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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1906)
TUB NORFOLK NEWS : PHI DAY , MAY 4 , 1906. NORFOLK FORTUNE TELLER AR RESTED IN WAYNE COUNTY. HER TROUBLES COME TREDLY Flrt She Slothed a Man Until Seven Stitches Were Necettnry to Repair Hli Bleeding Artery , Then Was Ar- retted , Then Fainted Away. Miulnmu Stnck , the fortune teller \\ho Jintl boon holding forth In a llttlu building on Norfolk avenue , has hnd n Imnl ronil to travel this week. Trou bles haven't como singly with her nl nil , nt all. The innilamo fitartetl In the week ! > ; chopping HP " young man until 1m almost hlotl to iloath. The temporal artery wan BO slnBhPd and gashed that Bovon Htltchofl were nocoHsary to save MB life. The next morning BIO ! suf- fcrod the mental nngulsh that Lad : Macbeth complained of when , wring- l iK her handB , flhe Haw HpotH of blood and tried to wash them out by calling bloody namcB. For the Iloor of llso llttlo abode of Madame stack , the noxf inorntitK nftor the cutlliiK , wan hathod In blood and It took a Rood sized broom to mvoop out the crimson Hood. Fined $50 nt Hosklns. Out that wan not the worst. On Tuesday afternoon Madame Slack was made the defendant In a case In Wayne county In which Dr. Landrail of Hoskliw was the prosecuting wit- rt'BB. She was arrested on his com plaint for practicing medicine without authority. Sheriff MearH ofVayno county , according to the Wayne Her ald , came to Norfolk Monday moaning and took the madaino back with him. She pleaded guilty to the charge and wan lined $60 and coats. She gave Bill- flclent bond and wan allowed flvo months In which to pay the sum. And Wednesday night was the time when , returning from HoBklnn , Ma dame Stack fainted away In the street near the M. & O. depot , SATURDAY SIFTING8. Mrs. A. V. Brown of Madison was hero yesterday. E. T. Westorvelt of Scotta Bluff Is In the city today. E. B. 1'orry of Tlldon Is In the city on business today. Thomas Levy of Oakdalo was In Norfolk this morning. Julius Dognor was In the city yes terday from Fremont. Mrs. C. .1. lllbbon has gene to Ran dolph for a two weeks' visit. Mrs. F. Hans Is visiting with Mrs. Huobnor at Hosklns for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adams are at AIo- borly , Missouri , visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. E. 0. Mount has returned from Omaha , where she wont to attend the "Messiah" production. Miss Annlo Schelly , who makes her homo at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Ecclcs , Is suffering from diph theria. . Ernest P. Hagel and Miss Lydln Dundrock , young people living north of town , will bo united In marriage on Tuesday. J. F. Losch of West Point visited In the city over night His son , Frank , accompanied him homo this morning , Mrs. Losch remaining until tomorrow. A telegram receive by E. A. Bullock this morning from Rochester , Minn. , states that Mrs. Johnston is still Im proving satisfactorily , with good chances for recovery. Miss Nettle Dortch and Miss Flem ing , who have occupied a suite of rooms In the second floor of the Cot ton block , have taken rooms In the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Hull , corner Norfolk avenue and Tenth street , the house formerly occupied by Mrs. A. D. Cole. Cole.N. N. H. Johnston returned from Spen cer this morning , whore ho bad he-tin working on life Insurance business for the Elkhorn Life & Accident associa tion. tion.A A party of Northwestern officials passed through the city last night , en- route to Casper. They Included a number of Chicago ofllclals and were accompanied from hero on by General Superintendent C. C. Hughes. Rov. Olmstead goes to Central City today and will fill ono of the pulpits In that city tomorrow. Ho will return on Monday. The Highland Nobles will give a May day party at Alarquardt ball Tuesday night. Especially good mu sic will prevail. Miss Margaret Klentz , who has been BO ill with typhoid-pneumonia , is re ported as some better today. It Is thought that the crisis has been safe ly passed. W. Halm returned yesterday mornIng - Ing from Stuart where ho was called II by the serious Illness of his father. Ho has resumed work nt the