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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Proposals for Horses. Brood
Mares. Work Oxen and Stall
lions.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 81, 1888.
CEALED PROPOSALS. INDORSED PRO
- posals for Horses. Brood Mares, Work
Oxen, Staliions." as the case may be, and ad
dressed to the Commissioner of Indian At
fairs, Washington, D. c., will be received
until l o'clock p. NJ, Thursday, Jan. 81,
1889, for furnishing the following animals
for the Indian service, viz: One pair of
servIceable work horses: one hundred (1OU)
brood-mares, ten 1O) stations and fifty (50)
yoke of work oxen, with yokes and chains.
SPECIFICATIONS.
The horses must be young and serviceable.
from four to seven years old, sound, without
blemish, and well broken to harness, not less
than 15I2 hands high, and to weigh not less
than one thousand u,O0O pounds.
The brood mares must be of American
stock, from four to seven years old, sound,
we'll broken, without blemishes, not less
than Is hands high, and to weigh not less
than nine hundred and fifty (95O) pounds.
Stations must be of Percheron stock, large,
welibred, not under four nor over seven
years old, and to weigh between thirteen
hundred Q.30O) and fourteen hundred
G,400) pounds
The work oxen must be sound, gentle and
well broken to work. from four to SIX years
old, half grades, graded up from Durham or
stock equally as good, and to weigh from two
thousand four hundred (2,400) to three
thousand 5000 pounds per yoke. Ok
yokes must be of large size, oiled and
painted. and such as are known as Freight
ers' YOkes." with staples and ring instead of
clasp. and chains to be ss-inch cable, thirteen
Q3) feet long. with hook on each end and
must be furnished with each yoke of oxen.
The fifty yoke Of oxen, with yokes and
chains, must be delivered at the Fort Peck
Agency, Montana, and the other animals at
the Blackfeet Agency, Montana, not later
than April Is. 1880; and all animals thus
offered for delivery will De subject to rigid
inspection by some competent person to be
designated by the respective Indian agents.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be accompanied by certi-
fed check or draft on some United States
depository, payable to the order of the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, for at least 5
per cent of the amount of the prol osal,
which check or draft shall be forfeited to the
United States in case any bidder or bidders
receiving an award shall fail to execute
promptly a contract with good aud sufficient
sureties, according to the terms of. his bid;
otherwise to be returned to the bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any and all
bids or any part of any bid If deemed for the
best interests of the service.
JOHN FL. OBERLY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Mrs. McKay's Gorgeous Nurse.

Washington Post.
One of the most striking figures to be
seen every pleasant afternoon upon our
broad promenadeS is the foreign nurse
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon McKay'S little
tot of daughter. She presents quite
an imposing spectacle in her long, full
cloak OF dark blue cloth, bordered with
band of red, and her head, surmounted
with Russian bonnet head dress of
putfed white tulle, from which extend
down the back to the edge of the skirt
two sash breadth ribbons of scarlet
moire, while by her side trots the dainty
white-robed figure of the infant, all un-
conscious of the many curious glances
directed towards them. But then
Washington is city of strange sights.
and even the German minister's novel
turnout with gaudy coachman in gilt
tering regimentals and floating yellow
plume, has ceased to attract attention
except from an occasional stranger in
our metropolis.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
HOW TO CALL JANE HADING

Tell us what to call thee, madame;
Tell us, fair and winsome stranger,
Simple Yankee sons of Adam
French for US is taught with danger.
Is thy first name merely Jane.
Like our sisters and our cousinsf
If t is SO, then part is plain,
For we count our James by dozens.
But thy second: what of that?
Shall we drop the Fl, or sound it!
Shall the be broad or fiat?
Tell us how to get around it.
Then that dreadful i-ii-g.
Must 1t have Gallo shadings
Dame, i'll pity, grant that we
Cali it square, and call ycu Hadingl
From the Stage.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
THE CLEAKANCES.
Exchanges of the Leading Cities
for the Past Week,

Boston, Mass, Jan. 27.-The follow
ing table compiled from dispatches to
the Post from the managers of the lead
ing clearing houses in the United
States, shows the gross exchanges at
each point for the week ended Jan. 26,
1889, together with rates, per cent of in
crease or decrease, as compared with the
amounts for the corresponding week in
1888:
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Mrs. Cleveland's Reception

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 27.-Mrs.
Clevelapd's second Saturday afternoon
reception to-day was attended by about
l,500 persons, most of them ladies. A
driZzling rain probably diminished the
number that otherwise would have
called. Mrs. Fuller, wife of the chief
Justice. and Mrs. Folsom assisted.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Prohibs Want Clarkson's Scalp.

