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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14
MONTANA'S DOSE.
The Mercury Is Failing Clear Gu
of the Thermometer.

The Mercury Is Failing Clear Out
of the Thermometer.
Special to the Globe
HELENA. Mont, Jan. 13.-The change
in the weather has about reached the
limit of cold experienced last week.
About three inches of SNOW fell yester-
day, but the storm ended during the
night. The thermometer went down to
80 deg. below zero this morning and rose
to 90 deg. below at noon. At p. m. it
is 25 deg. below and growing colder
Reports from other parts of the territory
show that the storm is general. AS
there was no great thaw preceding the
freeZe-up, stock will not suffer, yet
grave fears are felt for the future. as
this is early for cold weather and Feb
ruary is generally the worst month. The
train service on all roads is badly de-
mOraliZed.
THE BILLINGS BULLETIN.
Special to the Globe.
Billings, Mont, Jan. 13.-The
weather has turned suddenly colder,
the thermometer standing at IA deg.
below zero, and strong east wind is
drifting light snow which fell last
night. Two passenger trains from the
East and the mail express from the
West are delayed twelve to twenty
hours. A west-bound passenger train
Oh the Manitoba road has been showed
in two days at MinOt, and has no imme-
date prospects Of moving either way
Stages Ill Eastern Montana have ceased
running altogether. Stock is not suffer
ing, plenty of grass being within reach
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14
A Thief Killed.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1S.-Jake King was
shot last night and instantly killed by
Isider Vehen, saloonkeeper. He had
stolen some of Vehon's geese. and was
about to shoot him when Fehon drew
his weepon and fired.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14
Died OF. Her Waunds.

Boston, Jan. 12.-Mary Mcguire, the
domestic in F. L. Ames' employ who
was shot by her lover, Dennis Mulhearn,
"Wednesday evening, died to-day. j.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14

QAQV1c Skin and Scalp preserved and
UhU y beautified by CUrIcURA MEDI-
GATED Soap
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-17
Admiral scmmes and All Sin,

/ remember an amusing anecdote, showing
the business quiclness Of "Ah Sin,s told me
by the late Sir Whampoa, a yfeh Chinaman
OF Singapore, who was lyniehted by Queen
Victoria for his services TO She British navy.
Singapore, 1t viii be remembered. was ia
vorito stopping place for Admiral Semmes
ard the Alabama. Whampoals business was
that Of naval ssontraqtcr, and be generally
suppfieu Sernrn6s with Sstores and thus the
two men got acquainted. Eemmes was very
quick at figures, and was proud of his gift in
that line. Now the Chinese in all their cal
culations use a machine called an abacus,
which resembles an old fashioned multiple
cation table on wires. 1t is a clumsy instru-
ment to look at, but is wonderfully expedi-
tious in the hands of an expert. q
AS the two men were reckoning up their
accounts, Semmes exclaimed impatiently,
"Whampoa, why do you persist in using that
stupid abacusf The Chinaman replied by
laying a wager that Semmes could propose
any mathematical problem he chose, each to
work it out his own way, ard that no
(Whampoa) would get the right answer first
"Donep cried Semmes. The problem was
given, and Semmes began to scribble and
figure, while the old Chinaman's fingers
ratified over his abacus. In an incredibly
short time Whampoa stopped and declared
the answer. Semmes looked up astonished,
then, tearing up his paper, he exclaimed. In
tones Of the deepest disgust, "Beaten, by -,
and by Chinamani" Semmes was not the
only smart "white man" that has had to nd
nit the same fact.-Once Week.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-17
THE BANANA BUSINESS.

Preparing the soi1-Putting Out the
"sudssers,--Deadly Foes.
Mr.. Kennedy took me In charge early, and
on the wharf ION the shady side OF the shed,
gave me the account Of the banana business
that shall try to reproduce I cannot do
better than imagine that Vac reader is about
to settle in Jamaica to engage in raising
bananas. and that am telling him what
have learned about the industry. The land
used is likely TO be either an unused sugar
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-17
81. Panl,s Indian scare.

