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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
was ninety-four something.-New York
Evangelist,

was nihsty-Iocr sOmethlng.-NeW ORE
Evangelist.
The following conversation occurre,i
in Cambridge. The 'Gertie'' referred
to is the colored nurse-girl of the family:
mamma, did God make me9" said :
little girl. Yes. darling.'' :'Did God
make Gertie, too?'' "Yes, dear" A
pause. "Well. I'm glad he got through
making colored ones before he got TO
me. Boston Times.
When Ethel tumb,ed down and br okc
basket of eggs. the children all cried:
''Oh, Ethel, won't you catch it when
your mother sees those broken eggs.
Won't you. thought" NO, | won't
tach it. either. l won't tach it at all.
IL dot dran-motherr Fiji Perkins.
Tie story the other day about the pi-
Gus little boy who tried to walk on the
water in the bath-tnb, recalls another
of an equally pi0us little girl. She was
eight wears old and lived in the coun-.
try. She had started one day rather
late for school with another little girl
about her own age. On their way they
caught glimpse OF a clock dial through
an open door. 1t lacked five minutes of
q. oii, uSuI Sdiu tliS plUuS iltllt
girl. impressively. ''I'll tell you what.
we must do: We'll kneel right down
here and pray that We won't be latew
n m" said the other, Il guess we'a
better skin right along and pray as we
go" They ''skun" and got there just
in ime.-BostOn Transcript.
During the recent severe storm a
bright little specimen OF the small boy
species, awakened from his slum Der by
the crash OF thuader. whispering softly:
docs God make the lightning, grand
MAJ" Yes, dear Are YOU afraid.
grandma" No. I'm not afraid: are
you?" "Oh, no. God knows what he's
! about."-lroy Telegram.
Sunday Schoo! Teacher-Now tell me
what is duty?
West Ender Cback from Europe)-Its
something you don't pay unless you
have to.-Philadelphia Record.
\ small boy. required to write a SEN
tence containing the work 'hominy,"
produced tie following: ''Hominy
marbles have you?- Boston Transcript.
A poorly-clad little girl came into the
store of one Of our Stationers recently
to buy some writing paper, and was
sh own some for ) cents quire. How
much wills half qulre be?" she inquired
in a pl aintive voice. Three cents" re-
piled the clerk. IF you please. I'll
take the other half" was the quick re-
Spouse. Augusta Me- Journal.
Sammy was little boy at school in a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
FEELING BAD TO-DAY.

Roast goose plum pudding and minee pie
They ate too much of yesterday.
To-day they feel as if they'd die
The victims of dyspepsia.
Far better 'twould have been for such
To-day, If they had giv'n the stuff
The portion that they ate toomuch,
To those who hadn't half enough.
Boston Courier,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23

my dog story. When
! was about four
teen years old my
father lived on a
farm up at Pough-
keepsie. One day.
after i had finished
a five-acre field of
corn, my father let
me 20 to town to see
Il circus. While in
town saw for the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
CHRISTMAS CHILD WIT.
The Fun That Bubbles From Gay
Young Hears.
FOR THE HOLIDAY DESSERT.
A Capital Story, by Hrs. Burnett,
OF Little Lord Fauntle-
roy.

Mrs. Burnett says that most of the
scenes in Little Lord Fauntleroy are
real-for instance, that in which Cedric
undertakes to teach his grandfather
base ball. lone day." she says, 1.-The
original thought it necessary to instruct
me in the great national game. After a
great deal of explaining | was obliged
to admit that was rather stupid. oh.
no, you're not. dearest protested the
little boy, you're not at all stupid but
I'm afraid I'm not good 'splainer, and
then. as you're a lady. of course base
ball is hot very easy TO YOU Boston
Traveller.
Tommy, being out walking with his
mother. was very much scared at dog
that barked at him. "Why, you are a
regular coward. Don't YOU know that
the barking dog never bites?" said the
maternal ancestor. 81 know, the bark
ing dog never bites. but how do | know
the dog knows it?' was the fearful re-
ply.-TeXas Siftings.
-
Little Charlie was eating pie. while
his hungry brother Willie was looking
on WistfulIy. After Charlie finished
the last piece he burst out crying.
What are you crying for, Charlie?"
asked his mother. "Cause-there amt
no pie left for poor dear little Willie. .
Eli Perkins.
A young lady in this city. who teaches
Sunday school class of eight-year-
olds, recently asked them the question,
What is an altar?' Il know said
one irrepressible; ITS where they
burn insects. Augusta journal.
Little Sarah, an adopted child of an
aged couple. coming down late at break
fast, found the toast gone, and in her
infantile rage cried out: ''Grandpa.
you old hog, you've eaten all the t0astn'
During the day her new grandma re-
buked her i'll kind, rather than Wig
Orous fashion, and that night on rctir-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23

