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TWIN CITY NEWS.
000 OO AOOOLOOOOL
A FLUNK,
When Mr. Griffin and I launched the
first edition of the Twin City American
in the city of Minneapolis, 1t was said,
arped and sung in the atmosphere that
e should not be permitted to run it;
ught not to have the support of the
olored population because we were not
en of families; property owners of
Jong and good standing; and had not
ided in the community as long as
me of our more prominent worthy
izens, that we should stand by and
e good works go on " to catch the
ang of things”"—and that people who
vere all this should be upheld, sur
ounded, aided, and comforted. You
now too well the story of the failure
f Mr. Griffin’s health, and hence the
all of the paper. 1 could not do the
utside hustling and indoor work, too—
o the consolidation. Now, it is “up
o some of the good brethren who be
ieve so thoroughly in home institu
ions—protective tariff—not free trade.
The ADVANCE 1s an organ containing
all for which they so ardently‘plead, and
yet last night the benefit and Bethesda
church was most conspicious by their
absence. The program could not have
been better, Any person could be proud
of the selections rendered. 1 heartily
and sincergly thank those who so gen
erously atded and shall, with pleasure,
send by mail, programs to those who,
with great courtesy, allowed thein
names 1o be placed upon a printed pro
gram to be circulated among the busi
ness pubiic and yet did not care to put
in appearance, and more, nor send re
grets to those who by chance should
take their places, and the audience, who,
Eqwrhups. might anxiously look forward
to hearing the sound of their voices,
But “enough.”
There were about thirty-eight people
in the house. Nearly sixteen on the
program and the remainder by compli
inentary tickets or otherwise. A ramy
‘day and hard times 18 not excuse. That
the house might be filled and the par
ticipants of l?w program be enlivened
from the view of many faces, tickets
were broadcast, but those recewving
them did net, for some reason, respond
with their presence. 1i this was any
sort of a game 1 do not see it, but ac
knowledge 1t well worked
The expense, as small as it is, will
be cleared, but simply from the adver
tising of the programs,
Again thanking those who took part
in the program-—those who practiced
and really prepared, they came, spoke
and sung so grandly and magnificently
before empty chairs, and for whom 1
have the strongest sympathy, 1 remain,
yours truly,
McCANTS STEWART.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Mrs. S. Williams gave a six o'clock
dinner Tuesday evening, Aug. 29, in
honor of Mrs. L. Spencer, of Montreal,
Canada. Geraniums formed a promi
nent part in the table decorations. Cov
ers were laid for eighteen, Recitations
and songs by the little ones was one of
the pleasing features of the evening.
Misses Mary Morgan and Mae Will
iams helped to receive and assisted in
making the evening a most delightiul
one. Among those present were Mr,
and Mrs. M. O. Cannon, Mesdames S.
Williams, R. Burke, Wm. Johnson,
Chesney [.. Spencer of Montreal, Will
-lams of Chicago, Misses Mary Morgan,
Mae Williams, Gladys Spencer, Masters
Harold Spencer, Raymond, Miles and
Homer Cannon, B. F. Pierre, Jr., Mes
srs. Andrew Monroe, Chas. Charleston,
St. Paul. Mrs. Spencer leaves for her
home Thursday, Aug. 31, after a three
months’ visit in Minneapolis,
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Abbey enter
tained at dinner Monday in honor of
their birthdays Rev. and Mrs. W. S.
Brooks. Rev. Mrs. Lena Mason, Mrs,
Henry Wilkins and Miss Cora Frank
hin.
Mrs. J. F. Monroe will leave Tues
day evening, Sept. ssth, in company with
Rev. and Mrs. Brooks for a wvisit te
her mother in Chicago, also to attend
the conference while there.
Miss Ellen Wheaton entertained at
tea Monday evening Misses Eliza Alex
ander, Marie Armstrong, Tarquina
Harper, Eugenia Colter, Messrs. Ben
jamin Steward, Robert Lee, Ralph
Grey, McCants Stewart, Mrs. Coter and
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Wheaton, Mas
ter Harry Harper. Willie Colter, T.
