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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
WHY SOCIETY LOST HER.
A California Woman Covered
From Head to Foot With Long
Hair

A California Woman Covered
From Head to Foot With Long
Hair.
The sudden and unaccountable retire
ment from society of certain wealthy
widow moving in the most aristocratic
society in San Francisco, some few
months ago, created the greatest wonder
and surprise in the circle in which
she had Shone as one of its bright
aSt stars. and when, as time went on. it
was learned that she was living in utter
secluslon, refusing to receive even her
closest and most intimate friends, curl
6Slty broke all bounds. But the mvs-
Eery remained unSolved until recently,
when. through the tatling of dismissed
maid OF the lady'S the extraordinary Eat
ure of the affliction which had caused
her withdrawal from the world was
earned.
According to the maids story the
iady's face and body are now entirely
covered with long silky growth of hair
Oh an average length of five or six
inches. When this growth first became
perceptlOle the unfortunate lady, who
was gagged to be married shortly to a
gentleman to whom she was devoted.
mad herself treated for it by the most
eminent physicians IN the country and
abroad, undergoing without mnrmur
the most heroic remedies, but all to no
purpose, and it was given up as hope
less case by the doctors. who declared
themselves thoroughly puzzled. returned
nome, and. breaking her engagement,
has resigned herself to life spent in
utter solitude.
The girl says her mistress is losing
her, mind under her singular trouble.
and never enters room penetrated bv
the faintest ray of light, for fear Of
being spied upon. Only the palms of
her hands, the soes of her feet and the
red parts of her lips are free from this
halr, Which has to be shaved from her
eyelids and brow to enable her to open
her eyes at all.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
OLDEST LIVING INDIAN.
Muddy Water, Who Fought With
jackson in the Seminole War.


jackson in the Seminole War.
The Oldest living Indian, perhaps, is
Muddy Water, Seminole chief, reSid-
ing i'll the family of DR.. Hamilton. of
Seminole agency, Indian territory. who
has just entered his 109th year. lie has
been blind for some years now and
unable to perform any work, except
that of making baskets, in which
he is an expert, producing some
very pretty, tasteful work. The old
fellow is extremely garruluus, most
unuSnal thing III one of his race, and is
very proud of h S English, when is
very good. Be iies his blindness he is
also great sufferer with a wound in
his left leg. which will eventually cause
his death. He claims to have received
this wound during the Seminole out
break III 1913. wnen he says he killed in
one day eleven white men with his own
hands.
From what can be gathered from his
"reminiscences he was at that time
thirtytwo years old He has unbounded
admiration for jackson, whom he de-
scr. b S as the "Great Man With Eagles
Eye" aud Says Nlat the general con-
versed with him frequently after the
war was over. He fur her declares that
after Topoheka he never again raised
his hand against white man. The
Indians are very deferential to the old
chief. who bears among them great
reputation for wisdom, and is always
referred to by them as the ''Old One"
One of them. himself man of fifty,
when questioned in regard to Muddy
W atti'o age, asserted that the old chief
was an ancient man when he was a
boy, sitting i'll the council, which was a
privilege accorded only to those over
sixty years of age. Muddy Water is of
rather low stature for an Indian. but in
dlcations show that he must have been
OF extraordinary strength in his prime.
He has a mortal hatred of women, suf-
fering none of the squaws about to APP
prOach him, but he is said to have been
married and the father of seven sons, all
killed in wars with the whites.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
Made Blind by a Flash of Light.

A singular accident recently hap
pened to the little three-year-Old son of
Leonard Mather, well-to-do sign
painter of Clinton, Mo-, and one which
resulted in instant and hopeless blind.
ness. The child was playing about Oh
the floor with his sister, a girl of seven,
who was amusing herself with bit of
broken mirror. To startle or please the
little fellow she turned the glass so as
to flash the light directly into his eyes.
He fell back with shrek of agony and
by the time the mother could reach him
had become unconscious. The SwOon
lasted for some minutes, and upon his
regaining consciousness he began to
scream again as if frightened, when it
was gathered from his actions that his
sight was affected. The doctor then eX-
amined his eyes and found that the
retina had been paralyZed by the sud-
den flash of light, the shock contingent
causing total blindness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
UP A TREE AAu NIGHT.
Local Option WhiskyPlays Franks
With an Inebriate's Eyesight.


