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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
MODERN FICTION.
The Quick Will; or the Dead Mr..
Meeson PEA Composite Novel;
After Too Much of Miss Riyes
and Mr.. HaggarI.

James F. Metcalf in Life.
Rosemary was typical old English
home. As Barbara SmitherS loped
through the soft blue haze which sur
rounded it, her copper-brown hair fell
below her witty waist. A brace OK
tame authors bounded along by her side
authors whom Mr.. Meeson had re-
duced to subsection by long course Of
weak tea and bread and butter.
Barbara had arrayed them in dark
brown suits, with silver buttons and
brilliant sashes. The authors had
bad habit of rolling in the dust and
dirtying their sasheS. Barbara was
won't to correct them with strong cow
hide which accompanied her in all her
walks: All of sudden she began to
draw jagged, uneven breaths. He was
near, as she instinctively knew from the
warm blood which had mantled to her
ears-blOod which never before had
mantled for any one but Val.
You dear thing!'
"You are SO good" she replied, and q
little shudder tobogganed down her
spine. "And yet, do you know, | would
love Infinitely and be loved"
He mentioned the name of a rodent
after which popular suicidal poison
has been named, in earnest tones. This
was all, but in the grave lOOk-in the
diapson of his vOice-there was some
thing $3.50 like Val.
And then she woke up in her own
little room, with Rameses bathing her
beating temples with fragrant hair-oil.
IL.
"Mr. Meeson. Kiss me-"
"Yes," said Mr.. Meeson, ''let the will
be tattOoed on Jock Dering. He'd be
some use that way"
''Mr. MeesOn. Kiss me?"
watt
"Mr. Meeson. Kiss me?"
cam you an my nephew can get the
prof profit from publishing 'Amelie'S Mis-
kiss me! Kiss mel"
can you an the lad can spend the
honeymoon in the Hutches--'
Twill be tatOOed more than anything
ever dreamed of more than any thing
in earth or heaven-more than Capt.
alive OF dead! You understand! Now
kiss me!'
As Barbara and Lady IIOlmhurst en-
tered the registers office, they found
that official, with his wig on wrong side
before. admiring himself in the mirror.
He turned and instinctively knew that
the will stood before him.
1t was Oil the day of the trial. There
was good house, and when Barbara
entered the witness box she fell upon
the floor and writhed and sobbed until
the boards vibrated beneath her agon-
lied movements.
At last the Short brothers rose as one
man and began their summing up. They
were twins. and found this a usual pre-
caution, as they had faulty memories,
and were likely to forget their lines.
AT the proper moment James Short
winked at Babara. The lace shawl fell
from her shoulders. 1t was enough,
The court Immediately gave verdict
for the will, and with exemplary costs.
'And now must CO." she said, with
little break in her voice. Il am so weary.
1t seems as though there was not
rest enough in the whole world to make
me what was. But will put Sevigne
Balm on my shoulders, and perhaps the
marks will 20 away. Farewell-gOod
bye, Jock! 1t was all for the best"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

and shelves of the cedar chests, hauled
out night-dresses of pale pink, blue and
chocolate, designed for convaleScent
visits, and which Mrs. Leslie has never
been able to wear because of her vul-
gar health. Given the freedom of the
room. the mysteries of the pretty little
Venetian toilette table was studied, and
the contents of innumerable bottles of
scent levied on. All the brushes were
bound in repousse silver, and the covers
of perfumery bottles, cream jugs and
powder boxes similarly wrought and
embellished with Mrs. Leslie's mono
gram and coat of arms. In place of a
cushion there were half a dozen small
boxes cut out of block crystal and filled
with pins of all sizes, designs and colorS
A small tray of oxidiZed silver, in which;
crouched a lioness, held the hair pins,
and the jeweled shoe horn, button hook.
hand glass and manicure articles were
fit for an empress.
A SILVER CRUCIFIX.
At the side of the pretty bed hung a
silver crucifiX in low relief, mounted ou
notified copper, the gift of the late
pope OF Rome, and besides couple of
fell upon a copy of the 'sChaste Lucre-
tia,n after Goidoreni's canvas, which
hung in the Vatican till removed
by an outraged octogenarian pope,
who had it sent to st. Luke's
college for the edification of the
young students. Over the mantel hung
an armorial design of halberd, helmet,
swords, jambes, rapier and bayonet
mounted on long coat of mail. The
door leading to this charming room was
arched with Worcester plates, and
framed on the easement hung a fiat
folio containing autograph pictures and
letters of royalty in Europe and South
America.
The apartment which Mrs. Leslie has
just secured in the Gerlack is the choic-
est in the entire eleven stories, consist
ing of saloon, sitting, bath. toilet and
bed room.- for which She pays $4,000 a
year. The floors are of rich orange
wood, as beautifully polished asa mir
ror, and spread with Persian and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

