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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24

are upwards Of thousand breeding
animals in the state. G. B. Andrews,
of Fort Collins. has the largest band of
any one party. He has a hundred and
fifty or whereabouts. There Ia good
profit in these little Shetlands and a
good demand for them.
John A. Morris purchased twenty-six
head of thoroughbred yearlings at pub
lie sales in 1889 for S45, $50. Marcus DAILY
purchased nineteen head for s45, $50.
The Dryer Bros. purchased eighteen
thirty-four head paid 4,625, while five
yearlings cost Senator Hearst $4,000.
A press dispatch from Paris, KY, says
that Col. B. G. Stoner has refused an
offer of $4,000 from Eastern parties for
his fine eight-year-0id stallion Baron
Wilkes 475s, by George Wilkes. dam
Belle Patchen, by Nam brine Patchen;
second dam Sally Chorister, by Mann
brine Chorister, son of Mambrino Chief
IL.
j. c. Pfeiffer. Milwaukee, Wis. writes
that be has filly eleven months old
that stands 1873 hands high and weighs
$50 pounds, without being fat. She is
by Milo, 2:21, dam Flora G, 2:3S, by a
a son of Vermont Hero. Mr.. Pfeitfer
declined an offer of 81 200 for her when
she was eight months old.
At the cIosing-out sale of the Clydes-
dale stock of the Rockford farm, Cedar
Rapids, TO-, last week the sales aggre-
gated $4,000. The highest price paid
was S1,210 for Killean, bought by e. NJ.
Stratton, Carthage, Oak.
A writer in California says tn at E. j.
Baldwin's great race mare Los Angeles
can trot mile any day in three min
utes, and Bob Campbell thinks she
could $40 with little training.
1t is said that August Belmont has
bought the famous FLY Reciare for $10,-
600. after Warnke & Son are through
racing her. Reclare was easily the best
flly of her age last year.
Sallie Hagan is recovering from her
recent severe injury at New Orleans,
but it is questionable whether she will
be ready to face the starter before the
Nashville meeting.
L. j. Pollock, of Iowa Falls. To-. lost
by death the eighU-yeal old bay stallion
Alarm 6691, by Altitude, son of Almont,
dam Maggie, by WOODBURY..
c. w. Williams, independence, To-.
has purchased from John E. Madden,
Lexington, KY, for $1,000, a twO-year-
old brown FLY by Wilkes Boy, dam
Dora G, by Harold.
F. o. Barney, Greeley Center, To-,
has sold to l.. E. Wright, of Ottumwa,
To-, the prmising filly Ida Patchen Jr.
Horses Wintered at Oak Lawn.
Box stalls if desired. Best of care
and attention guaranteed. For particu-
lars inquire John Mather, 1856 Robert
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
Less Talk and More Trotting.

F. W. Millet, of Hamilton. Fillmore
county, writes: There are some errors
in the article recently published in the
GLOBE headed, Fillmore County's
Fastest Yearling." The writer may not
have been well informed or he certainly
does not know of all of the yearlings in
Fillmore county. He calls the atten-
ton OF the GLOBE readers to the fact
that this wonderful youngster is by
non-standard stallion called Trample.
1t is a notorious fact that this horse
Trample is one of the gamest campaign
ers in the state, and many of his get
have inherited the sire's good qualities.
But it is not fact that Trample has
sired the fastest yearling in Minnesota.
A yearling that can show a quarter in SO
seconds is something to be proud of, but
think there are colts in Minnesota that
can beat it. Let us have mere trotting
and less newspaper talk.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
Fred Had Weakened.

New York Weekly.
Sweet Girl (anxiously)-Did Fre-I
mean Mr.. Nicefellow, call to see you to-
day, papa?
Papa-Yes, and to oblige him 1 con-
sented. 1 suppose time hangs heavy on
his hands.
Sweet Girl (mystiied) -Why-why,
did he say?
Papa-He requested the pleasure of a
series of games of chess with me. The
first ones we will play this evening, and
after that every third evening during
the winter. l hope, my dear, you will
keep out of the library, as chess is a
very absorbing occupation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
Easy to Agree.

