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SfUNT POUL.
LOCAL, NEWS NOTES.
A musical programme will be rendered at
noon today at the Commercial club to lneni
-I>its and invited guests.
The funeral of Mrs. Barbara Williams, who
died yesterday afternoon at her home, 160
West Ninth street, will be hold tomorrow
morning from St. Peter Claver's church.
LOCAL, THEATRICAL XOTES.
"Two Littlr Vagrants," the great French
melodrama wbicb will hold the boards at the
Grand next week, is said to be stronger and
li |Kis=es-s more enduring qualities than the
"Two Orphans," and is full of healthy, strong
heart Interest that never flags throughout the
five, arts of the play. The company includes
Mildred Holland, especially engaged to play
the boy hero. Fan-Fan.
•■The Sign of the Cross," the great theatri
cal Bliccess of two continents. Is the attrac
tion at the Metropolitan this week, the en
gagement opening tonight. The company
that will bo seen in it is much the same as
the one that appeared in this country last
season. Chark-s I>alton still appears a3
Marcus Superbus. and Miss Gertrude Bos
well as Stephanus, the boy martyr. One of
the hits of the last season, Irene Rooke, an
able London actress, wiil play Merela, the
Christian maiden.
REGI I.Alt AIOIV NEWS.
A month's leave of absence is granted
Lieut Col. Kzra P. Ewers, Ninth cavalry.
A three months' furlough is to be granted
Robert P. Maroney, Troop C, First cavalry,
to take effect aftor his rc-;iilistment.
Post Exchange Steward Raiche, at Fort
Reno, recently joined the army of Benedicts
and is receiving the congratulations of his
friends.
Lieut, B. V. Smith. Third infantry, on duty
nt Baker university, Kansas, for the past
three years, is to be relieved by First Lieu
tenant James T. Kerr, Seventeenth Infantry.
Lieut Kerr graduated from the Fort Leaven
worth school in 1897.
The Sixth cavalry has been quite fortunate
In providing officers for the staff departments
nf the army. Lieut. West's appointment to
the subsistence department makes three ap
pointments from the regiment within a year.
Carter to the adjutant general's office. Cruse
tt> the quartermaster's and West to the sub
sistence department. Dravo, who Is promoted
major, also comes from the Sixth cavalry,
and Hodgson, in the quartermaster's depart
ment, comes from the Sixth.
Notice to Depositors.
The next interest term of the Sav
ings Bank of St. Paul commences
Tuesday, Feb. 1. Money in sums of $5
and upwards deposited before Feb 3
will draw five months' Interest July 1
1898. 44 East Sixth street.
SOXG, SMOKE AM) SPECIALTIES
AVill Help the Commercial Club To
niorroTV Night.
There will be music galore at the
Finoke social at the Commercial club
tomorrow evening. Light refreshments
will be served as well as lighted cl
ears. Each member is privileged to
bring one friend, and every member
Is urged to come himself. Chairman
McCafferty will supervise the rendi
tion of the following programme:
Recitations, Charles Falrchild, Stew
art Brodock, Rufus A. Hoyt, A. J.
Johnson; tenor solo, Frank Garland,
F. '/.. Swasey accompanist; fun mak
ers. Messrs. Jackson and Miller; spe
cialties, W. J. Tompklns; musical se
lections, Michael Keating, F. H. Ten
ny, John Geehan, Henry Dellafleld ac
companist; phonograph number, Maj.
(J. L. Colburn.
Tuesday and Thursday
California tourist car via Maple Leaf
li'-nte leaves St. Paul at 8:10 a. m. For
rates and reservations see J. P. Elmer,
T:< !<.t Agent, Fifth and Robert.
Monday Offerings.
(9 Cents
A gallon Cor a high grade vanilla-fla
vored I!uney Drip Syrup; bring or send
your jug.
3'J Cents
For one-pound packages of Corn
Starch,
2H Cents
For large bags of Soft Fine Table Salt.
(O Cents
A can for good sweet Strawberries.
12 l -i Cents
A pound for full Cream Sage Cheese,
full of richness.
20 Cents
For ten -pound bags of the purest and
altogether best Buckwheat in Amer
ica.
10 Cents
For ten -pound bags of best Yellow
Corn Meal.
Buy nur triple Granulated Sugar,
pure and very fine granulation; it costs
you no more than the common.
15 Cents
A can for large cans of Asparagus.
6 Cents
A can for good Sweet Corn.
8 Cents
A ran for Yerxa's Extra Sugar Corn.
This is packed especially for us, and is
Very sweet and tender.
7 Cents
A can for good new Marrowfat Peas.
BUTTER.
Our daily receipts are heavy; prices
from 12% c a pound upwards.
JUNKET TABLETS
Are being exhibited in the front part
of the store and are a success for deli
cate desserts, and cost only 10c a pack
age.
BEEF SALE.
