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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
CURIOUS, If TRUE.
These Strange Stories Are Told in
Australia.

Kapunda Herald
We had talk the other day about
haunted houses and other eerie things.
was interrupted at that time, but
lull in more important news enables me
to get off my mind two or three other
ghostly things. For example: AS l
ride along in one of the suburban tram
cars ] pass cottage wherein strange
thing happened awhile ago. Near by
lived an old man who had received
many kindneSSeS from the true
hearted mistress of the cottage,
who took compassion upon his
necessity. Early one morning
this lady woke in great alright. She
had dreamed that the old man was call
ing her in frantic haste to come and help
him. She looked at the clock and noted
the time. 1t was 80. Later on the
lifelesS body of the old man was found
In we'll. The medical opinion was
that 1t must have got into the water at
about 4:3O that morning. That was
their independent testimony before they
mad been told OF the curious experience
OF the woman. The distance of the well
from the house made it impossible that
she could have heard the OLD man cry, if
he really did cry. How, then. can one
explain the incident? | might relate
other facts similar in their nature, all
showing that there is in the world more
mystery than We have yet cOmpre-
hended. The task is, however, unnec-
essary.
l will mention one other peculiar
event which happened less than year
ago in this colony. A lady. wife of q
gentleman In an influential position,
CHANGED to meet at a party one night
person who had great reputation as
an amateur s0othsayer. "Oh. Just tell
me my fortune," she said joeularly.
"ld rather not" replied the fortune
teller, after looking steadfastIy at her
for a little time; ''Pd rather not. 1t
would diSconcert you terribly" The
lady urged her request, nevertheless.
"Then." the soothsayer continued, Pm
sorry, to tell you that l am
afraid that in three months YOU
will be widow. and that in six months
you will be mad" The lady told her
husband, who soon fell ill and died.
while the other part of the prophecy
was to some extent verified. l have
CALLED this incident peculiar. but there
Is in it. at any rate, some direct connec-
ton between the cause and the effect.
The man during his illness would GER
tainly be depressed by the thoug Int of
the prophecy that he could not recover,
and the same fact would affact his wife.
Imagination, which is more potent than
medicine, was Set to work against the
couple. That not only explains mys-
terry in some degree, but it illustrates
the need for imaginative people to be
careful how they handle occult sub
jectS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
PaWned Her Baby.

Butte (Mont.) Inter Mountain.
The peculiar case of a baby being
pledged for sum of money was re-
ported today by a woman who arrived
from Granite. 1t seems that widow
who formerly lived in this city became
financially embarrassed. and failing to
secure employment here she decided to
go to Granite, where a position was
offered her. To go there she must have
money, but as she was unacQuainted
here she found it impossible to borrow
unless she gave security.
After several unsuccessful attempts
to borrow the money she went to a
family on South Main avenue alley,
and offered to leave her three-year-old
child as security for the loan of $50.
She secured the loan and departed for
Granite, and after working there for
some time she made enough money to
pay back the loan. Yesterday she gave
so to woman and requested her to
come to Butte and bring back her child.
When the woman arrived here she went
to the people who had charge of the
child but found that added to the $50
loan was an additional bill of SCI for the
care of the youngster. The police have
been appealed to, but it is doubtful if
they can render any assistance in this
case.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
ENIGMAS.

wanted the sweep of the wild wet weather,
The winds long lash. and the rains free
fall,
The toss of the trees as they swayed together.
The measureless gray that was over them
all;
Whose roar speaks more than language
spoken,
Wordless and wonderful, cry on cry.
The sob of an earth that is vexed and broken,
The answering sob Of broken sky.
What could they tell us? We see them ever,
The trees, and the sky. and the stretch of
the land;
But they give US word of their secret never;
They tell no story we understand.
Yet happily the ghostiike birch out yonder
Knowing much IN a placid and silent way; !;
The rain might tell what the gray clouds
ponder,
The winds repeat what the violets say.
Why weeps the rain: Do you know its
sorrow?
Do yosn. know why the wind is so sad, SO
Have you stood in rift 'twixt day and a
morrow,
Seen their hands meet and their eyes grow
Is the trees pride strong at its tops abase-
red?
What thinks the star as it sees through the
easement
A young girl lying. beautiful. dead?
-Rayxy Paine. ia Stories and Interludes.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
A FELINE FOSTER-MOTHER.
Four skye Terrier Puppies Which
Are Being Brought Up Nicely.