Spec1aI TO the GIObe.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-The proprietors
of the Voice instructed their attorney
to-day to consider the propriety of caus-
ing the arrest of John S. Clarkson. the
Republican national committeeman,
whom they accuse of buying their mail
ing list from the man who stole it. Mr.
Clarkson came to town last night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
MEREDITH Is MESSENGER.

Alabama Electors Sign an Addi-
tional Certificate to That Eff.
feet.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 27.-E. C.
Meredith, the messenger selected to
take Alabama's electoral vote to Wash
I'M gtou, returned this morning. Mr.. In
gals. president pro tenn. of the senate,
received the certificate from him,
but declined to receipt for it because he
did not have certificate of his ap-
pointment as messenger, though in the
certificate received by him it was stated
that Mr.. Meredith was the messenger.
Mr.. Meredith telegraphed Gov. Seay,
and the electors were summoned to
Montgomery this morning. They met
and signed an additional certificate that
MIR. Meredith had been chosen messen-
ger, and he left for Washington again
at noon to-day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Dissolved the Injunction.

Special TO the Globe.
DULUTH, Jan. 27.-Judge Stearns has
issued an order dissolving the injunc
ton against the Duluth & Winnipeg,
which will allow the road to receive
patents for the land grant earned.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Worth a Fortune and in Jail.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 27.-E. G
Haley. who is in Jail at La Grange. KY,
for robbing house there, proves to be
the son of the late mayor of st. Catha-
rines, Ont, vino died day or two ago,
leaving his boy fortune of $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Mitchell Is on British Soil.

New YORK, Jan. Pr. K. Fox TO-
day received cabegram from Charley
Mitchell, announcing his safe arrival at
Liverpool, and stating that he would
surely return in March.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
Get Hoods

If you decide to take Hoods Sarsaparilla
do not be induced to buy any other. Hoods
Sarsaparilla possesses, by virtue of its
peculiar combination, proportion and prep
aration, curative power superior to any
other article of the kind before the people.
81 had been taking Hoods Sarsaparlla
for dyspepsia, and in one store where I
went to buy q bottle the clerk tried to in
duce me to buy their own instead of Hoods;
he told me theirs would last longer; that
might take it on ten days trial; that if
did not like it need not pay anything, etc.
But he could not prevail on me to change.
I told him knew what Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla was. had taken it, it agreed with
me, was perfectly satisfied, and did not
want any but Hoods. am glad to speak
good word for this excellent medicine"
MRS. E. A. GoFF, 81 Terrace ST., Boston.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by druggists. 81; six for IS. Prepared by
G.. HOOD q CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
BREEZY CLARA BELLE.
A New Elixir Of Youth Quaffed
by the Bellies of New
York.
Juvenility Is Now the Popu-
lar Fad With Gay
Maidens.
Thoughts Already Turning to
Bonnets That Bloom in
the Spring.
An English Authors Views
of the Maidens of
America.

FIND.writes Clara
Belle, to the In
quirer, that juven-
ilfty is the effect
aimed at by many
of cur New York
beauties just now.
Did you ever OBJ
serve how, if half
the little girls you
see were put into
long skirts. and
their hair staidly
put up, they'dlook
like adUltS?. TRY
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
RECOMMENDS AMENDMENTS.

The Interstate Commission
Thinks the Law Needs Tinker
ing.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The inter-
state commerce commission has pub
lished an opinion on the sub
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
FOUR LAKES !.