Hartford barber shop. George B. Chrlstoph of this city , n member of the state board of phar macy , went to Hosklns this week and closed up a drug store which was run ning at that place without a registered pharmacist. Misses Clara and Mildred Beech loft this morning for their homo at Bono- steel after a visit with their undo , R. M. Fraser. Last night about thirty of the young folks of the Junction gave a party In their honor and they had as much fun as young people can pos sibly crowd into a few hours. A , H. Vlelo and Silas G. Dean rep resented Damascus Commandery In the grand session which met in Oma ha this week. They returned , last night and report the following officers elected by that body : J. W. Hughes of Hebron wan elected grand commander - mandor ; Kilns G , Gegthol of Holdrcgo , deputy 0. M. ; James W. Alaynard , Mrs. D. Mathewson very charmingly ontcrtalned a company of ladles at 1 o'clock luncheon today , for Airs , W. II. Budiolz. Mr , Lyon , who conducted an evan gelistic meeting here a couple of years ago , Is now at ColumbiiH where the churched have erected a mammoth tab ernacle for him. A special train of Albion citizens went down to hear him the other night. A now Twentieth Century sanitary soda fountain Is being Installed In the Klosmu drug Btoro. The fountain has a Bllver back , to prevent corroding of nclds. The counter Is being Installed today , an elaborate oak and marble affair , Mr. and Airs. William Law received a telegram today from Randolph , an nouncing the arrival of n young man at the homo of Air. and Airs. Robert K. Howe of that place , Saturday morn ing. The now arrival weighs ton and a half pounds. The now visitor Is a grandson of Air. and Airs. Law and Air. and Airs. A. D. Howe of Norfolk. Announcements have been received by Norfolk friends from Air. and Airs. George H. Clarke of Lincoln , of the marrlngo of their daughter , Alvallno , to Arnold Benjamin Hollmrin on Sat urday , April 14. The groom Is a son of a former Norfolk family , his father having been at ono tlmo deputy coun ty treasurer In this county. The cou ple will bo at homo after Juno 1 In Lincoln. Rov. J. F. I'ouchor , who returned yesterday from Silver Creek , lectured to Odd Fellows nt both Albion and Sliver Crook on "Odd Fellowship , " the seventy-sixth anniversary being the occasion. There were splendid cele brations at those towns , brass bands being out to help push things along. Omaha , generalissimo ; Rob't. AlcCon- nughy , York , captain gqnornl ; Noah AI. Ryan , Beatrice , senior warden ; Gus tavo Anderson , Omaha , Junior warden ; 13. C. Jackson , Blair , prolnto ; H. C. Akin , Omaha , treasurer ; F. E. White , Omaha , recorder. The Grand Com- mandory voted $500 of their funds to the sultorers of San Francisco. Tonight at 8 o'clock will occur the marrlngo of Ed Bools and Mrs. Laura Hnhn. The marriage ceremony will bo performed In the homo of the bride's parents , Air. and Airs. F. 13. Snttorloo by Rov. J. F. Pouchor. Only relatives and Intimate friends will bo present. Air. Heels Is the popular and well known rural carrier on route No. I , south of the city. There Is a llttlo romance associated with the wedding , the parties having become acquainted In the homo of the groom's mother when Mrs. Hnbn wont to the homo In the capacity of a nurse. Air. and Alts. Bcels will make their future homo with his mother. PAIR WHO SAWED WAY OUT AT TYNDALL , S. D. NORFOLK NEWS CATCHES THEM Citizens at Naper Read the Story of Their Getaway , Giving a Description. Within a Few Hours They Had Cap tured the Pair. Nnpor , Nob. , April 30. Special to The News : The two escaped burg lars who snwed their way out of the jail at Tyndall , S. D. , and made their getaway by rowing across the Mis souri river in n skiff , were captured near hero Into Saturday afternoon , their capture being directly duo to The Norfolk Dally News. The News came Into town Saturday morning at 10 o'clock , containing n description of the two escaped jail birds. People hero remembered then of having seen two men of that de scription pass through town early In the morning. The fugitives were lo cated at 11 o'clock and were captured at 2 by a crowd of men who rode out a few miles from town. They made