play advertising than any of its com
petitors. Some indication of this may
be found in the following comparison
made between the recent Sunday issues
of the GLOBE, Pioneer Press and Min
neapOliS Tribune:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
CUSTOMS DUTIES.

The collections of customs at the port
of st. Paul for the eleven months end
ing Dee. were $iGl, 81 70, and for the
entire district of Minnesota, from all
sources, SlS0,272.63.
\. GUERNoN. Collector.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
The Record of the Commercial
National Bank---Less Than Two
Years Old

st. Paul boasts of many strong fnan-
cial institutions, but none have had a
better or more enviable record than the
Commercial National Bank, of which
Hon. Albert Scheffer is the president
and Herman Schetfer cashier. Though
established less than two years ago,
its success has been little short
of phenonemal-a fact which is due in
no small degree to the personal popu-
larity of the officers in charge. Unlike
most business enterprises, it did not
have to pass through the usual ordeal
of growth and development that char
acterizeS every new business venture,
but almost at once took its place along
side of the oldest and best established
financial institutions of the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23

village far from his home. One day his
father came to see him. and took walk
together. Meeting the principal of the
school, Sammy performed the introduce
ton. Mr.. S. said he. this is a
father of mime. New York World.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
Christmas TartS

IF you hear man protesting loudly
during the week against the promiscu-
Gus slaughter of seals, You may depend
upon it That he very grudgingly bought
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
CONTRACT WDRK
Grading Victoria Street
OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY OF ST. PAUL. MIMI, Dec. IS. 1883. !

CITY OF ST. PAUL. MIMI, Dec.ls. 1883. !
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota. at their office in said city, until
IL m. on the 3lst day of December, A. ID.
1888, for grading Victoria street, from
st. Clair street to West Seventh street, in
said city, according to plans and speci-
fications on file in the Office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two 2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany eacn bid.
The said Board reserves the right TO
reject any or all bids.
X. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. +. ERWIN,
354-64 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading Langford Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, !
CITY OF ST. PAUL, MIMI, Dec. Is, 1888. {
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city. until
IL m. on the 31st day of December. A. d.
1883, for grading Langford avenue, from
Eustis street to west line of Como
Park, in said city, according to plans and
specifications on file in the Office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties In
a sum Of at least twenty (20) per cent of
the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right 10
reject any or all bids.
RI. GORMAN. President.
Official: w. F. ERWIN.
354-64 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
FOREWARNED.

Does she look at your foot,
Beware!
Does she size up your boot!
Have carei
Why does she gaze at your feet
With q stare?
For present Of slippers
Prepare!
-Goodsll's Sur
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
4 UNITARIAN DISASTER.

1t is not a matter Of es-
tablished fact, but of com
mon rumor. that the effect
OF Robert Elsmere on Rev.
DR.. Vail was very similar
to what is herewith de-
picted. Other catastro-
Plies from the same cause
are yet to be chronicled.
The unhappy skaters
"header' is very appro-
pirate in its illustration of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
SUCCESS FROM THE START.

plldlc III It's illuSlI GllOu
the literary header experienced.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

