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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-03
A TERRIFIC STORM.
Five Men Killed by Lightning at Chicago,
and Great Amount of Dam
age Done.
Collision of Trains in Delaware Kills One
Man and Injuries Four
Others.
sixteen Persons Off a Wrecked Nessei
Rescued After Much
Suffering.
TWO Men Drowned Near P1ttsDurs
Arkansas Girl Mysteriously
Disappears.
ue,yv storm Mt Chicago.

CHTcAGo. June 2.-ShOrtly after . o. CLOCK
this afternoon heavy storm OF thunder,
lightning and rain struck this city, lasting
nearly an hour. No damage was done III
the nrincipal portions, but reports from out
side towns and suburbs tell OF numerous
huildings struck and several de-
moIished. John Montague, watch
man at the Mccormick reaper works,
while standing near the fire alarm,
box. received shock, from the effectS OF
which he has since died. A number OF
other nersons were injured, but none fatally.
lightning struck the south wall OF the new
base ball grounds, which is ten feet high,
demolishing 500 feet of it and badly shatter-
ing the rest. The storm was especially Sc
we're in the town of Lake One man stand
ing near a chimney had his skull
fractured. and child was badly
bruised in shanty which the bolt
struck and nearly annihilated. The flag
staff on the transit house was struck and
splintered, and a number of persons IN the
neighborhood were temporarily disabled by
the shock At 10:45 tonight there IS a
repetition of this afternoons storm: The
lightning is binding, and rain falls IN tor
rents. Some apprehension is felt regarding
the safety of vessels on the lake.
At 12:40 this morning Ii udS luSG pooIl
learned that within the last hour and half
four more persons have been killed outright
by lightning. Their names have not yet been
reported. and much damage from washouts
is reported also from the southwestern part
of the city, where the storm ragged the
fiercest. The wind has now nearly sub
sided, and the storm seems to have spent
itself.
AS far as has been learned the number OF
persons killed by lightning in last nights
storm is four. The name OF
one man killed on Blue Island
avenue has not been ascertained. The
others are John Montague, Mrs. Annie An
derson, Charles Wohlforth and John
Kathz. The two last named were
laborers, employed i'll lumber yard.
The first named was watchman, and Mrs.
Anderson was the wife a mechanic.
While leaning over a stove, prepar-
ing supper, the bolt came down the
chimney, knocking her senseless and tearing
up the floor. During the storm the wind
blew a gale. A loaded street
car was forced to stop on a
bridge OF be blown from the track. A
sudden gust wrenched the structure from
its fastenings, whirling it lengthwise OF
the street. Fortunately no one was hurt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
Curing Hams.

The following is recommended as
an excellent method of curing hams;
To four quarts of fine salt, and two
ounces of pulverizpd saItpetre, add
sufficient mOlasSes to make pastry
mixture. The hams haying hung in
Il dry, cool place for three or four
days after cutting up, are to be cover
ed all over with the mixture, more
thickly on the fieshside, and laid skin
side down for four or five days. In
the meantime, make pickle in the
following proportions, the quantities
here named being for one hundred
pounds of hams : Coarse salt, seven
pounds; brown sugar, five pounds :;
saltpetre, two ounces; pearlaSh or
potash, one half ounce; soft water,
four gallons. Heat up gradually and
as a scum rises skim it off. Continue
to do this as long as any scum rises,
and when it ceases, allow the pick Ie
to cool. Wnen the hams have remain
ed the proper time covered with the
mixture as above, cover the bottom
of a clean, sweet barrel with salt
about half an inch deep. Pack in the
hams as closely as possible, cover
them with pickle, and place over
them a follower with weights to keen
them down. Small hams, fifteen
pounds and less, should remain in the
pickle for five weeks; larger ones
will require six to eight weeks, ac.
rording to size. Let them dry well
before smoking.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
How Women Put on Shoes.