no fight , The prisoners wore taken to Butte for safe keeping and the sheriff of I Bon Homme county , S. D. , was wired. | EASTERN STAR OFFICERS. ' Was Held This Week , at Which They Elected. The order of Eastern Star hnd their annual election of officers this week and elected the following persons : W. AI. Aliss Hattlo Allbery ; W. P. , S. G. Dean ; Ass't. AI. , Airs. L. B. Mussel- man ; secretary , Airs. A. H. Vlelo ; treasurer , Airs. L. AI. Leach ; conduc- otress , Miss Edith Vlelo ; assoclnto con ductress , Airs. Geo. B. Chrlstoph. INJURED HER SHOULDER. Mrs. Will McCune Slipped and Fell From Porch This Morning. Airs. Will AlcCuno slipped and fell from the rear porch at her homo on the corner of Park avenue and Fifth street this morning and so badly strained the llgnmonts In the shoulder tlint she will bo laid up for about three weeks. New Side Tracks. AInsworth , Neb. , April 28. Special to The News : The Chicago and Northwestern Railway company has just completed much needed improve ments hero. Two now switches , 2,100 feet In length , were built , ono half way between AInsworth and Johns town and the other half way between AInsworth and Long Pine , so that trains can pass half way between sta tions , thereby saving much time. | ETIRED FARMER I3THROWN OUT OF WAGON THERE TODAY. HIS HEAD STRUCK PAVEMENT Vnton Graboutky , a Retired Farmer Living Near Fremont , Sustained In ternal Injuries and a Badly Torn Head This Morning. Fremont , Nob. , April 28. Special to 'ho ' News : Anton Grnbousky , a re- ( red farmer living In the suburbs of Fremont , was killed today on the trcets of the city In a runaway. Ho was thrown from his wagon to ho pavement , cutting open his head mil receiving Internal Injuries from which ho died. | J , W , ROSE IfURISCO QUAKE Former Norfolk Man , Now of Grand Island , and Family. Alartlnsvlllo ( Ind. ) Reporter : Worn > ut with their long Journey from the 'aclflc coast and their experience In Snn Frnnclsco during the earthquake , Airs. W. S. Sherloy , AIlss Bornlco Slier- ey , Airs. J. W. Rose and daughter , Alarlan , arrived hero this morning. The plnln statement of their trials nnd tribulations are as follows : Airs. Shorloy and AIlss Bernlco loft Oxnard , California , a few days before Air. and Airs. Rose did nnd spent the tlmo sight seeing In 'Frisco. Air. and Airs. Rose arrived there Tuesday night of last week at 9 o'clock and were given rooms In the first Iloor of bed rooms n the Palace Annex , whore Airs , and AIlss Sherloy had rooms on the second floor. I When the first shock of the earth-1 make came nt 5:13 : Wednesday mom- ng , Air. Rose snatched his trembling wife nnd child from the bed and told them to dress. Ho then run , In his night clothing to the next floor nnd net Airs. Shorloy nnd daughter com- , ng down the hall In their night dress 's. He took them to his room , went unck to theirs and got their clothing. They all dressed deliberately , as the shock had passed , nnd they were not aware that flro was the worst to come. After packing tholr suit OJIHCS they walked to the rotunda of the hotel nnd pnld their bills. Thinking to reach the ferry to catch n bent to Oakland , they went to the corner of AInrkot and Sansomo streets where they stood on a stone phvtform In the center of the street while Mr. Rose wns vainly seeking some sort of a vehicle to tnko thorn to the ferry. The way wns stopped below thnt point by explosions from the broken gns motors. The flro begnn to creep In that direction and they sought refuge In Union Square. Air. Rose hailed a private cnb nnd asked the owner If ho would drive them to the residence of Robert Oxnard on Pacific avenue. The man wns fortunately n friend of Air. Oxnard , and wns kind enough to tnke them there for flvo dollars. The Oxnard family Is abroad but the care- tnkor wns there nnd , although no flrcs were allowed to ho built , she managed to mnko them some tea and accompa nied It with bread nnd butter. This wns their first meal for that day. It wns then 10 o'clock nnd the ladles re- mnlncd nt the house until 5 o'clock In the evening before Air. Rose could find a way out of the city. Ho met a 14- year-old boy driving a spring wagon who snld ho would drive them to the relief train ( four miles away on the Southern Pacific route ) for ton dollars. They started at once nnd hnd to make the journey out through Golden Gate park nnd around the neck of the city. The train carried them to San Jose and there were hundreds of refugees there , so thnt there wns nothing but confusion to greet them. They ob tained tea and sandwiches there and slept In a passenger car , in which they pulled out for Oakland Thursday morning at 5 o'clock , arriving there two hours Inter , nnd were at the Oak land mole or pier until 11:30 : o'clock that morning , when they left on the overland train for the east. Their trunks had , been sent before them direct from Oxnard and they lost nothing In tholr sudden removal from the hotel but a few toilet articles. The snd sights thnt surrounticd them i were so racking on their nerves that they closed their eyes ns they passed lrtho | devnstntod district , knowing that they were powerless to assist the mis erable thousands who , like themselves , were fleeing from the firo. At the pier they saw hundreds of persons who were trying to get passage - ago on the ferries to 'Frisco to look after their friends or relatives , but the captains of the boats were ordered to nllow uo persons to go across as the boats were needed to bring away the refugees from the scene of fire nnd distress. The cries nnd pleas of the disappointed people wore hard to benr , but were unavailing. Airs. Sherloy wns the only ono of the party who received nn Injury nnd that was but a slight cut on top of her head , caused by fnlllng plaster In the hotel. It was not a painful wound nnd wns soon forgotten In the excite ment thnt followed. Air. and Airs. Rose spent Tuesday nt Snn Jose and Palo Alto and at the Inttor plnco attended the Inst grand orgnn recital given In the nftornoon nt the Stanford Alemorlnl chapel , by ono of the greatest pipe organists of this day. The chapel was destroyed that night They visited the museum nearby and , as they were walking from It In the evening the custodians locked the doors , mounted their bicycles and rode away , llttlo dreaming that .within few hours the place would to-Ill ruins. Air. Rose did not accompany his family to Alnrtlnsvlllc , ns ho was duo. today at his now place of duty , as manager of the American JJcct Sugar company plant at Grand Island , Ne braska Airs. Rose and daughter will visit their relatives In Alartlnsvlllc for several weeks while Air. Rose Is as suming his responsibilities nnd arrang ing for their future residence In Grand Island. Airs. Shorloy and pnrty state thnt ersons who have relatives in San i'ranclsco should not believe that their rlends have suffered bodily harm from 10 earthquake merely because they o not hear from them , because It is easonnblo to expect that some may ot bo heard from for ten days or more. Everything there Is confusion nil everybody is nttomptlng to send vord to the enst nt the same time , T ho destruction of telegraph wires , C' omblned ' with the multiplication of C'tl tl ho business on account of the ( lisas tlti ti or , make it Impossible for the do nnnilB to be mot with what may seem o persons hero any degree of prompt ess. They advise friends hero to bo mtlcnt. WORK OF ART. amestown Exposition Will be a Beau tlful Affair. Concerning the Jamestown exposl Ion , as a commissioner of which C. 3. Burnham of this city has been lamed , n dispatch from Norfolk , Va. , ays : Progress and activity are very much n evidence at the Jamestown exposl- Ion grounds , where the three him Irodth anniversary of the first pormn- ( icnt English settlement In America s to bo celebrated next year. The grounds have been cleaned of under- h irusli , streets have been buflt , streams Imvo been bridged and the work of building goes merrily on. The great- ist progress Is manifest in the land- capo work where art has been utll zed to Improve upon nature. The natural groves have been loft itnndlng wherever possible nnd oven lolltnry trees have been left wherever heir presence will add to the attrae tlvencps of the surroundings. Large roes have been successfully trans planted under the supervision of the exposition landscape designer , to nnko shady streets and walks. An oh ipplo grove , which