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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13
Fruit Raising.

Large figures are sometimes Devil
dering, but they may be instructive also.
The following facts teach that 1.-The
Golden State" is destined to be rather
the orchard of America:
Fifteen years ago there were no oranges
shipped from California. Last year
more than 5000 car loads were sent east.
In 1875 the Southern Pacific road
shipped 500 pounds of raislns; last year
26,000,000. In seventeen years there
turned to California people $4,000, 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13

We are the owners of one of
the most perfect Retail Store
Rooms in the world We have one
of the HANDSOMEST SALES
EASEMENTS IN AMERICA.
We have spent thousands of dol
lars i'll fixtures to make shopping
as easy and pleasant as possible
for our customers. We have the
largest and best selected stock of
merchandise in our lines ever
opened under one roof at retail
west of Chicago. Everything
bought direct from the manufact-
urers of Europe and America at
the lowest price that ready cash
and intelligent buying could own
them for; and every one knows, or
ought to know, that no store in
the city is satisfied with smaller
profit than we are With ten times
Increased facilities for business, we
shall recognize no competition in
stock or price.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13
A Honeymoon Check Boob.

Buffal Courier.
A young man of fashion who got
married not long ago did unique thing.
A short time before the wedding he
bought new check-book and had litho-
graphed obliquely across the face of
each check his own name and his
BRIDES maiden name in small letters,
ana under them the word married"
in bold characters, followed by
the day and date. The young
men has used this check-boOk solely
for the payment of his wedding ex-
penses-his new clothes, his gifts to the
bride and wedding party, the ante-nup-
tial suppers, luncheons and river par
ties; the parsons perquisite. and all the
bills incurred during the honeymoon,
besides getting the checks cashed for
his pocket money. At the end of four
weeks from the wedding day he means
to stop using these checks, collect all
the vouchers, tie up all together, mark
the parcel honeymoon vouchers" and
lock it up in strong box, which is not
to be opened until the silver wedding
anniversary, twenty-five years hence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13
THROUGH THE WHEAT.

When she came tripping through the wheat,
1t seemed to bend 10 kiss her feet,
And roses all the sod made sweet
And birds sang CHEEKY.
The honey bees were humming low
Gold specs on roses white as snow,
Sweet roses-not so sweet know,
And she was-Maryl
Her footstep seemed to wake sound
OF tinkIing music from the ground
That thrilled the winds that whistled round
With sweet caresses.
And on her forehead white and sleek -
The rarest blossoms fell TO wreak
Their love. and played at hide and-seek
In her gold tresses.
Down fell the scythe upon the grass,
Ana: Mary, Mary, will you pass?'
You're in my way" she said. "Alasl
must be going"
mot till you pay the forfeit sweet
Of coming this way through the wheat;
All, Mary, lips were made to meet
A kiss you're owing"
Up went the dainty finger tips
To shield the rich ana rosy lips
And all their red was i'll eclipse
My luck seemed missing.
A moment only then, as she
Fled like shaft of light from me
See cried: Il paid no forfeit-See?
You did the kissing"
Frank L. Stanton In Home Magazine.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13
DOOMED TO THEDEATH
The Old City Hall Soon to
Fall Before the March of
Progress.
A Familiar Landmark That
Will Long Remain to
Memory.
What Secrets That Old Hall
Could Tell Had It a
Tongue.
Prominent Citizens Give REM
inisceneeS as They Occur :.
to Them.

WHAT familiar old building that is
on the corner of Fifth and Washington
streets! 1t seems the connecting link
between the new and the old in ST.
Paul, and as it gazes across at Rice
park it seems to be wondering to itself
why it is allowed to stand when all its
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13
our WHITE ELEPHANT
Greatest Need Of st. Paul a
Swimming School and
Gymnastic Hall.
How the Market House Could
Be Easily and Cheaply
Utilized.
The Building Is and Always
Has Been a Money
Loser.
a Public Auditorium Sug-
geSted for the Market
House Site.

