Pass PG/Z Book M^'^7 P"/-^ o :^'G.'gr?io^£--:a&.«aaMMMew* lj n ui^ifas.'is- : HOTEL VICTORIA, Soudi End. on Sea, Eii,i;:land. Souvenir and Story of the Most Popular Summer Resort in the Northwest Lake Minnetonka An outline of its Natural Beauty and Manifold Attractions Published by S. E. ELLIS, Excursion Agt., Lake Minnetonka Transportation Co., Hotel Nicollet, Minneapolis, Minn. Sent postpaid to any address on receipt of 25 cents. LIBRARY ot CONGRESS Iwu Copies rtecBJveu MAY 22 1905 OUrtSS ' eC AXc Noi COPT B. ^^.i'r • ••'-■-^f^'""' Minnesota's New State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. Corner Stone laid July 27, 1898. Height to top of ball on Dome 220 feet. Width central portion 228 feet. Length 432 feet . Cost $4,600,000 Historical SKetch of Picturesque Lake Minnetonka. None of the early explorers ever saw Lake Minnetonka. Tlieir courses lay up the Mississippi and the Minnesota rivers, one east, the (ither west of that beautiful body of water. The Sioux Indians who, during a half century of fierce conflict with the Chippewas, had been driven from the shores of Lake Superior westward, made here their last stand before abandoning the forests to their ene- mies. Here in the "big woods" they fought, crimsoning the brooks and bays with their own and their enemies' blood, and here for a time they made a successful stand. "Little Six," or Shakopee, with his band, who had welcomed the troops that came to build F"ort Snelling in i8ig, established them- selves where the village of Wayzata is now located, and their te- pees dotted the shore of the lake until the year 1862, when the band, taking part in the fearful massacre of the white settlers, abandoned the place and never visited their old haunts again. Shakopee, the younger, and Grey Iron, another Sioux chief, were hung at Fort Snelling for participation in the massacre. The first white people who visited Lake Minnetonka were Joseph R. Brown, then a drummer boy in the Fifth Infantry, Joseph Snell- ing, a son of the commandant of the post, and another lad whose name is not known. They came in the year 1822 by following the course of the stream which, having its head at the lake in Grey's Bay, meanders for a distance of about thirty miles, toward the Mis- sissippi, creating in its course the charming cascade of Minnehaha Falls, and eventually unites WMth the "Father of Waters," near Fort Snelling. Franklin Steele and iMartin McLcod, the one a post trader and the other a visitor at Fort Snelling, left the post in the summer of 1846, on horseback, with the intention of reaching and going arouna Lake Minnetonka. Tliey. too. followed the course of the stream, and in due time arrived at the lake, where they camped. Resuming their journey the second day, they struck off northeast to Little Six's camp, but finding no one there- — the Indians were absent on a bufifalo hunt — they rode around that end of the lake and went west as far as the North Arm. Here they stopped, and came to the conclusion that the lake was much larger than they had anticipated, so turned about and rode back to the fort. The next explorer, FJi Pettijohn, als(j came from Furt Suelling in 1S50. .'\cting upon the advice given by some Indians who were familiar with the locality, he took a course which led him further south than the other had gone and reached the hills near the pres- ent site of Excelsior. In April, 1851, a party of four men, among whom were Simon Stevens and Calvin A. Tuttle. left the two villages. St. .\nthony and Albion, later Minneapolis, at the "Falls of St. .\nthony," on an "exploring expedition," Lake Minnetonka being their objective point. They reached it at Grey's Bay, and finding the ice strong enough to bear them, crossed to Big Island. The next day they re- turned to "the falls." Soon afterward Stevens, Tuttle and Shaver made a claim at the point know-n as Minnetonka Mills and built there the first sawmill in Hennepin county erected by civilians. Governor Alexander Ramsey, at the head of a larger party, came to the lake the next year and it is claimed that, at that time, he gave it its present title. "Minnetonka," signifying in the Sioux tongue, "Big Water." It is much more probable that the Sioux, who had bestowed appropriate titles on numerous other bodies of water in this locality, had named it long before the first white man reached its shores. The extremely favorable reports brought back by the Ramsey party, of the entrancing beauty ol the lake, the fer- tility of the soil, and the wealth of timber which fringed its shores resulted in an influx of settlers during the next decade, who lo- cated at several points, the first comers taking claims at Wayzata and Excelsior. Churches and schoolhouses were built, and general stores opened at different places. Birch bark canoes and primitive sailboats were the first means of transportation from shore to shore, but these soon proved inadequate to supply the traffic which had result- ed froin the growth of the "Excelsior Colony" at Excelsior, and villages of St. Albans and Wayzata. In 1855. Rev. Charles Galpin, a Congregational clergyman, solved the problem by building a small stern wheel steamer, the Govern- or Ramsey, the first steamboat to ply the waters of the lake. She was constantly employed in passenger and freight traffic from that time until 1862, when she sank. Her machinery was removed and installed on a freight boat called the "Rambler." The completion of the St. Paul & Pacific — now the Great Northern Railway — to Wayzata, in 1867, made it possible for tourists to reach the lake by rail, and naturally resulted in making its charms as a fishing resort generally known. The first propellor on the lake was brought from Detroit, Michigan, by Chas. Gardner, a theatrical manager, and named for his daughter, "Sue Gardner." This craft was about thirty-five feet long and while still in a fair condition, in 1874, was removed to Lake City for use on Lake Pepin. The Katie May, built by Charles May, of Excelsior, in 1870, was of a more ambi- tious type than either of its predecessors, but unlike them was ex- tremely unfortunate. While on a trial trip from Excelsior to Way- zata, its boiler exploded, killing two men, one of whom was a son- in-law of Capt. May, and the craft went to the bottom. It was raised, rebuilt, re-christened the Saucy Kate, and proved to be one of the staunchest crafts on the lake, and during its subsequent career safely carried thousands of passengers. In the winter of 1875. the steamer Mary was built by Captain Frank W. Halsted near his home, "The Hermitage," in the upper lake, and in 1876 made its appearance as a passenger boat. Unfor- tunately it carried the same type of boiler ^s that which had proved so disastrous to the Katie Maj-. and like her was blown np. the ac- cident occurring at the Hotel St. Louis dock. July i, 1880. Two men were killed at that time, one being the engineer of the craft and the other a waiter at the hotel. She was rebuilt