davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

tunate in this respect as none could have been
better than the Treasures they have had, and
Mrs. Cheney has proved herself no exception.
The National Picket.
THE PIONEER CORPS OF THE WEST.
President Mary A. Bills, of Forsyth Corps, 1,
Toledo writes that there has never been a more
harmonious year than the present. She has
initiated dozen members since taking the
gavel, and applications are pending.
The Memorial servics for deceased members
was very impressive Past President Annie E.
Hover read a Memorial paper. setting forth the
good and faithful service of 10 deceased sisters.
The altar was draped with flags and flowers,
and Is chairs, placed in front of the Presidents
station, draped in black and fower-crowned,
told the story Of patriotic service. even unto
death.
There is not a Corps in the United States
where there is a more glowing record of unself-
ish, unTequited service than in Forsyth Corps,
and as one by one passes over the dark river to
her glorious reward she bears a grand me-
mortal for others to emulate.
Forsyth Corps sent s. to Phil Kearny Post
Richmond, on Memorial Day. and received in
return a picture of Libby Prison, which will
hang in G. r. Hall.
Forsyth Corps Melted handsomely from 3
boat excursion, and followed this up with their
annual outing to the poor children under their
care. They all went by boat to Pressure lie,
where dinner was served to a large number.
Those who wished were permitted to witness
the attractions of the Opera House. and what
with stroling and dining and merriment a
full and happy day was spent.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

Immediately after the adjournment of the
House the other day Jerry Simpson walked
across the floor 10 the desk of ex Speaker Reed
for the purpose, as be said, of adding something
TO his stock of information on the financial
situation. There is always considerable intel
lectual exhilaration when Tom and Jerry ge,
together. Mr.. Reed said: ITO people who
reason in a small circle the present condition of
affairs is extraordinary. but if we look At the
history of the world we will realize the fact
that nations, like individuals every once in
a while stop business long enough to take stock
and inventory of their business That is what
this country is doing now. If the financial prob
lem were left alone to the great financiers the
result would not so nearly approximate perfec
ton. as "a financial measure which will be
evolved from the wisdom Of all minds. Every
man has a niche TO I'll in this world. and the
Populist aud Anarchist and Socialist probably
all have their mission to perform under the
direction of Providence. Often times we learn
wisdom from fools. have no doubs that out
of this chaos there will come peace and tran
guilty" " presume you mean ME when Won
refer TO Popuists aud fools" said Jerry. " No,
necessarily meaning you, but including you"
said Mr.. Reed.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24
CALL A HALT.

The National Inspector Adds Her Advice to
"The National Tribune" Recommended
tions-And Other Officers Add Words of
Approval
National Inspector Flo Jamison Miller, in
the editorial columns of the National Picket
gives her personal and official Endorsement to
the plea made in these columns for more care
full legislation in Relief Corps Conventions
and a more scrutinizing Illustration of the
affairs of the Order in the several Departments
The article follows:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

Representative Lafe- Pence, of Colorado, as
youthful looking as Princeton freshman,
couple of days after Congress convened ap-
preached Bourke Cochran, who was standing
in the main aisle of the House engaged in con-
versation. 81 have a letter of introduction to
you, Mr. Cochran" be remarked, as he joined
the group. The New Yorker detests interrup-
tons when he is talking, and. casting quick
glance at the newcomer and taking in his boyish
appearance he replied CURLY: 81 eau do moth
ing for you-the page and messenger rolls are
filed up" The blood rushed into Mr.. Fences
face and peculiar light danced in his eyes
a. You have made blunder, Mr.. Cochran" he
said quietly, =" ! am a member of this House."
1t was then BIZ. Cockran's turn TO blush, and
the apologies he made would fill book.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

Oklahoma or Bust! See w. d. Harlan's ad.
eighth page.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24
Positive Cure

FREE REMEDY TO MEN suffering from LOST or
FALLING VITALITY, ATROPHY, WeaknessO OF Body
ana Mind, Nervous Debility, etc. will gladly send
sealed FREE 70 anyone the recipe that cured me OF
these troubles. Address
l. BRADLEY, Box B D. Battle Creek, Mich
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