| S. FERNEKEs & Bro, eonfectioners at
Milwaukee, have assigned with liabilities
| of $4,000 and assets of 100000.
LIGHTNING, wind and hail swept over
| portions of Illinois and Ohio Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Dryden, of Montello, being
killed.
| THIRTY FIVE switchmen employed on
the c., B. 65 O., at Kansas City, have struck
The cause was the cutting of crews from
nine to three.
LATE Wednesday night train went
| through the treStle near Orange Court
| house, Virginia, killing five persons aud
injuring uIore than fifty others.
The round-house and five locomotives
of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad, at Ashtabula, Ohio, were de-
stroyed by fire.
By the explosion of a boiler IL a silk
factory at Stanley, near Allentown, Pa,
Monday, the engine house was mplete-
~ wrecked and three NJ en- were killed and
Others In jured.
DISPATCHES from Kansas report fierce
rain and wind storms within the past few
days, doing great damage to the growing
crops. One man was killed by lightning.
HENRY BLoDGETT, young man living
near Ettrick, Wis, while hunting saw
swarm of bees passing and fired his gun
at them. They at once settled on him,
singing him so badly that he died in an
hour.
ThERE was a violent storm at Boston
and vicinity Wednesday night. Among
other destruction and damage reported is
the sinking of number of yachts at City
Point and the drowning of persons on
board of them. The storm extended
throug hout the Atlantic coast region.
A BATTERY of eight large tanks in
Ludlow, KY. exploded Saturday after
noon, injuring fifteen men, four of them
fatally. The gas is generated from
naptha for lighting the railroad shops
and for use in tAe Mann bodouir cars.
The escape of sr1all quantity from one
tank caused an explosion which exploded
the other seven.
FIRE, at AIpena, Mich, originating
in saw mill, Wednesday afternoon, de-
stroying ali buildings for space of three
blocks wide and half mile long, causing
a loss of about 100000. Fifteen hun
dred persons are homeless and many
seriously hurt. Mrs. McLain was so bad
ly burned that she will die. The excite
ment is so great that no estimate Of the
losses and insurance can be obtained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
HOW MONEY GOES
The Vast Fortunes That a Few Haye
Accumulated or Inherited in
England.
An Indication of the Condition in
Which Our Own Country Will
Soon be Placed.
The Great Fortunes of England.

NJ. Varlgny recently gave the French
public In the Revue des Deux Mondes
vast amount of elaborate misinforma-
ton about the great fortunes OF this
country, and now in the last number of
the same periodical he writes with similar
inaccuracy of the great fortunes of Eng
land.
M. Varigny makes as his text remark
of John Bright, in public speech in
1866, that $50 individuals own half of the
soil of England, and that ten or a dozen
have the monopoly OF the land of Scot
land. He also gives French authority for
saying that ninety, of whom sIxty-seven
are IN the peerage, possess more than
$4,000 acres each, and seven more vhan
100000 acres, the Duke of Sutherland
standing at the head of the list with over
100000 acres. Out of about 100000
acres IN all, the peerage alone possess
more than 100000 acres, yielding
$68,5OO,O00 annually, and in that sum are
not Included their London residences and
properties, of which the valEe is enor-
nous, and IN the cases of many the in
come is princely. OF these great urban
proprietors, M. Varigny names especially
the Duke of Westminster, of Norfolk,
and of Bedford, the Marquis of Sails
bury and the Marquis of Camden, and the
Counts of Somers, Cadogan, Craven and
Others" The rural property alone, &C.
cording to him, yields to 955 progrietors
a total revenue Of $90,000,000, or an aver
age of more than S94, 700 each.
After the Duke of Sutherland he puts
as the greatest of land proprietors the
Duke of Buccieuch, the Marquis of
Breadalbane. Sir James MathesOu the
Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Fife, the
Earl of SeafeId, the Duke of Athole, the
Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Argyll
and the Marquis of Butte. Three of these,
the Dukes of Sutherland and Northum-
berland and the Marquis OF Butte, he in
Guided in the list of the richest men in
the world in his former article, where
also appeared the Duke of Westminster,
proprietor of whole quarter of Lon
don, of which the revenue at the end of
the leases for a long term will exceed
100000 a year. Among the other
possessors of great fortunes he enumer.
ate5 RothschiId, to whom he devotes q
worry large part of his paper, and Sir
Thomas Brassey.
In all this there are many inaccuracies
as TO individuals, but we shall only cor
rect his statistics as to landed proprie-
torship generally. According to the new
Domesday Book of England about two
thirds of the land of England and Wales
is held by 1927 owners, of whom sixteen
proprietors outside of London were re-
turned in 1878 as either holding more
than $4,000 acres, or having estimated
rentals of over 100000 a year. They
were:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
WASHINGTON.