From time immemorial the rulers of
che kingdom of Siam have lavished
wealth and care upon any specimen of
the mammal of the order proboscidia
which can be found to have light gray
skin. In popular language these ami
mails are known as white elephants, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13

No man who has any,
thing to sell. be it an
idea Or a machine, can
secure a very large
market except through
advertising. All sue
cessful producers adj
vertise, and none are
successful unless they
do advertise. This is an
established fact. 1t is
history. 1t is not neces-
sary to take anybOdy's
word for it.---Art in
Advertising.
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Recalled by Judge FIandrau.


ing away. The city hall of the past will
soon give way 10 the new government
building, and the Baldwin school house,
which occupies the lot just east of the
city hall, will go with it. l cannot give
any facts about the city hall; have no
recollections that can recall about It's
early history, but the Baldwin school
house | remember all about. Rev. +. ID.
Mel, who was one of our first pioneers
in the cause of education, was a Phila-
delphian and greatly interested in
win, of the Baldwin Locomotive works,
and obtained from him sum of money
to erect school house in ST. Paul.
This was as early as 1851
or 1852. This building was the
result, and one of my first recol-
lections of st. Paul is the dedication of
that building in the winter of 1854.
We were all living at the old American
house, and went over to this place In
bee line. there not being an obstruction
in the way Of buildings or otherwise,
except the stumps which were in Rice
park and its surroundings. Mr.. Mel
was the orator of the occasion. William
Hollinshead, NJ S. Wilkinson, Charley
Haines and others made speeches, and
the celebration was q great success. AS
the town grew the school became out of
place and was sold, and the proceeds in
vested in some other location, and the
building was incorporated into the city
offices. Mr.. Mel has continued his
efforts ever since in the cause of educa-
ton. and has performed wonders. Mac
alester college is child of his energy,
and many other good works in this line
have resulted from his enterprise.
Goodbye, dear old friends, we have to
give you up, as the Juggernaut of prog
ress aid civilization passes over us, but
we will ever remember you kindly
CHARLES Z. FLANDRAU.
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0ld-time companions have long ago
made room for the hustling present.
One speaks of landmarks-what land
mark that old city hail is! What taels
it could tell were it suddenly endowed
with speech. From Doodle operations
above to police yarns below, it could
reel off a volume that would command
high price anywhere. For forty-four
years 1t has kept tab on the city
government of st. Paul, but its knowl-
edge it will soon carry to It's grave. The
accompanying sketch is good one, and
every citizen of st. Paul should place it
in his scrap book. for within few days
the old building will be no more. The
order has been issued to remove it to
make place for the new government
building, and work will be begun this
week. Stone by stone and brick by
brick it will be torn assunder. but none
of the merry stories, the dark political
intrigues and CHASTITY police tragedies it
has witnessed will be revealed under
the torture. Many an old-time citizen
could add his interesting mite to the
story of that building. Some Of them
are here given.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-15

A party of German peasants set out
Tor the christening Of new baby, the
baby being swaddled and wrapped in
the usual manner. The way was long
to the church and the weather was cold;
indeed, snow lay on the ground. The
anxiety of the christening over the
whole party - parents, sponsors and
friends-adjourned to the village inn
to warm and cheer themselves with
schnaps, or what the Londoner terms,
"a drop of something short" They then
set off on their return home lightly and
gayly, and their hearts being merry
within them they essayed snatch or
two of song and step or two of dance.
Home was at length reached, and the
interesting christened bundle was laid
on the table. The whole party-parents,
sponsors and friends-stared agape and
in silence; there was the pillow, the
ribbons and the bows all complete, but
where was the baby?
Some one ventured to raise the bundle;
it was quite limp and emptyl Baby was
gonel Back the whole party hurried on
its lonely track, and baby was found
asleep in the snow, about midway be-
tween the church and the village. He
was sturdy child, and the story runs
that he escaped with violent sneeze or
two, which, it is said. the anxious pa
rents strove to allay by popping him
into the oven. There can be no doubt
that the German child that could sur
vive the pillow, and the snow, and the
oven must have been sturdy indeed
Strand Magazine.
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Resolution No

