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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
PIGS FOUND THE COPPER.
The Scientists Knew 1t Could Not
Be There.


Be There.
Calumet Letter to Detroit Tribune.
''How was the Calumet and Hecla
discovered. you ask? Here, Capt. Dun
can, you tell this man what he wants to
know"
Thus appealed to, the broad Shout
dered, smiling-faced man whose sp iri
pervades the great copper mine stepped
up to the little group waiting for din
ner in the hotel in Calumet.
ut was pigs; he said:
Eyes, it was pigs" echoed the group.
"Pigsr' 1 exclaimed, incredulously.
pigs, and no mistake. returned the
captain. Back in 1868 an exploring
party came here to try to find copper.
They built shanty to live in, and, OF
course, they brought some pigs. One
night the pigs were lost. The boarding
house keeper started out to find them.
After a long search he heard the pigs
roofing and SQuealing, but he could
not see them. The noise seemed to
come from down in the earth. Next
morning a party of men went back to
the place whence the noises came, and,
after search, they found pit ten or
fifteen feet deep. The mouth was
covered with brushes, and the growth
of the trees about the sides gave every
evidence that it had not been used for
centuries. There the pigs ware con-
tentedly roofing among broken pie &c
of rock.
"a rude stone hammer and some
charred sticks gave evidence of earlier
explorers who had evidently gone away
unsuccessful. The hammer was of the
same kind as the other implements
hoa 70 Hav-
of the predecessors Of the Indians whom
the French found in possession of the
lands - the Indians who built the
mounds, and who Overran the country
from Mexico to Lake Superior, where
they got copper for their implements
and utensils. The mound builders, like
the explorers who had discovered the
ancient pit, looked for copper only in
masses. as it had been deposited in ifs
sure veins and in the lava flows. The
huge chunks of virgin copper Weighing
many tons and the smaller masses hang
ing in the rocks like metal icicleS were
the only kind known to the ancients,
and the mOdernS had been assured by
the learned biologists that copper could
besfound only in rocks formed from
lava.
But the pigs had turned over pieces
of rock formed by the action of the
water-aqueous rocks-and in these
congIOmerates there certainly was cop
per. This seemed a find indeed. But
when the matter was reported, science
scoffed at the explorers, saying that the
copper conglomerates found were SIM
ply a freak of nature, and that money
would be wasted if an attempt should be
made to work them. So Mr.. Hurlburt,
weo owned the lands, continued to give
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

The matinee and evening perform
ances to-day will terminate the engage
ment of "Ole Oleson" at the Lyceum.
The week has been a most successful
one, the attendance being far in excess
of that accorded this piece on previous
visits. To-day is the last chance to hear
the representative song birds of Sandi-
navia. the Swedish Ladies' quartette.
The Bijou is simply doing a tremen-
dous business this week with Webster
and Brady's marine spectacle, Bottom
of the Sea-" Owing to the great hit the
piece has made, the engagement has been
extended to Sunday next. when matinee
and evening performance will be given.
The sale of seats opens this morning for
the Midnight BelI'' engagement, which
opens next Thursday night.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

MoIlis Hewitt, the keeper of a bagniO
on the East side, appeared before Judge
Elliott again yesterday afternoon as de-
PENDANT in a civil suit. From the testi-
mony it would appear that George Ora
ham. the plaintiff in the case. was in
debted to the Hewitt woman in the sum
of S215 for board and wearing apparel.
She was told to leave, but Miss Hewitt
insisted upon holding her trunk and its
contents. After lively disagreement,
during which George claims that Mollie
scratched her several times. George
left the house without her property.
On Tuesday deputy sheriff appeared
to levy on the trunk and it was nowhere
to be found. Mollie diselaims all
knowledge of the trunk after it was
placed in the trunk ROOM" By impli-
cation suspicion is thrown upon Al Rob-
erts, formerly porter in the house. who,
since the trouble, has mySterlOuslE dis
appeared. After hearing the testimony
the court continued the case until Mon
day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
Wants Taxes Refunded.

