St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15
WHISPERS.

How many people know that the sur
veyOr generals Office in Minnesota is
the original Office established in the
United States? Not many, Whisperer
will warrant; and yet the original,
time-Worn documents are on file at the
state house establishing that fact. The
Office was originally located by author
ity of congress and under commission
of GEORGE WASHINGTON at Marietta,
o., in 1897. AS the lands became dis
posed OF and the territory became par
titiOned Off, the Office moved gradually
westward, halted brief space at this
and that place, until it reached a final
resting place, many years ago, at st.
Paul, where all the records now are.
These records are especially interesting
to the antiquarians, covering, as they do,
the history of land transactions in this
country for over 100 years. Among
them are autograph letters from WASH
INGTON and JEFFERSON and other
presidents, all showing the quaint Off
eial phraseology of that by-gone day,
and winding up with the peculiar sig
nature, sYour honorable and most
humbly obedient servant" There is
also among the records the first survey
or'S chain used in the West, and accom-
panying it was personal letter from
the secretary of the treasury, under
whose jurisdiction the Office then was,
expressing the belief that sit was very
good chain indeed, as the maker of it
had assured him to that effect"
Official guilelessness that seldom ex-
lists nowadays.
Mayor Pfau's The "boys'' played
it rather low down on
Eyes. Mayor PFAU, of Man.
kato during the re-
cent compaign, when they marked the
fences, barn doors, and every other
available space, with mysterious refer
enceS to ''cIam bake" Of course tale
hangs tbereupon, and as the genial
mayor has laughed good deal over it
himself since, am sure he will have
no objection to its repetition. Last sum
mer Mr.. PFAU's eyes we're troubling,
and he told his wife it would be neces-
sary for him to go to the seashore to
be healed. He went. Having reached
the seashore, he met lot of jolly
friends, and, temporarily forgetting the
trouble with his eyes, proceeded to
enjoy life to the utmost for
several weeks. Then he returned
home, but the change was too sud-
which should have been improved
under the alleged treatment he had
gone East to receive, were very much
worse. Then Mrs. PAU demanded an
explanation. In all soberness and ear
neStneSS her liege lord told her that while
East he had partaken copiously of several
clam-bakeS, and that it was only after
wards he discovered there was some
mysterious quality in clans that always
affected the eyes in that way. Then he
gave list OF a dozen persons who had
been similarly afflicted. The explana-
ton was satisfactory, and everything
was again serene. But a few days ago
an Eastern travelling man dropped into
a MankatO mans office. During the
conversation he remarked: by the
way, saw Mank alto man at the sea-
shore last summer. His name was
PFAU, believe. He was having high
old time, and the night [ left the hotel
he was presiding over a champagne
supper" The story was too good to
keep, and Mayor PAU has hardly yet
got done explaining how he came to con-
found champagne with clam-bakeS.
And yet champagne is sometimes said
to be good for sore eyes.
Made by Speakingof Mankato
the Whisperer is re-
His Wife. minded of little Cos
sip regarding the con-
gresham who represents that city and
district, JOHN LIND. Many men claim
to be self-made, but LIND has been
made. so far as his polish, education and
consequent success are concerned, by
his wife. She was Miss SHEPHERD, a
bright, witty and extremely well edu-
Gated school teacher in Mankato some
ten or twelve years ago, when she sur
or, fri or mir htTr
rying rather uncouth young lawyer
from nearby country town. Mrs.
LIND. however. recognized her hus-
bands native ability and proceeded to
develop it. She taught him what books
to read and what other branches of
!, learning to study. She saw to it that his
efforts were turned in the right direc-
ton, and the results began speedily to
be apparent. Mrs. LIND continued the
process of self-deyelopment inteilectu-
ally, and carried her husband along
with her to loftier flights, until she had
pretty we'll supplied the deficiencies of
his early education. Then she began to
polish him up in the usages of polite so
clety, and succeeded very well indeed.
But she did not stop there. Always
ready with advice and suggestion, she
aided him in his profession and in the
IL.
Finally the desire of her life was accom-
plished. and she went to Washington
the wife of a congressman.
The wife is indeed in many cases the
''better half"
Judge Nell 1t is a good many
years since Judge
sons Rebuff. NELSON, of the United
States court, came to
st. Paul, and there was very little of
city here at that time; but the Judge
stayed and prospered with the pros
perity of the city which soon sprang up.
An incident occurred on the day of his
arrival, however, which pretty nearly
determined him to go back to the less
crude civilization Of the East. He ar
rived by steamboat one morning just as
day was breaking, and as he had been
looked forward with intense eagerneSS
to getting the batch of home letters
which he knew would be waiting for
him. JACOB WALES BASS was
postmaster of the town at that
time. 1t was about 5 o'clock
when young NELSON found his way to
the postoffice, and of course no one was
up. He was determined to get his mail,
however, and by vigorous pounding on
the door soon brought the nightcapped
head of Postmaster BASS to the window.
"What do you mean, young man, by
waking people up before daylight" was
gruffiy asked. 81 want my MAIL" said
young NELSON. ''Who are you and
where are you from?" rejoined the post
master. .My name is NELSON. Pm
just from the East and Pm going to set
tie here as a lawyer" was the reply.
'Young man." said JACOB WALES
BASS solemnly, ''do you see that steam
boat? Well, you just take her and get
back home as fast as possible. There
are fifty of you lawyers here at present,
and they give us no end of trouble. We
don't want another" Then the Win
dow went down with bang. But Nell
son persisted, got his mail, stayed and
finally got his JUDGES commission.