic reminded him cf the story of the timid little girl, who was found crying in a field of posies, and who, when asked as to the cause of her lamentations, replied that she was afraid of the flowers, "because they were wild." Mr. Fitch's play, meanwhile, has stamped itself indelib ly upon the approval of Broadway, partly because of its sprightly uncon ventionality in the comedy scenes and the dramatic power developed in its serious episodes, and also in a large degree by reason of the exceedingly natural, unaffected and convincing por traiture of the- intensely jealous hero ine by Mrs. Bloodgood. Lulu Glaser Recovers. Lulu Glaser came back to town on "INCURABLE" HEART DISEASE SOON CUBED Franklin niles, M. D. LL. D., Wil, Send $2.50 Worth of His Special ly Prescribed Treatment Free to Afflicted Readers. To demonstrate the unusual cura tive powers of his New Special Treat ment for diseases of the heart, nerves, stomach or dropsy, Dr. Miles will send, free, to any afflicted person $2.50 worth of his new treatment. It is the result of twenty-five years of careful stu*3y, extensive research, and remarkable experience in treating thousands of heart, stomach ami nerv ous diseases, which so often compli cate each case. So certain are the re sults of his New Treatment that he does not hesitate to give all patients a trial free. Few physicians have such confi dence in their skill. Few physicians bo thoroughly deserve the confidence of their patients, as no false induce ments are ever held out. The Doctor's private practice is so extensive as to require the aid of forty associates. His offices are always open to visitors. Col. N. G. Parker, ex-treasurer of South Carolina, says: "I believe Dr. Miles to be an attentive and skillful physician, in a field which requires the best qualities of head and heart." The late Prof. J. 8. Jewell, M. D., editor of the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, of Chicago, wrote: "By all means publish your sur prising results." Hundreds of "Incurable Cases" cured. Mrs. Frank Smith, of Chicago, was cured of heart dropsy after five leading physi cians had given, her up. Hon. C. M. Buck, banker, of Faribault, Minn., writes: "I had broken completely down, My head, Jjoot, stomach and nerves I*** troubled me greatly for years. Feared I would never recover, but Dr. Miles' Special Treatment cured me after six eminent physicians of Chicago and elsewhere had completely failed. Mrs. P. Countryman, of.Pontiac, 111., says: "Several years ago, when I sent to Dr.' Miles for treatment, three physicians said I could not live two weeks. I could not walk six feet; now I do all my work." 1,000 references to, and testi monials from Bishops. Clergymen, Bank era, Farmers, and their wives wfll be sent free. These include many who have been' cured after from 6 to 30 physicians have pronounced them incurable. For free treatment, address Dr. Franklin Miles, 201 to 219 State Street, Chicago, lIL Mention St. Paul Sunday Globe. <£ MANUARYroOgIUALEiJjg ERE A BARGAIN . 1 Colored Tickets Scattered ™^T^^^DinWßo^m^ No. 310—Ladles' Sewing -___w^!' _ ji :*- fIIIIIIS tvuuin £>et,S Rocker, wood seat, braes *CS^7 5. . Throughout the Stock— <! ■ No. 5410--Mahogany A#|lft ft ft arm, turned spind-" Ail. TTmiH - > ' ° . ;" s < Dining Room Set, ten \/|t| 1183 les. Net price only of 110 IHi *\ F> A &#h Per AJCX < PieCe? on! ........ W&IUIUU Same in cane seat, only"si.>a I US'' !' 5^P ixGU -; Indicating ";■ ;f|H •";cnt ' (fff >:. Consisting of an elegant and modern -'-"".■" ; ' '■.".■■■'-■'•'■■'w'"'''■"-*-^'-' .^.{llllly '! - - - '! 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Speaking in the strict sense of the word, there are fewer than ten true aptesian wells within the city limits, but a much larg er number of greater depth, although not flowing go by the same title. The true artesian well belt within the city limits may roughly speaking be included in an irregular tract em bracing the lower railway yards and the valleys through which the roads find exit to the north, the lower flats on the West side, and both levees up the 'river to the Omaha railway bridge. This is the district, roughly speaking, shown by-the wells already sunk. Ar tesian wells have been sunk, at tlie lakes from which the city draws its water supplies and at Fort Snelling and South St. Paul, indicating the exis tence, not of one basin, but of a num ber of small basins. Of the flowing wells, eight in num ber, three are located at South St. Paul. Of the remainder, three are lo cated on the west side and four on the east side of the river. Strange to say, the flowing wells are generally shal low. The shalloWe"s't well is that at the feed barns in South St. Paul, it being 165 feet. The deepest flowing