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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
SNORING.
Travel?* Say* the Disagreeable
Xois!» Is n >lark of Civilization.
"Snoring may be inconveniently obtru
sive in a sleeping car," said the experi
enced traveler, "but it is just as mUch a
mark of a high stage of civilization as is
the sleeping car itself. You may take it
for a fact that all the wild and inferior
races do not snore. The doctrine of the
survival of the fittest gets in its work
right, there, and the savage person who
vocalizes his sleep stands a very good
chance of learning that snoring Is not
good for the health. Suppose you are a
very savage person on the warpath in a
country full of your enemies. You take
every precaution against discovery, cov
ering' up your trail and selectfng your
camp so as to baffle ordinary search.
That's all right, but if you snore it's ail
wrong; an enemy who hears the sound
will make investigations and the result is
fatal always and frequently uncomforta
ble.
'"I have been a great deal among wild
people, .both in this country and else
where, and J. kiio-w.that they do not snore.
of .theise' government pro
mt-. Hi; was a very wise
man ami kjriew mure about the savages
than they did themselves, but he would
snore to beat the band. Like most people
whose slumbers are orchestrated, he de
nied the fact, and we should never have
convinced him of what the rest of us
had every reason to know if it had not
been little circumstance. One'
night we ma Ie our camp right in a village
of the savages. They were peaceful
h, and we were in no particular dan-
Still, as they were wild people, it
was just as well to keep some sort of a
un their movements.
"Well, the professor rolled himself up in
his blanket and soon was snoring like a
•>.. After a while I felt that
. ; pie about, and I lifted my
tny elbow to see what was up.
I'm blest i:' pretty near the whole outfit
of tli- hadn't left their own
'ttted down on the grass
they could look into our camp and
•ling on. It was the first
In all their lives they had ever
; a man snore, and they did not
;oake of it. Or rather they
thought they did, for they sized it up
■if the gods was communi
. h the white m"n.
cry safe to monkey witn
the religious opinions of the savages, so
I got up and woke the professor. When
lw the crowd sitting around our
camp he was scared for fair. But when I
:iim that the savages had gathered
just to hear him snore it made him mad.
why it should. If the savages
don'i snore and the civilized people do,
then the snore should be taken as one
of the badges of civiliation."
Nature's Dajuger Signal.
Mildew is one of the danger signals that
nature han^s out. Whenever and where
ever it is visible, be on your guard, it
means calamity to all organic life. The
O7ily remedy is unlimited fresh air and
sunshine.
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.Willie—Brave! He ain't a-scared 01 nothin'. Why, he aasses the janitor.
YEAR OF ROAD I\MM
SUCH, NOTABLY, WAS ISJM» IN
.MINNESOTA CYCLING
ANNALS
PRESIDENT MACE'S REVIEW
It Gives a Resume of tlie Swikoii'm
New Records So Far ami the In
viting Opportunities Yet Onen to
the Expert Rider — Late Spring
Did Not Spoil tlie SewMOH—Cycle
Notes.
President A. L. Mace, of the Century
Road club, gives the G 1 ob c an interest
ing- review of the departures made in cen
tury and long distance riding during the
season, in this state as well the East and
South. He say 3:
"Century and long distance road riding
opened up very late in Minnesota this
spring on account of the lingering effect
of an unusualiy cold and stormy winter.
Some of the few who look with disfavor
upon this style of cycling, took advantage
of this lull in the whirring of the wheels
to predict that the century rider with his
'bars.' was going out of style, and that,
before many seasons, the country road
ride woulfl become so unpopular with the
wheelmen that such a performance as a
•century' would be attempted only by a
few of the old ' has beens' who 'don't
know how to enjoy moderate riding.' AJas
for these early predictions of the cycling
pessemlst, this has turned out to be the
greatest year for road riding ever known
in this country. Interest Is not confined
to any particular state or section either,
but seems to be at high tide in all parts
of the Union.
"The Nerw York Journal century run
run over the famous Long Island course
last June turned out 650 wheelmen in
line, and quite recently a joint run in
New York given under the auspices of the
Royal Arcanum and New York Firemen's
association had the unprecedented num
ber of 1,000 wheelmen in line at the start.
Club runs in Massachusetts have also
been patronized this year to an extent
hitherto unknown the same is true of
New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin.
"Up to this lime there has been little
century riding reported from the Southern
states and the California district, the rea
son, however, is obvious. The wheeling
season Is just about to begin in those sec
tions. The mileage and century reports
will be rolling' in from these favored sec
tions of our country long after the Minne
sota enthusiast has stored his wheel in
the attic and is plodding down to his office
or store through the snow drifts!
"But it is of the Minnesota season I
wish to write at this time. The Minne
sota road rider is now in his element, and,
I should add. 'her element for a goodly
proportion of our best road riders in this
state belong to the gentler sex. Some of
the most remarkable feats of wheeling
which have been recorded this year have
been made by women riders, and I wish
to remark in passing, that, contrary to
the oft expressed opinion that long dis
tance riding is Injurious, the lady mem
bers of the Century Road club are the
heartiest, the healthiest, and the happiest
class of cyclists in the state. They are
trained for distance riding almost with
out being aware of it, and soon be
come so accustomed to long trips
awheel, that a century or even a
"double" is made a pleasure instead of
a task.