SIT Is difficult to realize,r said lady who
has resided in st. Paul from the carly days,
that we had such a scare about the Indians
in this city twenty-six years ago. during the
Indian troubles There was good deal of
excitement all over the city for two or three
days. l remember one day an old colored
woman came in great excitement to my
house and said she had heard the governor
had ordered the whole population to leavethe
city at once-the Indians were marching on
US, fully armed aud thirsting for our blood.
She rushed away, saying she was going TO
pack up and leave. A German woman who
lived on the other side OF tho block, and
whose lot was opposite mine, barricaded her
door with her bureau and bed, and got her
ak ready to defend herself md, ia an extrcfi-
ity, to chop down tho fence and take refuge
in our house. Shc was fully convinced an
attack would be made that night
Toward evening on that day several Of
my neighbors began topack up, having heard
that the Indians had captured ST. Anthony
and were about to give their attention to st.
Paul. Ono or two families living near me
packed up what they could conveniently
carry and rushed down to Bridge square,
where many persons were assembled, expect
Ing every moment to hear the war whoop of
the savages. Our carriage horses were taken
by the state for service during the campaign.
One OF them, a very fine horse, was shot dead
in the first battle with tho Indians con-
fess / was somewhat nervous These wero
really very trying times; but st. Paul, of
course. was IN no danger of attack. Tho
Casual Listener in Pioneer Press.
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Vick's Magazine thinks that these grouped
together should be accepted as our national
fowers--''emblems Of endurance, light and
freedom After midsummer, in this coun-
try, our rural landscape is everywhere bright
ened by the golded rods and asters; they form
a distinct and beautiful feature of the scenery.
The eyes of our countrymen are everywhere
gladdened by their smiles, north and south,
east and west, ON the hills and the noun
tain sides, in the valleys and on the broad
prniries, by the roadsides and the streams,
and in the field and copses they stand as
tokens Of the genial heat that brings from the
soil the golden grains and the beautiful, lus-
cious fruits. No other country In the world
is thus characterized; these plants belong to
America, and as such should be our pride
and delight.
While on this continent there are from six
ty to seventy species, and perhaps more, Of the
solidagos, or golden rods, and nearly all OF
them Of vigorous habit, growing from foot
to eight feet in height, all the world besides
affords less than a dozen, and these for the
most part OF small size and confined to few
localities Of limited area, and always In such
small numbers as to make them rare plants
Tho species OF nsters in this country are still
more numerous than those Of the golden rod.
Both are the children OF the sun, basking in
his favors and rejecting hissmiles Although
many indigenous species Of flower are pecul-
lar to this country, yet none SO abound and
apparently claim possession as these. Home
Journal
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LAMBERTYIILE, 81. J.. WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER 17. 1855.


the cost Of blowing, planting and eulHyating
forone year, but wheres the land has to 10
cleared Of trees this increases the cost con-
siderably. Once started, the plantation is
good for five or six years without much fur
Their labor beyond keeping it clear Of weeds
at certain seasons
But the banana planter has deadly
foe in the hurricanes and high winds
that frequently sweep over the West
Indies. The banana tree has very small
roots and is easily knocked over. Some
times even with nothing worse than lively
s'northern an entire plantation is destroyed
in an hour, and there is nothing for it but to
start over again As to the risks and profits,
Mr.. Kennedy says: "From my experience
do not think the banana yields the planter
a very large profit though there are excep.
tions to the rule A tropical hurricane viii
sweep banana cultivation level with the
ground in an hour. Besides these hurri-
canes, we usually have very strong winds,
tnorthersl during the winter months, that
often blow down acres of bananas The tree
is easily blown down, especially when it has
a'Iarge bunch ef bananas hanging from its
top. Were it not for these great drawbacks,
planting bananas would be profitable in
vestment. 1t is important that a planter
understands the business, and knows how to
work the Jamaica labor. William Drys-
dale in New York Times.
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rorests rreserye ono nrolaturc

Tho Importance of preserving forests be-
comes evident in South America. ]. g.
Gamble, in the proceedings of the Institute
of Civil Engineers points out that the soil Of
Africa becomes dryer every year Although
tho amount of precipitation is not deereas-
ing, the springs become less strong, and
rivers that used to flow permanently are dry
during summer. Gamble considers tho de-
vastation Of forests and the grass and bush
fires the principal reasons for this state of
affairs And besides this, the trails made by
animals arc transformed into canyons Of con-
siderable depths by sudden rainfalls. In
these canyons, which are in some cases moro
than thirty feet deep, the surface water runs
off before it has time to percolate the soil
Trip has made observations ON the amount
of evaporation and found that on the high
lands fully one-half of the falling rains run
off without penetrating into the soil. This
experience emphasizes the fact that the ulti-
mate aim Of rational forest culture SO far as
its influence upon agriculture is concerned,
is the increase of the power of the ground TO
hold moisture, and thus to prevent the rapid
flowing off Of the precipitated rain. Science.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-17
The Club Hous. waiter.

