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Books of f he Hour.
"The People for Whom Shakespeare
Wrote" is a series of essays by Charles
Dudley Warner, charming in their
style, and trustworthy in their inti
mate knowledge of men and times.
Nothing could be more fascinating
reading than the terse bits quoted
from the old chroniclers and divines
so judiciously chosen and commented
. on that new light is cast into dark
corners, and the people for whom
Shakespeare wrote, their dress, man
ners, homes, court customs, recrea
tions, superstitions, ambitions and
dreams are before us, and with this
new vision we read Shakespeare's
lines with an added understanding.
We have made Shakespeare so per
sonally our own that we discount
highhandedly the influence on him of
the times and people for whom he
wrote.
Mr. Warner closes: "We have seen
how Shakespeare mirrored his age,
but we have less means of ascertain
ing what effect he produced upon the
life of his time. Until after his death
his influence was mainly direct, upon
the play-goers, and confined to his
auditors. He had been dead seven
CHARLIES DUDLEY WARSER.
years before his plays were collected.
However the people of his day re
garded him, it is safe to say that the>
could not have had any conception of
the importance of the work he was
doing. They were doubtless satisfied
with him. It was a great age for ro
mances and story-telling, and he told
stories, old in new dresses, but he was
also careful to use contemporary life.
Which his hearers understood.
"It is not to his own age, but to those
following, and especially to our own
time, that we are to look for the shap
ing and enormous influence upon hu
man life of the genius of this poet. And
it is measured, not by the libraries of
comments that his works have called
forth, but by the prevalence of the
language and thought of his poetry
in all subsequent literature, and by
its entrance into the current of com
mon thought and speech. It may be
safely said that the English-speaking
world, and almost every individual of
it, are different from what they would
have been if Shakespeare had never
lived. Of all the forces that have sur
vived out of his creative time, he is
one of the chief."
("The People for Whom Shakespeare
Wrote," by Charles Dudley Warner. Harper
& Bros., New York. $1.2.j. For sale by the
St. Paul Book and Stationery company.)
"Infancy and Childhood," by Mrs.
Frances Fisher Wood, is a small but
important book which will recommend
itself to mothers. The rational and hy
gienic treatment of young children is
discussed by Mrs. Wood in a way that
persuades one of her practical and pro
fessional knowledge, and one does not
need to be told that she is the wife of
an eminent physician, and herself an
educator, to know that she must have
enjoyed peculiar advantages in study
ing her theme. She emphatically be
lieves and persuasively argues that
coddling and superfluous attention are 1
against the physical and mental devel
opment of children, and she urges
sanity rather than sentimentality in
their up-bringing; "American children
receive too much attention and too lit
tle care." Food, dress, sleep, rest, rec
reation, training, the nursery, the
imrsery-maid, the mother's personal
care, the individual child are some of
the subjects considered in this small
volume. The chapter on "Nursery
Maids" is especially suggestive: "In
England the children, not only of the
upper classes, but even of the middle
classes in moderate circumstances, are
provided with their own apartments
and watched by a special care-taker;
and the routine of their daily life is
suited to their Immature years, as fa
vorable results demonstrate. But the
children of an English family are by
no means neglected by the mother.
• ♦ • In America, in a family of
equal and financial standing, the
mother either has no regular nurse at
all, or, for economy's sake, puts up
with an incompetent one; while among
the wealthier classes, where one or
more expensive nurses are secured, the
mother almost universally abandons
the supervision of her children, and
practically leaves them to the less in
telligent care of these women. * ♦ •
We believe that the children who are
totally neglected by the mother and
those who are cared for solely by her
are both, on an average, unfortunate.
* * * Many American mothers cher-
Jsh the misguided sentimental impres
sion that no one can give the children
such good care as themselves. But no
another can give her children really
pood care and do anything else, with
out absolute demoralization of her own
health and complete arresting of all
personal mental growth."
(."-•"fancy and Childhood," by Prances Fish
er \Y:,ad. "ilarpor & Bros., New York. 51.00.
7cr sale by the St. Paul Book and Stationery
coui^any.)
"Persons who have never given the
cnibject much attention will be sur
prieed to learn how little authority
there is for the rules governing the
jjreat majority of our popular games,"
fins'S Mr. R. F. Foster, the author of
"Tin; Complete Hoyle," and a recog-
nized authority on all indoor games
played at the present day. "If we ex
cept games such as chess, checkers,
billiards, backgammon and ten
pins and such card games as
whist and skat, all of which are regu
lated by well-defined codes of laws,
we have very few games left which
are not played in different ways in
various localities. Even poker, which
is undoubtedly the most popular game
in the world, is the subject of endless
disputes, and decisions which flatly
contradict one another are continually
given by the editors of the various
card columns in the daily press." Mr.
Foster is said to have consulted prac
tically every book published bearing
on games, and to have also consulted
with the leading club authorities all
over the world on all disputed points.
