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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
Proclamation

The legally constituted authorities of
organized labor in this city and vicinity
having designated Saturday, Aug. II,
1883, as Labor Day, | hereby issue my
proclamation requesting the people of
the city of Minneapolis to observe it as
a gene raj holiday.
The city offices are requested to close
during the entire day Except where
necessary to public service shall dictate
otherwise), and employers are gener-
ally requested to give their employees
the day, in order that they may attend
the picnic and listen to the speeches
advocating tine cause of labor.
A. A. AMES, Mayor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
Taking Their Time about If

The council committee which has
been examining the condition of the
finances of the Eighth ward, met in ex-
ecutive session yesterday afternoon for
over an hour and then adjourned until
tomorrow. The report will not be fur
nished before the special meeting of the
council in the afternoon called to con-
slider it,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
To Parties Removing.

We make auction sales at residences,
and will, if desired, guarantee prices.
or we will buy at fair prices and pay
cash for good lots of household goods.
Patten 81 LamoreauX, GOT First avenue
south.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
MINNEAPOLIS WANTS.
SITUATIONS OFFERED.
MISCELLANEOUS.

EH1SHING-Ia am now prepared to accom-
l. modate those wishing boats at Lake
Minnetonka, with good boats at 81 per day;
good board, good lodgings, near Spring Park
station. &. j. Byers. 223
SHEEP-For sale, sixty sheep, high grade
~ must be sold. Address N 80, Globe, Min
neapolis. 223
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
FINANCIAL.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS OF THE
"A First precinct of the Seventh ward will
be held at No. 2433 Bloomington av. south,
the purpose of electing three delegates to
the county convention. Every voter is ex-
pected to be present. By order of chairman
of the inspectors of the First precinct of the
Seventh ward. w. j. Moore.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
DR.. MEL SON,
226 Wash. Ave. s., Cor. 3rdAve.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.

Regular graduate. Devoted 20 years to
hospital and special office practice. Guar
antees to cure without caustic or mercury
chronic or poisonous diseases of the blood,
throat, nose and skin, kidney, bladder and
kindred organs nervous, physical and or
ganic weakness, gravel, structure etc. Acute
or chronic urinary diseases cured in to
days by local remedy. No nauseous drugs
used. Hours 10 to II a. M, 2 to 3 and z TO
8 pm. Sunday 2 to SPIN. Call or write.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10

$I57,510
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

Never before has fashion permitted such
variety IN the clothes Of woven as can now
be seen II Is interesting x s:and Tor While
on some street corner ir tie busy part al
Boston, merely = look at the dresses 81 the
women, who pass IL an endless throng. ycarg
and old. black ana white. native and foreign
stout ana Thin. short arc tall. stylish aud
dowdy, elegant and vulgar
Al kinds d materials appear at this season
from flannel suite &c tie thiEuest white mrs.
lir al colors ana al possible combinations
OF eolofs every sine = 1raresy cui happily
as trains Ne tive waists seem te re made
alike sleeves ars t.gnt az he skia ,oese like
bags 81 caught uE IL various Places; and
bows, ends 81 ribbon, strips .. s.,s Or velvet.
sashes puts pen lanis beads s..ors are
scattered ever the whole $50, acccr5nc &c
the taste 81 the wearar The haaaceaI Is
amazing in It variety. and po.h.rg EAR oe
amlss .rom .hs enormous ,egtcrn car w..s a
fores. 81 white as.s.ch feathers way:-R on II.
70 the TIMES, bu 81 tinsel or even aaE.el
pinned On tc the irizzed topkrot
an extremely pleasing sGd picturesque
sight was young negro girl very tack ar Z
with charming figure dressed ID some sost
white wooien material. a,ting well and taste.
fully made She wore with his white elk
gloves small pure white hat trimmed
lightly With white satin ribbon aud white
gauze and was az fresh and happy as any
white belle al the Newport Casino The pee
PIE ln shs stree.s Of city are Immensely n.
teres,iug. and just now they look A. L rs
WORLD went well VIII .hsm worceste! spy.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
BIaine's Castisaiion Of Governor hin.
New York Tribune
weLL-kNowN PERSONS.


