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NEW TONNAGE
TAX MEASURE
Introduced in House by
of Lake Park.
PUT A STOP TO TREATING
Iver S. Lee of Glenwood Presents a
Bill to Abolish Practice of Treating
in SaloonsMinneapolis Man Would
Prohibit Use of Slot Machines.
Number of Employes on Trains Pre-
scribed.
1 St. Paul, Jan. 26.Mr. Bjorge of
JLake Park introduced his second ton
nage tax bill in the house at this ses
sion and his latest bill differs greatly
from the one he introduced the first
week of the session. The new bill
does away with the ad valorem tax
for state purposes entirely and classi
fies ores into four classes. Those that
have 48 per cent or less of metalic
ore pay a tonnage tax of 2 cents, those
having 49 to 53 per cent pay 3 cents
a ton, those having 54 to 58 per cent
pay 4 cents a ton and those having
59 or more 5 cents a ton.
His first bill provided a straight 5-
cent tax on all ores with more than
49 per cent and left all ores with less
than that amount to be taxed as they
are at present.
Special inducements to wear cloth
ing "colored or shaped" like deer will
be made if a bill introduced by Bur
dette Thayer of Spring Valley passes.
The law passed four years ago made
It manslaughter to kill a person mis
taken for a deer, but Thayer's bill
amends that so that if the person
shot was dressed in clothing which
made him resemble a deer, the per
son shooting him shall be excepted
from the law.
A peddlers' license bill was intro
duced by Donald Robertson of Argyle,
who introduced that bill two years
ago. His bill requires a license cost
ing $100 for venders with automobiles
or two-horse vehicles, $75 for one
horse vehicles, $25 for push carts, bi
cycles or similar carts and $10 for
peddlers carrying their pack.
Two Bills for Good Morals.
Two bills for good morals.were in
troduced. A bill by Carl Wallace of
Minneapolis would prohibit slot ma
chines and provides a penalty of $50
to $100 or thirty days in jail for any
one running any such device, and
about three times as large a penalty
for a second offense. Iver J. Lee of
Glenwood had a bill to prohibit treat
ing. The penalty is $5 to $10 for any
one who either treats or accepts a
treat In a saloon or for a saloonkeep
er who permits treating. Double pen
alties are provided for the second of
fense.
The number of employes on railroad
trains is prescribed in a bill by J. A.
A. Burnquist of St. Paul. On passen
ger train of five cars or more there
must be at least five men and on
trains of four or less four men. Freight
trains with thirty-five cars or more
must have six men and trains with
less than thirty-five cars must have
five men. Switch engines must have
five employes and engines running
"light" must have at least three.
J. F. Rosenwald of Madison Intro
duced a bill "to prohibit unfair com
petition and prohibit discrimination."
Any firm which has estblishments in
several places and cuts prices in one
place to drive out competitors may be
stopped from doing business and pay
fines beside.
P. H. McGarry of Walker introduced
three bills relating to different county
officers and providing that deputies
in each of these offices must have
their oaths of office placed on record.
A constitutional amendment for
women suffrage was introduced by J.
N. Johnson of Canby.
A state board of naturopathic ex?
aminers is created in a bill by George
Denzer of Le Sueur. This board is to
consist of five members, and is to ex
amine and license those who practice
medical electricity, phiropractice,
psycho-therapy and scientific massage.
Amends Primary Election Law.
The section of the primary election
law under which candidates for of
fices which bring no remuneration
may file without paying a fee, Is
knocked out in a bill introduced by
Frank Nimmocks of Minneapolis. His
bill makes the fee the same for all
offices, as he say's that at present
many people wanting a little notoriety
file because they do not have to pay
any fee.
A horseshoeing bill was introduced
by T. Brady of St. Paul. It provides
for a board of examiners of one from
each congressional district, who must
conduct examinations in each district
and license competent horseshoers.
Those who have had three years'
practice may be admitted without ex
amination.
John Stenee of Le Sueur introduced
a bill authorizing counties to spend
money to advertise their resources. A
tax of not exceeding one mill may be
levied for this purpose.
Counties of 150,000 or over may
spend $50,000 a year for the improve
ment of lakes lying wholly or nearly
no within their borders if a bill intro
duced by Carl Wallace and John
Goodspeed of Minneapolis should pass.
