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The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
CONDENSED TElEGRAMS,

IN Lamar county, Ala, on the night Of the 14th, crowd of masked men took Mrs. Jane Johnson from her home and adminis- tered thirty nine lashes on her bare. back, and then warned her to leave the county within five days.
 THE express train on the Illinois Central railroad was robbed near Duck Hill, Miss, on the night of the 18th of over S3,O0o, be- sides other valuables. Chester Hughes, of Jackson, Tenn, was murdered by the rob- bers.
 ONE acre of land in Wall street, New York, is worth l4,30o,00o.
 A BOX in tho Metropolitan Opera House in New York was sold last week for S23,OoO.
 THERE is in this country twice as many acres in corn as in wheat, and four times as many as in cotton.
 MANY of the fruit growers of Fresno, Cal, are obliged to put in rabbit-proof fences to protect their crops.
 A SALE of 23i bales of Allen cotton was made at Memphis on the 10th at IS cents per pound.
 lT is announced that the whisky trust has decided on campaign of extermina- tion against the distillers who have refused to come into the combination. This is to be inaugurated on January by decided reduction in the price of whisky.
 THE question of an amendment to the State Constitution making an educational qualification for suffrage, is being agitated in Arkansas.
 OVER two hundred deaths from diptheria have occurred in the vi, inity of Abe aueraue, N. NJ, in the past two weeks, and the breaking out of small pox has caused much additional alarm.
 A. C. OWEN, aged seventy mine, an old and highly respected citizen of Mason City, Iowa, is out with challenge to any man of seventy mine in tho United State to run him forty or eighty rod race and at the end of the race jump and strike his heels together three times.
 FULLY 50 per cent. of the corn crop in Smith county, Tennessee, is badly dam aged
 TnE people of the United States spend more than si 100000 every year for chew. ing gum.
 IS brick making Tennessee takes prom ineut rank, the production for 1887 being as follows by cities: Chattanooga, 2sI,- 000.000 bricks; market price, SlI5,090; Clarksville, 5,0O0,000 bricks; market price, s80, GOO: Memphis, 95. .00000O bricks; market price, s2l0,000
 JACKSON, La, is greatly exercised over the roy ysterious disappearance Of Rev. J.. V Penn, pastor in charge Of the Methodist Church there He has been missing for over week, aud fears are eAteitaias1 lhat he 4As been f0uily dealt wilbs
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
THE ELDER DUCK.
How the Ice1anders Make the Poor Bird
 Strip Herself of Her PIumage.

How the Icelanders Make the Poor Bird
 Strip Herself of Her PIumage.
 The cider duck constitutes the wealth and may be said to make the prosperi- ty of the Icelanders. The three islands. Videy. Engey and Ahrey, in front of the harbor not far from Reykjavik, are the favorite haunts of the ducks. Here they pair and make their nests every year about the beginning of June.
 When the female has chosen the place where she wishes to lay her eggs she plucks from her plumage the feathers which she uses to line the bottom and sides of her nest; then she generally lays six eggs, rarely more.
 During this time drake, like the good father of family that he is, ceases not for q moment to ke,p watchful eye on his consort and fetches her back ln- stantly if she gives the slightest indi- cation of wishing to take walk.
 The next day the owner of the land comes and carries away at the same time both the down and the eggs.
 The unfortunate couple, which some times makes stout resistance, cling ing to the clothes of the robber with their beaks, go of short distance and begin again; but the bondi (farmer) comes once more and takes the precious deposit. The indefatigable mother goes to work anew, and this time only a part of the eggs are taken; for if all were removed from the nest the depre- dator, in desiring too mnch, would lose all.
 But this reserve is made solely as re- gards the eggs, for the down is re- moved once every week, and the poor mother continues too strip herself until she finds herself so bare that she has no longer wherewithal to line the moist hole that contains her eggs The male, squatted near her, then comes to her assistance and he too strips him. self of his plumage, a quality of down that the Icelanders distinguish easily from that of the female, because it is white and taken from the creatures 8 sides. Chicago Tunes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
GULL AND PYTHON.
Story of Fight to the Death in the
 South African Mountsins.

