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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
T,rO Beautiful Lrdies.

Two really beautiful women have appeared
here this winter-Miss McMullin, of San
Francisco, and Mrs. Lay, whose husband is
in the War Department. Miss MeMullin
left last week for New York and New Orleans.
She was here for only short time, but in
that time took decided PRECEDENCE of all the
single ladies here in the matter of belleship.
She was particularly honored by the Presi-
dent and was getting to be sort of rage be-
fore she left. Her family is one of the many
wealthy ones of the Pacific Slope and she
has been given every advantage in the way
of education and travel. Her costumes are
simply regal, and her manner so vivacious,
and, at the same time, so easy, frank and
cordial that she does not depend upon her
face alone for admirers. Her eyes are as
brilliant as those of any maid from the
tropics and her face is wonderfully mobile
and expressive. Mrs. Lay was born in Bal
timore but has lived in Washington seven
years-the period of her married nfe-and
her face and form are as perfect as that of
any goddess that ever came from the hand
of Grecian sculptor. She has not gone into
society much, owing to domestic obligations,
and suppose it is for this reason that she
has gone comparatively unnoticed by the gay
world that is always seeking woman to put
upon the pedestal of beauty.
What astounds you most in Mrs. Lay is
that she should have been seven years mar
ried woman. How lightly the cares of life
seem to have set upon her fair shoulders
I think she is sort of revelation and sur
prise to even the people who have lived here
with her. Everybody seems to have sudden
ly began to talk about the beautiful Mrs. Lay.
1t was good deal so with Mrs. Langtry,
who lived quietly in the Isle of Jersey for
years without being thought particularly
handsome. She went to London, and all at
once she became famous, though she was not
one whit more beautiful than she had been
for ten years before. Mrs. Lay deserves all
the compliments bestowed upon her. For
perfection of features, pose of head and sym
metry of bust and form have not seen her
equal. She well sustains the reputation her
native city has had from the days of old for
the beauty of her daughters, And not only
is she very handsome woman and as fresh
looking as bunch Of fresh pluckod rose
buds, but her manner is delightful and her
con versatiOn most euCapinC
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
A Democratic STATE.

"New Jersey is noble, steadfast Democrat
ic State; State that has stood firmly by its
principle in the darkest hours of the Demo-
cracy, and through years. In 1860 New
Jersey gave her electoral vote to Stephen a.
Douglas, Notwithstanding the break in the
Democratic party; in 1864, to George B. Nc
Clellan; despite the trials and prejudices Of
the war in 1868, to Horatio Seymour, and in
1876 to Samuel j. Tilden. Mr.. Tilden car
ried New Jersey by over $4,000 majority in
1876. Four years later Gen. Hancock very
nearly lost the State and obtained bare
majority of 1000. A careless word in the
platform, unmeaning, but capable of mis-
construction nearly defeated popular can
didate living within sight of the New jersey
shore. Last year the Democratic party Of
New Jersey adopted platform which said
I'VE favor tariff for revenue limited to the
necessary expenditures of the Covenant
and so adjusted as to give protection and
encouragement to home productive indus
try and labor without producing or fostering
monopolies.' On this platform speaking the
true sentiments of the Democrats of the
State, New Jersey elected Democratic Gov
ernor by an oldfashioned majority of 1000.
On such a platform alone, or something like
it, can New JERSEYS electoral vote be carried
for the Democratic Presidential candidate
this year. Can the Democratic party afford
to do without New Jersey in the Presidential
electiOn23
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
A STRAW.
Sam Miller of Pennsylvania Shouting TO,
Blaine.