by Major Halsted, a brother of the original owner. The steamer May Queen, which was built by Capt. Rockwell in 1873, was in service until June 29, 1879. On that day. while docked at Rockwell's Island, in the upper lake, its boiler, of the same make as those on the Katie May and the Mary, "let go," killing the engineer and wounding its owner. Fortunately no other boilers of that type were left on the lake and no other explosions have occurred since that time. About this time the era of big boats began. In 1878, Captain May launched the Hattie May, a stern-wheeler, 100 feet long and 18 feet beam, which in conjunction with the Saucy Kate, covered all the lake points, and met all of the trains. In 1880 Captain May added the City of Minneapolis to his fleet. Several small crafts were built by other parties about this time, but the most ambitious project in boat-building was undertaken in i88o-'8i, by Hon. William D. Washburn, soon after the completion of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad to the lake. He had the frame of a side-wheel steamer, 160 feet long, 48 feet beam, built at Jeffersonville, Indiana, transported to Lake Minnetonka and set it up there. On this frame the "City of St. Louis," which was con- ceded by experts to be the handsomest steamboat west of New Or- leans, was built at a total cost of $55,000, with a carrying capacity of 1.500 passengers. She tnade her trial trip July 9, 1881, was equipped with a band of music of 21 pieces, and had a fine restaur- rant aboard. Her running expenses were $110 per day. During that season, which lasted from July 9 to September 27, the total receipts from the sale of tickets and meals were $40,000, leav- ing a very comfortable profit for the owner. In 1882, James J. Hill and P. S. Davidson of St. Paul, built at Arlington flats, in Wayzata, where the Great Northern station now stands, a steamer which was of the type of the City of St. Louis, but larger, and called it the Belle of Minnetonka. The hull wa> constructed at that point, but the machinery came from the well - known Mississippi ri\ er steamer, Phil Sheridan, which had been dismantled at La Crosse in the autumn of 1881. The Belle was 288 feet long, had a beam of 60 feet, cost $40,000 and could carry 3,000 passengers. She was in service until 1887. In 1883, Charles .'\. Zimmerman, of St. Paul, who owned some small steamers, and J. J. Hill, general manager of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad, pooled their steamer interests and the Minnetonka Navigation Company was born of the union. This company leased the City of St. Louis from W. D. Washburn and operated it for some time with their other craft. The conflicting interest of the two companies operating steam- ers on the lake were finally merged in the Minnetonka Navigation Company, of which C. A. Zimmerman was manager, and J. R. Johnson superintendent. Commodore Johnson a year later pur- chased the interest of the Navigation company, rebuilt the Hattie May, rechristened her the Tonka, and put in commission the City of St, Louis, the Tonka, Saucy Kate, and the Alert. The increase that year in the number of private launches and small steamers, all of which diverted trade from the large boats, reduced their income and hence Commodore Johnson thought it advisable at the end of the season to withdraw the Belle, the City of St. Louis, and some other steamers. Accordingly, in the winter he dismantled the Belle of Minnetonka, the City of St. Louis, the Lotus, the Dagna and the .'Mert. Since that time some handsome steamers have taken the places of the old ones. In 1898, the Commodore built the Mayflower, which is 72 feet long, 11 feet beam, and will comfortably carry 150 passengers. The Saucy Kate, after gallant service, lasting nearly thirty years, was burned at Solberg's point in 1899. The next winter the Tonka met a similar fate, but these mis- fortunes did not discourage their owner, and when the season opened he had another handsome boat, the Puritan, ready for the summer business. She was built in St. Alban's bay, is 85 feet long, 16 feet beam, and carries 300 passengers. The next addition to his fleet was the Plymouth, which was launched in 1903. She can carry 200 passengers, is 85 feet long, 14 feet beam. Among the larger boats which are now in service on the lake are the Puritan. Plymouth, Mayflower and Acte. The number of private launches on the lake, most of them operated by .gasoline, is 400. The first hotel at the lake, the Excelsior House, was built by George Galpin, at Excelsior, in 1854. The original building after- wards became the kitchen of the reconstructed hotel. It was l)urned during the '70's. In 1879 and 1880, several hotels were built on the lake shore, the St. Louis, reached by the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul railroad, on St. Louis bay; the Lake Park, now new Tonka bay; the Hotel Harrow, on Rockwell's Island, and the .\rlington House, at Wayzata, being among the number. Cook's Chapman's and Bartlett's in the upper lake, and the Minnetonka House at Wayzata, are also among the early built houses. The completion of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & IManitoba rail- road to Minnetonka Beach resulted in the erection by that com- pany- of the largest hotel at the lake. It was originally about 600. feet long and Ave stories high, but was added to several times until it reached a length of 900 feet. During the fall of 1897 it caught fire and was totally destroyed. The Lafayette Club House now occupies its site. The other clubs at the lake are the Minnetonka Yacht Club, at Deephaven, and the Minnetonka Boat Club at Tonka Bay. Each of these latter clubs maintains a fine fleet of yachts, the sport being indulged in summer and winter. The Lafayette and the Minnetonka Yacht clubs have fine golf links and tennis courts in close proximity to their club houses. Lake Minnetonka is today known througho\it the length and breadth of the country as the most charming summer resort in the West. Where Little Six's tepees sent aloft the camp lire smoke, forty years ago, summer cottages, exquisite in architectural design and equipped with modern conveniences, now stand. Fine hotels have replaced the birch-bark council house, and swift and commodious steamers and launches have displaced the birch-bark canoes. Ill many localities the timber is just as heavy as ever, the wild- wnod as enticinj^. and the Indian "trail " as plainly visible. Once in a while nue nr twn nf the Indians, who were banished long ago, come back, not on a scalping expedition, but intent on tempting a dollar or two out of the white man's pocket for bead work that the squaws have fashioned. The cranes that have made their home at Crane Island ever since the first white settler came, are still there, blueberries and wildflowers hide in the woods, as ever, ducks and geese linger in the lake on their northern and southern flight, and thousands of singing birds people the timber