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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
ROCHE'S BOOKKEEPING.
The Style Does Not Please Col.
Bend as an Expert Accountant.

The Style Does Not Please Col.
Bend as an Expert Accountant.
Public Examiner Kenyon yesterday
submitted to the governor the report of
Col. Bend, based upon his examination
of the books of Comptroller Roche, the
city treasurer, the water board and the
secretary of the board of education. A
copy Of the balance sheet issued by Mr..
Roche on Jan. l, which has been pub
lished in the GLOBE, accompanied the
report, which was as follows:
Hon. Nj. ID. Kenyon, Public Examiner:
have the honor TO report that have
examined the books of the comptroller
Of the city OF st. Paul, and append
copy of the balance sheet of the CITY
ledger Jan. l, 1891. find the books in
order far as they 90, but the ledger does
not show the condition of the city, for the
reason that unsettled accounts, whether
due to or by the city, are omitted. For
instance, no account is kept with tax
leYIeS. assessments, matured coupons or
other unpaid claims against the city,
and. as consequence, the ledger does
not show the amount due the city for
taxes or for assessments, aud it does not
show the amount due by the city for
matured and unpaid coupons or for bills
anu OOiiCl llNlCUICullCSS Which, are que
and unpaid.
L aScertained the amount of all these
items and includ ed them in the debt
statement which rendered to you Feb,
>, but was obliged to get them from
other sources than the ledger, on which
they should appear.
Under the system used by the comp
uoller the ledger is only posted once q
year, while it should be written up at
least once month. Transfers are
made from one account to the other
without first being entered on the jour
nal. The ledger is practically a book of
original entry. The same absence of
accounts with the tax levies, matured
coupons and unsettled claims which |
have mentioned as existing on the city
ledger Is noticeable in the ledger of the
board of education, which is equally
deficient i'll showing the actual condi-
ton OF the affairs of the department il
represents. This ledger also should be
posted once month, and there should
be journal on which entries should be
made.
The comptroller appears to go upon
the theory that only such items as ap-
pear uponJlis books constituted the city
debt. and with the desire shared bv
many people 10 make things look as
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the best
OF al remedies for children teething
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
Proposals for Lead Pipe and
Block Tin.
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS,

ST. PAUL. MaIcn 4 1S9l.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
Of the City of St. Paul, unHl II O'Clock m,
March %, for furnishing said Board the fol.
lowing lead pipe and block til, viz:
Fifteen DO tons of extra strong lead pipe
of which 10 coils to be one-half pipe, 10 coils
ineh 10 coils to be one and one-ouarter inch
10 coils to be one and one-half inch, and bal
ance to be fve-eighths inch; and five hun
dred 600 pounds of block tin.
All must be delivered +. o. b. cars in St.
Paul, freight prepaid. by April ; 1891
Payments viii be made within thirty (30)
days from date of delivery.
Bids must be accompanied by q bond for
twenty (2O) per cent Of the amount of the
bid, or a certified check Tor three hundred
dollars.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. JOHN CAULFlELD,
Secretary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
Dangers ofLetter Writing.

Watterson's letter to Hill is likely to
ruin Hills political chances, just as
Cleveland's letter on silver has made
it doubtful if Western and Southern
Democrats will permit HIM to carry off
their nomination in 1892. Letter-writ
ing seems to be dangerous occupation
with Democratic statesmen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
Judging by Signs.

SuperstItiOus people imagine that
dog bowling at night, or little insect
making noise in the wall, are both
forerunners of death, and yet these
same folks see nothing significant i'll
passing a dozen doctors dozen times a
day
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10

SICK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SICK HkADACHE-Ca Carter Little Liver Pills
SIChhEADACHE-C Carriers Little Liver Pills
SICK HEADACHE-Ca Garter Little Liver Pills
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
Genuine Affection,

''He took it very hard"
II should think he would"
Eyes. he began crying She's gone
from me: she's in heaven and I'll never
see her again.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
DIED.

ECK-In st. Paul, at his residence, $50 Robert
Gerhard Eek. at the ace OF thirty years.
Funeral Wednesday morning 81 9 o'clock
from Assumption church. Friends invited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
ABOUT A FAMOUS MIN.
Charles Janrach and His villa Beasts ana
CurlOslties.

