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, 1888-02-02
ARTISTS IN PLuMAeE.


Light Work Done by Hosts of Pretty
Girls with Nimble Fingers.
From lower Broadway away up to
Seventeenth street may be found hun
dreds of stores where handsome, glossy
feathers are exposed for sale. In them
are employed twenty times tho number
of pretty girls, whose occupation, from
z or 8 O'Clock in the morning till long
past 8 in the evening, is to smooth and
cur and steam the ruffied wings of the
feathered tribe brought from all parts of
the world, and in all shades, sizes and
conditions.
The primary object in steaming feath-
ers is to timber the quilts and lay the
ruffled, tiny feathers that are the compo-
nents of not only the completed bonnet,
but of the price itself. And, indeed, the
husband who would be so cruel as to re-
fuse his wife such a love of a thing rs is
made out of these v~ari-colored articles
doesn't deserve to have a wife.
Steaming feathers seems simple
enough. "Just hold them over the
steam" But the novice would get his
fingers burned and burned again in the
attempt, and then-well, then, the
feather would be worth throwing away.
The old fashioned way of doing the work,
which is still in vogue in the smaller
stores, is to fill an ordinary tin kettle,
having an extra long and straight nozzle,
with water, and then heat it. When the
boiling point is reached and the steam
issues forth the work of the pretty
steamer begins. The feather is held in
the steam, and with disengaged hand the
girl smooths the obstinate particles until
they shine as brightly as the eye of the
worker. This is all the work there is to
it. Still, it is a long, tedious occupation,
which strains the mind as well as the
hands.
In addition to being steamed the feath-
ers are dyed, curled inc finally prepared
for the milliner, after being glued to the
regulation wire pin, much after the
fashion of the flower from the florist.
Dyeing a feather is like dyeing anything
else, a V perhaps hat it costs more, be-
cause there is so little of it. The curling
is done over a hot fire, deft fingers again
playing a prominent part in shaping tho
twists and turns until they represent, SO
husbands will claim, about So n twist.
Then the wing feathers are attached to
the wire pins or handles by mean Of
paste and a heavy, thick strip of cloth,
and then the goods are ready for tho
market.
Just how long it takes to steam and
prepare each feather is a question that
even skilled workwomen cannot answer.
Their intuition and knowledge of The
article is a help in determining, but SOM
feathers are just as obstinate about getting
steamed and polished as their original
owners were about getting caught, aad
they will not down. But slender fingers
finally coax the hayward tips and then
the work is finished.
OF course in the larger houses the
method of doing this work is much
simpler, though probably no continuance
has yet been devised for ~supplanting tho
girls n their deft work with machinery.
Indeed, it is doubtful if there could be a
machine invented to so thoroughly get
at the little details with which the work
abounds, and this may be the cause of
the girls constant good nature.-New
York World.
, 1888-02-02

All the good qualities of the metals
seem to be contained in aluminium, and
engineering will be amazingly benefited
If 1t can be cheaply produced. 1t is only
one-third as heavy as iron and yet very
tough. 1t has a very low melting point,
and hence can be cast with great facility,
and, besides, it works well under the
hammer. The changes which would be
permitted in the construction of engines,
boilers, hulls, etc, by the use of n metal
only one-third as heavy as iron can be
readily imagined. The solution Of aerial
navigation, if ever reached, will probably
depend upon the use of thin metal
Chicago News.
, 1888-02-02

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT
MENT is only put up in large two. ounce
tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for old
sores, burns, wounds. chapped hands and
all skin e%ruptions. Will positively cure all
kinds Of piles. Ask for the ORIGINAL
ABIETINE OINTMENT. Sold by DR..
w. N. Hunt, at 25 cents per box-by mail
30 cents.
, 1888-02-02
An Absolute Cure.