Orange Street Wife-How does it hap
pen that the couple over the way live so
happily together? They have been
married now twenty-five years and have
never yet had dispute.
Husband-No wonder; she goes out
teaching music all day long away from
home and he is night composit0r on
daily paper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
The Washington Races.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Wash
ington Jockey club has arranged it's
programme for the spring meeting at
Bennings' station. which will open
April l, ana continue five days. There
will be five races each day, for purses
of $500 each. On the first and third days
fifth race on the fourth Gay will be for
gentlemen riders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
Health Is Wealth.

Dr. &. C. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN Treat.
NENT. a guaranteed specific for Hysteric
Dizziness, Convulsions. Fits. Nervous Neu-
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misery. decay and death, Premature Old Age,
Barenness, Loss OF Power in either sex, In.
voluntary Losses and Spermatorrhoea caused
by oyer-exertion of the brain, seIf-abuse or
over-indulgence, Each box contains one
months treatment. 81 box, or six boxes
for So, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of
price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received
by US for six boxes accompanied with S..
we will send the purchaser our written guar.
sntee to refund the money II the treatment
only by Hippler & Collier, the open -all-night
druggists, corner Seventh andSihley streets,
ST. Paul, Mimi
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Puppy Loves special Pleading.

Puppy Loves Special Pleading.
Munsey's Weekly.
Paterfamilias-No. John, have no
object ion to having you for son-in-
law, but 1 think a young man should
not marry before he is twenty-one.
John-Yes. | am only eighteen, but
remember, sir, Miss Julia is twenty
seven, and could never think of marry
ing a woman of thirty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
Not That Kind of a Girl.

Society.
Clerk-Oh. yes; we warrant these
stockings to be fast colors.
Miss Prim-Then please put them
away and show me something quiet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24

No buffet should be without bottle
of Angostura Bitters, the South Amer
lean appetizer. Manufactured by DR..
j. G. B. Siegert & Sons. Ask your
druggist.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
ANNOUNCEMENT.

DY VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS. THE
ID annual meeting of the stockh olders of
ton of directors for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting, will be held at
the office Of the company, Globe Building,
st. Paul, at 10 o'clock a. m. on Saturday, the
LIST day of March, 1890. Morgan Brooks, Sec
rotary. st. Paul. Mimi, Feb. ID, 1890.
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FACTS AND FANCIES.
s.Priucipe de Gales, Cigars

Smokers will be pleased to learn that
full line has just been received at
Adam Fetsch's, Third and Jackson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24

CTATB OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Ramsey-ss. In Probate Court Special
Term. Feb. 2, 1890.
In the matter of the estate OF William L. Mint
ger. deceased.
On reading and filing the annual account
of The st. Paul Trust Company, administra-
tor. with the will annexed. de bonis non, of
the estate of William L. Mintzer, deceased,
1t is ordered, that said account be exam
tned by the judge of this court, ON Tuesday,
the 4th day of March. A. D. 1890, at 10
O'Clock a. M, at the probate court. in the
court house, in ST. Paul, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all persons interested, by
publishing copy of this order for three sue
cessiye weeks. once in each week, prior to
said day of hearing, in the st. Paul DAILY
GLes'E. daily newspaper printed and pub
hsh Si at st. Paul, i'll said county.
By the Court
L.. s.]I SAMUEL MORRISON,
Judge of Probate.
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from, although the knowing ones favor
Kingston in making selection, and
not only against these three, but every
thing else with the exception of Gorge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24

The oldest and most reliable grocery
house in the city. 9TH and Broadway.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24

Horses Wintered at Oak Lawn.
Box stalls if desired. Best of care
and attention guaranteed. For particu-
lars inquire John Mather, 1856 Robert
street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24

THE 81. PAUL TRUST COMPANY-
Offices Cor. Fourth and jackson
streetS-acts as executor, admin
istrator, guardian. trustee, as
Sfgnee, receiver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25
VEG ETABLEINST
A Eucalyptus Tree That Appears Endowed
with Reasoning Faculties