Charles Jamraoh whose death was recently
announced from London. was hardly less gen.
orally known In the world OF showmen than
Barnum himself Ho had collected In his
London shop for nearly fifty years wild
birds and beasts from all parts Of the globe.
and had distributed them among the zoologi-
cal gardens and travelling menageries Of every
civilized country. His place Of business In
Batolin highway. East London. was the MECCA
Of sailors from the South Seas. who found there
ready sale for any curious fowl reptile. or say
age brute that he had taken In the tropics.
Jamraoh was omnivorous. A rattlesnake or
an elephant. q monkey or tiger. o parrot or Q
panther. was alike welcome at his door. He
would buy polar bear as readily as he would
buy Q spring chicken. for no was wealthy. al
ways had large supply OF money at hand.
and had such widespread relations with the
animal dealers Of the world that no was sure
In due time to ind q market for every rare
specimen. He had. moreover. establishments
IN Antworp and Hamburg. and to keep all
three places well stocked he was obliged to
buy freely
vd Th9 # n The SsDs @
Sa dftr9SS M reGeSed
end in q romarkably short period had landed
ttI9nd9n 5y his npmsEoHs AGENTS A: the col
s o. s.bIY exhibited in the "bissost show on
English city. tho curious old man Of Ratclifi
fiShWny Efs t somet did 81 unTersa Ge1ius
eas ms d but n opo Eed his shop % f
sorts Of eurios. Porcelain from China. carvings
from j,apan from the South seas ;a
careful choice; yet in large guantitIss, Any;
went to Jamrnch''s, and few persons left the
shop empty handed
it Is asd hf dand
its wayto Jamrarh's place. for the shop was
n2 sS 9 and IND DIS
and had not yct been broken by, conilnement.
hat g. n hf l; dIngy Place; Leopard hurst
switch IN NJ hand. nna bya I'LL ia whipping, and
sgdp' hsd troy tho ne% back ~ Place
asisItoSs VT IL: sIto q s "staSia%msnt
AraGian: Sfness:l and iaP We're H. VISIT:
T1nndns Shops a ssns warcs and DIN IN
az chtnsss Here a Manlo;
disc, shps. and womcn',- heads arn ta,tooed
On sniIors S" arms at thS Lowest market rates
fights are as thick as thstes SIN in meadow "H
some woman IL usually cursinE aud staggGr-
Gfter a chance to rob everybody else. Yot
Jamrach lived in all this rif.rair and hurly-
burly without even killing his man.
Tho last Of Jamrachs 10 years wore not his
best from the tradcsman's point u view. Tho
shows and the ahatng of til" fancy for pct par.
rots and monkeys and imported cats and dogs
reduced tho activity Of his business notably,
he could afford losses through illness and
other causes y the extent Of Sl5,0OO or more
annually. Stll Jamrach never complained
bitterly and died as no had lived. at peace
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
llcye that; even orrln doubts It, as soc By his

Here, tho gentle and bantering toncs ceased.
another .moment heard them again ns he
pausing there, till suddenly ho Have n cheerful
laugh. spoke hcr name in most inviting 40
Then ns II reused into ealvanig action. I roso
and followed. going up those midnight stairs
d the dSHr where ~ had r%sssta
even upon that daaE and dangerous ascent.
pcetad That he O. was. drawn UP by tho window
and was 6owinE ana bssk h i with even more
saying. have u plan which am anxious TO
submit to your Judgment and which can only
true. but. Orrin has lifted you over worse
places and-a,nd you will do mo great favor
and Ss care o mSat
niond from hell. Tia. hn, ha III. yelled. She
sttc i That Is q e soodly stroksl B9thHb9th@
craekl All. shs looks at me, she look ..on.,,nr
boTs SGa the senss and ths
figure Remembered seoing there twenty years
before only tie face odsr n, and the boTrGg i
burst upon me. and ! reulized TINT It was muir
Orrn. had been Innocent sank back and fell
upon tho floor. lost In the darkness OF an utter
unc9nscousness: ,
did f9un! myself alone IN the old house
Nothing was ever done &c. The, Colonel. for
when came to tell ny st9ry, the doctors said
havo been guilty OF crime. as his condition was
such that his own words could not be relied
Or less morbidy for years. So now when 500
him pass through tho churchynrd or up and
down the village street and note that he Is
afYable as ever when he ares the, but growing
more and. more preoccupied with his own
thoughts. do not know whether to look upon
can any man guide me or satisfy my mind as
to whether. should blame his jealousy or
Qrrins pride f2r the pitlful tragedy which onc,o
lage into q desert.
6f one thing only have ! been made sure:
fred Orrin's cottage.
THE END.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
DRY AND CHEAP.
Ana 1t IL Also . dag That Can He AeQuiroA
Without Violating tho Pledge.