A monument to Gen. Robert Toombs
has been shipped from Italy to Georgia.
, 1888-02-02

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader office.
, 1888-02-02

al Dept; Oh evenue, Hyo.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
MINNEAPOLIS.
THIS is IMPERATIVE.

1t must be apparent to the Democrats
OF Hennepin county that the Republi-
cans have succeeded in putting up, on
the whole. an exceptionally strong
ticket. 1t has weak spots, but ins its
entirety it is strong and its personnel
will commend it to the electors of the
county. In less than two weeks the
Democrats will assemble to select the
men who are to oppose it, and it is
needless to say that it will require the
very best material in the party for that
purpose. Nothing is gained i'll politics
by Understanding the strength OF the
enemy, or by overconfidence at home;
therefore. it may be said plainly that to
Win in the county election the Demo
Gratis must build a ticket that will COM
pare favorably with that now IN the
field. With other things even, the Democ-
racy should sweep Hennepin from stem
to stern and carry the ticket through
without the loss of man. The tide is
with them, but an uneXceptionablet ticket
must be the keynote to success. If there
ever was crisis in the political history
of the party when personal feeling and
differences must be laid aside for COM
bined effort for the party, that time is
now. The local ticket must commend
itself to the people of the county as
Grover Cleveland does to the voters OF
the union, or Eugene Wilson to the
voters of the state. Let it but do that,
and its ratification at the polls is cer-
tain
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
MILLS CLOSING DOWN
To Permit Channel Repairs---A
Light OUDtIt

The Northwestern Miller in its issue
of to-day will say: The idleness Of
several mills last week was made quite
apparent in the flour output, the figures
being the smallest since April. The
the total production of the week was
145,o0O barrels-averaging q, 293 barrels
daily-againSt 1884, 800 barrels the week
before, and 1000 for the correspond
ing time in 1887. The mills will not
get in much more than half time
the present week, and the out
put will be pretty light. Begin
ming tomorrow morning, the
work of cleaning the west side canal
will be commenced, and the water will
be kept out till Monday noon-three
working days. AS nearly all the mills
take power from this canal the greater
part of them. eighteen in number. will
be closed down during this period. This
will not come far from cutting the out
put in half; at least, it will probably be
under 100000 barrels for the current
week.
Direct exports of flonr forthe week end
ing Saturday were 46, 800 barrels, against
6S,S00 the preceding week. AS the
spring wheat crop natures the extent
of the damage from frost becomes more
apparent. In Northern Dakota it has
been most severe. and the more that is
known about the matter the less favora-
ble becomes the situation.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.
Bank clearings yesterday, s419,415.o4.

Bank clearings yesterday, S419, ,415.04.
The false work on the Franklin avenue
bridge is completed.
The work of laying sidewalk in the Elev-
enth ward is finished.
The fall term of the Bennett seminary be-
gins Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Patrolman Void has nearly recovered from
the bullet wound in his head.
Pearl Wilson, the woman who shot herself
some time ago, is slightly worse.
This afternoon the Lucy Hayes W. c. 7. Q.
will meet at the Franklin avenue III. T..
church.
Patroman P. Hurley, Of the East side sta
stion, is again on duty, after an illness OF
nearly three weeks.
/, Jim Wilson, we'll known to the police, was
arrested yesterday with valuable lap robe
in his possession.
There will be a council meeting Friday
afternoon to pass the budget of claims and
the city employe pay roll.
Antioch, Syria, will give a free lecture in cos
tune at the Thirteenth Avenue NJ. E. church.
Charles Buttsfield, residing at 20 Royalston
avenue, fell from building at 943 Four
teenth avenue south and was injured inter-
nally.
A young girl named Emma Larsen yester-
day applied to the police TO know how she
could recover a weeks wages which she
claimed were due her from johnson Bros,
who keep a boarding house at III Fifth
street south. She was referred to justice
court,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL.
The Third Annual Opens---The
Business Transacted.


