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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05
THE
SUNDAY GLOBE,
SEPT. IL.

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tlae deco
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05
Trottinp Meeting.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
Will sell excursion tickets to Independ-
enc To-. Aug. 20 to Sept. 3, inclusive,
at $3.50. Shortest route and best serv-
ice. City Ticket Office, 1876 East Third
street
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05

Then came the cold shower and re-
drying and re-dressing. Atterthis Sui
Ivan and his friends had a little recep-
ton, going thence across the street to
partake Of supper, which was waiting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05
HOT AND DEAD GAME.

A Miscellaneous Array Of Sports
in New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-In the wake
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05

Winnipeg eight goes afoat mex sum-
mer there will be a movement in this
region TO match any crew the Canucks
send down, no matter what difficulties
are to be encountered.
Sale of Reserved Seat Tickets for
State Fair begins today at Metropolitan
Opera House.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05
Snoring Sccans
T VERY ILL.

The Cherokees de feated the Tiltons in a
t%en-lnning game by a score of q to s.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24
! Messages by objects.

Some years ago a white man was cap
tured in the course Of raid made by
the amazon warriors of Dahomey upon q
missionary settlement. A few weeks
later his anxious wife received mes
sage, which consisted simply of peb-
BILE, piece of charcoal, peppercorn,
grain Of parched corn and rag.
There was no difficulty in translating
this seeming enigma of the native code.
The pebble said, 81 am in good health
i. e., hard in body; the piece of charcoal
signiied, s'But my prospects are very
black and gloomy" the peppercorn
meant, 81 am very anxious about the fu-
ture, lest / be killed or sold into slavery"
the grain Of parched corn indicated, 81
have become very thin" and the scrap
of rag added, my clothing is in tatters.'
Sugar means peace and love; powder
and shot convey notice of war; a razor
is sent to murderer by the victims
relatives to notify Kim that it is expected
he will Kill himself for their satisfaction.
Six ,cowrie shells signify "a love you"
Such string sent by young man to a
girl expresses desire to form an en-
gagementsof marriage-indeed it is the
recognized way of making declaration
of the tender passion in that part of the
world -yanEee Rlade
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24
why Cold Affects the Hearing.

The drum or tympanum of the ear is
a small air chamber, t7with hard, bony
surroundings, ventilated by an air pas
sage about ~ inches long, called the
eustachian tube, which passes forward
and inward from the anterior part of
the throat behind the nostrils. The at
mospheric pressure required on the in
ner side of the drum to counterbalance
that of the outer side is provided for by
the communication Of the eustachian
tube with the throat in the acts of
and swallowing. Lining the
hollow of the drum and forming the in
nermost layer of the drumhead is a deli
cate mucus membrane, which also lines
the interior of the eustachian tube. If
we have a cold in the head the vessels
supplying the mucus membrane from
the nose to the mouth expand, the blood
within them flows slowly or stagnates
and that in the mucus membrane be-
comes congested. ~
AS result there is more or less swell
ing, with augmentation of the natural
secretions. The congestion is apt to be
continued into the mucous membrane of
the eustachian tube, which is thus OBJ
structed. This causes the air in the
drum to be rarefed, the drunhead and
the little chain of bones connected with
it are forced inward, and by causing ex-
cess of pressure of the internal ear pro-
duce deafness.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24

