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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Now and Peculiar Endemic.

Epidemics are not new to this
country, however thorough may be
the sanitation of it's populous dis
tricts. Boston had cholera; New
York had smallpox; Memphis had
yellow fever; the Northwest had win
ter cholera; the entire country only
a short Tins ago was in the embrace
OF La Grippe. But there is now a
new epidemic. This one, however, is
more pleasing than otherwise, for it
is nothing more nor less than an
epidemic OF soubrettes. The country
is alive with these short-skirted little
ladies; cities swarm with them and
the stage has so many in service and
in waiting that they are drug in the
market and much smaller salaries
than in the good old days when sing
ing and dancing sOubrettes were
scarce. However, all this is neither
here nor there. The point we desire
to make is that The Saint Paul &
Duluth Railroad-The Duluth Short
Line-is the line to take when travel
ing between Duluth and West Super
for and the Twin Cities, for the rea-
son that the equiment is the finest,
the time the quickest and the trip
most satisfactory. These facte are
patent to every one who has ever
patrOnizedit. Circulars and infor-
nation cheerfully furnished by Geo.
W. Bull, General Passenger Agent, or
G. c. Gilfillan, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, St. Paul, MINI.
Harmony with wrong is a syren
song which has beguiled good weak
men in every age of the world. 1t is
getting in its work now-it is a busy
deceiver.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Very LIKELY.

Customer wish to buy parrot: ono
tn at doesn't use bad words, you know.
Bird Fancfer-Yes, ma'am. l have ono
that think will suit. He has been deaf
for number of years.
sCustomer-So of course he cannot have
learned any wicked words
Fancier-I should think not.
Customer-Then he is just what want.
An hour later.
Customer lin rage)-I want you to take
back this parrot He swears awfully. And
you said be was deaf. and hadn't learned
any bad words
Fancier (suavely)-I am sorry, ma'am;
the olrd must have been corrupted before
he got denf.-Yankee Blade.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Conventions.

The Alliance members royalty pleased
venion We think that there
that fppant carried through with minnesota
hardpan rock-sense would have called a halt
We do actona troubles business
matter of platform adopted the weakest declaration
body AS National Banks
and given the And the Subeasury bill
robberies a
And twenty articles Twenty points,
platform has talks stento world
Minnesota platform the Minneapolis Journal says
The platform the best meeting
the wild theories such subasury schemes
good the platform exactly what the republican
have and vorng Some the pank undoubtedly
little Wild but whole it
platform which have SEEM
The farmers the nation settled
is too much genteness among them
The Conventions Political
It has mission of investigation
formulate charges against have more
acid and less chamore fight fight
And with 700 and three
committee that worth
matters of character weight Not point scored.
We Yelled cheered rushed officials whose
weight and breadth light
who neither members sympathy with
and ta shouted and threw
and tigers matchAnd then
robber
resentatves
That day off the oycoat and
get on the sack cloth.
AS great big clambake fraternity was
genuine and
ster back OF his ears by playing checkers on his back
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Slight ExagEeration.