Washington Cor. March ST.
"Who is your choice for President2' your
correspondent asked of Congressman Samu-
ell H. Miller, of Pennsylvania.
''James G. Blaine,'' he replied; ''Blaine,
of Maine. You have heard of him, proba-
bly,,
''Do you think he could be electedan
''Of course do or I should not be for
him. That's one reason 1 am for him, be-
cause think he is more likely to win than
any other man. Another reason is that 1
think he is the best man we can find for the
place"
Sand are there other people of your way
of thinking2''
eyes, thousands of them all over the
country. l think he is the strongest man the
Republican party has to-day
''Can he carry New York, Mr.. Miller2"
eyes, he can carry New York as no other
man can. 1 was talking the other day to
New York politician, man Of experience,
and intelligence, and observation, and he
said that Blaine would get 10000 votes from
Irish Democrats in the city of New York,
while his nomination would create no oppo-
sition in the Republican party, as would be
the case with almost anybody else.''
"Would Conkling oppose him, do you
think, Mr.. Miller?''
''No, 1 do not think he would oppose him.
He might not be enthusiastic in his support;
indeed, don't think he will be enthusiast
tic for anybody-he is out of politics. l
think however, that Blaine would be strong
er in New York state than any other man
that we could nominate. feel sure that he
could be relied upon to carry the state"
How about your own state, Pennsyl-
vania!''
ooh, Pennsylvania would be almost unan-
imous for him. The Democrats would stand
no show at all if Blaine were nominated. 1t
would be hardly worth their while to organize
and make campaign there.'
s'You are enthusiastic for Blaine, Mr.
Miller"
eyes, and so are the people. They see
that Blaine was tricked out of the nomina-
ton that the people wanted him to have four
and eight years ago, and they want to see
him nominated. l believe that whoever is
nominated by the Republican party will win,
but the nomination of Blaine would make
success more certain, and a defeat with
Blaine as our candidate would leave the
party in much better shape than with any
other man in the field. There are thousands
and thousands of voters who are of an indie
pendent turn of mind, who, under any other
leadership than that of Blaine, would take
defeat so much to heart that they would
probably leave the party, By that mean
that these Independent voters who want
Blaine nominated would, in case of defeat
by the politicians this time, become so dis
gusted that they would leave the party in
case of its failure.''
''Are you preparing, then, for Repubn-
can defeat this time?n
''By no means. On the contrary, there are
many reasons for thinking our prospects
better than at any time previous to the
Presidential election in many years. The
Democrats are spelling their opportunity
for it, as they usually do.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
The Mahdi.
1Ne -n11'ls
Written for the GLOBE.

Written for the GLOBE.
A few words about this much-talked Of
parsonage may be of interest at this time.
The man is a native of Dongola, narrow
strip of country lying along the Nile, in Nu-
bia. His name is Mohammed Ahmed.
Mahdi, or Mahadi, is byname, or title, and
signifies guide. E is merely defnitive.
The phrase Ell Afahdi is equivalent to The
Guide. The first to receive this title was the
twelfth and last of the Imams of the Shute
sect of Mohammedans, to which the Persians
belong. This first Mahdi, who was lineal
descendant of the Caliph Ali, and also Of
Mohammed by his daughter Fatima, was a
man of great sanctity. He dwelt for some
time in a cave near Bagdad, and it is said
that the time and place of his death are IN
known, though, no doubt, he died. In all
ages since, many jealous Mohammedans
have expected him to return, and overthrow
the powers of darkness, and restore the an
cient glories of Islam.
OF the many who have since assumed the
title of Mahdi, the most famous and most
fortunate was Abuleasen Mohammed Ben
Abdallah, the founder of the Fatinite dynas-
of fourteen caliphs who reigned with great
magnifcence in Egypt from 9O9 A. D. to
III, when Adhed .taireaa caliph, was SUI
perseded by the famous Saladin of crusade
renown, who was Turk, or, perhaps more
properly Curd. The founder of this dynas-
ty was, no doubt, descended from the daugh-
ter of the prophet.
Whatever the claims of the present very
fanatical pretender may be, the people of the
Soudan have cause enough to desire to be
rid of their rapacious Turco-Egyptian rules.
Under English rule they would certainly
fare better; but whether the British govern
ment can afford to re-conquer and hold the
country is another question.
The territory conquered and annexed by
Ismail and his predecessors of the present
Egyptian dynasty, and now called soudan,
though very extensive country, includes
but small part of the old soudan of the ge-
ographies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
StonenelCaU JGcLso1a's Daughter.


The world has just discovered that Gen.
stonewall Jackson left daughter, and Eng
land and France have discovered that she is
the most beautiful woman that has visited
their shores this season. Miss Julia Jack
son is said to be a much more beautiful girl
than the now famous Jennie Chamberlain,
and there is every probability of her being
the rage the coming season in London. It
would appear that the crop of English pro-
fessional beauties has given out, as we hear
of no one who takes the place formerly filed
by Mrs. Langtry and Mrs. CORVALLIS West.
1t is new field for American enterprise.
Miss Jackson is dark type, and half the
artists in London are raving about her eyes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
Westerm Matsica1 Criticism.