Layton and Frankie Wheaton.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Johnson received
guests Saturday from 2 to 6 at their
residence, 2205 Fourth avenue south, in
honor of Mrs. Fairfax, of Kansas, Mo.
The reception room was beautifully
decorated. The receiving party were
Mrs. J. L. Neal, Mrs. W, W. %uckcr.
smtlpt was served by Miss M. B. An
erson.
Mrs Mack Cannon and sons, Master
Raymond Miles and Homer, are con
templating spending the winter in Se
attle, Tacoma and San Francisco, and
other cities of interest, visiting relatives,
Lawyer and Mrs. J. Frank Wheaton
entertained, Friday evening, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank J. Rugflson. of St. Lous,
Mrs. C. E James, ,\htdamesi!. C. Reid,
Rob Waters, Misses Elisa Elexsander,
of St. Louis, Elleen Wheaton, Mr.
Robert Lee, Master Joseph Reid.
On Sunday, the 20th, Mr. and Mrs
John Sellers entertained at dinner, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Turner and Miss Mary
Howell, of St. Paul, and Mrs Mary
Howard, of Mmm?om. =
Mr. Wm. Smith, formerly a clerk in
the postoffice. and who recently passed
a succgssinl cxamillti(r ior clerkship,
has been called to duty’ His former as
saciates in the poumu claim that he
was one of the most efficient clerks in
service. Mr Smith i a txflu young
man and will without doubt credit to
his race in his chosen mmy
cd”" C.“sgv;na and her return
to ¢t after avtending death
bed and funeral of their sister. wha died
in_ladianapoiis last week.
The Misses Freemans entertained
Tuesday at tea, Mesdames Chesney,
Johnson, Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
Stokes, of Chicago.
Editor and Mrs. J. C. Reid informal
ly entertained at tea Sunday eve, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank J. Roberson, of St
Louis, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. James, and
Miss Luceile James, of Merriam Park,
and Mrs. V. M. Weir,
Mrs. Gates, mother of Mr. Albert
Moss, who has been visiting the latter,
reterned to her home in Missouri,
Wednesday. Her daughter, Miss Gert
rude, will spend the winter with Mr,
;nd Mrs. Moss and enter the schools
ere.,
Mrs. London, of Muchakinock, who
has been visiting Dr. and Mrs. Brown,
left for home Monday,
Mr. Robt. Ragan died Saturday, from
an illness of several months, at the
ripe old age of 76. He was called to
his reward. He was a devout Christian,
identified with St. Peter's A M. E.
church and as a spiritual worker he
was among the most active. Mr. Ragan
will be much missed by his constituents,
He was burted from St. Peter church
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. S. Brooks
officiating. He leaves a wife, Mrs.
Lena, and her family, to mourn his loss
The Advance extends condolence to the
bereaved family,
CORRESPONDENCE.
CHICAGOD, L
{Special to Advance.)
One of the prettiest receptions that
has been given this summer was the
farewell reception tendered Miss Jose
phine .. Huggard, of Columbia, Mo,
at the beautiiul apartments of Dr. and
Mrs. Faulker, 6356 Rhodes avenue, on
the 24th inst. It will be remembered
by many that Miss Huggard was
bridesmaid at the Faulker-Debliste nup
fials last June. The writings of Paul
Lawrence Dunbar was the subject for
discussion. Among those who read
some of his poems were S. C. White,
Miss Nettie Miles, . W. Thompson,
Mrs. Tyson, G. E. Duncan, Jr., after
which E. W. Edwards recited "Rock
of Ages” and instrumental solo by Miss
Huggard. Then Mrs. Faulker extend
ed her greeting to the guests and bade
them enjoy themselves and partake of
the reireshments. Those present were
Misses Miles, B. Steele, Jones Tate of
St. Louis, Mo, Broenson H. Brady, 1.
Brady, French B. Brady, Mesdames Dr.
J. L. Ford, Tyson, Messrs. (G. Duncan,
Jr.. N. Fisher, A. Barnett, F. 1. Bar
nett, Jr., R, Pritchard, S. C. White, E.
W. Thompson, B. White, E. W, Ed
wards, R. ,i)clhptiste.