A good many Congressman have experienced
banks have refused to accept on deposit drafts
on banks in the Congressmens respective States
and cities giving as reason that their course
was necessary in order to protect themselves,
in view of the lack of currency. Some of the
Congressman are inclined to suspect that this
action has been taken by the banks in order to
bring clearly before the minds of the statesmen
the urgent need OF prompt action on their part
to relieve the money market. incidentally it
is learned from the Postofiice Department that
since the banks have been refusing drafts on out
side cities the money-order business has grown
to an appreciable extent.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

Representative Breckenridge, who has Sc
cured unpleasant notoriety through the breach
of promise suit entered against him by Miss
Pollard, is not a native Kcntuckian. as has
been generally supposed. In the :" Congressional
Directory" he does not commit himself by
stating where he was born. and it has been
accepted that Kentucky is his native State.
This, however, has been proved to be not So
The Congressman was born in Philadelphia,
and when but a baby was taken to Kentucky,
where he has since resided. great deal of
comment has been caused as to his anxiety to
keep the place Of his birth a secret.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle and Post
master-General Bissell were thoroughly fright
ened the other night. They were on a sleeper
returning from Deer Park, due at Washington
the next morning at o'clock. While going
down a steep grade the brakes were put on and
friction caused the oil around the axles to
catch on fire. the flames spreading to the sleeper
above. This happened to the car behind that
which contained the officials, but it scared them
as badly as though it was in their own car. The
flames were extinguished with some difficulty
but by the time they were out the Cabinet
officers were dressed and ready to jump if the
danger became more threatening.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

GOODRICH, LAWYER, 124 DEARBORN
IA street. Chicago, H.; rs years experience:
secrecy: special facilities in several States. Goodrich
on Divorce, with Laws of all states, in press.
Mention The National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

u ENTLEGEN WHO SHAVE should send sc.
W for a box of Turkish Paste. for Razor straps
Satisfaction or money refunded. Agents wanted
DEPEW MFG CO., Thompson, Pa
Mention The National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-24

AEND for a Health Treatise and Free Sample
" Bottle of DR. Roc's Liver Rheumatic and Neural
- ga Cure. CULLEN IL NEWMAN, Knoxville, Tenn
Mention The National Tribune
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08

March them outside your city limits and
tell them to die outside, as people who
belong to the little red sandstone period
have long since become fossiliZed."
Twenty years ago there was only one
line OF railway of any impol lance lead
ing from st. Paul-the st. Paul g. Sioux
City road, now part of the Omaha line.
Another road-the St Paul & Pacific
railWay-eXtendtd only short dis
lance, and soon afterwards became a
part of the Great Northern system. The
concentration of important railways at
st. Paul during the past fifteen years
has been among the marvels of railway
history. A dozen impoI tant roads now
handle traffic at st. Paul, and the bene-
fits Of the completion of the Great
Northern are plainly evident in bust
ness here. In our house we have re-
Gently opened up great many new ac-
counts from distant points. for instance,
in the states of Washington, Montana
and Idaho. refer to that portion of
the business which is directly attrib-
utable to the building of the Great
Northern railway. This new business,
however. is merely drop in the ocean,
as compared with that which is yet to
come flom all that vast region west of
this city. Our house alone has shown
a steady growth of from 100000 to $780,
900 annually.
Western and Northwestern merchants
are coming more and more to realize the
Importance of getting their goods in the
shortest possible time and the advant-
age of ordering goods in this city rather
than from markets farther east amounts
to saving, in the matter of time, of
eight to twenty days. Furthermore,
buyers in this market effect a very
large saving i'll the item Of freight
charges.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
THE STEAMSHIP LINE.
j. w. Cooper Points Out Its Infiu-
ence on Our Trade.