WE OFFER THE FARM of the late
Tracy M. Metcalf for lease for term
of years. 1t comprises 500 acres-170
cieared-lying upon Second and Third
lakes. The Wisconsin Central railway
runs through, and depot on the tarm.
1t is ten miles from the city. Several
motor trains per day through from st.
Paul. Excellent garden. Small fruits
in great abundance. Good houses,
barns, windmill. water-tanks, boats,
ETC.. etc.
Apply at the office of
MetcaIf & MCCIanahan,
f26 (. Sixth St., ST. Paul.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-02
A Believer in the OWNING Rod.

We have this week received a seri-
ous application from a ma of mature
years, aud apparently sane on other
points, for the address of a maker of
d~ivining rods, or of the possessor of
one, or, failing these, for a description
of the method oi manufacture. lie
gravely informs us that his brother
possesses one, but will not let him
have the use of ii, wishing for him
self the job in prospect, namely, hunt
ing for gold in Canada. We are also
informed that if the body of mineral
be large il will affect the rod from a
great distance; that the operation is
fatiguing, by reason Of the sensation
communicated to the arm when there
is much mineral about; and finally,
that the rod will not work in every
ones hands. The last proposition, be-
ing the one solitary statement in which
the innumerable authorities on the
subject agree, NAV be safely believed
To contain at least a partial truth
Engineering and Mining journal,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-02
THE

M water rushed, tho water sighed,
A fisher sat thereby,
And watched his angle on the tide
With thoughtful, patient eye.
And as he sits and as he waits
b dood's broad bosom parts
ND thence-her garb in damp hung plaits-
The river spirit starts
6he sang 10 him, she spoke to him;
"whatl wouldst thou so nlude
wah human skill and cunning grim
Ny harmless 1nny brood,
All. couldst thou see how well il is
With them so cool below,
Down Wouldst thou come to sharr their bliss
And Joys real meaning know
The sun and moon both end their race
Nnhin the seas calm deeps;
And o IA time with falrer face.
Ench frvm lis cavern leaps
Drass not thy heart the CLASSY stream
It's clear blue uirrored sky
And wouldst thou not here like 10 dream
While worlds and ages dieH'
The water rushed, the water sighed,
The waves his feet canessed-
lie feels as though a new won 0Tids
Lay on his longing breast,
She sang to him, she spoke 20 him,
His form passed from the share,
He sank beneath the river grin
And came To life no more
He never had a chance to tell
OF that eveutful day:
Of all the mighty fish he caught
OF those that got away
But II such were each fishers fate.
How much Of fancy's range
Mankind would lose IN wonlrous tales
Both picturesque and strange
Prom the German OF Goethe.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-02

The correct sound Of the vowel u is
among the niceties Of English pronun.
citation, but after all il is not half so
important as po]liieness, "a fact which a
certain small boy seems 10 have for
gotten.
Mr.. Featherly, said Bobby, at the
dinner table, "how do you pronounce
d.ol"
DO, Bobby, replied Mr.. Featherly,
indulgently,
How do you pronounce d-e-wf
"Du-u-ew'-and Mr.. Featherly put
on a genteel air for the benefit of Bob.
by's older sister.
We'll, then. wLwould you pro-
nounce the second day Of the week7"
"Tewsday, | think"
You're wrong
"Wrongl How would you pro-
nounce il, Bobby3"
"Monday."-New York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-02
GhlM Monthly FRAMING.
El the sc2dsrY NJ Music. stg Ofsans
Tuesday. Oct. 70. 1899.
CAPITAL PRIZE 100000.

100000 Tickets st Twenty Dollars
kacl; Halves $40 40; Quarters So;
Tynihs So; TWputi,ihs 81,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-02
For Knocking Down . rrepchmsn.

During the occupation Of Paris by
the al lies, Wellington gave an order
that no English officer should give a
challenge TO, Or accept n from, "A
French officer. A French marshal,
shortly after this order, showed an
English colonel from the pavement
into the street. The Englishmhin
knocked him down. When the mare
cbal made a formal complaint the
duke sent a written reprimand 10 the
colonel, and In il inclosed an invita-
ton 10 dinner. Saturday Review.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-02
iGEiTS lITE D.