The Kellogg concert, as might have been
anticipated, was largely attended. The dol
lar freeze-out was rather rough on the hood
lums, but the audience managed to exist
without the customary war-whoops. The di-
vine Louise was as resonant as usual, which,
by the way, she ought to be, being well sea-
soned. The editor of this paper makes no
great pretensions in the way of musical criti-
cism, but when genuine $500 grand, spiral,
stub-and-twist, back-action, self-adjusting,
balanced, full-jewelled, fourth
proof, rip-snorting conglomeration comes
to town he proposes to hump himself. Kel-
logg's diaphragm has evidently not, like
wine, improved with old age. Her upper reg
lister is upstairs near the skylight, while the
lower register is closed for repairs. The
aforesaid Kellogg performed her grand trip
lie act of singing, rolling the eyes andtalking
to some one in the wings at the same time.
Her smiles at the audience were calm but
determined, but her smiles at the "feller''
hid behind the scenes were divine. Her
singing when she condescended to pay any
attention to the audience, to our critical ear
(the other ear being carefully folded up),
seemed to be a blending of the fortissimo
crescendo dam-f-no-or care either. Her
costume was a harmonious blending of the
circus-tent and balloon style, and was very
gorgeous, barring tendency to spill some
of the contents out at the top. The Italian
part of the business was as fidgetv and furi-
Gus as usual, and demonstrated what early
associations with the hand-organ and mon
key will accomplish. The venerable and
obese freak, Brignoi, was as graceful as
usual. His appearance very nealy resem-
bles stove in corner grocery or water
tank on narrow-gauge railroad. He was
not fully appreciated until he turned to go
off the stage. He then appeared to the best
advantage and to take an interest in getting
out of sight as soon as possible-an effort in
which he had the sympathy of the audience.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
Gold and Steer.

The gold shipments continue. Since Feb
ruary 81 they have amounted to ss,OoO,OO0.
The light European demand for wheat and
provisions and the general distrust of Amer
can railway securities furnish legitimate
reason for a light movement of gold abroad
and the continuation of the silver folly only
adds to the tendency of the more valuable
coin to seek home in countries where it has
no competitor as money. The politicians in
congress are SO busy just now trying to put
each other in hole, that they can't possibly
take time to pass bill suspending the silver
coinage act and the gold drainage is very
likely to continue until silver becomes the
real money of the country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
PILES! PILES!

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itching and
liberated Piles, has been discovered by DR.. VIII
liam, Gan Indian remedy called DR.. WILLIAMS
INDIAN OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of 25 years standing. No
one need suffer FIVE minutes after applying this
wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions and in
struments do more harm than good. Williams
Ointment absorbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching, particularly at night after getting warm
in bed) acts as a poutice, gives instant and pain
less relief and is prepared only for Piles, itching
of the 4rivate parts, and for nothing else. For
sale by all druggists, and mailed on receipt of
price, 81. MOVES BROS. s. CUTLER, Wholesale
Agent, st. Paul. MINI.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09

ers. Arnold, while driving cattle on one of
the Western trails, in company with de-
generate son of Lord Paget, was shot and
killed by negro. Crittenden killed a negro
for testifying against hin at a misdemeanor
trial before country magistrate, and has
just been sentenced to confinement in the
Kentucky Penitentiary for eight years. Both
leave behind them honorable fathers and low
ing but heart-broken mothers, Arnold left
tenderer tie than that of father or mother
and not less tenacious. Whiskey wrecked
all these lives.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09

cooking must be apparent to everybody.
This can be provided in the manual training
school, and it is to be hoped that those hay
ing its infancy in charge will not allow me-
chanical drawing, wood working, ETC., to
close their eyes to the necessity of depart
ment for the training of good cooks. Make
the school of practical value in what lies so
close to the root of all that is valuable to
every individual, and through them collect
fvely to the communicated Blade.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
The american Girl.