The third annual meeting of the Min
nesota High school council opened at
the state university yesterday morning
with the following present: A. w.
Rankin, president; William Moore, sec
retary; Prof. d. w. Kiehle, state super
intendent of public instruction: Prof.
j. S. Clark, of the University of Mime
sofa; William A. Hadley, Minneapolis;
Prof. Harry p. Judson. Minneapolis; E.
j. Babcock, of Minneapolis; George B.
Aitkin, of Minneapolis; Miss Mary
A. Smith. Rushford; Miss Mary l.
Weber, Miss Lillian G. Cool, Worthing-
ton; Miss NJ. Emily Harris, Owatonna;
Mrs. l.. B. Avery, Marshall; W. j. AL
exander, st. Peter; K. W. Buell.. Lanes
J. H. Lewis, Hastings; w. NJ. West,
Farribault; r. E. DeDfeld. Duluth; j.
H. Cummings, Moorhead; Lafayette
Bliss, Henderson; William Robertson
Willmar; Joel n. Childs, Morris;
III. G. Hess, Winnebago City; c. w
Headley, Fairmont; A. B. Gould,
Brainerd; Frank L. Wilson, Saltwater:
A. w. Rankin, Owatonna; William
Moore, st. Paul; A. f. Beuhdolt, Man
kato; |. W. CLANCY, Jr., Northfield: j.
Y. Innings, Preston; F. V. Hubbard,
Waseca; L. B. Avery, Marshall. III. w.
Brewster, st. Anthony Park; Darius
Stewart, Rochester; d. Otis Bean. Lake
City.
President Rankin called the meeting
to order at 0:30 and made an address on
educational work in the high schools.
Supt. Kiehle followed. A general
discussion followed OH the proper pro-
nunciation of Latin words. At the
afternoon session Supt D. Steward, of
Rochester, made an address on grade
preparation for the high school. Supt.
r. E. Denfield, of Duluth, followed
with an interesting address on 1.-The
Academy and the Free High School, %
To-day officers will be elected for the
ensuing year.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
UNITE AGAINST sCHEFFER.
The Union League Regards That
Its Duty.

Scheffer is developing so much
strength in this county that the McGill-
ties are scared half to death, and last
evening general mass NEE ting was
held at the rooms of the Union league
to decide on some programme to prevent
him from carrying the county. A large
number of those present sug-
gested holding the primaries ac-
cording to the provisions of the
''whiteman" election law. This sug-
gestion. However, met with violent op-
position, the old ringsters well knowing
that while it would prevent the Schefier
men from committing fraud, it would also
prevent their own fraudulent practices,
and consequently it was voted down.
Finally, after several speeches were
made imploring every one seemed
to forget for the time be-
ing all preferences for governor
and make common cause against lSchef-
fer, the whole matter was delegated over
to the county committee, which was in
structed to appoint men for inspectors
of the different primaries who knew
their business, which probably meant to
appoint inspectors who would see that
delegates favorable to A. r. McGill
would be elected. The principal speak
ers were John S. Pillsbury and Loren
Fletcher, each of whom spoke dozen
times.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
FIRST CONCERT TONIGHT.
One Thousand School Children to Sing
in the Exposition Chorus.
SPLENDID PROGRAMME.
An Exhibition by the Minneapolis
Gymnasium---Various Bits of
Information.