withstood the storms of many years , hns been dug ip nnd utilized to provide n shady resting place for thousands of spec tntors around the Immense parade and drill grounds extqndlng n dlstnncc of nearly a mlle on two sides of the parade grounds. Rustic bridges span the llttlo wate courses and more than a million shrubs nnd plnnts nnd pretty fiowon ornament the vacant spaces and beau tlfy the walks nnd streets of the expo sltlon. Scores of men are busy plant ing flowers and shrubs In every avail able spnco nnd a hundred school chll dren are making their little garden on a portion of the ground reserved for thnt purpose. In the wny of building there is nls marked nctivlty. The massive admin istratlon building of brick Is undo way , Its walls being about half fin Ished , while the attractive frame build ings which will constitute the Art' nnd Craft's vlllngo are almost com pleted. They , too , are to bo permanent nent structures and edifices of unlqu and artistic elegnnce. The Alode school house is nearly rendy for oc cupnncy and the Pocnhontns hospltnl which Is to occupy n prominent plncc near the Ait's and Craft's village , I practically completed. It will be an emergency hospital for the care o those Injured on the grounds and a the same time , a model hospital which may bo studied to advantage by th outside world. The textile building Is finished ex cept the Inside , and the large wor shop known ns the copper , silver an wood extensive buildings of the Art' nnd Craft's village , Is almost ready fo the roof. The other buildings of thl Interesting village will be complete within two months , and the largo ex position buildings , state and govern ment buildings , will soon bo undo construction. The "War Path , " hns been Inld off rendy for beginning the constructlo of the various places of amusemen to be built along this street. Th "War Path" Is the amusement stree corresponding to the "Alidway" c the Chicago exposition , the "Pike" o the St. Louis exposition and th "Trail" of the Portland exposition. The great wire fence Inclosing th Jamestown exposition grounds , abou two and n half miles In length , Is fin Ishcd nnd Is ono of the most interes Ing features of the exposition. It I eight feet high. The lower part of 1 Is made of farm wire fencing nnd th upper part of barb wire. On top i every post Is placed n horlzontnl cro nrm with wires running on top , mak Ing It Impossible to climb. The entlr length of the fence Is covered wit Jnpancso honeysuckle , whose flower bloom all summer and with the trurn pet vine with Its great bunches of Ion scarlet flowers , nnd with the beautlfu crimson rambler rose. This fence I wonderfully beautiful ns well ns use fill nnd Is ono of the most artistic in closures over constructed. The exposition grounds are a bus ; hlvo of industry with men workln everywhere , building and beautifying , preparing for the most attractive ex position In many respects that th world has over seen. A reduced space for your store-ad vortlslng will no more deceive a wo- ma than will her friend's "made-over1 gown. air I r I 1,060 IS STOLEN FROM SAFE EAR LY THIS MORNING. 225 MONEY , BALANCE STAMPS TRACE OF ROBBERS , SHERIFF IS HUNTING THEM. WORKED THE SAFE COMBINATION Sometime Between Midnight and 6 O'clock This Morning , the Postofflce at Butte , the County Seat of Boyd County , Was Burglarized. Butte , Neb. , April 28. Special to The News : The postoffico hero was robbed early today of $1,060. There was | 225 In cash money nnd ho balance in stamps. The robbery occurred sometime be .ween midnight and 6:30 : o'clock this morning. There Is no clew to the burglars. burglars.Worked Worked Safe Combination. The robbers entered the postofflce by way of the back door of the Gazette zetto office , In the same building , and worked the combination on the safe , taking out the stamps and money. There Is no way of knowing how many robbers were In the gang , nor which way they drove from here. Sheriff Coioman and the postoffice bondsmen are in pursuit of the rob bers. Airs. A. R. Armstrong Is postmis tress , nnd C. F. Armstrong holds the position of postmnster. M'GUIRE ' NEVER WENT BACK Barber Who Was Released From Court on Bond , Still Abandons Wife. Airs. J. J. AIcGuIrethe