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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
WHERE POK Err Is PLAYED.
A Town in Which All the Residents
Buck the Festive Tiger.
State Line pa Letter.

State Line Pa Letter.
This little town. on the line of the
Olean, Bradford & Warren railroad, and
partly in Pennsylvania and partly in New
York, is the greatest poker playing place in
the entire northern oil field. There is only
one man in the place who does not play the
game, and he is veteran oil man known
as Bible Joe. whose only recreation is read
ing the Bible, which he does constantly
when not at work. No one knows what
this mans name is or where he came from.
although he has been in the oil regions
since the days of the Pithole excitement.
He holds prayer meetings every Sunday
night and always has good audience of oil
well drillers and the like. who go to meet
ing, as they say, to encourage Bible Joe.
but as soon as the service is over they
hasten to their favorite retreats and play
poker. Hardly an evening passes that
there are not some notable games played at
State Line between rival New York and
Pennsylvania players. They come from as
far as Bradford, Clean, Warren. Salamanca,
and even jamestown.
Since active drilling ceased in the State
Line district a large portion of the men with
families have moved away, their places
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
Jealous Chicago.


Miss Rose Clevelands latest poem, enti-
tied ''The Dilemma of the Nineteenth Cen
tury," is weak as literary work. and we
find in the newspaper extracts from it very
little to commend, any way. AS near as we
can make it out, this poem is snarl at
women folk, or class thereof. We Won
der why it is that when the average woman
takes her pen in hand she either snarls or
whines. We seem to have but two kind of
female writers in this country-the first is
composed of those who are eternally moan
ing about the woes of the down trodden
sex; the other is made up of
those whose delight is in satirzng
women. Good men everywhere believe
in and reverence the feminine sex, but their
advocacy of the best rights Of woman finds
in the work of these two classes of female
writers the worst obstacle in the way to
achieving those rights. We can have some
patience with the snivelers. for it is woman
ish. if not womanly, to SWIVEL. but we have
no patience with those women, who. under
the false pretense of doing their sex a
service, satirize and blackguard it. Abuse
of any class of wOmankind is neither
wOmaniSh nor wOmanly; it is intolerable
whether it comes from an insOll ent wearer
of bifurcated attire, or from pert and
acerbated Ishmaelite fortified by petticoats.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
Sfar nfIlle w est.

Those who were connected with the turf
in Minnesota fifteen years ago will without
difficulty call to mind the fact that Capt. d.
Heavy. of Rochester. Mimi, used to own a
black stallion named Star of the West. that
he trotted many times in different parts OF
the state, but principally in st. Paul and
Minneapolis. This well-knOwn stallion
made his record of 1868 in st. Paul, on
the track now owned by Commodore Kilt
son at Midway. He was very spirited
horse. with a good deal of will power, and
had very reSOlute way of going. When in
the possession and management OF Capt.
Heany he was scarcely ever in suitable
condition to trOt hard race, and was there
fore always at great disadvantage. For
some years this well-knOWn stallion has
been owned by Judge Walter l. Hayes, of
Clinton. Ia, and it is now thought that
when he bought him he made wise pur-
chase. on account of the number OF brood
mares he has produced. In speaking of
this matter a writer in the Breeders
Gazette says that 1.-The Morgan blood, like
that of Mambrino Patchen, seems most re-
Liable in the female line. Judge Hayes has
reserved a son of the old horse to take his
place some day. out of a mare by ROmuluS,
second dam by Relf's Mambrino Pilot,
third dam by Straders American Clay.
This youngster unites the blood of nearly
all the great families close up-Morgan.
Hambeltonian. Pilot. Jr.. Mambrino Chief,
American Star and Clay. The memory
Of this well known animal calls to mind
the pleasant days when the late Gilbert
butcher was the landlord of the Metropoli-
tan hotel. and was the principal man in the
establishing of the race track at Commodore
Kittson's place at Midway. He was of a
very energetic turn of mind. and, while
apparently quiet and unobtrusive, had a
most successful way of carrying forward
whatever he undertook. In those days the
Metropolitan was the headquarters of the
horSemen who came here from all parts of
the state, and Star of the West. was one
of the most noted horses brought to this
point.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
Miscellaneous.