The first vocal concert of the Exposi-
ton will be given tonight by chorus
OF 1000 public school pupils under the
direction OF Prof. Raymond. The girls
nave been selected from the third,
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades,
and have been drilled twice week dur
ing the summer vacation. 1t will be
seen by glancing at the programme That
the selections they will render are
worthy of the most ambitious musical
societies. For instance, Verdi's pilgrim
and anvil choruses. In four of the
nine numbers Cappa's band will
accompany the chorus, but in
the remainder there will be no
accompaniment save that of the piano.
Each Of the singers will be attired in
white, wearing gilt crown, and will
occupy seats at the east end of the light
well, while the band will occupy the
platform in front. A realistic effect
will be given in the rendition of Amer
lca." Prof. Raymond has written a
third verse, so as to provide for the
waving of flags. with which each will
be provided. The following are the
musical programmes for both afternoon
and evening, including the concert:
AFTERNOON, 2 P. NJ, PARTL
March-La Refine de Saba. Gounod
Oyerture-Crown Diamonds. .Auber
Tarantella, for flute and clarinet Saint Saens
II. Wittgenstein, futist.
Sig. a. Barbera, clarinetist.
Danse Ydes Aborigenes. LIE There
Grand Selection Duet Traviata .. Verdi
Intermission, one hour.
PART II, 4 P NJ.
Symphonic Poem-Triangle and drum
Donizetti
Cornet Solo-Fantaisie Caprice :. ...Rogers
Walter Rogers.
Waltz Anita. .Benedetu
Caprice-The Rolling Drums. .Asch
Synopsis-The drums and military band
are heard in the distance-Drum and fife are
approaehing-The band is heard coming
The galloping of the cavalry regiments-The
return of the army-The roll of the drum
The beating Of drums is heard in the dist
ance.
Exposition Children's Chorus Concert AS
sisted by Cappa's Seventh Regiment Band.
PART I.-7:30 p. NJ.
Overture-La GaZzd~I adra ....... ...Rossini
Band.
(a) From Bright LANDS 1 Come .....Donizetti
(p) Pllgrlm Chcrus. ....................,.Ne erd1
Children's Chorus.
March Indlenne....-.- ............Le There
Band.
(a) The Bird Carol Bradbury
(b) Friends and Home Verdi
ChildrenS Chorus.
Selection-Dorothy. ..................Ce Cellier
Band.
1ntermission one hour.
PART 1880 P. NJ.
}a} Inc Kover. er...'................. ..'...; ADJ
(p) Anvil chorus. ............... ........ Verdi
Children's Chorus.
Cornet Solo-Ocean View Hartman
Walter Rogers.
(a) Come Merry Birds of Spring. ...... White
(b) The Farmers Girls. ......... Bradbury
w
Childrens Chorus.
Tarautella-Neapolitain .... ..Jullien
Prof. Stiles Raymond, Children's Chorus
Conductor.
Miss frankie Cover. Accompanist
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
A Roundup of the Theaters---Dra-
matte Personals,


matte Personals.
The engagement of Louis James and
Marie Wainwright opens at the Grand
jopera tonight. "Othello'' will be pre-
sented with Mr.. James as Othello, Miss
Wainwright as Desdemona, and MIR.
Mosely as Iago. The support includes
Kate Meek, Eral Dunbar, Harry Lang
don, E. Y. Backus and others. To-m0r-
row night grand production OF LAS
You Like It'' will be given with appro-
pirate scenery and costumes. MISS
Wainwright will appear as Rosallnd.
The sale indicates large attendance.
The coming of that versatile come
dian Nat G. Goodwin at the Grand
Opera next week will no doubt attract
large audiences, as it is now three years
since Mr.. Goodwin has played III this
city. Since that time Mr.. Goodwin mas
achieved wonderful success IN light
nounced will give him every oppor-
tunity to display his great genius. Mr..
Goodwin will present Noah Medford.s
farce-comedy "Turned Up" which is
said to be excruciatingly funny, and
Lend Ne Five Shillings" and the well
known comedy Confusion" by Joseph
Derrick. A double bill will be pre-
sented each night. Mr.. Goodwin has In
his support this season j. Miller Kent,
Robert G. Wilson, Herbert Aging,
Lillian Lee and others. The sale OF
seats opens to-day.
"Uncle Toms Cabin will be pre-
sented at the Pence opera house tonight
and run the remainder of the week.
Manager Sterling has completed ar
rangements for his latest stroke OF en-
terprise, and announces that, beginning
to-day, every purchaser of ticket to
the Peoples theater will be given
ticket of admission to the Exposition
free. =.
BY request sDamon and Pythias"
will be produced at the Peoples during
the session of the Grand Lodge X. L.
of Minnesota, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Sept. IL and II.
The ''Richelieu' audiences at the
Peoples have been increasing steadily
during the week. Mr.. Hamilton's rem
dition of the title role is finished and
powerful.
The Peoples theater nine play the
St. Paul Peoples nine in st. Paul this
afternoon for the benefit of L. Fulton
RuSSplI
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
Art Gallery Notes.