j. w. Cooper Points Out Its Infiu-
ence on Our Trade.
In forming just estimate of the ben
efits which have accrued to st. Paul
through the completion of the Great
Northern railway to the Pacific coast.
think we are apt to overlook the i'm
portance of the connection which MI.
Hill has provided for his line with. the
East. l have reference to the Northern
Steamship company, operating a. line of
steamers which Mr.. Hill has had built
to give him an independent outlet, via
the Great Lakes. to the seaboard. The
iobbers of St.Paul have heretofore been
subjected to the rate-making OF steam
ship lines more or less interested with,
and under obligation to, the existing
rail lines centered at Chlcago,and there
fore most Interested i'll preserving rail
rates, or their equivalent, during the
greater part of the year.
Up to the time of the advent of the
Northern Steamship company the Chi
cago lines successfully insisted that the
rates on freight to st. Paul, by lake and
rail, should be so made as to recognize
the rail rate between Chicago and st.
Paul. This deprived st. Paul of what
ever advantage it possesses because of
its proximity to Lake Superior. Mr..
Hill built and put upon the lakes the
steamers of the Northern Steamship
line, and compelled the making by other
steamship lines of rate made without
regard to rail rates, and has III so doing
given to st. Paul rate which practi-
cally places thk jobbers of this center
upon the sang footing as the jobbers of
Chicago. DlN.ng seven months of the
year, at least, Ahe jGbbers in this city
are enabled to secure their goods at
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
II ~
THE BRANCA LINES.
4. j. Powers Analyses Their I'm
menSo AdVanta 0es

A. j. Powers Analyses Their I'm
mense Advantages.
1t is not alone the completion. of the
Great Northern railway to the Pacific
coast that interests the st. Paul jobbers
but, in addition, is the fact that Mr..
Hill has extended branch lines of this
transcontinental road to points in the
Southwest which were not previously
accessible to the jobbers here, owing to
the railroads that reached all such points
leading to Chicago. All of this is now
changed, and person to understand it
fully must study the maps and see the
geographical position with reference TO
territory which has but recently been
opened Up TO this city by this great rail-
way enterprise.
fully coincide with the views re-
Gently expressed by Vice PresldeAt
ShaughnesSey, of the Canadian Pacific
Tailroad, who, in announcing that the
Canadian Pacific Is to be completed to
st. Paul by Aug. l, said: "What the
full meaning OF this is to st. Paul can
not now be measured. All roads are
leading to Rome. and if st. Paul people
will stand as one man tor St. Paul, as
against Chicago or any other city, and
will place their money in st. Paul and
stand loyalty by ST. Paul merchants.
then their future is assured. Your
business property Is the cheapest and
best on the American continent, aud.
conceding the advantages Of your loca-
lion and tributary territory, you should
build the great city OF the West. Weed
cut the Pessinlsts from among you.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
ERXIA' s
'OP ERA
CIGAR.

The swing and momen-
tum of our present cigar
trade is irresistible-and
deserves to be.
Cigar trash finds no en-
trance at Yerxa's. Knowl-
edge controls the cigar man
agement, skill controls the
cigar-making, intelligence
controls the cigar selling,
truth controls the cigar ad-
vertising, liberality controls
the cigar stock, absolute
economy controls the cigar
prices.
We're fond of dwelling
of harping-on our "Opera"
brand, our grand Opera"
brand. Those who smoke
them harp louder than we.
Cigar "cranks" who have
smoked on the island of
Cuba recognize in these the
tobacco that is charged
with the aroma that is puri-
flying, sustaining, exhilarat-
ing and fragrant to the HUI
man being.
1t is a cigar composed of
none but simon-pure Ha-
vana tobacco, inside, out
side, throughout.
The ten-cent cigar that is
superior to Yerxa's Opera
has not yet been rolled
nor will it be.
We sell our Opera" for
six cents apiece, six dol
lars per hundred, sixty dol
lars per thousand. The
profit on them is so shadowy
that we'd make no abate-
ment in price if you bought
a million.
That, we take it, is the
proper way to sell a cigar
a good cigar.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
HAhh>Llgh,,
/
INDUSTRIAL GIANTS,