B. B. Lobeck's bill restoring the
penalty for partaking in charivaris
whioh existed before the code went
into effect, was killed double quick by
(i the house. i "i*-
I .ITI8N WOBKEBS^pfDf
Measures Advocated by Labor Party,
Now in Convention.
Portsmouth, Eng., Jan. 27.The
ninth annual meeting of the Labor
party of Great Britain, which assem
bled, here today, will discuss matters
of importance to the working people
of this country and to those fci other
lands who are interested In measures
looking to their advancement. The
Labor party has thirty-one represen
tatives in parliament and it was
largely due to their efforts that the
old age pension law, which went into
effect Jan. 1, was enacted.
Among the proposals to be" dis
cussed at the meeting or convention,
as it would be called in the United
States, is one fixing the old age pen
sion limit at fifty-five years and grant
ing pensions to physically incapaci
tated workers at the age of thirty.
To provide the necessary funds it is
proposed that an income tax of 2
shillings in the pound be levied on in
comes of 20,000, 3 shillings on in
comes of 30,000 and corresponding
rates up to 200,000, beyond which
all incomes shall be confiscated to the
state.
James R. MacDonaljl, member of
parliament for Leicester, the secre
tary of the Labor party, will submit
resolutions including demands for the
special taxation of state conferred
monopolies, increased estate and
legacy duties and a substantial be
ginning of the taxation of land val
ues. Other resolutions will demand
state insurance for workmen, the
maintenance of school children, a
universal seven-hour day, the nation
alization of land,'railways, mines and
hospitals, a minimum universal wage
of 30 shillings a week and a universal
adult franchise for males and females.
OKLAHOMA TOWN
LOT PROBE OPENS
Predicted That Prominent Men
Will Be Indicted.
Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 27.Special
Interest attaohes to the sitting of the
federal grand jury here to investigate
the alleged town lot frauds by reason
of the implication of the governor,
Charles N. Haskell, in the investiga*
tion. He, in turn, deolares the entire
matter is due to the enmity of Will
iam R. Hearst. This ramification of
the case is an echo of the presiden
tial campaign of last year.
In the years 1900 and 1901 a large
number of lots were disposed of to
purchasers, who registered their
names with the movement in much
the same manner as when land is
"homeg'teaded." Federal authorities
now claim that unscrupulous men
scheduled the names of a number of
"dummies" and thus obtained titles
to a number of lots when they were
entitled to but one. About two hun
dred and fifty persons whose names
are said to have been used in this
manner are. now here, having been
subpoenaed by the government from
Texas, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennes
see, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Missouri,
Virginia and Arkansas. They are ex
pected to testify as to what part they
had in the registering of their names
in applying for land.
It is confidently expected by many
that several men "high up" in local
affairs will be hit by the investiga
tion.
OPPOSITION TURNED DOWN
House Allows Use of Pension Building
for Inaugural Ball.
Washington, Jan. 26.The fight
over the use of the pension building
for the inaugural ball was renewed in
the house of representatives. MrT
Sims (Tenn.), as he had done when
the resolution was up two weeks ago,
led the opposition.
The supporters of the proposition,
however, were too-numerous and the
necessary authority was granted.
Many Democrats voted with the Re
publicans, while a handful of the lat
ter aligned themselves with the oppp:
sltion.
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat. 'v-T
Minneapolis, Jan. 26.WheatMay,
1.06%1.06% July, $1.07%. On
trae*No. i hard, $1.09% No. 1
Northern, $1.08% No. 2 Northern,
fl.06@1.07 No. 3 Northern, $1.08%
1.05. _"-
Duluth Wheat and Flax.
Duluth, Jan. 26.WheatTo arrive
and on trackNo. 1 hard, 91.06% No.
1 Northern, $1.05% No. 2 Northern,
$1.03% May, $1.05% July, $1.06%.
FlaxTo arrive, on track, May and
July, $1.55% Oct., $1.35%.
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.
St. Paul, Jan. 26.CattleGood to
choice steers, $5.506.50 fair to good,
$5.00@5.50 good to choice cows and
heifers, $4.505.50 veals, $5.50@6.50.
Hogs$5.606.25. SheepWethers,
$5.25@6.50 yearlings, $6.006.85
lambs, $7.25@7.60.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Jan. 26.WheatMay,
$1.06% July, 96%@96%c Sept.,
98%c Dec, 94%c. CornMay, 62%
62%c July, 62%c Sept., 62%c.
