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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10

his companions came, he concluded to
give them a scare by setting fire to the
bed clothes, and he certainly accom-
plished his design.
Firing the house is favorite mode
OF having a good time with some
tipplers, and no one is safe from their
opportunities to have something to wet
their whistle when one of these gentry
is out on tear. 1t makes no difference
whether he can afford to spend the
money or not, Or whether a family at
home is starving for bread, it looks
big to treat the house, and although
weeks wages may be absorbed in this
species of generosity, everything goes
with the mistaken benefactOr of his race
with such people, it is useless to plead,
Excuse ME, don't drink" for inYaria-
bly, comes the cry, Take cigar, then,
or something soft, but it is drink, smoke
or sklrmlsh with me-" and he generally
succeeds in persuading his victim to
swell his bill. There is more truth than
poetry IN the commonly accepted theory
that drunken man has a pretty hard
time OF it when he gets home and tries
to find the place that will fit his latch
key. Such circumstance occurred the
other evening to respectable family
man who had been out to bit of con-
ventlOn Notification with the bows. He
had been shouting for Cleveland and
Thurman all the evening, and the boys
had been setting them up pretty gener-
ously and often, so that when he finally
vacated street car and reached the Vi
cinity OF his house he was pretty we'll
corned. After considerable trOuble-he
lived in row of brick houses-he picked
out the right one and then the trouble
began. To save his life he
COULD NOT FIND THE KEYHoLE
and was searching vainly for such an
opening, cropping with his hands over
the door surface. .'There was hole in
it last night" he muttered, "but guess
it growed over again." Finally he dis
covered the keyhole, but could not make
his key fit it. Gosh hang it, that keys
swelled since l left home, guess I'll sit
down and wait till morning.
But figure in white and wearing
peaked nightcap had beenwatching his
maneuvers and soon put an end to his
proposed enjoyment by opening the door
suddenly. There was an apparition of
man with his legs flying up, while thin
white hand clutched him by the collar
and dragged him inside. and heroic
treatment and lecture was undoubt-
edly his reward.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
THE RICH DO GROW RICHER
Facts Which Show 1t Is All Hum
bug to Say They Don't.

Facts Which Show 1t Is All Hum
bug to Say They Don't.
Forum.
Near the close of 1885 there died in
New York city citizen of that place,
who left to his children fortune esti-
mated at 1882, 100000, beside making a
number of minor requests. 1t will help
us to form all idea of the magnitude of
this sum if we consider that it would
have Sufficed to give Christmas pres
ent of $40 to every inhabitant of the
city, or at the rate of S700 to every family
of five persons, suppOsing the popu-
lation at that time to have been 1,3OO,-
000. A political committee of 100, APP
pointed in the same city in October last,
comprised eight members whose eSti-
mated wealth reached an aggregate of
Somewhat more than $500, 00O,0 900, and at
least two of the most colossal fortunes
were unrepresented in this number.
Estates rising into the tens of millions
are to be found i'll various other cities,
and, taking the country through, one
whose united wealth. according to cur
rent estimates, is not less than
two-thirds of s1.OOO,OO 600, or about
per cent of the total wealth of the
United States, supposing this to have
increased over 30 per cent since the CEN
sus of 1880. We're all the property in
the country held in equally large
amounts, the whole would barely suffice
for $500 proprietors; or, suppOsing these
to families averaging four persons each
besides themselves, it would supply
population trifie larger than that of
the little town Of Yonkers, as stated in
the last census.
There are no authentic statistics
showing the distribution of property
among different portions of our people,
but whatever the facts may be as to the
comparative diffusion of such wealth as
is held by the classes outside the circle
of the extreme rich, it will hardly be
disputed that the latter now hold much
larger proportion of the total wealth of
the country than was held by like
percentage of the people twenty-five
or thirty years ago, for the
proofs that this is the case
lie upon the surface and thrust
Moreover, see no reason to believe
that the tendency to increasing accum-
ulatIOn at the upper end of the posses
sorry scale has reached or is approach
ing its limit. A great fortune, with
ordinarily careful management, pos
SeSSeS an enormous power of accretiOn.
Even when invested in good securi-
ties, at a very moderate rate of
interest, fortune that rises into
the millions affords ample means of
making yearly additions to the
principal. If invested in real estate in
any of our growing cities it yields an in
creasing income from decade to decade,
as the land advances in value, putting it
in the power of the owner to lay aside
an increasing surplus; while in the
hands of a shrewd speculator, not over
scrupulous in his dealings, its power of
increase may be still greater. In jan
uary, 1880, the New York Commercial
Advertiser reported the rumored addi-
lions during the preceding year to ten
or twelve of ''the great fortunes identi-
fed with Wall street" at SSO,OOO,0OO.
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five of the precious angels to be photo
graphed. One day last fall we took 100
negatives of children, the largest single
days work we ever had.'
The GLOBE man visited the place that
afternoon, and as he walked into the
gallery found himself in a crowd Of
proud young mothers and fond old
grandmothers, each with little stranger
in her arms.
Upstairs they went, one by one, and
the babies were duly posed in front of
the camera. The first one was a
squealer. She refused to be quiet in the
big chair until the artist was ready to
commence operations, when he shook a
red cloth at her. The big eyes opened
in wonder, and delighted smile took
the place of the fearful expression on
the infants face. The picture was a
great success.
Some of the babies display an irresiSt-
ible tendency to fiirt, and smile at Mr..
Taylor with the ease and assurance of
ball room veterans. Others are fright
ened, and absolutely refuse to fix their
eyes on the bright colored pictures used
to engage the attention OF babies of an
artistic turn of mind.
AS they grow older it becomes more
difficult to secure good pictures of
children. A child two or three years
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
EXECUTING AN ELEPHANT.
A Ferocious Brother of Jumbo
Put to Death by the Indian Gov