His aim has been to prepare a work
of such a character "that all disputes
on games may be referred to it with
the same confidence that a dictionary
is referred to in all disputes on spell
ing. He has brought to his labor a
lifetime of experience, and has spared
neither pains nor expense in the con
struction of the present volume. It
is sufficient that we state in this re
view the author's intentions, it is be
yond the present writer's ability to
give testimony concerning its many
departments, but the book comes well
re commended by people who are sup
posed to know.
("Complete Hoyle, an Encyclopedia of In
door Games," by R. F. Foster. Frederick A.
Stokes, company, "Now York. $2.00. For sale
by E. W. Porter company.)
Literally, it may be said . that Mr.
Castle's collection of war stories wiil
have an army of readers, for to his
old companions in arms the memories
of army days, in their lighter parts
at least, will be pleasantly recalled by
"The Army Mule and Other War
Sketches."
The volujne receives its name from
a humorous disquisition on the army
mule, that obstreperous scapegoat of
the quartermaster's bureau. Other
sketches are"The Sutler," "The Shelter
Tent," and "Dress Parade." The vol
ume closes appropriatly with a tribute
to "The Boys in Blue Grown Gray."
The illustrations are by J. W. Vawler,
and the cover design is by Edward
Forbes, the war artist.
("The Army Mule and Other War Sketches,"
by Henry A. Castle. The Bowen-Merrill
company. Indianapolis. $1.25. For sale by
the St. Paul Rook and Stationery company.)
The publishers say of the "Third
Year in French." by L. C. Syms: "This
third volume makes, with the first
two, a complete course in French in
tended to meet all the requirements ot
preparatory schools, academies and
colleges. The 'TMrd Tear in French'
deviates in no way from the p!an
adopted in the fiist two volumes. As
compared with the preceding books of
the series the lessons show a marked
progression. The study of verbs, the
basis of the whole method, is still
given the same importance. The
conditional, subjunctive and infinitive
moods, with the participle, are treated
j Avith thoroughness; at the same time,
I the study of French syntax is con
j tinued and compk-ted, and special at
! tention is given to all points which
j may prove to be specially difficult for
i English-speaking students. The book
contains many extracts in French and
English which bear the names of well
| known authors, such as Bernardin de
j Saint-Pierre, Lamartine, Voltaire and
others, thus initiating the student into
the style of classic and modern writers,
and preparing them for the reading
of the masterpieces of French liter
ature."
("Third Year in French," by L. C. Syms.
j $1.20. American Book company, Chicago.)
The advantages of the laboratory
' method in all study are so widely recog
! nized by educators of the day that no ;
I text book of physics is acceptable that
■is not constructed cii this important
! principle. "Physics for Grammar
1 Schools," by Charles L. Harrington,
I head master of a New York boys'
i school, is simple and practical, the re-
I suit of experience in the experimental
method with children under high
; school age. The book appeai-s to be
| all that is claimed for it; we quote
| from the prospectus:
"The book presents only such experl
i me-nts as have been found by the
! author from his own experience to be
j serviceable. They are simpfe, and easy
I to be performed, either at home or !n
i the class room. The book is elementary
| enough for pupils in the grammar
i schools, and at the same time it fol
lows the methods indicated in the re
quirements for admission to the best
| colleges. Besides being a preparation
for advanced study in high schoel or
college, the knowledge of physics gain
ed from the course of experiments out
lined in this book will prove a practi
cal acquisition for life; made all the
more permanent and useful by being
learned early and well."
("Physics for Grammar Schoois," by Charles
b. Harrington, ML. A., head master of Dr. J.
Sachs' school for boys, New York city. Price
50 cents. American Book company, Chicago.)
The tales of "The Arabian Nights"
have been retold for young readers by
M. Clark, and published in the Eclec
tic School Reader Series. The stories
are well selected and retain in the new
telling much of their original charm
and attractiveness, at the same time
that they are adapted to the apprecia
tion of minds younger in years than
those that originally reveled in "The
Thousand and One Nights" and their
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wonders. A knowledge of. these tales
is so necessary to culture and the read
ing of them so fascinating to children
of all ages that an edition suited to
class use is extremely desirable.
("Stories From the Arabian Nights," se
lected and edited by M. Clarke. 60 cents. The
American Book company, Chicago.)
"Natural Elementary Geography" is
an attractive text book and imparts a
contrast in its methods and appear
ance to the mammoth dry-as-dust vol
umes of past school days. The pub
lishers state the principles upon which
it is based as follows: "In its method
of presenting and treating the subject
this geography follows the recommen
dations of the committee of fifteen.
This committee was composed of rep
resentative school men whose acquain
tance with the work of the public
schools peculiarly fitted them for the
task of directing the lines of advance
which should be followed in elemen
tary instruction. This work differs
therefore,' in many important respects
from all other primary geographies.
The central idea of its treatment is
man, his history, customs, industries,
and geographic relations. With this
as the basis, the treatment recognizes
the fact that one of the most impor
tant functions of elementary geog
raphy is to teach the names, Joca
ticns, and characteristics of the coun
tries into which man has divided the
earth. A knowledge of these con
stitutes the proper foundation for the
extended study of geography in the
higher grades, while it fits the large
proportion of puipls who leave school
at an early age to understand the
countless geographical references
which they will encounter in daily life.