"Of our lady riders. Mrs. Mcllrath, of
St. Paul, is certainly entitled to first
place. June 26 she accomplished the first
"quint" century ever ridden by a woman
in America, or the world, for that, mat
ter. . ■■; ■
"The rules governing "quintV century
riding are that the entire distance (500
miles) must be covered by wheel 1 or
afoot over road 3 (not race tr"acks) in
sixty hours elapsed time from start to
finish. Mrs. Mcllrath completed the dis
tance in fifty-eight hours and-forty min
utes and finished in fine condition, seem
ingly unaware of the marvelous nature
of her performance. Her great ride at
tracted attention to Minnesota from all
over the country among the cyclists, and
riders began to look to the North Star
state for more record-breaking: feats.
They did not have to wait long to be
astonished and dumfounded again, for
July 30. A. A. Hansen. the 'Rainmaker,'
of Minneapolis, started on a race against
time for 1,000 miles over the Snelling
'Tonka century course, which has since
been re-christened the 'Hansen course.'
He was successful in his great attempt
and established state road records from
100 miles up to 500; national road records
from 500 up to 1,000 miles, and the
world's record for 1,000 miles, which was
formerly held by T. A. Edge of London,
England, at 105 hours 19 minutes. Han
sen reduced these figures to 929 hours 26
minutes and became the champion long
distance rider of the world. This ride
can be called the greatest cycling feat
of the year, showing as it does that tho
Northwest can "produce men of the neces
sary stamina find ability to take .front
rank among the athletes of the world.
While I am on the subject of multiple
centuries I wish to mention the very
meritorious ride of Miss Minnie Cum
mings of Minneapolis who, on June 25,
succeeded in accomplishing a quadruple
century in 47 hours 32 minutes.
"This performance la particularly re
markable from the fact that the young
lady had never, previous to this ride,
made more than a single century at a
time. The "quad." however. v~~ placed
her well up in line and she is considered
one of the best road riders in the state.
Mrs. M. C. Harrison, of St. Paul, who
stands fourth in the State Century com
petition, is another rider who merits
special mention. Joining the club less
than a year ago. she has ridden more
centuries under club rules since then
than any other lady in the Northwest,
with the single exception of Mrs. James
"VlcTlrath. of St. Paul, who rank 3 as the
'Queen of the Wheel.'
"The first century in Minnesota for
the season of 1599 was ridden April 12,
by James Mcllrath local centurion of St.
Paul. Mac made the ride under most
discouraging conditions of road and
weather. Thrnush snow and ice and
mud he succeeded in hig attempt and his
first bar this year bears an earlier date
than that of any other rider in this
state. The honor of making the first cen
tury is becoming much sought after by
riders and the competition among them
is very keen. The ride of Mr. McTlrath
attracted considerable local attention at
the time and he will be sure of favorable
and honorable mention In the state cen
turion's annual report next January.
Just one week after Mcllrath's ride Mrs.
Mcllrath made the second century of
the season and the first ridden by a
woman: she rode over the regular St.
P^il-'Tonka eenturv course.
Mr. Archie Matheis, who has charge of
the road records department of the Cen
tury Road club, in this state, says that
more applications have been mride for
"bars" this season than ever before—so
far as club records go—and no one would
doubt this statement in the least after
witnessing the crowds of wheelmen
"checking in" at any of th° numerous
checking stations along the course on a
pk-asant Saturday or Sunday afternoon
during the past throe months.
On June 25 a novelty in the way of a'
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1899.
"moonlight centnry ' was giv<*n by Vre
local division, which was partcipatel in
by about thirty-live of the nio-st enthusi
astic century riders. The occasion w*s
a very enjoyable one. Tho entire party
kept well together throughout the run,
lunching at midnight in St. Paul, and fin
ishing the 100-miio jaunt at daybreak,
well pleased with the trip.
May 10, H. C. Gurnee, of Minn apoli?,
rode the tirst quint ceatury ever mad.! in
Minnesota, finishing in 4!> hours and 31
minutes. Mr. Guraee's Cairn for the na
tional record for 500 miles was in the
hands of the record committee of the Cen
tury Road club under investigation when
H&nsen made his sensational 1.000-mi c
rule. As Hanson's claim for the s::me
distance showed the 500 miles to have b en
ridden in 83 hours and SJ minutes, Mr.
Gurnee voluntarily withdrew his previous
claim.
"The 100-mile state reco d is held by A.
A Hansen at 5 hours 25 minutes. He
also holds all other mileage records up
to 1,000 miles. The century course reu
ord over the St. Paut-'Tonka coursa ;B
held by Dan Carmichael, of Bt. Paul, at
5 hours and W minutes. The double, cen
tury course record over the bt. raui
•Tonka course is held by James Me ll
rath, of St. Paul, at 15 hours and 12 min
utes. The Northfield century course le -
ord is held by Louis Nifiderhofer, of Min
neapolis at G hours and 32 minutes. It is
more than probable that several ot ilia
above figures will be lowered within the
next four weeks, as the very best part oi
the riding season in Minnesota is to uo
experienced during September and Octo
ber. AYe have enough speedy and ambi
tious riders in the Twin Cities to keep
tho chairman of the road records com
mittee busy examining claims, n tney
would only get out and ride I understand
the Bird brothers. Tom and Birney, a.ie
soon to go after some state road recorus,
and I wish them the best of success.
