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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-11
landIady. That IS what Miss Peterson

landlady. That IS what Miss Peterson
owes me for board and room rent"
Mr.. Perkins being truly good, but not
all-wise, paid the landlady's bill and
took the trunk. An expressman took it
to the depot for half dollar.
AT the depot he took the check Miss
Peterson had given him to the baggage
master to get the other trunk.
"Three dollars and fifteen cents :"
said the baggage master.
'What for?" gasped Mr.. Perkins.
"a tritie over months storage at
10 cents day." said the baggage mas
ter. tThe trunk was LETT here over a
month ago."
Mr.. Perkins was still truly good, al
though mis- virtue, he felt, was gradually
oozing away from him. So he paid the
money and made no audible comments.
While he was getting the two trunks
checked for Perkinsville Miss Peterson
came tripping lightly towards him smil-
ingly saying:
81 am all ready, and will go on the
train with you if you do not object"
Certainly not" said Mr.. Perkins, for
he was very polite and knew how to lie
artistlcally.
Soon after they were seated the con-
ductOr came around for tickets. Mr..
Perkins preferred his.
Tickets! tickets!" said the con-
ductor, touching the shoulder of Miss
Peterson.
''Oh, this gentleman pays for me,''
said Miss Peterson, and resumed the
reading of her novel.
Mr.. Perkins thought this rather cool,
but didn't like to make a scene, be-
cause he was too polite. He paid the
conductor $1.S7, the fare to Perkins
vile.
you can take it out of my first
weeks wages" whispered Miss Peter
son.
When they arrived at Perkinsville,
before leaving the station. Miss Peter
son said she must telegraph her mother
(whO was an invalid) where she was, or
the dear, good. old soul would worry
herself to death about her. This is the
telegram she sent:
PERKINSVILLE. Jan. z, 1894.
Dear Mother: have accepted
splendid position In the family of
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THE PRAYER CEASED.
Polly Had Grown Weary of the
landlords Offering

landlords Offering.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
''Parrots are not supposed to be gifted
with sense Of humor," said Lee Ed
wards to the corridor man at the South
ern, but there is one in little Illinois
town that showed fine appreciation OF
the fitness of things. l had to stop at
the town to sell bill of goods, and
found that there was no hotel. The
storekeeper, out of q pure spirit of ac-
commodation, kept few travellers who
stopped in the town, charging them 50
day for accommodation worth 8 week.
and impressing upon them his self
sacrificing spirit in taking them at all.
One of the features of the entertain
ment afforded. and the only one that
could possibly be worth the price
charged, was family prayers, i'll which
the guests were expected to join.
I'VE had adjourned to the sitting
room for religious devotion, and the
good old man read a chapter in Deute-
rOnomy, his plan always being to read
the Bible through from the first chapter
of Genesis to the last one in ReveIa-
ton, one at a time. With great SOL
emnity he stumbled over the long list
of names. and when he had finished he
knelt in prayer. Upon the mantel was
a parrot seeming to listen with great
attention. The prayer commenced with
supplication for the entire world, then
followed the national government. then
the state. then the neighborhood, then
relatives of the family, each being
named. until it had lasted about twenty
minutes, when suddenly the parrot in
loud and angry tones, cried, oh. shut
up shut up. say!' A suppressed
laugh from the members of the house
hold followed, and the prayer ceased"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-11
A SATISFIED AMBITION.

Charles Daniel David Dollinger, youth who
longed for fame,
Once told the young men at the store he
hankered for name
II cannot bear in this email town forever
more to doze,
/ long to hear when I go out Lookl See
him! There he goesr
81 long for recognition and long to lead
the swim,
To hear men whisper when l walk, Look
there That's he! That's him!
To see the great crowd crane its neck and
hear the people cry,
Charles Daniel David Dollinger is now
a-passing by.
And those young chaps who heard him say
he longed to lead the swim.
In mischievous diablery put up job on him.
Like all well regulated men who have the
time to spare,
Charles Daniel David Dollinger went to the
county fair.
And there upon the grand stand, just before
the race began,
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Hard Times in the City, Too.