Accepting the remuneration of the citizens
to any compensation for the land exproprat-
ed for public road from Baton Pilon, Chac-
taw aud Coteau Boudreaux to Bayou La
fourche.
Be it resolved. By the Police jury in regu-
lar meeting assembled that the remuneration
dated April 9th, 1891. of Joseph Boudreaux,
widow jean Marie ThibCdeaux, Elias Haw-
kins Ernest Boudreaux. PypDolite Hebert,
Emile Benoit. Francois Eloi ThibOdeaux,
Drauzn Hebert. Salvador Sanchez. to any
and all right of compensation for that por-
ton of that respective tracts OF land expro-
priated tor public road from Baton Pilon,
Chaetaw and Coteau Boudreaux to Bayou
Latourche. in view OF the benefit that such a
road will prove to their lands, be and the
same is hereby formally accepted by this
body: and be further resolved that the form
al assent given by the said above named
parties to the road as laid out by the COM
mittee of freeholdels appointed tor the pur-
pose of laying out and locating said road be
and the same is also hereby accepted by this
body as solemn ratification of the action of
said committee and of this body in the pre-
mlses by the said parties named and inter
ested.
Adopted and approved July eth. 1891
ST. GRiSAMORE, President
H. \. COULON, Clerk.
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StrolliHs Minstrels in the City.

Now that the sitting on the stoop"
season has set in. the colored minstrel
has begun his rounds Sometimes he
comes along and simply sings. sometimes
he has a banjo or accordion with which
to accompany himself and sometimes he
has couple OF brothers along to play
the Accomplishments for him. Rarest of
all four of him will make up quartet
and do some really effective singing
These wandering sonssters usually make
4 good bit of money on an evenings
journey, for the stoop dwellers can over
look little defects in quality in music
brought to their doors. and they pay
hberally for the entertainment New
York Times
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Electricity In Europe.

Instead Of leading the van, we are
from ten to fifteen years behind Europe.
Even in our own field Of electrical meth
DDS, as a prominent American electrician
assured me in Paris, we are now five
years behind the continent. He declared
that the difficulties our American cor
porations still complain about, when
asked to bury their telegraph, telephone
and lighting wires, were all met and
vanquished in Europe several years ago,
and that our fellow countrymen insist
upon remaining in a state of inyincible
ignorance rather than learn anything
from the technical and scientific achieve
ments of Europe.
But perhaps he stated the case too
strongly. Doubtless we shall in time
learn to be ashamed when we come to a
realizing sense of the fact that the one
city of Paris has at its command larger
and more brilliant array of engineering
and architectural talent than all the i'm
portant cities of the United States taken
together can show. and that many
small European town is better supplied
in this respect than many large Amer
icau city.-Dr. Albert Shaw in Century.
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Esculapius and His Profession.

Esculapius, whom Homer calls 1.-The
blameless physician, was the famous
pupil of Chiron. The glory Of Escu-
lapius' name is not dimmed as it has
come down to US through the ages
While his treatment of the sick was
heroic, as was natural in an heroic age
be did not ignore the virtue of metaphys-
ical treatment. To those who suffered
from violent passions he recommended
the perusal Of works Of poetry, the study
of hymns aud songs and an attendance
on light comedy.
It has often been said Of physicians
that they have two kinds of medicine
one with which to cure the patient, the
other to be used when it is desirable that
the cure shall not be effected too quick
ly Esculapius had two kinds, which
he received from Pallas Athene, the
goddess of wisdom Both were taken
from the veins of Medusa. That taken
from her left side operated to the de-
struction of men, That from the right
side brought them health and strength.
Esculapius' medicine even had the
power Of bringing the dead to life-a
fact which so incensed the gods that
Esculapius was Immediately put to
death by a thunderbolt. The sceptic
Montaigne, referring to this injustice,
sarcastically expresses his surprise that
the patron of the doctors should be sent
TO Tartary for restoring men to life, when
SO many of his disciples are pardoned for
performing the opposite feat.-Chicago
Herald
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Resolution No,

