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of the world, as he only had 22 men, all
told. in his party of insurrectionists.

Emma E. Bond, by request, gave us some
interesting impressions of her late stay in
Minneapolis, the city itself, handsome and
progressive, and the absence of policemen
proves the orderly character of the many
Scandinavians who have settled there and become
valued citizens. “The Rotary Club” composed
of women, has 100 members, each of whom
represents some business, trade or profession
only one being admitted from any vocation.

Florence M, Bond paid a warm tribute to
a neglected genius in an article upon Prof.
Langley, the inventor of the aeroplane who
was ridiculed beyond measure at first, when
owing to a trifling imperfection, his machine
failed to fly and it was placed in Smithsonian
as a curiosity. When the Wright Bros. made a
success of his model with a few alterations
they gave him much credit, and recently
his old machine made in 1903, has been
taken out, tinkered up a little and induced
to mount in air near Washington.

Ellen Farquhar read a lovely poem by
Eliz. Akers Allen, “Little Feet”, -

“Two little feet so small that both may nestle
In one caressing hand,
Two tender feet upon the untried border
Of Life’s mysterious land.
Oh! Who many read the future? For our darling
We crave all blessings sweet,
And pray that He who feeds the crying ravens,
Will guide the baby feet.”

Rebecca T. Miller had some remarkable
instances of the comparatively new doctrine
of Municipal Control of Public Utilities, which
has worked especially well in Kansas. Women
serve as guardians of cities with marked ability.
One policewoman in Topeka, had not only
aided young girls and children by the score,
but she had persuaded quarrelsome neighbors
to settle their difficulties, out of court in a
great many instances, and had only arrested