Many records now standing as state rec
ords were made several years ago. It
appears rather strange that with all t..e
riding that has been done lM» Veif «»
few state road records have been estab
lished. It may not be generally known,
but it is a fact, nevertheless, that we
have not a single tandam road record m
Minnesota! The present century coU:S6.
records are held at <'gures which can be
easily lowered by a dozen or more of our
local* riders under favorable conditions.
"The survivors' century run to North
field on Oct. 1 promises to be one of the
biggest affairs of the season. All who
finiih will be award d a Deautiful souve
nir medal. The prospects for a grand
turn out of the road riders of b^th St.
Pa.ul and Minneapolis on that date s
reported to be very good. The affair
will be under the management of Local
Centurian Mcllrath, of Bt Paul, and Lo
cal Centurian Vanderhoof, of Minneap
olis."
The Century Road club has prepared a
schedule of club runs, open to all cyclists,
as follows:
Sept 37, tandem run, 7:30 a. m.
Sept. 24,t0 Hastings, 9 a. m.
Oct 1, survivors' run, 7 a. m.
Oct 8, Monticello, 7 a. m.
Oct. 15, Stillwater, 9 a. m.
All starts will be made from Rice Park,
except the survivors' run.whlch will start
from the old Market house.
In the national mileage ccmpetltion to
\ug 1. H. C. Gurnee, of Minneapolis, is
in first place, with James Mcllrath, of
St. Paul, in seventh, and W C. Stiles of
Minneapolis, thirteenth, showing that
Minnesota riders are well to the front.
OPE* TO ALL.
Survivors' Centnry Run to Be Rid
den Oct. 1.
There seems to be some msunrterstand
ng in regard to those eligible to partici
pate in the big survivors 1 run Oct 1 over
the Northfield course. The run is open
to all cyclists. It Is not necessary to be
a member of the Country Road club, as
a great many have the idea. Every cy
clist in the state of Minnesota is Invited
to take part in the run. It will be the
largest affair ever held west of Chicago.
Entry blanks are now out, and can ba
obtained from all bicycle dealers. The
entrance fee is 35 cents, and all those
finishing in the fourteen hour limit will
receive a handsome medal bearing the
inscription "Northfleld Course Oct. 1,
3899." Entries are beginning to come in
now, and, weather permitting, there Is
likely to be from all indications over 300
in line. The start will be from the old
market house, Seventh and St. Peter, at
7-30 a. m., Oct. 1. Minneapolis Is organ
izing parties of four and five to go. All
entries are to be sent to James" Mcllrath.
FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Hastings and St. Paul Athletics to
Play To<la.y.
The St. Paul Athletic club and Hastings
will play ball for the championship of the
Northwest and $100 a side at Lexington
park this afternoon. The rivalry between
these two teams has been marked, each
team having defeated nearly everything
in the way of amateurs. The Athletics
have played three games with the Hast
ings, and have won two and lost one,
and will now play Hastings for the cham
pionship.
An excursion by boat will bring a large
crowd from Hastings to witness the game,
which will doubtless be a good one.
The teams will probably line up as
follows:
Hastings. Position. St. Paul A. C.
Carnish, G pitcher Powers, X.
Parish, F catcher Clay tor
McNamara first base Martin
Parish, E second base Burke, E.
Riches.. < short stop Murphy
Hoffman third base Riordan
Speaker right field Halset
Anderson center field Jahnke
Ehering left field Burke, C.
Delaney, Picha, extras.
Charles River Park Cycle Events.
Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 16.—At Charlea
River park this afternoon Nat Butler
won his first middle distance race.
In the half-mile heat race between
James F. Moran, of Chelsea, and Albert
Tallandier, of Paris, Tallandier protested
Moran and withdrew when the refsree
disallowed his protest. Moran then
rode an unpaced mile in 2:15.
In the twenty-mile motor paced race
between Nat Butler, Cambridge; Ben
Monroe, Memphis, Term., and H. A. Gib
son, of Cincinnati, the first mile was
ridden in 1:43 3-5, which is outsid* Maj.
Taylor's competition record for a
standing start. Butler lead at the end
of the first mile. In the fourth mile
Monroe fell and Gibson withdrew on ac
count of an accident. The race was
started aj?ain and Monroe worked hard
for miles and then gave up. Butler was
awarded the race after he had ridden
ten miles in 16:52 3-5.
Bicycle Race Arranged.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 16.—Harry
Elkes, of Glens Falls, N. T.: Burn 3
Pierce, of Boston; Archie McEtchern,
of Canada, and Frank Waller, the fa
mous six-day rider, have been matched
to race fifteen miles on Saturday next
on the Woodside Park Board track, in
this city, for a puise of $1,500 and the
middle "distance cycling championship.
Clothing Teams to Play.
The St Paul Palace team will cross
bats with the Browing. King & Co.'s
team of Minneapolis, today at 2:30 on the
Aurora grounds. The Palace would like
to hear from the Hubs or Plymouths for a
game to be played next Sunday. Answer
through Globe.
