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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
SOME OF THE STOCK.

IHE
being taken by some one else before
my friend has time to get my letter and
write to you. If it should be, could you
get another for her?''
"Oh, yes. We'll have more in a few
days" she replied. as obligingly as a
dapper dry goods clerk who assures you
have taken fancy should be exhausted
when you return, there is plenty more
to be obtained where that came
from. We drew a duet of long
breaths of mingled relief and
suppressed amazement when we
were again shut In the cab. "Just
fancy" said Prudy, "they- don't want
to so much as see who takes it and don't
care what becomes of it, once it is be-
yond their door!''
"And the inexhaustible supply the
woman seems to have cOntrOl of could
get us girl or 10y, and as manv as
we like! dare say if we had expressed
desire for twins she would have un-
dertaken to furnish them in any sex and
color we might idicate. l declare, the
ways of the heather Chinee may be pc
cullar, but they are not a circumstance
| to those supported by ChriStendOm for
| the removal of the dscomtorts of
vice. Don't you suppose there is any
law to prevent a wOman's dispOSing
| OF human being as unceremOniouSly
| as of a
A LITTER OF KITTENS,
| and isn't the mother in any way respon-
| sible? For woman to refuse to be-
| stow so much as the attention of
| glance upon her child and to cast it
into the hands of an irresponsible per-
son who is charged only to get rid Of
| surely if the sacredness of human life
is not a disproved tradition. this is GRIM
NAL"
"Well, if it isn't" sighed Prudy, 'the
least the law can do for such fOrsaken
children is to order of their heads as
fast as they presume to show them in
| the world"
When we had breathlessly related
| our experience of the afternoon to
Henry, he coolly inquired: sWhat do
you propose doing-marry the girl, or
| take the child?'
Take the child.' l retorted. "The
woman may have set forth the ease of
the conditions on which she diSposes of
children only to induce US to agree to
take it. Perhaps when you get down
to business there is more red tape
about it. OF course, the money there is
| in it the woman gets at the other end
of the string. But mean to learn in
full just what the simple method of
baby farming is.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
LETTER FROM CAPT. MULLAN.

Description of the Samoan Situa-
tion by the Commander of the
Nipsic.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The follow
ing is part of the last letter from Capt.
Mullan, of the United States steamer
Nipsic, received by his brother in this
city. The letter is dated Apia, Jan. %,
1889: Here in Samoa, he writes, we
have war times and excitement. Ger
many has declared war against Mataafa
and proclaimed martial law here and i'm
Samoa. l have protested against this
martial law business, and think it
has had beneficial effect. They,
in their proclamation, said in case
citizens of Apia did not give in list
OF their arms, ammunition. etc., they
would be dep0rted or imprisoned, told
in writing, Capt. Fritze, of the Alder,
that in the whole jurisprudence of my
country there was no such punishment.
THEY HAD A PROCLAMATION PRINTED
on Jan. % and ready to publish on the
cocoanut trees, etc., but my protest had
the effect of stopping this. This proc
lamatlon spoke of offenses and penal
tles-death, deportation, shooting, hard
labor. imprisonment, etc. They do not
hold Apia nor have they invaded Sa-
moa; hence, under English and
American law. can not pro-
claim martial law. But they say
German law is different. Things
are all exciting here. They are at war
with Mataafa, but all their proclama-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
BABIES AT WHOLESALE.