A Ferocious Brother of Jumbo
Put to Death by the Indian Gov
eminent.
Bombay Gazette.
A nOvel excitement was provided to
the residents of Mhow last week by the
transport department. A huge male ele-
plant, aged, according to official records,
ninety-two years. the property of gov
eminent, was condemned to death for a
long and hardened course of iniquity.
He had been long in chronic must
state. and in this condition had taken
human life at Poona about couple of
years ago. He would not work, and was
a source of apprehension to all about
him and a perpetual cause of anxious
concern to the government. The fiat
went forth that he must die.
The MaharaJah HOlkar and the Raiah
of Dhar each separately telegraphed to
headquarters and tried for a reprieye.
One offered to buy the grand-looking
sinner for Rs. 1000, and the other Of
fered to exchange female elephant of
gentle manners for the savage brute,
but the government of India were deter
mined on making the criminal expiate
his sins. These offers were refused,
and private notice was sent round the
station that the execution would take
place on Thursday morning.
Several people, including volunteer
executioners, hurried toa spot Indicated
outside OF environments, where the male
factor was already chained and Sc
cnred between two trees. The vOlnn-
tary mark Smen, armed with 12-bOre
express rifles, were selected to carry out
the execution. The elephant was sit
ting down when the crowd began to as
semble, but shortly raised himself on
his forelegs when the first of the shots
was fired, which hit him low down at
the base of the trunk. The animal
vouchsafed no other notice of this and
two other equally ineffective shots, than
to stand up on all four legs, shake his
head and blow with his Trunk. At
length an officer placed bullet in the
center of his head, just be low the level
of his eyes. and the huge brute dropped
down dead without spssm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
Dangers of Nervous Shocks.

We read in Livy that when Hannibal
had vanquished the Romans in the bat
tie of Canine, two women, seeing their
sons whom they had supposed dead, re-
turn in good health, died Immediately
from excessive joy. So also the heiress
of the illustrous Leibnitz dropped dead
from excessive. joy of finding herself
a man in France came by chance
over a dangerous passage-a plank that
lay over brook-in the dark without
harm; the next day, on viewing the per-
ilous situation he had been in, he
dropped dead. Montaigne relates the
case OF German nObleman who died
suddenly from excessive grief on dis
covering that his son had fallen in bat
tie. ''lIe Stood" said he. like stock,
with his eyes fixed Oh the corpse. till
the vehemency of sorrow having over
whelmed his vital spirits, he sank stone
dead to the ground.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
SEEING THE SIGHTS.
How Boys and an Elephant Wei
coined the New Year.
San Francisco Chronicle.

