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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
Death on Cats.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

One of the queerest of the many queer
things about Leadville is that in all the length
and breadth thereof there lives not a single
cat. Cats have been imported by the hun
dreds, and in all varieties of color, breeding
and size. but not one has ever survived the
second week of residence. Not one seems
to understand why it is that the cats all die,
but they do. The healthiest, sleekest, cat in
st. Louis, if brought to Leadville would lose
all interest in life the moment it reached
here, and after moping around in a sickly,
disconsolate way for a few days would resign
eddy have fit and give up the ghost. A sa-
loon keeper on State street brought q big
strong Maltese from Denver few weeks ago
hoping the animal would survive the fits
long enough to become acclimatcd, but it
was no use. The cat had fit the first dav,
two or three the second, and then the num-
Der of attacks increased in q geometrical
progression until, as the saloon man said,
''There were more fits than cat, and the cat
had to give inn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
A story .lbout DR.. ucCosb.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
There is good story told about the report
of a lecture delivered by the celebrated Dr.
McCosh of Princeton college. 1t was deliv-
cred many years ago, when the papers of New
York were just introducing photography re-
ports. The Herald prided itself above all
others on the extent and correctness of its
own, and daily called editorial attention to
them in an egotistical way that was peculiar
to the elder Bennett. A young Irishman, a
Photographic reporter just arrived in this
country, was employed by the Herald to re-
port lecture of Dr.. McCosh's that was at
tracing universal attention. In the course
of his lecture the doctor had occasion to
make the illustration: ''If you put red
hot coal on the back a terrapin he is
bound to travel" Catching the remark pho
netically and never having heard of terra
pin but thinking the expression a fine
Amerieanism, the reporter jotted it down.
When he came to write out his notes be puz-
zled over it for a time, but finally ished out
eff you put red hot pole on the back of
eternity he is bound to travel,n and feeling
that this was incomplete, he added, with true
Hibernian eioquence, ''whithersoever the
tide of revolutionary warfare may lead him y
A previously written editorial called ate ntion
to the beauty and crorctness of the report,
which, it is said. planted the seeds OF the
elder Rem netsis demise
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
Hart his Good Name.
Arkansas Travel Ter.


''Yer mout offer me er hundred dollars ter
vote fur yer in de convention an it wouldn't
have no 'flunnce wild me, :" said an old negro
in reply to a candidate who had asked for his
support"
ooh, wouldn't offer you money!" reioin-
ed the candidate. II believe in conducting a
campaign fairly and squarely. Corruption
in office-seeling has cast dark cloud over
our institutions. / wouldn't think of offer
ing you hundred dollars. l haven't the
amount of money, anyway.
Yer amt. Well den, dar amt 10 usen
talkin' ter me. How much is yer got, no
how?'
''I've got So
''Uh, huh, no use in talkin' ter me. 1
amt gwine ter sell myself ter no white
man,
COZ course not.'
"Look heah, whit yer gwine to do with
that So!
I'll make use of it.'
''Heah, lemme hab it. Dem folks think
dat Use dun sold out. clare ter goodness,
white man it hurts er pusson's good
name to be seed er talkin' ter Yer."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
Il Fdr-SiJhted official.
LPhiladelphia Call.

Bank President-My dear, I suppose you
know that am not only the president of the
bank, but the owner of most of the stock!"
Daughter-Yes, pa.
''And if 1 am not mistaken you are becom.
ing rather fond of Mr.. Lightfnger, my cash.
ier."
Eyes, pa: 1 confess it Is true But how
do you know!"
81 have eyes. But why have you tried 50
hard to conceal it from me?''
''Oh, pa, please forgive me; but L knew
you would object to marriage with a poor
man, and, dreading your terrible anger, 1
have tried my best to conquer my feelings.
Indeed, indeed l have!"
Conquer them Great st. Bullion! l
want you to marry him as soon as possible p
''Oh, you dear, darling old pa! But what
has wrought this strange metamorphosis!r
''Oh, nothing; only l thought it would be
just as well to keep all the bank funds in the
faInily.n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
DAWN.
The Manhattan. I


