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The advocate., 1894-11-21

BUSpblp buo luSloGCQ buaJ uCA AONOAOAA
partner should also take the dogma in
the gospel of liberty. He, therefore,
stood for his share Of the seasoned bats
and over-ripe eggs which supergen-
erous populsce lavishly rendered the
star performers on this stage.
To such an extent were these minis
trations carried that luckless ShrOuds
found his business, for want of his
personal control, entirely Aone to the
dogs. He had been far from prosper
Gus of late; he now became fearful Of
speedy bankruptcy. He felt himself,
as he so frequently and publicly admit
ted, "a worm of the DUST" but as
worm he finally turned. One morning,
after a long and terrible struggle over
night with his foreseen fate, he an
nounced to the grim arbiter Of his des-
TIMES that his mind was made up.
Henceforth, he would not preach, or
lecture on religion or any of its side
shows. He would attend strictly to his
business, and serve God as private in
the great army of the saints.
His ultimstum was met by hers. 1t
was equally radical. She would never
again live with him, speak with him, or
have any relations with him. No, she
would not permit him to obtain a
divorce, either. Either he would go in
the path upon which Divine ProVi-
dence and her own strength had placed
him, OF he might consider himself alone
in the world.
San right, Deb," was his answer.
"You do what you please; I've told
you what l won't do" And so they
parted without farther word.
She began almost Immediately to
harry Mr.. Bristol, who had built new
mill on the site of The old one erected
by Hope, on account of the money
which she claimed had been stolen from
her husband about twenty years before.
Of course the matter had been forgot
ten, except by the most tenacious mem
ories, and Mr.. Bristol was too yOungat
the time of its occurrence to know any
thing about it. But this signi6ed moth
ing to the virago. She came and shouted
and gesticuated; she stormed and
wept, until she became visitation to
be dreaded as pestilenCe. At length
she was forbidden all audience at the
mill, and hehceforth nursed all indig-
nation in silence and solitude.
But of late q spirit of prophesy
seemed to have filled her, and the
threats against the mill were so posi-
tive that q detective had been em
ployed to watch her movements. She
was seen by him to leave her house on
the night in question, but he had lost
sight of her on the way, an@, in fact,
no one in the village had seen her.
There was no doubt of her escape, no
doubt of her guilt, and in consequence
Miss Ford was at liberty to emerge
from her hiding place when she
pleased.
"But," asked Calvin, "why was the
charge against Miss Ford maintained
in the face of this assurance of her in.
nocence?"
"Wsll," answered the old man, ~
spose because Miss Ford was seen togo
into the mill on that eyenin' an also
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consideration Oh 6lGueE Cuo AdCGOIy VI
its owners.
Returning to his business at the
warehouse he was surprised one even
ing to find large, bony woman with a
strong, sun. burned face standing at the
door of the store and regarding every
thing within reach of her cold, grey
eye with an evident interest. She in
troduced herself as Deborah Starbuck,
formerly Of Maine, who had for some.
time resided at East Greenwood, and
who owned a small patch of ground
near the village, upon which was lit
tie dwelling where she lived alone. She
was neither maid, widow or wife, she
told Shrouds with grim Irankness. She
had been unfortunate in a trust, fool
ishly reposed, she owned, in leading
man in the place, and now was ostrs-
Cized from society, while her compsn-
ion in the episode was universally re-
spected and esteemed as though moth
ing had happened. She had strolled
one evening down toward the beach,
and hearing loud voices and excited
motions at a point where excavations
were being made for the new mill had
hidden behind tuft of bushes and
seen the discovery of its treasure and
its disposition. The Workmen were
given few coins each, and the bulk of
the gold was then taken away by Mr..
Hope, the proprietor of the new fac
tory.
AS soon as convenient she had called
upon Mr.. Hope, and had informed him
Of her acquaintance with the affair. He
was very angry, insultingly told her to
60 out and tell her story everywhere,
adding that no one would believe a
woman of her character. He emphat-
ically denied any knowledge Of the
find and defed her at every point.
Feeling herself powerless to right the
crime, and believing that he was the
owner of the pilfered store, she had
called upon Mr.. Shrouds and made the
report, That gentleman himself went
to the mill and claimed the gold, sub
mitting memoranda of its amount and
the spot of its interment. He was
equally unsuccessful, and was hidden
to tell the silly lie he had been told by
old Deb wherever he chose.
From this time Deborah Starbuck
found herself the object of petty per
secution. She was woman of intense
and overwhelming convictions. She
professed b.lief in the doctrine of hu-
man holiness and claimed that she had
experienced an immunity from sin.
Her devotional cha acter was the core
of her life, around which all her pas
sions and prejudices slowly crystalized
Her religion was ossifed theology.
There was nothing human, certainly
very little humane in it. Her god was
a devouring fame, and all save the
sancti6ed were stubble before his fury.
To her mind piety and sorrow for of
tenders was so much misplaced senti-
ment, which the tempest of divine
wrath would scatter like chaff. Warned
by her own experience, she should
doubtless have interposed a sigh for
those unfortunates who are the victims
na ALn;u hnn RIO hnlinct nrn ntinnn nlinn-
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number or excuses would avail. NO