Are Being Brought up Nicely.
New York Recorder.
Enoch Edwards is colored man, who
lives at 239 West One Hundred and
Twenty-fOurth street, and is janitOr of
two large fat houses in Harlem. MIR.
Edwards considers himself somewhat
of dog fancier. At present, in his fat
on the second floor, there is the very
unusual spectacle of large. fine-look-
ing black cat nursing four little skye
terrier puppies.
+ How Edwards happened to become
possessed of this singular combination
is not without interest. Up to last week
| Edwards owned skye terrier, but she
was stricken with apopleXy and died.
Edwards was much moved. for he had a
kindly regard for the old girl, as he
called her, and, in the interest of sci
sence, and incidentally his own finances,
he decided that the pups would have to
be saved at any cost. The mystery Of
the C8sarian operation was to Edwards
fully.
d The noses of the artiically born pups
were stuck into a saucer of warm milk,
but it seemed to almost Suffocate them.
Edwards was about to reconcile him
self to the fact that after all his trouble
his puppies would die, when he thought
of his old black cat. When the old
mother cat got home that night she
found the four young skyes occupying
her kittens quarters. "She acted a
little queer-like for a while," explained
Edwards, ''but just as soon as she
found out she could be of use she went
to work nursing the youngsters just the
same as if she were their own mother"
The puppies are about the normal
size and perfectly healthy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
Progress Recently Made in
Smokeless Power and
Other Explosives.
There Is, However, No Such
Thing as Absolutely Noise
less Powder.
There Will Be Few Survivors
of the BattlefieldS OF
the Future.

Is the millennium to be postponed?
asks the New York Advertiser. One OF
the marks by which we are to recognize
the approach of the millennium is that
there shall be wars and rnmors OF
wars" There may be rumorS of wars IN
the near future, but the advent OF
smokeless powder and long-range guns
will do away with wars. That is, with
the old-fashioned wars, in which there
were battles and Skirmishes.
1t used to be that an attacking army
would send line of skirmiSherS out
across the fields to develop the enemy's
position. Now if line of skirmishers
should advance upon hidden foe,
armed with the new small-bore, long
range rifles and smokeless powder, the
skirmish line would be swept off the
face of the earth without developing
anything of the enemy's line, for the
soldier of today is trained to be marks
man with his perfected arm.
Not only is the best powder absolutely
smokeless, but it makes very little noise
when fired. & battle of today, there
fore, is entirely diveSted Of the old-time
magnificent dramatic effect of the boom
ing of cannon. the rattle of small arms
and the cloud of smoke, and even of the
smell of birthstone. The best smoke
less powders are also odorleSs, but 9TH
erS in burning release gases that cause
great suffering among those that use it,
so that your own army may be used up,
as well as that of the enemy.
Others release a sulphuretted hydro
gen gas that is very unpleas-
ant indeed, and, while one might take
grim delight In the smell of burning
birthstone and the old powders, Whit
of sulphuretted hydrogen would cause
him to grasp his nose with his thumb
and torefnger.
The effect of this maneuver executed
by the entire line of battle would not
fall short of the ridiculous. The signifi-
cance, however, of the old expression tC
illustrate lack of experience in war
HE never smelt gunpowder," is now
lost with all the rest of the pomp and
panolpy of war. for the ill-smelline
Smokeless powders that release nOXious
gases when burning have been dis
carded.
IL Is ascertained by experiment that
the best SmokeleSS powders are made by
uniting gun cotton and nitro-glycerine
These substances enter into the cOmpO
sition of the Smokeless powders of every
government and of the private expert
menters. 1t is also proved that instead
of using low grades of these, the high.
est explosive agents in the world, the
best results are attained by uniting the
very highest grades of each.
Gun cotton is really cotton fiber soaked
in a large excess of mixture of the
strongest nitric and sulphuric acids.
This produces the highest grade of gun
cotton. When this is thoroughly freed
from acids it has always proved to be a
very stable compound. The ordnance de-
partment OF the United States navy has
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
We Are. We Are.