Which, A. HI. Lindeke Says, Were
Brought by Railroad Facilities.
New railway facilities at st. Paul,
particularly those recently inaugurated
by the Great Northern railroad, had a
great deal to do with the establishment
Of great manufacturing plants during
the past year. These new estab-
lishments are built upon much
larger scale than any manufacturing
concern which we had previously.
These enterprises are among the direct
benefits which st. Paul has experienced
through new railway facilities. The
certainty of having these new and valu-
able facilities here had more to do with
inducing the Eastern manufacturers to
locate in st. Paul than anything e Sc.
They figured first that this would be a
desirable city in which to locate. L hey
knew something of the prospects as
we'll as the present conditions, and they
made their Overtures accordingly. The
results of the negotiations with these
giants iii industrial enterprise have
been remarkably valuable to st. Paul,
apd the sum of last years construction
of manufactures here has been cited
oyer and over as phenomenal event of
the year in the industrial world. Others
will PROBABLY depict the general advan-
tageS gained so largely from the COM
pletiOn of the Great Northern. / will
rest with this very noticeable point con-
corning manufactures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08

y GROWING TO GREATNESS.
E. S. Danforth Dweils on st. Paurs
Rapid Strides.

Ia =. Daniortn DWellS on st. Paul' g
Rapid Strides.
In New York last winter a well-read
man said to the writer. "Your golden
Northwest is attracting much attention.
You seem there to have progressed
steadily, rapidly, to feel no panics, and
possess most wonderful and healthful
commercial elasticity"
More recently Il wholesale grocer of
Chicago told me, ~ on fellows uD in st.
Paul are raising the mischief with us.
# your vigorous. aggressive growth con-
tinues. we must look for other fields, or
other occupations.
Thus are we regarded in Americas
two greatest cities.
nicipal marvels new stare of glorious
lustre-has appeared. Ills the Twin
Cities. st. Paul and Minneapolis.
OF both much has been said and writ
ten. 1t is seemingly difficult to add
much that would be new.
And yet.
There are mighty forces at work to
the end of cur nations upDuilding
Especially true is that since the close
of the civil war in '65 the star OF en-
pire has westward taken Its way. The
center of population, industrial and
productive wealth now hGvers abOnt the
Mississippi valley. ami doubtless it will
long so rAmlin. While. Of course.
th.re will always be ;,llt zone Chicago"
yer in tli, Southwest 4 great metropolis
is growiIr up, orr friend, Kansas
City. Tae Soatnv ~ pre>enS greater
p0is.h titles. Il yaSier ai!,i more r;tg re;t
, PAM. ID. :. a elm II ise.ter bayon cGEi
~ Wi n.l S...iais. SUI mr..
5.f4 =, in..--s, ai.i ,..ti,.rtt- of -
....ls..Jle an.iiciisIly. ne chn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
Q6nslofHz.r
BENEFITS TO MERCHANTS
Succinctly and Directly Set Forth
byT. G. Walther.

In answer to a party who wanted to
locate in Montana, have written very
recently: "a man saves three days.
time of freight III buying goods in st.
Paul if he is in Helena, Mont. The
time of freight between st. Paul and
Helena is three and half days, and
the time of freight from Chicago to ST.
Paul is three days. Years ago we
shipped goods to the Missouri river and
thence by boat to Montana points. The
time consumed in getting to destination
was 50 long that the Montana merchants
were obliged 10 buy for weeks ahead,
and in the fall. before the close of navi-
CATION, they were obliged to buy enough
to last them till spring.
The merchant knows that anticipat-
ing ones sales for months ahead means
the buying i'll many lines OF more. and
III some cases less than he could sell
during the winter. So. III either case
he would lose money = in one way
through interest and damage on goods
by having too much stock. in the other
way by not having enough stock, and
thus not making the profits he should
have made.
Those difficulties of the past have
been overcome. Now he can buy goods
every day and get them three and
half days after shipment. The result
of the Great Northern railway being
built is that the merchant in Montana
can carry a smaller stock. keep his
goods fresh. and MANY times make
sales OF goods. order them by telegraph
and deliver them i'll su short time that
the customer will Willingly wti;.
With iil,. Nh i..r.. oy.ln>tID COM
pady on ile s.sl :. -. ct Northern
railway vi iaiia a.i>l tae y.dsr..pI.c.iI
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
MERCANTILE SUCCESS.
RIr. Rossum Attributes 1t Largely
TO Good Facilities.