Other special features which distin
guish this geography are its plain and
distinct maps— physical and political,
those of corresponding divisions being
drawn on a uniform scale, thus giving
pupils a correct idea of the compara
tive areas cf countries; its numerous
graphic maps to show the distribution
of population and various natural
products, etc.; its topical outlines for
oral or written work; its exercises in
correlation and comparison; its topics
for independent study and research;
its skillful use of suggestive questions,
etc. The illustrations are an impor
tant feature of the book. They are
drawn largely from nature, and are
inserted not for mere ornament, but to
enforce the text, and to give pupils a
clearer idea of the countries and peo
ples described."
("Natural Elementary Geography," by
Jacques W. Reiway, F. R. G. S., with numer
ous maps and illustrations. Price, 60 cents.
American Book company, Chicago.)
Ma^n/Jne Notes.
The September number of the Forum is
the first of a new voiume — the twenty-fourth
—and eviden<^s the vitality of the magazine.
Such articles as "Alaska and the Mew Gold-
Field," "Hawaii and the Changing Front of
the World," "Strikes and the Coal Minors,"
"Is the Cuban Capable of Self-Government?"
yan hardly fail to satisfy all readers who wish
to keep abreast of the times. The leading
article, "A Plea for the Navy," by the Hon.
EL A. Herbert, ex-secretary of the navy, fol
lows very appropriately the "Plea for the
Army" in the August issue. Mr. Herbert's
paper is accompanied by several tables of a
most useful character, enabling one, at a
glance, to see wherein lies our great naval
deficiency.
The* New York Critic of Aug. 2S opens
with the first of two articles on "What the
French Novelists Are lioinß," by Theodore
Stanton. The authors whose plans and activ
ities are discussed in this paper are Hector
! /P!f#
ASSEMBLY HALL BULLETIN.
Meetings to Be Held Daring the
Week.
Hack and cab drivers Friday
Typographical Union No. SO Friday
Stage employes Tuesday
Horseshoers Tuesday
Carpenters Tuesday
"Woodworkers • Wednesday
Retail clerks Wednesday
Shoecutters Thursday
Bricklayers Thursday
Cigarmakers Thursday
Trates assembly Friday
Iron molders Saturday
Bakers Saturday
Brewers Saturday
Chief Marshal Nash, assisted by his
aids and the marshals of the several
divisions, met at Assembly hals
Wednesday evening and arranged the
order of the parade which takes place
tomorrow. The following are the po
sitions awarded to the different or
ganizations:
ORDER OF PARADE.
Parade will leave capitol at 9 a, m., sharp.
FIRST DIVISION.
Forms on East Exchange— Right on Wabasha
Street.
Platoon ol Police.
Stillwater Band.
Chief Marshal Louts Nash and Assistant Mar
shals C. H. Bonn and Thomas Yould.
Gov. Clcnigh. Mayor Doran. Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly and President J. H.
M -Nally.
Trades and Labor Assembly.
Isabel League.
SECOND DIVISION.
Form on Cedar, Facing South on Exchange.
Band.
Boot and Shoe Workers' Union.
M. Shannahan, Marshal.
Shoe Cutters' Union.
THIRD DIVISION.
i Form on Cedar, Right Facing on Exchange.
Webb Press Helpers.
George Yould, Marshal.
Bookbinders' Union.
E. A. Moeller, Marshal.
Typographia. No. 13.
J. Klaus. Marshal.
Typographical Union No. 30.
Pressmen's Union.
O Driscoll, Marshal.
Pressfeeders' Union.
J. HofTbauer. Marshal.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Fotm on Seventh. Facing on Cedar.
Band.
Bakers' Union.
Iron Movers' Union.
Barbers' Union.
M. E. Murray, Marshal.
Bricklayers' Union.
John Davis, Marshal.
Plumbers' Union.
R. Stark, Marshal.
Horseshoers' Union.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Perm on Tenth, Right Facing on Csdar.
Band.
Brewers' Union.
Coopers' Union.
C. J. Fischer, Marshal.
Carpenters' Union.
A. Si L-indstrom, Marsha.!.
Stage Employes' Union.
G. >iurthy, Marshal.
Rctai. Clerks' Union.
A. M. Wilson, Marshal.
SIXTH DIVISION.
Form on Eleventh, Right Facing on Cedar.
Stein's Second Regiment Band.
Cigarmakers' Union.
Emil Pearl, Marshal.
Tailors' Union.
Harnessmakers' Union.
Boilermakers' Union.
Corniceworkers' Union.
Unemployed.
Unorganized.
LINE OF MARCH.
The parade will march on the fol
lowing streets: On East Exchange to
1
Malot (who haa retired from the field), Lud
oric Halevy, Pierre Lotl, Alphonse, Leon
and Ernest Daudet the Rosny brothers and
Paul and Victor Marguerite. A further budget
of these notea will appear . in the next num
ber; the Lounger gossips about Mr. S. R.
