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The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-19
TREES AND THEIR AGES.
They Are the Only Forms of Nature whicl

They Are the Only Forms of Nature Which
 Accurately Record the Years.
 r Elm, 300 years; ivy, 335 years; maple, 51O years; larch, 576 years; orange, 63O years; cypress, 800 years; olive, 800 years; walnut, 900 years; Oriental plane, 1000 years; lime, HOO years; spruce, 1900 years; oak, 1,500 years; cedar, 5000 years; yew, 3,200 years. The way in which the ages of these trees have been aScertained leaves no doubt of it's correceness. In some few cases the data have been furnished by historical records and by traditions, but the botanical archeologists have a resource independent of either, and, when carefully used, infallible.
 Of all the forms of nature, trees alone disclose their ages candidly and freely. Tn the stems of trees which have branches and leaves with netted veins-in all exogens, as the botanist would say-the increase takes place by means of an annual deposit of wood, spread in an even layer upon the sur face of the preceding one.
 In the earlier periods of life trees in- crease much faster than when adult the oak, for instance, grows more rap idly between the twentieth and thir- tieth years-and when old the annual deposits considerably diminish, so that the strata are thinner and the rings proportionably closer. Some trees slacken in rate of growth at a very early period of life, and layers of oak become thinner after 40, those of the elm after 50, those of the yew after 60.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-19
FLOWERS OF, THE NIGHT.
Peculiarly Adapted to Attract Winged
 Insects.

Peculiarly Adapted to Attract Winged
 Insects.
 As we all know, there are day-bloom- ing and night-blooming flowers, says the Cornhill Magazine. The former lay themselves out for the fertilizing visits of bees and butterflies; they are generally Gecked in red, blue, vel low or purple, and have often lines, spots or markings on their petals which point to the nectaries and so act as honey guides. The night-blooming flowers, on the other hand, lay them selves out for the visits of moths or other crcpuscular insects, and therefore have recourse to something like the tactics of the freflies and the glow-worms. They are usually pure white and the petals are often of such peculiar tex ture that they seem to glow with in- ternal light in the dim shades of even- ing. At times one might almost fancy they were stained by nature with some curious forerunner of luminous paint, so strongly do they reflect every invisible ray of the faint twilight. They thus succeed in catching the eyes of moths, which, of course, are es- pecially modified for receiving and per- ceiving the slender stimulus of dusk and the gloaming.
 But the nocturnal flowers have no lines or spots. because these last could never be perceived in the gray gloom of evening. They make up for it, how ever, by being heavily scented; indeed, almost all the strong white flowers, like jcssamine, tuberose, gardenia, stephanotis, cereus and syringa, which are such favorites with florists, belong to night-blooming plants, specially adapted to attract the eyes and noses of night-fying insects.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-19
The Grip in Europe.

La grippe, which was so prevalent in Europe as well as in this country two and three years ago, appears to have made it's appearance again across the water with all its former virulence. A large number of cases are reported in London. Tn the up per Rhine and Main regions it is reported as approaching the dimen- sions of plague, and a fifth of the whole population of Hesse Darm- stadt is said to be down with it Parliamentary work at Vienna is at a standstill because all the officers ot both houses are suffering. It is noted in Berlin, where it is fiercely raging, that this time the epidemic is coupled with failure of the heart and attacks the strongest constitutions. It has not made its appearance extensively in this country as yet, and it is devoutly to be hoped that it will not. During it's for mer visitation here it proved by far the most fatal of any of the epidemics in our recent history.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-19
New Use for Rubber.

Good results are obtained by using rubber in connection with an anchor rope in equalizing and relieving strain in dredging, and in measuring the depth and swiftness of currents. For merly a severe strain was caused by
 sudden jerking in pitching vessel.
 This is now overcome by what is called rubber accumulation, which consists of seventy rubber discs or buffers on Q middle rod, so arranged that by com pression they act as a spring. The buyers are cylindrical in shape, two and one-quarter inches in thickness, and separated from one another by metal discs one-eighth of an inch thick, and two inches larger in diameter than the rubbers, which on expansion do not overlap the metal surfaces. In this device it is found that compress sion can be had of five feet, which is sufficient to distribute the strain along the entire length of the ship. The ap- plication is made by running the rope from reel located aft to the middle of the foremast, and then passing it through the rubber accumulation to the end of the anchoring boom, which is a spar thirty feet long. From this the rope with two hundred-pound weight attached is dropped vertically into the
The St. Johns herald., 1894-07-19
Japanesa Lacquer.