A story of one Of the most interesting
freaks OF vegetable life is told ~ EIwood
Cooper, of Santa Barbara AS coming
from. and, morever having happened to
him, the story cannot be anything but
strictly in accordance with facts. Verify
may we ask ourselves. DO plants think ?"
MIR. Cooper believes they do, and here are
some Of his reasons for thinking so.
Through Mr.. Cooper's garden there ran.
some years ago, a sewer made of redwood
timber. This sewer was again cased by an
outside sewer, which in course of time be-
csme partially decayed. Across the sewer
there was built brick wall many feet
high, and In such way that it was pierre
ed by the inner sewer, which it enclosed
tightly, while the outside sewer ended
abruptly against the wall. AS | said, the
outside casing had, In course of time, de-
cayed, and eucalyptus tree standing some
sixty feet away had taken advantage of
this, and sent one of its roots to the covet-
ed spot in as direct line as possible. Here
the root entered the outside sewer, and
followed It's course as far as it could; at
last it came to the wall, which shut off its
course, and here it could get no further,
the inside sewer being perfectly tight.
But on the other side of the wall the sewer
and its double casing continued, and this
eucalyptus tree evidently knew how to get
there. Some three feet high in the brick
wall there was little hole one or two
inches in diameter, and this the eucalyp.
tus tree was aware Of as its big root be-
gan to climb the dry wall and face the sun
and wind until it found the hole, through
which it decended On the other side and
entered the sewer again and followed it
along as formerly. Was ever such instinct
known before, or are similar traits in
plants of daily occurrence. onl y we are not
aware of them? How did the tree know
of the hole in the wall? How did it know
that the sewer was on the other side? Did
it smell, and if it did, how could it direct
the root to 60 and find the place with such
precision? There is, of course, another
explanation of this curious phenomenon.
The roots of any plant grow always and
unerringly in the direction of its food just
as those of the eucalyptus tree did.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25
PARKINSON AND TRUE.
Circular Signed by Prominent Milwau-
keeans Is Sent Il the Sac;etr

heedHs Is sent 10 Tile SOcsetgs
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 19.-The following
circular signed by C. M. CottrilI, John
Johnston, B. B. Hopkins, Emil DUR, T.
J.. Kelley, John E. Hansen, A. R. Mat
thews, F. G. Bigelow, C. c. Rogers, Gus
tav g. Pabst, and J. G. J. Campbell has
been sent tc the members of the Visor
sin Agricultural society:
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1S.-DEAR SIR:
The Hon. John L. Mitchell, the present
president of the. Wisconsin State Agricnl-
tural society having declined to again be
a candidate for reelection, we would sug-
gest the persons named on the enclosed
ticket as being in every way acceptable to
the members of the society.
Enclosed with the circular were three
ballots, one for A. G. Parkinson, for pres
ident; one for J. M. True, for secretary,
and the other for Cyrus Minor for treasur-
er. The circular has caused good deal
OF comment.
There was large attendance of life
members at the annual meeting Of the
State Agricultural society, in Germania
hall, last evening. There was very large
majority In favor of the ticket
headed by A. G. Parkinson, of Column
bus, for president; j. M. True, of
DdrdOOO, TOT secretary, ana cyrus
Miner, of GAINESVILLE, for treasurer B. S.
Hoxie, of Evansville. was also nominated for
president, and an attempt was made to in
duce John l.. Mitchell 10 run again, but
he peremtorily declined to do 50. On the
first ballot Mr.. Parkinson was elected by
vote of 1872; Mitchell, 8; Hoxies 6, and
N. D. Fratt, of Racine, l. Besides Mr.
True, Clinton Babbitt was the only nomi-
nee for secretary. Mr. True received Ill
votes and Mr. Rabbit 35, with scattering
votes for Secretary Newton and Miss Full
Ter. Cyrus Ward was reelected treasurer
by reclamation.
The following vice-presidents were
chosen by districts: First, N. D. Fratt;
second, E. Beaumont; third, G. j. Coke;
fourth, J. c. Boyd; fifth, j. M Smith,
sixth, A. W. Vaughn; seventh, VIM. Fox;
eighth, A. A. Arnold; ninth, VIM. Will
son.
By an amendment to the constitution
the number of additional members of the
board for yearly selection was increased to
ten, and the following gentlemen named:
II. c. Adams, S. D. Hubbard, T. L. New
ton, G. M. Cottrill, T. j. Fleming, M. G..
Ring, H. D. Mckinney, c. NJ. Clark, H,
d. Hit and t. G. Fisher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25
ANECDOTES OF ERICSSON.
Put on no Style and Loved to Poke Red
Hot Fire.