Through their attorney, Franklin A,
Denison, Mrs. Mamie A. Comen, of
3sth street and Forest avenue, and Mrs.
Jackson and Miller of Cincinnati, have
sued John A, Hamlin, owner, Harry L.
Hamlin, manager. of the Grand Opera
House of this city, under ®the civil
rizhts law, for an-alleged refusa! to al
low them to occupy the seats which
they had purchased for the matinee
pertormance at the Grand Opera House
on Aug. 12th. Each one is demanding
the sum of $3500, the maximum sum
fixed by the statute. We sincerely trust
they will be successful in obtaining the
amount sued for.
The Colored Head Waiters' National
Association will hold Its first annual
convention in this city at Bethel church
Sept. 20th.
The Coliseum, which was under con
struction, collapsed last Monday after
noon and killed 10 men and wounded
about 15 men. There were over 40 men
at work on the structure when it fell
without a moment’s warning.
The Flontilla Pleasure Club gave a
pink tea social at the residence of Mrs
Adkinson, 3727 Dearborn street, last
Tuesday evening. Among those pres
ent that were not members of the club
were the Misses Goods, Lines, Wool
ridge, Lawrence, Butler, Word, Raglin,
Hocker, Turnbo, Buchanan, Smither
son, Stewart, the Messrs. Hamilton,
Evans, Winby, Jackson, Hubbard, Fitts,
Haooker, Bell.
J. H. Shepard, business manager of
the Bystander. of Des Moimnes, and Wm.
Coalson, oi Des Moines, Gov. Shaw's
private messenger, are expected to vis
it our city next week.
The Columbia Giants and the Chica
go Unions are going to play a series
of five games of baseball. The first one
will be played at 10:30 next Sunday on
the Grants' grounds, h street and
Wentworth avenue. 'iz;:'ey are both
good teams and a good contest is ex
pected, and they are both very popular,
A large attendance is expected.
FROM THE FAR SOUTH.
Mrs. A F. Owens, wife of Dr. A, P
Owens, of Mobile, Ala., is visiting her
niece, Mrs. Mamie Grimes, of St. %aul.
Mrs. Owens. in connection with her
brilliant hushand, have done much to
ward the elevation of her race, having
taught school for a number of years,
besides assisting her hushand in his
work as pastor of the largest and most
fashionable Baptist church in the city
of Afro-Amefican female beauties. The
labor of Dr. and Mrs. Owens among
the race have placed them first among
the worthy citizens of Mobile, Dr,
Owens amf the deceased father of Edit
or J. C. Reid having been associated for
vears together in the ministry, caused
the families to become life-long friends.
Mrs Owens will be the guest of Editor
Reid and family of Minneapolis a few
days during her short stay in the North
west
To Whom it May Concern:—
This is to certiiy that Jesse W. Jack
son, who died on the 2pth day of“nly
last, was not a member of Nationa! Tur
ner Lodge No, 2, K. P at the time of
his death, nor had he been for some
Ki.l:r'un thereto. This lodge has never
failed 1o take care of its sick members
m good standing, nor to bury its dead.
Since its organization in I#Bg it has had
two deaths of members in good stand
ing—Jucob Showell, April, 182, huried
at 3 cost of $l3O, and his legal repre
sentatives were given swoo in cash, and
James Griffin, October, 18g2, buried at
2 cost of $7O, and his widow was given
silso in cash. Showell was 2 member
of the Untform Rank Griffin was not.
Chas. L. Britton, C. C.
Ralph Watson, K. of R & S.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN,, SATURDAY, SEPT. ©. 1899,
REV. R. C. RANSOM.
Makes an Explanation in the Fol
lowing Letter.
Did Not Denounce Prof. B. T. Washington's
Attitude toward the Meeting at
Chicage of the National
Afro-Am. Council.
To the Editor The Advance:—Please
permit me to correct a statement made
in your excellent report of the National
Afro-American council, published in the
last issne.
