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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-30
BEGINNING TO-DAY,

And for the balance of the week. shall offer some exeep
tona bargains Colored Dress Goods Not only
Summer Goods Staple Dress Goods suitable fOP any
Of the year. entirely just received on
our early fall deliveries.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
a PECULIAR MAN



Es~x aa4 Mertsa--
Thomas Day, the author of sanford
and Merton.- . book which several
generations Of children have enjoyed
for its stories without bestowing a
thought On its PHILOSOPHY. vas horn IN
welIelose Square in I7sS His father
held a place in the custou-house- and
left him a fortune Of Et.eoa He was
educated At the ChzrterhoGse and Ok
ford and spent some time in France,
where be received the new philosophy
Of education Having resolved on mar
rage. he determined that his wife
should be modelled in accordance With
the new light He therefore went 20 an
orphan asylum At Shrewsbury and
picked cut a faxen-hsired girl OF
twelve. whom he named Sabriuz Sid
ney- after the Severn and Algerno1
sidney and then the foundliug hos
pitzI in London. where he selected
= second whom he called LucretiA In
taking these girls he gave a written
pledge that within \ year he wcGd
place one Of them with : respectable
trsdesman- giving 600 to bind her ap-
prentice. and that he woaid maintain
her IL she turned out well until she was
married or commenced business. in
either Of which case he would 1dvarc
600. With Ssbrirz and Lucresiz he
set out for France. in order that in quiet
be might discover and discipline their
characters He, however, quarreled
with the girls Next day they took
smallpox. and be bad 10 nurse them
night and day. and by and by be was
glad % return 10 London and get
Lueretis of his hands by apprenticizg
her To 4 miIliner on LGdgzte hill She
behaved we'll and on her marrizg. TO n
substantial linendraper Day cheer
fully produced his promised
dOwry Of $500 Poor Sabrinz
could By no means qualify for Mr. Day.
Against the sense Of pain and danger no
discipline could f0rtify her When Day
dropped melting sealing-wax on her
arms she finched. and when he fired
pistols at her garments she started and
screamed When he told her secrets
she divulred them lie packed her of
to an ordinary boarSiing--chOoI. kept her
there for i've years. allowed her go a
year, gave her 900 on her marriage TO
a harrister. AMI when she became a
widow with two boys, he pensioned her
with 80 year In lass be married
Mis- Mines. Of Wakefield lady whose
opinions eoineided with his own He
was killed September =. f7so. by kick
frVm \ young horse. whieh he was try
ing 10 train on a new method-Londoa
Cisv Prp$s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
tanned RUFFLEo GROUSE.
The Possibility Of Dous~stiratin< Hith~r
to tafamable Bird

The Possibility OF Demonstrating Hith~~.
tn tatamable Bird
i recently witnessed strange. and "a
me almost unprecedented sight viz
a perfectly tame. fgII-groxn RULED
grouse IL Is \ fine. large. male bird
at first, in passing the window on the
street, thought it skilled specimen Of
the taxidermiss's art I stopped. went
into the store, and upon inQuirinz for
the proprietor, learned its history. 1,
was an acquisition Of bat a few DAYS
possession He found il in almost An
expiring state from starvation in An m
occupied house in the suburbs of our
city fou know of the Wild. frpuzied
flight Of these birds in autumn fire.
quently dashing themselves 70 death
against houses 90 windows. several have
been thus killed in oar eity this SEASON
This one seems TO have dashed
through window Of deserted
house. and not being able - snd It's
Eay cat vas almost in zrticuIo tlorris
when picked Up With much dieH~ulsT
II Vas restored A drop Of water xas
inserted in its nouth. thea a biz Of
grape pulp. and 80 little By little no1r-
ished until the bird nox feeds kindly
and connasntly from the hznd- II 4
almost onniveruus IN its tastes-take~
clover leaves. raw cabbage. grape. ap-
pie, parrhsd cora or what i known A.
popcorn corn. birrh buds. bread ete
solitary silent starvation seems 10 have
annihilated the viii aneonqasrabIe in
stlncr-
The secret 70 a door seems 70 have
been opened 70 It's possible dOuesriea-
ton Its kin4-searted possessor is al
ready inqairlng round among the boys
for partner and wife fox his solitary
pet some starving, imprisoned bird
may yes be found BY The farmer boys
beneath the sn0W-crus- after some win
Ter storm and allow Is 70 carry out ibis
surioas experiment 70 domesEic4te .
hisherto deceased iRrorrisihly gzs.ua-
BE esF&-Fc-ess sal s<<e2z
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

He was q bri<hE. handsome boz CT SIX
seen- sSznnv tempered. brilliant sa1 enEzg-
ing. the eti<nt Of hSs parents. the Joy Of his
home. and the pride Of his class. But shad-
ow FED zrross his hrixht prospects. Il b.
gan with . tri5iz< cough, sooa cane Pre-
nsuitsors Of co1<urrtis1- hrs strength
fzilsl is cheexs grew hollow. and he
SEEMED cp1uzet - IN early grave. Then .
friend advised DR. Pierre trol1eu M@iirzl
Discovery He tired il and was saved
H>alsh and strength returned his cheerful
voice rang cut zgaia acrpss the school play
ground his cheeks again grew rosy, his
eyes bright he = still the prids 81 hfs
class and lie graduates this year with high
est kouorS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
HOW The sun WENT DOWN.