great lnGtrOD0llS, pr0DdDly Tile Oile ledot
commented upon is the good taste gen
orally employed in the daily dress OF its
solid men of all the trades and profess
SjonS. Men here as rule compare
favorably with their Eastern brethren.
Even Gotham does not, with all its stores
of fashion, shade them to the dim and
distant rear. But on the contrary the
elements and surroundings and natural
pride of those who live within them are
such as to afford our men the incentive
and full enjoyment of the apparel they
choose to don. Not so in some of the
Eastern cities. Take for instance Gin
cinnati. There, if one puts on clean
collar in the morning, by noon he has a
fit band for dog collar; does he wear
his silk hat two hours in the street, he
has to spend four cleaning and brushing
it for the next time. All due to the
smoke and SCOT ever present in that
city. Even on Sunday, if one gets very
far and is still presentable at an even
ing party, he feels that, in his haste he
has
ESCAPED THE DIRT AND DUST.
In Pittsburg it is just as bad; and in
fact In a good many places, good clothes
and neat dress must neceSsaaily be dis
penSed with. or only enjoyed within
is clean, well kept city, with pure air
inspiring one to keep ''braced np," and
encouraging instead of diScouraging to
those who take pride in appearing as
everything else about them. Of course
all are not alike in their tastes. Some
dress for all they are worth" some for
much less, and others again for great
deal more-the latter of course only in
rare instances. The first class are the
professional men who generally have
time to devote to their appearance and
dress. Then there is the busy business
man who attends strictly to business
and seldom thinks what he looks like OF
that he would enjoy life any better if he
spent more time fixing up than seems
reasonable to him. Again there are
those who stick to the old, old styles
and would just as soon quit eating as to
stop wearing the clothes of their fore
fathers, and upon whom fashion has no
more effect than upon fence. And
there are the modest and neat dresser.
the loud and gaudy, and those who wear
the license right on their backs that adj
mits them to the ''dude kingdom" The
dress is often used by people as the
ground upon which they base their
judgment Of mans manner, character
iStics and nature.
Therefore tlattering Judgment has
been rendered for j. l.. Forepaugh.
formerly of the firm of Forepaugh d
TarboX. He usually wears black suit
and tie; Derby hat. and boots always
polished just so. He is seldom seen
with a silk hat, and never carries a
cane: has dignified manner, and i'm
presses one with the idea that he is as
much like New Yorker as he. can be-;
where, 10y the way, he has spent con-
siderable time and knows how they
dress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
TWO BRAVE GIRLS.
They Kill Rattlesnake in the
Catskilis.
New York Times.

New York Times.
Three young ladies, Miss J. Robert
son of New York city, and two sisters
named Burke, of Philadelphia, who
have been making sketches Of the beau
tiful autumnal scenery for day or two,
took walk this afternoon through a
portion of the Stony Glove. They had
An experience that they can talk about
and try to depict upon canvass for some
time to come. While strOlling along,
kicking the thick bed of leaves with
their feet. one of them, who had picked
up stout cudgei, said:
"N0w you just watch me hit that tree
with this stick!''
Then she threw it, and of course she
missed the tree. She hit something
else, however, and it was rattlesnake
that lay basking in the bright sunshine.
1t is presumed that the stick gave the
reptile right smart blow. 1t lost no
time in twisting along toward the pc
destriaDs, and its cleaning eyes, red
tongue and Omin0uS rattle showed that
it meant fight with all the powers that
it commanded. One OF the Burke sis
tiers, who had hit the snake, screamed
and ran from the scene as fast as she
could. The other two ladies, as it fOrtu-
nateiy happened. had taken their stout
alpenstocks in their hands when start
ing out for their stroll, and it only took
them a moment to decide that if they,
too. turned and ran the RATHER would
have the advantage of them. 1t was
uossible that in running one or both of
them might trip and fall, and then the
sIimy thing with its poisonous fangS
would attack them in jitfy. They de
cided to stand their ground and to fight
the snake. They stood about six feet
apart, alpenStocks in hand.
The snake decided to attack Miss
Robertson, who wore the brighter-hued
dress of the two. As the reptile adj
vanced toward her she trembled like a
leaf in the wind, and when it was
within two feet of her she swung her
weapon and struck his snakeship a
whacking blow. She tried to hit it over
the head. but instead struck it seven or
eight inches further back. The blow
partially stunned the RATHER, and the
moment it dropped down upon the
thick and fast, and III TWO minutes
time the snake was dead as dead
could be.
Then the two brave girls sobbed on
each others necks, and if they didn't
have Mysteries they came pretty near it.
Meanwhile the Miss Burke, who had de-
cided that in flight was to be found her
only safety, was to be heard screaming
in tree, which she had climbed, some
distance away. Motions were made to
her that all danger was passed and that
she ought to come and view the body of
their common foe. She decided that she
was near enough to the snake where
she was, and she remained on her
perch until Der sister and Miss Robert
son arrived at the foot of the tree to
help her down. The snake measured
over four feet in length and it had
seven rattleS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