It was stated there that at the Satur
day morning session of the council,
while most of the members were absent
on committees, that 1 arese and made
an attack upon Professor Booker T,
Washington, calling him a coward and
a trimmer. I arose at the urgent re
quest of Mrs. Booker T. Washington
to move that her name be stricken from,
the programme of the National Afro-
American council, 1 said that it was
unfortunate that we could not have the
benefit of the presence of that distin
uished man of our race, Booker T.
g\'nthingtun. but that I had been re
liably informed that the reason that he
remained away irom our session was
because he feared that some intemperate
remarks would be made which might
injure lam in his educational work if
he were identified with us,
I said that if Booker T. Washington,
the school teacher, thought that his
coming among us might in some way
jeopardize the interest of his school in
which he is putting the best energies
oi his life, 1t was night for him to re
main away: that he should do nothing
which would harm the splendid work of
his heart and brain. But as Mr. Wash
ington is generally regarded by the
white people of the nation as the fore
most American negro and the leader of
his race, I felt that he should have been
present with us.
If he is our Moses, he ought to have
been here to lead us. If he 1s our =age,
he ought to have been here to teach us
wisdom. If there was any danger of our
going wrong, he ought to have been
present to set us right. [ felt there was
no danger of his position on any ques
tion heing misrepresented, as the news
papers would have fully reported any
utterances of his,
It may have been unwise for me to
have referred to Mr. Washington at all,
but I certainly did not do so with any
mtention either to misrepresent him or
to do him harm; but when to the fact
that the evening before I made these re
marks he sent for Bishop Walters, the
president, and stood under the lamp post
in front of my house, which ils opposite
the church, and talked for quite a while,
was added the fact that he had previous-
Iy sent for lnm to confer with him at
his hotel, T felt that if he had any mes
sage to convey to the council, or desired
to exercise any control over its delib
erations, he should have come into our
midst. We had met to deliberate upon
our social, industrial, educational, finan
cial, and civil conditions; we needed the
help of our best and wisest minds
The convention was representative in
character, having among its members
five bishops, seven editors, six promi
nent educators of the colored youth, a
score of ministers, ten or twelve lawyers
and doctors, besides farmers, mechameces,
and laborers. 1 felt, and still feel, that
neither Mr. Washington nor his school
could be jured by being associated
with such men.
I think that we cannot too highly
honor Mr. Washington for the splendid
work he is doing for his race and mihe
in the black belt of Alabama, and of s
demonstration of the negro’s capacity
for the management of large affairs,
of which he s such a splendid example
I did not call him a traitor, or a trim
mer, or a coward, as every one who was
present when I spoke wclf knows. These
words may have been uttered from the
audience; { do not know; | did not hear
them. 1 simply protested against his
manifest inclination to keep away from
the convention because of his exalted
position as a recognized leader of his
race. R. C. RANSOM,
Pastor Bethel A. M. E. Church.
A NOTED PIANIST.
Last week for some reason we neg
lected to make note in full of a luucfi—
down made in our progress in musical
circles by Mr. Lafayette Mason, who
undoubtedly, in taking a place among
recognized musicians of the day, has a
very bright future before him.
Last week at the Metropolitan Opera
House in St. Paul Mr. Mason took the
place of a full orchestra, playing to
crowded houses at night and at the
afternoon matinees. This is significant,
first, because it is very seldom done,
and second, because of the recognition
of his merit. He is the first colored
boy to be employed in such a capacity
in the Twin Cities or anywhere west
of New York Cuy. His renditions
were performed with rare technique,
ecach number being enthusiastically re
ceived. We are always glad to see our
young people taking places of merit in
the front ranks of the special lines in
which they are engaged. With constant
application Mr. Mason will add bright
er stars to his crown and become an
artist of recognized ahility in every
sense of the word.
THE JAMES RECEPTION.
On Thursday evening Mr and Mrs
Chas. James entertained in royal style
a large concourse of society people of
the Twin Cities, in honor of their vis.
iting guests, The house was profusely
decorated and filled with the charming
strains of a superh orchestra A select
musical program preceded the haur
which gave pleasure to lovers of the
dance. The ladies furnished a gorgeous
display of female apparel and the gen
tiemen were attired in evening dress.