With an Inebriate's Eyesight.
Caleb Reynolds, an old Englishman
following the trade of paperhanging,
and living in the outskirts of Council
Bluffs, To-, alarmed his wife recently by
not only failing to come home at
night, but by allowing dawn to find him
still missing. She was convinced that
he had met with foul play. and, notify
ing the authorities of her fears, insisted
on her husband being looked for. An
officer was finally detailed to go with
her, and the two, by inquiries, soon
learned that Reynolds, who had been
drinking heavily the evening before,
had been seen some time after dark
making for the open country. Acting
on this hint, they began to look for him
out of town, and, reaching grove of
young timber owned by Henry X.
Kaines, soon spied the missing man up
small live oak.
The woman hailed him, but he only
shouted back warning for them to
look out tor the bear. Being asked
what he meant, he declared that large
black bear had chased him the night
before, and compelled him to seek
safety in the tree, which the animal
was still watching from patch of UNI
dergrOWth which he Indicated: He was
so evidently frightened ana in earnest
that the policeman waited to borrow a
gun from Mr.. Kaines before tackling
the bear, of which glimpses could be
caught between the thick bushes.
With the gun cooked the officer
marched upon the animal. which rose
with gentle ''mOo" and revealed her.
self to be a black cow without horns.
When convinced that it was not bear
that had kept him a prisoner all night
Reynolds descended from his perch and
was instantly charged upon by his in
dignant and Irate spouse, who boxed
his ears and led him meekly home. 1t
is said to be dangerous to mention the
word bear, however delicately, to that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
A NIErEoKIC EXPLOSION.
Alabama People Frightened by
the Fail of a Heavenly Body.

the Fail of a Heavenly Body.
A few nights ago the family of Capt.
Oscar Hepthy was awakened about 10
o'clock by the noise of tremendous
explosion, which appeared to be over
their house, which is situated about
half mile from the town of
ROmer, Ala, on the Montgomery
road. The startled inmates rushed To
the windows, but were only able to dis
tingnish two glowing masses. one about
$50 feet To the right of the house, and
the other back of it, but Nearly twice
that distance. The captains second
son, Moses Hepthy, who had bee n to
town. and had just reached his fathers
gate when the explosion took place.
says that the meteor came with fearful
speed from the northeast, and. while
only few yards from the earth. all at
once exploded in three portions. one of
Which-the smallest, as well as he could
Judge-feil into Parker's pool. small
but very deep sheet of water, about an
eighth OF mile from the Hepthy home
stead.
The two fragments which struck close
to the house were white hot when first
inspected, and are still so warm as to
render it impossible to touch them with
the naked hand. One falling struck an
apple tree, which it entirely consumed.
Both were small, the larger about third
greater than the other and measuring
only sixteen feet two inches around.
They are lmbedded nearly threet feet in
the ground, which has been dried up
and scanned with cracks from the in
tense heat of the meteorites.
Prof. Middleton, of Montgomery. ex-
amined them yesterday. and has pur-
chased them of the NeDthys. He says
they consist principally of meteoric
iron. but exhibit traces of what he
thinks must be granite fused into a Wit
reous state by the extraordinary heat.
However. it is impossible to be positive
on the subject until the stones cool suf-
ficiently to be handled. If they contain
granite, though, as supposed, they are
invaluable because unique 50 far.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08

prised to find that the stone was in
reality pttrified beehive. The cells
We're perfectly distinct, and contained
small. irregular-slaped bodies which
must have been bees. MANY OF them
contained, besides, thick, black sub
stance of about the consistency of tar,
very hard To penetrate and very sweet,
and as intlammanle as resin, and which
beyond doubt was honey. The hive
was found on the dry bed of what must
the Rio del Norte.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
TELEPHONE GIRLS.
Suggestions Made by the Sarcas-
tic Beauty at the General Of

tic Beauty at the General Of
fee.
Lewiston Journal.
A telephone grip who knows sug-
gests these rules for people who use the
telephone:
If you have telephone in your office
and walt OH customer.
Always speak in an undertone, in
order to make Central" ask you what
you want If she does not hear you tell
her to wake up' or take the cotton
out of her ears"
Put the ''plug" in before a storm and
be sure not to take it out again, but go
around to the central office and offer to
neglect of duty.
Take your time in answering your
bell, or, what is better. do not answer it
at all. but in about half an hour ring up
and asked who called you, and get mad
if central has forgotten who it was.
She has nothing else to do but remem-
Der.
Allow everybody who wants to to use
your telephone. Hang the receiver big
end up, as in this way in gets full of
dust, which makes another cause for
complaint.
Bang on the transmitter with lead
pencil, as though you intended to knock
it through the wall. This invariably
makes it talk better.
Refuse to pay toll messages, and if
you are on line with some one always
listen to their conversation, and be sure
to want to use the line while they are
doing so.
Whenever you see the manager tell
him That if he cannot give you better
telephone, or get that one fixed, you
will throw the whole thing out of the
window. When the inspector comes
deny that you have ever complained of
the telephone, and say that it works like
a charm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
IMAGINATION KILLED HER.