A trotting race has been arranged to take
place on the I'd of April between Oliver X aud
Harry Wilkes at San Francisco. The latter
has a record OF 2:14S1, and Oliver X has one
of 2:16A. Thus it will be seen these two ami
mails are just one second and half apart. 1t
is announced that the race is for $4,000. 1t
is. of course, among the possibilities that the
race may result according to the merits of
the two horses, but it is more than likely that
the result will depend largely upon the pool
box. These two horses have gone to the Pa
cific coast for money more than for glory.
James O. Gray, of Boston. has a black
yearling fly by Kentucky Wilkes, 2:2I14
dam Lady Thornton, 1854, that is a trottlng
wonder She is the first tilly this size ever
got. Last September it was no eXertion for
her to trot quarter to halter in 40 seconds.
She is in Kentucky. at the farm of John r.
Graham, and many believe she is tho fastest
yearling in the country.
Magma Charta died a few rdays ago in
Branch county, Mich, of old age. He was
fOaled in 1855, and had, therefore. nearly
completed the thirty-second " ar of hi, lie.
He was by Morgan Eagle, descenuant of
Justin Morgan. The dam of Belle F T e lat
ter belonging to Aid. Long, of st. Pau was
by the old horse.
a couple of yearlng FLIES, by Longfeow.
one being out of Ballet and the other cut of
Cicily Bowling, were recently sold in LeXing-
ton to William Lakeland, the Brighton Beach
trainer, for 1000, having showed good trials
at quarter of mile.
An attempt was made few days ago to
steal the stallion Bayonne Prince from the
stables at Pennington. N. J. The thieves had
the horse harnessed, and were about to har-
ness him to a sleigh, when they were discov-
cred and escaped.
Among the brood mares which John E.
Greene will take to Glenview with him is
Bernice, a bay. 10 hands, foaed in 1876, and
by Harold, out of Belle dam of Belmont). by
Mambrino Chief.
The black mare Capitola, 2:221%, ran away
recently while being driven by her owner in
Boston, and broke one of her thigh bones in
such manner that it was necessary to de-
stroy her.
The PAGER, Westmont, record 2:13$4, and
2:1034 with a running mate, is troubled with
a seedy toe and has not been hitched up for
several months. 1t is thought ne will re-
cover.
Maj. Edsall, one of the last surviving sons Of
Alexander's Abdallah, died at Elmira, N. Y,
a few days ago, aged %. He was the sire of
Robert McGregor, 2:17H.
Wedgwood, 2:19, has recovered from the
attack of pneumonia he had after reaching
Kentucky.
w. H. Wilson has purchased Mr.. Talbot's
interest in Sultan, on a basis of S20,0 900.
I'D. Rockefellers black mare, Flash, 2:19%,
has FLY by Phallas, 2:1354.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
what Grattan proposes TO Do.

Mr. NJ T. Grattan has very decided ideas
of his own in regard to breeding the trotter.
and these ideas he is always ready and
willing to maintain. There is still another
thing Mr.. Grattan is willing and ready to
do, and that is to put his stock into races
and try conclusions. This is the test of the
trotter, and one that he must come squarely
up to or retire from the contest. Talk will
not supply the lack of speed. What Mr..
Grattan proposes to do he tells in the follow
ing bold language:
To the Editor of the Globe:
IsINOURs, Fillmore County, Mimi, Dec. 21.-
You have it that Michael, 10y Herod, dam
Queen, by the Ware colt trotted half mile
in SOL. l gave $500 for Michael conditioned
upon his showing $40. He trotted a full
mile in 3:O1 over Stiles half-mile track at
DEBORAH, la. As a yearling he could. when
fairly way-wised, show $3.50, aud but little
was attempted with him. As q two-year-old,
Mr.. Nash let him run out, not having time to
drive him. This year he got little work,
and Mr.. Nash would have started him in
three-year-Old races, but engagements with
other horses did not take him where there
were any. Michael is very clever three
year old. and credit to his driver, Nash. 1T
is my intention to start him in such four-year
old races in 1887 as can conveniently reach.
The fastest four-year-old race trotted in
Minnesota in 1886 was won by a
colt of A1hy breeding. with another
of my breeding second, one a grandson land
the ether a granddaughter of King Herod.
In my opinion 'S7 will be a repetition of sc;
a grandson or granddaughter of King Herod
will trot the best four-year-old race of 'S7 in
Minnesota. To be specific, it will be either
Tareta by Trample, dam Magic by King
Herod, or Michael by Herod, son of King
Herod. John c. Kathan-not Kathron-owns
Tareta, and gave her q two-y ear-old record of
sos. She can probably trot as fast or faster
than Michael but is not quite so reliable,
besides having been foaled several months
later in the season, is at some disadvantage
in age. We feel quite proud CT our colt races
here in sc, they were So much faster than
those ct the state fair and other Minnesota
fairs. My Morgan mares produced the win
ners of races and records. Magic, by King
Herod, is the dam of Stiles, four-year-old rec
ord, $50; Topsy. by Bates Emperor, dam of Tai
isman, fOur-y ear-old record, 2:59S4: Little
Queen, by King Herod. dam of Temptation,
four-year-old record, $780, Now these are
the records; as a matter of fact, it is we'll
known that Stiles can trot in 2:35 or better
and Temptation in 2:45. Is there another
Minnesota breeding farm that started three
better fOur-year-olds in races during the sea-
son? With my six Morgan brood mares it is
my intention to try for first place next year
and the year after. As l intend increasing
the number of my Morgan brood mares the
number of colts will be larger after a while,
and my chance better to keep in the lead.
NJ. I. G.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
AMONG THE HORSES.
An Important Meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Minnesota Breeders
Association.
A Favorable Word For the Famous Old
Minnesota Stallion, Star of the West,
Now in Iowa.
Grattan to Go to the Front With HIS
Morgan Stock--Dr. Bryant After
Fast Ones.
The Death of Alden Goldsmith, One
the Most Noted Horsemen in
America.