There r. nothing more refreshing than
to meet with u theatrical business renra-
sentative in whose composition the admira-
Die quality of frankness is. to be found
But here Is one. Said he:
Now, I'll tell you frankly that the ire
mendous salaries that these men are adj
vertlsed as getting are to some extent Az.
tltlous. That's on the inside, of course.
Iske Jones. the heavy man. It is an
nounced that he receives s7oo night. He
only gets six hundred, and it's the sama
way with Brown and Robinson. They ara
billed as getting $500 performances bnt
Just between you and me they only Get
Jour B hundred and ninety. "-Washineton
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on Finance. Now it is Mr.. Hompe'e
duty to at once introduce a memorial
resolution into the senate memorial
izing the United States government
to abolish the National Banking Sys
tenn and issue treasury notes direct
for value received in the shape o.
property of any character, con
structive or otherwise.
A. Lommen is a good selection fol
the grain committee. There will be
chance for business in that com.
mittee.
The management of the alliance
forces in the Senate has been most
excellent and the promise for legisla.
ton of the right kind is brilliant.
The adjournment from Friday to
Tuesday of this week was a republi.
can move, and carried by republican
votes. We do not believe in these
long adiournments.
THURSDAY FORENOON-HOUsE.
Called to order at 10 a. m.
Ballot ordered for speaker.
9Th ballot, Searles Al, Stivers Al
Champlin 80. Whole No. ia. Nee.
essary to a choice, So.
Bull, DEM, from Cokato, changed
his vote of Wednesday from Champ.
lin to Stivers.
bearing Farmer" from St. Paul.
DEM, changed vote of Wednesday for
Champlin to Stivers. Otherwise un-
changed.
9th Ballot. Unchanged.
7th Ballot. Unchanged.
Adjourned to $3.50 p. m.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON-HOUsE.
Called to order at $3.50 p. m.
Stivers withdrew his candidacy
owing to an understanding arrived
at by committees of the democrats
and Alliance men as follows:
Democrats:
NJ. Walsh, of Hennepin.
R. A. Walsh, OF Ramsey.
F. S. Battley, Of Ramsey.
T. R. Foley, OF Aitkin.
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M. J. McGrath, of Winona.
A. French, of Wabasha.
R. L. Penney, OF Hennepin.
Alliance:
NJ. Doyle, OF Goodhue.
il Furlong, of Mower.
81. P. Bjorge, Of Otter Tail.
j. Koehnen, of Carver.
FIN. Currier, of Blue Earth.
House proceeded to ballot for
Speaker:
9Th Ballot.-Searls 40, Champlin
q. Election of Champlin made IN
animous on motion Of Searles.
At this point it was evident that
the republicans thought Campbell
had his own way!" Campbell is
chairman of the Democratic Central
Committee! 1t hurt the republicans
terribly.
On the introduction of the new
speaker the House adjourned until
rrIOay morning.
The following are the officials OF
the House as agreed upon:
Democrats:
Chief Clerk-P. j. Smalley of Gale
dOnia.
First Assistant Clerk. O'Brien,
Minneapolis.
Second Assistant Clerk-C. A.
Moody, Sank Rapids.
Enrolling Clerk-C. J. Haynes,
Wabasha.
Second Enrolling Clerk-L. A. Nor
mandin, St. Paul; and his assistant,
Miss 1mesOn, South St. Paul.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-J. E.
Egan, Osseo.
Chaplin-Rev. William Wilkinson,
st. Paups Episcopal church, Mime
apolis.
Alliance:
Engrossing clerk, Albert Warren OF
Lincoln.
Sergeant-at-arms, Henry Plowman
of Otter Tail.
The choice OF Henry Plowman is a
good one. But that of Albert War
rem will disgust every Alliance man
in his county-and in the state.
On Friday the House accomplished
but little, and adjourned until the
following Tuesday.
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Senate.
Since the senate got into moving
order the bills have rolled in without
hindrance. We will keep track OF
the senate and house files for our
readers for future reference, OF such
bills as interest farmers:
Sen., File, No. 1.-Bill relating to
interest and usury. Davis Bill.
Sen. F., No. IA bill for an act
making villages separate election
districts. Peterson Bill.
Sen. F., No. ga bill amending
the statutes relating to interest.
Keller Bill.
Sen. F., No. "A bill relating to
the manufacture of binding Irvine
and deceptive labels thereon. Keller
Bill.
Sen. F., No. 5.-To prevent bribery
and corruption at elections, and re-
curing affidavit OF expenses. Dean
Bill.
The following are elected as chair
men of the committees in the senate,
those marked D being democrats,
and those marked A alliance:
Public Grounds and Buildings
Lienau, D.
Judiciary-McHale, D.
Finance-HOmDe. A.
Education-Lienau, D.
Elections-La Due, A.
Insurance-Geissel, D.
Bank-Leavitt, u.
Fundamentally, D.
Normal Schools-McHale, D.
Corporations-Bell, D.
Emigration-Craig, D.
University and University Lands
Mcmillan D.
Soldiers Home-Phillips, D.
Experimentation, D.
Temperance-Lienau, D.
Oil and Oil Inspector-Marsh,D D.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, A.
Grain and observation-disclosures
A.
State Prison-Wood, A.
Taxes and Tax Lavs-La Due. A.
Mr.. Donnellyis in his right place as
Chairman of Com. on Railroads. We
|see that Hompe is Chairman of Com.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

"Dear, DEAR" said a kindhearted matron
on meeting friend whom she had not
seen for Il long time; land you're not yet
married. Jane, with your good looks, tooa"
mo, Pm not married yet" replied Jane,
with a laugh.
And how comes it that you are singlef"
"Well," said Jane, with twinkle of her
eye, 81 expect it's because was born So"
Boston Courier
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Wednesday, in the Senate.

