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"Then felt I like some watcher of the skies
When a new planet swims into his ken,"
%^fThursday Evenmg,^
~"y# aatare'a watts, ahoot telly aa Waa."
Hudson's "History of Minneapolis" Gives Pull Details of
the Discovery of Lake of the Isles by Our Intrepid Explorer
Early in 1851-Rev. G. L. Morrill's Place as a Discoverer
Pully Settled by the New Publication.
TJUDSON'S "History of Minneapolis," when the last word
O is written, promises to be a monumental affair. Mr.
Hudson has been brushing the dust off of our annals and
fingering around in the waste-paper basket of Mr. Bromley's
memories of the first bridge across from St. Anthony. He
has encouraged old settlers like Fred Jame% to talk freely,
and has thrown together a mass of statistics and information
that is simply startling.
Mr Hudson, son of Hendrick and Ann H. Hudson, ar-
rived in Minneapolis the early fifties. He got off at the
dock, walked thru the forest to Hellen street, hence to the
site of the old Tribune building, where he stood around and
waited for somebody to put up a building and start the paper.
During all these years of waiting, often on insufficient food,
he held firmly in mind his great project of a history of the
city and, day or night, man or boy, it was never* absent from
his thought. Sitting often alone in his miserable garret on
Twenty-fourth street, then two blocks further out than the
Sioux encampment, with the literaria of his great* work scat-
tered aiound him in poetic confusion, often subsisting on a
mere crust, Mr. Hudson gathered and filed away facts of
precious import to coming ages.
S Mr. Hudson's great contribution to the knowledge of our
topography was thd discovery of Lake of the Isles in August
of 1851. Pushing thru the almost virgin forest, with no marks
to guide him save the moss on the north sides of the trees,
*w in danger often of savage beast and of more savage red man,
l&* Mr. Hudson finally, at 4:20 in the afternoon of Aug. 22, broke
M. out of the dense woods into a little clearing on the bluff above
1 5 the lake, and, leaning on his long and trusty rifle, gaaed, the
first white man to penetrate these solitudes, upon the turbu
lent waters of this great inland sea.
Mr. Hudson, with a fine inspiration, in his diary for
161 A few days later the Rev. G. L. Morrill reached the
*&ires of this inland sea, and Mr. Hudson and Mr. Morrill
raised the black flag and took possession of the lake "in
the name of the Unique Theater and the Continental Con-
gress." Mr.V
Hudson at this time pre-empted 50 feet of the
lake shore, and his log cabin is still pointed out to visitors.
History records that he was also the first white man to cuss
the park board for keeping the lake level two inches over
his wigwam floor.
Taken all together, the "History of Minneapolis reads
like a romance. If you do not secure a oopy, you are likely
to miss owning one.
Some English geologists have a piano 100,000,000 years
old. Lest you discredit this statement, we here present the
facts in the casein the piano case.
Of course, there is music in everything, even the baby.
Professor Till's discovery of music .in the paleozoic rocks of
the Cumberland mountains, in England, was a great step
forward in the production of pleasurable emotion. The rocks
are gneiss and hornblende, deposited according to geological
test prior to the introduction of life upon the earthin all
probability 100,000,000 years ago.
It is said that these rocks, when struck, give forth sounds
as various as the chords of a grand piano, and more accurate.
Mr. Till and his father, starting with an octave and a half,
spent twelve years in perfecting an instrument. The rocks
are from 6 inches to 4 feet in length, arranged on a frame
about 12 feet long. They give a scale of five octaves, and.,
are played upon by four persons, each with two hammers, or
mallets, to beat out the sound. There are skeptics who as-
serverate that the 'rocks" are iron, or steel, in disguise.
This the Tills resent. The music is not at all rocky either.
Musicians who have heard it are said to retire thoughtfully.
Give a small boy a lath and a picket fence and he produces
a musical note, of a low vibration, to be sure, but still music.
There are differences in taste in regard to this music, but the
boy seems to enjoy it.
If Mr. Mizner is able to keep up with the changes in his
wife's affections, he must be agile enough to dodge the goat
when the latter stammers with his tail and is found abutting
and abounding in the back pasture lot. A. J. R.
What the Market Affords
tf^sT^RESH cod, 20 cents a pound.
^P* Halibut, 18 cents a pound.
g Smelts, 15 cents extra size, 20 cents a pound.
"A Winter caught pike, 15 cents a pound.
i|fr Crappies, 12y2 cents a pound.
Rutabagas, 10 cents a peck.