well is that at the Eagle street power house, 388 feet. The other two wells at South St. Paul are 225 and 487- feet Monday evening for a single week's engagement at the Grand opera house. She was greeted with extraordinary enthusiasm and it was noticeable that a very cojssiderable portion of her audi ence came to the theater from the aris tocratic sections of the town in their own private equipages. It is an odd fact about the playhouse in question that, while it is conducted upon a strictly popular-pries' basis, its better attractions command the patronage of the very best people in New York, as well as those who would naturally be expected to go to entertainments pro vided at reduced rates of admission. This was Miss Glaser's first appearance in "Dolly Varden" before our communi ty away from Broadway, and the fact that her previous run had been broken in upon by illness long before its natu ral conclusion has undoubtedly helped to promote the immense crowds she is drawing at present. She appeals to be in even better health and spirits than when she first came here with "Dolly Varden," and her vivid acting and brilliant singing are rapturously applauded at each performance. The abrupt departure of Mme. Mai de Vllliers from the cast of "The Sil ver Slipper" at the Broadway theater, where she had been appearing in the role of the Queen of Venus since the opening night, has been the occasion of a great deal of gossip, some of it quite acrimonious. Mme. de Villiers has written to the newspapers that she was ill on the night of her abrupt with drawal, and that Mr. Fisher, the man ager, insisted she should go on or leave permanently. Mr. Fisher, on the other hand, "remarks that he positively re fused to permit her to take her place in the cast at the time in question and took advantage of the situation to cancel her contract. Her place has now been taken by Miss Eleanor Kent, and the change, like the others, of which mention has been made heretofore, is very much to the benefit of the per formance. "The Silver Slipper" mean while runs on smoothly and briskly to exceedingly large audiences, and there is not the slightest indication of a fall ing off for a long time to come. Japanese Play a Sensation. The really big sensation of New York in the amusement line remains "The Darling of the Gods." the Japanese play produced by David Belasco at his own playhouse some weeks ago. The ticket rack at the Belasco theater is in a constant state of exhaustion, for no sooner is the sale announced for an additional week in advance than the seats are snapped up in an incredibly short space, and the treasurer 'finds himself once more to take up the dull routine of assuring the practically un broken line of applicants that he can do nothing for them. The Belasco prosperity, however, is by no means confined to this particular spot, for Mrs. Leslie Carter i& "Dv Barry" has been making new precedents in the matter of receipts in Boston. Even during the week before k Christmas— quite the dullest period qf tjie theatri cal year—the statements of her busi ness ' received every moijriing here in New York showed that she was run ning along to receipts amounting to $2,000 a performance—that is to say, all the money the theater pos sibly hold. Then, too, Davi£ Warfield, in "The Auctioneer" has everywhere been repeating his very large success of last year, and all told, Mr. Belasco will enter upon the new year without any misgivings for the future. Julia Marlowe's contract with the manager of the Criterion theater calls upon her to produce two new plays, if necessary, during her current season at that establishment, but there doesn't seem to be the remostest likelihood of such an outcome. "The Cavalier," dramatized from George W. Cable's novel of that name, .has served to dup licate the hit recorded last season, when Miss Marlowe played "When Knighthood Was in Flower," and it seems probable that the New York public will be flocking to the Criterion deep. The shallowest West side wetl Is 151 feet deep, the deepest 256 feet. The flowing wells on the East side are deeper, the deepest being 388 feet and the shallowest 321 feet. The city council, May, 1893, appro-" priated money for the sinking of four wells on the West side to provide water for neighborhoods whose ordi nary supply had been condemned by the city health department as unhealth ful. One was sunk under the high, bridge, 189 feet; one half a mile above the high bridge, 151 feet; one on State street, 298 feet; one on Kentucky street, 285 feet; one on the lower levee be low Broadway bridge, 298 feet. The deepest and shallowest well showed a difference in depth of nearly 150 feet. The deepest' well shown in the rec ords at the city engineer's