T. W. Moran, the talented and gentle
manly young artist, whose portraits in
the art gallery are receiving deserved
commendation, spends several hours
each afternoon in the room containing
the Walker collection, adding much to
the interest thereof by his explanations
of the pictures. Mr.. Moran is a valua-
BILE acquisition to art circles in the CITY.
and welcome accession to the social
world among the young people.
Mrs. NJ. B. Smith, lady over seventy
years of age, has Just completed copy
of Prof. Streight's great painting, The
Mount Of the Holy Cross, that seems
wonderful for one of her age. 1t is
done in pastel and reproduces the eff
fects of the original picture with fidelity
and truthfuinesS. Mrs. Smith is spend
ing the summer at the home of her
VerSity avenue southeast.
The picture, after the Hunt" by
Carl Uckerman, purchased last year by
house by the gifted artist who was tenn
porarily insane at the time. Mrs.
Girard Campbell, who has in charge the
collection of antique paintings, was
present at the time when he Sketched
the two dogs from life.
The wood pauel, upon which was
painted by Colin Coter in 1447, repre-.
senting ST. Ann, the Virgin Mary and
the child Jesus is one-of the Oldest pict-
ures in the antique collection, and is
valued at $4,000. 1t was taken from an
old church in Belgium.
The badges worn by the attendants in
the art gallery are models of tasteful
ornamentation. They were gotten up
by AR. Cottrell and will be kept by the
wearers as pretty souvenirs of the Ex-
position of 1855. A picture. of the Ex-
position above the words Art Gallery.
1888, is the design.
P. Lund, Minneapolis marine artist.
has Strong characteristic painting ot
ION the Ocean After Storm, valued
at $500, that receives much attention.
Mr.. Lund'S friends are many, and his
success is noted with pleasure.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
ticket which entities her to a chance on


ticket which entities her to a chance on
the drawing for seal skin sacque.
The committee in charge of the exer-
clses on Swedish anniversary day, Sept.
II, have been authorized to receive sub
scrlptlons to aid the Hamburg fire suf-
fererS.
Although there were no special fea-
lures yesterday, the attendance was
fair, and the opportunity to make a
careful inspection of the exhibits was
improved by many.
Two-morrow evening a concert will
be given by Scandinavian chorus of
100 voices, a gymnastic exhibition by
the West Side Turner association, under
the direction of Prof A. E. Kendervater,
and hat carnival, for which prizes to
boys will be given by Altman & Co..
and by S. E. Olson & Co. to girls. for
the most stylish, most unique, funniest.
and ugliest hats.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
NTarriaGe Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to John f. Beck and Kate Miller,
Charles A. Keller and Cora A. Mar
shall. Charles H. Barnard and Caroline
B. Whitaker, Hans Christianson and
Christina Hanson, Johannes j. Graaf
and Augusta NJ. LundQuist, Henry E.
Won Wedelstadt and Lucy NJ. Camp,
Orlando q. Williams and Cora E. Hath
away, John t. Rylander and
AlbeJ tina Knutson, John Jep-
son and Catharine Aagaard, Pat
rick H. Bradley and Mary l.. Brad
ley, Charles ]. Stone and Emma John
son, Charles Olson and Lena Peterson.
Clarence w. Clark and Belle Scott,
John Hulden and lnger Gunderson,
Martin Johnson and Anna Eastman,
Robert Larson and Ella Nelson, VIII
lam F. McFall and Anna NJ. Thomas,
Frederick W. Haven and Anna l..
ISham
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
EXPOSITION ITEMS.
Up Stairs and Down Stairs at the
BIG Show Il