We ~rre together. ny love sz4I ].
We rusmed the meadows AMI life vas
sweet,
Never eloud IN the summer sky.
And nower@ a blowing about our feet
Our hearts werr glad for that one glad day.
- bright q seemed Of ali 10y the erD~u,
Bat the beautiful brightness passed away,
ca hcw g1icklv the sun vent doWa
Golden Light upoa land and sea-
Golden lixbt Tor nv love and met
Never can dawn a CAV - bright.
Lin<er a litsie with Us 60 1ixhrs
We have been parted. nay love and I.
Many year by time and tide
Not til Ne reach the homc On high
shall stand again as my Lost oners side.
The Sewers are faded. the world = c1I4
The tr~e- are naked and gsuas zrd brown.
Ard yuUrh has Gssi and my heart - old.
o. how slowly sAs Sun goes dOwai
Evening shadows q dreamy gray.
bras your vail DER nv ue4ry wayf
TslI dxv saalI break and the shallow. Zee
A1d morning brfn<efh my love 10 ne.
-Fiorsnee Tyiee. IN once a Week
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
ALWAYS DRESS WELL
Indifference to Personal Appearance Not
Mark of Inf~tI-~t salty

There are people Of intelligence Who
labor under the deIuSion tia. careless
ness n dress l. an Indication OF intel
leet1aI ability This vas believed 70 be
particularly trlse. in former times. Of
women whom the world called blue
Stockings
There Is nodegree % inteiIixence that
can excuse Sl0venIineSS Rags AMI dirt
are the insignia o. vice and lzzine=s
mHra more frequently than Of poverty
that has resulted from misfortune whieh
could noe be avoided
Every man and every woman should
appear before the World with cEeantr AMI
weil-msde garments. 50 FAR a. il lies IN
their power 10 DO - Of co9rse, the me-
chanic who works in the shop 90 fouz--
dry from seven in the morning znsfI six
AZ night or the farmer Who mast feed
the stock 90 be IN the field AL day Iaax.
Is not expected TO APPEAR IA spotIess
linen ami polished boots Bat he
can i'd himself when be enaie.
home in the evening. and s5s down
among his family el-aaly 4nd Whole
some A bath AMI some change ofeIoeh-
ing Is the best relief for fatigue. in
hnitely more refreshing than sI0thfaI
ease enjoyed in \ cIo1.i OF tobacco smoke
IN clothing stained with the dust and
preparation Of the days labor IL aay
also be urged that 1t i difficult under
taking for a tired mother. with a family
OF little children 70 look after. who
must do all the work unaide,i. 10 keep
them and herself always Sxee. and
clean But there are thousands CT WON
en- who do 80 who make their homes a
haven of rest, a place where comfort
and order prevail always A guest
should always honor his host By appear
ing at his best. not only at his best in
temper and manner. but he should show
In his apparel that he has considered
the invitation an honor conferred. and
he would no sooner mar the feast 70
which he has been bidder By careless,
and antidy dress than by disregard Of
the propriesiess or by eoarseness Of
speech OF manner IL Is 4 recognition
of the honor paid the guest that be
should add In every possible way to the
entertainment provided him, and his
own self-reSpect should forbid that he
be conspicuous from any lack in dress.
which is the worst possible ineivilitT.-
Chicago Inter-Ocean-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Il has been coxres1ed By these whs nave
tried IL. By others who have watched it's e.
feet, By physicians who know its cuupo.i-
1cn thzf Or. Bulls S2rszpsr1li2 II without
. single exception the best remedy ever
offered % the pubic ~ . cure for al dis
eases arising from sstate Of Blood in purity
aud disorytered functions Of the BODY It's
eject Is always sure Isprevenss erzptivs
ten3ercfes IL assists dlgesttoz and the
proper assimilation Of food Il checks de-
cay and lucrative inclination whether Of
the lungs, kidneys or liver. II cures syph-
Ills, scrufulA enema salt rheE1- itch. dys-
PERSIA Indigestion inactive liver, weak
kidneys, r3sal ard urinary cztarrh- Brixnfs
disease, Eervo1sress. general debility
skeep[es<ness. melancholy, unnatural IA
tixze. loss Of power, loss Of memory, loss Of
appetite, loss Of energy. etc, etc Give It n
trial ali who would assist nature in her ef-
forts % maintain health and strength Until
cid age gently brings rest and quiet
Two or the wealthzest zen N the West
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