To that great army OF men who refrain from
imblbipg deeply. principally because OF the
uncomiortabio. feeling which takes possession
Of ono on tho morning after. II will DO u mat
ter OF interest To know that there IL at least
9one method whereby they can enjoy all the ex-
hilaration OF . reGplaI, Tag" without the In
dccrrnngement 81 the digestive organs.
Iho truth II this startling fact was discov.
Ere f5ei ago by vine clerk at one Of
, sort; 1t was his duty each morning to draw
tho win" cellar for use during the day. and In
doing this he naturally inhaled the fumes Oh
al sorts q lipuors Ills work only occupied
twenty minutes time. but that was sufficient
To- give him what might he, called a dry
drunk Then h" would sneak up tho back
staircase TO his room. where n few hours sleep
would Tx him up In great shape. leaving him
mono tn" worse Tor his involuntary dissipation,
4, At one Of tn" large hotels on Chestnut street
there Is an old fellow named Thomas NOEL
nenny; who ia an earnest teetotaer. having
signed tho pledge about ton years ago. shortly
after recovering from y protracted spree. dur
ing the course Of which he lost leg in a rail-
road accident. Ho has hit upon the "dry
DRUNK scheme ms a way to indulge his appe.
NO without hurting Ii ia conscience He is en-
pl9yed H. porter. and every night before he
aults work he takes particular pains In clean
ing UP tho wine cellar. He deyotes about
twenty minutes to smelling the bunghole 81
barrel, containing "a particularly strong
"Aowllng Jog"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03

The opinion is now expressed by what
are considered high scientific authorize.
that the earth, and consequently its iron
at one time formed part OF the sun, the
term sun, as used in this case, being under
stood to include not only the sun nucleus,
but also the deep covering of incandescent
vapors which surrounds it, which, for con.
yenience, is called its atmosphere. The in.
vestigations Of chemists and scientists with
the spectroscope have revealed in the sun
no fewer than twenty-five distinct ele.
ments, all of which are known among
things terrestrial, and there is every reason
TO believe that the remaining elements
either existed at former period or exist
now in the sun.
Among the metals discovered In the
suns atmosphere is iron, and in conse-
quence OF the enormous heat it, along with
the other metals, is in state of vapor.
Not only is the presence OF iron unmistak-
ably made out, but its position among
other metals is found to be just where it
might be expected, having respect to grav-
ity and the atomic weights which these
metals are known to possess on the earth.
The study of other metals in the sun. as
revealed by the spectroscope, also goes far
to support this hypothesis of the earth's
solar system.-New York Telegram.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03

A Georgia farmer. living IN rather az
obscure par; 81 the state. whose iaDors are
such A. 90 ooupei him - le "a tie he!d
3 mitch OF the time. SAYS that one day hs
was engaged in clearing up field covered
with a thick underground o. bushes and
briers, aud had employed Two negroes %
help him. Ire three men built fire IN
the middle Of Tie field, and gathered the
brush iu their b ards and burned il up.
was working at some little distance
from the fire. and Of course had 70 travel
back aud forth with every handful ] bad
Just returned iron the fire. and hc1 stopped
to pick up anorher handful Of brush, when
I was conscious tnat had hold Of snake
and mechanically tightened nay grip.
booked down and SAW that bad good
sizeil raifle,uake had grabbed hin by
the neck IN such position that 80 long as
| kept tight hold IL could not strike
A. soon a. the snake saw that he could
neither gel away nor strike me. he wound
his body around nay arm. which was bare
70 the elbow, and attempted 70 pull his
head through NY fingers ! tell you,
never until that moment realized what
tremendous strength there WAS ID a snakes
body: il seemed almost a II my arm were
being pulled 70 pieces
I had grabbed his Deck between my fore
and middle fingers, 50 that was at great
disadvantage. but knew that ii be once
got his head free I should be struck not
once ouly. but as many times rs he pleased:
50 held on and squeezed for dear life
shouted 70 tile negroes 70 come over
and kill him, and they came AZ once but
as soon a. they saw what il was ! had hold
Of they would not come near ne. Nothing
that ] could say-neither fhreafa nor per
susisions-w0nld induce them 70 give me
help 50 all ! coHld do was to hold on and 1
squeeze my snake
After what seemed an age, and when 4
was about ready to drop from exhaustion. I
felt the coils begin TO loosen. and with .
that announcement ! squeezed harder I
than ever GRADUALLY the snake relaxed I
its grip and al las, the body hung limp /
and motl1nle-s from my haHd ! walked 4
over and dropped il into the ire and tell 4
you watched Il burn with mingled sen
sation Of relief and ihankfgiuess Youths
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03

