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St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
4 !Sqifnlf-,s PRAYER
St. Mary's. Nd. Enterprise

Mrs Maria E. Holmes OF our town sold On
Tuesday last tract of land, part of the ori-
ginal tract of land known as Mills Point, on
the Wicomico River. which has been in the
Mills family since the earliest settleDsnts in
Maryland. Some generations back, it is said.
some Of the male possessors OF this original
tract killed an Indian woman's son. where
upon she PRAYED heaven to deny the posses
sors and thell descendants the happiness of
a male heir for man generations. Whether
there is any truth in this statement or not.
ii is very certain thai this property has always
been owned BY, and transmitted through the
female branch, and that no male issue has
ever lived TO attain the age Of 81 until the
present generation and Of the present it is
true that OF nineteen children. six of whom
were boys, but one lived TO attain the age Of
81.
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Jinks-Why, what in the world is the
matter, my boy?
Blinks-Im ruined, utterly ruined.
s'You can't mean it.'
'But do. 1 put all my money into the
hands of Ward, who promised to pay me 90
per cent. month";
'But how was he to do that!'
'.Ho told me he had rich Star route, In
dian supply aud other government cor
tracts.n
eyes"
''Well, instead of frobbing the government
ard paying the profits to me, like an honest
man, he proved villain.''
fAhln
''Yes, he let the government go, and rob
bed men
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MINNEAPOLIS PERSONALS.

Francis DePfuhl, Jr., of the general pas
senger agents office, Chicago 6 Northwest
ern railroad office, with his wife, is registered
at the Clark house.
c. D. Wright, of the First National bank,
Fergus Falls, was in the city yesterday.
F, II. Clark, st. Cloud, John C. MoIoy
Geo. p Smith, Hastings, Samuel Mathews,
Benson, were Minnesotains at the Nicollet
yesterday.
II. V. Wetherby, Bismarck; J. S. Eshel-
man, Grand Forks Chas. d. Holden, Ham
ilton, were Dakota people at the Nicollet on
the Fourth
c. Hunting, Wahpeton; D. A. Cutter and
wife, Mankato; S. G. Moore, Fargo; J. A.
Webber, Henry Simon, Saltwater were
northwestern people at the Clark house yes
terday.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
Beautiful Dreams. -
1Texas siftings

Colonel Yerger has son named Leonidas.
whom be is having taught music; but he is
the LATEST boy in Austin, and prefers loung-
ing on the sofa reading dime novels to prac-
Using on the piano. A visitor recently over.
heard Colonel YeIger remark: 'sYou miser-
able whslp, if you don't go to that piano and
play .Beautitul Dreams over ten times I'll
make the nstghbors think somebody is saw
ing you in two with dull saw. Get at them
Beautiful Dreams will youin
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Free Passes TO silence Protests.
TRed Bank Register

Some time ago the citizens of Asbury Park
held meeting to demonstrate against the
high fares charged on the railroads. A COM
m,.tee, consisting of some of the most prom
inent citizens Of the town, was appointed,
with instructions to lay the matter before the
railroad officials, and ask for reduction in
the rates of fare. Tie committee were
grsc;susIy received, and promised that the
matter should have prompt attention. Last
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
Not Equal to Three.
lChicago News. |

They had not been married very long, but
she had grown cold and lstless; so one even
ing, after she had yawned seventeen consec-
utive times, he said:
'You seem to be so cold and Indifferent,
Malvina. Have you forgotten those happy
days when was paying you my addresses"
''You bet I've not forgotten those happy
days before we were married. | never had
less than three fellers of an evening around
me paying me attention"
But, dearest, haven't you got me to pay
you attention right now!"
Eyes, suppose have. You are doing
the best you know how; but you don't fatter
yourself that you are equal to three, do you!"
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
Philadelphia CALL

Friend-Ahl glad to see you, Blank. How
did your great boat race with Swift, the
champion sculler, come out2
Blank champion oagsman)-I won.
'.Glad of it, glad of it. 1 was afraid he
would beat you. What time did you make s''
"An hour and a half
ssGreat Leonidasl An hour and half
Why, it's ten minutes course, and have
seen you do it in eight.'i
.sWell, you see, that William Swift sold out
the race and was bound l should beat him,
and he rowed as slow as he could"
.sBut why should that affect your timel
Why didn't you spin over the course in eight
ninutesl
.swen, you see, had sold out too, and
wanted him to beat me"
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Mere Mention.