coined the New Year.
San Francisco Chronicle.
AS the old year gave its final gasp on
Saturday night and leap-year was ush-
cred in with flourish of trumpets a
strange and unusual sight greeted the
eyes of the nocturnal providers who
fingered to see the last of the old year.
An elephant was leisurely walking
along on the east sidewalk of Kearney
street. On his back was a boy and be-
hind him were four more urchins drum
ming furiously OH tin cans. They were
followed by motley crowd of men and
boys, shouting and blowing tin horns.
The ungainly brute plodded along I'M
mindful of the din until Market street
was reached. The procession marched
across to saloon, and the
four-footed pedestrian pushed the
doors open and walked into the
saloon. A party of gentlemen
were drinking at the bar, but they
quickly stepped aside. The elephant
waved his trunk to the bartender as
sign OF recognition and coolly captured
cocktail that was standing at the bar,
which he drank with evident relish. He
gently closed his left elephantic optic,
and. waving his trunk once more to the
astOniShed dispenser of drinks, he
turned and pushed his way out into
Market street, followed by a delighted
and yelling mob.
The crowd went up Market street and
took in all the saloons between Kearney
and Powell streets. By this time the
brute's appetite for liquor seemed to be
satisfied. and he started for Kearney
street on brisk trot, the boy still keep
ing his position on his back. The de-
Fol ;ot1
kept it up for three blocks. The boy
then headed for Montgomery street
hotel, and a few moments later the
clerk was aStOunded by the presence of
the heavyweight midnight reveler.
Great heaven. Burnett" he cried to
his fellow clerk; ''what is it? Have l
got 'em.''
There's nothing there" remarked
William Mack, who had arrived that
day from Los Angeles. The speaker
wore light overcoat and shining
silk hat. The latter caught the
elephants eye and he playfully swung
his trunk around, and in another mo-
ment the beautiful tile was resting
snugly in a spittoon.
This kind of enjoyment seemed to
tickle his pachydermic lOrdship, and he
charged the crowd. They scattered be-
fore him, but not until several hats were
| rolling about the floor. He went out of
the door on run. and then there was a
scramble for lost ties. Several mistakes
were made, accidentally or otherwise,
but one gentleman named George
johnson was found bemoaning
the loss of new Derby
hat which he had purchased the
day before. In Its stead he got an old
time ''cady" which had once been
white, but now bore the marks of de
cay. 1t was full of holes and had no
rim. Johnson was the greatest sufferer,
as the elephant had stepped on his foot
and he, could only walk with pain
and difficulty. When last seen, the
cause of the circus was trotting toward
the ferry, possibly to sample the CITY,
front whisky.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10

old usually assumes blank look when
placed before the camera, and will
not fix its attention ON any subject
shown. They are usually caught,
however, by the shameless fiction told
by the operator, that 'a little elephant
will come out of that corner in a minute
and run across the ROOM"
Many parents have craze for pic
lures of their children in a state of en-
tire nudity. Some of the little ones are
photographed in the most unconven-
tional of attitudes, and without the
slightest regard for modesty. Some
times the infants look quite charming
in these positions. but it is taking mean
advantage of babies. who will be young
men and women in twenty years, to get
this style of picture.
S. NJ. Taylor's little daughter need
not be ashamed, when she grows up,
of having her old photographs ex-
hibited. She has been taken in about
fifty different attitudes, and one large
crayon portrait of her, taken from a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10

photograph, attracted much attention at
the last Minnesota state fair. The little
girl appears in this picture in her night
gown, hugging her toys up in her arms
before leaving them for her nights
rest. -.
"Some parents are never satisfied
with the pictures of their children"
said Mr.. Taylor, land how can they be
when their children are so fdgety, and
sometimes very ugly as well? In
these cases, we have to do the best we
can. and then let the retoucher put in a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
The Prairie Lark's Love Song.