Sonoma is an Indian term, meaning
.'The Valley of the Moon" and tradi-
ton says that, in consequence of the
mountain ranges that hold back the
mists that roll in from the sea, the light
of the moon is never obscured in this
sheltered spot. In their early search
after fields for Christian labor the Fran
ciscan monks penetrated Sonoma valley,
and on the 4th day of July, 1923, Father
Altimira planted a Cross at the foot of
Napa mountain and established mis-.
sion there. Near this spot the famous.
Bear flag" was flung to the breeze. and
here. too, were the headquarters of the
United States military forces during
that exciting period when California
was wrested from Mexican power and
added to the domain of the American
government This happened in 1916,
nearly half century ago.
AS early as 1910 there was built at
Aqua Caliente an adobe house that was
occupied as Spanish inn, and in
i1849-5O this building was theA home OF
Lieutenant Joseph Hooker, who after
ward rose to military fame. In the
latter part, of thesyear 1850 Lieutenant
Hooker purchased of General M. q.
Vallejo $40 acres of land mile north
of this building, and upon high knoll,
sheltered by ancient live oaks, he built
a modest dwelling which for several
years was his home. Up and down the
valley and to the west TIE fields are
broad and level, and when in 1858
Hooker disposed of the property it bure
severa, hundred acres of splendid vine
yard of his own planting. A portion of
this vineyard is in existence today. In
1858 Hooker sold the ranch to Mr..
George C.. .Watriss, and the house that
arm ,se9a:ztshGo1 s!tiyg hall-vy1t11l
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24

some affair with mica chimney. In
side was the remnant of a candle.
A musket and horse pistol that were
once the property of Hooker had been
more carefully laid away. They were
hanging on rack suspended from the
rafters. They were rust eaten and fes-
TONED with spiders web. A scrap of
diary found among Hooker's private
pa pers in the leather trunk tells the his
tory of the musket, which is not uninter-
esting. 1t was presented to Lieutenant
Hooker by Colonel J. w. Mckenzie,
who got possession of it in the following
manner: At the storming of the gates
of San Cosme, Mexico, Sept. 13, 1S47,
McKenzie's only piece of artillery, a
12-pound howitzer, was moved forward
to a small earthwork within 200 yards
of the Notifications.
Nearly all of McKenzie's men had
been killed or were disabled, and having
but five rounds of grapeshot left he sent
two men-all that were able to walk--to
the rear for ammunition. He had fired
his last round Of powder when an in
fantry soldier came from his place OF
shelter under the arches of the grand
aqueduct to assist him, and while cross
ing the road to where Mckenzie lay he
was killed. Mckenzie ran to the fallen
man, secured his musket and ammuni
ton belt and returned to shelter, receiv-
ing but a slight wound in his left hand
With the ammunition that he secured
Mckenzie kept up the fight until help
came to him from the rear.
Dust covered and broken 1 found an
old style mahogany dressing case and a
card table that had belonged to Hooker.
The card table was an elaborate piece OF
furniture. It was inlaid with pearl and
was evidently imported, for the designs
and cleverness OF the workmanship evis
denced the deft fingers of Japanese az
tisans.
In early days Lieutenant Hooker was
prominent figure in the politics of So
noma county. In 1858 the Democrats
headed their ticket with his name as
nominee for the assembly. The Settlers
convention there was no Republican
party in Sonoma county in those days,
nominated in opposition to Hooker a pio-
neer of the name Of James Bennett. The
contest between Hooker and Bennett
hinged directly ON the question of re-
moving the county seat from the town of
Sonoma to Santa Rosa. The fight was a
hard one and resulted in a tie vote. A
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24

second election was held, and Hooker
was defeated by eight votes. The rec
ords of Sonoma county show that the
same year Joseph Hooker was appointed
road overseer in Sonoma township.
Rockers falls are located at the head
of a deep canyon in the Napa mountains.
A stream of water tumbles down the
rugged side of the ravine into broad,
deep pool, surrounded by tall redwood
trees. The trail that leads from the
valley to Hoo ear's falls is. ayery danger.
rous one to follow. II Winds along the
side of the canyon, and in many places
it is so narrow that two persons cannot
pass on it.
The guide tells rather exciting story
of how one day Hooker, who was hunt
ing in the canyon, met at one of these
points in the trail a bear, and after
vain attempt to kill the brute with a
ball from his rifle he closed with it, and
fought the animal desperately with g
hunting knife. During the fight man
and bear rolled down the side of the
canyon. Hooker, wounded and bleeding.
lodged in the limbs of d redwood tree,
and was taken down few hours later
by a searching party that had come out
for him. The bear was found at the bot
tom of the ravine dead.
Lieutenant Hooker was but one of a
coterie of young army officers who were
quartered in Sonoma valley in 1S4S, and
across Sonoma creek from the Hooker
,I1 "A, a., ~ xxr1 avg
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24