Reireshments were in abundance. The
names. of the guests conld not be ob.
tained on account of tardiness on the
part of The Advance.
ST. PAUL.
Last Sunday morning during 11
o'clock service at the St. James A M.
E. church, the baby son of Mr. and
Mrs | E ’Zohnum was christened by
Rev J C Anderson. The little one is
hereafter to be known as Peary Stew
art Johnson The guardians were Mrs,
Frederick Parker and Mr McCants
Stewart
A tion mental dinni
gl oetp.p- .muA :
REV. i)Sl{l’H CLINTON ANDERSON
: St. Paul, Minn,
Rev. Joseph Clinton Anderson, th
subject of this 51:3 h, was born
Fluvanna county, Vigginia, March, 186
He was the only el of Ins parent
and at the very tendgr age of ive year
he was leit a loneh orphan n th
world in the care his aged grand
mother. This gran§nother gave hn
to a man to be bréught up by hin
and who had a verd large fanuly a
ready, Joseph was sflnply an extra bu
den, and therefore was not treaw
kindly. When abew cight years ol
little Joseph ran awmy trom this ur
kind treatment in the all of 1870, and
as the mght overteok him in his thigh
he lay over night 1 the sude ot
mountain, .\lnlficr i.‘nh was lus be
a log his pillow, the falling frost an
leaves his covering. By the providen
of God he was net disturbed by th
wolves and bears thai thickly mniest thy
mountain. Little Joceph remembers
how his mother had prayed before <)
died, and he prayed that God woul
take care of him, make him a good bo
and take bim o his mml‘n‘er whe
he died. Alter aba@ 20 years Josep
saw the people he had ran away fron
and they were astonished 1o sce hin
for they thought he had been kille
by wild beasts. But He who san
“Leave thy fatherless children um
me,"” saved the boy's hie from destrug
tion. The hardships which he satfere
from that time until manhood wa
reached would require volumes to ex
slain, Joseph was sehooled partly
\'lruima and partly i the West: wa
converted in 1883, jomned the AL M
church a 1 Excelsior. lowa. From the
to January, 1889, he was one of th
most active laymen in that church an
community, always true to the chur
and the race. l{e recetved the divin
call to the Christian mimstry in Muarcl
1884, which he resisted till the fall «
1887: then he took exhorter’'s hcense
In 1888, over his protest, the pasto
and quarterly conference gave him o
cal preacher’s license, In January «
the next year, the presiding elder, Re
C. S. Jacobs, appointed him to organ
ize a church at klm halltown. lowa
town of 12000 Tt was done and whint
and ecolored asked ifor him to be re
turned the second year, which wa
granted, and Boone, lowa, was at
tached.
BISHOP B, W, ARNETT,
Who Will Preside Over the lowa Annual Conference, to
Meet at Bethel A, M. E, Church, Chicago,
111,, September 6, 1859,
OPEN DAY ~AND NIGHT
The Advance Caic. 427 Washingto
avenue south, will «-rye you meais &
any bour through ¢ day or mght. 1
g.m cannot wait, telephohe your order
rompt attention w:i be given all tele
phone orders. Cali 7:2-J-1
e NOTICE.
- On and after Saturday. August 12th,
The Alro-American Advance office
rocms will be changed from oy North
western bwlding 1o 437 Washington
avenue sovth
‘ When you buy something which you do
Bot want, mm‘m = infle ic; than
you wou.d have w'n'.!:om in came
sw watted it—that isa w—~N. Y.