To the Editer OF the Globe
DIR. Sara B. Chase, of New York city, i.
giving a course of lectures at the Centenary
NJ E. church, to ladies only, that every wo-
man, married or single ought to hear, and as
tae doctor is doing a good and grand work
for the world through her instructive lectures
on health and its laws, it is to be hoped the
ladies Of our progressive city viii encourage
and sustain her by filing every seat in the
lecture room.
On Saturday at 8 p. m. she viii give lee
ture on Motherhood and the care of chill
dren;n on Monday next, at 8 p. m. on
''Secret Vice" and responsibility of parents
for its prevention; on Tuesday. at the same
time and place, on Marriage and the mar
riage relations" subjects on which all women
ought to be informed. The doctor win also
give lecture, or course of lectures, to gen
tlemen only, during her stay among Us, that
will be announced hereafter.s
An OBSERVER.
Minneapolis, July 1.
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Mnkinn Him Useful.
Philadelphia c all.

fnlladelpnla y all.
Young Wife-My dear, you were the
stroke oar at college, weren't youl
Young Husband-Yes love.
'Anda very prominent member OF the
gymnastic class:'
81 was the leader"
"And quite hand at all athletic con-
tests?''
"Quite a hand? Ny graciousl 1 was the
champion walker, the best runner, the head
man at lifting heavy weights, and as for
carrying! why l could shoulder barrel of
flour, and"
"Well. love, just please carry the baby a
couple of hours; Pm tired.'
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a EiJhting Governor.
[Chicago News.l

Col Gilbert A. Pierce. the newly appointed
governor of Dakota, is an expert marksman.
He was a memer of the Paw Paw rifles at
Poseyville, Ind, during the Mexican war,
and enjoyed a wide reputation as a crack
shot. One of his favorite pastimes was to
practice rife shooting at an old fashioned
half dollar thirty PAGES distant. Such was
his accuracy that he would invariably send a
bullet through the girdle OF the figure of the
goddess Of liberty on the silver piece, doing
it so clcverly that the robe of the goddess
would II about her feet before she could re-
cover it. Col. Pierce will have fl he field for
his prowess in Dakota, where the natives kill
mosquitoes with navy reyolVcrs.
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1T Pembfna.


HpeClaI ItItgTHIH 70 INC VIUDU.
ST. VINCENT, Mimi, July 4.-To-day was
quietly observed here, with nothing to mark
the occasion save a few farmers who came in
from the country on theic way to Pembina,
where a grand celebration was held, though
the whole programme was not carried
out, owing to the unpropitiousness of the
weather Col. Plummer, of Fargo, grated,
and the speech, which was masterpiece of
oratory, was highly appiauded. Tomorrow,
if the weather is fine, the sports will be car
ricd out to the letter.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
The Fourth at Fargo.

FARGO, D. T., July 4.-Very heavy showers
commenced this morning and continued
at intervals during the day, preventing the
public displays intended. A large excursion
party came in over the Fargo Southern, from
Wahpeton, but aside from a gun match and
fire works there were no out door exercises.
The rain was very beneficial to wheat.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
Fourth of July amusement.
pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.

"What are you going to do On the Fourth!"
a jolly Roman Candle asked Bunch of Fire
Crackers.
''Why,n said the Bunch Of Fire Crackers,
'T'm thinking of starting runaway and
breaking a neck or two. What will you do!''
''Me? Oh, Pm going into the clothing
business, as usual; mostly boys suits, yon
know replied the jolly Roman Candle.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
Minneapolis Advertisements.