The man who waits ON tho table at club
houses and restaurants often becomes pos
sesssed Of secrets Of the most sensational char
acter. A reputable waiter, and most Of them
claim to be reputable, will never retail his
news. Tho fact is that little or no attention
is paid. by those he serves, to the accomodat-
ing juggler Of plates. But. while always
polite, the waiter keeps HIS ears wide open
and his eyes, too. How many sensational
stories he could tell In my early expert
ence used TO be greatly shocked when gay
young fellow would come in with woman
that knew to be another mans wife--knew
her husband, you see. They would enter a
private dining room and order wine, and
while was industriously serving them such
things would be done and said that would
surely bring about shooting match, or at
least divorce, IL they had ever become
known to the woman's doting husband.
/ once knew fellow in our business, who
was employed in club house in Chicago, to
wait upon certain railroad clique when
they held their private conferences. What
did the fellow do but ssll "tips" that he
picked up from the conversation Of the rail
road men to the brokers' He made somo
money for himself and great deal more for
the brokers, and the railroad men, to this
day, have never found out why the results Of
their conferences did not meet with the full
est success that, it appeared, they must have
had.--Waiter in Globe Democrat.
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Some clever rascal in London advertised
that he would, on receipt Of sixpenco in
stamps, return to tho sender ono shilling.
The advertisement was published promi-
nently enough to attract considerable ntten-
ton, and it naturally excited remark. To
most persons it seemed a very transparent
humbug, too silly to be called q fraud, but
there were few curious individuals who de-
termined to SEQ whether the advertiser was a
crank or whether he had somo game, SO they
sent on their sixpences. By return mail each
one received the shilling. A few days after
the same advertisement appeared again in
several of the newspapers, and everybody
who had tried 1t before told oil OF bis friends
about it. Tho result was that several hum
dred sixpences were received, and next day
as many shiilings went back. The third time
tho advertisement appeared the mail received
by the clever sharper was simply enormous.
Letters came from all parts Of the kingdom
and from all sorts Of Of people, high and low,
rich and poor The rogue pocketed several
thousands Of pounds, and, curiously enough,
neglected 10 mako any returns Tho Argo-
naut.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-17
An Immigration Of arusquitoea.

Mexico was never troubled by mosquitoes
until the summer Of 1885, and since then
these annoying little insects have been
steadily increasing, not only in this city, but
in many towns and other cities OF the table
lands. Queretaro is tho last place to DO in
vaded and the local paper there Is cndeayor-
ing to explain tho why and wherefore Of the
infection. 1t finally traces the mosquitoes
to car load Of pineapples side tracked for o
day or two at tho central railway station OF
that city. This may be the true explanation,
but we doubt it. Many hundred carloads Of
pineapples have been brought to this city
before it was invaded by mosquitoes in 1885,
and If these pests could have been introduced
in that way they would have swarmed hero
soon after tho completion Of tho Mexican
railway in 1872. In our opinion ii is much
moro important to learn how to get rid Of
tho mosquitoes than to account for their
coming. City Of Mexico Two Republics
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THE LANTERNS LIGHT.
Luck Of the Little Illustrated Paper Of
1hfrty-six Years Ago.

r.
Luck Of the Little Illustrated Paper OF
Thirty-six Years Ago.
have not seen it stated In any Of the
sketches of his career that Lester Waliack
was at one time an editor. And although
he was such in comparative sense only, the
fact, nevertheless, is worthy of record. In
1852 the late John Brougham originated and
published a little illustrated paper here, mod
eled after The London Punch, calling It The
Lantern It's fame was a brilliant one.
Once a week all the leading contributors
and artists connected with the paper used TO
meet at dinner, as do the artists and editors
OF Punch today, to make suggestions for and
decide upon the principal cartoon to be
printed in the next ISSUE
The meeting was held every Saturday night
at Windust's, a famous restaurant ON Park
row, and after every one had dulled their
faculties with well served viands and mud
died their brains with innumerable draughts
OF sherry and ale, cigars would ba lit, tho
brandy decanter passed around and John
Brougham sitting at the head of the table,
with Lester Wallack at the other end, would
call the meeting to order and the business Oh
the evening would begin The assemblage
generally broke up at about 3 In the morn
ing; and when the subject for the cartoon
had at length been decided upon, my old
friend Frank Bellew would go home and
make the design. In the editorial duties Of
the paper. Lester Wallack, SO Mr.. Brougham
has told me, Uas his right hand man. while
Mr.. Tinson, whom IL ! am not mistaken,
was a carpet manufacturer, with no ability
whatever in art or letters, was chief adviser.
Just why these two gentlemen were chosen
1t Is impossible to say, for their artistic and
for. 10 NJ
others in the party. Nevertheless the fact
remains.
The contributors to The Lantern were all
men of genius. They belonged TO certain
set that marked sort of Elizabethan era in
the annals OF New York journalism. There
| was Fitz James O'Brien, the author Of many
charming bits of verse, and an able literary
and dramatic critic, who enlisted in the
Union army at the breaking out Of the war,
and was killed while serving as aide-de-camp
TO Con. Lander. There was Thomas Dunn
| English, one of the few who survive today.
| notwithstanding the bitter attacks madeup
his character by Edgar Allan Poe attacks
| which were calculated to kill outright any
| ordinary man. Thomas Power, who was
| christened Micawber by the party, both for
| his traits in common with, as well as his re-
| seinblance to that gentleman, and William
| North, author Of 1.-THE Slave Of the lamp
and who afterward committed suicide, were
also members Of the Lantern club. Thomas
Butler Gum, who stalnmered so that no one
could understand what he said but who was,
nevertheless, a very ablo writer and artist,
was another OF The Lanterns leading con-
tributors, and there are many more whose
ghosts | might conjurc up were it worth
while doing so.--John Preston Beecher in
New York News
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nussia,a roasnnta, rand nnnI.a.