PROF. DE BAUssEr has been refused q
patent for his air-ships. The commits
sloner says the professor is a crank.
MAJOR DAVIS, in charge of the river
and harbor improvement in Wisconsin,
has made an estimate of S230,OOO, to
cover the work for the fiscal year.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has accepted the
resignation of George V. N. Lathrop,
minister to Russia.
CONGRESSMAN GUENTHFR is suffering
from insomnia and has been advised by
his physicians to take trip to the sea.
CONGRESSMAN BRECKENRIDGE says he be-
lieves the senate will pass modification
of the Mills bill which the house can &C.
cept, and it will become law.
RAILROAD men are not particularly hiIa-
rious over the report that the senate is
considering certain amendments to the
Interstate commerce act, which if adopt
ed will confer greater power upon the
commission.
GENERAL SHERIDAN's steamer reached
its destination Sunday afternoon, and he
is now comfortably quartered in his cot
tage at NoDquit, Mass, on Buzzard's Bav.
Ills condition is encouraging.
MIX CHU FAX, Corean Minister at
Washington, wears a most remarkable
costume when he goes for walk in these
days. His dress is white, and on his head
towers the ple-shaped Corean hat
Over his white costume he wears long
coat of blue mosquito netting, with tails
that reach the ground. In his hand PAX
carries cheap bingham umbrella. Thus
attired he stalks solemnly along accom-
panied by his secretaries.
JOSEPH M. CHASE, Senator Cullom's
colored coaohTan recently convicted at
Washington of manslaughter in causing
the death of E. A. Paul by riding over
him on horseback while the latter was on
his bicycle, was sentenced to thirty days
in jail and a fine of 5000 imposed, with
four months' additional imprisonment if
the fine Was not maid
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
FOREIGN.

SEVENTY Jewish families have left Blu
charest for America.
1T is said Germany is a5o ut to compe
French landlords of Strasburg to sell their
property.
PARIs.-The French revenue surplus
for toe first six months of the year
amounts to 2S,O00,OOO francs.
O'CoSNELL declares he was misled by
Parnell and other eminent counseIors in
his libel slit.
HE London Times says that Cardinal
Moran has Influenced the pope not to in
terfere in Irish affairs, and hereafter the
vatican will be silent.
FIVE hundred and three persons have
been rescued from the De Beres mine, in
Kimberly. Hope of rescuing the others
has been abandoned.
PARNELL will ask that parliamer cary
committee be appointed to inquir into
the charges made against him oy the
London Times.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires are reported
raging between Ottawa aud Montreal
Canada, consuming farm houses, railroad
property, saw mills, lumber yards, ETC., in
their course.
The British Government has instructed
the police authorities henoeforth to sup
press Saturday meetings in Trafalgar
Square, London.
LoNDoN.-Prince Bismarck has express
ed his opinion that political consideFa-
tions require that the open dispute be-
tween the king and queen of Servia
should cease; has advised Queen Natalie
TO submit to the legal demands of her
royal spouse, and especially to send back
the crown prince 10 Belgrade. The
queen absolutely refuses to part from her
son. Her position is beginning to arouse
sympathy on all sides.
DARMsTADT.-As Prince Alexander of
Battenburg, late ruler of Bulgaria, was rid
ing from Heilegenberg into the Stattback
valley last Sunday, his horse SHE'D and the
carriage was hurled from the road down the
side of the mountain. Prince Alexander
was thrown out and fell distance of fifty
feet, when he grasped some shrubs and
by their aid escaped with slight injuries.
The horse was terribly mangled and kill
ed and the carriage was dashed to pieces.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
SQUIBS.

AlIie-Oh, Bobby, you mustn't take
those tarts! Suppose some one should
find it out?
Bobby--Pooh, Allie, how's any bodE
going to find it out? God can't tell, and
you wouldn't be so mean.
Heard on the street. First domestic
"Where are ye livin' now?" Second do
mestic that was-''I amt livin' at all; I'm
married"
Dea,on's Wife lin church, nudging her
husband john John, rouse yourself;
the minister has got to the zone word
more and l am cone.'"
Deacon GD an impatient whi5per)
"What do you want to disturb me for
when the sermon isn't half over"
Women are contradictory creatures
When they say they will give you piece
of their mind they will give you no peace.
papa will never consent, John" "I'm
sorry" $50 am l." "YOu're an angel"
you're goose" "Then let's fly"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
CRIME.