The county commissioners will meet
next Monday and consider the applica-
ton of F. c. Penney for a rebate on
taxes. The last legislature passed a
special act giving the county commits
sioners of Hennepin county the author
ity to repay to the owners of Penney &
Rogers addition the excess of taxes, pro
vided it can be found that they had
been taxed excessively. The rebate
claimed is for special assessments levied
for the grading of streets and alleys in
the addition mentioned from 1884 to
1890 inclusive. Penney claims that at
least $4,000 is due him. Rogers in
terest has been assigned to Penney.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
SCIENTIFIC DROPS.

At Toxic, Japan, concern employs
an electric motor instead of steam for
operating planning and drilling ma
chimes.
Berlin has just decided that wooden
pavements are a failure, while Con-
stanTiuople IS having the first one put
down.
A papier mache trunk is one of the
latest ideas. 1t is a terror to the bag
gage smasher, who finds it practically
indeStructible.
In France successful experiments
have been made with sulphate of iron
and with sulphate of copper, lime and
water as spray in preventing potato
disease.
A Limoges firm has introduced a new
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
They Have Qualified.

The members of the commission ap-
pointed by the district court to appralse
damages and benefits in the matter OF
the widening of Hennepin avenue, from
Tenth street to Lyndale avenue, met at
the city hall yesterday morning and
qualified. They are John Baxter. n.
Ii. Leighton and H. c. Butler. The
commission will meet for business on
Monday next at p. m. at the Nlcollet.
They will then consider protests from
number of property owners who object
to giving UP their property, and also
from J. 8. Bassett and the owners OF
the NicOllet house, who consider their
assessments Tor benefits excessive.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
Preparing the Estimates.

Bridge Engineer Cappelin has already
begun work upon the plans and esti-
mates for the lowering of the Great
Northern tracks from Nlcollet island to
Central avenue. The estimates for the
bridges are also being made. There
will be three bridges thirty feet long.
on Main street, Second street and Third
street northeast. The bridge at Fifth
street northeast will have to be 200 feet
long. at Seventh street 100-fOOt bridge
will be required, and at Harrison one
$50 feet long. 1t is expected that the
estimates will all be completed so that
City Engineer Rinker can report to the
council at its next meeting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

his attention to the Huron mine, which
was working the ldva flows. For the
money he borrowed for the Huron he
gave to Quincy Shaw, of Boston. the
lands on which the conglomerates were
found. Mr.. Shaw soon began to work
these rocks, and from these beginni ngs
the richest, most stable end the best
promising copper niue in the word has
bpen huiit I'm
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
Two Minneapolis Men Dead.

Supt. Henderson received telegram
Yesterday from the president of the Du-
luth & Iron Range road, notifying him
that Harry Ross, an employe of the
road. who claimed to hail from Mime
apolis. bad died at Duluth from Injuries
received while at work.
Another telegram from Chinook,
Mont, announced the death of jim
Cain, a brother of John Cain. who is
employed at the Great Northern round
house, aud lives at 635 Pierce street
northeast.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
AT PINEVILLE, KENTUCKY.
Preliminary Report of Committee
Sent 70 Kentucky by Interested
Parties.

Pdrt1eS.
The following telegram WINS received
this morning from Pineville, Kentucky,
and was signed by the men who went
there to investigate the property and re-
sources of the Southern Land Improve
ment Company for themselves and in
terested friends:
'PINEvILLE, KY, Aug. 20, 1S91.-To
Southern Land improvement Company,
425 New York Life Building, Minneap-
lis, Mimi: 1--WE have examined your
properties here. coal mines, coke ovens,
electric plant, iron ores, buildings, rail
road and timber. and find them substan-
TALLY as stated by prospectus, which is
verified by Prof. ProctOr'S statements to
u.s."
Signed: F. S. Mcdonald, T. F. Nc
Carthy, G. NJ. Willis, D. p. Delamater,
Edward Doud, E. Z. Stewart.
Hon. j. r. Proctor, who is mentioned
in the above dispatch, is director of the
Kentucky geological survey, and is a
high authority OH coal, iron, timber, and
other resources of the South. Stock i'll
this compony has advanced to $50 per
share (par value s10Ol, having gone up
IS per share at midnight last night tine
20th inSt)
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
NO INQUEST.
None Will Be Held in the Case OF
Fred StrasburGer.