Crockett, who, we learn, is six feet four
inches in height, and an indefatigable work
er. "Usually he works alone, beginning at
about 5 o'clock in the morning, and when he
comes down to breakfast at nine he has 5,000
words written out He has two typewritng
machines of unusual size and strength, spe
cially made for him, and the unusual faculty
of carrying on a conversation while writing
his stories. He gives as much time to play
as to work, and is J an indefatigable golfer.
A picture of him while making a stroke on
the famous St. Andrew's links accompanies
the Lounger's notes.- 1 It was taken by MaJ.
Pond this summer.
The American Monthly Review of Reviews
for September .has a; good deal to say about
the Andrews incident. and Brown university—
not so much, as the' editor remarks, on ac
count of the personal interests involved in
the case as because of the far-reaching prin
ciples affecting academic life and liberty
which have become matters at issue. A fair
minded and jtidicioui estimate of President
Andrews' series to Brown is given by a
writer fully conversant with the facts, and
the protest of «the faculty is printed in full.
The editorial comments on the awkwardness
and needlessness of the situation are piquant
and to the point.
Notable features of Outing for September
include a most timely description -by Ed
ward Spurr of the trip from the coast to
the Klondike. This trip is via the Chilkoot
pass, and it gives detailed information which
will be eagerly read. The article is pro
fusely illustrated from photos taken upon
the spot. In a "Vancouver Salmon" Ed. W.
Sadnys well describes the other end of
British Columbia. Capt. Kenealy writes of
"Regatta Week at Larchmont;" Malcolm W.
Ford of "Specialization in Athletics," and
Paul E. Jenks takes the reader "Thro' Sunny
France Awheel." The fiction is "A Romance
Among the Rice Birds," by E. E. Peake.
Short fiction by well-known writers is a
prominent feature of the September Woman's
Home Companion. The stories complete in
this number include "The Shortest Road to
a Man's Heart," by Will N. Harben; "On
the Hotel Porch," by Lillian Bell; "Was
He a Beast?" by Opie Read;; "The End of
Claire's Story," by Annie Hamilton Donnell,
and "Not Guilty as Charged," by Stanley
Waterloo.
The leading article in 'the International for
September is on "The Sugana Valley Rail
road in South Tyrol," illustrated by Tony
Grubhofer. The building of this road is an
important undertaking, connecting, as it does,
or will, Austria and Germany with Northern
Italy by a much shorter and more direct
route than has ever before been accessible,
while at the same time it throv.-s open to
the tourist a country second only to Switzer
land in beauty of scenery.
The Lotus for August-September combined
is on hand with a striking cover and! with
a table of contents that is quite fetching, in
that it bespeaks a delving into the unique
at every turn. Prominent among its features
is a folio of prison verse signed No. 3882.
On Our Book Tnl>le.
From the publishers:
J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia—
"Guavas, the Tinner," by S. Baring Gould.
Paper. 50 cents.
Rand. McN'allj & Co., Chicago— "Cursed
by a Fortune," by G. Manville Fenn, $l.C0;
"Golden Alaska," by Ernest Indersoil. Pa
per, 25 cents. Rand, McNally & Co.'s official
map of Alaska, 25 cents.
American Book company. Chicago — "Natural
Elementary Geography," by Jacques Redway,
CO cents; "Physics for Grammar Schools," by
Charles L. Harrington. 50 cents; "Third Year
in French," by L. C. Syms. $1.20.
F. Tennyson Xeely, New York— "True to
Themselves," by Alexander J. C. Skem, 50
cents; "The Passing of Alix," by Mrs. Mar
jorie Paul.
llcughton, Mifflin & Co.— "Old Gre=k Folk
Stories Told Anew," by Josephine P. Peabidy,
la cents.
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West -Ninth to Fcert; to Sev,efl corners;
down Third, to Sibley to Sixth; up
Sixth to Rice park.
The Northwestern Manufacturers
union has informed Chief Marshal
Nash that it will have at least eight
een floats in line. These will be dis
tributed throughout the several di
visions and will greatrf* assist in mak-'
ing the parade an unusually attractive
one. Besides these floats, several of
the unions will have floats emblemati
cal of their trades. The committee is
desirous that the organized and un
employed be represented and have re
served a place in one of the divisions
for their especial benefit.
Labor day will be here again tomor
row, and every true union man and
woman should observe it as a holiday,
if possible to do so. The day was in
stituted for tlheir tspecial benefit, and
they, above all others, hay« earned
the right to celebrate it. Christmas
and the Fourth of July have always
been observed throughout the entire
country by a. general closing down of
all industries— commercial and manu
facturing. Tke ,Cl*ristain people were
responsible for the observane of
Christmas, and the patriotic, liberty
loving citizen* for the celebration oi'
the Fourth. * Congress made Labor
day a legal holiday at the request of
the laboring classes and, in justice to
those for whom such a law was en
acted, there should be no hesitation
on the part of the business men abouc
closing when.&skejl to do so. In Kan
sas City business houses to the num
ber of seventy-five have given then
pledge that they will close their stores
for the entire day, and in nearly every
city where there are labor organiza
tions a general suspension of business
will take place.
