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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02

as class, and are generally contented:
William A. Frost. the lower Third
street druggist, is very careful dresser,
and usually wears Prince Albert coat
with vest and pants to match, and SILK
hat.
Although the proprietor of two retail
drug establishments in the city,. the
trials and viciSsitudeS of the business
have not told upon Karl Simmons. the
jovial, good-natured old landmark of the
profession in st. Paul. This may be,
however, from the fact that he pays
very little personal attention to the
business.
A. p. Wilkes, the Seven Corners drug
giSt, dresses for comfort and cares very
little about cunventionalities in his at
tire. He always looks well, notWlth-
standing.
Very little does J. P. Allen, the jack
son street pharmacist, care Tor dress,
but he has, however, an eye to bust
ness, and is the proprietor and manu-
facturer of several valuable patent med
icineS, the curative properties OF when
have gained for them ready sale
throughout the country.
Precision personified is E. Sterile,
whose place or business on lower Sev-
enth street, is one of the neatest in
the city. He is usually attired in a
plain. substantial suit of dark material
E. Zimmerman usually wears a black
cut-away coat with vest to match. and
pants of tritie lighter shade.
r. o. Sweeney, who recently quit the
business to accept the fish commission
ership, is very Indifferent dresser and
has weakness for the seductive ''tutti
trutti." He is an inveterate practical
joker, and in speaking of him. Bill Nye.
the humorist, once wrote that the per
sonal acquaintance who entered his
peace of business did so at great risk,
and could not tell what might befall
him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02
No Honest Vote.

New York Star.
The evidence of the profuse expendi-
ture of money at the polls Oh behalf of
the Republican national candidates ac-
cumulates from all the closely contested
states. The Hancock Democrat and the
Frankfort Crescent declare that from
S25 to $50 each was paid for votes in In
diana during the morning of election
day, and that the 'blocks of five float
ers" spoken of in Dudley's letter were
swollen to blocks of ten wherever money
could buy votes throughout the state.
The Hartford Times announces that as
high as $50 was paid for single votes in
the Seventh ward of that city; and so
general was Republican corruption
throughout Connecticut that it is won
derful that even the sagacious general
ship of Senator Barnum, backed by the
steady virtues of the Democratic line,
saved the party from disaster. Puck
sums up the situation by saying that
Cleveland could not have been. and
was not, defeated by an honest vote.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02
FIRE INSURANCE.
The Annual Cost Of Protecting
Our Homes Against Danger.

The Annual Cost Of Protecting
Our Homes Against Danger.
Coast Review.
Following we present some interest
ing figures, compiled largely from Fire
Insurance 10y States. The figures are
those of 1887. The segregation into
sections will be of passing interest at
least. The Pacific coast ranks first in
percentage of profit to the companies.
The average loss ratio for the coast was
SO per cent, against 60 for the entire
country. New England ranks next,
with an average of 40 per cent. The
Middle Atlantic states Che old Middle
states and Maryland incurred the high
est loss ratio, 70 per cent. which indi-
Gates that business was transacted in
that section at dead loss of from 3 to 6
per cent of the premiums. Perhaps a
little reform is needed' in New
York, etc. The Mississippi val
ley states. as we have grouped
them, supplied the most premiums
two-ffths of the total. the Rocky
mountain and Pacific coast states and
territories, with population of about
100000, contribute as much for fire in
surance as the ten South Atlantic and
Gulf states, which have six times the
population, or about 100000. In other
words, the premium payment per capita
is six times greater OH the Pacific coast,
where there is only one large city, than
on the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts.
Of the sos, 537, 1876 premiums the terri
tory east of the Mississippi contributed
S77,7S0. 453, or IA per cent. The average
loss ratio was over 81 per cent east of
the Mississippi river. and less than 81
west of the river. The average loss
slave-holding states) was 60 per cent,
and in the NORTH the old free states)
the average loss ratio was only 81 per
cent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02

poor coIored man." remarked down.
town druggist, "has been known to
spend his last penny for this purpose
when he was suffering from the pangs
of hunger" Sporting women and ig-
norant whites who come from the South
are also given to the same superstition,
though they are generally able to better
conceal it, purchasing the drugs one at
time at different stores. The load
stone is likewise highly priced by this
superstitious fraternity, who feel much
surer of success when carrying it in
their pockets in
PLAYING GAMES OF CHANCE.
Notwithstanding the drawbacks of
their profession. the druggists of the
city are a pleasant, good-natured class
of citizens, many of whom have their
little peculiarities, but they manage to
enjoy good many OF the pleasures
along with the trials Of life, dress well
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02