Al report just published from tho British
consul general Mt Warsaw contains tho trans
lation of a new law extending, with certain
alterations, tho scheme of peasants land
banks, established in Russia since 1882, to the
kingdom Of Poland. Under ii peasants Of
Russian, Polish or Lithuanian extraction
may, with tho approval Of the local commits
sioner for peasants affairs, obtain loans for
the purchase Of lands which do not belong to
peasants, and which arc not burdoned with
onerous servitudes, such loans not to exceed
90 per cent of the valuation made by tho
officers of the bank. IN Russia proper tho
maximum is 70 FER cent, and in the case Of
Poland the additional 10 per cent. is to como
from a special fund instituted for that coun-
try in 1860 to free peasants from dependence
on the landlords The balance OF that fund,
which amounts now to 100000 roubles, is TO
be handed over to the land bank The land
purchased in this way cannot be sold until
tho debt TO the bank is cleared of, nor can
persons who are not peasants under tho def
milton of the law become purchasers or own
ers by inheritance or gift. In either of the
hitter cases the disqualified person into whose
possession the land may come is bound to sell
within year. The limit of allotments is
eight and one-ffth acres london Times.
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Deg cure Cor lsheumatism.


Dr. Price, Of Oconee county, Ca, suffered
for years tho pangs of rheumatism, vainly
trying all remedies Six years ago one Of
his sons in Texas heard that q hairless Next
can dog, II allowed to sleep at the feet of a
sufferer from rheumatism, was q sure cure.
He bought dog and took it home to his
father The old gentleman laughed at the
idea of such q cure, but oplease his son tried
the dog. The account says that as soon as
the doctor lay down in bed the dog "sprang
In and coiled itself around his feet In less
than an hour the dog gave him evident re-
lief, and in short time effected cure.
Wherever the pain struck him he made the
dog lie against the place, and the heat from
the animals body drew it out Like mustard
plaster Every night for six years the doc
tor has slept with bis hairless bedfellow, who
now begins to show the effects Of nge, and
DR.. Price says that after its death, il the
rheumatic pains return, he will at once sond
OF for another Mexican dog. New York
Sun.
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ME DuLcls sATuRET ouIEs.


let me be quiet, let me lie
Stretched at my ease,
While laziiy tho clouds go by
Above the trees;
:. Where apple blossom flutters down
At eve and morn.
A. In orchard slope a-near town
Long left forlorn;
; Or idly watch, within moot,
The sleeping lily buds aAoat;
Or grazing past the reeds, drift slow
=. A crumbling castle wall below.
g Let me be quiet; let mo lie;
n Stretched at my case,
a While lazily the clouds 60 by
- Along the seas;
And CLEAN and shadow set tho chips
Il In gloom and light,
And like a dream the sea bird dips
- From morn till night;
: and ripples swirl along the land,
y And perish in the amber sand;
While DER their unwrit doom the breeze
Chants dirges in the sea marshes.
Thomas Ashe 10 Detroit Free Press.
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The two sides of the face are not alike.
AS rule. says German professor, the want
Of symmetry is confined to the upper part OF
tho face. The left half Of the brain over
weighs the right half; the nose leans little
to the right or to tho left The region Of tho
right eye is usually slightly higher than that
of the left eye, while the left eye is nearer
the middle line OF the countenance. The
right ear is also higher, Is a rule, than the
left ear. Boston Budget.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-17

Brown talking Robinson home)- What dye
s'pose your (hic) witch say t'morrcr morn
ing, Robinsonl
Robinson She'll (hic) shay new hat an
silk dressh, Browny, ole boy, an b'gosh sho
won't shay 'em Qhic) more'n once, either -
Texas Sittings.
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When you mako a mistake, don't look
back at it long. Take the reason Of the
thing into your mind, and then look for
ward. Mistakes are lessons Of wisdom The
past cannot be changed Hugh White