on the lake shore. One can be in touch with the city anywhere on the lake and yet enjoy all the charm whicli comes from close communion with nature. The lake gives up every year to the angler's beckoning rod thousands of fish, bass, croppies, pickerel and the like, and yet retains otiu-r thousands that will be caiiglit later. Steamer Tour of the Lake. Minnetonka in length is about 24 miles, its shore line over 300. is broken into bays with irregular shores, and containing many islands. Its w-aters are clear, pure and cool, and abound with fish. Its banks are generally high and rcjlling, and covered with a heavy growth of hardwood timber, consisting of maple, elm, oak. hickory, ironwood, basswood, etc. The forest surrounding it is known as the "Big Woods," which extend for 120 miles from what is commonly known as the Park Region of Minnesota, ifi which are embosomed hundreds of small lakes. The eastern end of the lake lies within 12 miles of the ciiy of Minneapolis, and 22 miles from St. Paul, and both the north and south shores are readily reached by fast and frequent trains from both cities during the outing season. To those who have only a day to spend on Mlnncron^;'. a tour on one of the steamers will give an excellent oportunity to view some of its charming scenery; it is a comfortable and delightful trip, and may be compared favorably to that among the rhoiisaiid Islands, which it resembles. The excursion steamer Puritan usually leave Excelsior evtrv morning during tlie summer at about 8 o'clock, rnnnin.i; to Way- zata to meet the Great Northern train, on the .''.rrival of which it runs to Hotel St. Louis, where it meets the Chicago, Milwoukoe & St. Paul train; thence to Excelsior and Tonka Bay, where pas- sengers of Minneapolis & St. Louis trains are taken al.>c>ard; thence to Minnetonka Beach. From here it proceeds tlirou'.j'i the "Narrows" into Upper lake, passing Casco Point, Spray Island. Howard Point. Shady Island and Harrow House, Enchanted, Wawatassu, Eagle and Crane islands. Just opposite Crane Island once stood the Hermitage, which burned September 6lh, 1.301. The Puritan touches Cook's Bay and Mound City, located at extreme upper end of lake, returning via Zimmerman Pas.'S, Wild Goose Island, Pelican Point, Phelps Island, Woolnoughs, Maple Heights, thence to Spring Park, where Hotel Del Otero is situated. The return trip is usually by the same route a" J to the same landings as given above. The tour occupies about three hours and the distance covered is about 35 miles. The tour is made in the midst of beautiful scenery that charms the eye and rests the senses, wdiile it gives delight by constant cliange from wide expanse of water to narrow channels hedged in by magnificent foliage, in whose shade are situated the hun- dreds of beautiful summer homes. But by making this trip you sec but one-half of the lake, though that is enough to make one with to linger and enjoy its pleasures. There arc many bays which rival in beauty those passed tlirough in the ordinary excursion, which are accessible only to the small steam launch or to rowboats, and this is the best way to enjoy Minnetonka thoroughly. It takes time to enjoy all the beauties and recreation presented to health and pleasure seekers by Minnetonka. There are pleasure excursions by daylight and moonlight on the steamers, sailboats and rowboats, picnics and merry lunches in picturesque nooks in the woods, the fishing trips to secluded bays, with a fish dinner and a nap in a wild spot on its banks; camping parties and rambles and rides through the forest; expeditions to the fields of water- lilies; evening excursions to fashionable hotels, where concerts and dance attract the gay world to enjoyment, and then there are occasional yacht races and rowing races, and the daily bath in the lake. What more could we desire' Minnetonka is surrounded by rich agricultural lands, and much of it is devoted to fruit growing, gardening and the dairy. The land is very uneven and is largely devoted to the culture of grapes, berries, apples and other fruits, interspersed with dairy and stock farms. A drive through this region is a constant delight, from the numberless charming and picturesque views encountered on the way. The roads are good during the summer and they lead in all directions. Pilot Rules For the Great Lakes and their Connection and Tributary Waters as Far Bast as Montreal. Corrected and Revised to apply to Boats on Lake Minnetonka. Starboard— Right. Port— Left. All the rules relating to steam vessels in passing each other contained in the Pilot Rules for the Great Lakes and their con- necting and tributary waters as far east as Montreal shall also apply to all vessels propelled by gas, fluid, naphtha, or electric motors, and between any of such vessels and steam vessels, nav- igating these waters. Rule I. When steamers are approaching each other, "head and head," or nearly so, it shall be the duty of each steamer to pass to the right or port side of the other; and the pilot of either steamer may be first in determining to pursue this course, and thereupon shall give, as a signal of his intention, one short and distinct blast of his whistle, which the pilot of the other steamer shall answer promptly by a similar blast of his whistle, and thereupon such steamers shall pass to the right or port side of each other. But if the course of such steamers is so far on the starboard of each other as not to be considered by pilots as meeting "head and head," or nearly so, the pilot so first deciding shall immediately give two short and distinct blasts of his whistle, which the pilot of the other steamer shall answer promptly by two similar blasts of his whistle, and they shall pass to the left or on the starboard side of each other. Note. — In the night, steamer will be considered as meeting "head and head" so long as both the colored lights of each are in view of the other. Rule II. When steamers are approaching each other in an oblique direction, as shown in the diagram of fourth and fifth situations, so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the waj' of the other, which latter vessel shall keep her course and speed. The steam vessel having the other on her starboard side indicates by one blast of her whistle her intention to direct her course to starboard and two blasts if directing her course to port; to which the other shall promptly respond, but the giving and answering signals by a vessel required to keep her course shall not vary the duties and obligations of the respective vessels. Rule III. If, when steamers are approaching each other, the pilot of either vessel fails to understand the course or intention of the other, whether from signals being given or answered erro- neously or from other causes, the pilot so in doubt shall imme- diately signify the same by giving several short and rapid blasts of the whistle; and if the vessels shall have approached within half a mile of each other, both shall