When a woman has new pair of
shoes sent home she performs alto.
gether different from a man. She
never shOves her toes into them, and
yanks and hauls until she is red in
the face and all out of breath, and
then goes stamping and kicking
around. but pulls them on part way
very carefully, tWitches them off
again to take last look and see if
she has got the right one, pulls them
on again, looks at them dreamily
says they are just right, then takes
another lcok, stops suddenly 10
smooth out the wrinkle, twists
around and surveys them sideways,
eXclaims: "Mercy, how loose they
are ~ looks at them square in front,
works her feet around So they won't
hurt quite so much, takes them off,
looks at the heels, the toe, the bot
tom, and then inside, puts them on
again, walks up and down the room
once or twice, remarks to her better
half that she wont have them at any
price, tilts down the mirror so she
can see how they look, turns in every
possible direction, and nearly dislo-
Gates her neck trying to see how they
look from that way, backs off, steps
up again, takes thirty or forty fare-
well looks, says they make her feet
look awful big and will never do in
the world, puts them off and on three
or four times more, asks her husband
what he thinks about it, and pays no
attention to what he says, goes
through it all again, and finally says
she will take them. 1t is a very
simple matter, indeed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
NUMBER 40.
Prehistoric Sketches.

A short time ago some laborers
who were executing city contract
for extending WaIdemere ayenuedn
Bridgeport, CT, unearthed, at depths
OF SIX feet from the grounds surface,
eight skeletons, each in sitting pos
ture, and in fair state of preserya-
ton. An examination of the bones
since their donation to the Bridge
port Historical and Scientific S0cle-
ties by those yersed in such matters
makes it evident that the burals TOOK
place before the advent of white men
here, and long before the American
Indians themselves had possession of
th" territory, The frontal part of the
forehead of each skull appears to have
been tiattpned, after the manner of
some of the ancient Mexican and the
more recent Oregon "hathead" In
dIans. One Of the skulls, that of an
apparently young Hegson, presents
thlS Hat feature more Strikingly t1fs.r.
the Others. Another skull seems to
have recpiypd fracture, before the
deceaSe of The person to whom it be-
lOnged, and to have grown firmly
together again. In view of these OBJ
ServationS the inference drawn is that
the skeletons are all that remain of
bodies, buried hundreds of years be-
fs,T w hitD TAnnt,In t,DftIafl
England had its Indian tribes, and
history has told of their habits and
antiquity, but no history has shown
that tlathead5 ever dWClt on the
shores of Long Island Sound. The
theory of tiathead occupancy of this
soil before the American Indian took
possession is by this discovery con-
| firmed, and further by the fact that
recently, near the same ground, the
/ sides bones, several stone hatchets
and clay plate or dish, the latter an
article not made or used by Ameri-
/ can Indians, but which must have
been brought here by tribes from
Mexico or the West. DR.. Benjamin
/ Trumbull, in his history of Connec-
ticut, relates that implements Of for
eign and Southwestern make had
been found only in Kent, Litchfeld
county, the point where possibly In
diaus first located, but if the above
Interpretation can be accepted there
had been Indians Of tribes unknown
to the historian along the shores of
the Sound during long periods before
the Kent arrivals of which he speaks.
J Rev. Samuel Orcutt, who is writ
ing a history of Stratford and Bridge
port, considers the discovery Of great
importance. and he will he thus en-
: abled to incorporate facts Of novel
and interesting character.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
How to Cook Hot Water,

The late Charles DelmOnico used to
talk about the new hot water cure.
He said the DelmOnicOs were the first
to recommend it to guests who COM
planned of having no appetite. Take
a cup of hot water and lemon and
you will feel better" was the fOrmu-
la adopted, The lemon juice takes
away the insipidity of hot water.
For this anti, bilious remedy the cat
erers charged the price of a drink of
their best liquors-tWeIty five cents
or m0re-and it certainly was a wiser
way to spend small change than in
alcohol. Few people know how to
cook water" Charles used to affirm.
"The secret is putting good fresh wa
ter into a neat kettle already quite
warm and setting the water to boil
quickly, and then taking it right of
to use in tea, coffee or other drinks
before it is spoiled. To let it steam
and simmer and evap0rate until all
the good water is in the atmosphere
and the lime and iron dreg5 only left
in the kpttIe-hah h! that is whal
makes great many people sick, anC
j. worse than no water at all" Every
lady who reads this valuable rpceip
of Il great aud careful cook shoult
never forget how to cook water.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
An Old Citizen Speaks.