New Stock to Be Given to Any
One Desiring Ready.Made Fam
iiies.
A couple of ladies who presented
themselves at 551 Jackson street in
answer to the advertisement that was
Withdrawn from the paper Friday
morning. were ushered into the same
room Prudy and had graced Tuesday.
There they found Mrs. Stencil asleep
upon sofa. the old man had caught
reflection of in the mirror, and the
woman with the big-headed baby in her
arms. In reply to their inquiry for the
boy baby advertised, they were given
the detail of our appropriation of him.
and were offered in his stead their
choice of a girl baby that was born Fri
day night and another girl baby which
the woman, on being asked how
old 1t was, said: sit is old;
Mis-. Stencil on awakening
assured them, sis real pious-goes to
church every morning." The railroad
man must either be excessively profit
gate or else is a father kept in stock.
For the parentage of each of the girls
was put on the shoulders of the railroad
man, as that of the boy had been. Mrs.
Stencil guaranteed the ladies, as had
been proved to US, that they could take
the baby without being seen or known.
To stimulate trade, she further in
formed them that she had orders for a
girl baby from party in Faribault,
from another in town, and from another
out of town, but that
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED"
if they would take their choice before
Monday they could have one or both.
She was expecting more every day, she
said, to fill other orders, and the appear.
ance of young German woman seen in
the room adjoining, justified her ex-
pectations.
Mrs. Stencil. it was learned from q
city physician. is afflicted with rheuma.
tism and no longer goes out to practice,
but keeps the wolf from the door by
conducting school of midwifery in
connection with herehospital and baby
TRANSFORMATION industry.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
AS LEGAL AS BANKING.
No Law That Reaches q Person
Who Gives Children Into I'm
known Hands.

Who Gives Children Into I'm
known Hands.
''Is there no law that reaches q
woman who consigns her infant to an
other to be thrown out of doors into the
first pair of unknown hands extended
toFeceive it, and none to prevent the
second party receiving children
for that purpose?" was asked of
prominent attorney yesterday.
mo record is made of the disposition
Of the child-nOne can be made as con-
ditions now are, and records of births
in her house are recorded only at the
end of each month. The births on
record are from eight to ten month,
and the death rate record is not one a
year. Now the matrons of neither of
the orphan asylums in town do not find
empty homes and hands for their
charges at the rate of eight
month. Ii during the thirty
days that intervene between
reg stration days, six, four, three or two
oftats WOman's babies die, what proof
Is there that any ever existed, and even
after they are registered, how can it be
traced " hat becomes of them when no
account is made of the total disappear
ance they effect when they pass un-
marked into unknown handS?"
"YOu have probed just one of the
ulcers of vice that feed OH the life of
our social SYSTEM" answered the at
torney; ''there is no law to
reach either of the women associated
with the disposal of the child unless the
death of the child could be traced as
the direct consequence of their act,
which, as you intimate, is next to i'm
possible to accomplish. The common
law that should operate in case of this
sort has no jurisdiction in this state.
Nothing can be done unless you-or
rather, the egiSlature-creaJe new
law regulating the abuse so far as legis-
latiOn can." PAULINE PRY.
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can't be bothered with il, for sometimes
one reason and sometimes another.''
The parents then would not-be likely
ever to lay claim to this baby in case
my friend took it.'
Lord, no; they don't even want to
know who you be or anything about
you. After it's once the other side of
that door we don't care what becomes
of it. When folks take 'em they usually
come in the night, SO as they wont be
noticed, and we don't want to even see
who it is takes it's
The young man emphasized the state
ment, and the woman who had admitted
us sat smiling and nodding approval on
the method described.
What do you do when nobody takes
the baby?"
After we've advertised it as long as
we think there is any use, we put it out
to board somewhere
''IS this little thing perfectly healthy
in every way?''
just as healthy as can be-"
'1s he gOOd?' asked Prudy, ignorant
that all babies are good until they've
been IN the world long enough to wake
up to the possibility of being bad.
Yes, he's pretty good; not much
bother to any one."
We'll, I'll write to my FRIEND" l
| said, rising to go, "and in case there
should be any inquiries she would like
| to make that have not occurred to me
whom shall she addresS?"
Get piece of paper, Charley" the
| woman ordered the young man, land
write it down for herr
Charley found card and while he
was writing, creature that looked TO
| be neither man nor woman. for all her
| petticOats and two braids of black hair
| that hung down her back, started to
| come into the room and was quickly
driven out, with far less ceremony than
| had been shown the dog. In the mirror
| Oh the wall opposite me, had caught
| the reflection of an old man, which
raised question as to the number and
| variety of inmates the house contains,
and suggested that both may be infinite.
Charley handed me card. on which
was written Mrs. H. Stencil, 571 Jack
| son street, st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
TENDERLY CARED FOR.
Temporary Abiding Place Found
for the TINY Unfortunate.