be immediately slowed to a speed barely sufficient for steerageway until the proper signals are given, answered, and understood, or until the vessels shall have passed each other. Vessels approaching each other from opposite directions are forbidden to use what has become technically known among pilots as "cross signals" — that is, answering one whistle with two, and answering two whistles with one. In all cases and under all circumstances, a pilot receiving either of the whistle signals provided in the rules, which for any reason he deems injudicious to comply with, instead of answering it with a cross signal, must at once observe the provisions of this rule. Rule IV. Whenever a steamer is nearing a short bend or curve in the channel, where, from the height of the banks or other cause, a steamer approaching from the opposite direction can not be seen for a distance of half a mile, the pilot of such steamer when he shall have arrived within half a mile of such curve or bend, shall give a signal by one long blast of the whistle, which signal shall be answered by a similar blast, given by the pilot of any approaching steamer that may be within hearing. Should such signal be so answered by a steamer upon the farther side of such bend, then the usual signals for meeting and passing shall immediately be given and answered; but if the first alarm signal of such pilot be not answered, he is to consider the channel clear and govern himself accordingly. , When boats are moved from their docks or berths, and other boats are liable to pass from any direction toward them, they shall give the same signal as in case of boats meeting at a bend; but immediately after clearing the berths so as to be fully in sight they shall be governed by Rule i. Rule V. The signals, by the blowing of the whistle, shall be given and answered by pilots, in compliance with these rules, not only when meeting "head and head," or nearly so, but at all times when passing or meeting at a distance within half a mile of each other, and whether passing to the starboard or port. Rule VI. When steamers are running in the same direction, and the pilot of a steamer which is astern shall desire to pass on the right or starboard hand of the steamer ahead, he shall give one short blast of the whistle as a signal of such desire and intention, and shall put his helm to port; or if he shall desire to pass on the left or port side of the steamer ahead, he shall give two short blasts of the whistle as a signal of such desire and intention, and shall put his helm to starboard, and the pilot of the steamer ahead shall answer by the same signals; or if he does not think it safe for the steamer astern to attempt to pass at that point, he shall immediately signify the same by giving several short and rapid blasts of the whistle, and under no circumstances shall the steamer astern attempt to pass the steamer ahead until such time as they have reached a point where it can be safely done, when said steamer ahead shall signify her willingness by blowing the proper signals. The boat ahead shall in no case attempt to cross the bow or crowd upon the course of the passing steamer. Kvery vessel coming up witli another vessel from any direction more than two points abaft her beam — that is, in such a position with reference to the vessel which she is overtaking that at night she would be unable to see either of that vessel's side lights — shall be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; and no sub- sequent alteration of the bearing between the two vessels shall make the overtaking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these rules, or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken vessel until she is finally past and clear. Open boats on the Great Lakes and their tributaries east as far as Montreal shall not be obliged to carry the side lights required for other vessels, but shall, if they do not carry such lights, carry a lantern having a green slide on one side and a red slide on the other side; and on the approach of or to other vessels, such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent col- lision, and in such a manner that the green light shall not be seen on the port side, nor the red liglit on the starboard side. Diagram. The following diagrams are intended to illustrate the working of the foregoing system of colored lights, and are to be used by pilots, in connection with the rules, as sailing directions on meeting or Hearing other steamers. FIRST SITUATION. In this situation the two colored lights will be visible to the pilot of each steamer, which will indicate their direct approach "head and head" toward each nther. In this situation it is a standing rule that both shall put their helms to port and pass to the right, each having previously given one blast of the whistle. SECOND SITUATION. In this situation the green light only will be visible to the pilot of each steamer. They are, therefore, passing to starboard, which is rulable in this situation, each pilot having previously signified his intention by two blasts of the whistle. THIRD SITUATION. In this situation the red light only will be visible to the pilot of each steamer. Both vessels are evidently passing to port. which is rulable in this situation, each pilot having previously signified his iutentiim by "ue blast of the whistle. FOURTH AND FIFTH SITUATIONS. When steamers are approaching each other in an cjblique direc- tion, as indicated in the diagrams of the fourth and fifth situations so that a continuation of their courses would involve risk ot a collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side o o shall keep out of the way of the other, and shall, if necessary to do so, slacken her speed or stop and reverse; indicating her inten- tion by either one or two blasts of the whistle, as the circumstances may require, and in accordance with Rule I of the Pilot Rules. SIXTH AND SEVENTH SITUATIONS. A steamer approaching another crossing her bow at or nearly at right angles, as represented in diagrams of the sixth and seventh situations, shall, if approaching the crossing steamer so near as to involve risk of collision, port her helm, when seeing only the red light of the crossing steamer; and starboard her helm, ^^ L k L if only the green light is in view; at the same time slow or stop and back, if necessary, each steamer to give the whistle signals as provided in Rule I of the rules, the crossing steamer to keep course and speed. Note. — The whistle signals of the above situations must be given in all cases, except as qualified by Rule III, Pilot Rules. The manner of fixing the colored light should be particularly attended to. They will require to be fitted each with a screen, of wood or canvas, on the inboard side and close to the light, in order to prevent both being seen at the same moment from any direction but that of right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam. This is important, for