"Duz yez keep postage stamps?" in
uuired the next individual. Then
OIL take wan," an answer in the af-
tirmative having been given. He was
followed by a man with legitimate
drug prescription and a fellow to look
at the directory, after which three boys
purchase cents worth of 1icOrice stick
and kick because it isn't bigger. The
next is bum for pint of Old Tom gin
and woman to wait for the car. Again
the door opens and lady sails in, who
surely has something to buy. She is
clothed in silks, wears sealskin
sacque, and walks with the upper ten.
She asks the price of this and that,
smells of all the perfumes, inquiries the
price of the best white roSe-thinkS
they ask too much-buJ is not prepared
to buy just now, and perhaps may stop
coming back. She changes her mind,
however, and if the clerk can change
five she thinks she will take a postage
stamp. And so it is, day after day, a
continuous run of people, half of whom
buy and all of whom
HAVE QUESTIONS TO ASK.
They try the tooth brushes Oh their
gums, enquire as to the price and virtues
of patent medicines, want calendars
and almanacs, and ask if they have
picture cards to give away, but the
customers in want of drugs are few and
far between.
About this time of year peculiar
class of customers are the more super
stitious of the colored population, who
are endeavoring TO ''change their luck"
with the coming of the new year. There
are several drugs, which, though inert
as to their medicinal properties, are
-, al Of TO
equal parts of incense. dragons blood
and saltpetre being a common mixture,
and on rare occasions when the
victim is under the influence
of particularly unlucky spirit
quantity of garlic is added. These
substances are burned in a closed and
darkened room. and their fumes are
considered great omens for good. "Many
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Has One Redeeming Trait.

Boston Transcript.
.Hattie-They say that Matte is going
to marry Fred Higginswitch. But wha
she can see in him is>more than can
understand. He's awfully homely, and
he doesn't dress bit nice, and they say
he is terribly disslpated; besides, he's
as poor as church mouse.
Kattie-I know; but you should see
him play tennis! His playing is just
tovplV
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CHANGING SEASONS.

No longer on the garden gate
Fond lovers swing;
November breeZes regulate
That sort Of thing.
Within the cosy parlor now,
Before the CRATE
They sit, and never notice how
It's growing late.
The blazing Goals illuminate
With rudy glow
The cosy room, and. though tbs late,
He does not go.
Next day she has sleepy afr;
Her pas enraged;
But. after all, what does she carer
She is engaged.
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the maddest, say I, is this dree, dreat
madness called passion.
Gun Barrels Made by Machiner,

Gun Barrels Made by Machinery
New York Telegram.
In the old days-that is, when your
son-in-law was " kid Ut took gun
smith days to rifle out the inside of
gun barrel. so that one could shoot a
squirrel through the head without kill
ing anybody in the next town. But
now the slow gun-making process of
''afore de wah " has given way to the
genius of machinery. 1t is said that,
by the methods of recent improvements
made in the manufacture of rifles, as
many as 100 barrels can now be role d
in an hour by one machine. They are
Strengthened cold and bored with cor
responding speed, and even the rifing
is done automatically, so that one man
tending six machines can turn out sixty
OF seventy barrels per day. With the
old rifing machine twenty barrels was
about the limit of days work, but the
improved machines attend to every
thing after being once started, and
when the rifling is completed ring a
bell to call the attention of the work.
man.
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s'T!he Burlinqfun'

Union Depots, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Chi
cago and St. Louis.
Ticket Offices-St. Paul, corner Third and
Robert SITS. !; Chicago, corner Clark and AID
ans SITS. ST. Louis liz North Fourth st.
Leave Arrive
st. Paul. ST. Paul.
Chicago, st. Louis and
Peoria, daily, .... 1902. m. 7:55 a. m.
Chicago, La Crosse,
Dubuque, and Galena
Ex. Sunday 49,. .7:3o a. m. 800 D. m
Suburban trains leave union depot, ST,
Paul, for Daytons bluff, Oakland, Highwood,
Newport. ST. Paul Park and Pullman avenue
daily at and 10 a. NJ, 1915, 2:30, $40,
Saturdays only at IL q p. m. Returning
arrive daily, at ESQ, $40 and H. l5 a. m,
2, 5, 6:1O and and 7:30 p. M, and We'd
nesdays and Saturdays only at i :05 D. m.
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q H ST:RAuI n
e 81 EAPoLIS
8UU RAILWAY. n u

Through Sleeping, Dining Cars ana
Free Colonists' Sleepers to Butte,
Helena, Great Falls, Winnipeg,
Fargo, Grand Forks and all
other important Northwestern
points. Free ColonistS' SleeperS
through to Pacific Coast
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Prepare Him for 1892.