A Dream Of Death Is Accurately
Carried Out to the Peaceful
End.
A remarkable instance of the hold
superstition has upon the mind of even
the educated and religious was recently
exhibited i'll the case of Mrs. Rebecca
ByrneS. of HeleEa. Ark. lady noted
for her intellectual attachments and
pious life. One morning, arising in
what seemed her usual health ana Spir-
its. she summoned her children to come
To her. One son was residing in To-
peka. Kan: one in New Orleans, two
daughters were married and living in
Sedalia, Mo-, but. obedIent to their
mothers call, they came at once, though
Ignorant of the reason of their sum-
mols. When all were about her the
lady Informed them that she had had
dream i'll which her husband, who had
been dead for nearly fifteen years, had
days more OF life. She sent Tor
her children to bid them goodbye,
which she proceeded to do with much
calmnesS, but with the air of one who
had not the slightest doubt that she was
already dying. Her friends attempted
to reason with her and to point out the
folly of placing such perfect confidence
in dream, but all to- no purpose, for
the lady persisted in asserting that she
would depart from earth on such a day
and exactly at certain hour.
Her pastor demonstrated with her,
and even brought the severeSt censure
to bear on her superstitiOus c1edulity,
and at last Mrs. Byrnes ceased to speak
of the matter, so that her family had
begun to think she had conquered her
fancy. She continued in excellent
health. and pursued her usual dairy
life. but just before the hour she had
predicted would be that of her death
she sought her children and babe them
goodbye, then, seating herself quietly
in an arm chair, expired just as the
hour was struck. The physicians de-
clare that her death was due solely to
her imagination.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08

ago, on recovery from severe illness,
In order that j. might be ready Tor his
death. 1t is probable that his NINA was
unhinged by this illness, for it is said
by those who know him best that he
prepares himself sOlemnly for death,
and robes himself in shroud every
night on retiring. He is. however, very
sensitive on the subject of this mania.
and has been known to fly into Il dan
gerouS passion when leased about il,
although usually very quiet and good
Datured.
The coffin is made of oak and put to-
gether with considerable skill, FricEe
having been carpenter by trade.
though living life of perfect idleneSS
now on small income inherited from
his father, who was an inventor of some
note during the early pant of the cen
fury. The cCffin is ornamented with
much carving. representing Bible scenes
and allegorical subjects, which are said
by the very few who have been per-
mitted to see it, to show considerable
artistic talent. Frick is in his seventy
fifth year, and has a very pleasant, dig
niied manner, and when he can he per-
suaded 10 talk does so very sens bly, on
any topic except when that of death is
broached, when he becomes excited,
and even violent when cOntradicted or
argued with. He is widOwer without
children. having lost his wife when he
was twenty-five years old aud alter only
3 week of married life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
DIED.

KIEFFER-In St. Paul, Mimi, Florence
kieffer, aged ten weeks. Funeral from
residence of John Kieffer, No. "a Tilton
street, at p. M. Dec. 8. 1890. Friends
are invited to attend
HALE-ln st. Paul, Mimi. Dec z, 1890. at
his residence. No $50 Lafayette avenue,
Henry Hale, aged seventy-six years. Flu
neral from st. Paurs Episcopal church.
corner Ninth and Olive streets, Wednes-
day, Dec. 10, at IL a. M Friends are in
vited. Vermont naDers nlease cony
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
HIS TWENTY-THIRD CHILD.
Eleven Girls and Twelve Boys
Make Lively the Home of a ST.
Paul Man,

To Charles Mortimer, a prominent
real estate agent of this city,
was born, day or two ago,
his twenty-third child, fine glrl, whom
the proud father declares is as welcome
as the first. Mr.. Mortimer was mar
ried at the age of twenty-five to
widow named Mrs. Hays, who had two
little boys, and who, in ten years of
married life with Mr.. Mortimer, bore
him eight children. She died when
her youngest was q week old, and in
another year Mr.. Mortimer married a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
A BLACK FEMALE SAMSON.