without the screens any plan of bow lights would be ineffectual as a means of indicating the direc- tion of steering. This will be readily understood by a reference to the preceding illustrations, where it will appear evident that in any situation in which two vessels may approach each other in the dark the colored lights will instantly indicate to both the relative course of each; that is, each will know whether the other is aproaching directly, or crossing the bows either to starboard or port. This intimation, with the signals by whistle, as provided, is all that is required to enable vessels to pass each other in the darkest night with almost equal safety as in broad day. Steering and Sailing R.ules. SAILING VESSELS. Rule i6. When two sailing vessels are approaching one another so as to involve risk of collision one of them shall keep out of the way of the other, as follows, namely: (a) A vessel which is running free shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled. (b) A vessel which is closehauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel whicli is closehauled on the starboard tack. (c) When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other. (d) When they are running free, with the wind on the same side, the vessel which is to windward shall keep out of the way of the vessel which is to leeward. STEAM VESSELS. Rule 17. When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard, so that each shall pass on the port side of the other. Rule 18. When two steam vessels are crossing so as to in- volve risk of collision, the vessel which has ihe other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of tlie other. Rule 19. When a steam vessel and a sailing vessel are pro- ceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision the steam vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing vessel. Rule 20. Where, by any of the rules herein prescribed, one of two vessels shall keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed. fti Rule 21. Every steam vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel, shall on approaching her, if necessary, slacken her speed or stop or reverse. Rule 22. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, every vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of th; overtaken vessel. , Rule 23. In all weathers every steam vessel under way in taking any course authorized or required by these rules shall indicate that course by the following signals on her whistle, to be accompanied whenever required by corresponding alteration of her helm; and every steam vessel receiving a signal from another shall promptly respond with the same signal, or. as provided in Rule Twenty-six. One blast to mean, "1 am directing my course to starbnard." Two blasts to mean, "I am directing my course to port." But the giving or answering signals by a vessel required to keep her course shall not vary the duties and obligations of the re- spective vessels. Rule 25. In all channels less than five hundred feet in width, no steam vessel shall pass another going in the same direction, unless the steam vessel ahead be disabled or signify her willingness that the steam vessel astern shall pass, when the steam vessel astern may pass, subject, however, to the other rules applicable to such a situation. And when steam vessels proceeding in opposite direc- tions are about to meet in such channels, both such vessels shall be slowed down to a moderate speed, according to the circumstances. Rule 26. If a pilot of a steam vessel to which a passing signal is sounded deems it unsafe to accept and assent to said signal, he shall not sound a cross signal; but in that case, and in every case where the pilot of one steamer fails to understand the course or intention of an approaching steamer, whether from signals being given or answered erroneously, or from other causes, the pilot of such steamer so receiving the first passing signal, or the pilot so in doubt, shall sound several short and rapid blasts of the whistle; and if the vessels shall have approached within half a mile of each other both shall reduce their speed to bare steerage- way, and, if necessary, stop and reverse. Rule 27. In libeying and construing these rules due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to any special circumstances which may render a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. Rule 28. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel iir the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper lonkout. or of a neglect of any precauticin whicli may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case. Sec. 4. That all laws or parts of laws, so far as applicable to the navigation of the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as Montreal, inconsistent with the foregoing rules are hereby repealed. Sec. 5. That this act shall take effect on and after March first, eighteen lunidrecl and ninety-five. Ho-w To Make Knots, Bends and Hitches. I I Kvtii pri-lty good amateur sailDfS are sometimes deficient in tlie matter ot" "malting fast." What, then, must l)e expected of one with no experience. For his benefit and possibly the more experienced, too, we pub- lish a few hints worth studying, through the courtesy of George B. Carpenter & Co., of Chicago, ship and yacht cliandlers. A great number of knots have Ijeen devised, of which a few only are illustrated, but those selected are the most frequently used. In the illustration they are shown open or before being drawn taut, in order to show the pot-ition of the parts. The names usually given to them are: A — Bight of a rope. B — Simple or overhand knot. C — Figure S knot. D— Dindile knot. E — Boat knot. F — Bowline, first step. G — Bowline, second step. H — Bowline, completed. I — Square or reef knot. J — Sh<"et bend or weavers' knot. K — Sheet bend with tog- gle. L, — Carrick bend. M — Stevedore knot cnm- plete. N — Stevedore knot com- menced. ()— Slip knot. P— Flemish loop. Q— Chain not with toggle. R— Half-hitch. S — Timber--hitch. T— Clove-hitch. V — Rolling-hitch. V — Timber-hitch and half- hitch. W— Blackwall-hitch. X — Fisherman's bend. Y — Round turn and half- hitch. Z — Wall knot commenced. AA— Wall knot completed. BB— Wall knot crown commenced. CC — Wall knot crown completed. which The principle of a knot is that no two parts would move in the same direction if the rope were to slip, should lie alongside ot and touching each other. The bowline is one of the most useful knots; it will not slip, and after being tsrained, is easily untied. It should be tied with facility by everyone who handles rope. Commence by taking a bight in the rope, then put the end through the bight and under the standing part, as shown in G, then pass the end again through the bight, and haul taut. The square or reef knot must not be mistaken for tlie "granny" knot that slips under a strain. Knots H. K, M. are easily untied after being under strain. The knot M is useful when the