barber's wife who was abandoned hero by her wretch of a husband a few weeks ago nnd who hns been living since then ivlth his pnrents In Schuyler , hns not seen nor heard from the brute who deserted her since ho was released by nn unfortunate law from the county jail. She Is still with his parents at Schuyler but Is not allowed to see any newspapers nor does she know what became of the beastly Individual In court at Alndison. She hns been told by iMcGulre's pnrents thnt ho Is on of jail nnd thnt he has gone either to Omaha or to Lincoln. This Information came to Norfolk today in a letter from Airs. AIcGuire to friends In Norfolk with whom she remained while here. She states tha the man if the term man may be np plied to AIcGuIre who promised In court nt Alndison to support her , hns not been near her since he was given bis undeserved liberty , nnd she get : llttlo satlsfnction from his parents who have taken her Into their hous to provide for the little woman who is in so delicate a condition. TAKEN BACK TO TYNDALL. Men Who Sawed Way Out are Now Safe Behind Bars Again. Running Water , S. D. , April 30. Special to The News : The two prls oners who escaped from the Tyndall S. D. , jail last Wednesday , were cap tured at Nnper , Neb. , their cnpture be ing due to the description In The News report of their escape. They were brought to Butte by Sheriff Coleman and brought back to South Dakotn yes terdny. This morning they were re turned to Tyndall , S. D. , jail. RETAIL MERCHANTS ORGANIZE. An Association Is Organized at Emer son Meeting. Emerson , Neb. , April 28. The gath erlng of retail merchants from varlouf towns in northeast Nebraska convened here nnd organized the Retail Aler- chants Association of Northeast Ne braska. Officers were elected as fol lows : F. H. Davis , of Emerson , pres ident ; S. D. Kamrar , of Randolph vice president ; E. L. DIcklson , of Ly. ons , secretary ; Air. AIcAIonles , of Ly. ons , treasurer. The object of the as soclatlon Is to create a closer friend ship nnd a better acquaintance among the retail dealers of northenst Ne brnskn , nnd to remedy any evils tha may exist in the retail business Largo number of merchants presen nt this meeting will enroll as mom bors. Another meeting will be helt at Emerson July 10. WOMAN IN ROLE OF ROBBER. Omaha Girl Holds Up an Insurance Man at Point of a Revolver. Omaha , Neb. , April 28. As a disci pie of Pat Crowe , Ida Terrell , a no unattractive-appearing young woman has proved herself eminently success fill In her first experiences. She. ! now behind the bars at the city Jail charged with robbery. Her boldes and most piofltablo exploit was pulled off last night. John II. Routson , an Insurance col lector for ono of the big Industrial insurance suranco companies , was passing down the street on which Miss Terrell lives when she Intimated to him that sh would like to have him write her ap plication for a policy. Routson en tered the house to talk the matte over , and ask the necessary questions , and when ho had become weli warmed up to his subject , the woman pulled a revolver , thrust It In his face and demanded that he turn over to he Is leather wallet , containing the mon- y ho had collected during the day on 1J its 1 rounds. The purse contained $233 , jut Routson handed It over , and loft 1n ho 1 house to report the matter to the , police. When the detectives reached the I" , to make the arrest , they found ho young woman In the act of play- ,1 , ng the same game on another collect or , a man named Watson. She haa ( jocn placed under heavy bonds for rial in a few days. CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINATIONS An Examination Will be Held In Norfolk - folk on May 12. The United States civil service com mission announces that on May 12 at Norfolk an examination will bo hold 'or the positions of clerk and carrier n the postoffice service. This examination offers an oppor- ; unlty to bright , energetic young per sons to enter an Interesting field of government employment where the jl salaries compare most favorably with 1 Jll .hose paid In private employment. q [ The salary of letter carriers In all : ltles which contain a population of 75,000 or more is arranged In