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-Arabt and the Priest.

The special correspondent of The Lon
don Telegraph tells the following story
about Arab, and declares that it is anthem
tic: When Arab constructed the big dam
at Tel -Kebir which was to complete the
Arabian stronghold. it was considered alb
solutely necessary to obtain the approval
of holy Bedouin recluse. Arab con-
Quoted the sage everywhere; showed him
the Christian, on whom he invoked curse;
led him over his works, displayed his army,
and demanded a blessing on his arms.
When they came to the wonderful dam
the saint frowned ominously, and cried:
"What, my son, is this?'' Holy father"
replied the rebel chieftian, ''this is to cut
off all the water supply from the odious
enemy "This may not be-" retorted the
recluse sterniy: ''know that the hateful
Christian, though lamentably benighted
and besotted, and grievously arrogant to
boot, is, after all, an erring child of Allah.
Water is given for all creatures. He has
right to water like the rest. Open the
way that at least some of the precious
stream may moisten his parched throat"
And actually it was found. on arrival at
Tel ell Kebir, that. reluctantly enough no
doubt, Arab had obeyed the sage's man
date. Through the centre of the dam an
opening had been made, about six feet
wide. by waysOf which the muddy stream
was percolating slowly. The English had
found the water scanty and foul, but,
thanks to the Bedouin sage, the supply was
not totally cut off
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15
ReDresentatice Lore.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-When the
brief announcement of the death of Repre-
sentative Lowe was received here by tele-
graph to-day, it was surmised he had fallen
in duel, for the reason that he had re :
Gently received several challenges and that
he had not, as far as his friends knew, been
sick. In reply to a telegram, D. B. Hender-
son,secretary of the Republican central com
mittee, of this city, received the following:
''Lowe died natural DEATH The
general sentiment favor d. D. Shelby
as his successor; think that best. You
must, aid the district as much as possible.
(Signed) GEO. TURNER,
Republican state executive committee"
1t is said representative Lowe, before
leaving Washington, intrusted to friends
here what is described as sort of political
will, to beopenedin the event of his sudden
death, and that in this will, he expressed a
strong desire that L. Jones, prominent
Greenbacker of Alabama, should succeed
him in congress.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15
NIPPEDINTHE BUD.

4 RascaIty Scheme for the ADOPTION OF
Mormon Tert Books Frustrated at Salt
Laie CITY.
It has for some time been the wish of
the Mormons, says the Salt Lake Tribune
of last Sunday, to obtain for the schools
here, to support which all are taxed, a series
of books which should represent their vile
sect in the most favorable colors. So the
public school authorities (Mormons, of
course,) invited proposals from different
book publishers to furnish readers, ETC.,
that should contain the Mormon version of
various points of history and a favorable
statement oStheir doctrines. The Apple
tons refused to mutilate their books. A. L.
Bancroft & o.San Francisco, offered to let
the Mormons supply whatever proportion
Of the matter III their readers they might
desire. Barnes & Co., New York, made the
same offer. Agents of all three houses are
there, and the board contemplated in the
law met in session yesterday. but as of
course they couldn't do anything without
John Taylor, they sent for him to learn his
commands. and he kindly consented to at
tend their meeting and tell them what to
do. The matter had progressed finely, and
the board adjourned till p. m, with the
CAdb tACJ WOu1O A1CCb duO
ratify contract with Barnes & Co., on the
whatever they desired, and it should be in
serted in their school books for Utah. At
the time set the board met, and
were about to close the impudent
fraud, when something came upon
them like a shell through the roof. It was
an injunction, sued out by United States
Attorney Van Zile. and others as taxpay-
ers, who had children who
have the right to attend the public
schools. The writ enjoins the board from
accepting any offer from the publishing
firm to furnish books for the public
schools containing any Mormon doctrines.
or sectarian bias, Or matter written by any
Mormon with a view of influencing opin-
ions toward that Sect and forbidding any
agent to contract for or deliver such
works. The writ was duly served, but the
bumptious agent of Barnes g. Co. wanted
to get the contract anyhow. saying he
didn't care for injunctions and courts, and
John INITIAL wondered how Van Zile, ''who
was always poking his nose into other peo-
pies business" happened to hear about
their meeting and proceedings, as if it
wasn't a proper public concern which
should have been advertised and open to
everybody. So the matter rests; the hear
ing of the Injunction will be had this week
doubtless, then we shall see whether among
other outrages connected with the school
system. the pub ic officials have the right
to compel the adoption of Mormon school
text books in the public schools. If they
haven't the injunction against their doing
so will bs made permanent. But it was
happy work to Illustrate the contemplated
nasty fraud, and just in the nick of me.
too
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15