D. W. Lilly, a well and favorably
knewn Mergenthaler operator in the.
Dispatch composing rooms, was seri
ously injured Monday morning last
while on his way to work riding a
bicycle, by colliding with a hack going
in the opposite direction. His life
was despaired of at one time, but at
last accounts his physician held out
hopes of his recovery. Don's many
friends earnestly wish that the phy
sician's predictions will come true.
Four aplieations for membership will be
acted on at the next regular meeting of the
tin sheet iron and cornice workers' union.
A special meeting to consider several im
portant matters will be held some evening
this week.
The meeting of the tailors' union scheduled
for tomorrow evening has been postponed until
next Monday.
Dennis Collins and John Swift, of Minne
apolis, headed a delegation which appeared
before the capitol commission Monday urg
ing the use of Minnesota stone in the con
struction of the state building. The result
of their efforts was the selection of Georgia
marble. Mr. Swift and his colleagues are
considerably puf out over the action of Presi
dent Worden, of the stonecutters' union, they
claiming that he represents but a very small
proportion of those who would have been
benefited by the use of Minnesota stone.
The brotherhoods of trainmen, firemen, lo
comotive engineers and^conductors will hold a
meeting at the Bowlby block Sunday after
noon The mejting is called for the pur
pose of creatini a more friendly fraternal
feeling and to ■ discuss a paper. How to
Build Ud the Interests of the Railroad Or
ganizations."
The brotherhood of bookbinders' union
held a well-atft?nded meeting Wednesday
evening. E. A. Moeller was selected as mar
shal in the parade tomorrow and final ar
rangements perfected for the same. The
union will turn out in full force, and will
also have a float. C. F. Miller was chosen
to fill a vacancy on the executive board, and
A. J. Virengel, A. G. Anderson, C. Walters,
M. Imhoff and A. Guttman were appointed a
committee to make arrangements for a dance
to be given Thanksgiving evening. A plan
was outlined and immediate steps will be
taken to establish an employment bureau for
the benefit of members of the organization,
both resident and non-resident. One appli
cation for membership was acted on. All
members are requested to meet at the corner
of Third and Minnesota streets tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock.
The boot and shoe workers' union held an
enthusiastic aieeting Friday evening. Between
twenty-five and thirty new members were
initiated. The union now has a membership
THE TIME TO BUY!
Our Eighth Semi-Annual Clearance Sale
Now in progress, is a regular boon to buyers. The prices In every department are from 35 to 50 per cent less
than usual. We are anxious to have you compare goods and prices. The inducements we offer will suit you.
Come while the stock is most complete. Freight paid 100 miles. No charge for packing.
diliPS! PiFtl^f*!3^^^ TTFI I J There is no reservation. Every article has suffered. The prices
vWil I B«E Vj?3«i*si9 I EvlbaKsiß quoted here are only samples selected at random.
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Mantel Folding Bed No. 21 mirror Solid Oak Chiffoniers „ $VTS No. 311 Suit, 3 pieces, wasSlß.so, now .$lO 75
top $12.50 White Iron Bedsteads $3.75 Cane Seat Rockers $125
Six feet solid oak Extension Tables 82.95 Cane Seat Dining Chair $0.65 Open Wash Stands "si 10
Oak Cobbler Seat Rockers $1.49 No. 8 Cook Stove $6,75 Hardwood Beds $i»5
No. 1 Couch, was 510.50, now .$6.50 Extra Super« Carpets ..$'.35 Kitchen Tables $i"co
No. 2 Couch, wass3.oo,now $5.00 No.3loSuit, 3 pieces, was $15.00, n0w. ..57.75 Tapestry Carpets $0.39
U#llt* IW/14-4-*»Ar>n AO I We contracted wst h the Union Mattress Co., of this city, to take a large
ltd I f lfi/1 It I rSNrS • nmnber of their best product during July and August, and we are there
llllll I'iUUI VJJVJe fore forced to sell them at a loss.
A FULL WEIGHT 48-POUND SHORT HAIR MATTRESS, MADE UP IN THE BEST (£-? AC
A. C. A. TICKING, WORTH $14.00. ONLY vP/WO
A FINE 40-POUND BLACK HAIR MATTRESS, MADE UP IN ANY KIND OF FANCY (fcft AC
STRIPED FEATHER TICKING, WORTH $17.50, FOR vP^uVD
Either of these Mattresses made to order, auy size: 50 cents extra if made in two parts, %&~ Mail Orders promptly filled.
400 AMD 402 JASSCSON STREET.
of 500 and expect to number 1,000 before the
end of the year.