They don't pay IS pair for stockings.
and their skirts are not edged with
rare lace. The $500 year woman
makes her own dresses or has a seam
stress come to the house, and the latter
is paid SIPS day for an ill-fitting gar
ment. A great trick of the trade is
this, the padding of bodice to make
an lll-Shaped woman wear the form of
Venus. A little cotton here to fill cut
a hollow, bit OF gather there to make
1t even, and my lady's bad form is made
quite perfect. Everybody likes to see a
Well-dresSed woman.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

HHcIy tiier6 were
black silk sheet s
some edged with
narrow lace and
others finished
with a deep hem
of machine stitch
ing. When one of
the guests Won
dered how black
sheets would look,
the hostess rang
for the chamber
! maid, who came in
I and made over the
lbed, turning back
! the top sheet to
meet a comforter
sof scarlet silk. In
place of the large
pillows q black
bolster was substi-
tuted, and the eff.
feet of the over
hanging draperies
of amber and lace
was understandable.
The intim a ties,
who TIL m M a ged
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
PROVIDING FOR THE DARK DAYS.

Boston Transcript.
Thrifty Mother-Ellen. why will you
persist in eating the soft part of your
bread and leaving crusts under the
edge of your plate? Some day you may
be glad to get even crusts to eat.
Thoughtful Daughter-Yes, mother,
that's what I'm saving them for.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
KNOW HOW TO DRESS
Men of st. Paul Who Evil
IDENTIFY Have Good
TailCrS.
Derby Hats and Canes Are
Considered the Proper
Caper Now.
The Quartette of Ex-Gover-
nors of the State and.
Their Attire.
Business Cares Do Not Pre-
vent Attention to Per-
sonal Appearance.

It is not the
clothes t h a t
make the man,
but it is the
way he wears
them. Modesty
h a S a ] way s
marked t h e
true dignity of
st. Paul as a
city, and of the
many cllaract-
eriSticS of the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
Catarrh

Is complaint which affects nearly every
body more or less. 1t originates in cold err
succession of colds, combined with impure
blood. Disagreeable flow from the nose.
tickling in the throat offensive breath, pain
over and between the eyes. ringing and
bursting noises in the ears, are the more
common symptoms. Catarrh is cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which strikes directly at
its cause by removing all impurities from
the blood, building up the diseased tissues
and giving healthy tone to the whole system.
'sFor several years have been troubled
with that terribly disagreeable disease, ca
tarrh. took Hoods Sarsaparilla with the
very best results. 1t cured me of that con-
tinual dropping in my throat, and stuffed-up
feeling. 1t has also helped my mother, who
has taken it for rundown state of health and
kidney trouble. recommend Hoods Sarsa-
parilla to ali as q good medicine" Mrs. 8.
d. HEATH, Putnam. Conn.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for S.. Pre-
pared only by C. !. HOOD & CO., Apotheea-
ries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

G. D. O,Brien. Lane x. Stone aud his
partner. W, S. Mor-.ap, and many others
are all men whose dressIs feature OF
the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
observation-disclosures Gowns,
and Other Things in Pro-
portion.
Mrs. Langtry Pays $40 for a
Pair Of Black Silk
COrSetS.
Costly Underwear Of All Kinds
---Jewelry Not Counted in
This Estimate.