pleas of ignorance and unRtness for the
sacred Office were sufficient to receive
the least attention. Scripture was mis-
quoted, perverted to apply to his case.
The foolish things Of this world were
chosen to confound the wise. The
more foolish he was admitted to be the
more the wise would be confounded.
COaxed, haggled, almost driven to con.
sent, the dealer in ship tackle found
himself one night regarded as a divine,
and shortly after preached his trial SER
mon.
wish the limits of this narrative
permitted quotation from the lengthy
and graphic description given by the
preacher himself and which kept his
listeners in constant peals Of laughter.
The rambling, monotonous, sing.song
style of the discourse was Cspitally,
perhaps, with some psrdOnable addi-
tions and embellishments, reproduced
before them. The running fu3ilade of
"Amenp "Glory to God!' "Hallelu-
jahl' from the ferVent worshippers was
not forgotten. These stentorian ejaCu-
lations were beneficial alike In acting
IS spurs upon the tagging energies of
the preacher and as tom-tOms to beat
over the gaps in sense or syntax which
abounded in the message. But the or
deal was successfully passed. Hence
forth Habakkuk Shrouds was accepted
as a bright and shining light in the
clerical work of his sect.
Victorious in her religious crusade,
Deborah now turned her triumphant
legions toward the secular field. She
had become imbued with the theory
that women were prosecuted and down
trodden. 1t was her mission to rein
state them to the position Of equality
with men which had been wrested from
them. A strolling exhorter innocu'
lated her with the sentiment taxation
and representation" and for years 1t
was the slogan of the Shrouds house
hold, In the sense that one was a neces-
sary concOmitsnt of the other, Then,
if woman was taxed she should be al
lowed tn vote. She must make test
of this theory forthwith. Accordingly,
after prolonged seige, Habakkuk was
compelled, as usual, to capitulate at
discretion. The little dwelling owned
by her was allowed to 90 to sale for
taxes, and Shrouds was withheld from
redeeming it afterward. This sacrifice
ostentatlously paraded by the alleged
sufferer before all her godly ConVenti-
cles, and which brought her no end Of
fearful ympsthy and even substantial
recompense from the admirers Of her
fidelity to principle was the more stole
ally accepted by her that she had al
ready forced her husband to pay her a
good round price for the premises. The
incident was widely quoted, and served
to bring before the public the injustice
of system which debarred certain
class of citizens from participation in
the enactment and execution of laws
for the disposition of property which,
in all other respects, was subject to the
same conditions which governed pos
sessions he'd by another class.
Then came the abolition movement.
Deborah invested Immediately all her
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Cure.
A person thus constituted is a per-
petusl menace to peaceful communi-
ties. Such a man may press his battle
against heavy odds and, inhicting some
wounds, may deem his life, if not vic
torious, at least drawn fight. But
such a woman has too fearful odds to
expect aught less than defeat at every
engagement. Her enemies multiply
necessarily, certainly in her imagina'
tion. No oVertures from the enemy,
and every human being is her enemy,
are received. The only respectful at
titudo anyone can entertain toward her
is deadly hostility. The kindest atten-
tion, the deepest sympathy are inVsri-
ably set down to irony, to scOrnful pity,
to an ostentatiOus superiority of judg-
ment. The noblest wine has become
the most acrld vinegar, and the poor
wretch condemns herself to drink it
continually. Such is woman who has
been once a woman. The divine wis
dom will be most severely exercised in
the disposition of her future. If she
ever comes into harmonious relation
with the rest of the race, it must be at
the end of a gOodly number of CEN
turies of snnihilation or of equally mel
lowing treatment.
Such was Deborah Stsrbuck in due
course of time-ogleing by herself and
shying of poor Habakkuk, clumsily-
feigned coynesS on her part, actual
bOobyness on his--Mrs. Deborah
Shrouds. In the provokingly monot-
Onous flow of his description which
floated argosies of humor or pirstical
hulIs of blasphemy, all on an even keel
and at an equal number of knots per
hour, Shrouds declared that "there was
hell from the very start" The new
spouse set to work at once to convert
her husband. Most reformers would
have been content to cut off limb here
and there from a trunk so thrifty and
worthy, but she went at the very root
of the tree without an instsnt's recon-
noissance. Tobacco, grOg, profane
language, white hbs, sailor yarns, fish
preVarications-all manner of super.
fluffy of naughtiness must be ampu
tated at once and forever. But this
was not all. He must get religion
without fail and without delay. So he
was prayed at and with night and day,
sleeping and waking. Whenever De-
borah was moved to intercede for him,
she waved a white cloth at the front
window, and he was expected under
pain of persistent pious pouting to
come up at once and be prayed for.
His disgust at such enforced with
draWal from his work was said by the
grinning witnesses to be the funniest
thing connected with the comical stu
alton. She had him away to meetings
Of her sect, and he was required to
open his house to conVenticles of the
saints, no church being accepted as
holy enough to honor them with a
meeting place. Here poor Hsbakkuk
sat in position of cramped stupor be-
meath the benumbing spell of the i'm
passioned discOurses, the hsrrassing
hymns and the pstronizing address to
the diety, until he fell into deep and
rythmic snore to the unspeakable dis.
The advocate., 1894-11-21