three classes : First class , $1,000 per an num ; second class , $800 per annum ; and third class , $600 per annum. In titles containing less than 76,000 pop ulation there arc two classes : Second end class , $860 per annum , and third class , $600 per annum. Appointments of letter carriers are made to the class having the minimum rate of pay and promotions from the lower grades are made to the next higher grade at the expiration of ono year's service , on certificate of the postmaster to the efficiency and faithfulness of the em ploye during the preceding year. A substitute letter carrier receives n compensation of $1 per annum and the pro rata compensation of the car rier whose route he may bo required to serve. A vacancy In the regular force of carriers must be filled by the promotion of the senior substitute. A substitute clerk Is paid a rate of com pensation not exceeding the compen sation of the absent clerk or employe whose place he takes. The salaries of clerks at the postofflces vnry ac cording , to the class of work to bo per formed and the size of the office , but range from $400 to $1,000 In the small er offices to as high as $1,700 per an num In the larger offices. All original appointments of clerks are made at the minimum salaries. The examination will consist of the subjects mentioned below , weighted as Indicated : 1. Spelling ( twenty words of av erage difficulty in common use ) 10 weights. 2. Arithmetic ( simple tests In ad dition , subtraction , multiplication , and division of whole numbers , and In common and decimal fractions , and United States money ) 20 weights. S. Letter-writing ( a letter of not less than 125 words on some subject of general Interest. Competitors will be permitted to select one of two sub jects given ) 20 weights. 4. Penmanship ( the handwriting of the competitor in the subject of copyIng - Ing from plain copy will bo considered with special reference to the elements of legibility , rapidity , neatness , gener al appearance , etc. ) 20 weights. 5. Copying from plain copy ( a sim ple test In copying accurately n few printed lines In the competitor's hand writing ) 10 weights. 6. United States geography ( rela tive to the boundaries of states , and to capitals , largest cities , rivers and other bodies of water , and the loca tion by states of prominent cities , etc. ) 10 weights. 7. Reading addresses ( test In read ing the names and addresses on 25 cards in different handwritings ) 10 weights. Total , 100 weights. Age limit , all positions , 18 to 45 years. All applicants , male and female , must have the medical certificate In the application blank executed. Alalo applicants must be at least 5 feet 4 Inches in height In bare feet , and weigh not less than 125 pounds. The postofflce department has stat ed that no person who is defective In any of the following-named particulars will be appointed in the postal ser vice : Deaf-mutes hunchbacks ; ; per sons having defective hearing , sight , or speech ; persons totally blind or blind In one eye ; one-armed , one-hand ed or one-legged persons , or those hav ing crippled arms or legs ; and those suffering from asthma , consumption , hernia , or any other physical defect or disease which would prevent a proper discharge of the duties of the position. All persons who have been examined for the position of clerk or carrier within the past year nnd fnlled to pass mny bo re-exnmlned upon filing new nppllcatlons In duo time. This examination is open to all cit izens of the United States who com ply with the requirements. From the ellglbles resulting from this examination It Is expected that certification will bo made to existing and future vacances. For application blank , full Instruc tions , specimen examination questions and Information relative to the duties and salaries of the different positions , and the location of the examination room , application should bo made to the secretary of the board of examin ers at the postoffice. Applications will be accepted for this examination by the secretary of the district board up to the hour of 4:30 : p. m. , Alay 9 , 1906. J. AI. Shoemaker , Secretary Eighth U. S. Civil Servlco District , St. Paul , Allnn. Issued April 23 , 190G.