J& New beets, 10 cents a bunch.
Watercress, 5 cents a bunch.
Assorted herbs, 15 cents a bottle.
Yesterday was the last day in which crappies could be
'^legally caught, and after those in the market are fold there
^^wrill be no more for two months. There is a splendid variety
"of fish in the market for the first Friday in Lent, and the
housewife will have no trouble to make a choice.
Here is a favorite way of cooking cod in Louisiana: Heat
two tablespoonfuls of butter, browning it very slightly, sift
in one tablespoonful of flour, stir until smooth, pour in one
cupful of water and cook for five minutes. Season with salt,
white pepper/and the juice of a lemon. Chop fine, one me-
dium-sized onion, and one green pepper minus the seeds, and
brown them in two tablespoonfuls of oil or clarified butter,
then add one cupful of stewed, strained tomatoes, twelve but-
ton mushrooms cut in small pieces, a bay leaf, a sprig of
thyme and the prepared white sauce. Have the fish cut in
inch-thick slices, lay them in the sauce, cover them with
oiled paper and bake for three-quarters of an hour in a rather
slow oven. When ready to serve garnish with brown potato
balls and heart-shaped croutons and sprinkle chopped parsley
over all.
THE AMENDE HONORABLE.
WASHINGTON newspaper correspondent says that Col
onel Henry Watterson once told him he had always
made it a rule in^he conduct of his newspaper never to make
retractions, holding that the paper should assume that no
mistakes were made.
In this connection, Colonel Watterson said that one day
there appeared in the columns of the paper the obituary of a
man tolerably well known in Louisville. The deceased ap-
peared the next day in person and, naturally enough, de-
manded a retraction. Colonel Watterson with great suavity
explained to the unfortunate gentleman that the paper never
made mistakes and never corrected alleged errors. At this
the subject of the obituary waxed exceeding wroth and de-
manded satisfaction. Cplonel Watterson then informed him
that the only suggestion he could think of would be to place
he gentleman in the birth columnjts a new arrival, so^to.
rLippincott's.
y-
HE Hard Luck club was in session, and
T^i the subject had turned upon love and
marriage. ^It fell to the man in the cor
ner to tell what Cupid had done for him.
He was a large man, whose financial re
verses could only be equaled by his van
ity, and his companions looked for some
thing unusually interesting.
"One of you young fellows spoke pretty strongly on the
important part a girl's parents often play in bringing about
an engagement,'' he said. That reminds me of an experience
I had when I was in Texas a good many years ago. I had a
position in Houston, but I took a notion that there was more
freedom and independence in the life of a rancher than any
other mode of existence, so I threw up my job and hired out
with a well-to-do cattleman not far from the Mexican border.
I hadn't been there a week till I saw that I had made
a favorable impression on the old codger I worked for. In
a short while the whole family demonstrated pretty clearly
that they shared in his good opinion. It didn't take me long
to see what they were driving at. There were three children
in the family. The eldest was a good-looking girl of 24, or
thereabouts, and it was..as plain as the nose on a man's face
that her parents were anxious to turn her over to me as my
wife. I was in no hurry to marry, however, and altho un-
mistakable hints were thrown in my face every day by the old
folk, I became, for the time shamefully obtuse, and refused
to jump into their net. Not but that I liked the girl well
enough, understand. She was of a modest, retiring disposi
tion and seemed totally unaware of the schemes concerning
her and myself, consequently, altho I hadn't the least desire
to marry her, I couldn't help but respect her thoroly.
"Well, I held out
against them for six
months, and then one
day the old man got
desperate. He came out
to where I was working
and sat down on a
stump jiear me. I knew
in a minute what was
up.
'What do you
think of Em?' he asked
abruptly.
"The girl's name
was Emmeline, but the
family always called
her 'Em* for short. I
told him my mind had
been so completely tak
en up with my work
that I had had little
thought to give to any
thing else, but I had no
doubt she was an excel
lent young woman. He
seemed disappointed at
my lack of ardor.
'So she is,,' he
said, dubiously, 'so she
is. I set a heap of
store by Em, and I likewise think a good deal of you. I've
been thinking it would be a mighty good thing if you two
could take a liking to each other and tie up. Perhaps you've
noticed lately how the wind was blowin', eh?'
I told a deliberate lie and said I hadn't. At that the
old man pitched into the very heart of the subject.