We will sell good Rib Roasts of Beef
for 9c a pound tomorrow, Monday.
CANDY SALE.
We offer about 100 varieties of hand
made French Cream Candies, the kinds
that ought to sell at 40 cents, for 20c a
pound.
COFFEE SALE.
We offer fresh goods from 9c a pound
•upwards. No matter what price goods
you use. you will find a good-sized sav
ing at our Coffee counter.
CICARS.
We are still selling the Ada Rehan
and Oremo Cigars at 5c each, $2.25 per
box of 50.
TEA.
• We are straining our profits to weigh
out to you as fine a grade Tea as we
do at 35c per pound. Step to our Tea
counter and we'll brew you a cup to
try it. ______
Our extraoidinary orange sale will be
continued this week.
Yerxa Bros, & Co,
Seventh and Cedar Streets.
WITHOUT ITS STAfI
VAN SANT RALLY AT CLINTON* AVE
XI E M. E. CHURCH HELD LAST
NIGHT
WITHOUT WINONA'S CAPTAIN.
PERHAPS, SAID THE PASTOR, HE
WILL, COME WHEN THROUGH
RUXMXG.
SENT JOHX DAY SMITH TO SUB
As Orator In His Place— R. N. Hare
and W. H. Burns Were Also
Speakers.
Instead of the usual Sunday evening
sermon at the Clinton Avenue Metho
dist church last evening the exercises
were what the pastor. Rev. Thomas
Hambly. called "A Rfciigiou^ Camp
Fire." As the name would suggest, the
members of G. A. R. posts assisted in
the services, and, in fact, it partook
of the usual camp fire features, includ
ing reminiscences by those who had
fought for the flag.
Mr. Ilambly, the pastor of the
church, explained that last summer,
In conversation with Capt. Sam R. Van
Sant, he had suggested that at some
future date he intended to hold a re
ligious campfire. Capt. Van Sant had
consented to take part in the exer
cises, and the date had been fixed for
the first part of November last. Mr.
Hambly was at that time stationed at
Winona, and the campfire was to have
been held in that city.
The conference last fall had placed
CIIEIRO AND HIS THOUGHT MACHINE.
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1 ■ ■^^■■■■■f:".'.'. •'
Cheiro will deliver his long-looked-for
lecture on "Hands" at the People's church
this evening, and for the benefit of those who
enjoyed the lecture of Mr. Cola on the 17th
!nst. it is announced tbat this lecture to be
given by Cheiro himself tonight will be dis
tinct and different from that given by his
friend and proxy. He intends in this lecture
to give the salient and leading points of
palmistry. It will be a purely instructive
lecture, and any person of average intclli-
him in charge of the Clinton Avenue
church, of this city, but he had not
forgotten the idea, and some week 3
ago reminded Capt. Van Sant of his
promise to be present and assist in the
exercises. Since then Capt. Van Sant
had entered into the race for the can
didacy for governor and had informed
him that he had concluded it was best
to remain at home and not take part.
Perhaps, said Rev. Hambly, after he
is elected governor, or after his defeat,
h»> will be with us. He could see no
reason why the church should
not be a political force and gather
statesmen and governors and have
them take part in the services. Capt.
Van Sant. the speaker said, was a ptr
sonal friend of his and he would like
to see him elected governor of the
state, and also a licensed Methodist
minister. Yesterday Capt. Van Sant
had telephoned him that "he still
thought he had better not come," but
would have Capt. John Day Smith
take his place.
R. N. Hare, a member of Acker post,
and also a member of the Clinton
Avenue church, spoke briefly on the
subject of religious life in the army.
The soldiers were not, he raid, as
manj' believed, a very wicked lot of
people. Sundays in the army were re
spected more than the majority of the
people of St. Paul respected the day
now. In the army all the soldiers
went to church on Sunday. The proud
est thing a soldier could do was to
join the forces of Christ.
W. H. Burns, commander of Acker
post, followed, and very bluntly stat
ed that the only time he was in church
during the four years he was in the
army was the Sunday following the
battle of Fredericksburg. On that oc
casion he, with a detail, was ordered
to tear out the seats in the church to
make room for the wounded men who
had fallen on the battlefield. In the
army he had been one of the rank and
file, and he paid a high tribute to thosi?
who were neither generals nor officers
by saying that those who did the fight
ing and made the victory possible were
the rank and file. A deal was said
about the war being over. To those
who went to Canada or hired substi
tutes the war had been over long ago,
but to those who had marched shoulder
to shoulder and fought for their coun
try the war would never be over.
John Day Smith, of Minneapolis, past
department commander of the state G.
A. R.. said he had received a telegram
from Capt. Van Sant, which stated that
owing to family affairs he would be un
at.le to take part in the meeting, and
asking him to take his place. He was
not accustomed to pulpit speaking, but
he saw no reason why pulpits should
not be decorated with the American
flag, or why people should be afraid to
c:»rry the cross and the flag together.