Boston Journal.
Judge Read, of Baltimore, says, and
without fear of successful contradic-
tion," "that we are the finest-looking
body of people on this planet" which
seems cautious statement when other
judicial dlcta are considered. For he
thinks there. is a striking parallel be-
tween the Americans and the ancient
Greeks in the attention paid to physical
culture: in the beauty of the women; in
the quick, critical. buoyant'' mindr in
the rapid rise and fall of political favor
ties. He might add, and in self-glorl-
fication.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
When and What to Read.

Golden Censer.
If you are impatient. sit down quietly
and have a talk with Job.
If you are just little strong-headed,
go to see Moses.
If you are getting weakened, take a
look at Elijah.
If there is no song in your heart, listen
to David.
If you are policy man. read Daniel.
If you are getting sordid, spend a
while with Isaiah.
If you feel chilly, get the beloved
disciple to Pgt, ms hsIn asms around o ra y9q
If you are getting lazy, watch James.
If you are losing sight of the future,
climb up to Revelations and get q
glimpse of the promised land.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
THE WEEKS 1,nassErn.s
Thursday.

Cr0cqS S Us Hi M M association to Smith, 1t
ls' ~ west est; ;crocus hIilI;.;...... $500
1ohn Ima ~ >, rig =, Douglass add; 80. 1909
rbon,. NJ H. DIX < - Anna Ramsey's add. -. 1850
I1onas Grace to Albert Kral, /: 10, blk
l, Smith add. 4Oo
Wallace r Bartlett to VIM VI Bartlett ''''O
PIT Pt ia; ;rIS blk Merriam Park 10000
pSSos, Ss, Summit n mi park $500
II 20 blk 2. Syndicate Add No1 1000
a Eldridge to Henry Hunt, 1t 10, blk
ES,na . a4Icomb,s aecI .;....:... $500
and Frank Mashofsky, Ii 49, blk s
Robarf hazei reT TaTk D,y dh,.N No 16oo
,, O. rearr blk e., Banning & Olivier's.... 1900
mhRua5ena hfit az M LIVER to John Vajen, lt7.
q ok BIZ H. MeTTam Nc W:1II Park 1.6O0
Magof1n u Breckenridge's 2O00
Rosa Browne to Edward B Smith, 1t "a,
NbroR blk 40 summit SUNNI Park 5000
~ cooper U & add :..... 1,000
blk 4, Douglas add eo1
Lane Stone to Magnus Ekstrom, it "a.
blk 4. Denny Hill add . Ann
samuel Sloan to James Stinson, 1t @
DIX i, subd Guerin's Out Lots 01o .
James Pearce to ThOs Pearce, 1t 49,
aSnio SIGo d PIX o., Lyman Dayton,s. 1900
anne NJ Stenstrom to Il D Thompson,
L Faiscbd H. el5 IS, Arlington nills; 1850
~. blk IA. Gladstone aO1
Il howard to Elton 7 Brown 1t %
=, Dix IL, Butterfield Syndicate 10. I. 425
NJ Catiin to Maude E Beach, II 1, blk
Si Uaarke 5 Fourth add ............... 1850
OLA Aunpuoilshed. ...................22,5 %, 500
Total, twenty-eight transfers SsI 375
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11

Free with tlae Sunday
Globe OfSept. IS. the mag
mificent HeliOgraph. '.Tlne
SlslIlalnite WOman.s' This
superb piece Of art is by
Alexander CabaMel, and
. was the rage of the Paris
Salon Of 1876. and now is
the cymOsure of all eyes at
the metropolitan Museum
of Art i'm New York. 1t is
a gem Of art. and when
framed would ornament
the finest mansion in st.
Paul. Every purchaser of
the Sunday Globe of Sept.
Is Will receive this great
heliOgraph without extra
cost.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
The Light That Failed.

JGSlGIs
1t was in the Far West, and the hum
orous lecturer stood with solemn
countenance before his audience.
s.Friends," said he, in his effort to ap-
pear at his best before the hypercritical
citizens of Rattlesnake Creek, IL come
before you tonight, not as the ribald
scoffer who holds up to ridicule your
hogs, your wives, your hired girls and
all that you hold dear. No. gentlemen,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11

L come as an educator-to teach the
young idea how to shoot, SO to speak,"
BIff! Bang! Rang out the cowboys
gun at the end of the hall.
The little lesson had been rapidly as
simulated, aud the humorist's mission on
earth was ended
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
The New Straw Hat.