Judge.
If you have friend that is doubtful
as to his political duty, go and argue
with him and give him a few pastors.
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BEHIND The COUNTER.
Scenes From Everyday Life
in a Big Drug
Store.
Superstitious Customers Who
Want to Break Spells Of
Evil Spirits.
Postage Stamps the Last Re-
sort Of Many Wealthy
Visitors.
Despite Tribulations Drug
gists Take Pains With
Their Attire.

He pharmaceutical
~ fraternity have long
G 81 been a butt for the
1924 ~ witticiSms of humor-
%GcDY MI lists and smart young
M ;:::s :::::s {! i:
NOBODY SICK a aanos G 10 ' an equal de-
iba4..ae Doetn, gree with the much
abused niue and banana peel, to say
nothing of the trials, tribulations, and
veXatiOns to which they are daily subject
ed by the people. The druggist must
necessarily be of peculiarly mild and
even temper to withstand the tempta-
ton which is ever presented to give
way to his feelings and tear up the
earth in the desperation OF rage; and
were citizenship dependent upon
thorough apprenticeship behind the
drug counter. it is doubtful II the mad
houses of the country would be large
enough to accommodate the victims.
The labors of legitimate pharmacy are
not so disagreeable, but there is vast
difference between the legitimate and
so-called drug business" and the
casual observer who spends few hours
in almost any drug store of St. Paul,
will see and hear many strange and
some
DISGUSTING AND CRIMINAL THINGS.
The first of the line of customers will
be, perhaps, bright and charming
school girl, scarcely out of her teens,
who doubtfulIy approaches the toilet
case and softly whispers few words
to the clerk, who carefully and uncon-
cernedly wraps up quantity of finely
prepared substances. that look very
much like powder and rouge. 1t is her
first offense, and she has no choice as to
quality, and does not complain about
the price. She will become less
abashed after while, and it will take
the clerk three times as long to wait On
her.
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Dining Cars on Paei-
fic and Winnipeg
Express Trains.

Pacific Express
Qimited) for Fargo,
Bismarck, MilesCityI
Helena, Butte, SpO-
kane Falls. Tacoma.
and Portland. ......|
Winnipeg Express
(limited) for Brain
erd, Grand Forks.
Grafton, Pembina
and Winnipeg.
Fargo Express, for
Fergus Falls, Wah-
peton, Minor, Fargo
and intermediate
points,. 80. 49,.
Dakota Express, for.
Sank Center, Nor
ris, Fargo, James
town, Bismarck,
Mandan and inter
mediate points.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02

Morris, WahDeton,
Sioux Falls, Pipe
stone and Willmar.
81. Cloud, Fargo and
Grand Forks.
Osseo and st. Cloud.
Excelsior and Hutch
lnson =. .........
Anoka. ST. Cloud, |
Willmar. Princeton
and Milaca. |
Aberdeen, Glendale, |
w atertown. Huron, |
Wahpeton. Cassel-
ton, Hope, LarimoreI
and Fargo.
Fargo, Grand Forks,
Grafton, Neche.I
Winnipeg, Seattle,
Tacoma, Portland,
Ore. -. .....,....I
Crookston, Minot,
Buford, Great Falls,
Helena and Butte.
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All trains daily except as follows: a except
Sundays: b, SATURDAYS as far as Wahpeton
only; Mondays from Wahpeton only.
Through sleepers daily to Great Falls.
Helena, Butte, Mont. Fergus Falls, Moorhead,
Fargo, Grand Forks Aberdeen, Grafton.
Crookston, Winnipeg, Watertown. Huron
and all other important points.
Short line trains between st. Paul and
Minneapolis run frequently from Union
depot in each city during the day. st. Paul,
W.. Dutch, City Passenger and Ticket
Agent, 195 East Third ST.; Brown q Knebel.
Ticket Agents, Union Depot. Minneapolis,
V. d. Jones. CITY Passenger and Ticket
Agent corner Third st. and Nicollet ava
Ii. L. Martin, Ticket Agent Union Depot.
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Totals. ....... Al $9,72S,O66
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AMI AXE SrArES
Is ,.........1,625 S4i,56l.262

PACIFIC COAST AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES
AND TERRITORIES.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02

Dining and Sleeping
Cars. Free Colo
nists' Sleepers.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC R. R.
The Dining Car Line to Fargo,
Winnipeg. Helena, Butte and
the Pacific Northwest.