) -
! town, suceesstul revivals were held Ihe
result of Rev Anderson’s labors at
,Ihmv two places was an addtign ot
6 meinhers 1o the A M. E. cHurch,
! and a lot and a church bought and pardd
’ tor
| He served two years next in West
{St‘ Paul and Hastings; results, 28 ac
cesstans 1o the church on the cireunt
I and a chureh bought and one third pad
for o Hastings, Next two years at
Belot, Wis, and Rockiord, 1 Many
sonls added and the church ymproved
and s debts redaced
Rev Anderson then married to Miss
Musadora Dolley, the gem of that oy,
the only girl he ever saw that entirely
tilled lus heart. They were stationed
at St John's chapel, Chicago, and
there were 43 accessions to the church
that year, and all debts were paid,
L Amd in spite of the petition of the
;n'n'lll‘ he was taken from them and
stuttoned ax Clinton, Towa. The people
umwmmm&
it was the most snceessiul admimistra
tian the chureh had had in the 29
yvears of s history
I'wo years ago Rev. Anderson was
| appointed by f'nh\‘lnp Arnett to take
{ charge of St. James A, M. E. church,
St Panl, the third i membership n
the lowa conference and the first n
the St Paul distriet. The church was
in bad condition in more ways than
one, Among other things the heavy
mortgage has been removed, and old
Houting debts of 1o and 15 years” stand
ing have been pad, and omside of a
hundred and some odd dollars of cur
rent expenses, the chureh has no debt
at all. There 1s no mortgage or any
bonded mmcwmbrance on the chareh and
has not been since the mortgage was
burned Sept. 15t last
Rev. Anderson has the enviable dis
tinction of being wanted again wherever
he has served, and some of the church
es he served have asked for him every
year since he left them And many
others have asked that hie be sent when
their present pastor leaves
He 15 & wide reader, a diligent sty
dent, a faithiul preacher, a loving pas-
Ihn. tireless in service, he s blessed
with the recnert and the love of his
{ A Fable in Stotks.
Ones upoti & Limse an operator in stooks
was sad short, and ruie sared hum in the
face nniess the market shou'd break. In b
Cdesprration he remembered baving heard
| that bhoresiy is Lhe best policy. He tried to
P dwnias the foosh thought, but B vam.
| Kinally, bike the drowning man raet:ng at
i the straw, he vesoived (o try being bonest.
i Toe very sext day he put bis dessgh into ex
| wention, and be hadn't been homest more
i thati 15 munutes when 17 of the leading bulls
i et} dead, they were o surprised st him.
: Hereupon the market natorally broke, and
| the operstor couid gt all the stocks he
| wanted 8t his owen Tn It sel imed that
sotne, o pot all, of these bulis bad taken
radishes and hams for breakfsst, but that, it
is sabmitted, dues not destroy the moral of
‘ tiis {able~Petrort Journs!
A eapt amtrich slways means s feather
o -—-m- cap. L hicagy iy News.
IR k 3 g &
NEGRO EDUCATORN,
Endorsed and Highly Spoken of by
the White Journals of Illinois.
The Danville Dally News Printed the Fol
lowing Editorial Concerning Bishop
Brown's Youngest Son and
His Good Waork,
Accompanied by the Rev. George A
Brown, now o! Bloomington, the found
er of the Harnet Beecher Stowe Insu
tute, this oy, we drove vesterday to
the new property of the mstitute, 015
Last South street, but one block from
the street ratlway This 15 known as
the former home of U S, Commussioner
W. A, Young, Esq. It 15 a large two
story, cight roomed house with base
ment and good ont houses, large barn,
el
The house has been cleaned llic'i“),
some torms put i, some seats and ap
paratus tor kindergarten, and quite a
number of books, which it s hoped will
grow anto a large hbrary. Prot £ H
Cosat, principal of the Germantown
schools, has consented to give instrug
tions four nmights i the week, that s
Fuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday mights: he s a competent man
tor the work: to date this school has
heen tree, but ot s intended that a small
tee shall be pand alter awhile. Super
mtendent Dr. De Clelland will hive
the nstitute and have general super-
Vision
Lt is mtended to teach, along with the
clementary branches, cooking, dress
makimg, printing, carpentering, shoe
making and laundry work. Other trades
will be taught as the imstitute gams
room and means
Fhis s a most commendable move
ment; Mro Brown draws his mspiration
irtom s love of s people, and his
model from Booker 1 \\'anlmux!un.
Fuskeega, Ala, one of the noblest and
most usetul of this generation Mr
Hrown has held on to fim waork through
thick and thin; when his best friends
despatred he kept on hoping and work
mg. He made g very wise move in dis
posig of the hittle property on North
Robinson street and seeuring the large,
nice property on South street; the house
ts Jarge and the lot s 60 feet front by
100 feet deep, there's room to grow.