MILITARY RELICS OF GENERAL HOOKER.
was once The residence of the hero IF
Mountain il How Used fpf tlie
accommodation of farm hands. It is a
small building containing four small
rooms.
was allowed one day to climb up to
the loft in the old Hooker house, where
Il was told | would find lot of rub
Dish" that was at one time the property
of the general. In overhauling the piles
of broken furniture and wornout farm
ing implements that found slowed
away under the caves | came across a
leather trunk battered and gnawed by
mice. On the front of the trunk was
fastened brass plate bearing in fine
script the name Joseph Hooker The
trunk was half full of musty documents,
and some of them have the signature of
Alexander Forbes under date Of 1916.
There were also several letters of a pri-
vate character addressed toLieutenant
Joseph HoSker There was also a
pamphlet containing a list of graduates
from the United States Military acade-
my at West Point from 1901 to 1871, III
elusive. This pamphlet, published in
1871, bore the signatures of Joseph
Hooker and Irwin Mcdowell, first lieu
tenant First artillery, adjutant Military
academy. .ls ~,.,s IA a,,4fe,,..
In one corner of the loft found aan
old army saddle with Hooker's name
traced in the brass trimmings of the
pommel. Bats had gnawed at the sur
cingle and stirrup straps. Near the
saddle was broken camp chair and a
lantern of primitive pattern. The chair
had been fastened together with wire,
and the initials 81. H." were cut into
the back. The lantern was cumber,
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24

GENERAL. HooKER's CHESS TABLE.
From the county road that now runs
through the back yard of 'The Rendez-
vous' a winding trail ascends the side OF
Sonoma mountain. and crossing its sum-
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24

the CONTRACT. The line would have 10
carry 900, 900 passengers a day to pay
interest on. the. investment, and they
have figured it out that this means 1000
full laden trains in each direction in the
twenty four hours. There being only
five or six hours day in which travel
is heavy and profitable, it is serious
question whether in our generation the
traffic would warrant the enormous e3-
penditure. WALTER WELLMAN.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24
INTERESTING RELICS.
A Visit to General Hooker's Old
California Home.
In 1850 Lieutenant Hooker Dwelt in
the Beautiful sonoma valley-A Cor
respondent Finds Some Interesting
Especial Correspondence

AQUA CALIENTE, Cal, Sept. 10.-A
two hours ride northward from San
Francisco on the Santa Rosa and Car
quinez railroad takes one to the station
of Aqua Caliente, in the midst of the
picturesque and historical Sonoma val
ley. Ten miles to the south the head
waters of San Pablo bay play in the sun
light, and ten miles to the north the
valley dwindles to a narrow pass be-
tween the high backs of the Sonoma
and the Napa mountain ranges.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24
EXCURSION TICKETS.

IAvE now on sale tickets to all points West
IL at extremely low prices. Persons DESTROYS
of going should avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity. For further information or reservation
of berths, call or address, UNION TICKET
OFFICE, 40 Exchange st. aug27eod1mo*
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24
PORTLAND MAINE MORNING,

NIT drops into deep, shadowy canyon
that is filled with the magnified roar Of
Sonoma falls, ribbon of feaming water
that leaps down a rocky steep from
height of more than 200 feet to the bot.
tom of the eulch. THOMAS Holmes.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24

The elevation of Denver being $3.50
feet-over one mile-above sea level
makes the atmosphere rare, dry and
clear, there being on an average less
than six days each year without sun
shine.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-24
Flowers Are " eIconie.

The editor loves flowers, and it makes
no difference whether they are dropped
in his box at the postoffice or sent to his
office direct-they are just as pretty, and
the girls. who furnish them are just az
sweet. franklin (Ga.) News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-25
MUNICIPAL HOUSE CLEANING
A lIoiin, Paper Proposes IA Novel
Idea OF Accomplishing Ii.