On the upturned face of the quivering sea
Shimmered the dawn;
White bars of light stole up in the sky.
And the night was gone.
Was gone-with the fear of q followed fawn.
And with hurrying feet,
To find in the shades of the forest glades
A safe retreat.
The legions of stars that had watched YEARLY,
Crept out of sight;
Uprose the helm of the advancing Day,
And fast fled the night.
A fresh wind blew from the edge of the sea,
From the gates Of the East,
That FLASHED the tide on the feet of the land,
And in the light increased.
And the glittering tips of myriad spears
Shot up from the sea,
With guidons and remnants and lances of hgh'
splendor to see.
A hundred flags were upheld in the sky,
And unfolded there
Banners of light that glimmered and cleaned
In the morning air.
Then from the glowing East uprose
The kingly sun,
And the sea grew gold as stool for his feet
To rest upon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
"oFF ON OvERCoAT BUTTONS"
Il YaaI;ee Evangelist Who Was Ignorant OF
Che IdEme of Poker Chips.

Il Hda!;ee Evangelist Who Vas Ignorant OF
the Value Of Poker Chips.
An evangelist from the far east made a
tour of Texas recently for the purpose of saw
ing some of the desperate denizens of the
Lone Star state, says the Washington Hatch
ct He opened his first meeting in what is
known in the state as a slough town. -
About thirty hard looking male citizens COM
prised the audience. After the good man
had discoursed little and sung several re-
vival hymns, he requested that a collection
be taken up to carry him farther into the
state. A tall and fierce looking Texan,
armed to the nape of his neck, passed his
sombrero around, with the significant re-
mark:
'Guv. literally; you've seen the show,
and we ain the men to beat any show
man."
The result was that every man contributed
something, and when the hat was passed to
to the evangelist he examined the contents
and then remarked:
81 find in this hat 81, Is cents, and two
overc0at buttons.n
That amt squar' deal' yelled the fierce
man who had taken up the collection, as he
mounted the chair. 1.-The man who put
them buttons in the hat will redeem them at
90 cents apiece, or there, Il be HI here in
the toss of cent.
Make no disturbance my friend, pleaded
the evangelist, holding the supposed buttons
in full view. 81 will
shout and considerable laughter cut off
the evangelist's remark, and the tall man,
without dismounting from his chair, said
"Mr. Preacher man, you're clean off on
l..A4 m
them are chips, good for so cents worth of
Ticker in any gin-mIll this side of the Rio
Grande- They'll also git you cooked grub,
stranger, if yer appetite needs it.
The explanation was satisfactory and the
meeting closed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
Not Too Proud.

A gentleman who owns fine tract of
cedar land not far from Austin, Tex, a few
days ago was told that some negroes were
cutting down the timber, so he rode out to
see about it. To his establishment he found
wealthy white neighbor, with a team and
wagon, hauling off the timber.
''Why, am astonished, colonel, - said the
owner of the land. 1 heard that lot of
negroes were stealing my timber and here I
find you, white man, cutting my timber.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself"
well, to tell the truth" responded the
other party, 81 do hate to steal the timber
like darby, but these cedar trees make such
bully fence rails that concluded to drop all
pride of race
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
SKETCH FROM REAL LIFE
One eff Connecticut's Celebrities Who Has
LiUed on MIR Since January Last.
CCDacia1 of ~ Tro.1l

One eff COnnecticut's Celebrities Who Has
LiUed On MIR Since January Last.
Especial Correspondence of the World
Bridgeport, Aug. 22.-They told him a
man in Philadelphia had been living forty
five DAYS on nothing but milk.
"Poohl that's no time at ALL" said Joe
Harrison. ''Look at me, living six months
an workin' every day an feedin' on none
of yer solids, but jist pure, clear milk"
With look of disdain Joe fastened grub
on his hook and swung his line far out of the
boat after another striped bass. The boat
rested upon the placid surface of lake Waura-
maug, Connecticut, and the other occupants
were two New York City gentlemen. out for
days fishing. Joe Harrison is character.
and is well known by the hundreds of guests
who flock to the summer hotels upon the
shores of the lake. Joe knows where all the
good fishing is to be found, and is in great
demand by the city folks, many of whom
Joe supplies with fishing tackle, bait ana wise
saws. Joe is always visible to the naked eve
by his bright bit of color, which harmonizes
with the ''toot one somb le'' of the waterscape,
and is known in Joe's parlonce as this here
red flannel Shirt
"Yes,n says Joe Harrison, 81 hev not
teched mossel of nothing since the fust of
last Jenury. l live by one cows milk alone,
eZ | don't believe in mixin' drinks. Do l
smoke or chew! Well, 1 guess not. 1 hev
not eaten even a berry this summer l sleep
eight Eours, am out in all sorts of weather,
dig worms for bait, row boats, fish, do odd
jobs and ""ork harder than lots of chaps up
around here. When l feel hungry drink
quart or two of milk, but that's all. / feel
first rate, and am so used to milk that never
think of eating anything. There is plenty
of them city fellows as has tried to get me to
take little sumfin in my milk-just little
nutmeg and bug jvice, you know-but they
can't come it. l am geing to stick to milk -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
The Parting Promise.
IChicago Herald.