'I'm sorry,' he said. 'The fact is, Em is already pretty
much pleased with you, and if you'll only meet her half-
way I'll make it worth your while. I'm rich. My property
here and in town will foot up to $300,000c When the old
woman and I die it will be divided among the three chil-
dren, and Em will have at least $100,000. But you won't
have to wait till I am dead to get a good start. I've got
some fine property in Houston, and I'll make it over to you
as a wedding present. I'll give you as many head of cattle,
horses and sheep as any reasonable man could ask for, and a
nice little bit in cash. I wSnf to see my girl married. She
is 24 nows and there is no sense in her waiting any longer.
But I want her to get a good man, and I want you to think
this offer over.'
I did think it over seriously," said the big man, after
a short pause, "and then
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He shook his head and sighed despondently. The young
est man in the party pondered the matter a few moments,
then he said explosively:
"You were a fool to throw away such a chance. Why,
you ought to be worth half a million today with that op-
portunity thrown in your way, yet here you are as poor as
Job's turkey, and all because of a little sentiment. To
think of studying on the subject and then throwing your
good luck overboard. You deserve to be poor. As I said,
you were a chump. Don't you think so, yourself?"
The big man turned red.
A
Defective Page
A String of Good Stories
I cannot tall bow the truth may
Iaay the tala aa 'twaa aatd to ma."
WHERE THE GOVERNOR MADE A MISTAKE.
COUPLE of years ago a governor of one of the southern
states went to Palm Beach, Florida, for a short holiday.
He registered at one of the magnificent hotels and was as-
signed to a luxurious suite of rooms. He "was comfortably
installed when a friend came in to call on him.
"This is a wonderful apartment they have given you,"
said the visitor.
"Why, yes," replied the governor^ "I've never enjoyed
such luxury in mv life. Never saw such a place! They just
showed me to these rooms, but I've been wondering if they
realized that I was a poor man. What do you suppose they'll
charge mef
"Well, governor," answered the other, I happen to
know about that. The last man, a railroad president from
New York, paid $75 a day for these very rooms."
"Scissors to grind!" cried the unfortunate politician,
"I've only got $50. I'll have to leave at once. But look
here, Jim, I don't want to confess I can't pay for at least
one day so you go down to the station and telegraph me to
come home at once. I will meet you at the station within
an hour."
When the governor arrived at the station he found the
friend waiting as he had arranged.
"You got my telegram all right?'' inquired the acquain
tance.
"Got it!" said thevgovernor
AVERSE TO OVERWORK.
WINTON, in the smoking room of the
Celtic, discussed a noted but dishonest chauffeur.
"The man is altogether shameless," he said. "He re-
minds me of a Scottish beggar whom they still talk about
in Edinburgh.
A gentleman came upon this beggar one evening at a
nagie-lantem exhibition.
'Why, I thought you were a blind beggar, man!' he
cried.
'That's my lay, gov'nor,' said the beggar.
'Well, you're not blind now,' said the gentleman.
"The beggar gave him an indignant and reproachful look.
'Can't a poor feller take an evenin' off sometimes?' he
said indignantly."
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WITH AN IP.
Timothy L. Woodruff still maintains that betting is
moral, if you are on the winning side for he says those were
his grandmother's principles. He explains it thus. Once
when he was visiting in New Haven, he had been betting
pretty heavily on the election. His grandmother, hearing
of it, thought it her duty to reprove him and said very
seriously, "Don't you know it's very wicked to bet, Tim?
How dreadful to lose all that money!" But he says her
tone changed completely when he told her he won it all
instead, and she exclaimed jubilantly, "Oh, you won, Tim,
you won vt
COLD WATER.
HELD rout his hands to her in an impulsive and ap
*jpealing gesture:
rj"I'would give
iAnd ah, how that "deep voice, -tremulous with passion,
thrilled her very soul.
"Dolores, I would give the world to call you mine."
Her bosom heaved. It may be that her eyes became suf-
fused. But only for an instantonly for the nonce. Then
reason resumed its sway again, and she made answer in clear,
cool tones:
"No, Loys, you may think-you would, but you wouldn't.
You couldn't, you know. Hardly a spoonful of the world
could be purchased on a salary of $9 a week."
DESPERATE REMEDIES.
capitalist, at luncheon, espied his broker at the next
table.
"Our new corporationour silver minehow's it do-
ing?" he asked.
The broker looked up from his terrapin and champagne
with a frown.
"Poorly, poorly," he replied.
"Shares not moving?"
"Not moving worth a cent."
The capitalist whistled thoughtfully.