III may fairly be said that most 81 IN
new medicines produced are products o
coal tar. said a physician. Until latel,
remedies freshly added TO the pharma
copeia were obtained through novel dis
coveries IN the plant kingdom Even now
from time to time such lucky finds ar,
made. but the science II botany has prett,
nearly completed its list OF things vegetable
that grow upon the earth, and the prop
critics Of their active principles have become
more and more thoroughly understood OF
late years. Thus it happens that new
medicines today are nearly all products Of
the laboratory.
In coal tar is found a simple organic
substance which is readily worked with
for the production of varied chemical re.
suits IL is what chemists call a Carlo.
hydrate, Of an unelaborate character. which
renders itself readily useful ia laboratory
processes. Therefore. workers in the line
of therapeutic research employ ii to an al
most unlimited extent OF the new rene
dies which the apothecary keeps upon his
advertising slate a majority are such coal
tar products
Many Of them are of dangerous char.
acter and should not be taken without a
physicians prescription: but that does nor
prevent them from having a large sale.
and the firms which get them out under
patented names make fortunes by selling
them. Most important among these rem.
edies are sleep producing and antifever
drugs. A number of them are admirable
when properly and judiciously admins
tered.-W Washington Star
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03
The Wan wIthout A stomach.

May exist as a museum freak, but most of
US recognize the stomach as necessary to
life and comfort. Most Of US experience
a little trouble from this source OCCASION
ally, wrong action OF the stomach caus-
ing dyspepsia etc, and often the trouble
extends, involving the liver and bowels,
whence We find biiiousness and constipa-
ton. We find also that the bowels and
kidneys natures sewerage SYSTEM be-
come clogged with effete matter, from
which comes impure blood, boils, blotch-
es, pimples, scrofula swelling and cancer
Gus complaints. The Burdock Blood Bit
tiers taken at the beginning or at any lat
er stage, arrests the trouble, restores the
disordered organ to activity, thereby re-
moving every vestige OF disease. b. B. B.
is an absolutely pure extract of roots and
herbs, " hich can not injure even the most
delicate constitution, and as a cure for
Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Constipation, Bad
Blood, etc, succeeds in 80 cases out OF 100.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03
How some Women !

How Some Women Are Buildings Library
1t has just come to notice what the Wo,
men of small country town are CONG y
earn a fund sufficient to start free hOiaiy
which, however, is only one Of maAI
other benevolent projects for which lnsi
find time to work. Their method Is Y
simple and at the same time so success u
it ought TO be told, if only TO give sa'0l..
agement TO women elsewhere, VINO fesie.
their towns deficiency in a reading rVO-
or library.
The idea originated with a woman w I,
was in charge afternoons and evenings y, Y.
a small reading room, supported .! yeal9
subscriptions She found herself the -
SCISSOR of some half dozen paper eo's's-
novels, which were in such demand sue :.
termined to solicit more from her reaiius
acquaintance and loan them out al ~ !.
cents per day. the proceeds to be usea ~. :
swell the library fund. In a SNORT ,.'ls
her books had earned ten dollars Nn''-
was at once invested in new books -,
To further accelerate the good WORK . ln-'
begun by one interested and enterprises
woman the women of all the diuele-.
churches in the town have banded tosesnsi
to provide in turn for a year ice cream a.
cake every Saturday evening IN eAen ,lsS
for the much needed dimes. = brooAi' :
Eagle
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03

Pathological critics have observed that
the words translated as soap in the OLD
Testament and in Bohn's Pliny mean prop
eriy alkali and that the ancients generally
used only mechanical abstergents, such As
bran and fine sand Performed ointments
however, were considered an indispensable
requisite Of every civilized household
though they have now gone as strangely
out of fashion as the incense Of the Medi.
terranean nations.
The Greeks and Romans used a special
ointment, often mixed with mineral dyes,
for the hair and another for purposes OF
general Injunction, and. after returning
from journey, even travellers Of moderate
means took a bath. followed by an all-over
rubbing down with vegetable oils. Black
hair dyes were priced by the towheaded
Nisigoths, while the Roman ladies coveted
the golden locks Of the transalpine bar
9arians.-Felix Oswald in Philadelphia
Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03
ODDS AND ENDS.