Wonderful Muscular Develop.
ment of a Woman in the Lone
Star State.
Freedman's Town, a suburb of Hous-
ton, Tex, boasts of a female Samson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
"KIDD's GERM ERADICAToR''

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Because it kills all Germs. Bacteria, Parasites MI
crobes and Animalcuse in the system, which the
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
A PETRIFIED BEEHIVE.
An Antique Curiosity Discovered
on an Unimproved Mexican

A remarkable find was made n few
days ago by Edward Ferrers, an Ameri.
can resident of the village of Santa
Magdalena, Mexico. Ferrers had re-
Gently purchased tract of land on tho
east bank Of the Rio del Norte. a small
tributary of the Rio Grande. and
from various indications became con-
WINGED that the tract had once been
under cultivation. though when he pur-
chased it it was covered with timber of
at least a century's growth. 1t was
while experimenting the cutting of this
timber that he discovered large stone
OF such peculiar shape and appearance
as to arouse his curiosity. and breaking
1t open with blow of his AK, was sur
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08

The Purveyor of Information.
New York Sun.
GLOW does Mrs. GargOyle come Il
know SO much of the Gummey family
affairs.'
"Gargoyle bought Gummey's parrot
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08

No Christmas and New Years table
should be without bottle of Angostura
Bitters, the wOrld-renowned appetizer
of exquisite flavor. Beware of counter
feitS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
A Graceful Compliment.

RdCKet.
Little Edith-Papa said you do every
thing so gracefully, Miss Tenseasons.
Miss Tenseasons-Did he? That was
so very kind of him.
Little Edith-Yes; he said you were
growing old SO gracefully.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
Important ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

St1r1
The Chicago. Milwaukee 81 st. Paul
Railway is arranging to secure ten or
twelve couples to go to Old Mexico via
Grafton's Superb Tours. The route is
via Chicago q Alton r. r. from Chi
cagO. The plan is to furnish Pullman
car to run from st. Paul Oh the entire
tour and back to st. Paul. The excel
lence of these personally conducted
tours is so we'll known that further COM
ment is unnecessary. For further par
tlculars call at Ticket Offices, 1874 East
Thnd street. st. Paul, or Guaranty
Building, 119 Third street south, Min
neapOlis, or address w. II. Dixon. As
sistant General Passenger Agent, 1874
East Third street. St. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08

Ask your grocer for Puritan Griddle
Cake Flour.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08

RGILDERo' EXCHANGE OF ST
II Paul-Corner Seventh and Cedar SITS
Contractors. builders ana dealers in building
materials, members of the above Exchange.
announce that they may be found on this
floor from IL 80 a. m. to l 2 m. on each bust
ness day. ii. Il. P. Hamilton, Secretary.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO.
~ partnershlp-No office is hereby given that
the co-partnership heretofore existing be-
tween j. NJ. Bohrer. Robert \. Hirst and
Mark E. Bohrer, under the firm name of the
Pennsylvania late Company is hereby dis
solved by mutual consent: and that said j.
M. Bohrer has assumed and will pay all the
liabilities of said late firm and that all ac
counts due said late firm will be collected bv
him. Dated ST. Paul. Dec. 6, 1890. j. NJ
Bohrer, Robert A. Hirst, Mark E. Bohrer
Having disposed of my interest in the above
firm TO MIR. j. NJ Bohrer, hereby thank nv
friends and customers for past patronage.
aud request a continuance of the same with
MIR. Bohrer. Robert a. Hirst.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
l. stockholders of the Bank of Minnesota
will be held at its Office, OH the corner of
jackson and Sixth streets. on Wednesday.
Jan. IA, 1891, at o'clock D. M, for the pur-
pose of eiecting officers and directors. and
fer the transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting VIM. DaW-
son Jr., Cashier. st. Paul, Dec. 9th, 1890.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08

Italy is spending s15,0OO,Oo0 on its
new navy this fiscal year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
FICTION IS OUTDONE.
Numerous Recent Happenings
That Are Almost Beyond
Human Credence.
Queer But True Stories Gath
cred From Sources Thor
oughly Reliable.
Human Beings and Inanimate
Things Seem Joined in a
Conspiracy.
They Play Parts That Battle
the Understanding Of lien
Of Learning.

A r n E Y
Frlcke is 4
well = known
character in
the vicinity
of Alliance,
o.. one of
whose eccen-
tricitieS is to
sleep every
night in a
coffin of his
OWN manu-
facture, and
W INC h he
made nearly
twenty wears
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-23

contracting parties are both well
known midst large circle Of friends
in this city.
DR.. Oden moved to this city some
few years ago, and since his entrance
in Austin's professional circles he has
been attended by large and steadily
increasing practice. He is gentle
man of ster ing worth and moral char,
acter. Mrs. ALA Wright has been
matron at the city hospital for over
ten years, and she has always filled
the position in a manner that has
won her the highest compliments
from the officials of the city. A lady
of refinement, culture and rare ami
ability she has endeared herself to
every one with whom she has come in
contact, and the best wishes of her
numerous friends attend her upon
this suspicious occasion.
TIE STATESMAN joins in the wi.heS
for the future happiness and worldly
prosperity of DR.. and Mrs. Oden.