Alma Tadema. the great English artist,
is TO be knighted.
President Van Horne Of the Canadian
Pacific railroad is to be lmighted.
Adelina Patti says that she means to
make n liberal provision in ner will fer
the education Of poor girls with good
voices.
Louis Reeves says that the day Of the
tenor has passed An the interest Of
the lover Of opera is engrossed by the
soprano.
Mrs. Langtry told an Omaha reporter
that she loved nothing better than to at
tend TO her household duties. and that
she delights in mending her own clothes.
The Duke OF Norfolk appeared to lie
more annoyed than amused when he
heard Of his reported engagement to Miss
McTavish of Baltimore ''It is a little
hard on the lady, however said his
grace, and some sort Of punishment
should be devised for the er ,on who
originated the rumor
Vernon Lee, the London novelist is a
woman whose real name Is Violet Paget.
Her novel Miss Brown raised the
same storm in England that "The Quick
or the Dead did here. and since then she
has confined herself to writing essays on
all sorts of subjects, and very remark
able ones they are. She is plain, large
and very masculine in appearance. She
doesn't care much about women's frils
and fancies. and is an inveterate cigar
cite smoker, always having one between
the fingers of the left hand while she
writes or reads.
Rider Haggard has a curious theory re-
garding the fate Of Henry NJ. Stanley
He thinks that the explorer is alive, but
has been seized, taken into the interior
Of Africa and deified by some Of the
tribes. lie is inclined to think that
Stanley viii be treated with the greatest
Kindness and vencration, but viii not be
permitted to escape When the interior
tribes find a real live idol who seems to
them to be godlilge in appearance and
power they are moi likely to give him MP
All Of which is about as possible as Hag
CARDS story "She
Evening journal., 1888-10-26


The careful farmer is rot only always OBJ
servant OF the crop prospects in his own
rel shborhood. but he is also conservant
Though some reliable paper or papers with
no General outlook throughout the country.
s.cn facilities are now offered that one need
not be ignorant Of tho resources OF our own
as well as foreign countries. Every crop has
always at some time during the year both Il
rise and depression.
The obseryant farmer can very nearly cal
cnlate about the time the rise will occur. Let
what sou intend to throw upon the market lie
prime article. Whatever il may be, let it be
good enough to vie with any that may be IRE
sen!cd and you are always sure to get the
best ifnot profitable price and establish q
reputation that will always command a de-
mand for your produce, OF whatever nature
1t may be. Every specie OF marketable pro-
duce should pass through the hands Of Il
competent inspector and its relative quality
should he branded-prime FIRST, second or
third quality-and should command price
accordingly.
There are many farmers who think any.
thing that Will command some price is good
enough 70 SELL very mistaken idea and one
which is doing much injury to the producer
Aim high in production ard produce the best,
and thereby secure tho best paying prices
Rural New Yorker
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
ASSERTING rAn1r.

feot long and feet wide at one end. and
narrowed TO or 10 inches wide at the other.
Place boards G inches wide around the top.
es shown IN the engraving. Have the table
high enough 50 that an apple barrel will lust
50 under the narrow end. Make the other
end OF the table inches higher. SO that the
apples will gently roll to the end toward tho
barrel. Empty The bushel boxes in this bur-
rel and you can sec all the imperfect fruit,
which can be readily picked ont and the good
fruit placed carefully in the barrel
In this way asserting can DO done very ra-
pidly. Proper asserting Of fruit has been
talked and written about Tor years yet many
fruit growers will not learn that the practice
IS motley IN their pockets. Certainly It does
not pay to put a peck Of small apples III IL
barrel Of larger ones. They do not measure
any more and only lower the price upon the
whole product. II possible select good
dealer in fruit and sell 70 him. II you can
guarantee your fruit you will have no trouble
~ selling. ! make an my small sound apples
INTO cider, using power press with capa-
clty q eighty barrels per day. Adding three
pounds ot grapes to each bushcl Of apples i'm
proves The quality ot the cider. Everything
- Kept sweet aud clean.--AmericaA Agrlcul-
turist.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
PENINSULA news PARAGRAPHS.

We have been shown letter from
Secretary Of State Bayard in which he
says positively that he viii address the
citizens Of Kent county at Smyrna. Sat
urday afternoon, November Sd Dover
Index
DR.. J. II Caldwell has tomato vine in
his back yard at his home in Frederick
that is said to be the largest ia the state
u measures eighteen feet in diameter
He picked over 200 good tomatoes from
it this season, leaving 403 tomatoes green
on the vine, but the early frost pre-
vented maturing
The Dover Index says. III The editors
the Delawarean will send 70 a certain
Clayton office the proprietors will return
them the bundle Of Delawareans for
warded for distribution to the Republi
can candidate for Levy Court IL Duck
Greek hundred. as the same have been
refused and are still lying dead in that
Office
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
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TIE STALE A. is made from \ fork handle
or s.n.2ai piece Of to1gh.tard wood /.
feet .oug The swiage. Is H sboai 5
feet eng ard ? inches sslck Z, aieSo.y.
EN-. o. wh,e oak. Al ircr .e.!ai sw.vs. 4.
prepared By a..ing .@aA o.oes 81 .a-s
wood into tie larger eye Tal. 'As.ased "a
the erd o. the stale SLOT IS eat ov SAT-
and ahise IA ne End Of She s.aie ,hs swlvs.
lifted saugly iatc it h3.e- 5oisd &c aorss.
pond with .he hole N the swivel. river "a
serted and heated down. washers having frs,
been set or each side stoa, leather str.nR
connects the swivel sith the swing.s Ard
completes the -Ameri0an Agricultural
r. d. Gates shoes for fit, wear and
price cannot be excelle1 Order from him
See advertisement.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