The recently appointed organization com
mittee of the Trades and Labor assembly held
its first meeting Wednesday evening. The
entire committee, consisting of C. H. Stratton,
of the carpenters' union; A. Dominick, cigar
makers' union; J. Klaus, Typographia No. 13;
J. B. Wood, musicians' union, and G. C. Col
lins, Typographical Union :\'o. 30, were pres
ent. C. H. Stratton was chosen chairman
and G. C. Collins, secretary. Plans looking
to the bringing into the ranks of organized
labor several of the trades of the city were
outlined, and sub-committees appointed to in
terview the employes.
A meeting was called Thursday evening at
235 NicoKet avenue, Minneapolis, for the pur
pose of reorganizing Local Branch No. 58 of
the Retail Clerks' National Protective Asso
ciation. Several members of St. Paul Branch
No. 2 went over to assist in the work, but
after discussing the situation it was decided
not to take decisive action in the matter until
cne week from next Thursday night. At that
time it is expected that a permanent organi
zation will be formed, with a strong member
ship roll. It was deemed advisable to post
pone the matter of organization from the
fact that few of the clerk 3of that city have
been given time to consider the movement,
and the promoters of the project believe that
all should understand its benefits before being
aske r l to support it. In a resolution adopted
the objects of the association were set forth,
as follows: "To procure and retain employ
ment for their members, to secure early clos
ing on week days and aii day Sunday, to se
cure recognition of all legal holidays, to pro
vide a sick and funeral benefit for those de
siring it, aT.d to assist in any other way that
will advance the moral ai;d material welfare
of a!l the members." This reso.ution wU be
circulated freely among the clerks of that
city during th& next two veeke, at the end of
which time the election of officers will bs
held.
The bindery girls' and Web press helpers'
unions, which are scheduled to meet Monday
evening, owing to Labor day will not meet
until next week.
The rebate system of dues adopted by the
pressfeeders' union is working admirably and
the attendance at the meetings has almost
doubled educe it went into en'eet. At Thurs
day evening's session but two or three were
absent, all'd they were reported as unavoid
ably so. Three applications were received at
the meeting and one initiated. A communi
cation was received from tne I. P. P. U. rel
ative to ex-President G.ilos'owsky, whom his
physicians say will have to undergo a surgi
cal operation. Adam Rau was elected assist
ant marshall of the parade, which takes place
tomorrow morning, and a fine of ?2 was as
sessed those who fail to answer roll call at
Assembly ha 1 at 8:30 a. m. Reports trom the
delegates to the Trades and Labor assembly,
the Label league and the AHied Pruning
Trades council were read and placed on file.
P. E. Hoffman, of the cigar-makers- ' union,
will act as chairman of the committee on
sports at the fair grounds tomorrow afternoon.
Louis Nash, who was eleo'.ed chairman .at.
the last meeting of the committee, was com
pelled to rewgn, as he will be out of the city
at that time.
At a meeting of t!:e iron molders union
Saturday of last week ?35 was donated to aid
the striking miners. The money was for
warded to the national union of iron raolders,
which is soliciting contributions from the
unions of that trade throughout the United
States. The members of the local union are
far from being dead, as has been intimated in
certain quarters?., as their contribution to the
miners !s the largest thus far received in the
city. Next Saturday evening an open meet
ing will be held at Assembly hall, which will
be addressed by W. B. Hammond, of Minne
apolis, and Louis Nash, of St. Paul. The
union extends a cordial invitation to all mold
ers in thp city to be present.
J. 13. Wood, organizer for the A.rnerican
Federation of Musician?., nas organized the
musicians of Stillwater. There are twenty
members of the union and they wi'.l head the
Trades and Labor assembly of this city in
the parade tomorrow.
The auditing board of the cigarmakers
union met Friday evening and went over the
bonks of the financial officer. The committee
consists of Emil Pearl, H. Grese and C. Hin-
Wednesday evening brought together the
entire membership of Typographia No. 13.
The principal business transacted was the
adjustment of chapel rules in the composing
room of the V'olkzeitung. The repori of the
board of trustees for the past six months
was read, and a majority of the recom
mendations submitted concurred In. The
union will take part in the parade tomorrow,
under the leadership of John Klaus, who will
act as marshal.
J H. Pieper's two-year-old colt, a son or
Welbeck record 2:22. wiil be driven a half
mile at the state fair grounds today. Cn
Wednesday last the colt trotted the distance
in 1:09 without a skip. Mr. Pieper proffered
the race to the Labor day committee because
of his regard for one of the members of or
ganized labor. The committee will probably
present him with a prize for his kindness.
The boc-t and shoe workers' union held a
special meeting Saturday evening. A large
number of new members were admitted, and
final arrangements made for the parade to
morrow.
Are you going to take part in the parade
tomorrow? You are needed to make Jt a sue-
At a special meeting of the brewery work
ers' union Tuesday evening the sum of %.->
•was voted to aid the striking miners. The
uniform to be worn in the parade tomorrow
was received and fitted. It consists of striped
shirt, white and blue belt and Fedora hats,
the latter bearing the union label. The union
expects to have ICO men in line.
The brotherhood of bookbinders' union will
turn out fully 100 strong in the parade.
