St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-17

kee Eisenberg, one of the most prom
inent merchants of Livingstone, Mont,
arrived in the city yesterday and regis
tered at the Merchants hotel. He is one
of tine pioneer business men Of the city
of Livingstone, and has great many
stories to tell of the happenings in that
place when it was in its infancy. He
remembers when the miners came to
town from their camps and paid for
their "grub'' in pure gold dust, this be-
ing the only kind of money i'll the place.
They carried their money. or gold dust,
in belts and guarded the same with a
big revolver which was always carried
strapped to the hip.
'''Ehere was a man who conducted a
store there for a number of years" he
said. when the regulation coin of the
realm began to pour into Livingston in
payment for the gold dust the miners
used it in the coined form after leaving
their dust at the banks and having it
exchanged into the recognized currency.
This man whom l mentioned had been
in the~habit of weighing out the gold
which he took in payment on a little
pair of scales. which were placed on the
counter. After all his goods had been
taken to the new building he had the
cid building torn down and all of the
pieces of the floor were placed to one
side. The dirt under the floor was then
washed out in the old style and he got
enough money out Of the ground to pay
for the new building and have snug
sum to spare. The boards of the floor
were burned, and after the ashes had
been subjected to chemical analysis
enough gold dust was found to start a
store of the same kind he had com
menced with. All of this gold had been
spilled on the floor by the miners while
they were making change with theil
dust at the counter"
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People wondered at the gathering OF
ladies in front of the Merchants hotel
Yesterday afternoon. Apollo Glas
pell, who sells cigars for Chicago
house. was in the building, having ar
rived in the city about noon with the in
tention OF selling some cigars to the St
Paul dealers. Mr.. Glaspell has just re-
turned from North Dakota, where he
has been travelling during the great por
ton of the winter.
"Tbe people of the various portions OF
sthe United States would he very much
surprised if they knew of the effect OF
the LIQUOR law in North Dakota" said
MI. Glaspell. From conservative
estimate should judge that there was
more liquor used there no w than there
ever was before. The people are bounc
to have it, and they will get it in any pos
s;ble way. | know druggist, who
shall be nameless in this talk, who
has large quantities shipped tC
him under the name of EN-
balming fluid. His friends know
when he gets a consignment of embalm
lug fluid, land they are all anxious to.ge
picked in it at the earliest opportunity
Others receive the liquor i'll various
Ways. knew of one merchant who haC
a shipment come to him i'll the form Of
pickle jars. The jars were there, bu
they were all filled with whisky. 9ou
never say whisky there. 1t is calico
'gook.' >That means bad whisky. a
smart young man who was I'D hard LUCE
got up scheme for the fleeing of the
lovers of whisky, which was one OF the
best ever heard of. He went to every
town along the line of the Northern Ia
cific road, and he would pick out the
names of the men who desired whisky
He would call on them, and, with {
very expressive wink. tell them that hi
had an excellent quality of minera
water which he was selling. The mer
whom ne approached would look Wist
and wink back at him. He would take
their order for gallon Of mlnera
water, with the understanding. Of course
that they were TO get whisky, although
he would not say word about it, anC
when the Jug OF keg arrived it would be
really flied with mineral water"
Edward j. Edwards, of Fairmont
stamped his name on the register of TIT
Merchants yesterday with pen, ant
then went in to dinner. He is of tht
impression that Fairmont is one O.
the prettiest cities in the world. ba
none. Fairmont is the resort of some
of the fastest horses in the state during
the fair season. and the owners fire.
quently wear out their pockets carrying
around the money they win at TIT
neighbOrng fairs.
I'VE had fair last year in Fair
mont" said Mr. Edwards in reflect
i've manner, as he counted the tiles III
the floor. 1--WE had some good racing
and number of sports. Some of the
Young men from Faribault came dowr
there with their horses, and there were
some foot-runnerS among the young
men. They entered for the race which
was to be held for the benefit of the
sprinters. and, do not know how they
did it. but they carried away a goodll
portion of the loose money in Fair
mo ut. Some of the runners tolt
various men that they were sure tha
they would win the race, and when the
persons SO told bet their money it melt
ed away in the summer sky. They viii
not do it again in Fairmont."
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On the pages of the register of the
names of l.. Carter and maid, New
York. This indicated that Mrs. Louise
Leslie Carter, the star of the mis-;
Helyett' company, had arrived. AS al
actress Mrs. Carter has won consider
able fame and renown under adverse
circumstances. She began her career
Oh the stage under the difficulty of beine
a novice. and she has aStOnShed hel
friends as well as her enemies. There
are many chapters in the life of Mrs
Carter which have never been told
Very few of the members of her audi
ences know that after the performance
on almost every night she sits down il
her dressing room and writes loving
letters to the original OF a picture-whicl
always had a position on her dressing
table. - 1t is the picture of her little
child, now at school in Europe, where
she was compelled to send it in order tt
keep it from her husband. Her mother:
love shines out through the atmosphere
of stage life and brightens the existence
of woman who is compelled to comba
with the world almost alone.
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j. II. Knapp. the Menomonee, Wis.
lumberman, registered at the Ryan yes
terday and will remain in the city or
business for several days. He control.
one of the most extensive numbering
and manufacturing industries in ths
state of Wisconsin, and his workmer
number into the thousands.
This season will be profitable one
for the lumbermen," he said to re
porter for the GLOBE yesterday. 1.-THE
heavy SHOWS will cause the streams tt
fill in the spring and permit US to floa
down our logs, which have been tied uE
in some places for two and three years
The men in the woods are working like
beavers to get out all of the logs they
can this winter, and an abundance Of
employment will be furnished the work
men in the mills next summer