office is that at Engine Co. No. 6, on Clinton and Delos streets. The depth of the well is 1,067 feet, or 323 feet below sea level. There are two wells at Como park which keep up the level of the lake and 'several wells at other lakes linked in the city supply sys tem, notably at Lake Vadnais and Cen terville lake. Artesian wells have also been drilled "at White Bear lake for the purpose of replenishing the lake. The flowing wells were nearly all found in white sand under the lime stone cap. The borings pass through from sixty-eight to 136 feet of blue clay drift, from 100 to 233 feet of lime stone. Of the deep wells which do not when the engagement reaches its stip ulated finish. E. S. Willard has closed his very successful season at the Garden thea ter and gone uptown to Harlem for a week, after which he will not be seen again in New York for at least a year and a half. In the early spring he is to proceed to London, where he will spend the summer in recreation and in making ready for his fall en gagement at the St. James theater. He is to continue in England until the following September, when he pro. poses to renew his American tours wjth a quantity of fresh dramatic ma terial, Meanwhile he will probably or ganize a special company to intrepret "La Chatelaine" in America after the present season. C. A. More, his busi ness representative, who, by the way, has been with Willard for about elev en years, conveys the information that for this newly purchased French drama an entirely new equipment of scenery, ccstumes and properties is being pre pared. In about three weeks now Richard Mansfield's run will come to an end at the Herald Square theater, and De Wolf Hopper and his company will step in with their production of "Mr. Pickwick," the musical comedy in which they have apparently been giv ing the keenest of delight to large audiences all along the line. This event is looked upon In New York IS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. The Principal Asset of the Successful Business Man. The head of the largest meat pack ing industry in the world, for many years, prior to his death, never trav eled without his physician; every where he was accompanied by his med ical adviser; he hired him for his ex clusive attendance by the year and con sidered the large salary paid for such service as a part of his business In vestment. He did not do this because he was a hypochondriac, in constant fear' of illness and death; on the con trary, he was an exceptionally robust man, but he realized that the princi pal asset in his enormous business was his own personal health, and to keep physically and mentally well and strong was a business proposition pure and simple. It is so with every business man and woman. A slight cold in the head or throat may pass off in a few days, or it may develop into Pneumonia, Chronic Catarrh, or an irritating throat trouble; in any event its departure should be hastened by some simple antiseptic preparation like Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, which are dissolved in the mouth and thus reach and de stroy the germs of Catarrh, Pneu monia, Consumption, before they have a chance to propagate and thrive in the inflamed mucous membranes of the nose and throat To burden the stomach -vith drugs and stimulants is a foolish and often dangerous way to combat a cold, be cause stimulants are always followed by corresponding depression and where there is any tendency to Pneumonia increases the danger by increasing the heart action. A popular school teacher In Pitts burg writes:—"l am a walking: adver tisement for Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; the change from a crowded, steam heated school room to a raw, chill out doors kept me nursing colds In the head and throat from fall to spring. Throat irritation made it difficult for me to read or speak and conduct my classes. My druggist with whom I spent a large part of my salary for cough lozenges and potash tablets one day advised me to try Stuart's Ca tarrh Tablets and I shall never cease to thank him. I still catch cold oc casionally, but I stop it Jn a day or two with the tablets, andT have done missionary- work with my pupils to such an extent that coughs and colds are almost unknown amongst the youngsters in n.y room. flow, some were found in white sand and a number in limestone. The deep est well of all went through a strata of white sand, red slate, again white sand, and finally struck water in red shale. Together with the wells which fur nish a public supply, there are a num ber of large wells, artesian and com mon, which furnish large office build ings, factories and mils, with neces sary supply. The Hamm, Schmidt, Emmert and Yoerg- breweries draw the