OatsMay, 51%c July, 46%c Sept.,
39%c. PorkJan., $16.90 May, $16.-
97% July, $17.00. ButterCreamer
ies, 2228c dairies, 21 %25c. Eggs
29c. PoultryTurkeys, 16c chick
ens, ll%e springs, 13%c, ,^-r,^
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Chicago Union Steck Yards.
Chicago, Jan. 26.CattleBeeves,
$4.107.00 Texans, $4.204.90 West
ern cattle, $3.855.50 stdckers and
feeders, $3.155.15 cows and heifers,
$1,855 40 calves, $6.607.25. Hogs
Light, $5.65@6.30 mixed, $5.85$
6.50 heavy, $5.90_@&6fcf rough, $^90
36.05 good to choice heavy, 96.05
@6.55 pigs, 94.605.60. Sheen, IMft
5.75 yearlings, $5^07.00 ItMkt,
$5.25775.*^r*^
Crowding Him,
Mr. Fogflon's three sons had married
and gone to settle down in different
parts of the country. One day he re
ceived this telegram from the eldest:
You have _a grandson Pine boy. Ten
pounds. GEORGE.
Mr. Pogsou answered It at once:
Good! Buy finest baby carriage you
can find and send bill to me.
FATHER.
In due time the bill came. It called
for $35, and he sent his check for the
amount.
A few weeks .later his second son
sent him this dispatch: W^^^*?-
You are the grandparent of a fine boy.
Not weighed yet, but a bouncer.
ffvy HENRY.
To this he responded:'
Glad to hear it. Buy good, serviceable
baby carriage and forward bill to me.
FATHER.
Promptly came the bill. It was for
$25, and he paid it.
Ten days elapsed, and then came a
dispatch from the third son to this
effect:
You have another grandson. Large, fine
boy. Named for you.-^ ALBERT.
Mr. Fogson's response to this was
as follows:
All right, but looks like crowding me.
Am sending 112.50. Buy baby carriage
With it FATHER.
Youth's Companion.
^.-$ Very Lucky.
The following is a genuine essay by
a ten-year-old boy:
"My life has been a very lucky one.
When I was three years old I fell
downstairs and cut my head. When I
was five years old I was looking at
some hens, and a dog bit my leg.
When I was eight I went with my
brother in the trap, and the horse fell
and threw us out of the trap my
brother lit on his feet, and I lit on the
horse's back. Last year I was play
ing, and I ran into a surrey and cut
my eyebrow, and it has left a mark.
One day I went into the slaughter
house, and a big sheep ran after me
and knocked me down. I have had a
happy life."
This cheerful acceptance of what are
usually regarded as the ills of life re
minds the writer of an old school
fellow who took part in the fight at
Elandslaagte at the beginning of the
South African war. After the engage
ment he was taken to the hospital at
Pietermaritzburg. As soon as he was
able he wrote home and sent his peo
ple the tunic he had worn in the
battle.
"You will see," he wrote, "that there
are eleven bullet holes in it, but I was
awfully lucky. Only six of them hit
me."Cleveland Leader.
Ben Franklin's Keenness.
Two incidents recall the keenness
and the thoroughnessthe great twin
abilities, to see and to utilizeof Ben
Franklin. One day he chanced to ob
serve a lady in the possession of an
imported whisk broom. With his usual
interest and careful consideration he
examined it as a novelty. He discov
ered on the brush of the broom a seed,
which he carefully removed. Present
ly he planted it, and the growth from
this seed was the first crop of broom
corn in this country. Again one day
when Dr. Franklin was walking by
Dock creek he saw stuck in the mud
a wickerwork basket, which had
sprouted. Carefully he fished out the
basket and carefully took it apart. He
gave cuttings to his friend, Mr. Charles
Norris, who planted the twigs in his
garden, where they grew to great size.
They turned out to be yellow willows
and, as Franklin had foreseen, proved
of great commercial value.
Found a Better Place.
Mark Twain said: Once when I was
going out to visit some friends I told
George, my negro servant, to lock the
house and put the key under a certain
stone near the steps. He agreed to
do so. It was late at night when I re
turned. I went to the stone under
which the key was supposed to have
been hidden. It was gone. I hunted
around for about fifteen minutes, but
still no key. Finally I went to
George's househe roomed outside
and rapped vigorously upon the door.