ID ESTAURANT with a few furnished rooms in
III connection. One hundred regular boarders
and large transient trade. Paying big; actual
invoice S25OO cash talks 81, 500 buys it, if taken
soon; location the best; rent low. Best of rea-
sons for selling. Particulars of Coffin q McGoy-
ern, No. Washington avenue North, Minneapo-
lis. Over Oscar the tailor. 171*
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day, postponed from yesterday. Purse, 500;
$50 to first, s25 to second, SIS to third, $40
to fourth:
Col. Roswell, b. g., Gilbert Clough.
Pattie, br. NJ, S. X. Loveioy.
Dolly, 6. M, H. c. Stetson.
Lady Clough, b. m, D, N. Clough.
Pet Fairly, br. h., VIM. Steel.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05

week several members of the committee re-
ceiyed passes over the Reading Railroad,
which were sent, presumably to silence their
protests Considerable interest is taken in
speculating on the attitude these members
OF the committee will take at the next meet
ing, which will be held on Thursday evening
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Fsfr.
DRUGS
uIIHHl INN CORN
0lJFTIlly D CURE
LIEBIGS
CORN
CURE

All kinds hard or soft corns, callouses and bunon
causing pain OF soreness; dries instantly; WIN
soil anything, and never fails effect Price
25c; by mall, SOC. The genuine put up in yellow
wrappers and manufactured only by JOS. r. Holnln,
druggist and dealers In ell kinds Of Patent Medicines.
Roots, Herbs, Liquors, Paints Cils, Varnishes.
Brushes etc. Minneapolis sfnn.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
Minneapolis, July 4.

". K. McGill, president OF the Cincinnati
& Eastern railroad, fell from a car as the
train was going over trestle, and was in
stantly killed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05

THE POSTPONED RACE.
Tho following are the entries for the gen
tIenan's saddle race At the driving park to-
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
Confirmation Of Assessment for Widening Opening and Strengthening Mississippi
Street.
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CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 20, 1884.

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2 and fled with the Clerk Of sad DsA:d
JOHN FAa2ISGTcS, 9s-si1enr
Is5-1ss
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
A Merchant Usel as a Lay Figure.

On one of the leading thoroughfares
of this city is a gentlemen fashiona-
bic furnishing-goods store which does
large business, and the proprietors of
which are not only well-known but
very popular. One of them had an ex-
perience few days before Christmas
which tas temporarily so changed his
genial nature that he now looks upon
every smiling greeting of his friends
with the fiercest suspicion. while any
direct allusion to the subject itself is
certain to result in the uncorking of
the vials of his wrath. A passing
friend, seeing him standing in the
door of his store on the afternoon re-
ferred to, accosted him with: "Well,
-, how goes il? P"
"Oh, don't ask me. I'm mad: mad
der than l have been before since 1
came to the State. I'm all broke up
and I'm dryer'n Il goat, too, and was
just going to get drink. Come with
me and I'll tell you all about it. You
know" he said, we've got n lot of
dressing gowns in the store, elegant
ones that we imported from the East
lust 10 catch this holiday trade. Well,
this afternoon two ladies sailed in.
dressed lit 10 kill. The store was full
of customers and the boys were all busy,
so 1 stepped up TO them and asked what
| could d0 for 'em. They said they
wanted to look at some dressing sacks
something fine and you NAV be sure
| didn't lose any time in getting out
the best we had. Well. they liked the
first one | showed 'em, only one of
'em said she would like first-rate to see
how Il would look on. and asked me if
there wasn't some way she could see it
on a man and then she could tell better
how itswould look. want going to
miss a trick, and so | took of my coat
and put it on. They turned me round
and round and go of little way and
look at me from top to toe as though
was n p.ece of statuary. Then they
wanted to see another one. So / off
with the one / had on and put on the
other. That didn't suit 'em and l tried
on another and that didn't suit 'em. /
began to get weary of it, especially rs
there was lots of customers in the store,
and thought | saw smile here and
there, and / finally did catch one of
my own boys in broad grin. though
hes ducked his head under the counter
when he saw me lookin' at him. i was
getting pretty hot about the way they
were using me for lay figure, and 1
finally brought out the best | had-a
sack worth $75--put il on and buttoned
it up. They looked me all over again,
liked it first-rate, and thought had a
sale sure, but may / be hanged if they
did't say: We'll, we II look around and
if we don't find anything that suits us
any better we'll come back" and the
same minute heard .haw, haw, haw.'
all over the store. Mad? was Just
lighting mad, and you can guess ] was
none the sweeter tempered when /
found that those creatures had been
looking for smoking jacket for one of
my own clerks. San Francisco Chro,s-
icle.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
General Sal0nOu.