As one of the speakers had stated, there
were rot many wicked men In the army.
True, they were not all saints, but just
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBS: MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1898.
the average run of men recruited from
the farms and the workshops and from
all walks of life. They did not spend
their time holding prayer meetings, but
he never was acquainted with any man
who came back from the army worse
than he went in. There was some
drinking in the army, and possibly there
was some in St. Paul today. The most
of the drinking seen in the army was
among the officers, which was probaibly
owing to it being harder for the men to
secure liquor. These camp fires extend
ed the spirit of Christian patriotism,
and the sight of the flag had a wonder
ful feeling to all who had fought under
it. The war, to the old soldiers, was
net over and never would be over, and
the scenes and memories would be with
them until death came. Christian pa
triotism was absorbed like the air
breathed. Immigrants do not feel it, but
their children, studying history, become
patriotic citizens. It did not take long
for the young to catch the spirit of
patriotism, especially when it was
taught in the schools. Soldiers were
few in the army who did not carry a
Bible and preserve it with care. The
men were not seen kneeling in prayer,
but many prayers were said in the tents,
and on the march, and on the battle
field. It seemed as though the boys who
made up the forces were all under
twenty-one years of ng?. The rank and
file of the army were young men, and if
there was ever to be another war, and
it seemed as though the country could
not stand a great deal more without
one, it would be the young men who
would have to do the fighting. The G.
A. R. was to be honored for what it
had done, but it required more moral
courage to face the truth today than
thirty years ago. It was not an un
manly thing to say, "I love the Lord
Josus Christ," and every soldier should
stand for justice, equality and truth.
The exercises were enhanced by vocal
solos contributed by Miss Gertrude Mc-
Intyre and Miss Lizzie Wood, and in
strumental music by a string quartette.
The pulpit and choir loft were hand
somely decorated with American flags,
and half a hundred members of O. A.
R. pests were present in full uniform.
Gave I! in: v Star.
A number of friends of Patrolman Peter
Liudgard called upon him at his home gatur-
gence will be able to read his own or his
friends' palms after listening to Cheiro and
studying his stereopticon charts.
A feature of extreme interest will be an
illustration of Gladstone's mind upon the
mentograph, or thought machine. There are
but two of these machines in the world One
is in use at the present at the Netting Hill
Gate hospital. London, the other in the pos
session cf Cheiro.
Chciro will slco tell of his visit to Glad
stone and of their talk regarding America.
day m S ht and presented him with a silver
star, as the address accompanying it said in
the hope that he would "be brave and fear
less in your duties when protecting our iives
and homes." The party included Charles
Creightou, T. Hroos. Gust Sweuaon X E
Elmund X o. Nelson. Capt. Pottgleser!
Lieut. Pendy, Sergeant Gebhardt Ser-eaiu
Larson. Alex Olberg. Kd Erickson, Alex
Bowling, John Uuudquist. Gust Scoue Christ
Hagin. Prank Anderson. Frank Norman
John Norman, A Lofgren, F. G. Cedarstrom"
F. f\ Nelson A. Nelson. Frank Nordstrom
R. C tnson. Andrew G. Johnsou. Matt Matt
son, Pete Peterson, Ole Johnson and others
BONDING MAIL CARRIERS.
New Arrangement Costa the Men a
Small Yearly Foe.
According lo a new rule made by the
postoll.ee department, letter carriers
will be required, beginning April 1 to
secure bonds in the sum of $1,000 from
indemnity companies approved by the
department. The new rule is consid
ered the most feasible ever adopted and
will do away with a great deal of in
convenience hitherto experienced by
carriers, who have been required to fur
nish individual sureties.
Under tho new arrangement carriers
will be furnished a list of the surety
companies approved by the postal au
thorities, and their bonds will be ap
proved without further formality upon
the payment of a small annual fee
At one time carriers were compelled
to pay $5 a year to the American Surety
company, of New York, or the City
Trust. of Philadelphia, when unable to
secure individual bondsmen. Subse
quently, the rate was reduced, until
now the bond question, so far as it re
lates to letter carriers in all parts of
the United States, has become a mere
matter of insurance, the indemnity
companies relying, it may be presumed
upon the reputed integrity of carriers
and the fact that the federal machin
ery is at their back should the carrier
violate the conditions of his bond.
TWO CLUBS MAY UNITE.
First Ward Republican Or-anlza-
Uoiim May Pool iKgnes.
The executive committee of the
Young Men's Republican Club of the
First Ward held a meeting at the office
of Dr. A. W. Whitney yesterday and
discussed the feasibility and advisa
bility of joining the club with the Mc-
Kir.ley club in the same ward. A com
mittee was appointed to arrange for
such a combination, if possible.
NOT QUITE REFORMED,
Or Appearances Belle Pat Hill, Dis-
charged From St. Cloud.