With every new railroad that has been
built in this part Of the country we have
noticed marked and valuable increase
in our buSineSS-so much so that we can
attribute very large proportion of our
new trade during the past directly to
added railway facilities. The building
and completion of the Great Northern
railway has brought about not only the
opening up of an exceedingly valuable
stretch OF cOuntry-more than was ever
opened before within the same limit of
time-but it has also effected changes
at transshipping or distributing points
that are of no little value in the hand
ling and forwarding of freight, espe-
cially where promptneSS and care are
requisites of doing business.
Mr.. HIPS business on the Pacific
coast Is evidently being handled adj
mirably, but the first thought of the
Minnesota merchant is associated with
the remarkably good arrangements he
has made at the head of the great lakes,
whereby the heavy freightS from the
Atlantic are transshipped promptly and
to good advantage. In our business of
saddlery, hardware and leather we find
that the little details that assist IN facili-
tating the movement of merchandise
are especially valuable where we have
to ship large bills of goods on short
notice, and st. Paul men are not dila-
tory in filling orders, like some of their
Eastern brethren. If we have an order
we go at it with the vim and energy
characteristic of the Northwes! and
get it out at once.
The Capitalization Of railway depots
here-and the Great Northern is right
in the midst of the buSinesS-haS assist
ed us materially in filling large orders
which have been receivs in the morn
ing and have been on the ears and I'M
der way in the afternoon. Thus we
feel safe in carrying those large and
complete stocks that make st. Paul so
prominent as the great distributing
point between the East and districts
west, southwest and northwest. We
consider promptness of prime value in
our business. which has increased DUR
ing the past ten years at an average of
$4,000 per year.
The prospects are that a much greater
increase will accompany the next dec
ade, and We feel certain that a large
portion of that increase will be attribu-
table to the rapid development of the
prolific country along the Great North
ern. to the continued prosperity of the
towns and cities along the transconti-
mental lines and to the inherent fore
sight OF the railway men of the North
west.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
A MARVELLOUS ADVANCE.
s. B. Foot Speaks Knowingly Of
Western Development.

s. B. Foot Speaks Knowingly OF
Western Development.
/ started on a trip in the spring of
1861. from Red Wing. Mimi. to Walla
Walla, WASH, thence through Idaho
anu Western Montana, and travelled
eighteen months, mostly on mule back.
The experiences of man on such con-
veyance, moving twelve or fifteen miles
per day. are more wildly remembered
than the ordinary panoramic views from
the modern railway train. Had a man
told me in 1861 that railways would
cross that northwestern section of the
United States in my lifetime would
have considered him not merely little,
but great way ''otf."
1t may be pertinent to the occasion of
celebrating the completion OF the Great
Northern railway between ST. Paul and
the Pacific coast to say that during nv
travels afoot and on muleback through
the Northwest noticed various places
where the advantages of location
seemed to be so great that, in my esti-
nation, large towns and cities should
have grown there rapidly. | thought
then that one of those locations would
be good place to settle in. l had par
ticularly in mind at that time the town
of Fort Benton, Mont.
In the light of subsequent events
through the introduction Of steam rail-
ways and electricity-my convictions
have been entirely changed. The work
OF such men as James j. Hill
has knocked my predictions into
what the printers call "pi."
While there, in '61, regretted that
could not remain and be a regular pio-
neer, but business called me back. [
have found that L made no mistake in
returning, for | have since been en-
gagged in manufacturing goods for those
who remained there and occupied the
land. SO, now, to certain extent, l
remain in possession of the field, not
outstanding my interests here, and in
this connection feel that a great deal
must be due to such men as Jay Cooke
and James j. Hill, who developed this
vast and prolific Northwest with the
introduction of the iron horse. 1t beats
mule-back riding and teamiug for doing
business. In running a store at Red
Wing we had to use teams to draw our
goods from Prairie du Chieu, a distance
of 100 miles, and we then thought thu
freight reasonable at Sl.1O per 100
pounds for that short distance. And,
furthermore, we couldn't order the
goods at night and get them the next
day.