Was one of the warmest Greek
meet Greeks that the capitol has
seen for years. The exasperated re-
publicans find the sceptre dissolved
in the nitric acid OF fate-and they
propose to rule or run riot over Don
nelly. But they don't run over the
sage. The occasion of the verbal
fight was the appointment of COM
mittees by the Senators, instead of
their appointment by a partizan re-
publican Lieut.-Gov.-president.
The calling defeat of the republican
schemes was like vinegar on a dog
bite. They foaned. They tried to
laugh Donnelly down. They tried
bulldozing and brow-beating- but
no nse. The immortal % to 26 vote
caught them out every time. There
came a series OF attempts to pur-
chase votes by the railway lobby-in
dark halls. That failed. So Wednes-
day they introduced a resolution to
go on the record, protesting against
the election of committees-written
in offensive slum language.
That caused the row. The presi-
dent ruled, as usual, in a partizan
spirit. Once Mr.. D. appealed. The
president proclaimed that an appeal
would not obtain on such a point.
So Donnelly kept on talking. The
president pounded-and Donnelly
talked louder. The president howled
and Donnelly thundered. The third
time the president ordered. But
Donnelly finished, and then pro-
claimed.
"Iwant it understood that we have
some rights on this floor!"-and sat
down.
It is q fact that the republicans
propose to make trouble in this state
If they become a settled minority.
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Very Anxious to Please.

Customer Tin restaurant)-Here,w waiter,
two boiled eggs-four minutes. and look
lively, Pm in a hurry
Waiter Chastity busting the table cloth)
Yes, sir, yes, sir. Have 'em ready for
you in two minutes. sir-two minutes
Chatter
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Fifty Tries to Be Funn

Fifty Tries to Be Funny.
"Hello, Fifty. where did you get that
black eyer"
"Oh, it was only lovers quarrel"
Lovers QUARREL Why, your girl dio
not give you that, did she?"
mo, it was her other lover. New York
Herald
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Bad Break.

Your eye suggests that radiant stone
That on your finger glistens,"
He whispered in a tender tone,
While she in wonder listens.
And in her face a strange surprise.
A sadness, seems to inger.
Then you must think have cat's-eyea
For that's one on my finger"
New York Herald
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Glory and Promotion.

Major-We will charge the enemy, cap.
tain. am doubtful whether should head
she charge or direct it from the rear.
Captain-You should head it, major.
Think of the glory of the regiment and
my chances for rromotion.-LowellC Citizen.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

disgrace noble orchard fruit by calling
thing sspomum Mchigandersr'
officials Jacksonville and found that
the Northwest then and there
scarcely
point Augustine, the vlag
builded the continent
EARTH paper forwarded by Geo. Pennie has
deficit the United States Treasury But people
that expensive extravaganza
the world CAPITA than known
known period OF history With which actually
it's bgess putting great national improve
for the Skill lit
eratue bood And running debt
surplus is goneand have deficit Let manhood
through the Shame Shame Shameful Revolutions
peoples with the bloody maep
and angelic
wrong compared
pie.
And there remedy The people rsbut leaders the
whose aim advantage There
the
Now honor ye be here prepare coming storm
whwnd be political and cleanse out the
strife within history
less in it's certaintes- then be prepared.
The Great Harvester Combine with 600 back has
beauty wthd scarcely
cuded rather than fight Now said
between them That being the probable that machine
ing to build will
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

But the wealthy business until
labor exchange Again.
mortgages gradually and the change would not be
a supposed
the United States will unite this mat
political body Discuss tpaee in platforms
pledge all delegates and candidates to stand by it.
will within few hatthe aborer becomes the
trnen lin the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
The Annoyances Of Youth.

The AnnOyances Of Youth.
Dunphy-I can hardly keep away from
you, Polly, you look so much like siren.
Polly-I'm sure don't feel like one.
Dunphy-Don't your
Polly-No. Sirens lured men, l believe.
judge.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