"Putney" Smith and Pat Hill ran
afoul of Officer McEllistrom at Seventh
and Robert streets shortly before mid
night Saturday evening, and as a re
sult are locked up at the central sta
tion on the charge of drunkenness and
disorderly conduct, while each has un
pleasant reminders of ttie encounter in
the shape of more or less painful dis
colorations about the face. The trouble
started through the alleged abusive
language of HiU to Officer McEllistrom.
Hill was recently discharged from the
reformatory and is regarded as a dan
gerous character, so when he advanced
upon the policeman McEllistrom knock
ed him down. Sniith is said to have
shown a disposition to take part in the
scrimmage by making several passes at
McEllistrom. who blew his whistle for
help, and when Officer Pat Smith came
upon the scene both young men were
placed under arrest. They will be ar
raigned in the municipal court today.
IS OFF FOR SWEDEN.
Col. Bergh Will Soon Sa.il to Take
the Gothenburg Consulate.
Col. Robert ''Bergh, the newly ap
pointed United States consul at Goth
enburg, Sweden, was in the city yester
day on his way home to Grand Forks
to close up his business affairs prelimi
nary to going 'to hfs post. Col. Bergh—
he is, by the way, a colonel by virtue
of an appointment on the staff of the
governor of his state— is well known in
St. Paul and throughout the Northwest
generally, and he stands unique among
those who have been given political
preferment in hia state by reason of
the fact that Senator Hansbrough and
Congressman Johnson were quite
agreed that he should have the Gothen
burg consulate— about the only thing
they have agreed on in the matter of
patronage— and their agreement was
readily seconded by Senator Roach, and
Senator Nelson, of this state. Col.
Bergh was formerly a resident of St.
Paul, having been in the drug business
on East Seventh street in 1888-90. He
is a man of culture, a linguist and such
a student of commercial and political
economy that he is likely to be rara
avis among consuls.
The Gothenburg consulate is now
filled by a North Dakota man, O. H.
Boyeson, formerly of Grand Forks. The
place is one of the most important in
the consulships of Europe. Practically
all of the emigration of Sweden and
much of the other portions of the Scan
dinavian peninsula comes through the
porK It is the only consulate of its
class in Sweden, and the minister to
Stockholm is ex-offlclo consul general,
leaving Gothenburg independent. The
consul to Gothenburg has the nomina
tion of two vice consuls at minor ports,
besides a vice consul and a considerable
clerical force at headquarters. The place
is worth approximately $5,000 a year,
and the consul is a man of large in
fluence. The American trade with tho
port last year amounted to upwards of
$2,000,000. and more than 12,000 emi
grants left that port for the United
States. Col. Bergh will leave with hia
family for his post In the course of a
couple of weeks. His drug business at
Grand Forks will not take much time
to clean up, as the Hotel Dacotah fire
settled that matter some weeks since.
* » *
H. B. Palmer and J. D. Clay berg, of Helena,
Mont., are at the Hyan.
F. E. Hurley, of Salt Lake, is a guest at the
Ryan.
A. W. Bingham, of New Ulm, Is registered
at the Ryan.
L. Guthrie, of Grand Forks, N*. D., is at
the Ryan.
A. O. Whipple, of Devil's Lake. i 3 at the
Merchants'.
W. Torgerson. of Portland, N. D. is slop
ping at the Merchants'.
A. S. Fischer, of Pierre, S. D., is reg
istered at the Merchants'.
B. S. Gibbs. of Pine City, is a guest at the
Merchants'.
George F. Darling, of Morris, Minn., is at
the Merchants'.
Roy anrl p. H. Viall. of Spring Valley
Minn., are stopping at the Windsor.
F. L. Hilton, cf Fergus Falls, Is regist red
at the Windsor.
R. C. Ennis, a Xcepawa. Manitoba curler
is at the Metropolitan.
A. Adclsdorf, of San Francisco, is at the
Metropolitan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Campbell, of Winnipeg
are guests of the Metropolitan.
Mr. and Mrs. O. V.'. Smith, of La Cro«se
are at the Metropolitan.
ANTI-STREET RAILWAY
Masa Meeting Called for Market
Hall Toul|?!it.