Leave Arrive
st. Paul st. Paul
Daily. Daily.
400 p. m. 6:o5 p. m.
400 p. m. 7:O5 a. m.
500 p. m. 7:05 a. m.
.Ii
S:35 a. m. 7:15 D. m.
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Leave Arrive
ST. Paul. st. Paul.

q $40 a m 6;30p m
as:2O q m a6:49 pm
a2::30 p m all :55 a IN
also p m a12;55 pm
40 p IN a11:10am
b7:30 p m :25 a M
5 100 p m 7:25 ana
,T1
40 1o,1n
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Second-class Sleepers are run ON train leav-
ing st. Paul at 1885 a. m. Through Pullman
Sleepers daily between st. Paul and Grafton,
Grand Forks Winnipeg, Fergus Falls, Wah-
peton. Helena and all points West.
G. E. STONE, City Ticket Agent. No. 173
East Third street, st. Paul: G. F. McNEILL,
City Ticket Agent 10 Nicollet House. Min
neapoliS
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NEW ENGLAND sTAIEs.
565 S15,147,. 90

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
HeayT Hail and Rain.

Last Wednesday afternoon there fell in
some parts of the county the heaviest rain
probably that has ever fallen IL this county.
The rain began falling about three o'clock,
and lasted for three hours. 1t was &C
COZ. ranied by considerable hail. The
storm seems, as well as we can learn, to
have beza principally in the south central
part of this county, beginning neaS Viii
sons MIL and following up Deep Creek,
by Jordan, and on towards Wrights Bluff. La
the Fork AID about Manning there was only
an ordinary rain fell with little or no hail.
At Mr.. Thos H Harviu's, near Pamela.
the hail was small bat covered the ground
having the appearance oe a heavy freeze in
winter. It could be rakea up by the bush
el the nert morning. At Summerton the
rain is said to have been the heaviest 10
the memory of the oldest inhabitants. At
Mr.. Tom Sprott's, at Jordan, the hail was
SO heavy that it could be raked up by the
bushel, and his garden and orchard were
ruined. At Mr.. Henry Esdale's, near Jor.
dan, the water flooded his yard, and he had
to hastily dig bitches to drain his yard, and
save his poultry from all being drowned.
! On the Wilson's Mill and Summerton
Railroad the rainfall was so heavy that the
engineer could not see the smokestack of
his engine, and had to stop the train. At
ter the rain the track for considerable
distance was entirely covered with water.
Lands in many instances were badly wash
ed, in some cases down to the clay. There
has been in most parts Of the county and
but in some parts of this county we have
received reports that the seasons have been
unusually fine, and the crops are doing
we'll
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Rer. Mr.. Godber and His Meeting.

~--~
Rev. ". E. Godbey and his two assistant
evanselists, who for two weeks conducted
revival meeting at the Methodist church,
left last Monday for Anderson. Mr.. God
bey did much good in this place, and be-
fore he left, many souls were converted to
God, and testified brightly to their new
born hearts The parting scene Sunday
night was truly touching. The altar was
crowded three OF four deep with old Chris
tians, new converts, and penitents. Mr..
Godbey exhorted all to hold on steadfast!y
to hold frequent meetings, and ever to be
ready to testify to Gods glory and name.
Toward the close of his work he got 10 using
milder and more elegant expressions. He
said of the town, that while it appeared to
have little religion, yet he WAS never at a
place where the people were more senteel
and attentive Mr.. Godbey is, We believe, a
truly pious man, very enthusiastic in his
work, and while he is rough and terrible in
his denunciation of sin, yet we have not
heard man say aught against his piety.
No one accuses him of being hypocrite.
The meeting continues with great inter
est. Rev. Il. NJ. Mood and Rev. W. B.
Duncan are continuing the meeting, and
they are expecting Rev. J. u. Pike to assist
them. Services are held at o'clock and
o'clock P NJ The congregationsare large
and attentive. The meeting will probably
close Sunday next
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Stale Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF CLARENDON,