A black head, which I had no dif-'
Acuity in recognizing as George's, pop
ped out of an upstairs window.
"Where did you put that key, you.
black rascal7- I roared.
"Oh, massa," answered George, *1
found a better place for it!"
It Ignited.
Little Rollls, four years old, came to
the table, where we had tomato soup,
of which he is very fond. Being very
hungry, he could not wait for it to
cool, but hastily ate two or three
spoonfuls then, laying down his spoon,
he exclaimed, "My goodness, that soup
is so hot it makes sparks all down me."
Delineator.
Why He Was Mad.
StubbWhat's the trouble with the
writer's husband? He looks angry
enough to chew tacks. PennAnd he
is. She dedicated her latest book to
Sde.r
im StubbGracious! I should con
that a compliment. PennNot
if you knew the title of the book. It
is "Wild Animals I Have Met."Chi-
cago News.
7: Proved It. T:
"What started the riot at the per
formance of 'Hamlet' last night?'
"Why, Hamlet held the skull and
said: 'Alas, poor Yorickl You are not
{the only deadhead in the house/ *'}M
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The Missing Part.'~~A
Mrs. BoardemHow do you find the
Chicken soup, Mr. Boarder? Mr. Board-
erI have no difficulty in finding the
soup, madam, but I am inclined to
think the chicken will prove an alibi.
Talk not of a good life, but let thy
good life talk.Schiller.
There is Only One
Thai Is
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Always remember the foil name'. Look
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What a Political Speaker Endures.
The political stump speaker has
many amusing -and many unpleasant
experiences. Aiparty of us w.eut down
into, the heart'of the east side of New
York one nlghtiwith a politician some,
what handicapped by bis wealth and
social position, who nevertheless elect
ed to go.to the doubtful district per
sonally. At a street) corner a bunting
draped cart awaitedjhim, and, climbing
to the tailboard of this, he began tell
ing the ragged audience in well round
ed periods how they should vote and
why. A few jeers begani crop from
the tolerance of the crowd. The jeers
gained volume. He was told to "Aw,
shet upl" "Close your head!" "Say,
give us a drink your talk makes us
t'lrsty." Somewhat disconcerted, but
still determined to finish his speech,
he was continuing when something
hurtled past his head arid splashed
gently on the floor of the cart An
other something and another followed,
and every one was dodging decadent
tomatoes until, It becoming impossible
to hear a shout above the jeers and
laughter of the voters, the horses were
started forward out of the soft, red
bombardment and the district left to
its own political sins.John R. Win
chell in- Metropolitan Magazine.
~^Why He Did the Washing.
A man came up out of one of the
little roof houses across from the wo
man's window with a big basket of
clothes. He was followed by two
small boys, carrying more clothes and
clothespins. The man put the basket
of clothes down and began to sort
them out preparatory to hanging them
on the line. The boys helped, handing
him the clothespins and some small
pieces, .one at a time. They were a
long while hanging out the clothes be
cause 0* their awkwardness. It was
evidentlywork thej'were unaccustomed
to, but at last it was finished, and the
boys went down into the little roof
house, leaving the man on the roof.
He stood for a moment looking at the
clothes, then, going over to a parapet,
sat down between two tall chimneys.
The woman could see him from her
window lean against one of the chim
neys and by and by throw his arm
across his eyes^it^^^^^J^^'
She found oult'aft^wtra^liiat his
wife had died the week before.-^-New
York Press.
Only a Misunderstanding.
Several years ago in a well Known
wholesale house in a big manufactur
ing town an old bachelor bookkeeper,
who had been many years with the
firm, suddenly announced that he was
to be married.
The partners gave him a week's holi
day, and his fellow clerks raised a
little purse and*presented it to pay the
expenses of his wedding trip.
A couple of days after the wedding
one of the members of the firm went
down to a seaside resort, and there,
lounging about the parade and appar
ently enjoying himself immensely, he
saw his recently married old book
keeper, but alone.
"Where's your wife?" asked the prin
cipal.
"She's at home," was the reply."
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"But I thought you had money given
you for a wedding trip?"
"So I had,"J was the reply,=
"but I
didn't understand that it was intend
ed to include her."Pearson's_Weekly.