An Italian paper says; The American
girl is champagny. She is glittering, foamy,
bubbly, sweet dry, tart-in word, fzzy
She has not that dreamy, magical, murm-
cry lovableness of our Italian girl. And yet
there is a cosmopolitan combination in the
American girl that makes her most attract
i've coquette in her frankness, in her par
donable frivolity, in her being phenome-
non of verbal intrigue.
You may lose your head with her easily in
a week, and in the way of recollecting what
you had said to her yesterday, for she is gift
ed with memory; butyour heart-jamais.
1t takes longer time for that. But be
sure she will have both sooner or later, and,
like true belle, will sing to you amid
signs and smiles
Be glad while We may,
Nor take heed Of the morrow;
The sweets of to-day
Let us taste while they last.
For life is too short
From the future to borrow;
Dull care, like an ort,
Fling away to the past.
/ don't believe she is half as mercenary as
she talks If the vein of s'what female heart
can gold despise?" Yet she gives you
strong impression that the Alpha and Omega
of life are modiste and a millionaire. My
impression of the American girl is one nev-
er to be forgotten. She is bright, brisk, and
business-like.
To be concise, 1 would call the American
girl sort of social catechism-full of ques-
tons and answers. In many instances she
omits the answers and becomes an incar-
nate "!''. 1 never experienced such
pleasurable witness-box position in all my
life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
DIR. NEwMAN,s CHURCH.
Deacon Cummings and Wafe Refused to
Communicable Church ROtc.
14l,1


Communicable Church Rotc.
New York Special 4th.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper was
administered at the Madison Avenue Con-
gregational church Sunday morning. Seven
persons joined the church, three on profess
sion of their faith Deacon Cummings, of
the Anti-Newman party, said that the advisa-
bility of postponing the communion service
had been discussed at the last regular meeting
of deacons at which all attended. The friends
of Dr. Newman stated that they had heard
that friends of DR.. Ranney would refuse to
partake of communion at the hands of the
deacons on the other side of the house. Eor
that reason DR.. Newman asked that the com
munion be postponed until after the settle
ment of difficulties in order that scandal
might be avoided. The proposition was vot-
ed down by party vote of to 4, the major
ity being friends of DIR. Ranney. The ma
jority held that the postponing of solemn
sacrament that had been solemnized with
regularity for twelve years would be demoral-
izing. Deacon Cummings sat at the com
munion table Sunday preparing the cubes of
bread. Deacon Foster of the Newman par
ty wentup one Of the aisles rendering to the
communicates the bread which he carried.
Mrs. Cummings, the wife of Deacon Cum
mings,
DECLINED TO PARTAKE.
Several others in different parts Of the house
are said to have done likewise. Some of
those present say that as many as twenty
five declined. This created considerable
comment. After the evening service many
of the members crowded to the front part of
the church. Deacon Cummings entered in
to an animated conversation with Deacon
Foster Foster said afterwards: "Mrs. Cum
mings was the first to refuse the communion.
Deacon Cummings just came to me and
apologized in her name, assuring me that
nothing personal was intended" DR.. New
man said: ''It is only little personal mat
ter anyway, and Mrs. Cummings has sent
me an apology, explaining her refusal on the
ground that she did not consider herself in
fit condition to partake of the sacrament"
Deacon Cummings said: You must not be-
lieve the lies concocted by the other side.
Mrs. Cummings is Christian woman and
would not act III the manner attributed to
herr
"Did she refuse the sacramento
81 don't know"
"Then you did not apologize to Deacon
Foster!''
''No sir. was not with my wife at the
time, having been engaged at the commu-
Mon table,
Mrs. Cummings said: eyes. I did de-
cline to partake of the communion bread,
not from personal reasons, but because
did not feel prepared to do so. I did not
commune the last time. do not think l
! was the first one to refuse to-day"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
I'm the G.. w. Mon,tnent.o
GTexas Siftines. /

Timid lady going up the Washington
monument elevator Conductor, what if the
ropes break that hold us?
Conductor-Oh, there are number more
attached as safety ropes!
Tmid Lady-But If they all break, where
shall we goa -
Conductor-oh, well, MIN that, all de-
ponds on what kind Of life you have been
living before.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
Protection at It's Best.