A frst-class piece of Japanese lac quer-work can scarcely be scratched with a needle. It requires almost the lifetime of a native artist to bring it to perfection. Hundreds of coats of thin lacquer are laid on at consider able intervals of time, and the value consists not in the choiceness of the material, but in the amount of labor spent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
CURRENT TOPICS.

The assembly committee on streets
will meet this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
Purim services and sermon at the
temple at halt-paSt O'clock this even.
ing.
Reported at the health Office yester-
day: Scarlet fever at S42 TuscarOra
street.
The revival meetings are still cOntin-
ued In the Central Park church. Rev.
Frank Doran, the pastor, will conduct
services each night this week.
The case against A. WalIher, charged
with keeping house of il.-fame at the
corner OF Seventh and Robert streets,
was continued III the police court yes
terday to Thursday morning.
A home-cOoked dianer will be served
by the ladies of Westminster PreSby-
terrain church Thursday, from IL untll2
O'Clock. at the corner of Fourth and ST.
refer streets, opposite Lowry Arcade.
The Jobbers' Union has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Richards Gordon, president: E. b.
kirk, first vice president; Dudley Finch,
second vice president; w. j. Dyer
treasurer; j. Ii. Beck, secretary.
Paul Rose and Jasper Arbuckle, ar
rested for burglariZing a West side
stole. were arraigned in the police court
yesterday. Rose, who is eleven years
old, and, it is claimed. was led into the
robbery by Arbuckle, was discharged.
The examination of Arbuckle was con-
tlnued to Thursday.
Tonight, at Masonic temple. another
II O'Clock social of the current enjoyable
series will be given by the ladies of
constellation chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star. The entertainment com.
mlttee has worked hard to make the
evening success. and there is no doubt
that they will be rewarded, as the sale
tickets has been unusually large.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
MANNHEIdER's OPENING.
One of the Finest Millinery Stocks
Ever Seen in the City.

One of the Finest Millinery Stocks
Ever Seen in the City.
There is continual struggle for su
prensacy between art and nature. That
1T seems to be getting more bitter is app
parent to all who have visited Mann
helmer's store since yesterday morning.
Their Spring Millinery Opening is in
full blast, and many pairs of ladies'
eyes have been delighted with the beau
titul display on the third floor. The
decorations consist of palms and natural
and artificial flowers, and i'll the cases
and on the display tables may be seen
everything that is new and desirable in
the way of handsome headdress for
ladies ana children.
All shapes are seen; turbans. walking
hats, English round hats and the cele-
DRAFTED COunelly hat Everything in
riding. street or carriage hats is espe-
clally noticeable on account of being
either medium or very large Ill size, and
the very latest and newest feature is
the medium large fancy straw. rolling
up and back from the front, and sur
mounted and trimmed with wide more
ribbon. A very handsome carriage hat
has wide brim of lace and crown of
gold. trimmed with five Prince of Wales
Tips and long velvet ribbons. The fact
is, the materials this year consist almost
entirely of laces. fancy braIds, jets and
flowers, and the size is very large for
walking hats, while the evening head
dress is very tiny and delicate.
But you must visit the store before
the end of the week to appreciate the
beauty Of the hats and novelties dis
played. The opening continues until
this evening-in fact, all the week-and
lady readers of the GLOBE will miss a
great deal if they fail to visit Mann
heimer's Millinery department.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
MAGIC CITY COUPON.