The following call for a mass meet
ing to protest against possible en
croachments on the people's rights by
the street railway company was loft
at the G 1 o be: office last night:
cI f °Hn h c e £ iliZ K ns ot SL Paul: A I )Ubllc> mass
meeting has been called for 8 o'clock th s
evening at Market hall. St. Peter und Wrrt
Seventh streets, and we respectfully urire
every law-abiding resident cf thia griat mu
nicipality who has his cwn fntrrfa s and tho«
of the city at heart to attend and voice his
(sentiment. The muss meeting has been or
ganized by people in every walk of lir<> th"
merchant, the laborer 'an,! the professional
Tt n hi" r l ' Th ° labor and trades unton"
of this <uy have given, the movement an offi
cial indorsement; and we think that thos» in
charge of the arrangements for such mat
ing would be dorriict in tlmr tottea to the*
fellow citizers and gutltv cf a breach of Mie
; trust reposed In them i! they failed to re
claim the meeting one tit the most important
events in the history o€- our city v i )orldnl
The prime objm of the meeting is to ob
| tain an expression, of public opinion upon the
Problem of eontrolling^rights in our public
b reels and requiring corporations txpt
rising public franchises, such as the street
railway, telephone and gas md electric lei t
companies, to pay their share of public tax»«
and of devising proper means of supervision
and control over all corporations engaged i-i
public service. **
A strong public sentiment of the people of
this state has been the m^ans of inducing our
, legislature to give the people of our iarg r
; communities, such as St. Paul. Minneapolis
and Duluth. an opportunity to provide thpir
local governments upon home rule princi
ples.
In compliance with this public sentiment
cur district judges have appointed a charter
commission, v/hi^h is new en<rng~d in con
| sider'ne the e X p«<li-n-y of restricting h- p-.w
--| ers of the city council with r. ferenc? to grant
ing valuable privileges to such public cor
porations. The charter to be framed by this
commission will sorn be submitted for 'adop
tion to the votes of the people. And It is of
the highest importance that th<» sam° shou'd
truly voice the ecliehtened sprtiments of the
masses. There is a widespread conviction ex
isting all over this country at the present
time that street railway, telenhone, gas and
I electric light companies should be carefully
j restricted in their exercise of these public
j franchises: and that tax pavers should re
ceive m adequate return from the grant of
valuable privileges. The future prosperity
| ard welfare of our city Is vitally involved in
I this mutter.
And. in anticipation of such restrictions to
be embodied in the new charter, vigorous
efforts are being made by our city railway
comppny to wHng from the present council
! valuable grants In the public streets without
j adequate remuneration and for a long period
of years.
In view of these, facts strong public pro
test should be msrte against any precipitate
action by the people's public servants, and a
clear declaration of principles to be submitted
to the charter commission as expressive of the
sentiment of the messes should be promul
gated ?t such mass meeting.
Charles W. Hall. Chairman: Moritz H»'m
Secretary of United Organizations for Mass
Meeting.
T. J. Conlin. Chairman: T. F. Thnmis, Sec
retary of Executive Committee cf Trades and
Labor Assembly 6t St. Paul.
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INTO A MEMORIAL FUND FOR CAR
RYING THE GOSPEL INTO AJLIi
LANDS.
EPISCOPAL MISSION IDEA
EXPLOITED YESTERDAY TO DO
HONOR TO THE LATE DR.
LANGFORD'S MEMORY.
ROUSING MEETING "WAS HELD
At Christ Chnrch With Addresses by
Bishop M. \. Gilbert and Rev.
11. la. Dahrlng.
The Episcopal Church of America
has in hand a plan to raise $100,000 for
foreign missions, through their Sun
day schools throughout the world, and
it was to further this movement that
over 500 Episcopal Sunday school chil
dren gathered in the auditorium of
Christ church yesterday afternoon to
listen to rousing addresses by Bishop
Gilbert and Rev. H. L. Duhring, su
perintendent of city missions of Phila
delphia.
The plan, as explained in the ad
dresses of the bishop and Dr. Duhring,
Ls to be carried out during Lent. Each
Sunday school scholar in St. Paul, as
well as in every Episcopal church in
the United States, will be given a pyra
mid the Sunday before Ash Wednes
day. The Lenten season being one of
self-denial, the older persons as well
as the children are expected to put
as much in the little receptacles as
they can spare.
Easter Sunday the children will re
turn their little boxes to the guild
room of the church, where they will
be opened, counted and the amount
telegraphed to the general board of
missions of the Episcopal Church of
the United States. The amount given
by the Sunday school children of St
Paul wiil help in making up the ag
gregate amount asked for by the board.
During the general convention of the
Episcopal church, held in Minneapolis
two years ago last fall, a great meet
ing was held in Christ church, St. Paul
in the interest of missions. There was
a very large amount of money raised
at that meeting.
The death of the venerable Dr.
Lang-ford, manager of the board of
missions, occurred last summer, and
it is now proposed to raise the $100,000
as a memorial missionary fund, to car
ry out his long-cherished plan in car
rying on the splendid work of the
Episcopal church in the mission fields,
to which he added much during his
lifetime. Dr. Langford, during his use
ful career, was a great worker among
the Sunday school children and was
especially active in establishing city
missions, and it was thought appro
priate and expedient that the effort to
raise funds to further his life-long
work be made through the Sunday
school.
The services yesterday were opened
by a service of song, after which
Bishop Gilbert made a few introductory
remarks.