Chicago Driving Club Bate*.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.—The Chicago Driv
ing club announced today their fall meet
ing for Oct. 7, 9 and 10, entries to close
Oct. 2. A representative has gone to
Sioux City, 10., to offer the owners of
Joe Patchen and John R. Gentry and two
other horses a purse of $3,000 for a spe
cial attraction on Chicago day, Oct. 9.
Jockey O'Connor Snsi»en«led.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—The stewards of
the Brooklyn Jockey club suspended the
license of Jockey O'Connor for the re
mainder of the meeting for reckless rid
ing and disorderly conduct and referred
the case to the stewards of the Jockey
club for further consideration. The
s'ewards ordered also that the entries of
the bay filly Dacimal be refused for the
remainder of the meeting.
New Five-Mile Mark.
BROCKTON, Mass.. Sept. IG.—At the
new bicycle track today the world's five
mile unpaced amateur record was broken
by James F. Ingram, of Llnnfleld, who
defeated J. R. Dubols, of this city. Last
week Dubois broke the world's record for
file miles, making it in 2:07. Ingram did
the distance one second faster than Du
bois, in the face of a strong wind.
Running Record Broken.
LONDON, Sept. Id—At Rochedale to
day, H. Watkins broke the hour running
record, covering 11 miles and 1,286 yards.
PLAGUES OF IAHHIM
SPREAD OF YELLOW FEVER IS
STIL.L CAUSING ANXIKTV IN
THE SOUTH
aUARANTIIS!^ AGAIN DECLARED
Thirty-Einltt Njvn^ C'a.»es and One
Deatli at Kej Went for Twenty
-I'iiiir Hours— ifor^ the Weelt There
Were 100 Nevv Cn«e« and Five
Deaths—Total $lnce Aug. ai IS 354
Cases, Twenty-One Dcuths.
KEY WEST, Fla., Sept. IG.-Thirty
eight new cases; of yellow fever were
reported In the ¥>ast twenty-four hours
and one death. The increase is probably
due to damp weather, and'frequent show
ers. For the week there have been 150
new cases and fiye deaths at Key West,
making* 354 cases an 4 21 deaths since
Aug. 31. . •„ ■■
There has been ono'case at Miami, one
cnae and one death fit Port Tampa City,
seven cases and two deaths at New Or
leans, one case at Jackson, and rive
cases and one death at Mississippi City.
In the public health report, Issued this
week, Colorado is reported free from
smallpox after an epidemic from March
to the middle of August, during which
time there were 258 cases and thirty-six
deaths. The total number of smallpox
cases in the United States this season
was 1,981. The reports received through
the consuls show that the yellow fever
is prevailing In Argentina, Brazil, Co-
"Why do you weep, my little man?"
"800, hoo! I've forgot what I'm crying about! 800, hoo! !!"
lumbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico and
San Salvador. Most Qf the countries only
report the deaths, and reports for the
last two months' show 674 deaths. Be
tween June 10 and .Aug. 26, the date of
the last report from Santiago, there were
206 cases and £©rty,-six tfe&ths in that
In the bubonic plague-stricken countries
the mortality has been very heavy. Out
of 1,482 cases in Hong Kong there were
1,320 deaths, and at Tairsul, Japan, out
of 2,485 cases there were 1,868 deaths.
At Oporto, Portugal, the most westerly
point touched by the plague, out of fifty
one cases up to Aug. 27 there were eigh
teen deaths.
The marine hospital service la taking
every precaution to prevent the intro
duction of the plague, either from South
ern Europe or Africa, where It has
gained a foothold, or from the East,
through the port of San Francisco. All
steamships fron Italy, Spain and South
ern France are being inspected before
sailing for the United States.
Thomas Heeran writes a most interest-
Ing report from Odessa, of the precau
tions taken In Russia against the Intro
duction of the plague in which he says
there is a general belief in that section of
Europe that with the advent of the Parla
exposition the bubonic plague will be
spread all over the continent of Europe,
and may even reach the states of North
and South America.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Sept. 16.—The
board of health this morning declared a
quarantine against New Orleans, Key
West, Pass Christian, Mississippi City
and Jackson on account of the prevalence
of yellow fever at the latter places.
AUC4USTA, Oa., Sept. 16.—The health
authorities here ; today quarantined
against all infected cities, and against all
points where fever is reported to exist
SANTIAGO DE, CUBA, Sept. 16.-Two
fatal cases of yellow fever, one of the
victims being Mrs. Monsato, wife of a
brewery agent, have occurred here.
Wagon-Pacing Record Broken.
CLEVELAND, 0., Sept. 16.-At the
weekly matinee of the Gentlemen's Driv
ing club, this afternoon, Sunland Belle,
driven by H. Deyereaux, broke the rec
ord for pacing to wagon. She went
against her own , record of 2:08*4. She
made the mile in 2:07%, the last quarter
being paced in 31 second. The fastest two
heats ever trotted or paced to wagon In a
race were paced .by Fay Temple, owned
by H. Cummings, of ihis city, and driven
by him. She went.th« heats in 2:10# and
2:11, beating out Agate, driven by Will
White.