N N EW YORK,
says the Star, it
takes 1900 dress
makers and on g
hardly knows how
many Seamstresses,
over 800 milliners.
600 jewelers. and 800
fancy goods dealers
to keep ''my lady"
in gowns, under
wear and tri1eS that
make her the exqui-
cita Ohiaot that che
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

The Much Talked About Physician
New York Tribune.
Sir Morell Mackenzie was impelled to
study medicine and surgery by the earn
est advice OF his widowed mother.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11

By adding the S474 for undergarments,
the 1925 for summer gowns and the
81, lbs for the frOcks and coats, the sum
total will be $3,724. This does not rep
resent the bonnets, the footwear, the
winter, spring and fall gowns, nor the
ball dresses. These, together would
figure up to almost any amount one
could imagine within reasonable sum.
A very wide range has to be allowed for
ball dresses particularly, but, allowing
a fair number of them at fair amount,
would soon bring the figures up pretty
nigh to the $4,000 line.
In this jewelry is an outside consider
alton, of course, for it would be impoS-
sible to put it down at any stated sum.
The good woman who spends from
5000 to 5000 per annum on herself,
may easily. as can be seen, wear the
same underwear as the other woman,
but would have to reduce bit on her
gowns. This she could do very easily
and look quite as fetching. After. all,
some of the neatest and best appearing
young women one meets on the street
or avenue dress OH much less than 81, 600
per year, and would think it great fort
| une If they had that amount to spend.
They don't wear black silk underwear.
, 1888-05-27

The first settlers underwent untold
suffering and privation, without adequate
provision against the cold weather, lily
provided with eatables, the toughest of
cabins or tents for shelter and ffty-ive
miles from q railroad. They seem to
have borne it all c%heerfully, and the wife
did much to lessen the burden of her
husbands cares. Her sister of the east
ould scarcely form an idea of the diff
culties under which these brave women
commended to make home decently COM
fortably. Often with only two small
rooms for u family of our or six persons,
the cook stove doing double duty for
cooking and heating, with boxes for
chairs, tin buckets and cans for cooking
utensils, any odd and end procurable for
tableware, no tables but of an improvised
kind, domestic order and comfort were
difficult ends TO reach. But most of these
places were scrupulously clean, the chill
dren well kept, the meals well cooked
and served. 1t was a marvel how it was
done.
1t is claimed anything in the fruit and
vegetable line can be grown successfully
in the Montezuma valley. The climate is
delightful. Being ut an altitude of over
5000 feet, with no large body of water
near, 1t Is dry and mild, and the sun
shines with great power and for about
$50 days of the year. The soil is
sandy and light, and will grow anything
without fertilizing. Large yields have
already been made in crops planted with
out irrigation, which will be greatly in
creased when the water comes.-Balti-
more Sun,
, 1888-05-27
and getting him to bend to the

steed and getting him to bend TO the
yoke.
But her ideas Of improvement did not
end with the enlargement of the dining
room. A two story l. wa added the
following spring. The parlor was re-
furnished and a great piano for Arthur's
special use was brought from the city.
'My children shall be taught to love
their home" said the determined little
mother when her husband battled against
what he called a foolish piece of extraya-
gance. Rosa Bell is quite old enough
to go into society. Young Tomlinson is
partial to her, and / had rather have him
feel free to call where / can have a
chance of judging of his character thar
to endeavor to meet her on the street cor
ners or at the village postoflce. Books
and music have an ennobling influence
over the young, and 1 had rather have
Arthur master Of the piano than of the
billiard table. In order to keep our boys
and girls we must exert ourselves to
please them. Give the husks at home,
and they will most assuredly seek the
wheat elsewhere"
To this speech Mr.. Hunter replied In
curt but decisive words. he guessed he
was master of his own children, and as
to having his house filed with company
from morning till night, he would not.
1t was out Of the question. He couldn't
afford it. Gas was expensive, and the
wear and tea Of carpets and furniture
was something to be thought of.
But, after following Rosa Bell about
from corner to corner q few evenings,
and breaking upa few private Interviews
with young Tomlinson, after listening to
Arthur's boyish bets over a game of bill
iards, and breaking up Kathie's intimacy
with the girls employed as ''cash'' in
Blind 81 Co.'s store, he gave in, and
quietly put all the responsibility on his
little wife.
Though young in years, Orphies was a
wise little oma Never as much as 81
told you so" passed her lips. Calmly ac-
cepting the burden, she carried it along
as she had intended to do when fate gave
her Hector Hunter for a husband. And
the man whom all the villagers had
feared on account of his c~rabbedness
said never a word. Books, papers, music
and paintings found their way into his
home. His house was always open to
the young, and the old always welcome
to the warmest place beside his hearth.
When Rosa Bells engagement with
young Tomlinson became public, and
people congratulated him on his enter
prising s%on-in-law, he smiled quietly.
When Arthur came home from college
loaded with honors, he blushed with
pride; and when Kathie received her
diploma and wa pronounced capable of
taking a high rank as public school
teacher, he Rugged himself with great
satisfaction.
Though always thoughtful and consid-
crate of his young wife, he was never
known TO acknowledge her superiority
by word of mouth. Manlike he refused
to give her her dues, and the only praise
she ever received for her trial and care
was from the lips of her son Arthur the
day he was admitted to the bar.
81 tell you, T~omlinson," he said to
that interested brother-in-law, 'tal 1 am
l W to my plucky little stepmother.
My father probably meant well, but l
should never have reached the place 1
occupy today If he had not met his
death. boston Budget.
, 1888-05-27
PROPOSALS FoR CONSTRUCTION