The bishop explained to the audience
that the movement to raise the amount
asked for. was being agitated ali over
the world, in every land where the
Episcopal church wa?. He thought that |
the children of the stato of Minnesota j
would helri materially in raising the
offering, which was a grand thing in
deed, as an amount so large would do
untold good in foreign lands. Last j
year the children of Minnesota had |
given $1,900. but this year he hoped to j
Fee the amount r;ach at !ei&t 52 5)0. H > '
thought that Christ church could i
make a most creditable showing, ir
every one did his share. The bishop
told the beys and girls present that in
oid^r to do this they would have to
gi\e up many little youthful luxuries,
and that the amount raised depended
wholly on each one of them. There were
forty days and six Sundays in lent,
which was a Icr.g lime, and the very lit
tle pc-ople, especially, would have to
charge their memories with what had
been said. The bishop said an elder
in the churr-h had promised to give $100 ]
in cash to the fund, if they, as a Sun- i
day school, could show an increase over
last year's offering. He thcught it a
noble enterprise, and one. which was
God's own work. The motive behind it
all was to carry the gospel to all land?, j
and the Episcopal church, in carrying |
on her work in foreign clim?s, must j
have the assistance of her boys and !
girls. Bishop Gilbert asked all the !
ttachers to meet in the guild room Mon
day night to confer and receive instruc
ticn^ as to the distribution of the offer
ing boxes.
Rev. H. L. Duhring was then intro
duced by Bishop Gilbert, and spoke in
a \ery happy vein to the large assem
blage of children and young people. Mr.
Duhring is one ot' the oldest Sunday i
school workers in the Episcopal church j
and was decidedly interesting in his ad- I
dress.
He said: "This is certainly a magnifi- i
ct-nt congregation, and it Is with great !
pleasure that I am able to stand before ;
so many boys and girls in St. Paul this j
afternoon, all in the service of the j
Master. Tt is the patriotic spirit of the ■
boys and girls of the United States to |
rally around the American flag, and •
just so should we rally around the stan
dard of the cross, and assist our breth
ren in foreign lands. I suppose you
boys and girls don't know how many ,
Other boys and girls there are in the !
Episcopal church in this big land of j
ours. Woll. there are 5.000 Sunday
schools, CO, OOO teachers, and 500,000 boys
and girls both large and small. If those |
FiOO.OOO boys and girls were marched !
eight abreast, they would make a migh
ty army which would reach from St.
Paul to Faribault.
"I come today to speak a word of en- '■
couiagemtnt to you. in helping to make j
up this great Lenten offering. One hun- j
dred thousand dollars is a great deal I
of money, but if each boy and girl does
his or her share we will easily have it,
big as it is. I have in my hand a lit
tle red Bible, as you see, which only
weighs one-half an ounce, and yet con
tains every page of the Scriptures em- '■
braced in any Oxford Bible. I have a
little magnifying glass, with which I
can read it. I can carry ft in my vest
pocket. The new century is fast com
ing upon us. people will then travel in
balloons instead of railroads, and these
large Bibles will be too big to take up !
in a balloon, so along comes this little ■
half-ounce and says 'take me' Chil- !
drpn. as the ways of traveling are be- j
coming more swift, the means of circu- I
latingr God's work are also increased, ■
and at the present time there Is not a
land or a country where God's word
can't be preached. The time has come I
when all the doors of all nations are J
open to receive the Scriptures. Won't i
you help us carry it to these people
who have no God and live in dark
noss? People sometimes complain be- j
cause it costs so much to handle their j
offerings through the General society, !
but I assure you that the work of the !
General society is carried on very eco- ;
nomically. I recently received a letter
from one of the newly elected officers
of the board, who told me that he had
investigated the cost of running the !
general office of the general board, and '
found that it was maintained at a
smaller cost than any other mission
ary board in the United States. Your
money which you give all goes to a i
noble cause, in carrying the gospel. Tt >
is truly a noble cause when you think
that 400.000.000 copies of the Bible have
been printed, and that the word of
God has been carried from continent to
continent."
Largest Manufacturers of Flna Clothing In th 9 World.
J| Few Men
/£\W/^\ really know Ail-Wool when they
/ J \ see it. Fewer 'still know one piece
llf * \ 0I goods from another. Be honest
il r * °) *\ no^ — i sn '^ that true? Suppose you
\ \t£2 • •■ V /5^ relied on your own judgment, do
\J< j~ ( I *^*—& you honestly believe you could tell
l^T^k * a Tweed from a Cheviot, Cassimere
(/Jr *1 ; from a Worsted, etc.? Takes ?. cloth
t4f M\ ing- man many years to familiarize
I// himself with woolens; even then
V/wL j';^jrff he's often deceived. The less you
Jam iTH know about woolens, the safer it 13
m \ I l II to rely upon some one who does.