The stated meeting of the board of
managers was held at the Bible house, on
Thursday, October 9Th, Frederick S. Win
ston, Esq, vice president, in the chair.
The committee on agencies presented
the report of colportage for the month of
August. One hundred and twenty three
colporteurs, laboring in Alabaml, Dako
tn territory, Florida, Georgia, Kansas.
Kentucky. Maine, MICHIGAN, Missouri. Ne
braska, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Tennessee, Texas. West Virginia, and Wis
consin, rendered 1880 days of service.
They visited 34,49S families; 5,193 of these
were found without copy of the Bible in
their homes: land 1864 of these, besides
1862 destitute individuals, were supplied
The colporteurs sold 1858 copies of the
scri ptures, of the Value of S5.S1O5S. and
distributed gratuitously 4,14S copies, OF
the value of S1.135.19. This committee
also reported that twenty four colporteurs
in addition to those now at work, had been
commissioned during the month of Sep
TENDER.
The committee on distribution recon-
mended grants in books to the value Of
$13,7O0 chiefly for distribution in the Unit
ed States and territories, and their reco
mendations were adopted by the board.
During the month of September 1924
copies of scriptures, of the value of
$6,1SS.20. we're sent to ,coiporteurs en-
gagged in the fourth re-supply of thi:
country with the scriptures. This i'm
portant work is now fully iuaugurated
and will be extended from month to month
as rapidly as suitable persons can be fount
to engage in it. In view of its expansion
the board made an appropriation of 80,
600 in books for this department of tn
society's work during the present month
The committee on finance. through tn.
assistant treasurer, reported that the re
ceipts of the month were S32.969.89.
The expansion of the benevolent work
society, and the startling fact that nearl,
one family in every sig visited is fount
without the scriptures in their homes, ap
peal to all who love the Bibiessfor increase,
contributions.
The number of volumes issued from tn
Bible house the past month was 86,6O2.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15
TIM HOWE.

Soft Solder Promises to His Henchman
in Milwaukee and Chicago.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 13.-Postmaster gen
eral Howe, who departed for Chicago last
evening, en- route for Washington,says the
figures for the past month will show a
revenue to the credit of the post Office de-
partment of $1,5OO,0OO. He is not yet
prepared to recommend cheaper rate of
letter postage. He will repeat
his former Recommendation that
newspapers be circulated free through
the mails. Complaint having been made
to Mr.. Howe that the New York mails do
not arrive in Milwaukee until 2:3O p. m.
he promises change Immediately, where
by the New York mails should arrive in
Chicago at S e. m, instead of 1870 atpres-
ent and be forwarded here On the morning
fro;y,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15
FOURTEENTH STREET

from jackson to Canada streets, in accordance
with and as indicated by the red line on the
profile thereof, and as reported upon as being
necessary and proper by the Board of Public
Works of said city, of date September 20, 1882,
which report was adopted by said Common
Council at their meeting held October 9th, 1882.
The profile indicating the proposed change lie
On file and can be seen at this office.
BY order of Common Council.
THOS. A. PRENDERGAST, City Clerk.
oct 10-tuedsat 8w
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Confirmation Of Assessment for Change Of Grade on
Lafayette Avenue.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRKs,
CRY or ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 10, 1882

Of benefits damages
@ il ndor said
to nfrmedby said Board
damaged dth he eame,to tow
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15
"Rough On Rats

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants, bed
bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. Isl. Drug
gisfS
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Skinny Men.