Japan has built its first factory for the
k.uufacture Of WOODEN goods
Beware Of the vicious man who proposes
- reform his life on the iustallment plan
The manufacture Of cotton goods in he
I Island Of Ceylon has made remarkable
Y progress.
The life insurance policies in force upon
/ The lives Of the citizens Of Pennsylvania
AMOUNT 10 over s44s. 10000
Sparrows have become such nuisance in
tonne parts Of Germany that a reward is
offered for their destruction.
The governor general Of India receives a
ialary Of $50. 900 year and extras which
Increase the amount TO 100000
1t is estimated that 5000 horse power
will be required for the electric lighting
plant Of the Columbian exposition
Old newspapers torn in small pieces and
wet in water softened by the addition Of a
little ammonia are excellent 70 wash lamp
chimneys.
Can any one tell why ii is that when
woman is being weighed she smiles, while
a man having his weight ascertained al.
ways looks seriouss
The Greeks sacrificed many dogs in hon
or Of Hecate, because by their baying the
phantoms Of the lower world were sup
posed 10 be disturbed
The output Of cigarettes throughout the
country for the month q March amounted
to go. 50l, SEQ against i54. 234 SEQ during the
same month Of last year.
The Coreans are the largest eaters known.
Their stomachs are generally abnormal in
size. and the one possessing the largest is
generally considered the richest.
Baron de Rothschild has a collection Of
postage stamps that is valued at $4,000
He Is also a prominent aud enthusiastic
member Of a Paris philatellst society.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03

Who ever heard Of church being flooded
/ with honey The very idea sounds ridicu.
/ lous, and in any other place than Califor.
MIA would excite only smile Of incredu-
lily. We have all heard about places that
Flowed with milk aud honey aud meta
phorical references 70 the "droppings OF
the sanctuary" are familiar, but Ii has re-
manned for a swarm Of bees 10 make literal
facts Of these familiar metaphors
II appears that a LOT OF yagrant bees,
while In search OF a suitable home, found
an admirable location in the loft OF an
Episcopalian church in Tulare county
Here, having an abundance Of space, they
increased and multiplied. and at the same
time laid in large store OF honey Great
white combs were attached 10 the rafters
overhead, and were built downward and
added 70 until hundreds Of pounds Of
sweetness were hidden away in the delicate
white waxen cells.
One contingency, however, was not pro-
yided against, and. indeed, was not ex-
pected. The normal temperature in the
contracted proportions Of the loft was OF a
character admirably suited for the best i'd
vantage OF the bees. and mad that tempera-
ture continued this story would never have
been written.
IL IS almost unnecessary 10 remind read
ers that a week or two ago California was
visited with something bearing a remark
able likeness 10 a sirocco. In a word IL
was hot-deucedly hot
In the loft Of the church. where the bees
were holding high carnival. the tempera-
ture rose and rose until il reached the
melting point. Wax gave way beneath the
torrid heat, and now, down the rafters, |
along the scantlings, over the laths and |
down the j0ists began 20 flow streams OF
liquid sweetness. They found creyices /
here and there, and soon altar, pulpit. 4
chancel, furniture, prayer books aud all I
the belongings Of the interior Of the sacred (
ediiice were treated to such a deluge as the 4
world had never seen.
Efforts were made TO stay the sticky tide,
but these were only partially successful,
and before anything could be done the ia.
terror Of the church was a sight TO behold,
and damage had been done that required
expense and hard work 70 remedy.-San
Francisco Chronicle
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-03

A ration is the established daily allow.
ance of food for one person For the
United States army it is now composed OF
the following: Twelve ounces of pork OF
bacon or canned beef fresh or corned), or
one pound and four ounces Of fresh beef.
or twenty-five ounces of salt beef; eighteen
ounces of soft bread or -four, or sixteen
ounces of hard bread, or one pound and
four ounces of cornmeal
To every 100 rations, fifteen pounds of
beans or peas, or ten pounds of rice or
hominy; ten pounds of green coffee or
eight pounds Of roasted coffee or two
pounds of tea; fifteen pounds of sugar, four
quarts of vinegar, one pound eight ounces
OF star candles, four pounds of soap, four
pounds Of salt, four ounces of pepper and
four ounces Of yeast powder to each 100
rarions of four.-St. Louis Republic.