Relative to the Baton Pilon and Chactaw
and Coteau Boudreaux Road.
Be il resolved by the Police Jury of the
Parish of LafOurche in regular meeting
sembled that the additional report made by
the coumittee of freeholders appointed by
this body to lay out and locate public ro ad
along Baton Pilon. Chactaw aud Coteau Bou-
dreaux out Go Bayou Lafourche, wherein
they appraise the land appropriated for SAID
road at the sun! of twenty dollars an acre in
supertcies. where same has been cleared and
cultiva6e and at seven dollars per acre in
superfcies where same are wooded. and the
same is hereby approved nv tins body, and
the sun of Fl e Hundred lS500.0O) dollars, or
80 much thereof as may be necessary be and
the same is hereby appropriated out of the
General Funds to pay and satisfy the owners
of the lands appropriated for said road. who
may exact compensation
Be it farther resolved that the road inspec-
tor for the district in which said new road ia
situated be- and he Is hereby authorized and
empowered to open and ta cause to be opened
and laid out us located By the said commit
tee, the said new road along Baton Pilon.
Cbaetaw and Coteah Boudreaux. and to EN-
ploy all necessary means TO so open or cause
to be opeued said road.
Be il further resolved that in case any liti-
CATION should arise out of the matter of es-
tabshiug said road IS laid out by said eom-
mittee that the President of this body be and
he is hereby authorized to represent this
body in any and all such litigation as may
arise or become necessary in the premises,
cute auv affidavit bond or any other judicial
papers or documents necessary in the pre-
misses in his official capacity.
Adop.ed and approved July 9TH, 1891.
5. L. GRISAMORE, President
H n COULON, Clerk
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"iol' AZ pleparlng a graduating essay or
grafton. to interest your audience-and
1t is needless to say that You do-let
your remarks apply to period not later
at least than hundred years ago, and
better still if they apply to time not
later than hundred days ago. And let
them be on a subject in which you are
interested, and in which your audience
is interested. however homely it may ap-
pear.
ut is not necessary that it should be
on the proper way to bake bread. like
the very interesting, practical and we'll
written paper to which we have Just lis
tened, or on the right way to make a
bed, which would be another good sub
ject; but it would far better be ON these
subjects, if you know what you are
writing about, than upon Time, Genius
or The Ideal, even though you treat
them thoughtfully.
I'VE are practical people. and we
like to be approached upon the plane of
our everyday life. We are greatly inter
ested in our schools and scholars, but we
want to see you with your feet-both of
them-on the ground. which precludes
the possibility of your heads being among
the clouds. Webb Donnell in Youths
Companion
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VOL. XVII.
Ordinance No