n completion of buildings at Fort ID.
A. Russell, Wyo. Depot Quartermastcr's
office, Cheyenne, Depot, NNyo., May "a,
1888. Sealed proposals, 10 triplicate, sub
iect to the usual conditions, will be received
at this office until ~ M, Friday, June %,
1883, at which time and place they will
be opened in the presence OF bidders, for
furnishing material and labor for compile
ton and construction of buildings at Fort
ID. A. Russell, Wyo, viz:
Construction of one set of captains
quarters.
Compilations of three sets of captains
quarters.
Completion of one building for barracks.
Completion of remodeling quarter
master stOTehouse into barracks.
The government reserves the right to
reject any or all proposals. Preference
given to articles of domestic production
and manufacture, condition OF price and
quality being equal, and such preference
given to articles of American production
and manufacture produced on the Pacific
coast to the extent of the consumption
required by the service there. Specifca-
tons can be seen, circulars containing in
situations to bidders, and blank forms of
proposals can be obtained on application
at this Office. Envelopes containing pro-
posals should be plainly marked "Propos-
ais for construction and completion of
buildings at Fort d A. Russell, Wyo.,' -
and addressed to the undersigned.
CHARLES F. HUMPHREY, Captain and
Assistant Quartermaster, u. s. A.
, 1888-05-27

A ConnecticutRman tells this story of a
remarkable exhibition of nerve by a pro-
~fesslonal sneak thief: "One day he
walked quietly into a bank, took off his
hat and coat, hung them on a nail, put
on an office coat that hung there, and
walked into the rear room which con-
tanned the vaults. " Tho directors were
holding a meeting, and n sat In front
of q door blocking tho passage, The
thief politely asked him to move, and
when the obliging director did 80 the
man went through the door, picked up
two of the largest bags Of gold In sight,
coolly walked out with them, and thief
and gold were seen no moro there."-
New York Sun. .
, 1888-05-27

1t is not generally known that the rem
dered fat of a woodchuck is as good a
barometer as any we nave today. While
in the country a short time ago the writer
had occasion to travel through the lower
part Of Berks. AT the house of q friend
he pressed me to take an umbrella with
me. There were no signs of q storm. 1
asked why he persisted in 30 logged a
manner for me to accept the article.
''Why," said he, ''look at my barome-
ter" There upon the shelf stood n bot
tie sealed with beeswax. 1t was all
cloudy. The old gentleman said that he
had used this n for most twenty years,
and If q storm was brewing the barome-
ter got cloudy twelve hours before the
rain or snow began to fall. In clear
weather the oil was always clear.-Read-
ing Herald.
, 1888-05-27
HER MAJESTY, MY QUEEN.

With Fancys brush a portrait of my queen
Ipaint as now In memory she stands:
Her form, q poem from a masters hands;
An oval face with Innocence serene,
Whose dimpled cheeks, though snowy Tn their
sheen,
Flush Ike the shells on CoromandeIs sands;
Eyes, blue as those In far Circassian's lands,
Beneath a brow that wears q royal mIen,
Moon tinted like AlhAmbraNs palace wall,
And fitly framed In strands of Orient gold;
Anosea and chin Romes sculptors might adore;
Lips, clear cut rose buds, from whose portals fall
Soft ripping m~usio-neyer could they scold.
As time rolls on / love her more and more.
-Edward A Oldham In Boston Folio.