Last Sunday week one of the most remarkable scenes on record is report ed as having been witnessed in the vi- cinity of Table mountain. A troop of cattle, consisting of twelve cows and a patriarchal old bull, were grazing on one of the plateau-like spurs of the mountain, which is surrounded on three sides by precipitous rayines, and on the fourth side, that nearest the mountain, by dense bush. Some na- tives higher up the mountain were at tracted by the sudden believing of the cattle, and saw two enormous pythons coming out of the bush and making for the cattle, which had drawn themselves up in compact group with the bull at its head. As the pythons drew near the animals gradually backed until they stood on small space that jutted out over tremendous precipice.
 At this stage sudden rush was made, but only one heifer succeeded in escap- ing, The Jther cattle, believing most piteously, gradually backed, and one by one fell over the precipice till final ly the bull only was left. He suddenly charged at the big python transfxing the reptile on his horns, but the sec ond snake seized the bull in its folds and, having its tail around huge boulder, commenced to crush the bull, which. moaning piteously, struggled frantically to escape. The tail of the python lost its hold of the rock, but the larger snake, which had slipped of the horn, tapping it's tail around a smaller boulder opposite the one the other snake had just released, seized the bull and compressed the animal in its scaly fold. The other python suc- ceeded in regaining its former position, and the bull was literally suspended in mid air by the snakes. The whole scene looked like some ghastly tri- umphal march. The snakes were evil dently getting the best of the poor brute, which was bleeding profusely, when, by sudden effort, his struggles forced both reptiles to loose their hold of the rocks and the whole three were hurled into the ravine beneath.
 The cattle were found on the first ledge of the precipice. all being dead, but the bull and the pythons had bounded from ledge to ledge. and were found 400 feet below the scene of the fight. The bull was merely mangled mass and the snakes were greatly mutilated, the larger one having tho vertebre broken in nine places. The pythons, which were of the rock species, male and female, measured respectively 40 feet 8 inches and 36 feet 9l inches. Natal Witness.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
MusCEIIANEous.

TIE President has approved the act for the building of the bridge at Lacrosse, Wis.
 ON the 1fth a wrestling match at Wilkes barre, Pa, between Duncan Ross and Captain James C, Daly, was won by Ross, three falls out of five. George Ross, of Boston, has challenged Daly to wrestle For 5000.
 TIE strikes which prevailed in Belgium showed signs of collapsing on the llth.
 THE French Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of 5l5 to 9, adopted the extra budget for 1889. the estimates being fixed at S27,- 600, 900.
 IT is announced in Berne, Switzerland, that Italy will construct railroad on the Italian side of the SiInplon Tunnel, and will grant a subvention of several million francs in connection with the work.
 THERE is q rumor current in Whining ton, Del, that the Diamond Match Com pany plant has been sold to a syndicate of capitalists.
 RAILROAD conductors in the Southwest are not satisfied with the Order of Rail- way Conductors, and have formed a new one, to be known as the "BrOtherhood of Conductors of the United States and Canada"
 THE evictions at Donegal, Ireland, have been postponed.
 Os the I2ib the strike os the switchmeu on the Chicago, Burlington 6 Quincy railroad was declared on. They went out last spring at the solicitation of tho en- eineers. and aaas giEe up tho fight because the engineers refuse longer to support tnem
 K conse 3nsnce af disputes between mastefg and aynFatiyes the working tune VI tho Eagash s9is9a pLnaers in the Baltcn distti as 0sel ged4sgd v tales a9ys weekly
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
----s . - THE GlGGllNG GIRL.
Why She Is Looked Upon as Imbeciio by
 the Average Mortal.

Why She Is Looked Upon as Imbeciio by
 the Average Mortal.
 From boys In their boobyhood, and glrls in their gigglehood, may the fates protect us. A laugh is a laugh the sneeze. and as contagious as measles. Whether it is the laugh of joyous youth or cackling age it delights or amuses. But giggle is worse than the parabled thorns under pot. It Is the echo of emptiness. As a rule men do not gig gle. They would be worse than St. Bartholomew massacre If they did. It is the American girl who giggles, the ubiquitous American girl who defies all known laws, goes where she will, does what she pleases and is law unto herself Of course she is irresist- ible and loving, and some day makes grand, good woman. She would not be the American girl otherwise. But she giggles and protests, protests and giggles. If she were the trained prod uct of a young ladies' seminary. we should say her giggles were hysteria of the imagination. But she is not trained product of any school. She was petted and spoiled child; she is petted and spoiled young woman. She giggles from habit. No one has ever undertaken to suppress her, so she goes on giggling. Here Is fair sam1 pie of the conversation of group of the American girls:
 "0h, girls, you just ought to have been at Mrs. Stevens party. George Smith and Harry Jones were there. and-oh, te-he-he."
 "Oh, te-he-te-he-he-he oh, he-he-he."
 'I wore my pink silk and spilled coffee olahe front breadth-te-he."
 "Te- he e-be-te-he-he-how careless te-he-h -he-he-he."
 ''Nellie Brown couldn't go because she is wearing black for her"
 "Oh te-he-he-how sad 'pon Nellie te-he-really-te-he."
 Did you hear Kate White was en- gagged to John Simpkins2 You know girls it is leap year-te-he-he?
 "Yes-te-he-te-he-he-so funny oh --te- e-he-he-he- e-he-he-'
 What do you chew, Susie2 Tutti frutti or sprucep like rubber gum best--te-he."
 "So do l; te-he-he-he--te-he."
 Perhaps this is the language that was invented to conceal thought. Girls, don't giggle. Throw back your heads, expand your pretty throsts and laugh till the welkin rings, It will do you good and make all who hear you happy
 Laugh, and the world will laugh with you.
 Giggle, sad it won't give yon credit for the seas7 you have Dstfess Frss trgs6.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
A Novel Swimming Dress.