AFr wish to coll he attention of orr
rea&ss so tie wholesome fact that Mr.
wilran stiiley Of the First assessment
.dis1ic; sad Mr.. James r. Devlin Of the
Second are candidates for county assessor
on ths broad platform Of an honest as
sessmoat Both of these gentlemen
are Democrats, and being Democrats ia
its true and old fashioned sense they are
willing to run even at the risk Of rer
sonal standing in their party against he
two men who last winter cheated hun
treas 81 citizens ont Of their right 70 get
assessed. But Mossrs. Stilley and Devlin
should risk nothing at the hands Of their
party ID taking this courageous
course. On the contrary all hon
orable Democrats should honor them for
it and SHOULD thank them for the oppor
tunitv q has given the decent voters to
rebuks the men who are depending to be
elected now upon the outrages and rob.
berries ~ personal rights which they
committed last February. Messrs. Stilley
and Devln ought to have the
support Of every Republican in their
respective districts and of every news
paper in the city. Our contemporaries,
the Morning News and the Every Even
ing, will undoubtedly support them just
as soon as they learn Of their candidacy.
The EVENING JOURNAL of Wednesday
contains all the news respecting this
Wholesome political movement.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
"A SAD. SID Tty.r.

A stranger With sad, tired look and a man
Ber indicating that he wished to esr-tpe ssere-
rel observation. came YEARLY into a little
western town the other day. He STONED at
tho town well to slake his thirst and bathe his
flushed face and brow, and while he drank n
denizen Of the town drew near 10 quar- Of the
cooling water. He too had a careworu facs
and an air Of general encouragement.
Stranger here, ain't you?' he asked Of the
wayfarcr.
stranger now. bet I used to live
round here"
.'No-did you? Lately?p
mo- its nigh on to ten year since left"
"And amt you been back SINGER"
"No. There's been a good many changes. /
see, since then, and 1 don't reckon there's
many left / ulster know"
"Mebbe not who'd you know"
well. lemme see--there was a woman
named Watts l ulster know-Sally Watts
Did you know Sally WdttsF asked he
denizen OF the town.
"Knowed herwell. Ibid you ever hear
Of saly2"
YES, -"
do You know Sally WattsP
"Yes-I-I-n
This wayfarer looked carefully around, low
cred his voice ard said cautiously:
SEQ here, mister; I've favor TO ask. 1t
amt much. Would you mind not mentionill
to Sally Watts that u stranger was round
astin' for her? Shed know it was me-. an III
rutheB have a hyener on my trail than Sally
Watts. She's an idee I'm dead, an want
her TO cling to that idee II you know Sally
Watts, mister, mebbe you know how nigh she
comes to bein' kin to the devil. II she ain't
a zantppy | never see one. Lookee here,
stranger; you've got sympathetic kind Of !.
face an bleeye you'd know how to feel fer a
Teller that's Went through what I've went
through with, an | feel as If I'd like to CON
flds in you. Stranger, | usoter be married TO
Sally Wattsl"
The recipient Of this confidence gave alittle
gasp and Wrung the hand Of the poor Way
farer, saying With deep iervor:
''Pity me, man; I'm married TO her now p
Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