Mr.. J. NJ. Norris, an old resident
Of Rome, Ga, says that he had been
badly troubled with Kidney Com
plaint for a great many years and
with Eczema for three years at times
could scarcely walk and had tried
many remedies without benefit, un-
ill he began taking Electric Bitters
and amounting his hands and feet
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. This
treatment afforded him great relief
and he strongly recommends Electric
BiIters to all who suffer with Kid
ney Complaints, or need a Blood
Purifier. Sold by VIM: Nydegger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
NO. 3.
An Elegant New Residence
NO. 4.
THE "WOODLAND FARM"

situated on the road leading from o lkland to
accident two miles from Oakland. contain
iug 81 acres, well fenced and cultivated. I'm
proved by n lar,e tirSt-ClaSS mansion house.
suitable for a summer resort. The iarm would
suit for Il 1lrst-class market garden or general
farming.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12
The Character OF Lincoln.
From Blaine's Book. J

lfrOln Bialne'S Book.
"Mr. Lincoln" he says, twas calm
and phiIosophic. He loved the truth
for the truths sake. He would not
argue from false promise, or be de-
ccived himself or deceive Others by
false conclusion. He had pondtred
deeply Oh the issues which aroused
him to action. He had given anxious
thought to the problems of free COY.
ernment and to the destiny of the
Republic. He had for himself mark
ed out path of duty, and he walked
in it GparlPssly. His mental process
Sos wore slower, but more profound
tNan those of Douglas. He did not
seek to say merely the thing which
was hest for that days debate, hut
the thing which would stand the
test of time and square itself with
eternal justice. He wished nothing
To appear white ualess it was white.
His logic was severe and faultleSs.
He did not resort to fAIlacy, ard
could detect it in his opponent, and
expose it with merCileSS directneSS.
He had an abounding sense of hu-
NOR, and always employed it in Illus
slratiOnS of his argument-nevpr for
the mere sake Of promoting merri-
ment. In this respect he had the
wonderful aptneSS of Franklin. He
often taught a great truth with the
felicitous brevity Of an E5op fable.
His words did not flow in An impet-
uous torrent as did those of Douglas,
hut they were always well chosen,
deliberate and conclusive.
Mr.. Lincoln united firmness and
genteness in a singular degree. He
rarely spoke harsh word. Ready
to hear argument and always open to
conviction, he adhered tenaciouSlv to
the conclusions which he had finally
reached. Altogether modest, he had
confidence in himself, trusted to the
reasoning of his own mind, believed
in the correctness Of his own iudg-
ment. Many of the popular concpu-
tiOn5 concerning him are erroneous.
No man was farther than he from the
easy, familiar, jocose character in
which he is so often painted. While
he paid little attention to form OF
ceremony, he was not man with
whom liberties could he taken. Their,
was but one person in Illinois, out
side of his own household, who ven.
tured to address him by his frs
name. There was no one in Wash
ington who ever attempted il. Ap
preciating wit and humOr, he relish
ed a good story, especially if i
illustrated a truth or strengthed al
argument. and he had a vast fund O
illustrative anecdotes, which he uSe(
! with the ha9pieSt effect. But tn,
long list Of vulgar. saIaclous storip
attributed to him were retaiIed only
hy those who never enjoyed the priv
ilpge Of exchanging word with him
His life was, altogether, a seriOu
one, inspired by the nobIest spirit
devoted to the highest aims. Hum0
was but an incident with him, pan
tial relief to the melancholy Whicl
linged all his years. He presente
an extraordinary combination q
mental and moral qualities. AS
statesman, he had the IoltieSt ideY
and it fell to his lot to inaugural
measures which changed the fate {
millions Of living men, OF tens G
mil ions yet to I've horn. AS mar
ager of political issues and IA maSte
of the art of presenting them, he hS
had no rival in this country, unle,
one be found in Jefferson"
CurIno Hams
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17
Reechar InterruntHd.