Levying tax for the current year 1891
on all property situated in the Parish of
Lafourche, subject to taxation under the
constitution OF 1879.
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the Police jury in
re ular session convened, that an adva
forum tax of eight mills on the Dollar.
be ard is hereby levied for the current
year 1891. on all property situated in the
Parish of LafouTche and not exempt from
taxation under the constitution of 1879
Sec g Be it enacted etc. That the said tax
when collected, shall be appertioned as
follows
First, -Four aud half mills shall be
set apart and used for the current ex-
penses of the Parish. including all sala-
ries of Officers of the Parish, and shall
be designated, the General Find.
Second, Two and or. mills shall be set
apart and used for the support and
maintenance OF the Public Schools, and
shall be designated, as the Public School
Fsnds.
Third One quarter mill shall be set
apart to purchase, build or rent, school
houses. improving and repairing same
now in use by the Parish School Board.
paving the salary of the Superintendent
aud other incidental expenses and shall
he known as the School House Fund.
The School and School House Funds
shall be subject to the legal order of the
school Board of the Parish of Lafourche.
Fourth. one mill shall he set apart and
used as the Drainage Tax under Ordi.
nance No. I6S passed by this body, July
l2th 1888, and to be expended as there
in provided for.
Sec. 5 Be il ordained etc.. That this orli-
nance take effect from and after its pas
sage.
ADOPTED and approved July 7th. 1891.
S. T. GRISAMuRE. President
B. n. COULON. Clerk.
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Nat Goodwin's First Stage Experience.
Before | ever went on the stage | used
to take part in amateur affairs in my
mothers parlors in Boston. and both
cred Charlie Thorne to death to get me
place in some company
My friends also said they were con-
vinced had talents. So finally Thorne
secured me position in a company then
Playing piece called "a Bottle" Provi-
dence was to be the place where made
my debut, and the part assigned me was
the old time gentlemanly villain, who
comes to the village and captures the
neart of the rustic beauty
had rehearsed several times and was
sare knew it all
The heroine was to rush on with a
scream and | was to run after her; but
she hadn't rehearsed the scream with
ne so when she dashed on and gave an
unearthly yell it nearly frightened me
% death.
| stubbed my toe, feel sprawling and
lost one of my sidewhiskers. couldn't
utter a word, and didn't do so during
luc Wuoic IloTudHCe 1ueS thought
would gain courage as the piece pro-
gressed. but during the third act the or
chestra came in with a few thrilling
bars of music and completely lost my
head, and dashed out OF the theater to
find the depot and take the next train
for Boston.
AS entered the cars with makeup on
black streak on my cheek f.oma black
ened eyebrow and my wig at one side
passengers thought was staring mad
On reaching home l. rushed in to my
mother, who thought | was going to be
a second Booth, begging her not to send
me on the stage again. but to get me a
position in some store.-Nat G. Good
win. Jr.. in New York World.
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The Way an Artist Reasons.

here is characteristic story about
the great Partisan man milliner: A lady
of high position once ventured to remon-
strate with the great man because he
had charged her e120 for ball dress.
The material" she said, could be
bought for twenty pounds, and surely
the work Of making up would be well
paid with FIVE pounds more"
Madam" replied the milliner. in his
loftiest manner, so to NJ. Meissonier,
the painter. and say to him. Here is a
canvas, value a shilling, and here arr
colors. value four shillings. Paint me a
picture with these colors on that canvas
and will pay you one and threepence.'
What will he say? He will say, Mad
am that is no payment for an artist.
| say more l. say if you think ms
terms too high, pay me nothing and
keep the robe. Art does not descend to
the pettiness Of the higgler "-Lonaoa
Tit-Bits
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NO 3
WHICH ONE!

One OF US. dear
But one
Wilt sit by bed with a marvellous face
And clasp hand,
Growing cold as it feels for the spirit land
Darling. which ones
One of Us, dear
But one
Will stand by the others comm bier
And look and weep,
While those marble lips strange silence keep
Darling. which one?
One of US. dear
But one
By an open grave will drop a tear.
And hoIneward go,
The anguish of an unshared grief to know
Darling, which one2
One of Us, darling, it must be:
1t may be you will slip from me,
Or perhaps my life may just be done
Which one2
old Song.
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The Romans Invented Horsepower.

The Romans among whom agriculture
was highly favored occupation. were
an inventive race, especially in the mat
ter of labor saving machines Recog-
nizing the drudsery of handmills, they
invented those whose motive power was
impaired by asses, mules and oxen, and
introduced them into all the countries
conquered by their victorious armies.
There is no positive record of the name
of the originator of this improvement in
milling. Detroit Free Press.
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Luther Holt, of East Exeter, Me-,
while walking in the woods near his
home lay down to rest in the shade Of
the roots of large overturned tree.
Workmen. not knowing of his presence.
chopped the trunk from the roots, which
when released few back into place, i'm.
prisoning Holt beneath them. He was
dead before he could be released
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Unreasonable Expectations.

Summer Rester-See here. you said
this was furnished cottage
Agent-Yes. sir.
There are no carpets. no beds. and no
dishes in it."
Huh. You didn't expect to find a
metropolitan museum of upholstery an
bricky brack in a summer cottage, did
you?"-Good News