The regular monthly meeting of the tailors
union falling on Labor day, a postponement
of the same has been made until next Mon
day evening. . , ,
Owing to the attitude of the musicians
union toward the bakers' organization having
a band In the parade made up of its own
members, at a meeting held Saturday even
ing the union decided to dispense with music
altogether but will show their loyalty to the
cause by ' turning out and helping to make
the parade a success.
Louis Nash, of this city, has received an
Invitation from the Winona Trades and Labor
council to deliver an address at a mass meet-
Ing of the members of the trades unions of
that place to be held during the evening of
Labor day. He has accepted the honor.
John Swift, of Minneapolis, was last week
made an honorary member of the stonema
sons' union of that city. The honor was
conferred on account of services rendered
that organization.
Efforts are being made to organize the
9hoemakers of Minneapolis with excellent
prospects of success. Tte retail clerks of
that city will also organize, twenty-five
clerks employed In one of the large clothing
houses joining in a body.
Fred Flanley. of the Pioneer Press book
and job chapel, left Tuesday evening for a
ten days' hunt. The boys expect to be
remembered by the receipt of numerous ducks,
prairie chickens, etc.
The boot and shoe cutters' union held a
special session Tuesday evening. Labor day
and other matters were considered. There
will be at least 500 in line of the members
of this craft tomorrow morning.
M. E. Neary, chairman of the Federation
council and a prominent member of the
plumbers' union of Minneapolis, will repre
sent that organization at the national p.umb.
ers' convention to be held at Nashville, Term.,
beginning Sept. 2.
No One who has the welfare of his union
and organized labor at heart will absent him
self from the parade tomorrow.
EnO*l«cfl HnlrlinO*C Britishers Own Enough of
il^fiSbll I lUlUIIlgd m the Earth Here to Make a
««*■ A manir'n • Landowner of Every Person
111 /\mCrlCcl. in the United Kingdom.
Special Correspondence of the Globe.
LONDON, Aug. 23.— Apropos of the
present discussion of how much prop
erty English subjects own in America,
I am enabled to give you some authen
tic facts and figures. In truth, the
holdings of the queen's loyal Britons
is surprising, and it is no exaggera
tion to state that if the land owned by
them were divided into three-acre plots,
there would be enaugh to go around
among the residents of the United
Kingdom. The aggregate, based on ab
solute facts, is known to be at least
20,000,000 acres.
Naturally, the names to which these
holdings are nearly all accredited will
be found in Burkes Peerage. Here are
some of thesi, the majority being the
property of syndicates:
The largest of all is probably the
Texas possession of the syndicate which
includes in its membership the Dukes
of Beaufort and Rutland, Earl Cadogan
and the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Th 9
total amount of land held by this as
sociation is 3,200,000 acres. It is, as is
the case with most of the Texas land,
range country — that is, land that is bet
ter adapted for cattle raising than any
thing else. On some of it it is possible
to raise certain crops, but the majority
is covered with Buffalo grass, which
never grows long enough to cut for
hay, but is superior to all other varie
ties of grass for making cattle fat, and
at the same time hardy. On such a
ranch, or chain of ranches, it would be
possible to graze enough cattle to sup
ply the beef market of the United
States for three months. From this a
comparative idea of the vastness of
Ihe holdings may be gained.
Cattle and wheat are what the Eng
lish investor seems to think money
should he made in in the United States.
That is why the syndicate represented
by the English capitalist Vincent Scul
ly owns 3,000,000 acres of land in Ne
braska. lowa and Illinois. This proper
ty is situated in the heart of the wheat
growing section. To those familiar
with the crop characteristics of the dif
ferent states, it will be easy to under
stand that in Nebraska wheat is king
and in Illinois the popular agricultural
tendency is to corn rather than wheat.
In lowa there is a combination of the
two, for the lowa agriculturist believes
very strongly in diversified farming.
What, then, could be a better combination
than these Englishmen hold? This year, too,
when thai m:l!en:uni of the farmer, the day
of dollar wheat, is full upon us, with a de
mand for grain that is almost unprecedented,
is it any wonder that the American, who,
less thoughtful than his English brother in
the matter of investment and the wisdom
of waitins, groans when he observes his lost
opportunities? The amount of money which
the Scully syndicate will bring over here
from America this fall will be of a propor
tion in keeping with the acres they hold.
Two American girls who now wear by vir
tue of their marriage to English peers two
of the highest of British titles— the Duchess
of Marlbofough and Lady Randolph Churchill
— are interested with Sir Edward Reed In a
syndicate that owns 2,000.000 acres, situated
in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. This
is pureiy a cattle country and on It range
thousands of head of live stock. While, as
stated, the country is practically a cattle
range, a good-sized section serves as graz
ing ground for sheen. The day of prosperity
for this interest, which seemed as far dis
tant as the milienium, now appears to be
near at hand. So here is another piece of
Enslish good fortune.