oA <hoheAAhfS lhCC OuHu
for the Tiny Unfortunate.
Lets see what's in the boys steamer
trunk" said Henry, picking up the
small package that had been given us
with him. 1t was Nursing bottle
partly filled with milk, and opening a
box we found bottle cleaner and a
powder of soda on which was written:
The child was born March 2, 1889. Put
some of the powder into his mouth two or
three times day to prevent his mouth from
getting sore.
''The woman must have known by in
stinct, Pauline, that tie youngster was
going into the hands of an ignorant
spinster."
We wrapped him up carefully again
and took him back to the carriage to be
driven to the creche, where he was
placed In Christian atmosphere and
the hands of care and kindness. When
we returned childless to the hack.
Henry reflected aloud. II wonder how
this nights work will influence the
child's future?" and an uncOm-
Portable doubt was raised in
my mind as to whether it
had been for the best. ssWell tenn
pered spades turn up ill-smelling soil in
digging vineyards even." But yester-
day afternoon second visit to Mrs.
Stencils settled the doubt. 1t was
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tons are directed against foreigners.
They carry on high game here, and
our government has but one vessel
while they have three good ships.
hear by way of Auckland that we wfil
have more ships here. God only knows
how this affair will end. The SameanS
do not want Germany to annex their
island, but have long ago asked both
England and the United States to take
them. Their old king, Malietoa, was
deported year ago, first to Germany,
then to the coast of Africa and then to
MarshalPs island. to the north of Sa-
moa. where he now is. am kept busy
from morning to night, and have been
since the 7th of December, when the
Adams left for California. My mail by
this steamer will be the heaviest | have
yet had. and my several reports to the
secretary are quite lengthy, full, and
giving
EVERY ITEM THAT HAS OCCURRED.
The little paper published here, the
Samoan Times, has been suppressed by
the Germans. On January 9 the Ger
man consulate, German consul's
house, etc., were burned. Loss $780,
600. 1t was the greatest fire ever in
Apia. sent men to render aid. got
thanked in a public proclamation, q
copy of which send you. l think, and
certainly hope all my actions in this
Samoan business will be approved by
the government, for the state of Samoa
was never In such condition, and
am here alone, just at the top and in the
midst of it all. and of course the respOn-
sibility is great. l hear Germany in-
tends sending out troops. About Jan. I
sent Lieut.. Hawley to Auckland to
telegraph to the secretary, and he will
be back on Feb. 2. The German consul
at Auckland chartered small English
steamer the other day, and sent her
here with important German dis
patches, but what these dispatches were
no one but the Germans know.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
The Founding Is Taken in Charge
by the Globe.