Fol Chi RSics, or any further information de.
sired, writ legib.y To the under ignei, clearly siat.
ing your residence, with state, County. Street ard
Number, More rapid reiuu mail delivery viii lie
assured by your enclosing an Envelope bearing
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-02

by ordinary letter, Containing Money Order
issued by all Express Companies, New YOrk En-.
change, Drait OF postal note.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-04

law guardians: in Dundalk and other
seaports for harbor boards, and in Bel
fast for all municipal officers. In Sweden
their suffrage is about the same as in
Britain, and they vote, too, Indirectly
for members OF the house of Lords.
In Russia women. heads of households,
vote for all elective officers and on
all local questions. In Austria Hungary
they vote (by proxy at ali elections, in
Guiding members Of provincial and I'M
perial parIiaments In Italy widows vote
for members of parliament. In Finland
women vote for elective officers. In
British Burmah women Taxpayers vote
in the rural tracts. In Madras presi-
dency (Hlndostan) they can do so in all
municipalities In Bombay presi-
dency they likewise can. In all
countries of Russian Asia they can
do so wherever Russian colony
settles The Russians are colonizing the
whole of their vast Asian possessions, and
they carry with them everywhere the
mir, or self-goyerning village,
wherein women, heads of households,
vote. Municipal suffrage exists in New
Zealand, and the legislature has resolved
that women shall vote for members of
parliament. 1t also exists in Victoria,
New South Wales, Queensland and South
Australia. The latter's parliament has
declared for women 8 voting at parlia-
mentary elections too.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-04
sWINDLING THE LADIES.
a Trap for People Who Are Looking for Bar
gains in Dry Goods.

4 Trap for People Who Are Looking for Bar
gains in Dry Goods.
A shrewd scheme for swindling people
who are looking for bargains N dry
goods and hosiery has been unearthed at
ST. Paul. A letter from J.. o. A Camp
bell, editor of the Bellefontaine (Ohio)
Republican, which was received Satur-
day, inquired as to the reliability of c.
H Warner, who had sent him PROPOSE
ton for advertising, to be paid for by
check on demand. Mr. Campbell was
suspicious and desired information.
The advertising matter offered was in
the shape of reading notices to the effect
that Wood, Thornburg s. Co. importers
of London, New York and San Fan
cisco, had purchased large stocks of fine
plush, silk and hosiery at a great sacri-
fee in London, and would sell it in linn
tied quantities to individuals in this coun-
try at prices away below actual cost. No
goods would be sent c.. O. D., but the
cash must accompany the order. All or
ders must be sent to G.. H. Warner,
Union block, st. Paul, by whom the
goods would be promptly shipped.
No such firm as the one mentioned is
known either in San Francisco or in New
York, and it cannot be found in the
books of the business agencies. 1t was
found that Warner had an office, which
he took week ago. a great deal of mail
was delivered there. His office was en-
tered Saturday and forty-eight letters
from various parts of Ohio, Indiana, IL
linois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Kansas
were found awaiting his arrival. Many
of them were III the handwriting of
ladies, and are believed to be orders for
the goods advertised.
A marked newspaper directory showed
that he had sent out his advertising
matter to the states named and the letters
are answers with money enclosed. a
few days ago he bought half-yard of
fine silk from one Of the leading firms of
st. Paul, which he had cut up in small
pieces apparently for use as samples.
No other goods of any kind were found,
and the police are now on the lookout for
the swindler. There are half dozen
charges that could be brought against
him, but it is probable that if caught he
viii be tried for using the mails for
swim ding purposes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-04
A BOYS WONDERFUL MEMORY,
Less Than Four Years Old-Examples of His
Retentive Mind.
Ne1- vorl- rlril,,,,,a