New York Press.
"GoshI' exclaimed Uncle Josh. adj
dressing his nephew. who had taken
him as a spectator to society ball.
"Gosh. there must be hard times in the
city, toor'
"What makes you think SOP" asked
the nephew.
There's mighty fewof them winner
seem to have been able to scratch up
enough of clothes to wear
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-11

I own the world by right of birth.
am the first of gents,
] am a landlord of the earth
And out collecting rents.
beg? Come off, l simply dun,
And everywhere go
ask from rise to set of sun.
Fork over what you owe"
steal? Get out! regulate
My tenants as choose.
am inspecting my estate
And gathering in my dues.
In spanking teams of four-in-hand
Plump men go riding by,
Proud men who sleep on feathers and
Who gorge themselves with pie.
81 am your landlord, then say /,
And though you spurn me. still,
Your rents are due. and>bye ana bye
I'll call round with my bill. :"
own the earth. But tbs too great
For one lone man to mind,
And so I've farmed out my estate
On shares among mankind
own the world by right of birth,
lam the first of gents,
] am landlord of the earth
And out collecting rents
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-11

Erastus Perkins. of Perkinsville, who is
all excellent and nobleman and real nice.
l think shall like the place. How
wish [ could see you. l send lots of
kisses to Ruth'S baby, bless its little
soul! Tell auntie to send me that sacQue
pattern in the upper left-hand corner of
the top drawer in the bureau in the
spare room. Much love to you all.
EsTELLA.
P. S.-Has Bob got his new sled yet,
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and how are matters coming along be-
tween George and Eta? | expect an
invitation to the wedding soon. ,.9.
ESTELLA.
p. S.-What had / better wear for the
weoding2 Good bye! How wish I
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-11

Beside him. on the topmost seat, there rose a
portly man,
And Fellow citizens" said he. this young
man who l show
Is Charles Daniel David Dollinger-a youth
you ought to know"
Then placing on Charles Daniels head his
shapely. heavy hand,
This young man should be KNOWN" he said,
ito all men in the land.
For his unusual gifts of mind, his nature
tried and true
Charles Daniel David Dollinger / introduce
TO YOU"
$50 please converge your glances." he then
''Please focus your attention on this intel
lectual man:
Times most transcendent privilege the fates
to you allow.
Charles Daniel David Dollinger-he stands
before you now.'
He raised Charles Daniel from his seat, who's
head began to swim.
The glances of ten thousand eyes were To-
cused fast on him;
Half crazed with shame he broke away, and
then shout arose.
''Charles Daniel David Dollinger! Look! See
him! There he goes!'
He rushed around the fair grounds till the
autumn day grew dim.
The rabble shouting loud, Look there
That's he That's he! That's himl''
And If one asked, Whats this aboutT' would
come the loud reply,
"Charles Daniel David Dollinger is now a.
passing by
Charles Daniel David Dollinger all this long
autumn day
From his own universal fame is fain to run
away;
But every hour to the sky the shout unceas-
ing goes.
Charles Daniel David Dolllnger! Lookl
See himl There he goes!
Charles Daniel longs no more for fame, for
he has supped his fill
But courts the art of Lying low the art of
keeping still;
But when he journeys to the store the bows
still shout in rows,
Charles Daniel David Dollingerl Look,
See him! There he goesg'
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was workin' an it has allus been SOL
lum warnln' to me ever sence."
In the afternoon EStella came to Mr..
Perkins and said her mother wished to
return home to Grandson, and she
would like to have him pay her fare; it
was only $3.50. and take the amount out
! of her first weeks wages"
Mr.. Perkins handed her the following
bill:
PERKINSvIILE, Jan. s, 1884. - Miss
Estella Peterson to Erastus Perkins. DIR. !:
10 employment agency fee. 800. 50 so
Miss Peterson's room rent aud
board at 20 Sulloway street. 49,. 81
EXpreSSage on Trunk No. l. so
Storage on Trunk No. 9. ....... 8 SO
Miss Prs fare to Perkinsville -. / 81
Telegram to Miss P.'s mother. 8 SO
Mothers telegram to Miss Pc. 8 Is
Total. ..S21 80
Miss Peterson examined the bill.
Then | owe you S2l.39. do I?' she
asked.
"You do"
why, then. you wont mind another
little trif1e like $3.50, of COURSE" smll.
ingly said Miss Peterson.
mo. indeedp' said MIR. Perkins, "here
is $40 and the receipted pill. You take
this and go home to your mother, and l
shall think l got rid of you cheaply."
i, "Oh, thank you, Mr.. Perkins," said
Miss Peterson. "You are very kind.
Now, If you will send an expressman
down to the depot with my trunks we
will go on the 2 o'clock train.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-11
Who Is A. w. Rich Shoe Company?