A meeting of the executive committee OF
tie Minnesota Association OF Trotting and
Pacing Horse Breeders will be held at the
office of the president. n. W. Kittson, at 2
d. M, Jan. 5 next. At this m Getting the
stakes to be trotted and paced in 1887 will
be arranged and declared. and applications
for membership will be acted on. AS only
members can contest in these stakes per-
sons not now members desiring to become
connected with the state organization for
the protection of the trOtting and pacing
horse breeding interest should lose no time
in making their applications for member
ship The membership fee is SIS and the
yearly dues are the same. The present Of
ficers of the association are: President, n.
W. Kittson; vice presidents, j. c. Oswald
and C. A DeGraff; treasurer, George w.
Sherwood; secretary, Capt. James d.
Wood. The executive committee is as fol-
lows: D. S. Hail. c. P. Gregory, George
W. Sherwood, w. G. Hendrickson and
George w. Graves. All correspondence
should be directed to the secretary. Nom
inators to the Anticipation and Futurity
stakes of the association. the first to be
trotted in 1883 and the latter in 1889,
should bear in mind that second payments
for both of So each fall due Jan. next.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27

years of age, and owned him at the time of
the death of the owner At the time of
his death, Mr.. Goldsmith was &c years of
age. He brought out Goldsmith Maid.
Gloster, Huntress, Pomus, Alley, Driver
and many Others Last season he at
tempted to run the Hudson River Driving
park with Edwin Thorne as a partner.
The venture was not a success, and the
trouble injured very seriously his nervous
system, He leaves wife and three chill
dren, two of which are sons. Mr.. Gold
smith was well read. enjoyed pictures and
a good library. He was fluent and ready
speaker, and cultivated gentleman. His
life and connection with horse breeding
have been so peculiar that his name will
probably be more closely connected with
the trotting horse than that of any other
breeder
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
]. I. IuGHAM' s
Christmas Presents.

If the little girl who had the ticket
No. 426 will send or bring in her
ticket we will be pleased to Send or
give her the beautiful doll. Ladies or
gentlemen having the following num-
bers can learn something to their ad-
vantage by calling on us:
For No. $50 we have the Bird Clock.
No. 500, Gents Gold Watch and Chain
No. 935. Music Box. No. 1.127, Silver
Set Flat Ware. No. z. Opera Glass,
No. 1914, Silver Set Hollow Ware.
No. 1868. aides. Gold Witch and
Chain. No. 628. Ladies Antique Set.
Thanking o ur customers Tor the
very liberal patronage during the
past month. l wish to say that though
have sold more goods than the entire
stock of SO per cent. of the jewelers. of
the state, my stock is still unbrOken,i
except in single line of goods. and
this will be filled in day or two. My
goods are of the best quality to be
obtained. and | allow no one to under
sell or compete with me in prices.
Give me call.
J. E. INGHAM,
No. 40 Jackson St.
Watches, Diamonds, JeWelry,
Clocks, Silver and Plated
Ware, Music Boxes, Etc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
Local Horse Notes.