hris common belief that al advertise
r,enss Of merisrines are gross sxzcwerafion-
or corzrtghr lies More than thirty years
an Arsidsse Tor Maria. ard ire
medicine h1s had a l1rr- sale without news
pager ADVERTISING Co1ld q 10 1--we and urp.-
per so many years withngs heipf We are
now teilrnx the pablo through thss newSuaprr
that sGcn a remedy = wiraia the r-zsrh af
every sufferer frum Malaria. and shall state
nothing Tat does not square with ahs.siu-e
trEth n I. S<1LLESBEREER q Co.
Rfs-hnxse~ Pa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

The personally consizsrs.yi errzrsinns -
his rapisiiy growing city hare heeu - sl1r-
ressfzf that the Cnba-1 q Eastern Elinses
Railroad. Evansville Erase. VII ran cue ca
eaz-h q tae fol5gwiz< dase--Feb. <sh- Ifsh.
f-th ard @sth Fer cvpy q - Alabama AZ
X Is. ard farther iAfsru1xson sen1 %
william Hill Gen Pass AExn<- Chiczza. Il
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

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Above named disease By It's timely u~e
thousands % hopeissss cases have been pssr-
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ressters wns1 have cunszEptisn II they VIII
serisf n their express zaa vo-s-ocs.-s al
1<ss& Respectfully. r. A SLHsrrx " G.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

OF all the aliens who took out let
Sers Of naturalization in England last
yesF only sEFFe Americans.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

CzzoSIc NASAL Czta-rh positively cured
oy DIR SaSe's CatArrh Re1edy- - censs. By
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

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paans Inin- when th~y nfngs enov
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

-WAshlngtaa star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs Is taken; it is pleasan.
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyet promptly on the kMIneys.
Liver and Bowels. cleanses tie sys
TEN effect=aIIy. dispels colds, head
aches and levers and cures habituL
constipation Syrup Of Figs il the
only remedy Of It's kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
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its action and truly beneficial In its
effects. prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances.
Its many excellent qualities COM
mend It to ali and have made it
the most popular remedy known
Syrup Of Figs il for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles BY all leading drug
gi<ts- Any reliable druggist who
may not have It on hand will PRO-
cure 1t promptly for any one who
wishes to try It Do not accept
any substitute.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-26
A Cheap New Fuel.

For some time the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad have used as fuel bricks
made from culm, the waste dust of an
thracite coal, with good results. Mr..
George Newton, of Pittston, Pa, has
gone step further and produced also
from culm fuel which is declared to be
superior for domestic use to anything
ever burned, except natural gas. We
may now expect the huge mountains of
culm that marred the landscape and were
a waste and nuisance about the mouth of
anthracite mines to be transformed into
cheap and first class parlor and range
fuel
Mr.. Newton takes the dry dust and
mixes it with certain chemicals to make
paste of it. The paste is run into molds
and subjected to hydraulic pressure. 1t
comes out hardened into small bricks,
just the size for patlor CRATE or range.
1t burns cleaner thax the finest anthra-
cite, gives not a trace of smoke and
leaves not a clinker or cinder.
As to the cost of thus transforming
culm to first class fuel, it insignificant.
Mr.. Newton says that twenty five cents
ton will cover the cost of the chemi-
Gals. The rest of the cost will be that of
the labor employed in the mechanical
processes Of mixing and molding.
The ideal fuel will never be reached
till man gets rid of smoke, coal and
ashes altogether, but until that stage is
reached this new culm product seems as
near the ideal as man can come at pres
ent, in regions where natural gas is not.
1t will be godsend to the smoky cities
of the west that are now forced to de-
pend on bituminous coal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-26
1t is predicted that the labor confer

1t is predicted that the labor confer
ence at Berlin, which Emperor William
called and from which he expected so
much, will not amount to anything,
since one side will persistently ask what
the other side as persistently refuses to
give, and that will be all there is of it.
May be so. But the Importance of this
congress is not what it does or does not
do. 1t consists in the fact that such a
conference was called at all, and called
by an emperor. That shows the dimen-
sions to which the workingman's cause
has grown in century. When the French
revolution broke out the most amazed
classes were the royalty and nobility.
They could not understand that there
was such an element as the common
people. Themselves and the clergy were
all they had ever taken into account.
But now the civilized world over the
burning question is the rights of working
people. Demagogues proclaim them
from the housetops and the church is
taking hand in enlarging them.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-26
Heroes of Today.