A swimming dress, resembling a divers dress, and made of double India rubber, has, according to a foreign contemporary, been adopted in the German navy. On the chest Is a valve through which air is blown into the interior of the dress, which covers the whole body and leaves only the face free. To prevent the swimmer from being too much tossed about the sea, the space around the chest is especi- ally large. The swimmer wears belt, which divides the dress into two parts, to prevent too great loss of air if the dress should be torn about the legs, and consequent difficulty in swimming. The swimmer wears shoes with leaden solles to secure his equilibrium, and for his defense a dagger, which is fastened to the girdle. The swimmers are to be employed for the blowing up of mines and hostile craft, and are pro- vided with box containing an explos- i've charge, which they have to fasten to mine or craft, and ignite. Before the explosion occurs they are out of tho reach of danger. The swimming dress has already been tried in Ser many During the attack on the har- bor of Kiel on August 20, swimmers were dispatched from the ironclads 10 destroy the mines closing the port - ScicnttGc American.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
PITH AND POINT.


 Ut is easy for the poor man to tell how every dollar of the rich mans money should be expended. -Sytings.
 If you do not censure till you havo heard both sides, you will have much less to regret, and your opinion will be worth more.
 Poetry Is music in words, and music is poetry in sound; both excel ent sauce, but they have lived and died poor that made them their meat Fuller.
 The hospitality of some people has no roof to it. Ten people will give you dinner for one who will offer you bed and a breakfast George Mac Donald
 Events are often like chestnut burrs. If you give them little frost, the burrs will open and show the in- side to be great deal better than the outside. - Beechcr.
 A man who requires two columns of newspaper in which to decline prospective nomination to office will
  ment. - Indianapolis Journal.
 Such is the infatuation of self-love, that though in the general doctrine of the vanity of the world all men agree. yet almost every one flatters himself that his own case is to be an exception from the common rule.-Blatr.
 A Hippant, frivolous man may rid icule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any re- spect for himself seems to have re- nounced the right of thinking meanly of others. - Goethe.
 Great names frequently look very much out of place. John Milton was arrested in New York the other day for stealing cigars; a Pittsburgh man named Schiller is up for vagrancy about once week. while Michael An gelo sells peanuts in Detroit.
 The only great combination we can confidently approve is the Matrt- monial Trust, m arrangement by which the good wife trusts to the hus- band the work of earning money, and he trusts to her good judgment in ex- pending it, Western PloUman.
 Many men can easily become prophets as to tho curses that will fall upon the heads of others for their sins. while they seem almost totally blind as to what will be the end of their own sins. Somehow they do not reason in regard to themselves as they do in re- spect to others Here deceived heart hath turned them aside.-N r. Indc- pendent.
 An editor. who does not mind joke at his own expense, says he went into drug store recently and asked for some morphine. The assistant ob- jected to giving it without Q prescrip- tion. Why" asked the editor, 'do I, look like man who would kill him. selfP" II don't know" said the as- sistant; If looked like you should be tempted. "-N r. Mercury.
 Small talk Is the small change of life; there is no getting on without it. There are times when little nonsense is very palatable, and gravity and se- dateness ought to be kicked down stairs. A philosopher cuts a poor figure in the ballroom, unless he leaves his wisdom at home. We have met with men who were too lofty for small talk. They were above such trihing; in other words, they were above making themselves agreeable, above pleasing, and above being pleased. The world is made up of trihes; and he who can trifle elegantly and gracefully is a valuable acquisition to mankind. He is a Corinthian col umn in the fabric of society. N '. Led0er
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
RussE1Lv1I1E POPE O. ARK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2o ss