A pretty good story is told at the OK
pense of Henry Ward Beecher. In one
of his lectures he referred, as he is &C.
customed to do, to a domestic scche
which occurred when he was boy in
Litchfield, Conn. His father was one
day visiting parishioner, and noticed
in his pasture a particularly 1ine-look-
ing calf. Referring to its excellent
qualities, the farmer, knowing the
character of the animal, said: CDR.
Beecher, you may have that calf if you
can catch him." The minister at once
accepted the challenge. and when Ly-
man Beechcr set for himself task he
usually accomplished it. Without much
reference to ministerial dignity, he sue
ceeded in running the calf down. Tying
his legs he carried him home in his
wagon, and placed him securely in the
barn.
Telling the family of his adventure,
Henry started for the barn to see the
frisky animal. With the usual care
lessness of a boy, he permitted the calf
to escape from the barn. His father,
seeing the condition of things, started
hatless on race for the fugitive calf.
Here Henry Ward stopped a moment
to recover the application he proposed
to make, when Il person arose in the
audience and said with startling
voice: "Henry Ward Beecher, that is
just what you have always been doing
letting loose what your father care
fully and wisely kept shut up!' This
was an unexpected but apt application,
greatly appreciated by the audience
lions Herald.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17
A Difficult Catch.

Apropos of the attempt of number
of ball players to catch ball dropped
from the top of the Washington monu-
ment, and the opinions expressed as to
the ability of anyone to accomplish the
feat, the question arises if any of them
has an idea of the velocity acquired by
ball dropped from height of $50 feet
by the time it strikes the ground.
The experiment was tried by Paul
Hines, Sam Trott, Charles Snyder, Phil
Baker, and others, but none succeeded
in holding it.
Now the fact is that a ball so dropped
has velocity of 1877 feet per second
when it strikes the ground, This We
locity can be better comprehended by
comparing it with batted ball.
The longest hit which the writer has
any knowledge of was made by George
Wright, at Indianapolis, VIXEN the ball
struck the ground a few inches over 200
yards. The ball, in this instance. was
hit into the air at angle of about As de-
grees-the most favorable angle for a
long hit.
Without giving the formula, will
state that, as near as can be calculated,
the angle and the distance being given,
the initial velocity of the ball in this
case is found to be about 100 feet per
second.
Allowing the same ball to have been
hit in the same direction, at the same
angle, with sufficient force to give it the
same velocity at the startling point
that it acquires in falling from the
monument top it would have gone 544
yards.
Would any of the players like to take
hold of line hit, of the same force, at
| short feld2Sporting Life. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17
A Short Sermon.

Mr.. Spurgeon has sermon to young
men, in which, commencing the serv-
ices of God as the most desirable, he
says: l have great delight in seeing
my children in the same service. When
a man finds that business is bad
one, you will not find him bringing up
his boys to it. Now the greatest desire
of my heart for my sons was. that they
might become the servants of God. !
never wished for them that they might
be great or rich, but, oh, if they would
give their young hearts to Jesus! This
l prayed for most heartily. 1t was one
of the happiest nights of my life when
l baptised them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost, upon profession of their
faith; and now, while am speaking to
you, one is preaching in New Zealand,
and the other in Greenwich, and my
heart is glad that the gospel which the
father breaches the sons are preaching
too. If my Lords service had been a
hard one, should have said to these
lads, don't you take to it. God is u
hard master, reaping where he has not
strewed: | went into tho service blind
ly, but I warn you to avoid it, My
conduct has been the reverse of this,
and thus I have given you hostages, in
the persons of my sons for my honest
love to my Master and my Lord; do
without reserve, commend to you the
service of the Lord Jesus Christ; for if
yon enter it, you will wish your sons
and daughters to enter it; and it will
be your ambition that to the latest gen
GRAFTON all your household may fear
and serve Cod
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17
I3uYinR Some Ancestors.