We now say to all who can help the
mstitute to do so, from a few cents to
thousands of dollars, we helieve it will
bhe wisely expended; all who can spare
Looks and magazines will please direct
them to the Harnet Begoher Stowe In
stitute, South street, and they will go
safely and be used to good purpase
Why not help M. Brown and his co
workers to build up a great sehool here
that will aid the morality of the whole
community, Call and see the school and
then give it some aul
REMOVING WOOL FROM SKINS.
An Electrivally Heated Blade Does
the Waork with Neniness
and Dispateh,
It has always been o problem how to
get the wool off the skins of the many
millions of sheep which are annuanlly
slaughtered in Australia, Nouth Amer
fen and on the continent of Kurope, An
electrical npparatus for the purpose hos
been patented, snys the 8t Louis Globe-
Democrat, The Invention, the first
idea of which is suid to have been
struck by a lady, conslats of an electrio
enntery or fleshing kuife, hy which the
wool may be shorn from the skin rapid
ly and withoutinjury either to the wool
or the peit. The knife has o very short
and very wide blade, which is fitted on
n handle electrically connected. To re
move the wool the cautery Is simply
pushed along the sarface of the skin,
The red-hot knife instantly mows down
the wool, and the speed at which the
work can be done is governed by the
deftness of the operator. The heat need
not affect either the skin or the wool,
provided that the knife is properly
manipuiated, With o few hours' prae
tioe, it is estimated, o girl can dewool
from elght to a dozen aking per hour,
and the cost of the current should be
not greater than one cent for 18 hours'
work, The advantages of the system
ure that the wool need not be fnjured
by lime, ehemicals or other deleterious
influences, and the mere singing of the
end of ench fiber in imperceptible, Itin
claimed that the skin, which presum
ably has been son dried in Australin or
South America, immediately after the
slaughtering of the sheep, in in & more
perfect condition for the purposes of
the tanner. The estimate of the cost of
such operations shows the great econ
omy of the electrieanl method of de
wooling. 1t now costs the fellmonger
eight centn a Fin to wet down, lime
wtone, or sweat the skin Into condition
for the puller, and the pulling wages
range from 11 cents to 17 cents per doz
et skins,
CONCESSIONS IN MEXICO.
Duluth Man Will Colonize 1,000 Vame
Hes of Delavsare Indiuns in
That Conntry,
Alfredo 15. Adams, of Mexico, who is
at the head of a mining company in
which & number of Duluth, Minn., peo
ple are intereated, received 4 letter the
other uight from the seeretary of the
Mexican senate informing him that he
had been granted concessionus for mak
ing surveya of the government lands
in Binaloa and Chiapas states in Mex
ito and for eolowizing the térritory,
Mr. Adama said he had been trying to
ohtain these eonecessions for iwo
years. He says he has 1,000 famibies of
the Delaware nation in the Indian ter.
ritory who are to disposs of their lands
and remove to the states mentioned,
They have been assured of exemption
from taxes, military serviee and duty
on agricaltaral implements,
Prokihition in Liverponl,
There is n distriet in Liverpool in
babited by £0,500 people where intoxie
eating liguor eannot be bought,
The man whe pleasss nobody is really
prore loveable than the man who tries to
please everybody ~Town Topics.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
Consul at Nantes, France, Calls Amers
fcan Iron Manufucturers’ Atten=
tion (o Present Opening,
Consul Drittain writes from Nantes:
“Recently there have been many inquir
fes for the leading firms in the United
States that manufacture various kinds
of machinery. A number of sales of
American mochinery have been made
during the last year. Heretofore con
siderable machinery used by the ship
builders of Nantes has been purchased
in England, English manufacturers
have two advantages over those of the
United States- first, their nearness to
this market; second, the advantages
aceruing from the minimum taritf rate,
The recent augmentation in prices and
the searcity of a visible supply of strue
tural iron in this part of France makes
this an opportune time for the Ameri
ean manufacturer to invade this mar
ket *
“The nearness of the English manu
facturer has given him an easy victory
in the past, but the shipbuilders of the
Loire have come to the conelusion that
if the American iron manufacturers can
sell iron in England and in English col
onfes, it {s at least worth while to get
our prices, 1 believe if the American
manufacturers were on the ground
with prices and terms he could capture
some orders. There are three ship
yards at Nantes, where 42 fron vessels,
varying in tonnage from 3,000 down
ward, were sonstructed lnst vear, At
St, Nazaire, 10 miles west of Nantes,
there nre extensive shipyards, where
someof the lurgest vessels in the serviee
of the Compagnie Generale Transat
lantique were built, Abont two weeks
since a large war vessel for the govern
ment of Japan was lnunched at Bt. Na
vaire, Ameriean manufacturers of
stroctural iron wonld do well to corre
spond with extensive denlers who are
anxious to obtain American prices on
bar, stroctural and plate steel and
fron."