Coroner Byrnes, DR.. Cody and several
other physicians held post-mortem ex-
animation yesterday morning upon
the remains of Fred Strasburger,
who died at St. Barnabas' hos
pital Thursday morning. and found
that death was caused, as was at first
supposed. by pyemia. or blood poison
ing. Coroner Byrnes had Intended to
hold an inquest, but upon the advice OF
the county attorney he decided not to
do so. that gentleman holding that there
was no call for it, as charges of NAL
practice, if there were any, would call
for civil and not criminal action.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

problem of firing porcelain by means
of petroleum or residuum oils. which
gives very pure heat wit hout smoke
or fumes.
The apparent fattening of the vault
of the heavens has been found to have
an annual period, and to depend on
clouds. Itseems, less fiat with misty
horizon. and less by night than by day.
The erosion of big guns is thought to
be largely due to igniting slOw-burning
powder at the base of the charge, where
by the bore receives attrition from the
hard, unburnt portion of the powder. (.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
Nay Cause Trouble.

1t is stated that the Parkhurst people
will make a strong effort to induce
Mayor Winston 20 veto the resolution
by which the council has awarded the
contract for artificial curb and gutter
for the year to Ring & Tobin. There
Is talk Of legal proceedings on the ground
that Ring & Tobin cannot do the work
without an infringement on the Park
hurst patent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
Making More Flour.

There was a small increase in the -four
output last week. The aggregate pro-
duction was 1905 barrels-ayeraging
2S.S46 barrels daily-against 170,65O bar
rels the week before. The shipments of
-four for the week ending Saturday were
the largest on record. being $4,000 bar
rels. The Consolidated Milling COM
pany is putting in an electric plant at
the Petit mill, designed to furnish
lighting facilities for all five Of It's mills.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
ID an advance will certainly follow

and an advance will certainly follow.
The Lumberman says:
1.-The saving season is practically half
finished. If the record is maintained
for the remainder of the season, and
there is no reason why it should not be,
the total boom scale will not be far
from 965.OOO.OO0 feet. The largest
amount of logs turned out in any pre-
vious year was in 1888, when the total
was 29s, 341, $50. The scale thus far IN.
dictates a cut of lumber in excess OF
405 O00 000
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
PERFECTING ARRANGEMENTS
Everything Nearly Prepared for
the s. of V. Encampment.

Delegates to the encampment of the
Sons of Veterans have already begun
TO arrive, and by tomorrow it is expect
ed that nearly all will be here. For
several days members of some of the
national committees have been in the
city. Others are expected. Commander
in-Chief Leland J. Webb and his staff
are expected to arrive by special
train tomorrow evening, but it is
barely possible that they will get in to-
day. Upon their arrival they Will be
met by the st. Paul and Minneapolis
camps. headed by National drum corps,
and escorted to the West hotel. The
Washington, Colorado and Nevada di-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
To Advance P1ices.

The lumber manufacturers Of the
Northwest will meet at Minueapols
on Sept. for the purpose Of discussing
a general advance in prices. Dealers
everywhere are in favor Of the idea,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

The Journal lays itself open to the
charge of 'back-capping" Minneapolis
when it speaks of the Exposition build
ing as One Great Bee Hive" Is every
one that visits the exposition to be
stuug2
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

\ new magazine to be called West
ward 10 will bestaTted in Minneapolis.
If II is aimed to make it a literary perl
Odical. the chances are it will have
hard row 20 10.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

The man who wears a straw hat and
an Oyercoat was abroad last night. He
went into a downtown restaurant for a
midnight lunch and ordered a glass Of
milk and cucumbers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

Last night the AIinnetonka Yacht
club considered the ACCESSIBILITY OF
postpOning tO-day's regatta and pre-
pairing the ice boats for cruise next
week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
LOCAL MENTION.

s.TIfat Comfortable Feeling
Is what those have who insure the titles
to their homes against loss and expenses
of law suits.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

Col. ". ". Traylor's attorney in
sisted upon a written complaint yester-
day. The coloneFs always a stickler
even when rObbiug a man.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