vast amount of water used by them in their manufacturing business from private wells located in or near their breweries. Both the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railway general offices are sup plied from Artesian wells. The Far well, Ozmun, Kirk & Co. building draws its supply from a well, as does the Lowry and Endicott Arcades. The Ryan hotel has a well, the Portland flats, the Court block, the Metropolitan opera house, the Davidson block, the Germania Life building, the Ernst building, In which TheGlobeis located, the Horman block also have private sources of supply. Both t,ha Edison and St. Paul Gas company's plants on Cedar street receive their supply from artesian wells. The Min nesota Soap company's factory has a flowing well, as has the Eagle street power house of the gas company. The amount of water taken from pri vate wells yearly runs far up into the hundred milliojis of gallons. with quite as much interest as any oth er that has occurred thus far during the season, for Hopper's popularity here is very great. His metropolitan engagements have invariable been productive of the very largest mone tary results, and his individual con tributions to the entertainment of the populace have been viewed with the wildest hilarity. In addition to all this, the Chicago verdict, which has gained repitition elsewhere, that "Mr. Pickwick" is quite the best thing since "Erminie" has filtered into New York and materially concentrated attention upon the forthcoming Hopper entry. Next Monday night will witness the first presentment here of "Jim Bludso," the new Rich and Harris melodrama, based upon some of the John Hay poems, including "Banty Tim" and "Little Breeches," in addition to the one from which the piece derives its name. Secretary Hay, who has given no opposition tp the stage adaptation of his early creations of fancy, has been invited to be present upon the opening night, and it is expected that he will not disappoint. Robert Hil liard, who is to 'impersonate the sturdy and self-sacrificing engineer of the Mississippi river steamer Prairie Belle, comes back to the stage after an ab sence of about a year with the an nouncement that he will not again be tempted by commercial advantages to renounce a profession in which there are all too few well-bred,, vigorous and convincing young men. Andrew Mack is playing "Tom Moore" this t week ajt the New West End theater in Harlem—the playhouse built by "Bim the Button Man." Mr*- Mack's new Irish drama, "The Bold Sojer Boy," won't be seen here until near the end of the season, and per haps not until the beginning of next. Mary Mannerlng has taken up her tour of the country in "The Stubborn ness of Geralrline," but will swing back into one of the Broadway playhouses along toward Easter. Her run at the Garrick was one of the most brilliantly successful in the history of that estab lishment. "Word comes from Washington that Annie RusseU's presentment of "Mice and Men" in that city has been re ceived with earnest and general ac claim. This comedy was written by Madeleine Lucette Ryley, and had a prolonged career in London before be ing brought to America. It will first be seen here at the end of Mrs. Lang try's Garrick theater engagement. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" appears to have taken .the town by storm at the New York the ater. Although produced the week be fore Christmas its audiences were large from the outset, and have grown steadily greater ever since, until now the enormous auditorium fs filled to its very utmost. Evidently the opera will enjoy an extended career of popularity in New York. "The Sultan of Sulu" -was made known on Monday evening at Wal lack's and "The Billionaire" at Daly's. Both are musical comedies" lavishly presented, and both seem to have early commanded favorable attention. Mr." Sothern's munificent revival of "Hamlet" was Tuesday evening's of fering at the Garden. The house was packed and applause both frequent and fervid. On Saturday night of next -week William Faversham's engagement in "Imprudence" -at the Empire theater will draw to its close, and he will make room for the incoming of the Empire stock company in Capt. Marshall's "The Unforseen." The Faversham run has been characterized by a quite un broken series of crowded houses. Mr. Ramsay Morris' thrilling loco motive melodrama, "The Ninety and Nine," will not be removed from the stage of the Academy of Music until Jan. 24. It jjaa been one of the very big hits of the season with all classes of spectators, an unusual point being that it has gained the unqualified in dorsement of the clergy. i "Florodora," revived upon a massive ': % s scale by the Messrs. Fisher and Ryley. will follow "The Ninety