MIsCREANr misplaced switch on the
Grand Trunk line, near Detroit. pas
senger train was derailed, the fireman
killed and several injured.
A BAND of seventeen moonshiners,
headed by the notorious Morgan Smith,
was captured by revenue officers in the
Cumberland river counties Monday, near
Nashville, Tenn.
CHAIRMAN HoGE and Murphy, of the
grievance committees, Of the engineers
and fremen's brotherhoods, respectively,
are arrested, charged with cons piracy.
ARTHUR WHITE, aged 19, confidential
clerk of Banker Charles NJ. Kittredge, of
Denver, is missing, and is supposed to
have carried off $4,000, which sum is
missing.
The Governor OF Missouri refuses to
commute to REIMBURSEMENT the death
sentence OF Hugh R. Books, the English
man who murdered his friend PrelIer in a
St. Louis hotel, and packed his corpse
into a trunk, but has granted him a four
weeks respite.
NEBRASKA CRY, Neb.-The Burlington
officers claim to have uneartheG plot.
by striking engineers, to blow up the
new bridge over the Missouri river, with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19

THE naval reserve bill is hardly likely,
in the pressure of other matters before
Congress, to be voted on this session.
The House naval committees favorable
report on the bill has just been printed
and contains an account of the European
auxiliary navies, which are such valuable
addition TO the maritime powers main
tanning them. The proposed reserve
would comprise the officers and men of
merchant vessels, beside the men con-
nected with the revenue marine and the
hfe-saving, lighthouse and signal servio-
es. All must be American citizens, must
qualify before naval board, and are to
be enrolled voluntarily for five years,
Admiral Porter is a warm advocate of the
scheme, which promises greater security
on the coast and the great lakes. The
cost of maintenance has been estimated
at 100000 a year,-a comparatively
small sum considering the advantage
which would result from carrying out the
scheme.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Of All ThinrS IN tho World

tonic is what nervous people require. To i'm
part strength into the nervous organism is to in
sure its tranquility, provided causes of unhealth-
ful excitement are avoided 4 medicinal tonic that
like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters = commands
the unqualified sanction of the healing profession
and which institutes general reform in bilious,
dyspeptic and 0ebilitated condition of the sys-
t-1, is surely entitled to careful trial by intel
ligent people, capable of forming a due estimate
of medicine. from emphatic and often reco d.
ed professional evidence in its behalf. Not only
are the nerves and stomach invigorated by the
BitterS, but the system is also endowed with I'M
wOnted power of resistance to influences in air,
water or daily avocation subverSive OF health.
Prominently dangerous among the first named
OF tueSe is malaria, against which Hostetter' S
stomach Bitters affords competent safeguard.
Rheumatism and kidney troubles are also pre-
vented and overcome by it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
scheme.

The sugar trust has advanced the price
of sugar again, although already making
a profit that will net the refining inter
est not less than $4,000 600 annually, IS
per cent. of which will be divided by the
trust. This advance on the heels of the
threatened prosecution may be accepted
as an evidence that the trust expects to
be overtime Hn in court and purposes to
make the last possible cent at the expense
of the consumers before an adverse in
dicial decision can be reached. OF course,
the trust does not admit this to be the
cause of the present advance. An al
legged scarcity of raw sugar is made the
pretext. But no one outside of the trust
is aware of any scarcity. Raw sugar,
known as "fair refining" was worth As
cents per pound in October, when the
trust first went into operation. Last
Saturday it was quoted at the same fig
ure. Centrifugal sugar is now about one
fourth Of cent higher than q year ago.
1t will be seen therefore that the price of
the two grades of raw sugar chiefly used
in refining has advanced so little as to
furnish no indications of scarcity. But
what of refined sugar? The price of cut
loaf and crushed, October 1, 1887, was
SIS to 615; now tits cents. Granulated,
then worth cents, is now sold at rs,
and standard coffee A, then worth 558. is
now selling for 65s. These quotations
show that while the trust pays no more
for one kind of raw sugar than it did a
year ago and only one-fourth of a cent
more for the other, it realizes from the
consumers IL cents more for cut loaf
and crushed, rs cents more for granu'
lated and l cent more for standard A
than at that time, an increase varying
from 171s to % per cent. The new adj.
vance is certainly not called for because
of scarce or high-priced raw sugar.