The Moline RepublicanJo Journal is en-
pal reform in LOLse cleaning. It is a
notable fact. it SAYS. plain to all who
are familiar with other towns of its size,
that Moline is one of the most unkempt,
rare instances the streets are Uttered with
paper and all kinds of rubbish from one
end to the other. Strangers visiting or
passing through the city notice and COM
ment upon it to it's great detriment, and
certainly both the health and the moral
and aesthetic warfare of the people de-
msud a reform. The same paper con.
tinues:
This condition of things is traceable to
two causes; a certain lackness on the
part of authorities in the enforcement OF
the ordinances; and a lack of personal
and municipal pride on the part OF some
of our dwellers. Now for the remedy.
This condition is not entirely limited to
our own city. and hence in other places.
where similar conditions have existed,
various means have been devised to
overcome it. One of the most success
full methods has been the organization of
committees by the citizens to look after
the enforcement of the ordinances. the
institution of boards of health, and
general crusade upon dirt, in which the
public shall be educated up to higher
plane of cleanliness and neatness. and by
precept and example aught the beauty and
usefulness-nay necessity of the preven-
ton of the accumulation OF dirt and rub
bish upon the streets, by burning or
otherwise disposing of it in a clearly and
heslthful way; and absolute nestness in
their own houses and yards, not forgett-
ing the border strip between the side
walk and street in front of their prem
ises.
The accomplishment of this end seems
to 5e (though it were almost shame 10
say il well nigh hopeless when left to
the lords of creation" but when the
women are finally sufficiently reused to
the necessity of taking hold of the mat
ter, the dirt and rubbish flies as If cy-
clone were after it. However, as women
probably delight in house cleaning. per-
haps it is fitting, and not to be won
dered at.
1t is said that such a movement is on
foo, in Moline, and certainly the good
ladies who are interesting themselves in
the matter are deserving not only OF COM
hut of the heartiest support,
both of which are hereby pledged by the
Republican. J ournal.
Hail to the era of municipal house,
cleaningi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-25
In THE FIRST TEMPLES.
The Nj. E. Camp Meeting at Tin.
dalls Grove.
tine-The Cler2y Present-SyI-
van worship.

CAMP MEETING GROUNDS. TIN
DALL's GROVE, Aug. 24.-The first
regular service of the annual Rock Isl
and District Camp Meeting was held last
night. The grounds have been put in
good shape under the direction of Rev.
w. T. Kerr, the efficient superintendent,
and an unusually large number of tent
holders are already settled in their tented
little homes. Some improvements are
noted-smong them new cottage erec>
ted by Brother Rathburn, of Presumption.
The boarding house is under the
management of A. B. Johnson, Of Rock
Island. who has not only arranged to
supply board and lodgings at reasoable
rates for those who desire to stop with
him, but will also be prepared to supply
tent holders with meats and provisions.
The police guard at the grounds is under
the direction of George Sedgewick,
and j. S. Smith has charge
of the first lot. Nj. Y. Hunting and w.
S. Brown are gate keepers. The follow
ing ministers are on the ground:
Rev. NJ. a. Head, P. E., Rock Island;
Rev. G. E. Alfor,. Illinois City; Rev.
Henry Brink. Port Byron; Rev. w. r.
Carr, Milan, Rev john Crimson. Millers-
burg; Rev. w. II Kerr, Taylor Ridge;
Rev. nj. NJ. McCreight, Presumption;
Rev F. W. Merrill, Rock Island; Rev. j.
A. Riason, Reynolds; Rev. A. M. Stock
ing Moline; Rev. E. w. Thompson,
Pink Prairie; Rev. E. Wasmuth. Keiths-
burg, Rev. Edwards of the Princeton
Methodist church. Gable. Others ex-
pect to be here soon.
The service last night was inspiring.
1t began with half hour of
song under the direction OF Bro.
Brown of Aledo. Rev. II.
Brink offered fervent prayer. The pre-
siding elder made few Introductory re-
marks and introduced Rev. E. Wssmuth
of Keithsburg, former presiding elder
who preached forceful and
inspiring sermon from Luke xxiv:49.
refreshing season of prayer followed.
1t was announced that the regular Or
der of services during the encampment
would be as follows:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-25
CANAL CONSTRUCTION,
The New Bids for Hennepfn Work
Con ractOr whitney Ent0ined From
GxnteNnO