George N. Ciprico says he is gong to
London to consummate some deals IN
v0lving millions. Ciprico Is crazy. or
he has fooled a whole lot OF people who
have deemed him crazy. The latter IS
the more reasonable conclusion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

What a difference there IS between
the days of Shakespeare and those Of
Hoyt! The writer of a successful play
nowadays becomes rapidly man OF
great wealth. but in the bard of Avon's
time dramatic author surrendered all
rights to his piece for 20 mobiles or 80
is. Al. and a fee of 4es. from the lord
10 whom if was lalterLnglY dedicated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22

entitled "Gu Health ard Etiquette by Lydia Pnkham geat
We copy addressing with two 2nt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-15
False Teeth Coming Higher.

Il was talking with dentist" says a
writer III the New York Star, Eand he
said that while it is true. that it costs
more to get new set Of teeth to-day
than it did six months ago. the blame
must be in part laid on the electricians,
tho are consuming platinum wire so
fast that manufacturers can charge Just
what they like for it, The price has
doubled itself twice over this year, and
is still going up in rapid jumps. Plati-
mum wire must be used in false teeth
that are of any use whatever, and hence
the advance. The retail trade is, of
course. going to be blamed, but compe-
tition had brought prices down so as to
leave very small profits before platinum
wire jumped up, and the advance was
positive necessity. The manufacture is
largely controlled by trust, and it is
probable higher prices will prevail this
winter"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-15
The Growth OF Brains.
From the Chicago News

In the inferior races the head ceases
to grow after twenty years OF age. in
the superior races the head Of the intel
ligent and educated man increases In
volume until thirty-iye, forty and fifty
five years. The skull has reached its
maximum development when the bones
composing Il are welded together, so rs
to render the sutures invisible. Once
the suturcS are solicited, the further
growth Of the brain Is impossible, which
is said to explain the insurmountable
difficulty experienced intrying to teach
illiterate adults. The qualification va
ries according to the investigating actlv-
ity of the brain. 1t takes place between
the ages of twenty-five and twenty-five
years in the task-Worker, between
twenty ight and tt irty-fiye in the mid
die class manual professions and after
thirty-fve IN educated persons who
practice intellectual professions. Re-
cent experiments in the female colleges
of Russia prove that woman's head,
though naturally smaller than mans, is
susceptible to similar development I'M
der educational treatment. The skulls OF
Great thinkers grow throughout life.
The frontal sutures of Pascal, Rousseau
and others who lived to a ripe old age,
were found open. Comparison Of the
individual. skulls of different races
disclose the singular and important fact
that in the inferior beings the solidifica-
ton of the sutures begins in the frontal
or intellectual region Of the brain, and
terminates III the occipital or animal.
In the case of the civilized man, on the
contrary, the qualification, beginning
much later in life, starts in the occipital,
passes to the parietal bone, and thence
to the frontal, thus giving till the last
moment the fullest scope TO the superior
tupctiOnS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-15
Histories of Words.

There arc many words which we use
every day without Il thought OF their
original meaning. Here are few OF
them:
Gazette--is from the name of an old
Venetian coin, worth about a cent and a
half-the sum charged for d reading of
the first Venetian newspaper, written
sheet which appeared about A. d.,
1850.
acknowledgement, like that of a per-
son ''cruci1ied." How careiessly we
use this word of terrible meaning!
Milan-a native OF Milan, Italy, once
famous for its manufacture of silks and
ribbons.
Lord-means "bread-earner;" lady
''loaf-giver,"
Terriers a dog which pursues ami
mails TO their burrow in the earth Iatin,
terra.
Stalwart-that is, worth stealing'
war term, meaning Saxon, a fine soldier
worth making captive.
Salary-at first meant money given to
soldiers to buy salt with. In the same
way, cmolument was an allowance OF
meal.
Muscle--a "Iittle mouse" referring to
its appearance under the skin.
Heretic-from a Greek word, means
simply, lone who chooses" Tor himself.
In the same way, a skeptic is one who
searches carefully; and fanatic, one in
spired. Custom has given all these
words an unpleasant signification
ENpiode-to applaud out as you "clap
out, a boy or girl in the familiar game
of that name. You will find the word
used in that way if you care to look,
somewhere in the eleventh book of Mil
tons Paradise Lost.
Good-bve-''God be with YOU"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-15
WHAT sTockINET CLOTH IS.
1t is Knitted, and the Whole Structure
Unravels by Pulling One Thread.