Chndrens
to scribe So lew
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to
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prices TO
CONDITIONS OF SALE Tgs lots you n h as many pairs
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them. he orc
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-13

Luke, Mrs. Emma, lots and II block 10
city of Phoenix, improvement
on same, household furniture
and jewelry, amount thirty
four dollars and sixteen cents,
penalty fifty cents, cash one
dollar, total S35
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-13

In compliance with Ordinance No. $50 OF the
city OF Phoenix, relating to delinquent taxes,
| hereby give public notice that unless the de-
gether with the penalty and costs as added
thereto, are paid on or before the 31st day of
January, 1894, will SELL between the hours of
10 O'Clock a. m, and o'clock p M of said day
in front OF the city recorders office OF city hall,
In the city OF Phoenix, at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the real and personal
property upon which said taxes are lien, or
SO much thereofas may be necessary to satisfy
said taxes, penalty and costs
CD. MING,
City Marshal and Ex-Of6cio Tax Collector for
City Of Phoenix, A T.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-13
NAME.


Ward, ]. L., lots 10 and II block IS, i'm
provements on same, lots s, 10
and II block 60, city of Phoenix,
household furniture, livery
horses, buggies and harness,
amount thirty dollars and thir-
ty-six cents, penalty forty-ive
cents, costs one dollar, total. s31 81
Zoeckeler, William, lots 1 and block 81
Neahr's addition to Phoenix,
Improvements on same, house.
hold furniture, butcher shop
furniture, amount seventeen
dollars and sixty cents, penalty
twenty-five cents, costs one
dollar, total. observation-disclosures. Is s.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-13

will after December be delivered by anywhere P
months;
Nov been taking full Associated
S the only in Arizona receiving complete report
the editorial and
valuable advertising medium than
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-13

Meador, j. F., lots and II block IL, city
of Phoenix, and improvements
on same, amount twenty dol
lars and one cent, penalty
thirty cents, costs one dollar,
total. 81
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-13

Murphy, n o., lots and 4 block II. city
of Phoenix, Improvements on
same, household furni ture,
piano, horse and buggy,
amount thirty-se ven dollars
and ninety-five cents, penalty
fifty-seven cents, costs one dol
lar total $40 :
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-01-13

Luke, Frank, lots and block 26, i'm
provements on same. and I'M
divided half of lot IL block
So, Improvements on same, city
of Phoenix, household furni-
ture, amount forty dollars and
saventy-one cents. penalty
sixty-one cents, costs one dol
lar, total "a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-18
A Word to Letter-Writers.

Always save your correspondents
letters, says letter writer of long ex-
perience-at least till you have answer
ed them. Look them over before re
spending, and reply to any questions
that may have been asked, for that is
only another form Of being personal,
and personalities always please. You
see, in writing a successful letter, in
stead of saying what you want to say,
you must say what your correspondent
wants you to say though of course, at
ter you have been personal as long as
need be, you may add variety by talk
ing about yourself; but don't be dull
or stilted about it-don't describe sun.
set to aperson who never looks at the,
sun, or go into long criticism Of some
book to an individual who never reads.
Be gossipy be light, and above all, be
natural. Why, know a pair of pain
fully discreet sisters, who, when they
are together, exchange opinions of all
sorts as freely as any two Of like rela-
tionship, but whose stiff. cold CONVERSE
tons by mail you. would never recog-
nize as emaDating from the same per-
sons, so fearful are they that something
will get down in black and white that
they might regret if the world got hold
of it. For my part, I would prefer to
run the risk Of the world getting hold
of it to sacrificing all that pleasant
chatty companionship. To be separat-
ed from your friends is bad enough
without having the additional woe put
upon you Of an unnatural manneg
growing up between you and them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-18