New York Tribune
In parlor L of the Astor house yester-
day afternoon was seen by a small mum :
Der of reporters and others what seemed
to be the most remarkable boy who has
been seen in this country since Blind
Tom' first made his appearance. Like
''Blind Tom, - he is d negro and blind.
Instead, however, of being musical
wonder, his specially remarkable char
name is Oscar Moore, and
he was born near Waco, Tex, Au-
gust 10, 1885. Although so young as to
be hardly able to talk plainly his memory
is marvellous. The exhibition yesterday
afternoon began by one of the reporters
present asking him how fast sound
moves. Quick as q fash he answered
''743 miles an hour, which was the
correct answer. A little book containing
nearly 1000 questions, with the answers,
was given to each person present, and
from this book the following questions j,
among others, were asked of him, the
correct answers being in each case readi-
~ given by him:
'What is the population of Holland
and the Netherlands? - Four million,
twelve thousand, six hundred and
ninety-three. - ''What is the capital of
Venezuela?'' stCaracas. - "Where is
the largest bell in the world?" Mos
cow, Russia. - "What does it weigh?''
-Four hundred and thirty two thousand
pounds.
To the question. elbow many states
in the Union?'' he gave the correct an
swer, and then named the, states in al
phabetical order. He counted from one
to ten in six or eight different Ian
guages, beginning with Chinese, sang
songs i'll English, German and Danish
spoke piece on the tariff, and reeited
poems by Whittier and LongfeIlow. In
no case was there the slightest hesitation
in his answers, but answer followed
question as quickly as it could be spoken.
He showed also that he was a bright boy
in other respects than his memory
Someone asked him how many feet there
were in an acre. The boy misunderstood
the question, and answered quickly
''How many feet has a niger? Only
two that / know of. - He is strong
and well developed physically,
and is said to be always
happy, well and commended. His parents
are poor, ignorant people, his father
ffty-two years old and his mother thirty
eight. He has two sisters and a brother
living, and had two brothers who have
died, but none of them was in any way
remarkable
He is in New York in charge of H. P.
n. CANNED of Austin, Tex. who is his
legal guardian until ne is twenty years
old. Mr.. CANNED has as yet made no
definite plans about exhibiting the boy
TO the public.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-04
AN IDAHO WONDER.
Discovery of a Foating Island on the Dome of
the Continent.

the comment.
San Francisco Examiner.
John TomIinson of Bannack, Idaho.
told a reporter yesterday that there is a
real floating island on Henry's lake,
Idaho. The lake is situated on the dome
Of the continent, at depression in the
Rocky mountains known as Targee IS
Pass, in honor of the trapper who dis
| covered it. 1t is oval in shape and has
an area of forty square miles. ''On
first appearance, - said Mr.. Tomlinson,
the lake, the waters of which are
as clear as emeralds, seems to have
no outlet. 1t is surrounded by solid
ground, on which are groves of pine and
luxuriant mountain grass. On the west
ern edge lies what appears to be hollow
POOL connecting it, and from this, OBJ
scured in a growth of shrubs rises a small
creek, the source of the north fork of the
Snake river. Now, on this lake, and
sometimes seen on the north side and
sometimes on the other is this curious
floating island 1t is about 800 feet in
diameter, and has for its basis a mat of
roots, so dense as to support large trees
and a heavy thicket underneath. De-
cayed vegetation adds to the thickness of
the mat and forms a mould several feet
lin thickness. On the edge of the float
ne forest. i'll summer time, may be seen
a luxuriant growth of bIue-joint grass
the roots of which form so compact a
mass as TO support the weight of q
horse Any number of men have no
difficulty in walking about on it. Further
back among the trees you
might build big house and
make garden and do whatever
you please. You would be just as solid
and safe as though there were not 80 or
100 or 200 feet of water under you.
There is willow thicket nerr the center
of the island, and scattered among these
willows and contiguous to them are q
number of aspens and dwarf pines.
These catch the breeZes which float over
the island, and act like sails on a boat
and move the 300-foot body hither
and thither over the forty-mlle square
of water. This shows why you may one
day see the island on one side and the
next day on the other. 1t is the queer
est thing l ever saw You pitch your
tent some evening on one side near the
island and are pleased with the beautiful
prospect. There is the island only few
rods from you, covered with trees and
grass. The next morning you wake up
and the island is gone. You look far
away to the other side and there it is, its
trees bending gracefully in the wind.
Along in the afternoon its returns, or it
may take an easy jaunt off at an
oblique angle from you. Henry Lake
is exceedingly picturesque. Around it
rise capped peaks, among which
are some of the highest of the continent s
backbone, partly covered with a verdure
of forest and grass and showing here and
there formations of granite and unique
basaltic columns. During the hunting
season the waters Of the lake swarm with
wild fowl. There are beaver, too, and
plenty of big game may be had in the
adjoining mountains.