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St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
BIG JIM's YARN.
How Skinflint Iowa Farmer Was
a Done by Member of the st.
Y Paul Police.

How Skinflint Iowa Farmer Was
a Done by a Member of the st.
Paul Police.
Police Officer James Mcclure is one
of the heaviest men on the force. He
weighs 260 pounds and has more square
good nature to each pound than any
other "cop'' in the department. His
friends are inclined to apply the
euphonious title of big Jim.' He has
fund OF funny stories, and is wont to
spring them when In a Sociable mood.
Yesterday big Jimn told the following
upon himself:
Il was contractor down in Iowa
some years ago and got quite rep for
digging wells. There was an old farmer
named Shultz who had farm near
Riceville. He was the shrewdest
Dutchman | ever met, and had beaten
everybody in the neighborhood. He
lived on knoll, and not far away was
little creek. He had hired several
contractors to bore the knoll for water,
which commodity the women folks had
to carry from the creek below.
The whole knoll had been
bored over when he came to me-"
81 will Civ you sl.5O per voot uf you
strike yater.'' said the Dutchman.
'.We dickered for a long time, in
sfstng on 81 per foot, rock or water. At
last closed with him on his own prop
osition. l hired two men and we cou-
menced to bore in the knoll. We, went
down $50 feet and struck a stolid
strata of rock. We were up.
stump. l finally said to the boys.
We've worked here for a long time and
we get nothing. There's big tub over
there next the house. Wen take it and
fill this hole, and beat the Dutchman,
anyway So we lugged water in the
tub and filled the hole during the night.
Next morning Shultz got up and was
tickled to death to find we had struck
water"
"Vat kind uf bumb will I put in?''
he asked of me.
sect a good iron one," said I, shut
don't pump the water out too soon.
You bad better let it settle for three or
four days; after that time pump it out
freely" The Dutchman was tickled to
death at getting water near the house,
and gave me his note for $780, About
week after that he was hunting me
with shotgun. The whole neighbor-
hood had caught on, and all were tickled
and laughing at the way the old wolf
had been caught at his own game,
as he had beaten everybody who
had had anything to do with him.
l kept out of his way, as he had a nick
or two on his gun, and at last he
adopted new tack. He wanted me to
take charge of his farm, promised me
big wages and an easy time, but l was
''neXt" to old ShultZ, and never would
have any dealings with him thereafter.
Everybody in Riceyille enjoyed the way
I fixed ShultZ, and once in a while |
meet man here from that section, and
they never fail to laugh at the way
played even with the Dutchman."
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
SUNDAY sIFTINGs.

There will be meeting Of the board of ed
ucation tonight.
The regular monthly meeting of the board
of county commissioners win be held to-day.
The cases on the district court calendar for
the January term viii be called this morning
for the purpose of re.setting them for hear.
ing.
This morning the chamber OF commerce
is to resume the discussion on lhe feasibility
of securing more factories for ST. Paul and
The settlement of the state at large.
The condition of the sidewalks around the
capitol grounds yesterday was something
frightfuL The state doesn't seem to take
the care of its sidewalks that is demanded of
the private citizen.
The February term of the district court for
the trial of causes opens this morning. The
regular jury is not yet summoned, but there
Will be five struck jnries in attendance for
the hearing of special causes.
The Peoples Church lyceum will meet this
eAening at S O'Clock at the church assembly
room on Pleasant avenue. \ paper on Cor
Porations'' will be read by Mr.. Gates, fol-
lowed by general discussion. The general
public are invited.
Ayoung railroad employe named oakes
had his right hand badly cut by a whisky
glass which he broke with his fist Saturday
night at The Brunswick. The wound was
sewed up by DR.. CogsweI.
John j. Wilson, whose right name is Chad.
dock, and who claims to be the city editor of
the 800 Democrat" was arrested yesterday
morning, on suspicion of stealing a number
OF cigars from place ON Robert street
Special terms will hereafter be held on Sat
urday by all the judges of the district court
Tor the purpose of clearing up the special
term business. 1t is thought that under this
arrangement the business of the court will
be expedited, and all causes will be tried and
determined without so much DELAY as has
obtained in some cases.
oThe special musical services at Christ
church yesterday were largely attended. The
solo IN the evening, Handel's angels Ever
Bright and Fair by Master Percy Creelman.
was very finely rendered. The boy has been
member of the choir for the past year, and.
under the tutelage Of Choirmaster Blake.
bids fair to make for himself q name.
AT o'clock last evening the two-story
frame dwelling on the corner of Tenth and
Canada streets was discovered on fire in tba
roof. The house was owned by Theodore
Sumner, and occupied by Mrs. Morphy. The
fire department quickly subdued the flames,
with loss OF $500 on the building and $500
on the contents, fully covered by Insurance
Observer Lyons, of the United States signal
corps at st. Paul, yesterday issued the mete-
geological summary for January From this
the following facts are taken: Mean barom-
eter, 3o.l7S; highest barometer, S0.93s:
lowest barometer, 29.5n1; mean tempera.
ture, 80; highest temperature, %; lowest
temperature, %; greatest daily range of tenn
perature, 81 on 24th; least daily range of
temperature, on l1th. The mean temper.
atvre for January, 1889, was ls.1, and for
1888, 60. There were six cloudless DAYS.
sixteen partly cloudy days and nine cloudy
Gays
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
Henry Grady's Estate.