DR.. H. P. Vosburgh. Halsey Valley, n. Y,
has bought of NJ. I. Grattan, Isinonrs, Mimi,
the chestnut colt Tarbraid, by Trample. dam
Little Mink, by King Herod, g. d. by Little
Davy Crockett.
The breeders of horses in Minnesota should
not forget that the executive committee of the
Minnesota Association of Trotting and Pacing
Horse Breeders will meet at Commodore Kilt
sons Office on the 5th of January next.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
RTLECTURES.

A course of four Lectures on Grecian and
Italian Art, illustrated with Stereopticou
Views. will be given in Unity Club Room, Wa
basha street, opposite Summit Avenue. on
the evening of Dec. 80 and Jan. 4, and 8, at
O'Clock, by Rev. Arthur May Knapp. Tick
cts for the course S1.5O; single tickets soc.
can be had at the door, Mr.. KNAPP has. for
years, made special study OF the subjects
he presents, both in reference to matter
and Illustrations This will be a rare chance
for all lovers of art.
SUBJECTS: 'Grecian Art" art and Ma
ture. Mythology in Sculpture and mi
chael Angelo and Raphael
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
DR.. Bryant,s Return.

DR.. j. H. Bryant returned day or two
ago from a trip TO Ontario. Canada, liz
diana, Illinois. Kentucky and ST. Louis,
where he went partly on recreation and
partly Oh business. The doctor has re-
Gently become connected with a training
and sale stable on st. Anthony hill, where
it is proposed TO keep a supply of horses
suitable for the adj, such as r. tdsters or
gentlemen's dr-ring horses, double teams
and carriage horses. The business part of
kis trip consisted of looking through the
stables OF Illinois, Indiana and especially
Kentucky with view of securing first-class
1<:ock. While on his trip he became very
--Eca impressed with the Blue Bulls. He
is very reticent as to what he secured, but
it is safe to say he picked up number of
animals that will soon arrive i'll st. Paul.
He was also considerably impressed with a
number of PAGERS that he saw. He believes
the PAGERS are just the animals for Min
nesota as they are most always good snow
horses.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
Death of Alden goldsmith.

Alden Goldsmith, who died last week at
Walnut Grove farm, in the town of Bloom
ing Grove. Orange county, n. V, was one
of the most prominent breeders of the trot-
ting horse. The title deed to the farm was
granted to Goldsmith in 1924 by Queen
Anne and has ever since been held in the
Goldsmith family. Alden Goldsmith was
born in the old-fashioned house on this
farm Dec. 4. 1920, and his whole life was
spent on the farm. He bred and brought
out Huntress, who beat Dutchman's three
mile record. He purchased the renowned
Volunteer in 1862, when that stallion was
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
LOCAL ENTiON,
The New COal

Sold by Griggs s. Foster, corner of Third and
Cedar streets. is without any question the
best in the city, and will give more heat than
any other. Ask those who are using it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NOTICE-A meeting of the Evening Star
~ TobO club is called for this evening at
their headquarters, corner Thirteenth and Broad
way at 1880 p. All members are requested to
attend By order of the president. William
Mulvey, secretary. 26l
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27

Testimony of a st. Paul Architect:
have used Halls Patent Sheathing Lath in
my own house for the purpose of testing the
claims made for it, and / take pleasure in
testtyng to its merits. There is not crack
to be seen in the plastering applied on the
Sheathing Lath and l am of the opinion that
when the Lath is manufactured out of we'll
seasoned material and has been properly
nailed, it must give satisfactory res ults. OF
course the mortar must be laid on with suff-
Gent force to secure good clinches. Yours
truly, Albert -Zschocke, architect, Room 40,
Chamber of Commerce, ST. Paul, Mimi.
To E. T. Sumwalt, Wholesale Lumber, Room
II, Gilfllan block, st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
K ub5er Shoes
Sfarkey & DOhersy

Will continue the sale of the P. T. Kavanagh
stock of clothing, ETC., at 422 Wabasha street,
this week. Sales at 10 a. m. and p. m..
The goods are gong fast at great sacrifice.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
DIED.