Promise me one thing" she said, plac-
ing her arms about his neck as he stood on
the platform looking up the track for the
train. "Anything, anything, my angel
remnant. What is it2 Hurry up; the train
is in sight"
''That you will not accept a presidential
nomination while you are gone. have al
ways believed in you; have never sought
to go back into your history beyond the houl
when we first met. Promise me If you are
nominated you will decline"
He was not nominated, and they dweIt to-
gether in harmony and peace TO green old
age and in death they were not divided.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
Nau.ahie, Ha.cthorne,s wife.
Boston Letter to the New Orleans Times
Democrat.

The venerable Miss Elizabeth Peabody,
now in her S1st year, is sister of Mrs
Horace Mann and of Mrs. Hawthorne
"Was Mrs. Hawthorne at all like Mrs. Mann
or Miss Peabody" / asked Mrs. Whipple to-
day. Miss Peabody and Mrs. Mann are very
unlike and each strong in individuality
Mrs Whipple told me in reply that Mrs.
Hawthorne was prominently the artist in
her nature, and she gave me a little picture
of her when the Hawthornes lived at Lenox
that will always stay with me. The Whip
pies were visiting the Hawthornes, who lived
in the daintiest little cottage. For tea that
night Mrs. Hawthorne picked the currants
and made the bread, and Mrs. Hawthorne
set the table so that Mrs. Whipple and hus-
dand should face the range of hills, and they
sat down just at the hour of sunset A per-
feet flood IF golden radiance mingled with
the dusky, purple shadows of defile and glen,
and Mrs Hawthorne said: IT wish I had a
japanese house, that might throw the whole
side open to this enchanting picture.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
SURGEON wooDwARD's DEATH.
An OceTtdced BrGin from E.rhaustittg Pro-
fesSiOndL Labor
lWashinoton Suaciol

fesSiOndL Labor.
Washington Special.
Mr.. Mcpherson, who was DR.. Mcpherson,
who was DR.. ]. j. Woodward's confidential
clerk, stated to a reporter to-day that DIR.
Woodward's death was reported to his friends
''as due to an accident five hours before
death, which produced fatal hemorrhage."
''It is not possible that he committed sui
cide," said Mr.. Mcpherson; she was not
that kind of a man. DIR. Woodward's
malady was caused, his friends state, by
overtaxing his brain. AT the time President
Garfield was shot, he had just recovered from
the effects of an accident, while riding on
Pennsylvania avenue, by which one of his
legs was broken, and he was hardly able to
get around. The care and attention be-
slowed by him upon the Presidents case, in
his weakened condition, seriously impaired
his health. OAfter the Presidents death, he
resumed his combining and exhausting la
bors at the medical museum. He was a per-
sistent student, and, after leaving his Office
in the evening, carried his labors far into
the night in his study at home.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
BRIEF Iuterrnptton of B,s,,ess

scene--A Texas barber shop. Barber
Next?
Customer believe Pm next
Other Customer believe Pm next.
Customer grabbing a razor)-I'm next.
Other Customer Grabbing razor) I'm
next.
A short but noisy interval in which both
customers are killed.
Barber Ito quiet stranger in the corner)-
You're next. sir.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07

this twenty-five years. No one knows how
much she has suffered. have spent about
$4,000 for physicians and taking her to the
springs. The doctors once tried to teach
her to walk up an inclined plane, but to no
effect -
About half the congregation went immedi-
ateiy to the residence of Brother Wimpy,
there foond Sister Wimpy calm and with
sweet peace, and the same smile on her face.
After this Sister Wimpy attended all the SER
Vices in the church, day and night, praying
and talking TO the people when called on.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
A L,scku Term Gf,I.