Land Of the Rising Sun, is China,
which was mother Of pirates before
the first pyramid was built, and still
produces them in regular harveSts year
by year. I have studied the Chinese
pirates in his home and native lair
and have heard Wierd tales Of piracy
from the lips Of pirates themselves.
At least that is what they made when
the translator had done with them, says
a writer in the New York Herald. For
Instance:
In the good old days, when a pirate
had achieved certain amount of sue
cess he could come back to his own
country and after a little negotiation
could be welcomed by the officials and
mobiles who before had set price upon
his head. Nor has the practice died
out. In 1860: young man in South
China by the name Of Ii Yu, who was
noted for his gigantic strength and fe-
rocious courage, started out on the ca.
reer of crime. He was thief, burglar
highwayman, murderer and pirate.
name and fame spread far and wide
until the Chinese government offered a
princely ransom for his capture, living
or dead.
He defied the officers Of the law and
organized band Of men Of the same
type and nature as himself. They
adopted the old pirate banner the
"black flag" and under the name Of
'Black Flag became famous or infa-
nous throughout the Monaghan EN-
Dire. ..,..
More than one hundred families Of
high distinction in China derive 'their
| title and their sicial and political posi-
ton from some pirate ancestor. Such
examples as these form the staple sub
ject Of conversation throughout the en-
pire They exert a profound influence
and lead them to believe that crime,
however reprehensible in a single trans
| action becomes respectable and meri-
torious when committed wholesale, and
| that piracy is one Of the best callings
in which to attain fame, fortune, and
imperial favor. r,~
Hotbeds of buccaneers.
The two great hotbeds Of buccaneers
in the East are the same to-day as
they have been for centuries-Amboy
and Canton. In each case the name
is not strictly accurate The Amboy
people proper, who speak the Amboy
language and live in the walled city,
are very quiet, peaceable and orderly,
ind have a pronounced antipathy for
fighting, whether on sea or shore. But
back Of Amboy is the mountainous
district Of Tong-an. It is connected
with the ocean by many arms of the
sea. Its soil is sterile and it's re
sources are very few; it's people, like
all mountainears, are thin, muscular,
brave and resolute. Even to-day they
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-18
setting ont Windbreak..

If people only realized more fully
how much cold could be kept out ee
their houses, sheds and barns by the
simple expedient Of driving dowr small
evergreen trees, whose trunks have
been sharpened at the base. along the
windward. A rack load Of such trees
can be cut in a couple Of hours, and
rows Of such windbrealss rapidly made
by making holes with Il crowbar and
crowding the trunks down into them.
A great part of the suffering from cold
in winter is when fall in tempe - IRE
is accompanied by u high wind, i; greet
part Ct whose ulpl easant force can b..
w;lr,lcd off by such windbreaks as
these.
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farthing. The mandarins replied that
they would go up and collect it there
themselves. The response was prompt
and significant: Come and collect,
but bring your army with you" "a
general was accordingly dispatched
with a regiment, with instructions to
collect the tmpost and to behead all
the elders who had taken part in the
refusal. He marched into the district
and met with no opposition until he
reached the leading town. He found it
deserted and every mouse empty. This
50 enraged him that he burned and de-
stroyed number of houses and killed or
captured many buffaloes and horned
cattle.
Made Short Work OF Him.
1t was evening when he got through
his work Of destruction, and, DESTROYS
OF getting out Of the country as quickly
as possible, he started on his return
march. At nightfall, when moving
through narrow pass, his command
was surprised and ambushed by the
natives, who killed two-thirds Of his
soldiers and took him prisoner. They
wasted no time, but buried him in
hole up to his neck in quicklime and
theI put molasses unon his head to
attract the insects. He was, Of course,
dead the next morning, when thly cut
OF his swollen and disfig1lred head
and sent it with their compliments to
the local government.
The tax was never collected.
Exercise Caution.
The pirates In the far East have
learned wisdom by experience. They
no 1nroco,. 0,u,;cn thu eaoo ~ o11
ing fhatever craft may come along.
There are too many gunboats PATROL
ing the coast, two many rifle guns and
too many yardarms Law and order
in the past eighty years have shot,
hanged, drowned, blown up or burned
at least one hundred thousand follow
ers Of the ''black flag" The survivors
are painfully aware of the fact, as is
| also the younger generation, which has
filed the vacancies made by death.
To day their work is done upon small
| er, but far shrewder and safer basis.
| They keep spies at various places in
their neighborhood, who report 10 head
quarters whenever some junk Is about
to leave that has 4 rich cargo or that
has large amount Of money.
The pirates then plan to intercept
the craft in some river or arm Of the
sea, or else in some shoal water near
the coast, where there is no chance
Of meeting a gunboat, and where, after
the robbery, they will have a safe
means Of escape. Their calculations are
carefully made, but come out right only
once in four or five times. The reason
Of the failures are various. It may be
that a foreign or Chinese gunboat sud
denly appears upon. the scene. 1t may
be that the junk they are after goes
past their rendezvous with European
steamer or river launch, or mayhap
that the prospective victim is delayed
by adverse winds and tides, and so does
not appear at the time and place fig
ured upon. n.y.. ..,....... -
/ When they do make 4 capture they
are not so brutal and cruel as in the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-18