Are there no heroes in this hard,
money getting time? One has only to
recall that story of the terrible fire in
Indianapolis not long since to be con-
vinced otherwise. At that fire thirteen
as heroic souls as ever inhabited this
earth went to heaven in fame and
smoke.
A four story building was on fire in
side. Without thought of their own
safety twenty-nine firemen climbed to
the roof and began work. Suddenly
there was an appalling crash. The roof
sank to the basement, through the fire,
carrying with it the firemen.
A fireman on an adjoining building
shouted: ''For Gods sake pour water
into the upper windows. Twenty men
are buried therew Then the effort at
rescue was made. A fire ladder had
fallen across the forms of several of the
men and pinned them down. Such
scenes as this met the rescuers:
Under the ladder, mute but breathing, appear
ed the upturned face of man not seen before.
The mortar and dust were cleaned from his lips,
but he was buried so deeply that no immediate
help could come to him. On all sides blackened
and bleeding faces, distorted with agony dread
full in death, urged the crowd who had scaled the
heap to assist them to redouble their efforts.
The rescuers themselves took their
lives in their hands when they went into
that fiery hole. The burning walls of the
building threatened at every moment to
fall on them too. But they kept at their
task till the last man was carried out, a
burnt and blackened corpse, or yet liv-
ing in agony. Every year in this land
brave fremen are killed or disabled while
trying to save the lives and property of
others. No money can pay for service
such as this.
Surely those who say there are no he
roes today forget our fremen.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-26
Minnesota G.. A. II.

At the annual encampment of G.. A.
R., Department of Minnesota, the follow
ing officers were elected on the 21st, tx
serve one year.
z Commander-James Compton, Fergus
Falls.
Senior Vice Commander-Charles D.
Parker, st. Paul.
Junior Vice Commander-L. NJ. Lange
Worthington.
Medical Director-Dr. r. s. Miles
Glencoe.
Chaplain-Rev. w. s. Stanley, Austin.
Council of Administration Thomas
Montgomery, Post 81, st. Peter; R. G.
Livingston, Post 8, Spring Valley; L. e..
Nelson, Post 80, Kasson; Perry Stark
weather, Post 81, st. Paul; j. NJ. d.
Graft, Post AZ, Pennington.
The next encampment will be held ir
st. Paul, the date to be fixed later on
The council of administration has
So, ,025.25 on hand.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-26

Mr.. Cope Whitehouse has discovered a
great depression near the river Nile,
seventy-ive miles southwest of Cairo. It
has evidently been in some past age a
lake, with communication between it
and the Nile. The Egyptian govern
ment is now considering Mr.. White
houses proposal to reopen this connec-
ton and draw off the Nile waters dur
ing floods. thus preventing destructive
inundations. In droughts this reserve
water would be let into the river again.
Perhaps some such plan as this will be
employed to prevent Mississippi floods
some day.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-26
The Swiftest Runner.

The extraordinary running of young
William Day, of New Jersey, at Morris
Park, near New York city, deserves to
be remembered. It was at champion
ship match in which there were hun
dred contestants.
The occasion of the meet was the great
run of the National Cross Country asso-
citation, in which representatives of over
twenty different clubs took part. The
day of the race was one of mingled snow
and rain, with mud on the track three
inches deep. The run was eight miles
long,
/ 1t was known that young Day was a
fleet runner, but nobody expected the
extraordinary speed he manifested that
day. His most formidable opponent was
thought to be young Englishman named
Thomas. All the runners were very
young, most of them under 20. Day and
Thomas were perfect contrast in ap-
pearance. The American boy is dark,
long limbed and thin as a greyhound.
His figure is SO slight as to be girlish.
The beholders looked at his slender limbs
and said wonderingIy: Where does that
boy get his power?'
His chief opponent, Sidney Thomas, is
OF the English type, rosy and fair, and
short and strong built Thomas is the
champion cross country runner of Eng
land. In the besting he received at the
hands or rather the legs of Day, there
fore, America beats England in running
match.
Days reputation for heetness was such
that he gave odds to all the others, in
cluding thirty seconds to Thomas him.
self. At the word he started with a
bound. 1t was a thrilling sight, those
hundred boys, bare limbed and bare
headed, running like flash of light
athwart the gray winter landscape.
There were three hurdles on the track to
be jumped, and one water leap of seven
feet. This water leap was what tried the
boys souls. Those who could not take
it tumbled headlong into several feet of
icy water.
The first contestants were allowed "
minutes the start of Day. He speedily
distanced those nearest him, caught up
with the seven minute men, passed them
and trotted in with long easy strides to
the winning post, having made on a
muddy track, with the wind blowing,
the remarkable distance of eight miles in
53 minutes and 81 seconds. This record
reminds one of the stories told of the
fleet footed Indian runners of both North
and South America. ) It does not leoktas
though the American was degenerating
physically.