A highwayman recently stopped young
lady riding on horseback, and demanded
her money. She dropped her purse in the
road, and then started on run for home.
The highwayman dfsmounted to secure the
purse. when his horse started off after the
young lady, following her clear home. He
was caught by the girls father, and on ex-
animation $4,000 was found in the saddle
pocket
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07

height of the season in the same box at the
opera.
''Really Kate, said Selma, 81 never was so
astonished. The gentlemen on your left
''Is always at my right now dear. He
will never be in opposition again.
elbow delightfulr'
'For us! Oh, yes. Charmingi''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07

Braddock are large consumers, their supply
being furnished by the Acme company, an
other name for the Doubleday 81 Bolton.
The wells in Allegheny county that are pro-
ducing are the Chester, at Tare utum, the
Westinghouse Roarer and the Bissell well
above McKeesport, but scores of others are
going down.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07

The extent to which natural gas is enter
ing into Pittsburg's manufacturing life is
not realized even by the manufacturers
themselves. Many mills and factories have
discarded coal for gas piped to the city, and
in every section of the country men are
prodding holes in the ground hoping that
gas will shoot the drill high into the air.
The gas now in use in the city is brought
from Nlurraysyille, Westmoreland county.
the Fuel Gas company supplying the man
ufacturers along the north and south banks
of the Monongahela and the Pew & Emerson
company those along the Penn avenue dis
trict- The Edg ar Thomson Steel works at
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
Cause and Effect
Philadelphia CALL

Mrs. Blank-''There it is again. This pa
per says that Mr.. Oldboy has made million
on real estate transactions within years.
Mr.. Blank-''What of itl'
''You forget that Mr.. Oldboy was one of
my early admirers, and l might have mar
him If had wished. did not, and be has re-
manned bachelor. He is now rich while the
man / married is still poor.".'
''Well, l might have been rich, too if-''
''If what!''
eff hadn't married"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
KATE'S HUSBAND.
fLondon SocietY.l

''The gentleman on the left, Kate-do you
know him! He has looked frequently to-
ward you.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-04
THE Fort Totten Mission.

Speaking of Father Jerome, the Catholic
Indian priest at Fort Totten, the Devils Lake
Inter- Ocean says:
s'He has $50, old and young, in his con-
gregation, about half the Indian population
on the reservation. In the past eighteen
months he has married thirty-six couples.
Father Jerome reports that last season the
Indians on the reservation raised enough
wheat for their own bread, and sold to the
government sufficient quantity to pay for
their rations. Besides this they manufac-
tured and shipped to the Turtle Mountains
the -four needed by the Indians on that res
ervation. They have good mill and turn
out a first-class article of -four. Bishop
Marty was at the agency for several days last
week He was surprised to see the Indians
coming in Saturday evening to attend church
Sunday. They came in OK teams, many of
them driving twelve to fifteen miles. Bishop
Marty left for the east Monday morning.
Father Jerome speaks four Ian guages-SiouX,
French, German and English. He is very
popular among his congregation. Heis now
arranging to build church in place of the
one destroyed by fire year ago, and is de-
voting to that purpose the entire sum of rev.
enues derived from his services as mission
airy priest. About 81, 900 will be required to
complete the church,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-04
RHM NOfpS.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul train
due at 2:25 p. N. was five hours late yester-
day.
Mr.. Fee and Mr. Davis, of the passenger
department of the Northern Pacific, have
gone to Chicago.
Eight hundred head of young cattle were
shipped yesterday from St. Cloud and Fargo
to Fallon, Montana.
Gen. Alexander and Mr.. Warren of the
st. Paul and Manitoba road, have gone to
Chicago to attend the passenger meeting to
be held there.
Mr. Carman, commissioner of the North
western Traffic association and Fl. P. Wicker,
freight traffic manager, of the Chicago and
Northwestern, was in the city yesterday.
General Manager S. S. Merrill, of the St..
Paul road, who is now in California, is re-
ported to be gradually improving, and it is
thought he will soon DO restored to health.
1t is not generally understood by mer-
chants in st. Paul and Minneapolis that the
new rates on business to Manitoba also apply
from st. Paul and. Mimi eapolis lin other words,
the same rate is accepted from st. Paul to
st. Vincent, whether 1t originated in Ontario
or ST. Paul, and there is no discrimination
against the home trade.
The committee of three appointed by the
Northwestern Traffic ssociation-composed
of j. A. Hanley of the Minneapolis & St.
Louis, F. B. Clark, of the Chicago, st. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha, and j. A. Chandler
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul-to arrange de-
tail and fix the rates for local points on the
lines of the association held a meeting yes
terday at the offices of the Omaha road, but
no business in which the public is interested
was tran Sacted
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-04
The Killing of Robert Jones.