There was hollow sound abont
Henry's laugh as we entered hack in
front of the Ryan about S:15 O'clock
Thursday evening, and told the driver
to go to 571 jackson street. A street
Arab who passed us, whistling Johnny,
get your gun," was declared to be bad
sign, and if my companion demanded to
be assured once, he did ten times that
he would not have to walk the Office
floor with the baby all night. A men,
Ory of the dog sent shiver over my
own body as we mounted the steps to
the house and rang the bell. / stood
muffied in furs well in the shadow and,
to the same woman who had admitted
Prudy and me Tuesday and now opened
the door again. Henry said: I'VE
have come for the baby" The woman's
responsive grunt was scarcely audible.
She turned on her heel, hurried back
into the room at the end of the hall, and
was back in moment with the baby
and couple of packages. Without
waiting for us to more than yet hold of
the baby, she had slammed the door
upon us all. "Well, / never in
all my life." gasped Henry, when
we were again in the carriage,
driving to DR.. Wellington's Office ON
don't so much as go through the cere-
mony of dropping a nickel in the slot or
pressing button. Let's see it," But
the face was completely covered with a
white cloth. "How old did you say 1T
is? Five days. and out in hack al
ready! An instance of the fast life of
Young America that Englishmen con-
demn."
We carried our charge up stairs and
into the bright light of DR.. Wellington's
Office, where the doctor took it and nm
wrapped it. There it lay on her lap,
sleeping as sweetly as though some
body in all the world had care over it.
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The DARK WAR CLOUD
It's Shadow Lingers, and
Americans Everywhere
Are Excited.
Rumops of All Kinds Afloat,
But Nothing Certain from
3 Samoa.
The Navy and State Depart
ments Pronounce the
Stories Absurd.
Letter From the Captain of
the Nipsic--Our Naval
Strength.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-This city
had touch to-day of the excitement
which would follow the confirmation of
the rumor that the United States man
of-war Nipsic had been sunk in Samoan
waters by the German man-of-war Olga,
as reported in the Breslau dispatch two
days ago. All manner of disturbing ru-
mOrs were abroad during the day to the
effect that the naval authorities at Mare
island had received news confirming the
sinking of the Nipslc, which was
intensified by the statement that the Ger
mans had seized the American mail
steamer Alameda. of the Oceanic COM
pany. The statement was also made
that the secretary of the navy had tele-
graphed an inquiry to the Union Iron
works of this city, as to how soon the
steel cruiser Charleston could be placed
in readiness for her guns. Based upon
these rumors and the farther statement
that the Southern Pacific company had
received notice to be prepared to handle
the Charleston's guns and naval stores,
the newspapers put out bulletin boards
declaring that the sinking of the Ameri-
q
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10

Mrs. Stencil was midwife, but had no
knowledge of her otherwise, or her bus
mess dealings.
The two-story frame building, No.
571 jackson street, is owned by Mrs. A.
G. Dorsey, who occupied the building
for years, and but recently removed to
Wabasha street, renting the house to
Mrs. Stencil. The location is favorable
to Mrs. Stencils business, and is re-
mote from business disturbances, al
though there is reason to believe that
the street cars awaken the babies early
in the morning.
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to which Prudy sweetly changed her
mind with the charming respect for a
mans opinion that has made her so
popular.
II suppose you know who It's parents
are," | ventured.
"lts mother is German and its father
a railroad man."
''Are they married?"
81 dunno. She says they are, but its
hard to tell and l never ask no oues-
tions. keep hospital you know and
a woman comes here and has her baby
and | don't let ON but l believe
all she tells me. This ones
| mother is up stairs now. She says the
| father drinks, or there's another woman
i in the case, or something of the sort-I
| dunno, only she can't keep the baby.
She amt even looked at it. They often
do that way. They're afraid if they
see it they'll get attached to it, and they
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
A Land Seizure.

NEW ORLEANS. March 9.-The United
States marshal to-day seized a tract of
land in the rear of the city. The tract
is bounded by Milne avenue, Bayou st.
John, Brook street and Lake Ponchar-
train, and contains 52S squares. The
seizure is to satisfy a judgment against
the city obtained in the United States
circuit court by G. IL. Stewart, the land
seized being own ed by the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
The West Virginia Case.

Special to the Globe.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, March o.
Gov. Wilson made the closing argument
in his own behalf before the supreme
court, and an adjournment was had
until Tuesday at 10 o'clock, when a
decision will probably be rendered.
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Funeral of Isaiah Williamson.
81 a a fl,rC 1rsf,o

PHILADELPHIA, March 9. = Isaiah
Williamson was buried this morning
from the residence of his niece, Mrs.
Paul C. Dencla. The services were of
the simplest character. None but the
immediate relatives attended the re-
mains to their last resting place in West
Laurel Hill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
WEAKNESS OF KISSING TT.