''Wells' Health Renewer'' restores health and
vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual De
Utility 81
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15
CONTRACT WORK
Paving Siblay Stree.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRxs,
CITY OF ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 6. 1882.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board
Public Works in aud for the corporation OF the
city of st. Paul. Minnesota, at their Office in said
D. 1882, for the paving Of Sibley street, from
Fifth (5th) street to Seventh 9TH street, in said
city, with cedar blocks and stone curbs, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in the Office
of said Beard.
bond, with at least two sureties, in a sum Of
at least 90 per cent. of the gross amount bid.
must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or oil bids
JOHN F. HOYT, President Pro Tenn.
Official: r. L. GoRMAN,
2ss-29S Clerk Board Of Public Works,
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CHANGE OF STREET GRADE,
FOURTEENTH STREET.
not totally cut off
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,

C1TT CLERK OFFICE,
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, October 9th, 1882.
Notice is hereby given that the Common
Council Of the City of Saint Paul will, at their
regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, the Sew
enth day of November, A. D. 1882, at 1850
o'clock p. m, at the council chamber, in the city
hall, order a change of grade On the following
street, between the points named, viz:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15

Finding none to embarrass him he slipped
in and said, "Mr. Fisher, my wife is in dis
tress on account of this colored woman's
sentence. The children are all crying
You know l am a slavery man, but I can
not bear to have this sentence
carried out. Can't something be done to
buy the woman when she
was sold?''
II don't know anybody who would do
it, said Fisher. except the abolitionists.
Here is John HUM, who has spent his
whole life assisting negroes to escape. and
whom you think to be felon for doing it
Do you want HUM to raise the money to
buy this woman ?"
s:Much as / hate an abolitionist,'' said
Bacon, II say God bless him if he gets this
poor girl off. Cant you go and see him
and have some money sent down here
SO that we can bid the wo
man in. There is disposition t.
punish her up to the full measure"
So John Ham, Delaware Quaker, set t.
work as he had done hundreds of times
before without commission or popularity
or political expectations, merely from TIT
Quaker instinct for equal rights and free
dom, and he begged from among the de
spised abolitionists of that time it wa!
only nine years before the ebellion brok'
out, the sum was $500 which he forwarded t.
Georgetown and Mr.. Bacon took charg'
of it, yet when the woman came to be ex
posed for sale the furious spirit of slavery
ran the price of her up to more than ST ,55t
and she would inevitably have gone tt
Georgia or Louisiana, but for Mr.. Bacon
who went around among his friends in I
country where there was but little read.
money and got the additional sum and be
came the woman's master; and he thel
spirited her over the line into Maryland 81
that she escaped the whipping, and sen
her up to Pennsylvania where John Hum
procured her employment.
When I rode into Dover, the little tow
which formerly contained not over 80
inhabitants, was full of life, cheerfulnes
and vivacity. The state fair was bein,
held, and was attended every day by 500
people or more. The magnificent ne,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
IN ThE DEAD HOUSE.
The Marrow Escape OF Joseph hoors
From Being BARRED AIt1e
Inter lifs

Joseph Koorn, young man aged
about twcnty-one years, has had ex-
perience that dosa not often fall o. the
lot Of one 70 young. KG9rr ia Il .hoe-
maker, who came here from Millhau.
sen, Indiana, about three years ago.
and has since been working on Main
street. Six weeks since he VIA taken
with the smallpox, and wax sent from
the house Of John Brinkman, No. II
Thirteenth street, where he had been
boarding, 10 the pesthousc. On the
ninth day after his arrival al that place
he was thought 70 have died, and was
carried 70 the dead house. After being
prepared for burial one Of the attend
ants noticed a movement Of one Of his
feet. He WAS Immediately taken back
% his ward
After remaining in the penthouse
about live weeks he recovered and was
cent 10 the residence Of Mr.. Brinkman,
his former boarding place. Arriving
at Brinkman's, he was attached with
the erysipelas. Recovering from that
affection, koors was taken with the
typhoid fever, from which he has since
been suffering. AT the present time he
is convalescent, and his physians think
he has fair chance for recovery. The
young man has gone through three
very serious spells and is in a fair way
to recover. His father and sisters have
visited him constantly, and did all in
their power to alleviate his su1erings.
The invalid, when taken to the dead
house at the smallpox hospital, was
perfectly unconscious and does not as
yet know how near he was to being
buried alive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
An Important Revelation.