AS the full spring time comes on the
number of these short chants is greatly
increased, while their prolongations and
variations are without number, and
soon it becomes evident to the most
casual observer that the love fires are
kindling, and that each musician is
striving to the utmost of his powers to
surpass all rivals and win the lady
lark of his choice. On one occasion,
as lay in hiding near fence,
three larks came Swimming over the
plain; they alighted within few yards
of me. and two of them burst into song,
sometimes singing together and some
times alternately, but the third was si-
lent. When at last they flew up no
ticed that the silent one and one of the
singers kept together. / had been wit
ness TO musical tournament, and the
victor had won his bride.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10

few artistic lines to finish the picture so
as to fatter the subject. 1t doesn't
follow, however, that only handsome
people take good pictures. Some re-
veal sweetness and depth of character
in face that was not endowed by
nature with the lines of beauty
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
TRICKS OF TIPPLERS,
The Old Saying, "In Vino YER
itas,' Is Every Day Prov
ing True,
AS Is Illustrated By Franks
Of Some Of st. Paul's
Founders.
A Wooden Indian and "the
Gang" Indulge in a Mid
night Eseapade.
How He Won His Bet of a Free
Ride on the Short
Line.

me in, wit out
is an Ger true
saying, a n d
every day dem
onstrates t h e
truth of the ak
ion and the wis
dom OF the phil
oSopher W h o
uttered it. And
some of the
funniest things
Imaginable are
perpe t + a t e d
when under the
inf u ence of
rosy Bacchus,
this period be-
ing generally
allotted to prac-
tical j o k e S
by the bibu-
lousy inclined.
"What'S in a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10

The Old, Old Story.
She gave him her NIT
And sent him away,
And he's been a hermit
To this very day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10

But where's All! that's the very
thing
The people. wish to know;
And they have learned it's in the
GLOBE,
For there they HE, and 10!
They find the very things they seek;
For everybody reads
The GLOBE. whose circulation all
The other papers leads.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
MANS WANTS.

MAN wants but little here below.
Nor wants that little long,"
Is an assertion often heard---
Experience proves it's wrong.
Mans wants are many and diverse
And most men realize
That if they would their wants sun.
ply
They needs must advertise.
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EkfO COUNTY,

~ Regular Sessions of>District Court
Second Monyay in. January, May and septg1n!
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. STATE OF NEVADA.

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LieutenPnt- Governor. ............H. G. DAVIS
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-19
Political Notes.

A resident Of Anderson said yesterday t,.s
Jefferson township. Madison county. has - Ao,-
diers, 80 Of whom are Republicans 2 PsohiS.
tionists. 2 deserters. and the other 2 are drat-
ed men.
The Republicans of the Eighteenth ward a,
requested to meet ct the con mission-houss
j. A. Murphy. on Virginia avenue fcpposit1
Somerville's laundryl Thursday evening. at 8,
o'clock. TO organize a Harrison and Morton club
Let every Republican attend.
The First ward Republicans viii hold . meet
ing Wednesday evening. al their club-room. cor
ner Of Home aud Columbia avenues. Speschee
will be delivered by DR.. W.. b. Fletcher. who re-,
Gently left the Democratic party; Albert W.
Thsyer. another convert, and Lucius b. Swift
There will be q meeting OF the Young Meni<
Republican Club next Wednesday evening. Il
the club-room on Massachusetts, averus. oppo-
site the No. 2 eneine-houss. All young men
between the ages Of sixteen aud twautv-thres
are earnestly invited to attend and join tbs
ranks.
Col John A. Bridglsud. who spoke at Greed
field last night. ssys the Republicans there are
alive to the Issues Of the campaign They built
q HARRISON cabin 10 accommodate 200 people.
And 'ast evening when IL was dedicated not one
half he audience could get inside. Colonel
Bridgland never spoke 10 q more enthvsi2stio
audience.
DR.. Bigger has returned from Canada after
several mouths sojourn In that region. where the
people are protectionisis as far as the Dominioa
10 concerned, but rampant free-traders IN their
sympathy for Cleveland. II did not fud . man.
said che Doctor. "who was not anxious 70 have
Cleveland re rejected. The people there thing
that with the Democrats 10 power Tor another
term, free trade will prevail before tho next four
years 90 round. But they take good care 70 dis
countenance a freertrads policy for Canada
With protection thsrs and free trade IN the Uni.
ted States they expect TO have fortune fnv~o
them with her beat rsturnss