Cappa's band was photographed yes
terday by Jacoby.
The fortunate lady drawing the ROYAL
Worcester corset yesterday was Miss
Mollie Ferber, Ais Lyndale avenue.
The aligators are beginning to get
used to their surroundings in Palmer
lake and come to the surface frequently
now.
The floral designs that were awarded
prizes will remain on exhibition as long
as they can be preserved.
The firemen at Cataract engine house
are having lots of fun at the expense of
the people who study astronomy by
gazing through that telescope.
The Indian show that has camped
neal. the exposition is to be increased
next week by the addition of a CON
tingent of twenty redskins, who will
give exhibitions of horseback riding as
we'll as war dances.
Four couples have registered to be
married on wedding day. Sept. 13.
Saturday each lady will be given a
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
The Police Court.

John Smith, charged with larceny
from w. d. Halstead. was found guilty
and sent up for thirty days. ..E. Sea
mon, charged with assaulting George
w. Mann, and Z. E. Hallmark. charged
with assaulting Clarence Brooks. had
their cases continued until to-day. Nor
ris Williams. George SonmcrS. Lewis
Myers and John Mccoy, vags. were
given one hour i'll which TO shake the
dust of Minneapolis from their feet,
John Nelson, charged with disorderly
conduct, had his case continued until
this morning. Christopher Ophenie.
Ed Slattery. Henry Scott and James
Holland, drunks, paid the customary So
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
Notes.

The Snider men were very jubilant
yesterday over the strength shown by
Scheffer in this county and are very con-
fident of carrying the county against
Rea. With the delegation from this
county added to the one already elected
by the Scheffer men in st. Paul, they
will have majority of the convention,
and it will make little difference who
the delegates from the other eight
counties in this congressional district
are for.
Gen. George Sheridan will address
the Republicans at Harmonic hall to-
morrow evening. The ten front rows
of seats will be reserved for members of
the G. A. L. Gen. l.. A. Grant will
preside at the meeting. Another meet
ing will be held at the Peoples theater
next Monday evening, when j. M.
ThurstOn, of Nebraska, will speak.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-30
NARROWED TO TWO.
Hennepin Republicans Believe in
the Merriam- M CELL Con,Iino

hSnHepfn hcpuDlIcanS Believe in
the Merriam-McGiH Combine.
While there MAY be three tickets in
the field in the Republican caucuses
on Saturday night, there will be but
two men running in reality. Tickets
may bear the names of Merriam, Nc
Gill or Scheffer, but the contest will be
between McGill and Scheffer, and hard
fight it will be. There is not promi-
nent Republican in Minneapolis but be-
lieves Merriam is out of the race and
has agreed to throw his strength to Nc
Gill, and as result McGill men are
wearing very broad smiles and bright
faces. Representative Lum, of Crow
Wing county, was in Minneapolis yes
terday, buZZing about the Snider head
quarters in Temple court. Said he:
"Will McGill be nominated! Never.
This deal may have been agreed upon.
but the goods cannot be delivered.
Take the Crow Wing delegation, for eX-
ample. They were elected for Merriam,
but he cannot turn them over to Nc
Gill. It's my opinion they will all go
over to Gilman"
Both McGill and Scheffer men in Hen
nepin county profess to be beneficiaries
from the deal. The McGill men declare
they will get the Merriam support, and
the Scheffer agents aver they will them
selves benefit by the split which will
follow. Loren Fletcher said YESTERDAY
that McGill would certainly get Henne-
pin county. "And | want you to un-
derstand," he added, that we will see
to it that no Democrats are run in for
Schetfer Saturday night"