/ 1 / \ « We've been making good cloth
-1/' Vs^ ing for 35 years. Drop in any day.
W What little we know may help you.
Men's Handsome Business Suits, $10, $12.50, $15.
Men's Nobby Trousers, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00.
Men's Perfect Linen Collars, till styles, 10 cents.
Boys' Knee Pants, 3 to 16 years, 50 cents.
Hats. Clothes. Furnishings. Satisfaction.
k BROWNING, KING & CO.
FORGER HAS fiERVE
THAT ÜBIQUITOUS BLOCK OF LOG
GING RAILROAD CHECKS
TURNS UP AGAIN.
FOUR PASSED ON SATURDAY
BY AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMING TO
BE AUGUST MBTZGBR, OF
RONDO STREET.
HETZGBR HAD ORDERED NO COAL,
And Throush This Incident the
Frauds lame to the Notice of
the Police.
The clever forger who, last Septem
ber, victimized half a dozen local mer
chants out of sums aggregating: over
$100 by means of pay checks of the
Brainerd & Northern Minnesota rail
road, of Minneapolis, is again operat
ing in the city, and Saturday cashed
four more of the bogus checks, amount
ing to $74. The forged instruments are
identical with those passed several
months ago, with the exception of the
payee's name, which, in the last in
stance, was that of August J. Metzger,
living at 423 Rondo street. The checks
were each for $18.50, and drawn on the
National Bank of Commerce, of Min
neapolis. When the forger's previous
swindlings came to the attention of the
police, an investigation showed that a
full book of blank pay checks of the
Brainerd & Northern Minnesota rail
road had been stolen, and subsequently
it is said that the individual passing
the checks has successfully realized
upon over forty of the worthless in
struments in Minneapolis alone. For
four months the police of both cities
have been laying every manner of trap
for the successful forger, but, with an
unusual daring, he continues to put
forth the bogus checks without the
least aDparent fear of detection, and
seems likely to be able to carry on his
fraudulent operations indefinitely.
The forger is described as a man
of about thirty years of age, rather
abort of stature and slender, smooth
faced, an* in general appearance looks
the genuine ia.ilroad man which he rep
resents himself to be. His operations
are always conducted on Saturday
after banking hours. His practice is to
make a purchase, sometimes of little
vaule and at other times of at least
half the amount of the check which
he presents in payment. In answer to
the invariable inquiries of the mer
chant concerning the check, the forger
in his recent swindlings. claimed to be
Mr. Metzger, and explained the situa
tion with such apparent honesty that
the genuineness of the checks was un
doubted. He said he was employed by
the Brainerd & Northern Minnesota
railroad in Minneapolis, but lived in
this city. He had received the check
for his week's wages, and. being too
late to present it at the bank in the
Mil] City, must in some way .get it
cashed here. He always professed to
be in dire need of whatever he had
purchased to carry his family over
Sunday, and, after referring the some
what dubious merchant to Mr. Metz
ger"s name and address in the directo
ry, always succeeded in having the
check accepted.
In this manner he purchased a ton of
coal from the Northwestern Fuel com
pany, getting the change on the check
j and ordering the fuel delivered at 423
i Hondo street. He then worked the
j same game on the C. G. Lewis Coal
j company, and also on another local
j fuel concern, when he called on the
■ St. Paul Rubber company. Here he
j purchased an inexpensive coat and es
i caped with the balance of the amount
I called for by the check in cash. The
i first inkling of the worthlessness of
the checks was received by the coal
I companies, when their drivers returned
with the information that "Mr. Metz-
I ger" said he had ordered no fuel and
i would not receive their deliveries. Sub
| sequent investigation at the Bank of
i Commerce developed that the checks
were forgeries.
RIBBER GOODST FOR KTONDIKERS
Should Bo of the Bent Uualitj.
Rubber goods bearing the "Gold Seal"
j trade mark are the best that can be
! made, and include "Snag Proof" Boots,
| as well as all other Rubber goods that
■ are needed for Klondike outfits. These
gcods are made and sold by The Good
year Rubber Co., 9S-102 K. 7th St., St.
' Paul, and. If your dealer does not keep
I them, you can obtain them by sending
j to Goodyear Rubber Co.
BADE FATHER GORES GODSPEED.
\<>r<li St. Paul Catholics E*ese a De
voted Pastor.
Rev. F. X. Gores, for years the priest
:of the Catholic church at North St.
Paul, which he founded, his been
transferred, exchanging pulpits with
: Father Koering, of New Trier.
A reception was tendered Father
Gores last Wednesday night, at which
j he was presented with a chalice as a
; token of the love and esteem in which
I he is held by his parishioners. The pre
| sentation speech was made by Ed Lv
i ger, who feelingly expressed to Fath r
i Gores their appreciation of his long
service, and their good wishes for his
future welfare and happiness. Father
Gores was visibly touched by the a£-
fection thus expressed, and gave kindly
counsel with his thanks.