A Valuable Milestone.
A'well known novelist was touring
through Lancashire in order to learn
something of the lives of the inhabit
ants when he came upon an old man
breaking stones on the roadside and,
thinking he might gain some knowl
edge from him, addressed him thus:
"How far is it to Fleetwood, my
man?"
"You'll see^ a''milestone a, bit farther
on," was the gruff reply.
"What's the use, if I can't read?"
said the novelist, eager to draw the old
man into a conversation.
"Then it'll just suit you, for there's
nowt on it," said the old fellow.Lon
don Graphic.
gpeo|fje Directions.
The message was transmitted to the
"cub" telegrapher. As written it read:
"Foundation under freight house
needs attention at once."
As delivered to the general foreman
the dispatch contained a rather star
tling bit of information. It read:
"Found a lion under freight house.
Needs attention at once." To which
he replied briefly:
"Feed the lion and notify the live
stock agent"
1 Bad Luck.
"Mother," said five-year-old Jack,
"how much older than you is father."
"Just thirteen years," replied the un
suspecting parent
"Well, mother," seriously continued
the child, "the next time you marry,
don't marry a man thirteen years older
than you. Don't you know it is bad
luck?'Delineator.
*C A Strong PufLcv.
Two men were having an argument
as to their respective strengths.
"Why," said the first "every morn
ing before breakfast I get a bucket
and pull up ninety gallons from the
well." Uf _f*%t
"That's^othmg," retorted the Other.
"I get a boat every morning and pull
up the river.'
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T--TA Doubtful Bag. v^Ss^t\
SalesmanSorry .we're quite out"of
game, but I can recommend the sau-
Mr. Von JharpeshooterH'm,
ROOT TENDERS RESIGNATION
Robert Bacon to Succeed Him as 8ee
retary of State.
Washington, Jan. 26.Secretary ol
State Root has tendered to President
Roosevelt his resignation, effective on
Qualification of his successor, Robert
Bacon, whose nomination, along wltbT
that of J. C. O'Loughlin to be assist
ant secretary of state in place of Mr.
Bacon, was sent to the senate.gHBtste-'
TRYING TO SAVE THE HUB
Famous Evangelists Begin Great Re
ligious Meetings There.
Boston, Jan. 26.Two of America's
most famous religious workers, the
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman and Charles
M. Alexander, will begin here today a
series of simultaneous evangelistic
meetings that are expected to reap a
large harvest of souls. The preaching
Will be done by Dr. Chapman and Mr.
Alexander will be in charge of the
musical side of the work.
Dr. Chapman is the executive secre
tary of the Presbyterian general as
sembly's committee on evangelistic
work. Mr. Alexander is the author of
many famous gospel hymns. He has
conducted religious song services in
many American and British cities in
connection with the Rev. Reuben A.
Torrey and others.
RESULTS JELL
There Can Be No Doubt About the
Result in Bemidji. jr
Results tell the tale.\ .C
All doubt is removed.
The testimony of a Bemidji citizen
Can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had? i-,
Mrs. J. E. Cahilll, living at 817
Minnesota Ave., Bemidji, Minn.,
says: "I have never had any seri
ous trouble with my kidneys, but a
few months ago there was unmistak
able signs that my kidneys were dis
ordered, the principal one being a
pain through the small of my back.
I had heard so much about Doan's
Kidney Pills that I concluded to
give them a trial, and procured a
box at the Owl Drug Store. I used
them according to directions, was
cured and have felt perfectly well
since. I am satisfied with the
results that followed the use of
Doan's Kidney Pills in my case and
have no hesitancy in recommending
this remedy to other persons sufier
ing from kidney complaint."
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's
a nd take no other.
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But the wife would not believe I shot
'em.London Half Holiday. -g.*
Assume in adversity a countenance
of prosperity and In prosperity moder
ate thy temper.Livy.
OOLD OME DAY.
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When you buy oranges and lemons insist upon the best. ThewSunkistM
brands cost no more than the common varieties.
Always look for the name "Sunkist" on the box. It stands for the finest
quality in oranges and lemons. It is there for your protection. It insures
carefully selected fruit.
The California Fruit Growers' Exchange devote their energy,ambition and
money to the cultivation of this brand. They are the richest in flavor, the
firmest and the juiciest. Truly sun-kissed.
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