THE YARJ) STICK.
Years r>f Careful Experiment Were
Required to Perfect It.
Washington Star.
"People who handle the yardstick have
but little idea of the years of study and
experience that were necessary to secure
the standard yard measure," observed
an official of the coast survey to a Star
reporter. "Bird, a famous scientist,
made the first standard yard, in 1760, but
the Euglish government did not legalize
it until 1824. Ten years afterward, when
the house of parliament in London was
destroyed by fire, the standard yard was
lost, and England was again without a
standard yard of length. Sheepshanks
next made a standard yard measure,
which the English government adopted,
and, so that it could not be again de
stroyed by fire, four authorized copies
were made of it. One of these was de
posited in the royal mint, another in the
Royal society, another in the observatory
at Greenwich and the fourth was im
bedded in the walls of the new house of
parliament. The standard yard meas
ures which are owned by the government
are copies of the original, one of which
is owned by tHfe -toast survey. The
United States navM! observatory has one
also. The delicacy 6f its construction
may be gathered^ntfy' the fact that a
change of temperfettire- of one-hinulredth
of a degree Fahi**«fcelt has been found
to produce a sfctisllile effect on the
length of the barf* 1"- 1
"The copies of tW^'standard are made
of bronze, for thd*"<feft*on that bronze is
less affected by Hh£l temperature than
any distinct or sfoitflP metal. SUmdard
Inoli measures areiWMws found in numy
places. They are so nicely made that
they Indicate one-ten-thousandth part of
an men. l nere is a maonine in existence
Vvincu measures a millionth part of an
inch. Tae change ol temperature caused
by simply toucmng any part of it by the
hand sensibly auecta it. The standard
yaiu measures are never used as a mat
ter of tact, bt tney are kept simply be
cause they are tne standard, because for
ail practical purposes the standard inch
can be and Is used. Thus there are no
serious consequences arising trom it and
never can be, a mere comparison or' the
various yard sticks and foot rules in gen
eral use wiil show that but few of them
agree, th<r differences between them vary
ing all the way from one-thirty-seconu of
an inch to the foot down to one-hun
dredth of an inch.
"The cost of the construction of the
original suuidard yard measure Involved
the labor of Bird and his assistants for
nearly six years. Sheepshank was eleven
years in producing the accurate copies
which he made from Bird's original meas
urements. Some years ago, during a
congressional investigation of the coast
survey, it came out that the standard
yard measure owned by the treasury de
partment and kept at the coast survey
at times was used as a stick to keep a
window sash up. That was a most out
rageous calumny, as was the charge that
went with it, that the standard gallon
measure was used now and then to send
out for beer for some of the employes of
the office. The coast survey owns a set
of standard measures, but they have
never been used as growlers, I assure you,
and never will be, as the man who made
the charge well knew."
CHINESE CHESS.
A Complex Game in Which Three
Hundred Pieces Are Uaed.
Chambers' Journal.
Wei-ch'i is played on a board contain
ing 324 squares, formed by 19 lines cross
ing 19 others at right angles, thus making
361 points of Intersection; 300 "men" are
used, moving along the point of intersec
tion—lso black and 150 white. One move
at a time i 3 made by placing: a piece on
a point. The winner is the one who sur
rounds the greater number of points with
his own men, surrounds an empty point,
or a point occupied by the enamy, who
ia then removed. At the corners and
along the sides a point can be secured
finally; but in the center of the board
there Is always the danger of a besieging
army being besieged by a greater one.
An adaptation of the game has been im
ported into Europe; but for some reason
or other it is child's play.
Wel-ch'i Is not child's play. At chess
twenty minutes to half an hour is some
times allowed for a single move; at wei
ch'i one move an hour is playing reck
lessly, like a novice. Toward the end of
the game players will sit and look at tho
board for a whole day, at the end of
which "white" puts down a checker.
Then he suffers a night of remorse and
agony, knowing he has. made a mistake.
The Anglo-Saxon race probably does not
produce more than one intellect in a
generation capable of entertaining all
the possible combinations dependent on a
single move; the Mongolian race produces
about 100 in ono generation. The patience,
memory and expansive, retentiveness of
mental retina required for the study are
made and not born. When the Chinese
system of education, of committing thou
sands of alphabetical symbols and tomes
of recondite philosophy to memory is
abolished in favor of modern science
wei-ch'i will be relegated to the limbo of
lost arts. It is an intricate game.
UNIQUE SCHEME
By Which a Clever Man Made a Llv-
Ins by Eating Oysters.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
"I used to know a young man here who
made a living by eating oysters," said
one of a little group about the counter of
the Gunewald last night. "Ate them on a
wager, eh?" asked an Englishman in the
party. "No," replied the first speaker,
"he had a much better scheme than that.
He would stroll into an oyster bar—you
know how many there are in New Or
leans—and order a dozen on the deep
shell, always selecting a time when sev
eral customers were present. After swal
lowing two or three he"—
"Two or three customers?" interrupted
the Englishman. "Naw!" said the story
teller, frowning, "two or three oysters.
After he put them away he would stop
all of a sudden and feel in his mouth.