The Globe will hereafter supply parts the splendid
Worlds Fair ,Magc City, each week completing the series
will secure the sender two parts This week furnish parts
eight and If you begun the SERIES
the coupons given below and dollar, and
nine inclusive will be SENT but you have already
SERIES with twenty will you parts
eight and offered this week If the
below and only ten cents will you wish part eight
and forward that only.
Those who call at the counting obtain Parts
One Two, Three, Four Five, Six, Seven Eight Nine
at If sent by mail delay of week days
they mailed from the East We mail
from St. Paul.
This coupon will be published every day this week. Date
changed each day.
When you order, fill out the coupon below You need
write word except and address
enclose. Just fill out the coupon and send with
the money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
CAPITOL ECHOES.

dalVer STEVENSON, or CrOOkSton, was
among yesterdays callers at the capitol.
The state historical society has re.
celved history of the Daggett-Daggett
familf from George II. Daggett, or Min
neap0lis.
The Globe Fraternal Accident Insur-
ance company, of Minneapolis, was adj
mitted 10 do business in this state yes
terday.
The Underwriters and Manufacturers
LloydS' Insurance CO mpany, n. Y, has
applied for admission to do business in
this state.
An expense list from the state public
school. amounting to 81. 1856, was re-
celyed yesterday at the office of the
state auditor.
Col. Lounsherry has donated to the
state historical society "Resources of
Mexico. by Hubert HI. Bancroft, and a
Hand Book of Ceylon."
Sheriff O.. n. Mansion, of Aitkin
county, called at the state auditors office
Yesterday and received a warrant for
S59.57 for taking one prisoner to prison.
Secretary Hart yesterday inspected
the poorhouse of Dakota county, and
reports the institution overcrowded a nd
in great need of increased accommodate
tions.
The state law librarian has received
the following books: Volume 2,Queen's
Bench Division of 1898; Law Report.
volume 3, Chancery Division 1898: Law
Report, Appeal Cases of 1898; Probate
Division of 1893; volume s, Judiciary
Reports of Quebec; Acts of Parliament
OF South Australia of 1894.
A. H. Bertram, of the state dairy COM
mission, was called to his home i'm Mon
tlceiio on Sunday night owing to the
sudden death Saturday evening of his
Son-in-law, young business man of
Paynesville. The death was caused hv
the bursting of a blood vessel in the
brain. Mr.Bertram's daughter married
this gentleman last September.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
Aston AS "A CLUBMAN,

LONDON, March 2O.-rhe election Of
William Waldorf Aston as a member of
the Carleton club is still a subject OF
much discussion. Hundreds of names
of candidates for election to the club
are on the waiting list. 1t is only for
powerful reasons that what is known as
selection" is made. In the present
case, OH the nomination of the Marquis
of Abergavenny. the committee selected
Mr.. AStor over the heads of the hun.
dredS of waiting candidates. This is
the first time that an American has ever
been thus complimented. In some
quarters where the matter is discussed
it is asserted that Mr.. Astor has become
naturaliZed British subject. There is,
however, no truth whatever in this as
Sertion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 90 p. m.-For Wis
consin: Rain; probably colder i'll extreme
western portion and much colder Wednesday
night; east Or southeast winds.
For Minnesota: Rain, turning to snow in
northern portion probably colder in west
ern portion; east winds, becoming north.
For North and South Dakota: Snow; cold
er in eastern portions: north winds.
For Iowa: Rains; conditions favorable for
severe local storms i'll southern portion;
east winds, becoming north; colder in ex-
treme western portion; cold wave Wednes-
day night.
For Montana: Fair, preceded in the early
morning by snow in eastern portion; proba-
bly, slightly warmer Ill western portion /;
northeast winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULT-
URE, WEATHER BUREAU, WASHINGTON, March
20, up. m. Local Time, p. m. 18th Merid-
ian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. taken at the same
moment of time at all stations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21

will continue to rain today over the
lake region and middle states. Clear
ing and colder weather will set in today,
with evidences of stiff freeze tonight.
Yesterday afternoon and during the
night deposit of from six to twenty
inches of snow was reported from East
ern Montana and North Dakota. Tow
ards evening the snow storm had ex-
tended over all of Northern Minnesota.
Northerly winds, ranging from twenty.
two to thirty-six miles an hour were
general over the snow area, so the i'm
pedimentS can be inferred. However.
the temperature there was only from 2
to 10 deg. below freezing, hence no
great hardship is likely to result.
p. f. Lyons. Forecast Official.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
LAST NIGHTS DISPLAY
AT Schuneman Sc Evans a Dream
of LONELINESS.