There is another syndicate which includes
among its members no less a person than the
Earl of Dalhousis. as well as Viscountess
Cross, Lady Hamilton-Gordon, the Marquis
Cholmondeley and several others. Here la
a holding in a still different part of the
country, for the lands of the syndicate com
prise 1,800.000 acres in Mississippi, including
cotton plantations, acres and acres of sugar
cane and enough swine to stock a thousand
farms. Think of this, would-be land holders,
and see what joy it is to be a member ol
a syndicate.
As Americrns say, howev r, there are others.
Lord Tweedale is a syndicate in himself, and
owns a clean 1,300,00) acres. Like most in
dividual land owners with large holdings, his
property includes a vast territory which, like
that of one of the syndicates spoken of, in
cludes immense tracts of grazing land. Near-
AH Coir u/pplt Tomorrow, Mon-
Corner Sixth and St. Peter Street*, nil IQil lfDul\
ST. PfIUL, . « . p
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MATINEES WEDNKSDAY AND SATIBDAI. WU J' " W T
MARTELL'S
BUCK &WIHG DANCING. "<^JLJite^
ROLLBGKINB ROUNO nOUSINO
AVISHINe H of and K™^. »^
ip-ROAfiiMa Mare llevelry
COailNG-DIGBY BKI>L, IN THE •♦HOOSIEB DOCTOR."
ly all of this immense possession is devoted
to live stock and hay. That Is, there are
many acres of land subject to Irrigation and
which are utilized for the cultivation of that
prolific growth known aa alfalfa.
Next in the list comes one of the very
best known of all Drltlsh syndicates— tha
Anglo-American. To the man familiar with
the live stock of Wyoming and Colorado, there
is no brand more familiar than that of the
lazy H. Every stockman in Wyoming knowa ~ '
the brand, and knows, too, that every animal
bearing it is watched. The cattle thief steers
clear of the lazy H brand, because he knows
that punishment would be swift and suro if he
tried to hair brand any of the company*!!
cattle. The riders of the Anglo-American
company are old plainsmen, most of them, and
a thief had better have the devil himself
after him than one of them.
Another service which these syndicate hold
ings perform for the Englsh is to serve as
an asylum for the younger sons of aristo
cratic families who stray a long ways from
the straight and narrow path. It is astonish
ing to note the number of Englishmen on
these ranches who bear marks of dissipation
and who are delighted with the wholly un
trammeled existence which the range life
affords. The cattle ranges have been the
saving of many an Englishman whose start
on the downward career was excellent.
I recollect several years ago of making, in
company with the superintendent, the in
spection of one of these tremendous ranches.
The one fact which impressed itself upon
me, outside of the magnitude of the hold
ings, was the number of young men I met
whom in after years I have encountered here
as lights of the peerage. From none of
these have I ever heard other than praise
for America, and many of them frankly ad
mit that the existence they led there, more
than anything else, made men of them.
KEE-TO-WAHS EXCITED.
fherokee Secret Society on the War
Path.
CHELSEA, I. T., Sept. 4.— Couriers
arriving from the eastern part of
Cherokee nation, in the Grand River
bottoms, bring news that great ex
citement Is now in order among the
full-bloods — the Kee-To-Wah society,
which really caused the Cherokee com
mission to suspend the negotiations
with the Dawes commission looking to
allotment of lands and dissolution of
tribal government. It is strongly agi
tating the full-bloods to immediate ac
tion over the impending change, and
urges them to oppose it, even to the
use of force. The Kee-Too-Wahs held a
big meeting about twenty-five miles
east of here yesterday, and about 1,500
full-bloods were present. Resolutions
were passed condmning any treaty ac
tion. The plan of emigration to Mex
ico next spring was discussed.
JB
Concert at Visitation Convent.
On Thursday evening, Sept. 9, a con
cert will be given at the Visitation
Convent, University and Robert
streets, in which some of our choicest
local talent will appear. The names of
Miss Grace Bee Whitridge, Mrs. De
Wolf, Miss Elsie Shawe, Claude Mad
den, Miss Wilson and others of equal
note cannot fail to attract an audienco
large enough to fill the magnificent,
spacious hall of the academy. The
concert over, the oid'^Tiils and friends
of the institution will hold a reunion.
m A- - f
Typographical Union No. 30 holds its regvggiUa
lar monthly meeting this afternoon at 2:30.
President Gleason requests all members to be
present, as final arrangements for the pa
rade wi:i be completed. Patriotism to tha
cause should be an inducement for every
member to be present.
The Stlllwater branch, through the good
work of J. B. Wood, of this city, organizer
for the American Federation of Musicians,
has become a member of that organization.
The new union has twenty charter members,
and will take part in the parade of labors'
hosts tomorrow. They will head the trades
and labor assembly.
F. E. Hoffman will act as chairman of tha
committee on sports at the fair grounds to
morrow. He takfs the place of Louis Nash,
who will be out of the city.
One new member Joined the stPreotypeiV
union at the meeting of that organization
Thursday evening. Topics of peculiar Interest
to the members were discussed. Labor day
matters were also considered.