1t takes some time to establish the
truth of history. We are the more
particularly minded of this circum-
stance by the debate in the house of
representatives yesterday on the bill
of Updegratf, of Iowa, to determine
the presidential count. His bill au-
thorizes that writ of quo a0GaTa7to may
be issued by any United States court
against the incumbent of the presiden-
tial chair by another candidate claim
ing the right to his seat Some con
slider this not safe, as Mr.. Hammond,
of Georgia, says it would "organize
hell in the United states" because
Judges would be importuned by shrewd
lawyers in behalf of their political
clients to make constant mischief after
an election had TRANSFERRED. Abram S.
Hewitt, of New York, one of the most
influential democrats in the house, also
denounced the measure, as he con-
already in existence to determine so
vast a question as the Presidency of the
United States. Mr. Hewitt was in favor
of law providing for special tribunal
whenever such great eXigency occurs.
Therefore he advocated the electoral
commission bin of 1877, and was will
ing to accept the responsibility of that
act and all its consequences, though
that commission deprived one of his
nearest friends of the chief magistracy
of the country. This was a patriotic
declaration on the part Of NJ. Hewitt,
and he supplemented it by stating
something still more honorable to Mr..
TildeH in that the eminent man him
self favored the electoral commission
as the wisest peace-making compro-
mise in critical emergency. He
further went on to say that Mr. Tilden
did not regret that he favored the COM
mission though he was the greatest
sufferer thereby, because that COM
mission brought peace and tranquility
to the United States. Such patriotic
utterances on the part OF Mr.. Hewitt
and in behalf of his intimate friend,
S. J. Tilden, will be remembered true
men OF al parties as evidence tia
they are worthy of the confidence of
the people.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
War Among the Squatters

Fort Totten Special to the Grand
Forks Herald: considerable trouble and
some fighting is going on over ON the
north side of the lake. There are sew
eral hundred squstters over there, and
some it is claimed are holding more
land than the law allows. The new
settlers coming into the country try to
squat on the land which the other
parties claim, and fight ensues in
which knives and revolvers are freely
used. As yet no one has been killed,
though one man named Hance was
struck with club and seriously hurt.
A party of twenty is trying to hold
tract OF fine timber of over 8, COG acres.
Whenever anyone attempts to squat
on it they are driven of at the point of
reyolyers. They viii not state where
their stakes are, or where or how much
they claim. They are thus able to
cover q great deal more territory than
the law allows. Trouble is anticipated,
and the fort commandant threatens to
interfere to prevent bloodshed.
Parties just In from devils lake corr
oberate the above statement, and give
additional facts, which the Herald con-
respondent, who is at the fort, would
not care to divulge. 1t Is rumored,
though there is no proof of the fact,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30

cedars, with bare trunks and tufts of
branches, making them look not un
ike palms. The warm, moist atmos-
phere curtained all the middle distance
with film of blue, and, in the fore
ground, fleet of very graceful canoes,
filed with naked or half naked Indians,
completed the illusion. A line of surf
seemed to bar every approach to the
town, but suddenly narrow channel
opened. The ship swung sharply to
the right and glided into long, narrow
harbor. The Indian village is built
upon the beach, and at evening it was
covered by the shadow of the adjoining
forest. The green spire of the belfry of
the Greek church reached up above
everything except the former Russian
governors castle" huge log struct-
ure perched upon pinnacle of rock
near the sea. The church on the
lower ground was surrounded by the
rambling, dilapidated houses and how
els of the Russian inhabitants, who
then numbered about four hundred,
their neighbors being two hundred
mixed whites and about twelve hun
dred Sitka Indians.-Liett. C. Z. s.
Wood, in the Judi CENTURY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
Effects Of Beer Drinking.