Ericsson never changed his style of dress
from the clothing which he wore when he
landed IN this country to the time of lis
death. He wore wooden knitted under
clothing and very long stockings. which
were nearly half an inch thick. both sum-
mer and winter, and when his friends
went through the house after his death
his clothing was found rolled up in small
bundles, each one labeled with its contents
and slowed away in number of
small lockers he had in his room. He al
lowed no one to interfere with his cloth
ing, and was most methOdicaI in taking
care of it.
The case of a fellow countryman of
his who was in distress, came to his
ears nearly twenty years since, and he
instantly helped the poor man out Of his
trouble
Subsequently he found out that the
man birthday fell on the same date as his
own. He made no memorandum either of
the man name or address, but every year
he drew cneck for 500 which he sent on
every anniversary of his birthday to the
poor stranger, and all the stubs of
these checks were found among his old pa
pers.
He was careless in money matters. al
though a good business man in many ways.
He secretary used to notify him when his
bank balances were getting low, when he
would dictate a letter to the government
or to Mr.. Delamater for a remittance on
account of royalties due him. although
he never troubled about their payment ex-
cept as he needed the money for current
expenses.
Ericsson had habit of poking the fire
In his big open-fre CRATE when he was
thinking out some abstruse problem hard
to solve.
He wore cut so many fire irons that for
many years before his death he used to
order pokers of wrought iron about five feet
long, with VIII CHI he would pound the fire
and CRATE till the poker wore away by be-
ing constantly kept in use while at white
heat.
He bought them by the dozen at
time, and when he was sick and shortly
before his death, his physician ordered
him to take broth, cornstarch and other
light food.
He Immediately ordered two dozen
wooden spoons and would sit over the stove
stirring his food himself and until the
spoon got what he considered too old for
use when he would throw it away and
take new one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25

mot so 1oud Gold taken from those who
I put their hands on it without having taken
the trouble to mine it. This" added he,
drawing from mis- bosom small squirrel skin
bag, ''comes from the sands of the Amou-
Dar1a- Feel the weight Of it Twenty
eight ounces-almost no silver at all mixed
with it and still less copper than silver"
'And you will give me all this dust for
little of my own gold."
'4es-for gold coin or even paper money
1egor could not avoid smiling at the idea
OF this exchange of contraband gold for that
bearing the stamp of the State
There is more than three hundred dol
lars worth. Task only seventy-f1ve Is that
too much!T
mo; it is not too much. But 1 am not
rich, and wish to present your bag to the
Esaoule."
''You have then a very great favor to
purchases"
perhaps. will give you fifty dollars"
mo; prefer to go to the Esaoule. for
whom 1 have, besides, verbal commission
from the Esaoule of Niini-kolimsk."
''But what of the money gave you and
our agreement"
II forgot that" said the Jew. Gwen. I
will not see the Esaoule, but you .2iu 90 as
high as sixty dollars!"
Agreed, my friend. Pass me your bag:
there are people in that room who must De
weary of waiting for me-"
The exchange of gold and paper was made.
and the purchaser and seller departed in
different directions, apparently satisfied with
the bargain"
1T was with you, Esaoule," said Yegor,
returning to the low-ceilinged room, that
the Jew had business. He asked me to hand
you this"
The official weighed the little bag in his
hand. He partially opened it, and saw the
precious yellow gold sparkling within
He did not hesitate second.
81 know" said he, land thank youl"
He grasped the bag and gave Yegor a
look which could have but one significa-
ton, namely, that he trusted to his discra-
ton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25
The Home of Bob" Burdette.