term q
pledge all delegates candidates to stand by it,
In this way years borer the
truen obeman in the republic.
On To Florida
The trip through southern Georgia Townsville Savannah
Waycoss through number OF villages
just sprngg existence The starting point OF these villages
cover Gulf States The in sections all
along route dnuded of bark for feet the
exudg guided into kettles These taken
the reduced to upenne and resn Most the
is done by
point of Florida This
~ doubtless supposed that rich tropical
growth jungle produce rich soil The fact the entire
region production the and volcanic agencies the "
ouders bua) ceasng about the middle of the gulf
the has not great not
over 5000 or 1000 years.
On way waycross passed through Thomas
health resort did
But certainly city, enterpring and growing
asked question OF Skates Of Importance
calhoun Magruder Skates your
or which has puzzled since arrived
Chattanooga. Will you answer solemnly?"
swe SIR question sections: First
every grocery sticks like northern
children buying hewhat do they buy them or?"
stalk replied the outhron with his tongue thrust
nearly through his cheek
"And what do they do with them?"
"They sugar they their
right Skates the second seconwhat
those pine at the wrist the ground?"
'Those cyprus children remarked the
Skates those lands with
straw growing on them-party cut?"
then sped silence until night fall when arrived Way
cross interesting Georgian village supper
waited the Savannah
road southwark to Jacksonville, Fla.
On three hours Skates the
Jacksonville daily She sat front and true
less than ten minutes he we'll acquainted with
all soon in general conversation
about the general development the
young the that labor
spece admitted that white
compelled work neghborhood where the other
workers could stand WE'LL though northern
the best society county And she admitted
change respect desirable and surely approaching
Jacksonville about Sundayaving
evening" could quickly
This seemed practically first entry into Florida Owing to
sles and BRIDGES took
and then sailed out the street. Many
although Sunday general Jacksonville
en the northern $4,000 population 1t has
40 and $4,000.
Some grounds beauty
abundance and Of the trees the loaded
with the air plant moss
By the way MOSS
hangs heavy of throughout gulf
1t lives wholly air. but its place of growth the
branches of the larger trees
the that the ence"
impossible like Charleston garden
owing the high walls and locked door bells being
gates! 1t in Jacksonville.
plying up City, Many large
soone also the port The city located bend
Johns River 25 miles from the the only
The tide the Florida
remarks about
When Is DID, the lakes and helped load
and arkntnes with Liverpool That early
transportation distinctly
lake did freight through
loads being EXCEPTIONS and something
line curosities
given great
andaft That M the sails Sails, like
s-such pictures The sails g booms
And salt laughed
gng Now 80 years after found every
schooner and bark that sawon atewa %
andaft We
dred miles, and in three ports
sailing ship
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
CauQht.

Caught.
81 think photography is very interest
ing" she said to young man who Is In
that line.
eyes; it is"
. II should like to have you make picture
of me-"
with pleasure" =
"How would you prefer to take me7"
He looked at her with face that showed
deep thought and then replied, slowly but
in firm voice, For better or for worse,
BY all means Washington Post
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

Serious Defect.
'How do you like your new typewriter,
Gazzam?"
Very we'll. Maddox. except for one
thing"
what is that?"
1.-The blamed machine doesn't know how
to spell. "-Munsey's Weekly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
The Wrong Man Found.

The Wrong Man Found. ri
Citizeness-Did you go and thrash that
editor for printing those things about your
CitisonH wents to the Office. but
couldn't find him.
"Whom did you find theref"
mo one but great big bull necked
fellow who pretended he was responsible
for that article, but knew from his looks
that he couldn't write"-New York
Weekly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

few loads Of slaves being EXCEPTIONS and something the
line OF curosies.
The that the lake while great
anda That u.s. the sails not Square Sails yard like
pictures The sails ga booms
like yacht large SCALE And salt laughed
gng Now 80 after found
ter schooner and bark that trip fore
We
dred miles, and in three ports.
talk sailing
asked three of them there had
late years.
the squarerg the old ships
with Winds The
the squar sel."
Then said to ourselves
rght the farmers of the northwest will show
transport Europe seeing
our)
and a fortune to the freighter"
half Jacksonville rich "fnds We
grips and ''umberelers" But he said
I'll derned kent too'Yankee for all
world
could him mighty
stalwart dark anxious take small e
skaeYou northern lahs fer hot day. totng
aroun."
the first bought
niece
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
The Cause of 1t.

"Been riding Il safety bicycle. life.
The sun., 1891-03-11

Acknowledgement Of honest voters. Take
for example an election for Parliament in .
district where there were two thousand
voters. The Liberal candidate polled fifteen
hundred votes, and the Conservative five
hundred. The Liberal was ousted, however.
by reason OF corrupt practices on
the part " his agents. OF which he
had no personal knowledge. those cor
rupt practices not affecting more than one
hundred voters. II the Office under these
circums stances were given to the Conserva-
tive, the will OF fourteen hundred honest
Liberal voters rs expressed at the polls.
would be overcome by the opposition OF the
will of five hundred Conservatives; and yet
no one could be found to assert that this
would be desirable result.
While, therefore we favor the idea OF
making fraud or corruption on the part OF
candidates an insuperable obstacle to the
attainment OF Office, wo are strongly op-
posed to any plan OF for'eiting places to
candidates who do not obtain the highest
number Of votes.
The sun., 1891-03-11