Mention has been made of the killing of a
boy at Lahkota, by careless use of a gun, sup
PISSED to be loaded. Dow Rose, who did the
shooting, makes this statement, which agrees
with the evidence before the coroner's Jury:
''On Saturday afternoon, about 80, Robert
Jones, Fred Jones, Lot Perring, VIII Per-
ring and Duncan POissant, all boys about
fourteen years old, were snow-balling. They
snow-balled me into the house, where l be-
gan writing a letter. When l had finished
thought | would give the boys scare, and
asked Odile LaBelle, the lady of the house, if
the gun hanging on the wall was loaded She
said it was not. | then examined the gun
and saw that it was not capped. 1 thought
if I could get cap that L would snap it at
the boys, and asked Odile LaBelle to get one
for me, which she did. / placed the cap on the
gun, and looked out at the door and
could not see the boys l pointed the gun
along the side of the house, and pulled the
trigger. At that moment Robert Jones came
around the corner of the house, and received
a charge of shot in the right breast from
which wound he died within two hours. {"
Mr. Rose feels terrible over the accident and
cannot censure himself enough for this the
one act of his life which he can never forget.
Robert Jones was nearly sixteen years old
large for his age, and an unusually clever
and industrious boy. He had just arrived
at the age when his assistance on the
farm was a great help to his father, and his
premature death was Il terrible stroke to his
parents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-04
THE RAILROADS.
The Denper & Rio Grande Trouble.

| Very serious trouble exists on the Denver
& Rio Grande road. 1t seems that the board
| of directors have very satisfactory reasons for
believing that some of the employees OF the
road are not loyal. They accordingly d.
rected the president to dismiss all such. Inc
president commenced business by discharg-
ing Mr.. Dodge, the superintendent, as will
be seen by the following pretty explicit
language:
DENVER, Col, March 31.-To all agents
and superintendent: D. c. Dodge was
this day discharged from the service OF this
company. You will therefore not regard
any instructions from him. Hereafter all
matters pertaining to the operating OF the
road or the property of this company you
will refer to R. R. Kicker, general superln-
intendent. All matters regarding traffic
you will refer to A. S. Hughes. Printed
circulars will be forwarded you in day or
two. Mr.. B. F. Woodward, superintendent
OF telegraph, has also been dismissed, and
all matters pertaining to that department
will be- referred to R. A. Hutchinson.
F. LovEJoY, President.
Mr.. Loyejoy, on being interviewed in re-
gard to the matter, stated that Mr. Dodge's
dismissal was determined upon in New York
city; anticipating that he might question the
presidents authority, the board of directors
passed resolution directing the president to
dismiss him, copy of which he declared he
had in his pocket then. He further stated
that every man who is disloyal to the interests
of the Denver 81 Rio Grande road,
will be dismissed from its service.
In reply to the above, Colonel Dodge
has ordered Superintendent Bancroft and
agents of the Denver 81 Rio Grande Western
to obey only him. Bancroft and all en-
ployes of the Utah system will stick by Dodge,
who, by the terms of the lease of the Denver
IL Rio Grande Western, was made General
Manager for life or resignation. The Den
yer IL Rio Grande Western mbraces all west
of Grand junction, Colo, nearly 400 miles
of road, and is the key to the western
through business. 1t is understood Gen.
Palmer and Col. Dodge hold three-fourths of
the stock Of the Denver 81 Rio Grande West
ern.