The School Girl for Sale In Tien-
Tsin.
old years. They only kill those who
resist or take arms against them. They
confiscate everything on board and car
~ it to their own strongholds or else
to some receivers shop or paWnbrok-
er's in any convenient town.
Grades of Piracy.
There are different grades Of piracy,
as of every other crime. As in rob-
berry you have at one extreme the high
Wayman and the bank burglar, and at
the other the miserable sneak thief,
so in piracy you have TWO widely sep
arate types in the freebooter who takes
his own Life In his hand to win the
prize and the proWling night boat pi-
rate who steals children from the river
bank and the sea coast
Slavery exists In China to-day as it
has done from the beginning Of history.
Children have their regular market
price, which varies according to the
prosperity or adversely Of the times.
In general, sDlan boy, below the age
Of ten will bring from S. to $75, while
little girl Of the same age will com
mand from $40 to $500. In warm eli
mates little folks do much of their
playing after the sun has gone down
and the intense heat Of the day is over
Then is the time for the pirate chile
stealer. The trade fourishes chief,
on the larger streams and rivers where
the children are stolen, and in the great
cities, where they are sold.
The fate of these poor little captivcs
Is not SO bad as might be supposed.
Most Of the boys are bought for ;ldop-
ton by Chinese families who have no
son, and who. in adopting them. give
them all the rights which a m tu:al son
would have. Others are sold rs man
servants who. in the main, are very
well treated
The female children do not have as
happy a lot. One-third are sold to be-
come ladies maids and house slaves,
one third to be brought Up as .concu-
bines. and one-third for the most i'm
moral PURPOSES There is hardly an
| abandoned woman in al Of Chin, but
what owns one or more Of these so
called pocket daughters. =
Justice Bribed.
The penalty for chile -stea1ing is de-
| capitation. but it is very seldom intIict-
ed The pirates who are arrested ge;l-
orally get ont upon the pleas that the
child was lost or sold to them by solna
|imrovcrished parent This, with the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-18
Mrs. Browsey at the Anvil.

:
Mrs. Brosey brought her husbands din.
ner every day at noon, thus enabling
him to stay in the shop all day and at
tend at once to any orders that might
come in. One day not long ago John
was in sore need Of the helper he could
not afford to hire, and his wife who had
just arrived with his dinner, offered to
handle the sledge hammer. John laugh.
ed, but Mrs. Browsey picked up the
sledge and surprised her husband by
the ease and accuracy with which she
handled it. Since then she comes to
the shop regularly when her husband
needs her help, and now boasts Of be-
ing able to turn a horseshoe alone
She is well developed woman, strong
healthy and Of attractive appearance,
and is fond Of working in the shop.
Her husband, however, has about reach
ed the stage when he can afford to
hire man to help him, and hopes ere
long to call on his Wife's aid in this
way for the last time. i
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addition Of "a handsome sum paid to the
magistrate, together with the lack OF
positive proof on the part Of the prose
cution, usually insures their acQuittal
and honorable discharge.
The Oriental pirate when he goes In
to the naval service Of his country or
Of foreign nations is well disciplined,
obedient and sober, and also fights with
the same ferocity as in his own call
ing.
IL new China ever comes to the
fore he will constitute the material OF
its future navy, and will make name
and fame as great in the annals Of
ocean warfare as he has done in the
history Of crime.