Whan NElting AdvoEtIaeEs msatlOn AdvOOAse
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
SCHOOL BOARD ABSENT.
Council School isudget Committee
Writes a Letter.

Council School isudget Committee
Writes a Letter.
The special joint committee on school
budget had another session yesterday,
which was spent in scanning the docu-
ments from the board Of education.
The committees could find nothing in
the report on which 1t might get its
grip of economy, and decided to call
upon the board to she'd additional light
upon the subject. As result the fol-
lowing communication was prepared
and sent:
To the Honorable the Board of Educa-
ton.
Gentlemen: The special committee of
the common council. TO whom was re-
ferred the annual budget of the board
of education Of this city, having had the
same under consideration, beg leave to
call your attention to the fact that this
budget does not contain detailed state
ment specifying the monthly compensa-
tlon which You recommend to be paid
to teachers and other employees such as
has accompanied the previous budgets
submitted by your body. Heretofore it
has always been the custom for the
board of education TO send a detailed
statement specifically stating the exact
amount to be paid to each teacher,
1anltor, fireman. engineer. as
sistant or other employe, thereby
greatly facilitating matters in enabling
the council TO determine as to whether
they would vote the entire amount
asked for, or reduce the aggregate in
accordance with the power vested IN
them as custodianS of the peoples
money. This report gives only what
purp0its to be a statement of the
amount recommended to be paid TO GER
tain classes of teochers, but here it
fails to be specific, even as to class
recommendations, which is actually
necessary for the committee to act in
diligently. but it simply gives sliding
scale, as, for example, thirty-one priu-
c!pals are listed at salaries ranging from
$50 to $500 monthly, but does not
state what class receive the $50
or what class receive the $500
monthly, or to what class. or
the amount the intermediate salaries
are paid. The report fails entirely to
specify the monthly compensation that
they recommend to be paid 10 any Of
the other employees, but asks for lump
sum OF $50, 000 for engineers and fire.
men, and lump sum for mechanics and
laborers of SS.O0O. The committee feel
II will be utterly impossible for them to
arrive at any conclusions or make any
recommendations until they have de.
tailed statement such as has heretofore
accompanied the budget showing the
amount OF salary recommended to be
paid to each. empIoye and class ofem-
ployes. We would, therefore, respect
fully requ est your honorable body to
submit Il supplemental report contain
ing the above statements.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
DRESS GOODS.