Maize, lea maize OF which this is a variety,
might well be adopted for one Of our ma
tona emblems. 1t is closely connected with
The history Of the aborignes. and has proved
priceless legacy 20 the white man, since
many fortune has been found IN d corn
held.
an Tndlan.legend represents corn and beans
sprnging up around tho footsteps OF the
great spirit.
Longfellow. who has given us in "Hia-
watha" beautiful legend Of the origin OF
maize. was fond OF calling attention to the
exceeding beauty OF the corn plant
He thought that 1t should find. a place in
architecture; that. II wrought in iron. grace.
beauty and strength would DO represented by
the stalk and blades.
That there was an aesthetic as well as prae.
teal side 70 corn culture was shown by
Iowa's corn palace last year.
All maize contains large per cent. Of
sugar, for it is cousin Of the sugar cane.
Sweet corn has been developed from the or
binary varieties by long and careful selec-
ton. The kernels are white and much
sweeter than those Of yellow corn, and be-
come wrnkled when dry.
As its har vest season comes while the ear
Is green instead of ripe, sweet corn is suited
to a season cut short by carly frosts.
Corn packing is IN industry which has
grown rapidly during the last ten years. Ii
IS said TO have originated at Portland, Ne.
through theeNperiments Of Isaac and Nathan
Winslow. tho Canada yellow corn being used
AZ first.
Today the "sweet corn belt Of Maine.
which produces sweet, crisp crop, Includes
about 10000 acres OF land, and 10000 cans
are put up annually.
ln 1887 Portland firms alone packed IA, O0O..
900 cans % 900 cans OF suceotash were also
put up by single company.
The variety OF corn most extensively raised
fer packing IS the early Crosby. When corn
canning began almost every operation was
done by hand. and bleeding fingers. etc.
made a corn factory an undesirable place TO
yisitit Que ever hoped to relish canned corn
again.
But Yankee ingenuity has changed all this,
and now, by the help Of machinery bushel
OF corn can be husked. slked, cut and put il
The cans ready to seal IN three minutes-less
time team it could be husked aud silked oy
nand. Portland is also headquarters for ali
| SORTS 81 corn machinery. Boston Globe.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

Philadelphia North American.
The meddling Of the British Minister
at Washington in the politics Of this
country leaves only once course open to
the administration. and taat is TO demand
the recall Of England's discourteous rep
resentative The case against Lord
Sackville is a clear one, and the cool as
snrance with which lie confesses his fault
is an aggravation equalled only by the
insane manner in which Secretary Bayard
Il acting in the matter. "A
view Of the affair from any
standpoint is discreditable to the
administration Briefly put. nat
uralized Englishman in California asks
the British Minister to instruct him how
TO vote He says he considers Harrison
too much Of an American and an enemy
to British interests, but does not like the
tone of Cleveands retaliation message.
The British Minister thereupon replies
that he is confident that Cleveland's mes
sage was only written for political effect,
and that he has every reason to believe
that after election the President will
manifest q spirit Of Cancellation IN deal
ing with the question involved IA the
FIRST place, any American citizen who
asks the representative of foreign
country for instructions how to vote de-
served to be DISTINGUISHED When the
voter in question received his naturaliza.
ton papers he took the oath Of allegiance
to the United States, aud this he has
broken. In the second place. any foreign
minister who attempts to dictate directly
or indirectly how an American citizen
shall vote is guilty Of the grossest dis.
courtesy to this government. and inter
national courtesy demands his instant re.
call. IN the third place, the failure Of an
| American Secretary of State to take Of
fetal notice Of such an insult to his GOV.
eminent is humiliating TO the pride and
I patriotism Of every true American.
Aside from all this, Lord Sackville's let
ter confirms what every Republican
newspaper has said. that the retaliation
message was simply political buncombe.
and that this is a pro-English administra.
ton to the core. The Republicans could
have furnished no better campaign docu.
ment than this supplied by the c eve
land administration and it's british
allies.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

There's Thomas r. BaYard.
I'M state robes attred.
There's Senator Beck,
Free trade to his neck
There's John G.. Carlisle
Makes Johnny Bull smile.
There's Goodwin, named Clarke
Who's published at dark.
His Honor Lamar of Confederate fame.
Who sits on the bench with his fine Roman
name.
Moore the Parse" who writes more or less
Nonsenslcal stun for Ioness British press.
Nordhou he great. and Singerly Billy,
Inc great Horace White, who edits the Ghost
When Larry the Uivvie's away from his most.
10 call them free traders doth awfuily rub.
Yet az are put down on the roll Of the club
4 ciuh th@t devoted to getting "A pull
And word IN conclusion bout this roll must
be said.
It's Roll, Master Labor containing no
bread
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

A Dalsnin Emil.

Tho old hand fail. az az implement for
general purposes, is a thing Of tho past TIE
rhythmca thumpings whioh Formerly
sounded from every barn throughout the
short winter days are sileuced. ard tie work
o. ,hreshing IS mors aheaply performed by
steam-driven machilery. Nevertheless tkere
are s;il ODD Jobs on every farm which cap
only be done by hand fail Small Icts 81
peas. beans garden seeds and backwheat
cau be ,hreshei out by hand Al Intervals 81
ether work 4 @ Newton. = Dakota. fur.
Eisses drawing Of homemade fail from
ws.cs ON Mcs.sa:icc was engraved
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Go to Yergers for trunks 4O7 Shipley.
Trunks and Harness, bottom prices at
Yergers
Ask your grocer for Toppins Cham
pion Minee Meat. Telephone sos
For ladies or gents fine shoes al the
styles known. order from r. d. Gates.
See advertisement.
For the ladies'. workingmen and others
in need Of underwear just received a
large stock, full line ladies', gents and
children's fall and winter underwear.
We bought theae goods right. and have
marked them very low Call and examine,
and you viii be pleased both in quality
and price. Stroud : Dry Goods Store. l0s
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