'Look here!' he would sing out to the
bartender, 'what kind of things do you
keep in your oysters, anyhow? I've nearly
broken a tooth!' With that he would
take a beautiful big pearl from between
his lips. Of course there was no question
ing the genuineness of a gem in that way,
and everybody in the crowd would look
envious. Some one was morally certain
to make a guess as to its value. 'Oh
well,' the oyster eater would say, 'I
don't know anything about pearls, and
I'd be glad tc sell this one for $5.'
"I don't think he ever failed to make
a trade on the spot, and as soon as he
got the five In his inside pocket he would
saunter out and work another bar. He
used to find about four pearls a weok,
and as long: as he kept it down to that
the game was perfectly safe. But he
grew avaricious at last, and found so
many that folks got suspicious < and he
considered it healthy to leave for another
fishery. He bought the pearls by the
gross from a house In New Jersey. They
were very pretty pearls, and cost him
about Sty- cents a piece, net. I have one
in a scarfpin now."
Oldest Bell.
F. A. Sales, of Providence, R. 1., has
just been sued for the possession of what
is said to be the oldest bell in the coun
try. Originally a convent bell in Amster
dam, it was captured and used by the
British navy as a ship's bell until Aug.
19, 1812, when the Guerriere lowered her
colors to the constitution. After knock
ing around for decades with other cap
tured naval stores, this old bell was sold
in New Orleans for junk. The late S. A.
Smith, an ardent antiquarian, bought it
:)-,id tonk it to Rhode Island. The bell 13
of a dull, greenish bronze color, about
eighteen inches around its mouth, and
about fifteen Inches high, with a project
ing crown. It is made of very thick
metal, compared with modern bells of the
s.-ime dimension. It is possible that this
thickness of the me'.al is the of Its
remarkable softness of tone-
JWtye largest stock of high grade I
Carpets, ii? tye f^rt^est. Their r^l
ijame is a tiu&ranfee ofgood quality at B ■ a 1
ecorjonjicai prices. <?o«,« ED catalo^i fre*. llk&gl
1 v Z~~~~~~Z St.Pavil.Miivry. S»M
WHITE BEAR.
Although a number of summer residents
have moved into tho city during the past
week, the general fall exodus has by no
means begun yet. The great majority of
the summer colony are still quietly rest-
Ing In their summer cottages and many
of them will be here at least until Oc
tober.
The street fair In Stillwater was a
great attraction for White Bear people
during the week. Jiiey went there in
parties, quartettes, pairs and singly, and
all seemed to enjoy the experience in the
Prison City on the bluffs.
The Sunday crowds continue to come to
the lake. Last Sunday brought out a
large population from the city. The scenes
about the station were as lively as in
midsummer, and the steamboats between
WUdwood and White Bear did a rushing
business all day long.
The village council has finally complet
ed the purchase of the disputed strip of
land in front of the Partridge property
on Lake avenue. Mr. Partridge is rich
er by $3,000 cash, and the public is once
more enjoying the use of the cycle path
at that point, Mr. Partridge having re
moved the fence that has enclosed it all
summer.
Mrs. C. H. Griggs gave a reception on
Wednesday evening at her new home on
Manitou island Her many friends were
out in large numbers for the house warm
ing, the decorations about the grounds
were enchanting and congratulations
were numerous and hearty upon the
charm and beauty of thetr island home.
When the Jennie R beat the Pastime
last Saturday a week, she was in charge
of a very youthful skipper, Mr. Rodon
berg, not yet being well enough to sail
her himself. Master Eugene Markoe, four
teen years of age, brought her in tri
umphantly fifty seconds ahead in the
close contest. Mr. Taylor tojk it philo
sophically as usual, and admired i.b.3 sail
ing done by his small opponent.
Some of our railroad people seem to an
ticipate a diminution of the usual num
ber of trains between White Bear and
Stillwater and St. Paul fins winter, ow
ing to the opening of the new electric
line. But we fail to find any positive
ground for such apprehension at present.
There was a dance in Getty's hall
Wednesday evening.
Mr. Dean and family have closed their
cottage on the island and returned to
their home in St. Paul.
W. E. Howard moved into the city dur
ing the week from Manitou island.
Miss Minnie Kleps was married last
Sunday at, Withrow.
The auction sale of the Wahbemahquah
furniture drew-quite a crowd during the
w«ek and eveny variety-'Of household ar
ticles were being carried away by enthu
siastic purchasers or delive. Ed at th i:
home, by expressmen, and others.
S. C. Smith's bronchos made a 2:40 dash
out of the stable one day last week, b;>.t
came to a sudden obstruction and did r.o
great damage.
The threshing machines have been ha:d
at work all the week. Charles Augc'r nt
Withrow, and William Auger on t*e S .
Paul road, are shelling out the grain at
a rapid rate.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gerken \isited
relatives at Osceola last 3aturday. Henry
returned on Monday, but Mr 3. -Ge-iken
will remain for a longer visit,
Ed Ingersoll and family and Mrs. G n.
McLaren, of St. Paul, were among :he
arrivals at Lakeside last week. Ms.
Drake Will keep her house open thru h
the pleasant fall weather.
Mrs. Joseph Burkard spent last week
with her relatives at Centeryille. M.ta
Kiichli, who has been spending a por
tion of the summer with Mrs. Btirkaid,
returned to her home in Dnluth last lVe.
day.