Father Gores showed the high es
teem in which he held the parishioners
by making the parish a present of $200.
MOZART < 1.1 II VI X.
Its Niuttl Members Have One \inliv.
of Hilarity.
The first annual "Narren Sitzung," or
"fools' session" of the Mozart dub oc
curred at Mozart hall la&t night, and
proved a perfect comedy success. Of
the 250 present each one waa a member
of the club, or a friend of a member.
The affair, as far as the audience was
concerned, was confined strictly to the
male members of the club and their
male friends, or, in other words, waa
.strictly a "stag party. All of
the 250 pres-iit last night were supposed
"to lie fools." The smaller fools could
on their entrance purchase a "fool's
bonnet" for 25 cents, and the bigger and
larger fools bought a number 11 for the
seme price. The whole affair was a
funny one throughout, and the two
principal features during the evening
were a burlesque performance of the
Cairo street muscle dunce, which waa
given by four members of the dub in a
most inimitable manner. Andrew
Heckler was the "chief fool," ami waa
surrounded by a council of several other
"ordinary fouls," among whom
Messrs. Martin Giesen, Peter Eve,
Blasious, P. V. Larsen, William
Conradl, secretary of the club, and oth
ers, all of whom appeared in •
costume. Henry Koenig appeared ar
rayed in "heavy steel armor," and
acted as the "chief marshal" of the
"chief foul," and J. ('. Allemann was
the chief's head musician and chief
trumpeter. The programme dining the
evening was made up of songs.
speeches, etc., and the chief marshal
was instructed to arrest the culprits
who failed to appear. Dr. Stamm was
the only member guilty of thia offense,
because he was busy attending a case
at the "Rathskeller" when his name waa
called, hence the marshal was unable
to find him. "Dr." Henscht, editor-in
chief of the Vc>lks:'..'ituni, r . was arrested
and brought forward and told his H<-as
in short order. In conclusion he said
he hoped "that the temperance people
would get a little alcohol into their
brain and stop trying to •monkey' with
the administration <>f the affairs of our
city and clog its wheels of business,"
j and. for a josh finish, said he hoi>ed P.
iJ. (Jiesen would be elected the next
j mayor of St. Paul, and that his first act
! after election would be the discharge of
"Officer" David Morgan. The Doctor,
after the dose of his remarks, was dec
| orated with the irder of the shears and
i scissors, and a large pair of gilt scis-
I sors was placed about his neck by the
; chief fool. P. J. Giesen, upon being
! called on. made a few brief remarks,
! and closed by tdling a funny story,
! and was at its close decorated by the
"chief" with a small sprinkler, be
cause, as the chief said, lie thought tht
"boss president" needed a "new- sprink*
I ler." The dose of the fools' sessio:;
finished with a burlesque on "Trilby."
An-drew Heckler appeared in the title
i role of Trilby, and was assisted by
! Messrs. Fritz Eve and Prof. Si gall, tha
: artist. The seen" was a very funny
' one, and kept the "stag audience" in
roars during th>' evening. The icir
lesque was arranged by and played un
der the personal direction of Andrew
Heckler, and none of those who saw it
will ever forget bis appearance.
Sml HitcH of <lie Grave.
The funeral of Mrs. Isabil Josephine
Parker, wife of Assistant General Freight
Agent E. D. Parker, of tin- Soo road who died
Saturday afternoon, will be held from the
family residence. :ioio Terrace Park avenue,
M-erriam Park, tomorrow, at 2:30 p. in. The
Interment will be at Milwaukee.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna M. Fortune wag
; held yesterday afternoon from the family r<-s
--i idence. It;r> Annapolis street.
The remains of Mrs. Kut<- Wilson, who died
j Saturday, at 159 West Seventh s:reet, were
yesterday taken to f^rand Rapid.-. Mich.
The remains of the late Thomas 11. Silupx
were yesterday laid to rest at Oakland ceme
tery.
Sunday Police Notations.
John Kenny, claiming to be a railroad man,
I is under arrest on the charge of drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. It is alleged
that the accused broke a window in the Steea
' block, at Seventh and Jackson streets. He
will be given an opportunity to explain hla
] conduct before Judge Orr in the municipal
) court today.
John Diflley. a boy fourteen years of age.
: wan arrested by Special Officer Moulder yea
\ Urday for the alleßMl theft of newspapers
from 233 West Fifth street. The lad will be
arraigued before Judge Orr today.
FLOUR AM) PEED LOSS.
C. W. Staehle, of the St. Paul Flour
and Feed company, says that th>- loss
on his stock by Saturday night's fire
j will reach $5,000. fully insured, while
: the loss on the building will be about
$3,000, also insured.
Beware of Imitations
«teaa?^ The . fffi*^
JOHN DUNCAN-i «ON», Agckti, NEW YOU*.