The constant use of beer is found to
produce a species of degradation of all
the organisms profound and deep-seat-
ed. Fatty deposits. diminishing circul-
atisn, conditions of digestion. and
pervelsion Of functional activities, local
Inflammation of both liver and kidneys,
are constantly present. Intellectually,
a stupor amounting almost to paraly-
sis arrests the reason. precipitating all
the higher faculties into a mere animal
ism, sensual, selfish, sluggish, varied
only with paro1ysms of anger that are
senseless and brutal. In appearance
the beer drinker may be the picture of
health, but il reality he is most incapa-
bic of resisting disease. A slight injury
q severe cold, or shock to the body or
mind, will commonly provoke acute dis
ease, ending fatally. Compared with
inehriates. who use different form of
alcohol, he is more incur2ble, and
more generally diseased. The constant
use Of beer every day gives the system
no time for recupe ration, but steadily
lowers the vital forces. 1t is our OBJ
servation that beer drinking in this
country produces the very lowest forms
OF inebriety, closely allied to criminal
insanity. The most dangerous class of
tramps and ruffians in our cities are
beer drinkers. It is asserted by COM
petent authority that the evils of
heredity are more positive in this class
than from alcoholics. If these facts
are well founded, the resource to beer
as 8 substitute for alcohol merely in
cresses the danger and fatility follow
ing.-Mediool Record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
a Singular Story ofthe Sea.

St. Johns special New York Herald.
The mail steamer Curlew, just in
from the west coast, brings an account
of a strange and unique adventure. A
sealing captain named James Rabbit,
a native of Buergo, N. f., who has been
somewhat successful among the oil
fields the past spring, went to Sydney,
e. b., to purchase a fitting schooner.
Having secured vessel of about six
ty tons burden he looked around for
crew, but could not succeed in getting
n seaman for love or money. He then
bodily determined to put to sea alone
and navigate his vessel down to New
foundland. He left Sydney on the 3rd
inst, and all went we'll with him till the
morning Of the 9th, when requireing
some refreshments, he dashed his helm
and went below to boil his teakettle
He had not left the deck longer than
three minutes when he heard his yes
sci bump, bump heavily against rock
Rushing on deck he fonnd the schoo-
ner's jib-boom clean over the rock.
Startled at his position of peril he
went out on the jibhoom end and drop
ped himself on The rock. He had
scsrsely landed when puff of wind
struck the vessels headsails and wheel
ed her off clear of the reef, leaving the
captain behind The scho oner was
soon lost to sight ia the fog that hung
over the ocean, and Capt, Rabbit was
left. like a lone seagui on his rocky
perch amid silent waste Of water. He
had no food and not Il drop of water
to drink. The whole day passed and
night came ON, but without any sign of
approaching succor. About noon the
next day some skifls were of from
the shore for cunning purposes. The
strange sailor was discovered on the
highest peak of the rock and was res
cued with some difficulty anu brought
safely to his home in Buergo. No It'd
ihgs OF the derelict schooner have yet
been learned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30

A Philadelphia correspondent of the
New York Herald gives the following
points on the democratic situation in
Pennsylvania:
Returning to the democratic side of
the political fence, we find among the
ranks of that party's voters the same
clearly developed antipathy to States
and bosses. Wallace and Randall
have been wise TO bury the hatchet,'
however i'll the grace with which it has
been done. The ex-speaker has recent
ly, on several occasions, declared that
he has no preferences for places on the
ticket that are strong enough for him
to urge. An effort was made about a
week ago to start him on the track for
governor, but he at once put stopper
on the movement by declaring that he
was not and could not be induced to
take a place on the ticket. His reasons
are clear enough, even had he not sus-
pected that his name was suggested by
influences inimical to him for the very
purpose Of precipitatipg discussion
Of his presidential ambitions. Mr.. Ran
dalPs grip on his own congressional dis
trlct is SO tirm that he is certain of a
reelection, and, in the not improbable
event Of democratic ascendeney in the
house, his chances for the speakership
are equal to any mans. Such pros
pect, even with all its contingencies, is
no doubt preferable to certainty of
his selection as governor of Pennsylva-
MIA, could such thing be guaranteed.
1t would be interesting indeed to find
some responsible statesman who would
take the contract to elect the next gov
e-nor Of this state; even in the face of
boosted confidence, felt among the
democratic leaders, is shown in the linn
tied number of candidates who APP
pear.