Somehow it seemed kind of hard to
think of its being on earth five days
with never pair of lips to give it a soft
greeting. and the probability that it
Will go to its grave in ignorance of the
full meaning of a caress. One could
almost thank heaven there are dogs to
lick the bruised hand that has stretched
out to life and struck the sharp edge of
the world, as did this baby's pretty
pink palm.
On examining the child, DR.. Welling-
ton found 1t perfectly healthy, no older
than the woman had said, and not, as
we had feared, affected with drugs. 1t
was warmly clad in clean rags. In
place of the daintiiy embroidered flan-
mel skirt that usually awaits a new
baby, this one wore one leg of pair of
mems red flannel drawers. Its dress
was of coarse white muslin, with an at
tempt at being fine. The bottom hem,
feather-stitched with red cotton and
the yoke OF red rlc-rac done by unskilI-
full hands, told that the mother had
made so much preparation for the baby
into whose face she feared to look, lest
she love it. Its outside wrap was
faded blue cotton cloth cape. with
hood for the head, frilled with lace. 1t
finally awakened, directed its big blue
eyes from one to another sympathetic
face that bent over it. and looked at us
for all the world as if it would laugh if
1t were big enough to know how.
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Y u
come into the room
when the W o m a n
brought in the baby;
''Seme of the best men
have had bad parents,
and Fve seen more
black sheep in good
homes than anywhere
else. You can't tell
anything by the par
ents," he asserted dog
matically, the woman
onnonin hic oCcnrfinn
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found that the boy would have been
crowded out to make room for new
stock by Saturday morning.
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JOB LOTS OF WAITS.
The Supply Is Always Equal to the
Demand.

"After glancing at it," l said, 81
suppose there is a chance of this baby
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10

The Supply Is Always Equal to the Demand Cldless
Couples Can Make Selections From Large and
i; Varied Assortment of Kids
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This Work Has Been Going On
in ST. Paul for Full
Six Years.

little better than
"a kitten, a little
more sacred than
a puppy, was sug-
gested of new
born babies on
reading the fol-
lowing a NJ o n g
the personals
in last Sunday
morni g. S pa
DerS.
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md as we stood looking down at it, the
poor little creature actually smiled in
its sleep, as if deserted baby has any
right to have pleasant dreams. Sorry
little wretch. if had been alone with
it, where no one could see me, Pm
afraid Pd have been betrayed into the
sentimental
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
BARGAINS IN new BORN BABIES,

bRRGAlNS In NEW-BORN bAbIES,
Wee Bits of Humanity Whose Ancestry Is in Doubt Given
Away Like Cheap Chromos to All Corners and
No Questions Asked.
ST. Paul Midwife Who Deals Her Customers Are Not
Extensively in Ready Quired to Furnish Certin-
. Made Families. Gates of Character
The Supply Is Always Equal to the Demand and Chdless
Couples Can Make Selections From Large and
Varied Assortment of Kids.
In Testing These Peculiar He Is Only Week Old and
Methods the Globe Ae- as Bright New Sill
quiPes Son. Dollar.
Taken the Midwife Under Cover Of Darkness by Stran
gers, the Little One Finds Temporary Shelter
in Christian Atmosphere.
There No in Minnesota Protection for Beasts, but
to Stop This Most Inhu- None for the Creators
man Practice. Noblest Work.
Public That Upwards Of One Hundred Children
Are Born Each Year in This Womans House
and Thus Disposed Of
This Has Been Going On Can Not the Legislature De-
in st. Paul for Full wise Some Means Put
Six Years. End to It?
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In Testing These Peculiar He Is Only Week Old and
Methods the Globe Ae- Bright New Sill
quiPes a Son. YER Dollar.
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Taken From the Midwife Under Cover Of Darkness by Stran
gers the Little One Finds Temporary Shelter
in Christian Atmosphere
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
Wee Bits of Humanity Whose Ancestry Is in Doubt
Away Like Cheap Chromos to All Corners and
No Questions Asked.

ST. Paul Midwife Who Deals Her Customers Are Not Re-
Extensively in Ready qured to Furnish Certin-
= Made Families Gates of Character
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
Can Not the Legislature De-
wise Some Means to Put
an End to It?

her big, fat, dark, oily face that ques-
toned us chiefly through a pair of
wicked black eyes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10

There Is No Law in Minnesota
to Stop This Most Inhu-
man Practice.
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Protection for Beasts, but
None for the Creators
NObleSt Work.

Public Records That Upwards Of One Hundred Children
Are Born Each Year in This Woman's House
and Thus Disposed Of.