rope passes through an eye and is held by the knot, as it will not slip and is easily untied after being strained. The timber hitch S looks as though it would give way, but it will not: the greater the strain the tighter it will -hold. The wall knot looks complicated but is easily made by proceeding as follows: Form a bight with the strand 1 and pass the stra/m : around the end of it, and the strand 3 around the end of 2 and then through the bight of 1, as shown in Z. Haul the ends taut when the appearance is as shown in AA. The end of the strand 1 is now laid over the center of the knot, strand 2 laid over 1 and 3 and 2, when the end of 3 is passed through tlie bight ot 1, as shown in BB. Haul all the strands taut, as shown in CC. HOTE.LS ON UPPE,R LAKE. MINNE.TONKA Reached Via Great Northern Railway. The Del Otero, Spring Park. G. F. Hopkins & Co., Prop. Per day S 2.50 and up. Per week 10.00 and up. Maple Heights Inn. On Phelps Island. J. H. Wooinough, Prop. Per day $ 2.00 and up. Per week 8.00 and up. Mound. Chapman House, John A. Pearson, Prop. Per day... ...$ 2.00 and up. Per week Special Rates. Hotel Buena Vista, Mound. E. A. Hart, Prop. Per day $ 2.00 and up. Per week Special Rates. Bartlett Hotel, Mound. Ed. D. Bartlett, Prop Per day $ 2.00 and up. Per week Special Rates. Northland Inn, Wayzata. Mrs. J. Abrams, Proprietress. Per day $ 1.50 and up. Per week Special Rates. Hotel Dewey, HELP In Case of Accident. Drowning: I. Loose a clothing, if any. 2. Empty lungs of water by laying body on the stomacti and lifting it by the middle so that the head hangs down. Jerk the body a few times. 3. Pull tongue forward, using handkerchief, or pin with string, if necessary. 4. Imitate motion of respiration by al- ternately compressing and expanding the lower ribs about twenty times a minute. Alternately raising and lowering the arms from the sides up above the head will stimulate the action of the lungs. Let it be done gently and persistently. 5. Apply warmth and friction to extremities . 6. By holding tongue forward, closing the nostrils and pressing the "Adams Apple" back [so as to close entiance to stomach] direct inflation can be tried. Take a deep breath and breathe it forcibly into the mouth of patient, compress the chest to expel the air, and re- peat the operation. Don't give up! People have been saved after hours of patient, vigorous effort 8. When breathing begins, get patient into a warm bed' give warm drinks, or spirits in teaspoonfulls, fresh air and quitit. Lightning. Dash cold water over the person struck. Sunstroke. Loosen clothing. Get patient into shade and apply ice-cold water to head. Mad Dog or Snake Bite. Tie cord tight above wound. Suck the wound and cauterize with caustic or white hot-iron at once, or cut out adjoining parts with a sharp knife. Venomous Insects stings, etc. Apply weak Ammonia, Oil, Salt Water or Iodine. Fainting. PUce fiat on back, allow fresh air and sprinkle with water. Tests of Death. Hold mirror to mouth. If living, moisture will gather. Push pin into flesh. If dead the hole will remain, if alive it will close up. Cinders in the Eye. Roll soft paper up like a lamp lighter and wet the lip to remove, or use a medicine dropper to draw it out. Rub the other eye. LAKE. MINNE-TONKA H OTE .LS Re&ched viaMinneapolis^iSt. Louis Ry. Mound. Per day Per week . .. J. Dewey, Prop. $ 1.00 and up. . 5 00 and up. New Tonka Bay, Tonka Bay. G. H. Godfree, Mgr. Per day g 3.00 and up. Per week 15.00 and up. Keewaydin Hotel, Cottagewood. Henry Schomberg, Prop. Per day $2.00 and up. Per week Special Rates. Sampson House, Excelsior. L. F. Sampson, Prop. Per day % 2.00 and up. Per week Special Rates. The Donaldson, Excelsior. Mrs. E. Donaldson, Proprietress. Per day 8 2.00 and up. Per week Special Rates. Edge wood Hotel, Edgewood, Upper Lake. John Christian, Prop. Per day $2.00 and up. Per week Special Rates. White House, Excelsior. Per day $ 2.0O and up. Per week Special Rates. Hotel St. Louis, Reached via Chicago, Millwaultee &Sl. Paul Ry. Wm. L. Rohrer, Mgr. Per day $2.50andup. Per week Special Rates. L. M. T. T. CO'S STEAMER "PURITAN" Captain J. R. Juhnson. Hotels of Minneapolis West Hotel Chas. H. Wood Co., Prop. Rates $3.00 up. National Hotel, 5. E. Hoopes, Prop. American, g2 to $4. European, 50c up. Wash. & 2nd Ave. S. The Rogers, European 25-27-29 Fourth St S. Rates $1 up. Hotel Row. The Golden West, R. P. Dorgan, Prop. American European Opposite Milwaukee Depot. The New Albion, Thomas Wray, Prop. European. 711 Nicollet Ave. House OF Brunswick E. L. McQrory, Mgr. European, 50c up. Henn. &; 4th St. Minneapolis Leads in the Following: Minneapolis grinds more flour than any other place in the world. Is the greatest wheat market in the world. Has the largest single flour mill in the world. Makes more lumber than any other city in the world. Is the largest city northwest of Chicago. Has the largest wholesale grocery house, the largest wholesale hardware house and largest wholesale dry goods house in the west outside of Chicago. Is the leading fruit market west of Chicago. Is the leading point for distribution of farm machinery and implements. Has the largest knit goods factory in Minne- sota. Has the only beet sugar factory in Minnesota. Has the largest grain cleaning machinery fact- tory in the world. Has the largest "excelsior" factory in the world . Minneapolis desks find a market in London. Is the center of the flax seed business and the largest producer of linseed oil . Has the finest public library on the continent. Number of volumes, 112,631. Circulation 1899 596,000. Has the largest state university. Has 1,550 acres of parks — a larger area in pro- portion to population than any other city. Has the largest developed water power in the west. Is the only city which runs its street cars by electricity developed by water power. Minneapolis through its location, is commer- cially as near the east as Chicago, but 400 miles nearer the western markets, hence it has a dis- tinct advantage over Chicago throughout the en- tire west. Hotels of Minneapolis Hotel Nicollet Shattuck& Zonne, Props. European. Rates $1 up. New Hotel Hyser George Q. Hyser, Prop. European. Nicollet Ave. & 4th St. Hotel Allen P , ^ 75c, II and SI. 50 Single ^^^^^ ) Si . 50, $2 and $3 Double European. 2nd Ave. S. & 3rd St. The Berkeley E. R. Nesbitt, Prop. A Family Hotel. 1st Ave. S. & 13th St. Russell Coffee House Co. Mrs. E. A Russell, ngr. Furnished Rooms, 50c and up. Meals Served. 6:.S0 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. 14, 16 and 18 Fourth St. S. Hotel Collins, John Collins, Mgr. Rates 50c to European $1.00 11 to 15 S. 4th St. iJike MifNaHj i. Co,.tEu;nircr» Please mcntiun Minnetonka Booklet when you write advertisers. GO OD THINGS TO DRINK AND SMOKE" ri.B. Richardson ^.