The Detroit Free Press gives sample
of purse-proud ignorance and it's ques-
tons and answers:
'Have you any secondhand ances-
tors for sale" asked gaudily dressed
woman with shrill voice, of a we'll
known art-dcaler on Woodward Aven-
ue.
"Ancestors?' echoed the bewildered
man; 81 don't think l quite understand
YOU"
''Don't catch on, hey? You must be
as stupid as you look, then; but it's
hard to believe. I've got new house
and it's all fixed up and furnished tip
top, and now I want to buy some an
cestors to hang in it,"
I'm sorry ma am explained the
dealer, civily, "but all my ancestors
are hung. Here's Holy Family, by
Murillo, will sell you cheap if it will
suite''
''Thank you. I don't want another
family-one family in house is enough.
If you've got an aboriginal by Chrome
l dunno but might take it; but there's a
heap more style in a gallery of ances-
tors, and I'll look around.''
The last seen of her she was punch
ing the eyes of "A protrait of a lady, -
in oil, with her parasole at another art
store, and asking the dazed clerk,
"What is that woman worth?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17
Go East, Young Woman, Go East.

A new avenue to fortune has opened
for women who believe in taking care
of themselves, says The Boston Beacon.
It leads straight through the Mikado's
realm, centering finally in the impe-
rial palace, and among the highest no.
bility of Japan. If this march of pro.
gress continues as rapidly as it is going
at present, in ten years time there will
be no Japanese worth speaking of, and
their habits, customs, and arts will be
as dead as herring. The country that
can impress itself first on this impressi-
BILE race will be it's conqucrors. Eu-
ope is ahead now, but let America look
sharp; let few clever American wom-
en- of education and business capacity
plant their feet firmly on the soil that
is already prepared for them, and one
of the greatest social changes in the
history of civilization will be accom-
plished. The Japanese, after living in
America or Europe for a few years, carry
home many valuable ideas, but they
haven't as yet carried off Yankee
schoolma' am or fashionable milliner,
and even the rank and file of giddy tel
egraph operators and expensive dress
makers remain untouched. Meanwhile
the guided youth of Toxic is learning
to dance the "cotillion." Go East,
young woman, 90 East.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17
What q Small Boy Did With Nickel.


Two little Upper Main street boys in
skirts are laying siege to the heart of a
wee damsel who sits on the front seat
at the primary school, and who is div
iding her attention between both of her
admirers, who are dead in love. A
funny thing was that which one of them
did one day this week. His papa gave
him nickel for being a good boy.
He didn 1T buy candy, althoug h that was
the original plea by which he obtained
the nickel. Not at all. He went over
post haste to the abode of his little lady
and gave her the money on condition
that she would hold his and his hand
alone on the way to school the next day.
The trade was struck, and the next
morning the programme was carried
out. The fond mother of the little Miss
saw, as the result of this secret trans
action, one fearful little boy in a blue
blouse waist and skirt weeping bitter
tears over the front yard fence, while
down the street, in proud conscious
ness ofhaving euchered dreaded rival,
marched the other boy hand in hand
with the little girl. Both we're called
back, and it was less joyous trio that
next went up the street. The father
has great hopes of his boy who struck
up the Experimentation me. jour
nal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-17

church in New York city six acres of
land, near Canal street and Broadway,
and it was declined. as not being worth
fencing.''
That was philosophical young
clerk, the Lowell Citizen quotes as
saying that half loaf was better than
losing his position. 1t is the fellow
who loafs altogether that gets no
bread.
When two murderers were sentenced
one to Imprisonment for life and the
other to be hanged-Patrick remarked
that he didn't ''belave either av them
wud live out his sintince.''
"What! only five policemen for a
town like this?' exclaimed traveller.
'Oh,' replied the native calmly, 'they
have no difficulty in keeping what
little peace we have
1t costs the United States a little
more than, $4,000 a yearto fire the sun
riss and sunset guns at the several
military and naval stations,
A little girl on being told that an
older sister was only half sister,
mournfully asked: "When will she be
my whole sister?'