“GOLF SHOULDER.”
The Distressing Penanlty That Ene
thusiasis Will ey fur Overine
dulgence In This Sport,
— '
“Golf shoulder” Is the newest pen
nlty paid for overindulgence in athlet
fes, This distressing malady has
broken out recently at Newport and
several other fashionable resorts, and
revernl servious cases have been report
e, The aMiction is the result of ex
cessive golf playing, earvied on contin
uoualy for many weeks or months at
n time, Dr. Francis MeNamara, cons
oapital, Chiowge b as-utbowiy o
honpital,.
sports, sald in explaining the nature
of the disorder:
“Golf shoulder s the diregt result of
swinging the heavier ¢lubs in golf play
ing, especially In driving off and in
making the brassie shots,
“The strain of this blow or swing
comes for the most part on a single
muscle, the latissimus dorsl, and in
time this musele becomes abnormally
developed. The dorsal muscle is pe
cullnrly formed, running from the
lower part of the shoulder to the spine
and working or turning on {ts own
edge. It da this edge which enlarges
with too much golf playing and be
comes painful”
The first symptom the golfer notices
Is a peculiar stiffness in the musele at
the back of the shoulder. The affected
portion spreads In time to the back.
bone and produces nervous disorder,
An extreme development of a case of
Ygolf shoulder” leads to paralysis.
WRECK AN OLD BRIDGE.
Soperstructuie Is Destroyed by the
tae of Eleetricity Withont
Dumnging the Plers,
The old wagon bridge which has
spanned tne Wabash river at Clinton,
Ind., for half a century was wrecked by
eleetrieity the other afterncon., The
county had bought the piers from Dr,
Bognari, the principal owner, he agree
ing ta remave the superstructure to
make way for a new bridge, Efforts
were made to burn the bridge, but it
was found this would lojure the piers,
s the sills were wired and eleetriclity
aupplied. The coarrent was turned on
at five o'clock in the morning, snd at
two o'clock in the afternoon the pile
of timbers toppled into the river, leav
ing the foundations uanhurt, The eles
trieity hud the efMect of cutting all the
wills simultaneously, as with so many
saws. This was the only toll bridge
remalning in Indisna, and 2,000 per
sons went up & wighty cheer as the
splintered spans went tumbling into
the water.
HAS HOUSE FULL OF HONEY.
Wisconsin Varmer Makes o Discovs
ery In nn Abandoned Bulldiag-
Bees Make 1t Hot for Him.
Mr, White, a Pleasant Prairie (Wis.)
farmer, has more bees aud hopey than
hie knows what to do with, About two
years ago n swarin of bees took posses-.
sion of an old frame house on his farm
and as they were not disturbed they
muitiplied until there are millious of
themy.
Mr. White recently made an attempt
to enter the old house; be succeeded in
getting far enough to find the whale in
terior lined with boney comb and then
he made a hasty retreat, He says there
must be seversl hundred pounds of
honey there, but he does pot want any
of it at present, He will wait for zero
weather before making another ate
tempt. -
The Coalest Clry,
The temperature of Quebec has been
eoaler this summer s far than that of
any other elty or this continent,
Popuistion of Kansas City.
It is estimated that Kansas City, Mo.,
bus 8 populstion of 192,200, and Kanseas
Civw Waw.. 81 000, =%