AAAtkit Sung
Tho sun has long Stree sunk 10 rest
bchind the violet hills.
The golden light fades from the west
And The distant whip-puor-wills
M0urntuily sing their duieful strain.
And the hri i little trec-t0nd Chlriis again
Sleep, little one, sleep.
Tho clover has folded its pnle green leaves.
Like the hands nf a child 10 prayer;
The birds are twittering under the caves.
As they hover their neatlings there.
And the night wind mnrmurs soft and luN.
As il moves The tree tops % and fro
Sleep, iltfie one sleep.
The butterfly gay. j. quiet at last
Tia the heart of Il crimson rose;
The murmuring brook SIS Il ripplea past
The bank whore the columhine grows,
Seems to Say in a snit and drenry tone
AS 10 goes on lis way all alone
sleep, little one. sleep.
The new moon sheds her silver light.
Over the duskY lHnds
And one iunp star SO large ana bright,
a heavenly sentinel stands;
While the church bell sounds through
quiet air.
lbs low toned cali to The evening PRAYER
sleep. little one. sleep.
Dorothy Nelson IN Good Housekeeping.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

Qulbble entering the office OF his friend
Cokel.-I say, Grotius. my correspondence is
growing so lately that I've got to get
typewriter. What kind would you recon-
mend?
Coke.-Um ! believe your engagement to
Miss Jones was announced a month ago2
Quibble.-Yes.
Coke Then, PUFFY, my boy, II you don't
want TO have a little broach-of-promise case
Of your own on the calendar, you'd better
get boy Of eighteen or so.-Puck.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
OPPOSITE vIEWs.

They looked at eacb other scross the streeA
The fiats occupied being Just
OF height 10 lot their glances meet
Through rain and sunshine and flying dust,
He was tall young man, and dark;
She Was a slim young maid. and fair:
HIS eyes flashed many many killing spark,
While hers sent, gently. a steady stare
He thought ''she isn't my style; but, then.
I'll dirt a little. just for a whim;''
While she said: well. the conceft Of fnent
Does he ever suppose I'D think OF himg'
Puck.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

Friend-You seem to be excited Mrs.
Jonesg
Widow am excited; have been
grossly insnlted.
Friend-What is the matterg
Widow-Well. just think of the impu-
dence Of young links Yesterday buried
my husband and this morning he came
and proposed to me.
Friend-You showed him the doorg
Widow-Of course | did. and gave
him to understand that he was not to
Shavr bis fa.ae 81 this hcnse Grain fvr st
least a week.--leAas ontlnss
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

Cresus-"rm afraid, deacon that Wen
have to notify our pastor that his resignation
would be accepted If rendered"
The deacon-"Why don't you think he is an
able and faithful expounder Of tho word?n
Crpsus-"Um Well, we may be all that:
but then, you know, cultured congregation
like ours may be willing to believe Things,
but doesn't like to hear them mentioned. -
Judpa
Evening journal., 1888-10-26

newspapers, but it is no excuse for the
elimination of honor and integrity. The
relations Of the local journals are not
honorable; they are invidiou-. contemnti-
Die and petty to the last degree. Our
old and powerful two cent rivals are in a
large If not in the largest degree respon-
sible for this unfortunate state Of
thinms.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
wANASIAKER,s.
PnILApsLrnIA. Friday. oct. q

PHILADELPHIA. Friday. Oct IS. 1855.
You will find most of the
opening-time things Of a couple
of weeks ago gone from among
Misses and Childrens Dresses
ana wraps. bur new styles
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
Hereditary Talent.

Uncle Hiram (who is visiting his nephew,
young New York brokerl-An whar did ye
say ye was dom biz'ness, Hennery.
Henry-At the Stock Exchange.
Uncle -MaAl, ef you're anything
like your paw was, up TO hum, youl get
along, sure. He was jest the greatest hand
at swappin' hosses over did see.-Judge.
Evening journal., 1888-10-26
Tested ana Pound Waning.

Young Authoress-"Hav You looked
over my manuscript, sirl'
Magazine Editor-"I have not looked
over it myself but | watched my chief
reader rs he looked over 1t. II won't do.
He didn't blush once.