Joseph Hardy, the grocer, is having a
delightful tinie- on his Eastern trip. He
met Rev. Father -X.cc, at one time pastor
at White Bear., in Boston, and also Faih ■
era Aud.frfret arid Barbier. formarly of
St. Pauf. ;* . ■
Miss Anhie:Davis enterta'ned n number
of White Bear and St. Paul friemU a
few evenings ago at her home on Easr
Fourth street, in White Bear. Mis 3 D;i
vis is an excellent hostess, and all were
reminded of this fact by their pleasant
experience on this occasion.
Miss Mamie O'Neil, of Nelson avenue,
St. Paul, spent last Sunday with h-?r
friends at White Bear,
Miss Ida Walters, of Stillwater. spent
last week with Miss Marie Hanson at her
home in AVhite Bear. Miss Walters
friends in White Bear can scarcely real
ize that she is the little Ida Walters that
used to be here only a few ypars ago.
Mrs James Waters, of White Bear,
and Mrs. Gibbs. of Taylors' Falls, spent
Thursday with Mrs. Matthews at aac
home in Stillwaier.
Marie Hansen slipped ->ver to see the
street fair.in Stillwater on Wednesday.
Joseph Reif, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Reif.
N. M. Henkel and Mr. and Mrs. i£ to
Leudke drove over to Stiliwater on YVtd
nesday. and took in the street fair du
ring their stay in the 1-rison City.
Col. Wright, who occupied the Hanna
cottage, on East Fourth street, in unite
Bear, this season, has returned to ins
St. Paul home for the winter.
Col. Appleton has moved into St. Paul
from Cottage Park.
George C. Powers has moved Into the
city from Dellwood.
The club house at Dellwood is closed
until next year, and Mrs. Messner has
moved into town for the winter.
Gen M. D. Flower has moved in from i
Cottage Park to his St. Paul home.
Matt Murphy and family will take their j
departure from Cottage Park to their
city home tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Markoe and
their boys, "Commodore" Eugene and
•'Admirai" Stuart Markoe. will move Inlo
St Paul on Tuesday to the corner of
Tenth and Canada streets, where they
will spend the winter. William Markoe
and son Lorenzo will remain at the laKe
in their little cottage home during thw
winter. John Markoe will be with them
most of the time.
J. B. Little moved in from his Dellwood
home to St. Paul during the week.
There are no more camps to be seen
at Bald Eagle lake. Rev. J. J. Faude
and his choir boys returned to Minneapo
lis. Rev. Mr. Betcher and Rev. Sari Tay
lor have returned to their duties in the
city.
Emil Geist and family, and Mr. and
Mrs. Max Hermann all departed for their
city home last Thursday, closing their
cottage on the south shore for the win
ter.
L. H. Weil moved in front Lake Shore
last week.
J P. Whitwell moved back to the city
from the cottage on Lake avenue on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Marchand has boon back at White
Bear during the past week visiting her
daughter, Mrs. William Lelp.
W. H. Kane and family returned to the
city on Tuesday.
Miss Cummlngs was one of the first to
depart from Bald Eagle for the city this
season.
C. D. McLaren also moved in from Bald
Eagle during the week.
Mrs. M. A. Reaney moved Into St. Paul
last week from her cottage on the north
shore near Lakeside.
Dr. Fry and family moved back to the
city from Cottage Park during the past
C. j. Batson has moved in from Bald
Eagfle lake.
H L. Webber pulled up stakes at Bald
Eagle last week, and returned to his city
home.
J. H. Fitz closed his Bald Eagle cottage
on Wednesday, and retreated to his city
home to prepare Tor the coming winter.
S W Haudenbusch abandoned his Bald
Eagle cottage for St. Paul during the
W A. Miller joined the departing sum
mer residents from Bald Eußle last week.
Mrs Dan Brennan, of S illwater, and
Miss Msy Kinyon of Withrow sojiiit Wed
nesday "at Mrs. Bunghard's at White
F. E. Bartlett and family returned to
the city from Bald Eagle during the
week.
Williams house continues its busi
ness Just as though it were the opening
of the season instead of near the close.
Miss Bessie Dunn spent Wednesday in
Stillwater.
The Twins" took in the matinee in SL
Paul on "Wednesday afternoon, being their
last chance before their separation for
the winter.
George L. Cox moved In to his city
home from Bald Eagle last week.
Despite the departures. Bald Eagle still
holds the great majority of its summer
residents, who will very likely remain
there until October.
Mrs. G. Lee Clark, of Casselton, N. D.,
visited Thos. Mllner's family during ilia
week, in White Bear.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley of St. Paul were
amongst the arrivals at the GoodwilMe
Cottage last week.
Mrß. Fanning has returned from Wyo
ming, and is again in charge of the hotel
on Railroad avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Milner, from Hart
land, Wis., stopped over during the wewk,
to spend a few days with Thoa. Mil nr r
and family in White Bear. From hare
they will continue their trip to California.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McManus, of Du
luth, and Mrs. J. J. McManus, of St. Paul,
were guests of Mrs. McGrath, at her
home on Clark avenue, during the week.