^^ r.PHONE M.260aj. ^M^ ' ^ ■ "^^ m^i^ N.W. X.C. phone: 9097 117 FIRST AVE N. Ml NN EA.POL.IS , MINIM. Deliveries Made By Steam. WHITE? ;rdckj OUR LEADERS White RocK Water, White RocK Ginger Ale, Imperial Water, Imperial Ginger Ale, WauKesha Porter, E.xt. Malt Hops Hotel Lafayette. Burned 180: fit Tickets To Europe. ^ S,S,Caronia The Latest Addition To Tiie Fieet Ot The CUNARD LINE. EUROPEAN .^_ PLAN. C.N.CHADBOURN. R.W. CHADBOURN. H. B. GLIDOEN. ^^^^.^^""^ 19 So.4th Si. 7^TEsT~75-'Ttf# M^\^^^&/^\ y'^^^^r^Li'^S'- *■ u. -'V f^ ^^^^^^^^ml is ^^^^m S) ^^^ ff te^i^t^Ji^ '^ (i«. Ua/. Tf/ain 4S/S anit 4S/7, Xju,in Ctj, Zia/. /5SO. /24-/2S Sixth St. 7f. ^Minneapolis, "/fmn K. M. Beuiiett Resilience, Northome. Wholesale Prices to Consumers, Hotels and Boarding Houses a Specialty. 23 S. Sixth St. Minneapolis. WHITE HOUSE, TV. F. Sanderson, Prop., KxreUlor. There Is Danger Ahead!! For the man who fails to avail himself of the . present prices on real estate. For an in- vestment or speculation buy NOWi I"or a home you cannot afford to wait. We can show you the best the market affords. Write for particulars. Lund Land Agency, Minneapolis. Chicago. Omaha. ^'^^>^l!>?>^/ ^<-' Schick's Cafe. For Ladies and Gentlemen. Sea Food Specialties, Etc. The Fred SchieR Co., 45-47 So. Third St. Near Post Office. Minneapolis. Lufayettf Club, Minni-toiika lioach. ^^TicKets To And From Europe. ^>2/ American Line Atlantic Transport Line. Dominion. Leyland Line. White Star Line. Holland=America Line. Red Star Line. Thos. Cook & Sons. O. E. BRECKE,, For rates, information, for any kind of a trip call or write to Northwestern Passenger Agent. I2i>i23 South Third Street. Minneapolis. Clothing Headquarters for the Entire Family During the last twenty-five years Tfie Plymouth has been the Representative Clothing House of the Northwest. Thrice has it been necessary to seek larger quarters, and now, owing to the tremendous increase in cur Women's Section, we have acquired additional space. This is the result of our continued ability to sell Superior Merchandise at prices lower than those quoted elsewhere. MAIN FLOOR; Men's Clothing. Furnishings Boys' CloIhinK, Hats. SECOND FLOOR: Costutnes. Women's Suits, Jacl^ets and Coats. Millinery, Woitien's Haberdashery. BASEMENT: Shoes. Great Basement Salesroom. THIRD FLOOR: Furs. FOURTH FLOOR: Custom Tailoring. THE GREAT PLYMOUTH CLOTHING HOUSE ^ S NICOLLET AND SIXTH SAMPSON H.OVSE, L,. F. Sampson, Trop., Excelsior, Miiiii. LaKe MinnetonKa, the famous summer resort of the Twin Cities, is located west of Minneapolis sixteen miles on the ^^ Minneapolis biles. Try our 87° Gasoline in your lighting system. No Smoke. No Smell. Increased H. P. Stronger Lights. All our oils are made from Penn Crude which costs 50'' more than Ohio Crude. The Ideal Summer Drink. Dr. Lauritzcn's Health Table Malt Strictly Non-Intoxicating. SOLD E.VERYWHE.RE. Omceaiiil Works, 190 1- 19 19 Grand St. >'. E. Lun;; Distance N. ^V. Kast 197. Twin Cit.v 1381*. Minneapolis, Minn. Lauritzen Malt Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Loukuut Lu(l|t|^e, Retilileiii-e uf Wiiithrop It. Chainbei-iui ii un I'hel !>«• I o In ml. x2/^Put Your Money Where It Is Safe.^^ I Have IN NORTH DAKOTA PROPELRTY. r 2,000 acres of Fine Red River LAND from $20 to $50 per acre, and land all over North Dakota. Dont' Fail to see me, I have 200,000 acres of grazing land in different parts of the DaKotas. I am a very busy Man DON'T Bother Me Unless You Mean Business I am responsible and w^hat you see advertised is right. 0000000 I have got the land if you have got the MONEY. Send For My Lrist. National Bank of Commerce Bldg, W. W. MOELLER, MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA. REFERENCES. Iowa State Bank, Mason City, Iowa; First National Bank, Spencer, Iowa; National Bank of Commerce, Minneapolis, Minn.; Commercial Savings Bank, Mason City, Iowa; Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank of Everlv, Iowa START OF REGATTA. CYGNUS MEN'S $3.50 RETAIL SHOE. mear Cbe Popular Shoes Every Pair Comfortable, Stylisb and Serviceable* MANUFACTURED BY MIMOSA WOMEN'S $3.50 RETAIL SHOE. NORTH STAR SHOE COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. CATHOLIC CHAPEL ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST REGULAR SERVICES bVERY SUNDAY 8:00 a. m.. Low Mass 10:45 a. m., Low Mass Sermon 7:30 p. m.. Benediction REV. JAS. F. BUSCH, Pastor EXCELSIOR, MINN. Murthlaiid Idii. AVayzntta, Mrs. J. Abrains, Proprietress. THE SIGN OF THE COMFORTABLE WAY TO THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. FOR RATES AND PARTICULARS ADDRESS F. I. WHITNELY. Passenger Traffic Manager, ST. PAUL, MINN. O. W. Pinter's Suiiimer Home, Feiiidale. Hotel Aberdeen H. S. Joslin, Prop. ST. PAUL, MINN. .i ABSOLUTE,LY FIRE, PKOOF, St Paul's Finest Hotel, 200 Rooms, Single and En Suit all with private bath. Patronized by the most E,xclusive. Cottajjewoocl, j2f Shdidy Islands l-ake Minnetonka, the Eden and most charming spot of all at Minnetonka. Its beauties are known all over this terrestrial sphere. Con- sists of 40 acres, 30 acres natural park, a dreamland, covered with massive maple, basswood, elm, oak; 10 acres under a high state of cultivation in currants, grapes, strawberries, vegetables. No place in state can compare for fruit raising. Buildings worth $5,000— consisting of large hotel and cottages. To witness a sunset at Shady Island is like one of those grand sunset scenes in far of? Switzerland, where the sun is like a solid molten mass; seeming stationary and weary in the west, after its day's journey through the heavens, as if stuck in a patch of Spaulding's glue. And the puffs from the hundreds of steam launches and the ripple of the waves makes the scene enchanting. For a man of means its a paradise for a home, or can be divided and sold to great advantage to party of four, and to the speculator there is wealth beyond dreams. Can be platted into 160 quarter-acre lots, large portion water fronts, and everyone sold at an average of S400.00 per lot— $64,000.00. Mr. Thomas Lowry has 1000 men at work now building new trolly line, whii;h will run but a short distance of this far-famed island. Tonka's home of the "Nimrod". Just think of it! $13,000.00 buys the property on easy terms. Positively the best real estate deal ever offered in the Gopher State. About the same as stealing the property. Call, write or wire 1023 Guaranty Building. E. F. LAMBERT, B».eal Estate Bought and Sold, Mortgage Loans. Minneapolis, Minn. HARRY MITCHEILL For Swell Tailoring Moderate Prices. Store, 310 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis, Minn. We clean and block all kinds of hats. ALL STYLES, ALL SHAPES, ALL COLORS, ALL SIZES. Both Stiff and Soft, But One Price. $2.50 ONLY. Ideal Hat Co., W. Wallace Flick, Mgr. S^Sj/z Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis, Minn. Carriage Approach to Katahdiii, Lueiuii Swift's Siiinuiei- Uoine. POINTS OF INTE.KE,ST IN MINNEAPOLIS Miiiueliahu Falls iiiul Park; Minnehaha Falls car on Washington Ave. S. City Water Works; Camden Place, take Camden Place car going north. Elliot Park; 7th St. and 10th Ave. S., take Bloomington Ave. car going south. Fairview Park ; Lyndale and 26th Ave. N., take Camden Place car. liovell Park; James and Lovell Aves. N. and Oak Park Place, take 6th Ave. N. car. LoriiiK' Park ; Hennepin Ave. car to Oak Grove St. Murphy Park; '24th Ave. S. and 7th St., Riverside or Minnehaha car to 22nd Ave. S. Riversido Park; 27th Av. S. and 8th St. Riverside or Minnehaha car to 27th Av. S. Nicollet Island; In Mississippi river, end of Steel Arch Bridge. Public Library; Hennepin Av. and 10th St. Lumber District above 4th Ave. N . to 20th Av. N. State University ; On west side of river , take Camden Place car University &• 14th Av. Wasliburn Home; Nicollet Av. and JOth St , Washburn Park car on 1st Ave. S. Washburn Kesi ^"^''^MK-^^ ^ ^ri:;"" • HAMP^H IRE A K IVI S \.i^ HOTEL iV'.Vt X...4V «^N«>. *»A. V»WV»VS'«,I. ^^,ii^1.V !.».