A correspondent writing from Port
au-Prince, Hayti, says: The other day
saw that most remarkable man, Louis
r. Solomon, the President of the Black
Republic. He is a massive, broad
shouldered giant, at least eight feet six
inches in height, with the physical pro-
portions of gladiator, a profile dark
as the Nights Plutonian Shore" with
snow-white locks, keen, restless eyes,
glittering like diamonds in setting of
jet. high intellectual forehead, and n
form. despite his advanced age. erect as
pillar of stone, with dignified air.
He was accompanied by a numerous
retinue of ebony aides-de- camp, re-
splendent in military trappings of fanci-
full designs and colors, decorated with
numerous medals won in imaginary
battles, and a profusion of gold la e and
brass trimmings that dazzle the plebeian
lockers on. A noticeable fact was that
the entire group of warriors responded
to the tit'e of General. There seems to
be no minor rank i'm the forces of the
Republic. Under tn present regime a
private citizen can not hold anv lands
In his own right, and here is the dulcet
harp upon which Solomon has PLAYED
with such cunning. He has promised
the poorer classes u division of the pub
lie lands, the establ shment of free
schools, national banks, railroads, ETC.,
all of which he is utterly powerless to
fill. Protesting to affect extreme re-
publican simp icity, yet his every act on
smackS OF royalty. his official docu-
ments being promulgated from an
antiquated structure yclept the "Na-
tional Palace" and signed in kingly
form 'Salomon.' His proclamatiOns
ar invariably written in the French
language, and remind any one of the
famous m1nifesto of Plon Plon on the
walls of Paris.
Educated at one of the most famous
colleges in Paris, Solomon is a person
of no ordinary ability, being brilliant
conversationalist and linguist and a
crafty diplomat. Totally indifferent to
the welfare of his people, he has by
plausible misrepresentation succeeded
IN becoming the most popular person.
age in his party. Still, in view of the
inevitable collapse which he is shrewd
enough to fOresee, he has .. feathered
his own nest with princely bank ac-
count in Kingston, jam, and purchased
several properties Oh neighboring
islands
Among the many banished persons it
is worthy of notice that not one of them
has black face. They are invariably
mulattoes or of other shades, popularity
designated as "off color Salomon
married French lady some two We ars
ago whom he had met in Paris, and the
nuptials were performed here This
matrimonial venture threatened at one
time to overthrow his popularity. the
natives accusing him of attempting to
give the country over to the whites, for
it is useless to disguise the fact that they
are extremely jealous OF the Caucas-
sian, or any but their own color.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01

worms given to It / have had ono
which, within a minute after being
caught. took = worm from my hand. A
very curious and instructive circum.
stance came to my knowledge a few
years ago. A mole-catcher of my ac-
quaintance found a mole's nest with
young IN 1t. The nest was made of bits
OF woolen cloth of different kinds. but
mostly scarlet sort of thick texture.
The only place where these bits of cloth
could have been got was in field long
way on, where manure from the town
had been spread, and which contained
quantity of tailors' clippings, bits of
red cloth predominating. The bits of
cloth which composed the nest and the
BITS In the field were compared, and found
to be identical. The distance from the
nest to the field was not measured, but
1t was great enough to cause astonish-
ment. .
Cats sometimes take to mole-catch-
ing, just for the fun of the thing.
suppose. for they never try to eat them.
Ii Is doubtless also this fondness for
mere sport which makes some cats
hunt the timid shrew so ss'duously.
for they do not eat that animal either.
L have little doubt that owls, for the
same reason. sometimes catch moles.
] am strengthened in this belief owing
to my knowing that they will pounce
upon and carry off more unlikely
things L knew gardener who got
his small fur skull-cap taken off his
head several times by owls. When go
ing TO replen'sh the hot-house fires
during the night he had to pass a ruin
where many owls congregated He al
ways got his cap next morning not far
from the spot, the thief having ap-
parently dropped it in disgust, on dis
covering that it was not the sort of
prey expected.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01
HUMOROUS.