Mrs. John Tracey was amongst the nu
merous White Bear visitors to the street
fair in Stillwater last week.
The Social Cinch club met on Wednes
day with Mrs. Collier at C. H. Coleman'B
residence in White Bear. Mrs. Bunghard
and Mrs. Haussner drew two of the
ST. PAUL PARK.
A birthday luncheon was given Thurs
day by Mrs. Will Laramy, assisted by
Mrs. Biscoe. The guest of honor was
Mrs. Goodhue of Winona. Those present
were Mrs. Dr. Stecn. Mrs. L. Furb^r.,
Mrs. Howard, Mrs. McNoughton of Cot
tage Grove, Mrs. Willis Ford. Miss Mc
attie of Red Rock, Mrs. Estabrooks of
Newport. -Mrs. Learner. Mrs. Lawy-r,
Mrs. Yates, Mrs. John Laramy. lira.
Carroll, Mrs. Frank Laramy. Mrs J H.
Laramy of St. Paul Park. Mrs. Frankiin
of Belle Plain, and Mrs. Kinney of St.
Paul.
The Home and Country Club mot with
Mrs. P. M. Clark Thursday. Mr?, c .:.
Bradley will entertain the club next
Wednesday.
Miss Alcott. Miss Hqpß; ajjid M!rs Funk
of St. Paul werA-ejnteijtaanj-d \w,i,
by the Misses., Noltfmier.,
Mrs. M. 0. Clark, the eu.r-t of Mr. a:ifl
Mrs. McKoitr, for the summer, returned
to St. Louis Tuesday.
Mrs. C. D. Whitney and Mrs. W, J.
Taibell of Minneapolis sp^nt Thiesd iv
with Mrs. Bell.
Miss Laura Bartlett, who has b4i
guest of Mrs. Estabrooks, has returned
to St. Paul.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
church met Wednesday with Mrs
Dawson.
Mrs C. L. Murray of St. 1'
! tamed Mrs. J. 11. Laramy a; dinner \V ■•!
--j nesday.
Tuesday Mrs. P.anter and Miss .V
! were guests of.Mrs. Wiilf in St. Anthony
! Park.
Mrs. Lehmick wis the guest of '
; in White Bear and Stillwater last
Miss McKoun v.-as the sues: of M 3.
j Butlerneld of Prospect Park Thurs
Mrs. Aaron Hurt of Minneapolis v. ia
, the eruest at Harvard Place Monday.
Louise Bell spent the week witfi Flor
ence Dickinson in the eitv.
Mrs. Cowell entertained the M
club Saturday evenir.tr.
Mr. and Mrs. AuguSf X.V.timier hava
been visiting Jh;"T>uiuth. ■
Mrs. Schofield in oiuei mining' h^r
j daughter of S*.'P:i'.ii.
1 Mrs. Goodhue'of Winona is guest of her
| mother. Mrs. Estabrook.
Miss Anna Amy has gome to Humlin to
j attend school.
i Miss Kate Kendall has returned r -a
I Vermont.
Mr. and Mrs. Keough spent Sunday in
the city.
Mr. McKoun left Wednesday for ilia
north.
Airs. Hatton is visiting in North Da
kota.
Warm for Snowflakes.
The Plymouth nine and Groff's Snow
flakes will play at Lexington park at Id
o clock this morning.
Two Famous Rings.
Two silver rings, of which one Is in
Ptu-is and the other in G< nnany. have
associations of rare interest. They were
worn by Martin Luther and his" bride,
Catherine de Horn, on their wedding day
in 1525. The rings bear on the inside tile
names of Martin Luther and his wife,
and on the outside are engraved tha
spear, nails and ropes; the symb >ls of
Christ's suffering and death.
Payiusr Concern.
The annual meeting of the trustees &f
Shakespeare's birthplace was held he
other day at Stratford-on-A yon. '1 ha
committee reported that during the year
more than 34.000 persons had paid for ad
mission to Shakespeare's house, repre
senting thirty-five different nationalities
and more than 10,000 had visited Anne
Hathaway's cottage at Shottery.
The Largest Watermelon.
N. Y. World.
How in the world the biggest water
melon ever raised in Georgia should have
been permitted to leave the state isn't
explained, but it is a fact that the big
gest melon went to Peekskill. If weigh
ed 149% pounds and affidavits go with
this assertion.
GlrHffe«.
The giraffe was thought to be near
extinction, but Maj. Maxes, a British
explorer, has found great herds of them
along the Sobat river, a tributary of th»
White Nile.
One In a Thousand.
Of a thousand persons only on*
reaches the age of 100 years.
"I have gono 14 days at a time without m
movement of th« bowels, not being able to
move tUotn except by using hot water Injections.
Uhronio constipation for seven years placed me In
this terrible condition; during that time I did ey
orythlngl beard of butnevor found any relief; suoh
was my case until I began using CASCARKTB. I
now hare from one to i lirce pa6sagos a day, and If I
was rich I would give tIOO.UO for each movement; ft
Is suoh a relief." aylmeu L. Hunt,
IGB9 Russell St., Detroit, Mich,
JSff 9T _^^y CATHARTIC
TBADB MARK RSOIATERED
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good, Do
Good, Never Sicken, Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 30c, 60a
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
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