The inclemency of the weather not.
outstanding, goodly crowd of admir-
ers of the beautiful came out last night
to attend the Schuneman q Evans
opening-the ladies in particuIar-to
speculate as to what they might have
for an Easter bonnet. Kleists Second
Regiment band was in attendance, and
performed the following programmes:
washington POST ......S ousa
Medley-"Plantatlon Songs $500. .COnterno
Waltz-"Nighti From cellars opera
lone With Me" Hoffman
1.-THE Hunters DESCRIPTIVE. ;. Bucalossi
PART II.
'OrpneuS -SelectlOn. OHenDach
Duet from I'll Trovatore'' Lamp
Forge in the Forest" Michaelis
Overture-'Crown Diamonds Auber
Inc Para de -...-.......... -. Beebe
The decorations were superb. potted
plants, smilaX, cut flowers and ferns
standing around OH every available spot.
On the first floor the octagonal table
directly in the center Of the store was
filled with pots of Easter lilies, the
most beautiful display imaginable.
The furniture. carpet and drapery
floors showed great variety of beauil-
full novelties, especially the carpet floor,
where the walls were hung with rich
rugs, aud the drapery department dl-
vided into little rooms and hooks artist
ically.
The millinery department, however,
was the center of attraction, and the
display of spring Eeadgear for the fair
sex was bewIlderIng. The dainty little
ol ba
of attraction, and from the Liberty bell,
covered with smilaX and pansies, to the
dainty bits of Paris millinery. the
little room was dream of lowell
ness. The ceiling of this little bower
vas laced across with heartsease and
smilaX, and several jars of exquisite cut
flowers STOOD around. In the French
display are 10 be seen toques and tur-
bans as well as large hats. The former
are dainty things, in jet and the new
magenta shades of velvet, with SILK
dotted net for ties and streamerS, while
among the latter one especially noticed
waSsa large black lace and jet hat with
AlSatian bow and lace Streamers. This
display includes many other hats from
the Paris milliner, Linn Faulkner.
The English walking are again seen.
They are trimmed with satin and moire
ribbon and violets. A pretty little tur-
ban of Schuneman d Evans own de-
signing, made in New York, was no.
ticed. 1t was in brown straw, with lace
crown and velvet trimmings. This year
they have made a speciality of theater
and all kinds OF evening hats, and they
also have full line of mourning goods
Among the incest hats. the display of
Mime. Virot'S Paris hats was perhaps
the most artistic and complete.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS
To Be Colonized in the United
States,

ROME. March 20.-The minister of
foreign affairs is conferrlng with the
Italian ambassador at Washington as to
the means of establishing colonies of
Italian emigrants liz the United States.
1t is proposed that steps be taken to do
away with the necessity of OBTAINING
the emigrants at the ports of arrival, the
idea being that they should be promptly
forwarded without the risk Of falling
into the hands of those who fatten upon
the helpless conditions of immigrants.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Consul Gen
eral RiYa said tonight that he had re-
ceived no instructions regarding the
subject of detainiug Italian immigrants
at ports of arrival. He expressed the
opinion that Italians who landed at New
York were permitted to proceed to their
destinations with admirable facility.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
A DUCK PASS.
Matter of Contest in the District
Court.

Matter Of Contest in the District
Court.
The shooting of ducks OH the preserves
of Uri l.. Lamprey will be the matter
taken up before Judge Willis tomorrow.
Mr.. Lamprey sued William E. Noyes,
Joseph Arth and Edward Heimbach for
laying in wait and shooting ducks on a
lake where Mr.. Lamprey owns a large
amount of abutting land. The shooting
was done on pass belonging to Joseph
Arth, who has land on the lake. Mr..
Lamprey claims that Arth and the men
he allows TO hunt on his land brighten
the ducks away, while the defendants
say that the big gun of Mr.. Lamprey
fIightens more ducks away than their
guns do. The case will have some
amusing features.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21

A RUMoR comes from Rome that Arch
bishop Feehan. of Chicago, is to he
made cardinal at the approaching con-
sistory. This would be a fitting recog-
milton of learned and Jealous prelate,
as we'll as proper concession TO the
American branch of the church, which,
while it numbers many millions of COM
munlcants, has but one cardinal. 1t is
to be hoped that the rumor will prove
to be we'll founded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
Royal Palaces to BE Sold.