SAVANNAH News.
The chances that Mr.. Grady left his
family in comfortable circumstances
seem good, though it is impossible
to arrive at an accurate estimate
of his assets as yet. A partner val
ues his newspaper interest at S10O, 900,
and his home property at $4,000. He
had $4,000 or $4,000 life insurance.
The mortgage on his home place was
not more than $4,000, and it has been
paid. The impression of those in a po-
sition to know best is that when what
the estate owes has been settled enough
will be left to provide well for the wife
and children.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
SAIN T PAUL.
WHY MERRIAM WILL RETIRE.

Public Office is not private snap.
While the above statement may not
be in the exact language of Grover
Cleveland, Samuel j. Tilden, Andrew
jackson, Daniel Webster, and the states
men of Eye olden time" in general.
there is no question that it correctly
represents their views. But it was gen.
eralIy supposed that the public men of
the present age, particularly in Mime
sofa, were hampered very little by such
views. Suci, however, it APP
pears, is not the case, for
Gov. Merriam will decline to
seek reelection, because there
are several little business ventures,
bound to be highly profitable. which he
feels he cannot enter into while gov
ernor of the state, and, naturally
enough, he feels that he cannot afford
TO lose $4,000 to S50,000 per year for the
satisfaction of being the dispenser of
the patronage of the Gopher state. The
game is not worth such an expensive
candle.
From man very close to his excel
lency comes the statement that Mr.. Mer-
ram wa a short time ago offered
chance to ''get in Oh the
ground-iloor'' of scheme that
would pay the governor as his
share perhaps $4,000. The governor
declined, as lie said. for the simple rea-
son that as governor of the state it
would not do for him to be identified
with the venture. This is the latest
reason advanced by the governors
friends for his probable withdrawal
from politics, and. under the circum-
stances, a mighty good one. The gov
ernor is better politician than he's oft
credited with being.
The present chief executive of the
state is a banker, aud naturally
very good at ''fggers." He knows
from experience that 1t costs
lots of good hard ''stuff'' to run for gov
ernOr of Minnesota and depend upon
the hOrny-handed grangers for his sup
port, and he doesn't propose TO Sacri-
fee any business opportunities, besides
contributing large amount of cash to
help make up for crop failures in the
back counties. It's very safe to say that
Gov. Merriam will not be a candidate
next year.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
HOTEL WALTERS STRIKE.
Guests Served by the Clerks and
Other Attaches.

Guests Served by the Clerks and
Other Attaches.
The walters at the Metropolitan hotel
struck yesterday during the dim er
hour. There was some difference be-
tween the management and the head
waiter. The ten subwaiters declared that
they would not work under any other
head waiter and accord ingly doffed their
aprons and left the dining room. Din
ner was nearly over, and the remaining
guests were served by the clerks and
came on at p. m. force of eoiored
walters had been secured to supplant
the white crew, and the hotel guests
were served as though nothing had oc-
Cured
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
Plenty of Hose, but No water.

The two-story brick veneered store
and residence of John Welsh, situated
at the corner of Rice and Magnolia
streets. was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning at o'clock. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The fire department
strung 2,400 feet of hose, but the fire
was too far away from the city limits to
make them work effective. The loss is
estimated at $1,000. There is an insur-
ance of $4,000 on the building. 5000 on
the stock of groceries on the first floor
and 5000 on the household effects on the
second floor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
Huckaback Towels,

Embroidered towels find place in the
linen closet of to-day, but their position
on the towel rack is questionable. for
they are there merely to be looked at.
The huckaback towel is the only one fit
for use, and there is satisfaction in the
fact that it is always better every time
it is washed until the time comes when
it is worn into ShredS. Towels should
be one yard and quarter long.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
Smashed His Head With a BottIe

Smashed His Head With Bottle.
CsP. Webb, a former jack plane arti-
san and recent saloonkeeper, slugged
: George Wagner. customer. with bot
tie in his place on jackson street early
. Sunday morning. Webb is running a
saloon on Jackson street without IL
cense. After Webb had smashed Wag-
J nersover the head several times with
beer bottle, Wagner drew a revolver
and snot twice at Webb. Both were ar
rested. The police yesterday afternoon
closed Webb's place. and declare that
his tough ''St. Louis" joint shall not
again be opened
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
sunerior Real Estate.