He walked along Broadway one day
With a new style broad-brimmed hat;
And he felt dead in livery like
A real aristocrat.
But when he walked block or so
He found. to his dismay,
Instead of being in the swim,
He was only in the way.
For the brim went into big mans eye,
And the big man swore a streak,
And he damned that youth full many lam
(He'll be out, perhaps next week.
P. S.-Minus the hat.
New York Herald.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
Accounted For,

Harper's Bazaar.
"We're about five minutes late this
morning." said the passenger.
mo. sir" said the conductor. "You
forget that you are on the last car of a
very long train"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
Struck on His Sole.

Washington Star.
He has struck a match on his boot
heel, and his wife remarked:
'You are as spry as cat, aren't
you?"
''Do you think so?" he returned in a
pleased tone.
Yes: You light on your feet, you
knoW?"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
PLUCKED
OTTER !

Garments, beautiful dark, rich
browns or golden cOlOrs, as you
may wish. Nothing is more hand
some or durable, and. as we pre-
pared over year ago for this arti-
Gle and have an immense selection
of skins and garments, we can
please you to a certainty. Come
and see us.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11

Skins of good quality are rather
hard to find this year at any price.
We haven't turned-dOwn stock,
but we have strictly first-class
Alaska goods that we can warrant
to wear we'll. There is no article
in our stock in which it is more to
your interest to select or order
early THIS SEASON than in Seal
Garments. Our patterns are un-
equaled, we will make you low
prices. and our goods are better
than those of any other house in
thesWest. because we have skins
from two and three years ago. when
quality was far ahead of any that
come to market now. Prices, $125,
$1oO, 5000. 1926. We have the larg-
est line of elegant MINK CLOAKS
ever shown In st. Paul---beauties,
dark and glossy, with elegant tail
borders. Prices, $125, S15O, $175;
lengths. SO to 46 inches. Our
Greatest Leaders, though, are
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11

Ole O!eson to E pV Svendsen, 1t Is, subd
-, Dix 69, Lyman Dayton's add So. GOO
WIN henry to n G Strickland 1t %,
T Dix s. II; Sum Summit Park; :; 1.O75
., 0wasso. ................. 155
Chr Ruff to Jas Lamb, 1t s. blk IL, Nj
Emi1ggs mingeT WS,I; 4 ,ID;Gnnelly's add 5000
It 1t l. Willrich's subd of Iafond;s add on
Spencer to VIM A Spencer, 1t 9, blk
Nsii1SaS 2 stoGt,s tnIas, add, Summit Park a1Oo
~ Wlack 1t :. G II schickler's add. ..... 1850
on0 III pupiisheu.. :.-................... 1900
iotai' eight DEEDS. SIS, ,1s!
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
Fur=Lined
JACKETS
$35.

This is something with no dupli-
Gates. Only three sizes---34, 36 and
80; beautiful Black, Blue and Tan
cOlored cloths, full-lined through
out with Siberian Squirrel. and
trimmed with Mink. Persian Lamb
and Black Marten. These were
made to sell at $50 to $50, and the
maker has made a heavy loss and
you get the benefit. We have sold
half the lot this week. If you want
one, come this week.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
MUSICAL.

Is A BOOT PIANOS and organs" see
n Whitney's list on eighth page of to-
days edition.
EKANZ STOLLWERk, piano tuner and
i repairer of all kinds of art instruments,
pianos, organs, zithers, music boxes. ETC..
frst-class work guaranteed; music furnished
for parties, receptions, etc. Office TT Fred
erick Kults drug store. 44O Wabosha ST.: resi-
dence, 7I2 York ST.
DROF. j. F. SHERRY, banjo, mandolin
l. and guitar. 303 jackson ST.
DlANO TUNING, S159; satisfac ton
4 guaranteed. Samuel e. Crutchett, P.
0. box 492; references.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
RANSOM & HORTON.
| ||||||i11 | /! |

Should be bought early in the sea-
son if you wish the advantage Of a
selection from either full stock Of
skins or garments. The lady who
attends to her Winter Wrap early
is certainly the gamer. You will
be surprised to know how many Ia
dies have already got their new
Coats ordered or their old ones in
work for repairs. It's full late
NOW. We note few things which
are specialties of ours. Ono lot of
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
DRESSNgAEAENG.