THE favor shown by the Czar of Russia to the divorced wife of King Milan of Seryia is regarded as an indication of the carly downfall of the latter.
 D. A. STEWART, prominent business man of Pittsburgh, Pa., died suddenly on the 18th.
 AN Indianapolis special to the New York Press says that Governor Gray of Indiana refused to allow the reception room of the Governor in the Capitol to be used for the reception of Mir. and Mrs. Morton on the 14th.
 ON the 14th the Senate committee on military affairs ordered favorable re- port on bill to retire General w. s. Rosecrans with the rank of Brigadier- General
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
. - Platt says It's All Eosh

NEW YORK, Dec. l4.--The Telegram pub fishes an interview with ex-Senator Platt with regard to the report that Mir. Blaine had accepted the portfolio of Secretary of State, in which that gentleman char lcterizes the report as bosh. Mir, Platt further stated, according to the Teiegram, that he did not believe hat Blaine had accepted the portfolio, or hat General Harrison had rendered it to lim;. that the story had been started by a correspondent of a Cincinnati paper, and hat it was sent to every journal in New Fork, but that 1t was only published by q faVy
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
.lAdIrndacl,,. Murray on Annexation

BOsToN, Dec l4.-Fully two thousand people assembled at Music Hall last night Co hear W II. H.t tAdirondacks)M Murray dis euss ,.le commercial relations between the United States and Canada. He declared Lat the Dominion was at present unoOn- lscled with the forces which commercially aud politicallyrepresent thecoptinent. Hei ,ufe1ngs were approaching crisis, and annexation was the care How the union was to be accomplished was c roatter fpr future consideration. He cot@d conceive of no proposition more crude er hartful fhaa that to buy Canada, aot would fecip, r3city hs sat,sfeot9f Gh&. W1ald bs m 're make. lift pisp t9 sailsfy the greed U tss5i1.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20
FOREIGN BUDGET.

Osman Digna Holds Hands of Trumps -Emin Bey and Henry M. Stanley Said to be Ills Prisoners The Evacuation of the soudan the Price of Their Ransom Death the Alternative king Milan's Speedy Downfall Predicted, Etc.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-12-20

Chicago boasts of an English bull dog which drinks beer in preference to water. It accompanies its owner on all his rakish tours, and when the man succumbs to the influence of drink coimly ssttles on his breast and keeps both crooks and the police at oaJ.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-28
Produce Exchange.
GERMANlA BANK,
(sTATE BANK,)
PAID UP CAPITAL, $780, 900.
Surplus and undivided profits, $55, ZOO.
ALEX. RAMSEY, WuLIAM BICKEL,
President Cashier.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Local trading was confined to small offer
1ngs, but the attendance of all classes of
traders was large. No. hard sold at bout
Saturdays figures. Receipts for the two
days were 133 cars. and "a were shipped out
Duluth reported 81 on track. Local stocks
decreased 40, 900 bu during the week. Fol-
lowing are the closing quotations: NO. 1
hard, in store, cash, 91Ac; August, 91Ac;
September, 91l2c; October, Ole; ON track,
92I2M93c; No. l northern, in store, cash.
S94c; August, S9Ac; September, S9l2c;
October, s9c; on track, 9l@9112c; No. 2
northern, in store, cash, sec; August, Soc;
September, S6Ac; october, S5Ac; on track,
S7QSSc.
Sales included: 10000 bu September No.
l hard in store, Ole; 10000 bu September
No. hard, 92I2c. Car lot sale sby sample:
l car No. hard, delivered, 93c: 4 cars No
l northern f. o. b., 9112c; car No. north
ern, f. 0. b., 92c; cars No. northern, o. t.,
91l2c; 1 car No. 1 northern, o. t., 92c;
ears No: 1 northern, to arrive, delivered,
s7l2c; 1 car No. northern, new, delivered,
SSc; car No. northern, Ole; car No. i
northern, delivered, new, 9Sl2c; car No. 2
northern, delivered, SO; 2 cars No. 2 north
ern, o. W. b., s8c; cars No. 2 northern, o.
W: b.. e6l2c; cars rejected, f. o. b., new,
e5c; 5 cars sample f. o. b., delivered Soc;
cars sample, 90c; cars sample. soc; l
car sample, SSc; 3 cars sample, f. o. b., soc;
cars no grade, soc; car new oats, soc; 2
cars oats, to arrive, 26l2c; car oats, to ar
rive, 27c; l car No. 3 new oats, 27c.
Flour-Market record: There was better
1OrelSn inquiry. Dut IN Liverpool and Lon
don especially there complaints that millers
here held their flour for delivery there at
prices above what it could be bought at there
of jobbers that stocked up before the recent
advance. 1t was cabled that about 81 for
Minneapolis patent was all those markets
could stand, while millers asked about IS.
Some sales for Atlantic coast points were
made at $4,000. 80. and some millers were
holding at So. 60@5.70, New England tariff,
with corresponding demands at other points,
The demand seemed good if parties could
settle on values.
Bran and Shorts-There was good inquiry
at about $40 for bran and S1@2 more for
shorts.
Corn-The corn market remained slow at
39@45c for low quality to choice No. 2 yel-
low in cars o. I.
Oats-Choice white old was yet in good re-
quest, with others and dirtier sorts selling at
30027c, and some poor new down to 22c
o. l. Fine old white brought 32@34c.
Hay-Hay was selling well at about So for
nice wild and something not quite SO good
brought about S7@7.5O, with rough and
damaged ranging along down to the price of
paper stock-S3.
Barley-Nominal al 3O@5Oc
Feed-Mixed feed selling slowly at SI6M
1S.
Flax-Nominal at Sl.25. Chicago S1.31.
MINNEAPOLIS STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-28