Unravels by Pulling One Thread.
Strictly speaking, stockinet is not
cloth, for it is not woven fabric, but a
knitted texture by process of knit
ting, and not by weaving, the individual
threads of which a stockinet fabric Is
composed are, says the Dry-Goods
Chronicle, interlaced into one regular
texture. The work is performed in
kind of frame or loom. III which the
warns are arranged in parallel order, at
uniform distances apart, rs in ordinary
weaving. Of course, the machine is au-
tomato IN its movements and capable
of producing great length of cloth in
very short time The fabric thus
formed 3 ornamented with a fine ribbed
pattern, similar III character to that
seen in common goods. This article
generally handles soft, full, and elastic,
but lacks those characteristics OF
strength and frmncss of texture or
make, which obtain in u woven cloth
proper"
The difference between the structure
of this fabric and that resulting from
weaving warp and welt yarns together
may be illustrated as follows: Take
sample Of stockinet cloth and try to
withdraw a thread and what is the re-
suit? The whole construction Is un-
raveled. Next submit loom product
to similar examination and it will be
found that if longitudinal or warp
thread is removed, the transverse or
welt thread, will remain, while, on the
other hand, if the latter are withdrawn,
the warp threads will, although the tex
ture may bel partially destroyed, still re-
main, to a certain extent, undisturbed::
Again, the manner in which knitted
fabric is constructed limits the designer
to one class of weave eftects-those be-
ing of a stockinette character-whereas
the principles of weaving are OF such
description as to admit of unlimited
change or variation in DESIGN.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-15
The White House job.
From the Wa shington Star.


A Star reporter overheard a little dis
cussion in hotel lobby yesterday over
the question whether the President Of
the United States could resign his office,
and rs to the causes for which he could
be discharged.
The fact is that the Constitution gives
the President right to resign his office,
though no chief executive has ever
taken advantage of the privilege lis yet.
His resignation, should he hand il in,
would be sent to Congress and accepted
or otherwise by resolution. The Presl-
dent can only be impeached for 'crlme
or mistemeanor SO that, if he did his
work badly, he would still be sure of
HIT office and his salary. But if he re-
fused to do his work ut all he could be
charged with ''inablitv'' and be re-
moved.
1t is curious how few people know the
order of succession 20 the presidency.
Surprising that both the President and
Vice President should die, the secre
tarv of state would be seated in the eX
ecutive chair. In the event Of his de-
mise he would be succeeded by the
secretary of the treasury, and SO on. in
order, by the secretary of war, the at
tOrney general. the postmaster general,
the secretary of the navy and the secre-
tary of the interior.
All these officials are possible presl-
dents, and it is within the conceivable
possibilities that they all might success
sively administer the government dur
ing the same tour years term. Should
they all die there is no present provis-
ion by law for filling Mr.. Harrison's
place.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-15

THE Union League Club, OF Chicago,
will celebrate Washington's birthday on
February %, and Congressman w. c. P.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, will deliver
the Grafton.
The true northerner., 1891-09-16

The knees are raised slightly, and in
Kicking down, first with the right and
then with the left, you drive the water
away from you with the sole of the foot
rs the leg goes down, and with the top
Of the foot as it comes up. While the
feet are padding in this manner, the
arms are thrown alternately out OF the
water over the head, sweeping the wa
ter back on the recover, and under the
water with great force.
Now for floating. The best way to
learn bow to float is to catch each foot
by the toes with the hands, lie on the
back, and swing the feet outward,
throwing the head we'll back. BE care
ful always to fill the lungs with air be-
fore executing these movements.
Breathe quickly while floating, and do
not exhaust the lungs, for when they
are empty the body Immediately sinks.
After this has been tried number of
times, let the feet go, stretch them out
straight, extending the arms above the
bead so that the toes, face, and fingers