Bilious AppELr, ESQ, Probatedg
WTHEREAs, JAMES E. DAVIS, Clerk
w of Court, made suit to me, to grant
him letters of administration Of the Estate
of and effects Of HULDA "a; THAMES.
These are therefore to cite and adaonish
all aud singular, the kindred AMI creditors OF
the said HULDA A. THAMES, deceased,
that they be and appcarl.before me, in the
Court of Probate, to be held at Manning,
on tie 3lst day of May next, after pub
lication hereof, at II O clock IN the fore
noon, to shew cause, if any they have,
why the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this eighteenth
day of April Anuo Donini 1883.
ISL LOUIS APPELT,
Probate Judge.
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land 7 ak.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR;
MANNING, S. c., February 4, 1883.
The following act is published IN
accordance with Section B:
An Act to Allow UnimproTed Lands
which have not been on the Tax
Books since 1875 to be Listed with
out peEalty.
SECTION BE It enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives, OF the otate
of South Carolina, now met and sitting ID
General Assembly, and by the authority OF
the same, That in all cases where unlm-
proved land which has not been upon the
tax books since the fiscal year commencing
November l, 1875, and which are not on the
forfeited list, shall at any time oeioGe tne
lst day of October, 1888, be returned 70 the
County Auditor for taxation, the saio Aucit1
or be, and he is hereby instructed, to assess
the same and to enter it upon the duphcate
of the fiscal year commencing November II
1887, with the simple taxes OF that year.
Section 2.-Ihat MI such lands as may
be returned to the Auditor for taxation ne-
tween the first day OF October, 1855 ana ING
lst day of October 1889. shall be assessed
and charged with the simple taxes o. tne
two fiscal years commencing, respecu'eii
on the first day of November, 1887 and the
first day of November, 1888.
SECTION 3.-That as soon as practicable
after the passage of this ACT, the comptron<
er General is directed to furnish copy OF ;
the same to each Auditor in the State. and
the Auditors are required to publish the
same in each CT their County papers, once
a week for three months during the year
1858, and for the same period of time dur
ing the year 1889; and the cost Of sucR la,o pup
lication shall be paid by the county iIe
urer upon the order OF the County COM
missioners, out of the ordinary county tax
last collected.
Approved December 10, 1887. 7.nu.,s
Auditor Clarendon County:
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Accident mt Greeieyrllie.

GgEELEYvuLE, April 21.--The rain and
hail of Wednesday afternoon, 18th inst,
did no damage at this place, but on the Saa-
tee road a few miles u:S>aut the injury to
gardens crops and farming lands was very
serious Messrs. Cantey, Montgomery,
Tutte, Asbrook, Rhodus, Lesesne, and 9TH
ers had their cotton beds washed to level,
growing corn covered up with earth, manure
carried away, besides having complete
stop put to further preparation and plant
ing. Others who did not suffer so seriously
were sadly disappointed in being prevented
from attending the marriage of a popular
young couple just over the line in Clarendon
County.
The young man, Ap Frierson, who was so
seriously injured at Messrs. Boyle and 10
gan's mill, at this place, q few days since,
was not an employee Of the mill. There
was no occasion for him to be where he was
at the time, nor for indulging in the curios-
ity which led to the accident. The engineer,
young Charley kazelle, warned him of his
danger but he did not heed the warning.
When he became entangled in the machin-
erv, Kazelle shut of the steam and grasped
the betting which was just the thing, and
the only thing which he could do to save
the unfortunate youth from further injury.
For this warning to one in danger, and tue
I g ,of
action, Mr. Kazelle deserves great credit
DR.. Isaac Boyd being absent in consultation
with the Drs. Brockington, could Lot be OBJ
tanned. The writer was requested to visit
the injured man brlt could not do so.
Hence he was sent to Foreston. DR.. Boyd
has again been called to visit him, and it is
hoped that something may be done to rem
edy the injury. ). VI. Is.
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Fragments from F0reston.

FoEEsToS, April 2s.-Though it has been
quite cool for day or two, we believe no
damage has been done to either crops or
fruits. 1t is now quite pleasant again.
Most of our farmers are through with plant
ing, and some of the wide-awake ones have
begun to plow the corn. Cotton chopping
has also begun on Maj. Lands Doctor
Swamp plantation. which is presided over
by Mr.. Geo. Hughes. The lad who was
wounded last week still lives and appears
to be IN about the same condition. DR..
Boyd. of Williamsburg County, visited him
last evening, but was of the opinion that
our Doctor had done all that could be &C.
complished. We are quite dull now,
therefore your readers will excuse a shor;
Letter. F.