If Robert J. Burdptte, the humorist,
ever loses his situation in the east he can
come back to Peoria and find food and
shelter. He was boy in this city long
before his name was flashed before the
country. He used to be d newsgatherer
on the Transcript when that paper was
under the supervision Of Editor Emery.
Bob was city editor. 1t is unnecess ary to
tell a newspaper man who has ever been
city editor of paper in small city what
the duties of that place are. The city
editor Of a metropolitan daily is an auto
crat, car, in comparison with the coun-
try city editor. In his multifa1ious duties
Burdette occasionally found time to write
a paragraph that hadn't any news in it.
One day he evolved srch paragraph and
put it on the desk OF Editor Emery, who
read it, crumbled it II his hand, threw it
out of the window, and remarked that he
was capable of writing all the humor nee
essary for that paper. Whatever his ca,
pability In this direction may have been he
didn't put it into execution and the genius
of Burdette was left under Il bushel He
went on in his plodding way gathering
news, occasionally rising to the sensation
al. On one occasion an article of the
latter type on the gamblers of Peoria ap-
peared in the paper and that night the
sports chased Burdette through the alleys
of the city and would have handled him
roughly had he not seoreted himself in the
midst of lot of old salt barrels.
He became associated with Eugene
Baldwin in newspaper enterprise and
the two young men gave the city a spicy
paper for some time. 1t was just begin
ming to hum when Frank Hatton, on a
pilgrimagefor funny man, stopped over
met Burdette, and carried him away to
the Hawkeye in Burlington.
There is no necessity of running down
his history from that time. Enough to
say he was boy in Peoria whom the
people liked. That he married here. That
out of that marriage grew rare devotion.
His wife became an invalid. and from the
moment of this discovery Burdette's whole
aim was to do something to please ''her
Little Highness,' and as he found that she
was amused at his witty writings he pur-
sued that line. The world will never
know how many tears were threaded
among the smiles for which it it is indebt-
ed to Burdette. They tell the old story
with mellow voices in Peoria. and speak
of the property which is here, the title of
which is in the name of Burdette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25

The Report Shows that the Recent Rumors
are Unfounded.

are lnIOunueU.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-The ANIMAL re-
port of the Illinois Central company, was
made public this afternoon. 1t shows for
the year ending June 80, 1890, gross
earnings of the Illinois Central proper,
81, AS COS; Dubuque and Sioux City
line, 81, 800, 924: Cedar Falls and Mime
sofa line, s94 092; total, S16,452, 022. This
Is an lncrease>compared with the pre-
ceding year of 8, 1876, 405. net earnings of
the Illinois Central proper were S4,SS2,-
901; an increase of S51, 76l The
report says the fact that a large increase
of the gross revenue has not been followed
by an equal increase of net earnings is due
to three causes: first, to an increase of
standard which entailed the expenditure
for the maintenance of ways and structures
of 81, no. TT, an increase of S651.S70 over
the amount spent the previous seven years.
A large portion of this was que to lay
ing track of $4,000 tons of steel rails.
The second cause was the submerging of
the track for long distance in
Louisiana during the unprecedented floods
last spring, necessitatlug a large outlay
for repairs and the payment of large
sums TO other railways when their tracks
were temporarily used The third reason
Is the strike. which tied up the road iu
June. The expenses incurred by the Du-
buque & Sioux City road in operating Cedar
Falls & Minnesota exceeded the EARNINGS
of the cotton by S75,S00 which, added to
The Sis, $40 paid to abide the issue of the
suit brought by the Dubuque & Sioux
City road, made deficit by the operation
of the Cedar Falls Il Minnesota, SlS9,170
The expenditures on the Ohio river bridge
at Cairo, its approaches, ETC., have
brought the cost of that structure up
to $685.. 2S6. The report says
large additions to the motive
power and rolling stock have been made
and yet the directors are confronted with
the fact that the traffic offered is in excess
of the capacity now at their disposal.
They have, therefore, recommended that
the capital be increased from $4,000, 900
to S45, 100000, the funds obtained to be
used in the general betterment of pros
perity.