The undersigned have the largest list
of Lots, Blocks. Acres and Pine Landsz
Taxes paid for non-residents, and
special attention given to their business.
Correspondence solicited. Mobiles 81
Linnen. corner Fifth and Nettleton,
Superior, Wis.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
Peter Tereau

Would take this opportunity to thank
his many friends for kindness rendered
him at this time, whereby he Is able to
NIL all orders at the old stand, Tenth
and Pine.
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03
After Pneumonia

And attacks of la grippe, typhus fever scar
let fever or dlphtheria, the patient RECEIVERS
strength slowly, as the system is weak
and debilitated, and the blood poisoned by
the ravages of the disease. What is needed
is good reliable tonic and blood purifier
like Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has just the
elements of strength for the body, and vital
ity and richness for the blood which bring
back robust health.
MY daughter received much benefit from
the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla as an excellent
tonic after protracted attack of bronchial
pneumonia" REV. f. III. ADAMS, New Hart
ford, Conn.
AFTER recovering from prolonged sick
ness with diphtheria, and needing something
to build me up, took two bottles of Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1 felt good results from the
first dose. 1t seemed to go from the top
of my head to the ends of my toes know
Hoods Sarsaparilla is good thing" G. II.
STRATToN, Druggist, Westfield. Mass.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists, 81; six for S5. Pre-
pared by c. 1. HOOD d CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-03

swiFF's SPECIFIC cured me-ef malignant
Blood Poison after had been treated in vain
with old su-Called remedies of Mercury and
Potash. S. S. S. not only cured the Blood
Poison, but relieved the Rheumatism wkick
was caused by the poisonous minerals.
GEO. BOVELL4. 2422 Sd Avenue, N. Y.
scrofula developed on my daughter-swell-
ing and Jumps on her neck. We gave her
SWIFT's Specific, and the result was wonder
ful and the cure prompt.
S. A. DEARMOND, Cleveland, Tenn.
SwIFT's SPECIFIC is entirely a vegetable
remedy. and is the only medI cine which per-
manently cures Scrofula, Blood Humors,
Tor books on Blood and Skin Diseases,
mailed free.
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-12-05

August Belmont has been an active charac-
ter in financial circles four decades. He was
born in 1918 on his fathers farm in the Rhen-
ish Palatine near Frankfort, Germany.
He received a thorough commercial train
ing as a schoolboy and after finishing full
course Of studies he was sent to Frankfort,
where at the age of fifteen, he entered
prominent banking house as an Office boy.
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ing, running errands and other work of the
kind.
1t was as the agent of this house that Mr..
Belmont came to New York. He arrived in
New York in 1887, a time of great financial
disturbance, and by judicious and skillful
use of the means at his command not only
served bis employers to their entire satisfac-
ton. but laid the foundation for his own vast
fortune banker.
In 1874 he was appointed Consul General
for Austria in New York City. He served in
this position for five years, and only relin-
pushed his office on account of his SYM
pathies with the Hungarians
In 1853 he was appointed American Min
lister to Holland, and his services in that
capacity are recorded as unexceptiOnal.
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then famous beauty, Miss Perry, daughter OF
Commodore Perry, the hero of Lake Erie.
After a short courtship they were married
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mysterious circumstances. The meeting COOK
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which caused him to limp ever afterward.
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turf, perhaps, that August Belmont became
more widely known than in diplomatic or
banking circles. He was President of the
American Jockey Club when that organiza-
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has since been prominent figure in racing
and breeding circles.
His annual income from the stocks, bonds
and Government securities owned by him
was $500, 600, and he had other resources.
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Washington.

In order to encourage excellence in gun
merry among the heavy artillery troops OF the
army, Major-General Schofield has issued a
general order providing for scheme Of COM
petitions.
In his annual report to the Secretary of
the Navy, Paymaster- Edwin Stew
art says that the amount expended during
the year at shore stations for supplies was
So 223, 623 for labor "a, 179, 472, for construc-
yards docks, buildings, machinery, etc, ST.
SIP, 13S, making a total expenditure of Sll,
915, 233.
SECRETARY Tracy received telegram
from Captain Silas Casey, at New York,
President of the board appointed to superln-
tend the trial of the new gunboat Concord,
as follows: Concord returned this morning;
trial unsuccessful"
THE Department of State is informed by
cable from the Consul-General at Berlin,
Germany, that DIR. Koch's colleague, DIR.
Cornet, is willing to receive few well-recom-
mended doctors in clinic during the expert
ments in the treatment of tuberculosis.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GEORGE W. MEL
VILE has submitted his annual report to the
Secretary of the Navy.
THE Director Of the Mint at Washington
has been informed that a million dollars In
Australian gold soverejgns were deposited
and melted down at the San francisco mint
the other day.
THE Navy Department has been notified
by Cramp & Sons that the Newark Is ready
for her official sea trial.
In his annual report to the Secretary or
the Navy. Commodore Folger, Chief OF the
Bureau of Ordnance asks for an appropria-
tion OF =, 63S, S91 for the next fiscal year.