LONDON. March 2O.-A special dis
patch to the Standard from Vienna says
that all the royal Italian palaces and
domains outside Of Rome, with the ex-
ception of the palaces at Turin, Venice,
Florence, pies and Palermo and a
few hunting grounds. will be sold. The
expense of maintaining the royal prop
critics is very great. and the determine
ton TO dispose of many of these proper
ties is due to the desire of King Hum
bert to reduce his civil list.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
ELECTED MEMBERS.
Four Added to the List Of Com.
mercial Club.

Four Added to tho List of Com.
mercial Club.
The semi-monthly directors meeting
of the Commercial club was held ycster-
day. Considerable routine business was
transacted. Four new members were
elected, as follows: II. D. Mathews.
Walter Butler and Fred l.. Sampson. of
st. Paul, and w. A. Thomas, of Min
neapolis. The club was never as pros
porous and active in looking after the
interests of the city as it is today.
The next monthly dinner of the club
will be given to its members and ladies
Friday evening, March 80. Some of the
papers have stated erroneousiy that this
will be the last of the dinners. 1t is the
intention of the club to give several
more dinners.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
The Maennerchor Concert.

The st. Paul Maennerchor has been
fortunate enough to secure the assist
ance of the st. Paul Either club for it's
concert to be held at Turner hall OH
Easter Monday. The either club will
on this occasion play BoukePs "Mu-
sIkalische Blumenlese" and Baumgar-
tens parade Marsch," under the di-
rection of Prof. o. Pasei. These two
numbers will add delightful feature
to the already excellent programme.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
Louis Kossuth Dead.

TURIN. March 20.-Louis Kossuth
died at 1885 O'Clock this evening. His
end was extremely painful. He showed
signs of consciousness until the last.
He expired i'll the arms of his son, and
died pressing the hand of the Hungarian
deputy Karolyi. The members of his
family and few of his intimate friends
stood around the bedside of the expir-
ing patriot. Nothing has yet been
settled in regard to the details of the
funeral. The municipal authorities Of
this city have offered the family to
allow the remains to be buried in the
Pantheon here.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
Meeting OF Unemployed

Boston, March 2G.-Four Thousand
Worklngmen attended a meeting il
FaneuiI hall tonight to hear the well
known labor leaders discuss the prob
lem of the unemployed Politics, thu
governor. the mayor, non-union men
ana capitalists formed the line attacked.
The speakers were: Samuel Gompers.
American Federation of Labor: G. G.,
Childs. Frank K. Foster, editor of the
Labor Leader. and Morrison |. Swift.
The speakers said organization was the
best remedy at hand to meet the needs
of the unemployed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
Two Hundred Killed.

MADRID. March 20.-Advices received
here from Mindanano, capital of the
island of that name in the Malay ar
chipelago, show that large body of
Mohammedan natives made an attack
upon the Spaniards on the island of
Pantar. In the fighting that ensued
one Spaniard was killed and many were
wounded. The Spaniards inflicted Sc
we're losses upon thehlatives, 200 of them
being killed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
minnesota prote SIS

WASHINGTON. March 20. = Senator
Washburn is receiving protests from
Northern Minnesota against the pass
age of the bill providing that gold bear
ing lands in Minnesota be withdrawn
from settlement, and put under the
mining law provisions. This bill was
introduced by Representative Baldwin,
and passed the lonse. Mr.. WasIlburn
introduced it i'll the senate, but will i'm.
vestlgate before taking further action.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21

TIE Anoka Union displays the enter
prise of its publisher, Mr.. G. S. Pease,
by changing its issue from a weekly to
Semi-weekly, issuing ain eightpa
paper Wednesday and a four-page
paper Saturday. The Union is one of
The best of the many good state papers,
and 1t will hot be surprising to see its
enterprising publisher blossom out with
daily. Then his sorrows will begin.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21
Monkeying With Electricity

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The senate
committee on agriculture has authorized
the favorable report which was today
made by Senator PETER upon his bill to
establish an electrical experiment sta
ton to determine whether electricity
can be protitably applied as motive
power in the propulsion of farm
machinery. PETER favoraply reported
the bill of Mitchell. of Oregon. for the
establishment of five silk experiment
stations in the United States.