The New Bids for HeDneptn Work
Con ractOr whitney Entoined From
Cutting Trees.
There is no lull in canal construction ut
Milan 80 far as Engineer Wheeler is con-
cerned. The old contractors whose bids
for the work were rejected under the
S-hour law technically are anxious to re-
ceive the new contract and are taking
every precaution to see that they do. So
far no other contractors have appeared.
and it begins to look as though the men
who came here from other places for the
purpose of figuring on the work covered
by these rejected contracts prefer to
leave matters as they stand and not to
undertake to compete with these men
who were SO unexpectedly disappointed
in their former attempt to secure the
work. If the old contractors get the
award when the bids are opened. work
can be commenced by them at once, but
if outside bidders put in bids there are
likely to be delays that will put all work
over till next year. The employment
of the engineers depends largely on the
commencement of this work.
Capt. Whitney has small force at
work on the lock pit site at the mouth of
the canal, out he is not crowding things
hard There is enough work ahead to
keep the force busy long time at the
present rate of movement. Contractor
Whitney has met with some unexpected
obstacles in the prosecution of his work.
Tuesday John Offermau, who holds a
mortgage on Offermsn's island, upon
which grows considerable timber and
some of the trees of which Contractor
Whitney has been making use of in some
part Of his work. appeared before County
Attorney Heinz. OF Scott county, at Dav-
export, and demanded the protection of
the law in preventing further interference
may some day revert to him. An appli-
cation was thereupon made to Judge
Waterman for temporary inj JUNCTION to
restrain Mr.. Whitney or any or all of his
agents from the seizure of any more of
the trees on this island. and the iniunc-
ton was promptly served. This will
make it necessary to &c to some other
place for the trees that are needed in the
work. In some places along the line OF
the canal there are trees till they are a
nuisance and cost money to get rid of. 1t
is pity they were not planted by nature
where they might have done the greatest
amount of good to man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-25
HILLSDALE.

HILLsDALE, Aug. 24.-Fender s. Nun
die shipped large consignment of live
poultry today.
Poplar Grove and Enterprise schools
began last Monday with fair enrolment.
The refreshing shower Of this morning
was gladly welcomed. Pastures and late
hay were much In need of it,
The w. G. T. U. picnic at the Fount-
ain yesterday was fairly we'll attended. A
pleasant time is reported by all.
Robert Hill has moved into his new
house. Josh Palmer is now having q
new residence built. Work begac last
week.
j.. A. Liphardt and wife and Charles
Eipper and wife left for Tecumpseh.
Neb. to attend the wedding OF Miss
Francis Liphardt, tomorrow
Monday, just before noon, w. B. Feas-
ter, while driving home from town saw
smoke issuing from some sheds on the
farm of D. r. Virgins. Fastening. to
tina place he discovered the straw-cov,
cred sheds on fire and before he could get
some water, the entire shed was mass
of DANES This soon spread to the stable,
fences and corn crib. The Stable was
only partially burned, but about 200
bushels of corn was badly damaged and
three head of hogs persisted in the d ames.
IL is supposed that the little son of Shell
don Farber who lives on the place, was
shooting parlor matches in a toy gun and
IN this manner set it on fire. There was
no insurance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-25

Roth the method and results when
syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
onlv remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in it's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it's
manvexcellentqualities commendit
TO all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
syrup of Figs is for sale in 75c
bottles by all leading druggists.
ANY reliable druggist who may not
have it on hand will procure it
promptly for any one who wishes
to try it. Manufactured only by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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