The simple, stubborn fact is that,
under the existing tariff, the in
dustries of Pennsylvania receive a
a, much higher protection" than those of
any other, state in the Uuion, whilst in no
state is there as much distress, poverty and suf-
!fering among laboring men as in Pennsylva-
mia. For truth and decency sake, will not
some of our 'protective'' tariff shriekers tell
us where the protection comes ina Is 1t in
the Lehigh ore miners at 60 cents day, and
living on raw bacon and dry bread?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
NOTICE
TO BIDDERS )!
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I
ST. PAUL, February 90, 1884.
81 FAUL, FEBRUARY ~, 1904.
Sealed bids directed to the President of the
Board of Education of the city of Saint Paul, will
be received by the Board of Education, at the Of
flee of the Hon. Joseph Oppenheim, President of
said Board, No. IFS and III East Fourth street. in
said city until Friday March IA, 1884 at O'Clock
p. m, for the erection of the following
School Buildings, separately:
Neill School, Rice School, Harri-
son School, Addition to the
Adams School, and Addi-
ton to the Humboldt
School.

There being two distinct plans with accompa-
nying specifications for the Neill school and bids
may be made on either or both separately.
Plans and specifications of the above buildings
can be seen at the Office of the architects, D. 81.
Willard and A. F. Guager, Esqs.
All bids must be accompanied by bond with
two responsible sureties of at least 90 per cent
of the gross amount of each bid, conditioned that
in case the bid is accepted by the Board of Edu-
cation, the bidder will enter into contract with
said Board to perform the work in accordance
with the plans and specifications and for the price
mentioned in his bid.
The Board of Education reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order Of the Board of Education,
r, SCHIFFMANN,
Secretary, pro TEN.
NOTE: A further bond with responsible sureties
to be approved by the said board will be required
of the successful bidder upon contracting in the
full amount of his contract, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his contract in accord
ance with the plans and specification, and for the
amount of his bid and for the payment of all just
claims for all the labor or work performed and
materials furnished for or on account of said con-
tract. Fifteen per cent of all preliminary esti-
mates will be retained by said Board until the
completion of said contract
r. ScHTFFMANN,
6O-73 Secretary, pro TEN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
A Stingy Indian.
New York Graphic.

Idaho boasts of a mountain range bearing
the name ''Stingy Indian" 1t was probably
named after savage who selfshly refused to
trade his reservation for string of glass
beads, a red blanket and plug hat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
A PRACTICAL POLITICIAN.
Utica ObserYer.-Dem

The most ridiculous feature of this Blaine
movement is the readiness with which he is
Endorsed by men and newspapers that habit
ually sneer at practical politics." To this
class belong the New York Tribune, Roches-
ter Democrat and Utica Herald. The griev-
ance of these journals against Arthur is that
he is an adept in the lowest arts of politics
a political prestidigitateur rather than a
statesman. Yet Arthur is overmatched by
Blaine in this respect. The Maine favorite
has no superior as political manipulation,
and the fact that the whining "reformers''
of the press follow admirably his adroit lead
ership speaks volumes for the Inconsistency
and hypocrisy of the professed enemies Of
sspractical politics."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
One Tictim Matching A,.other.

The temperance buzz-saw is whirling with
accelerated motion at Columbus, and the
Democrats are dangerously fooling with it..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09

A, means daily; c, except Sundays; E, except Sat-
urdays; F, except Monday.
Additional trains between St. Paul and Minneapolis
via "Short Line" leave both cities hourly. For par
ticulars see short Line time table.
St. Paul-Chas Thompson, City Ticket Agent, 151
East Third street. Brown & Knebel, Ticket Agents.
Union Depot.
Minneapos--G. L. Scott, City Ticket Agent, No. z
Nicollet House. a. B. Chamberlain Ticket Agent
Depot.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
Political Pointers.
ALLIsoN's LITTLE BOOM.
Jersey City Journal-Rep.7

Amongthe well-known and worthy promin-
ent men of the Republican party who stand,
as we may say, in the second row, as prob
able or possible recipients of the Republican
nomination for the Presidency next June, is
Hon. William B. Allison, United States
Senator from Iowa, recently reelected to
that office. While there is no 'sboom'' for
Allison, nor is he declared aspirant for the
nomination, the party might go further and
fare worse than to take him.