CROwLEY-Dec. &c, at City hospital, of in
jury from railroad accident at Merriam
Park, Patrick Crowley. aged SO years:
Funeral from o Halloran & Murphy's I'M
dertaking rooms, Tuesday, Dec. 20. Serv
ices at the cathedral.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27
Sfarkey & Doherty

Will continue the sale of the P It. Kavanagh
stock of clothing, etc., at 422 Wabasha street,
this week. Sales at 10 a. m. and D. IN.
The good are going fast at great sacrifice.
COastlng sole Rubber Shoes
And all kinds of rubber goods at New York
prices. Goodyear Rubber company, James
Suydam, agent, 131 East Third street. Only
store IN st. Paul connected with Goodyear
Rubber company.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27

The selection of the
above numbers was
made by Mess1s. MUIR
ply and Child, of the
Globe: Mr.. Craig, of
the PioEeer Press. and
Mr.. Sherin, of the Dis
patch.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-03
Edgerton and Fitch.

1t is said that Hon. Henry Edgerton and
ex-Congressman Tom Fitch have COM
bined forces and will open law office in
the growing town of San Diego. This cir
cumstance recalls some little events in the
political history of early days in which
both of these gentlemen took active parts
Away back in 1862, when Fitch came to
California to help, with his eloquence, the
cause of the Union, Edgerton was the
leader, in the Senate, of the Douglas wing
of the Democracy, and as such he was
doing battle against the Breckenridge
Democracy and also, on party ques-
tons, occasionally crossing swords with
the extremists of the Republican party
In his great speech in defense of the
Union resolution offered by himself-and
which precipitated the great debate between
him and Thornton-Edgerton severely crit
icised the Republicans of some Of the
Northern States for passing personal lib
erty" laws, under which escaping slaves
were protected when once across the border
of such States. He held that these laws
were premature and unjust, and should be
repealed. Fitch. who was rank Republi-
can, criticised Edgerton from the stump
during the three cornered campaign in
which CONFESS was the Douglas nomi-
nee for Governor, and Edgerton the
candidate of that party for Congress
in the Third District, and for a time these
Intellectual giants went for one another's
sCalps in a lively manner. Both were
young, ambitious and aggressive, and
flood of eloguence was poured out over the
hills and valleys of California such as had
not before nor has since been heard. Fitch
was then, if possible, somewhat more
howery in his language than Edgerton,
but the latter was both poetical and argu-
mentatiye, and possessed a voice and
manner of delivery that was the
perfection of graceful oratory Each
had then, and has still. his own class
of admirers, and it has remained
until this day an open question as to which
is entitled to the palm for oratory. Years
have toned down in each something of the
fire of his youthful days; but both have
latent powers that no political issues of the
past two decades have been sufficiently
potent to arouse. Circumstances make
strange bedfellows, we are told, and here is
an exemplticatiOn of the adage. These
two powerful champions of the Union
cause twenty five years ago, but each then
battling from a different standpoint, and
arrayed against one another-aS well as the
common enemy - now come together,
after all these years, and settle down in
a hamlet by the murmuring sea, to live over
the eventful past, and incidentally to prac
tice law. But is it not rather cruel to the
local members of the profession down
there, that such a team should combine to
pull against them? And if, as some pre-
dict, there should some day be division
of the State who can say but that one or
both of these silver-tongued orators may
come to the front in the new State and
take their places in the halls of the Ma
tional Congress?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-03
& Desirable REGENT.

In Sacramento county resides a lady
who is locally famous. for the excellence of
her make OF jams, jellies, pickles and
chow chow The goods Of her manufact-
ure were on the market as long as she de-
sired, and were always eagerly purchased.
In recent years she has not cared to manu-
facture much for sale. Recently, by solicit
tation, she gave several ladies her method
of making chow chow, and these, TO oblige
others, desire the receipt 10 be published
in the RECORD UNION. While it is true
that with every housewife, in her skill in
the art of cookery, there is something that
cannot be conveyed, a knowledge gained
by experience how to produce results that
she cannot explain, and in which she can
not instruct others. still recital of her
methods may lead others into equally
happy results after some experimental
effort. The chow-chow of Mrs. H. is thus
made Two dozen large green tomatoes,
one large red onion; slice; green peppers,
a half-dozen mix, salt and let stand four
hours. Then spread and drain four hours.
Put in porcelain pot, and pour over
enough white-wine vinegar to cover, with
enc cup of brown sugar, one large table
spoonful of ground mustard, two table
spoonfuls white mustard seed. one tea
spoonful celery seed, one tablespoonful
ground mace. Boil all in a porcelain pot
thoroughly. Seal hot.