and Nine" for four weeks only. —Leander Richardson. THE NATIONAL GUARD. The announcement by Gov. Van Sant of his intention to retain Gen. E. D. Libbey as adjutant general came not as a surprice to the members of the guard, who were positive that his excellent administration of affairs would gain for him his appointment. Capt. O. M. Nordley, of Red Wing, will also remain as military store keeper. Capt. Ed J. Bobleter, who served as military storekeeper under Gov. John Lind and who is at present a battalion adjutant in the Second regi ment, is now located at New Ulrrv where he is serving with a law firm. * « « It was regretted that a larger at tendance was not present at the an nual convention of officers held in St. Paul. Much important legislation was recommended, prominent among which is that providing for an appropriation for the payment of men who attend drill at the rate of 25 cents each night; that recommending the extension of "fogie" pay to enlisted men; one pro viding for annual headquarters' ex penses. The question of adopting a distinctive state uniform for dress purposes was considered ill-advised and dropped. An attempt will be made to secure an annual appropriation of $2,500 for the maintenance of the state camp grounds. There were several measures recommended which will have a tendency to induce the enlisted men to remain longer in the service. The meeting was a success in every way. Capt. P. A. Walton, Company F-l, Minneapolis, has been granted a leave of absence and has gone to visit hi 3 old home in England. First Lieutenant R. M. Whyte is in command of the company. The members of the lowa national guard are paid 10 cents per hour for. drill, two hours each week; are fined 25 cents for being tardy and fined 20 cents per hour for absence. Such a rule as this would greatly increase the efficiency of the Minnesota national guard. The members of the governor's staff presented Gov. Van Sant, on Christmas day, w^th a mammoth cut glass punch bowl. TViaj. J. C. Jensen made the pre sentation speech in the governor's pri vate office, and was accompanied by Adjt. Gen. Libbey and Col. R. H. Seng. Mrs. Van Sant, who was also present, was the recipient of a bunch of Amer ican Beauty roses. Accompanying the gift to the governor was a photegraph of each member of the staff, inclosed in a silk case. After waging a war for years in Dcs Moines, lowa, the companies located there are to have a new armory. Since the agitation was first started about four years ago two companies of In fantry and one troop of cavalry have been mustered out for want of places to drill in. At present the city has one signal company and one company of infantry. Adjt: Gen. Conklin, of South Dakota, in his annual report recently issued, urges the coming legislature to make adequate provisions for the mainte nance of the state troops and prospects are very promising. • • • Adjt. Gen. Melvin H. Byers, of lowa, in G. O. No. 21, provides for the an nual inspection of the lowa troops to take place after Jan. 15. Only three days' notice will be given company commanders of the dates for their company. Gen. Byers also recently is sued an order which allows officers to provide themselves with the new uni form of the regular army if they see fit. This would signify that Towa in tends to be among the first states to adopt the new uniform. The journal of the United States Cavalry association will in its next*is sue give prominence to Company- C-3. of Duluth. It has requested a full set of pictures descriptive of the "Drill of All Nations," produced by that com pany some time ago under the direc tion of Lieut. Charles Josten. In a recent order Adjt. Gen. George M. Cole, of Connecticut, has announced that hereafter insanity, epilepsy or mental aberration, loss of sight of an eye, or permanent defect of one or both eyes, loss of hearing, loss of speech, loss of an arm or leg, or any other in jury or disease which incapacitates for manual labor, will be considered an ex emption from military duty. The guard of the Eastern states are gradually at taining an efficiency that is- amazing. • • • Battery A entertained the Tenth bat tery, U. S. A., from the fort last Satur day night with a wet smoker. An ad dress of welcome was given by C. N. Akers, after which the evening was given over to cigars and pipes. Lunch was served late in the evening and a general good time had. MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN When they feel fagged out and jaded from the cares, responsibilities, anx ieties, worries. etc., find a ben efactor in Rea Bros.' Cascarin. It is not a stimulant but a taste less laxative tonic and cathartic. At druggists, price 50 cents, or sample sent free. Rea Bros. & Co.. Minneapolis, Minn.