* ^c\;\i>-^v»* ^ VCs,*^^^ -\'5t: FAST MAIL TO CHICAGO On your next trip east why not go as your letter goes? The United States government selects the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY Five daily passenger trains from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago — almost as frequent as suburban train service. These include The Pioneer Limited and The Fast Mail, the two most popular trains between these cities. No extra charge to ride on them. TICKETS Minneapolis 328 Nicolet Ave. St. Paul, 365 Robert St W. B. DIXON, northwestern passenger agent ST. PAUL Please mention Minnetonka Booklet when you write to ad^erfisers. HOTEL ST. LOUIS. Wni. L.:Rolir«r, Mgr.^ Reaolied by Milwaukee & St. Paul Ky. Artistic Florist. N. W. Main 2136. Twin City 643. Residence T. C. Phone Park 6106 Correct Garments. 6\i [^ICOlLEI ;\v/ei. Popular Prices. Brown Bros. M. Co. TAILORS. 21 South Sixth St. Minneapolis, Minn. Spring Novelties. Exclusive Styles. Minneapolis. ANTIQUES Largest stock in the City. BRASS and COPPER Hammered BRASS and COPPER Russian and Turkish Antique Goods. C . SILK, 73 So. Ninth St. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. Please mention Minnetonka Booklet when you write to advertisers. J-i^t- .ft-r '*>ieK' ■^isv^' ■r.-^- DB. DVNSMOOR'S Villa, Nnrthome. N. W. Main 3171 J-1 Twin City 432 Residence, Twin City 4403 Established 1895 THOS. C. HOUGH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL COMPLETE STOCK CONSTANTLY ON HAND 6di$oii'$ Pbonoarapbs NORTHWESTERN JOBBER FOR NO SCRATCH Universal Zon»o=Pbone NO GRIND RECORDS AND SUPPLIES EDISON RECORDS possess great wearing qualities, tests showing that they have been played as many as 3,000 times. When played on an Edison Phonograph they will last for years with ordinary use. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES AND BOOKLETS Branch Office, 232 Nicollet Ave. Twin Cily Tel. 3438. 714 HENNEPIN AVENUE Lyceum Theatre BIdg. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Please mention Minnetonka Booklet when you write to advertisers. St. Paul Office, 392 Wabasha St. Twin City Tel. 129 k . .-r JMSp^H^^HH A;' .v ^ •^^■■■■HHbBMEH fe ^ •§mfMM UN~ --^•J^:^'^. 1 ■^,., ...,^i ^ I ^^^^^K -<>«n«i ail - . _ * -J ^•^ S-B ^^^^^^BWy i-- '■ ', ..'-■>."■' '>.-*'*"•?• B s MRS. PASSMORE'S Villa, Northome. INDEPENDENTE CLEAR HAVANA CIGAR c> We have them in 20 sizes For the High Class Retail Trade EQUALED BY FEW EXCE^LLED BY NONE Lyman=Eliel Drug Co. DISTRIBUTORS Fiirei^ii and Doinentie Hai'ii ■i.h^y r?^ Drink #0Sl^k|I^tr In Bottles only. St. Paul Branch: 386=388 S. Wabash St. Minneapolis Branch: 721 3rd St. So. Mitchell Printing Co. CYRIL MITCHELL. 130 North Fourth Street, Tel. N.W . 264, Tel. T. C. 2873. MINNEAPOLIS. WE PRINTED This Souvenir. WE PRINT Catalogs WE PRINT all kinds ery. of Office Station- WE PRINT Circulars, Booklets, etc. WE PRINT and Make Card Indexes, Loose Leaf Ledgers, etc. WE PRINT Anything. WE GIVE Satisfaction with our Printing and our Prices are Right. MAY 22 1905 ^.^ Jl J\an Wuscum J\uq. When some one hundred and thirty years ago, Russia took the extreme south western pait away from the Persian kingdom and made it Caucasian province, the Mohammedan inhabitants ot this part of the new Russian empire were extremely dissatisfied with the new government, because of the Kussian governments efforts to coer.ce the Mohammedans by all means, fair and foul, to change their religion from the Mohammedan faith to that ot the Greek Catholic and ever since, these Caucasian people have endeavored to express to their former ruier, the bhah of Persia, their unfailing devotion and faithfulness and at various times they have used the loom to express their sentiments. Years ago, an old Persian silk rug came into the possession of an American Importer, which at one time belonged to the Kussian Governor of the Caucasus. This rug had been presented to hmi by some Mahammedan subjects and the Governor was very proud of the gift, until he found out the meaning of the designs in the rug, after which he sold it as quickly as possible for wfiatever he could get for it. This rug had in symbolical Persian writing the whole story of the conquest of the Caucasus by the Russians and symbolized the fact clearly that while the Moniammedan subjects were conquered by force, their minds and souls remained Persian. The Museum Rug, from which this picture is taken was sent a great many years ago by a delegation of Caucasian Mohammedans to i'eheren. the capitol of Persia, it is a prayer rug with the portrait of the Shah woven in the center. This rug is interesting from an ethinological stand point also, it shows the more liberal spirit of religioi.s observation, which the Russian conquest has worked in the Mohammedan mind. The true Mohammedan would never weave a picture of any living thing, be it human or animal into a rug, or even attempt to paint it; as the Mohammedan religion strictly forbids. The Persians who have lived away from the Mohammedan influence tor quite a few years have forgotten more or less this part of the Mohammedan law. and in this rare speciman of a Kahistan rug have not onlv woven a picture, but the very picture of their beloved Shah. This rug, exceedingly fine in quality, harmonious and soft in color and a rare curiosity and is on exhibition in our store. 1000 NICOLLET AVE Oriental Rugs Exclusively, Wholesale and Retail. Rugs Irom Persia and Turkey in any size and quality. We cordially invite the public to visit our store, and see the art treasures of the Orient. We clean and repair Rugs, employ expert native workmen slan while he wan going at his biaheet rate of speed. It is one of i)ie finest motion photograi lis evtr taken and i>i I's natural and life like as if you actually bhw Dan coming down \he trHfk. It shows Dan flying tl. rough the air with every foot off of the ^rround. I?*r IT IS I'KINTED IN SIX BKILLlA^T i'ULl Hundred llr..iid 31ure>. and Their Colts. ii BIIKIi£[J"fMGMVING Trjn ^iriQ pJu fe\S hy aJJ process cs Jri oiBe or its ore coJor\S . ^or- ccfia JoQ ae . hooA/et . J^^a^a zji2e aigd igevy^^s^aper- iiJu^ fra^ij^. Office: 17 South Seventh St. Minneapolis, Minn.