"It really looks," he said, "as thd we'd have to begin
mining if we want to make anything out of this investment."
THE MAHY-SIDED PRINTER.
npHE versatility of printers is aptly illustrated by the fol-
1 lowing advertisement which recently appeared in a
western paper:
WantedBy a printer who is capable of taking charge
of a publishing and printing plant, a position as foreman.
Can give valuable advice to persons contemplating marriage
and has obtained a wide reputation as a trance medium.
Would accept an appointment as pastor of a small evangeli
cal* church or as substitute preacher. Has had experience
as a strikebreaker and would take work of this character
west of the Missouri river. Would have no objection to
forming a small but select class of young ladies to teach them
in the higher branches or to give them information as to the
cause of the Trojan war. Can do odd jobs around a board
inghouse or'would accept a position as assayist of a mining
company.
NECKTIES AS RAILWAY SIGNALS.
i T\ ED neckties are always worn by foreign brakemen
1 and conductors. Ever notice it?" said a railroader.
"No. Why is it?"
"As a safety device," was the reply. "These red neck
ties that flash upon your gaze on the railroads of Italy,
France, Germany and England are not a sign that the people
have a gay taste, but that they are cautious and prudent.
"The neckties are supplied free by the railroad com
panies for use as danger signals in emergency. Thus, no
matter when or where an accident may happen, there is no
need to search or scramble for a red flag, but the brakeman
whips off his red necktie, and waves it frantically aloft."
SHE LEFT OFF SOMETHING.
TEACHER in a certain Episcopal Sunday school had
been impressing on her girls the need of making some
personal sacrifice during Lent. Accordingly, on the first Sun
day of that penitential season, which happened to be a warm
spring day, she took occasion to ask each of the class, in
turn, what she had given up for the sake of her religion.
Everything went well, and the answers were proving highly
satisfactory, until she came to the youngest member. "Well,
Mary," inquired/the teacher, "what have you left off for
Lent?"
"Please, ma'am,'' stammered the child, somewhat con-
fused, "II've left off my leggins.':Lippincott's^
A TRAOTEXTE.
lull himself out of trouble with A oorkr
-fwjfjpsgggsg^
in a despairing voice, I
should say so. I believe I am the unluckiest man alive.
Why, when I went to ask for my bill what do you suppose
the clerk said? He told me there was no billsaid they
would be honored if I stayed a year!"R. W. Child in Lip-
pincott 's.
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SOMETHIHG DIFFERENT.
Five per cent is considered a good
return from conservative investments
these days To learn of one guaran
teed to earn seven per cent, entitled
to share in earnings (probablf large)
above that, and which every investor
can help to make more profitable, in
quire of J. S. SHERRILL, 822 Guar
anty Building, Minneapolis, Minn
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Barrii\3toiCHall
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IN A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD.
There were some young kids of Dundee,
"Who concocted a prank with great glee.
They turned on the hose
The water soon froze,
And they shouted to passers, "Seats free!*'
MACHINE LINE
Minnesota Pfconograph Co.
A Woman's Club Coffee.
When a woman's club agrees on a verdict that Barrington
Hall, served at one of the club functions, is good, we feel
flattered. How supremely elated must we be when we receive
from the Woman's Club of Denver a polite note in which wo
are advised as follows:
"Barrington Hall steel-cut coffee was served, and
the comments of the many members present might be
summed up in an expression to this effect: 'It is de
lightfully dainty and fragrant certainly the most de
licious coffee ever served at the club.'
"You are to be commended for having, through
your process, eUminated the injurious properties so
well known to coffee drinkers.
Yours very truly, AUGUSTA L. SCHLESSINGER,
Chairman of Club Teas."
We are pleased to say also that Barrington Hall is the pop
ular coffee of the particular people of Denver, and Denvef
people live in a high altitude.
But the quality of
is attested
is
putaso**
~p supremely healthful coffee,
CfJinBG *ree
\A*** ^***Qaf nin-bearing, yellow skin
that is found inside the coffee bean, which in the infusion is
bitter and very astringent, and which has absolutely no coffee
flavor. This explains why people who had given up drinking
coffee altogether now use and enjoy Barrington Hall without
any unpleasant or injurious after effects.
You will understand what the .Denver Club ladies meant if
you will but take home and try a single pound of Barrington
Hall.
Roasted, steel cut, packed by machinery in sealed tins^ ant
guaranteed by Baker & Co., Importers, Minneapolis. v^
For sale by the better class of grocers at 35c per poun&
v-vs.
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