Coffin is the name of a rising tenor
singer in the West. Strange that man
can sing who is always Coffin.-N Y.
Commercial AdrertiScr.
=" Yes," said the Idaho man. ..it's
dreadful unfortunate that my gal rot
hugged by that ar bar She's sort o.
held me in contempt since. - Chicago
Herald.
A party of young ladies' attended
church sociable in ElIzabethan costume,
and when the local paper said that the
fair was visited by ruffs nobody caught
on to the joke. Boston Herald.
We started to read poem by Bart
ley Campbell the other day. Finally
we came to the point where he rhymed
"plen&y" and "went She" Then we
stopped. We are not tough. -Losoeu
Citizen.
=" Yes" said Mr.. Brickhandler.
"my bull dog has wonderful artistic
taste He wouldn't attack tramp the
other lay because the cloth of the mans
trousers wouldn't harmonic well with
The color Of his jaws. ."-Boston Posi-.
1t was his first attempt on roller
skates. and as they brought him to in
the toilet-room he remarked: Il tell
you. boys, that was gorgeous. must
have Knocked in the whole dome of
heaven, the way those stars flew round.
l wonder if there's any left for the next
man. OIL City Derrick
Take my ADVICE said old Skin
flint to his clerk, whom he had discoy-
cred stamping an envelope from his own
private receptacle: ''take nv advice.
If / ever find you taking anything of
mine Your connections won't save YOU.
To Jail you 60" "Very well, sir.',s
said the clerk; perhaps / had bet
ter not take your advice, then. The
Judge.
The top of the morning to We,
Mrs. O'Flaherty" The same to We.
Mrs. O'Raherty. An did We see the
orphants marchin' yisterday?" 81 did;
God bless livery mothers son of 'em.
But didn't see little johnny O'Hern
in the procession" ''Ahd sure he's
not an orphant any more. He's quit
the business and has gone to learnin' a
thrade, ne has "Arrah, God bless
HIM for his enterprise. - Kentucky
State journal.
Why he wasn't there now: Koscius-
ko Murphy, who IS a book-keeper in
grocery house, met friend who clerks
in cigar store on Austin avenue and
asked him for cigar. ..Ain't got
any," sad his friend. "Ain't got
any," said Kosciusko. "Why, when
used to work in cigar store / always
had my pockets stuffed with cigars"
50 Yes; probably that's the reason you
amt in cigar store now," was the
crushing reply. TEXAS Sittings.
-"Young Calvin" wants TO know if
we "believe that the angels have wings,
and why we think so?'F We think they
have, Calvin. We never saw their
wings. but we know that whenever a
young man becomes perfectly convinced
that he has met an angel he spends
about all his spare time holding her
tight with both arms. as though he
feared she would fly away the minute
he let her go. And If they had no
wings there would be no cause for this
widespread, almost universal fear
Burlington HaUkeye.
Barbour County index., 1884-02-01

A bunko steerer approached a gen.
ueman on the street in New York and
said:
Aren't You Mr.. Smith, of Kalama-
zoo?'
mo-" was the reply. I'm Mr..
Jones, of Chicago"
The bunko man looked little fright
ened at first, and them an idea occurred
to him.
''All right. Who was that gentleman
you were shaking hands with q moment
sgo around the corner?"
That was a very warm friend of
mine from San Francisco. But what
business is it of yours, pray?''
"Wen, MIR. Jones, of Chicago, I'll
tell you what wen do. I'm = bunko
steerer. Ny Office is only q few blocks
away. You overtake your sfriend and
introduce him to me, and wen walk
him of to the game and play him for
all he's worth and divide even. What
do You say?''
Its q CO." said the Chicago gen
tleman, enthusiastically, and about half
IN hour afterward the San Francisco
man was telegraphing to the Pacific
coast for money to get home with
Rbiiadeiphia Col