The reports from Oklahoma about the
colored lind seekers who have been going
there during the past few months are not Of
pleasing kind. In January last a party OF fifty
colorsd families set out for that region from
Alabama, and thousands Of others got ready
TO follow as soon 40 favorable news came from
the pioneers. Not long afterwsrd colored
party went there from Arkansas. also party
from Mississippi. then large party from
Texas, and By the end OF February several
thousand colored people were hovering along
the borders Of Oklahoma. They were seeking
for farms or town lots upon the land which the
Government had acquired from various Indian
tribes in the Territory now known a. Okla
homa. Disappointment awaited them. and
other suffering. which Is not vet over. followed
in Ito wake. They are In deplorable con-
ditton. starving, shtverinR and impoverished.
The Cherokee strip. which they desired to
settle upon. has not yet been opened to settle
ment, and the lands ceded by tho other tribes
have been seized BY white boomers. who
greatly outnumber their eolored rivals. And
now many Of the colored people who had been
allursd to Oklahoma By the false tales OF
speoulAtors. are vending their way back in
despair to the States which they left in hope.
The sun., 1891-03-11
FOR THE SHERMAN STATUE
Mr.. p. r. Sherman Declines Any Par1 Z
the Fund for the Family.

Mr. r. r. Sherman Declines Any Par1 sf
the Fund for the Family.
Tho Sherman Statue Committee met at the
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday and an
nounced total subscriptions up to date OF
$2i.235 P. T.. Sherman sent this letter:
"No. 75 WEST SEVENTY. .T1RsT STRAET,(
NEW YoRx. March 8. 1891.
40 the Sherman Stdrue tUmmutse CHAMBER ar COM
nerce. n. T.
GENTLEMEN: have Just seen in this morn
friend. Mr. Amos R. Emo. This letter being in
the Iature Of an appeal to the public IN our
father left US we'll provided for. and therefore
We must beg OF you TO rssGind your resolution
Of Friday. March 6. that tho COMMITTEES shall
scriptlon TO the statue shall be given to tho
family Of Gen. Sherman.
In writing this letter am acting with the
full knowledge and approval Of my sisters.
Assuring you OF our profoundest apprecda-
tion Of your efforts toward the erection OF Q
statue to my father, In which We naturally feel
the, deepest interest. am. gentlemen. very
truly yours. +. L. SHERMAN"
The committee rescindsd the resolution to
devote the. surplus subscription In excess OF
tho cost OF the statue to the family OF Gen.
Sherman.
The sun., 1891-03-11
HONG KONG HAEANAS.
Tobacco Sent from China to Cuba, Made
Up aud Exported to tho United States.
From the san Francisco Chrontc,e.


1t Is established beyond any possibility Of
doubt that big Chinese firms IN this city. arc
engaged In importinR prepared tobacco from
nsn RSns $ II CnSu TO Gs9sss ts tbsss dsss
has been considerable discomfort among the
CH6an planters thS ragd Of
and sang froid the patient followers q the
dragon have endured all manners OF hardships
niready there are several PROSPEROUS heathen
cigar factories on the island.
Est th Sang LMns
cigar q factory at Havana. and ore constantly
sending e Chinese tobHee9
here from China several days ago. Among her
cargo were forty torsy h9xes Of prepared pre- TOBACCO re;
sSo rounds Fart was len os shea
On. q Chinese planter in Cuba. and the entry
fer ths whole inyyoise was made by Sang Lung
10. N wsr. S Slipped TO- to New York. ior Suts; " 'N
sieasS SsiHSn from
Hong Kong. which was also sent to Cuba.
TaT chnsss IL Cuba are
tbs tobacco which is, Inferior to the genuine
Havana eaf and much ehesper. These brands
Hsvsna M tobacco" and they bring fancy G prices
in this market. Moreover. thsylhavo .pttsined
ese makers are enabied 10 undorseil the native
Cuban planters. The prepared TOBACCO br2ushs
from HonE k9ng and intended fer Cuba Is not
% porsaslon Into The United States It Is Is merely me- M
In transit to foreign country. and such ner-
ehandIze 10 neither appraised nor classified.
Care I ,py ssEen wt ta se seals
consignment 10 finally taken from American
territory.
There are several Havana brands produced
by Chinese makers in Cuba from this impo
ed cheap tobacco. and they sell at retail
No Chinese name appears on the boxes The
wary Celestials adopt some .melllauous Spar
ish coRnomen. and their villainous counter
feits are blnzoned with such titles as don
Leon dc Ia PRrz and other I'm pressive nam es.
The business OF having agents here to make
entry for such importatons, and forward them
to Cuba. 10 sntirelya q now scheme. aud one that
that 10 liable to make hopeless cynio out OF
connoisseur smokers.