2,s52.4ss bu: corn, 974,933 bu; oats,
329, $50 bu; rye, 2649 bu; barley, 5, 426
bu; malt. 267, ,042 bu; peas. 2.07o bu. Corn
Receipts, us, 100 bu; exports, 80, 166 bu;
sales. 1,2SO,0o0 bu futures, 216,0Ou bu spot.
Spot l29s4c lower, active, closing steady;
No. =, 53c elevator: ungraded mixed. 52s4@
5334c. Options fairly active, s4@14c lower,
closing firm: No. 2 August 5255@53lSc,
closing at 53c; September, 527s@54c. clos
ing at 53c; October. So 15-l6@54c, closing
at 53ssc: November, 53ss@537Sc, closing at
53Ssc; December, 50s4@51 14c, closing at
5024c. 0ats-Receipts, 1876. 700 bu; exports.
none; sales, 100, 600 bu futures. 10000 bu
spot Spot &c higher. strong and fairly ac-
ern, 3S@43c: No. . Chicago, 34c. Hay-Firm,
good demand. Hops-Strong but quiet
Cotfee-0ptions higher closing steady; sales,
80, $50 bags, including August, II .20@
11.35c; September, IL. LOG l1.20c: October,
1o.4o@1o.5ee: November, 1o.1O@1015c;
December, 1O@I0. 0.10c; January, 10.05@
10.1Oc: February, 1o.05@1o. Zoe; March,
10. 0.10910.20c; April, 10.15c; May, 10.20c;
spot Rio stronger and more active: fair
Rio, 14l2c. Sugar-Raw firm, better demand;
easier, fair trade: &C" slice; extra &c"
6 7-16c; white extra c. 69-16@6ssc; off
A" 6s4@6 13-16c; mould "A 7l2c; stand
ard "a" 3-l6c; cubes, ..7s4c. Molasses in
troleum stronger, more active; crude, in bar
rels, 6ss@7isc; refined, Use; United closed
at S9s4c. Cotton seed oil. strong; yellow, 4Sl2
@49c. Tallow quiet steady. Turpentine
slow, easier; 36s4c. Eggs quiet and firm;
western, 16@I1Sc; receipts, 3.436 packages.
Pork stronger, more active: new mess, 81 %
@15.75; old mess, Sl4. 25@14.5O. Cut meats
dull; middles very strong: short clear. 94c.
Lard-Spot higher. scarce: western steam
quoted at S9.70@9.75: options strong, quiet;
August. $500 bid; September. $3.50; Octo-
Der sold atS9 "a: November, $3.50 bid De-
cember, IS. % bid. Butter quiet; best and
low grades firm; western dairy, 12@15c;
western creamery, 14@.20c. Cheese steady.
quiet; western, 7t@7s4c. Pig iron quiet and
quiet: lake, S16.S0. Lead strong and active :;
domestic, S4.S0. Tin dull and irregular;
straits 21c
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-28
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Grazing 0sceoIa Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Minn. Aug "a. 1888. {
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-28
CONTACT WORK'
Sewer on Edgerton and Other
Streets.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works. J
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Minn., Aug. q. 1888. {
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until
IL m. on the Sd day of September, A. d.,
1888, for constructing a sewer on Edger-
ton street, from York street to Jessa-
mine street; on Payne avenue, from
Jessamine street to Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis q Omaha Railway bridge;
on jerks street, from Edgerton street to
Payne avenue; on Ross street, from Ed
gerton street to Payne avenue: on Case
street, from Burr street to Weide street:
and on York street, from Edgerton
street to Weide street, in said city, ac-
cording to plans and specifications on
file IN the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum OF at least twenty (2W per cent
Of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. L. GORMAN. President,
Official: W. f. ERWIN,
231-246 Clerk Board Public Works.