NlRS W. X. WILLIAMS has returned
WI from the East and reopens her dress.
making parlors Monday, Sept. II, at $50
Dayton ay.
THE latest approved tailor system of cut.
i ting ladies' dresses taught by ii. L. De
Long Room ~, Mannheimer Building.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
UR
GA Pc S! !

We consider ourselves indorsed Oh.
We have told you all summer that
they had come to stay, and the la
dies are now verifying our words.
as we are selling more than last
year. We have an immense variety
in all furs Tin new shapes) in
lengths 10-inch, 20-inch. 24-inch up
to a. inches. Prices, So to $3.50.
We have the finest line ever shown.
and in PRACTICAL shapes (of our
OWN adapted to this climate. NOW
is the time you want a Cape,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11
SATURDAY..

Total, twenty-eight transfers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-20
PREPARING FOR DEDICATION.
Soldiers and Visitors Assembling at Chicago
and Decorating the Order.

CHICAGO, Oct. ia clamorous ex-
preston of disappointment was raised
today over the official announcement
that the great military parade at the
Worlds fair dedication would be con-
fined to the outskirts of the city, con-
sisting only of a short march from
Washington park to the Worlds fair
grounds. If the official plans were
carried out majority of the city pop
ulation as we'll as thousands of visit
ors will be deprived of witnessing
what is expected to be the browning
event of the weeks displays. The
chief objection to down town parade
was claim that the distance would
be too great for the troops to march,
and with the long route it would be a
hard matter to start the ceremonies
at the grounds by 1880 and finish by
shutdown.
The United States troops today
went into camp at jackson park. In
fantry, cavalry, artillery and marines
to the number of 200 and advance
guards of the militia of the different
states are on the ground today, max
ing arrangements for the reception OF
their regiments. many of which will
arrive tomorrow.
Members of the national commits
sion and board of lady managers Of
the exposition are pouring into town
and the national headquarters in the
Rand McNally building were crowd
ed with officials of the two boards
who come to attend the meetings thai
begin tomorrow. The acceptance o.
the buildings by the national
commission is one of the chic
reasons of the session. They have
also to approve the rules for the gov
eminent of the fair which is now be-
ing prepared, hear reports and ap
prove the system of awards. Great
activity was displayed today in deco
rating buildings preparatory for the
dedication. On all down town thor
oughfares crowds were collected, and
watched the decorators at work up
on business houses. All the bridges
over the Chicago river are being dec
grated, while the vessel men are using
every effort to get their boats out o.
port, fearing the bridges will be prac.
| tically closed to boats part OF the
time by reason of the great crowds
surging across.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-20

G. b. Clark, chairman of the griev-
ance committee, approved by Grand
Chief Ramsay. That while the walk
out had put the company TO consid-
cradle inconvenience their trains were
arriving and departing on schedule
time and Geographic communication
had been established with all impor-
tant stations on the system by the
substitution of telegraphers in the
employ of the company who were not
members of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, and that the outlook for
the company was much brighter to-
night than it was this morning, and
they felt confident it would steadily
improve. He did not believe the
strike on the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe would involve the en-
tire system of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe system unless
the Order of Railway Telegraphers
acted in bad faith, and he did not be-
lieve they would do that. as they had
recently entered into an agreement as
to scale of wages on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe system, and it
would be a plain violation of the
terms of that agreement for the MEM
bers of the order to strike in sympathy
with their brethren who had griev-
ance with the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe. AS to the action of the
telegraphers on the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe he said:
"They had acted upon their own
volition and had severed their con-
nection with the company which had
nothing more to do with them. The
train dispatchers who are under con-
tract with the company are standing
by it Loyalty and our trains are NOV
ing on time and nothing is lacking
but Geographic facilities and these
are being improved. All in all, our
condition is improving hourly and we
anticipate no serious delay in our
traffic by the strike of the telegraph
ers." The statements of General
Manager Wheeler are borne out by
the arrival and departure of trains on
time here.