Another case of our famous
SUNDERLAND SERGES, in navy
blue, sarriyed on Monday. In ono
day nearly half of them wore sold,
SO many mail orders were waiting.
This shipment will not last long.
Do not delay if you want any. A.
inch, $50; 50-inch, 69c.
Our sale of remnants and short
lengths of black and coiored Dress
Goods Offers grand opportunity to
get frst-class goods cheaper than
they have ever been known before
in these cities. Look at them. You
will be astonished to see how low
the prices have been cut.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
HEBREWS ORGANIZE
Protective Association-WiN Ask
Reduction OF License

Protective Association-WiN Ask
Reduction OF License.
A largely attended meeting of Hebrew
citizens was held last night and an
association formed under the name of
the american Hebrew Protective as
ISOLATION" A membership of 233 WAS
enrolled and petition drafted to the
assembly urging a reduction of the
present high license fee imposed upon
peddlers. This petition will be pre-
sented at tonight's meeting of the as
sembly.
A committee was appointed. consist
ing of o.. Tankenoff. Max Cohen. B.
Natelson, NJ. Zimmerman and NJ. Ross
man to employ counsel and represent
the association before the assembly.
The sense of the meeting was that
many of the men were too poor to pay
license of 500. and that a reduction
was absolutely necessary in the present
hard times.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
Five Reasons Why You Should
Use the Pyramid Pile Cure.

rive reasons ny GU SnOulQ
Use the Pyramid Pile Cure.
First. it cures every form of piles
without particle OF pain.
Second. it cures without any incon-
venience or detention from daily work.
Third, its effects are lasting and not
simply temporary relief.
Fourth, it is the cheapest and safest
pile cure before the public.
Fifth, 1t Is entirely harmless. contain
ing no mineral poisons. and cannot
harm the most delicate.
1t has been thoroughly tested by ply
sicians in every state Ill the union and
is recognized by the best authorities as
the safest, surest and cheapest pile cure
known.
When 1t Is remem bered that usually
piles Is most diffic uit, obstinate disease
to cure, the results obtained from using
a single package are certainly remarka-
BILE to say the least. People who have
been annoyed with piles for years are
astonished at the prompt results al
ways secured.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is made by
the Pyramid Co., of Albion, Mich,
and is now also for sale at all
drug stores, together with treatice on
cause aid cure of rectal diseases.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
DIED.

st. Paul, Mimi, July IS,
Louis, beloved son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Wehmeer, aged twenty-nine years.
Notice of funeral later.
ARMSTRONG-In st. Paul. Mimi. July Is,
1894, at family residence, No. 354 West
ROBBIE street. Mary E.. wife of Joseph
Armstrong. Funeral today at O'Clock p.
m. Friends invited.
KlPP-In ST. Paul, Mimi. July IS. 1904. at
family residence, No. $50 Dayton avenue,
Maud E., aged nine years. daughter of
Orrin and Carrie A. Kipp. Funeral services
today at 2:30 p. IN. Friends invited. Inter
ment at Henderson, Mimi, Friday MORN
ing.
MCCORMACK In ST. Paul. at the residence
of Maurice Lyons. 720 Cedar street, Paul,
aged eleven months only son of M. L. and
Funeral at . p m. Thursday from above
residence
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
CARD OF THANKS.

LABOR HALL, July 18.-At an open
meeting of all local unions Of the Amer
lean Railway union the following reso-
lutions were adopted.
Resolved, That we as a union appre-
ciate at all time, and under all circum-
stances the favors shown US by private
families while we were funeral escort
to one of our brothers July II, 1894 :;
be 1t
Resolved, That we extend our heart
felt thanks to all, and assure them they
will at all times be remembered. Re-
spectfully submitted,
q. l.. MCLEAN, President.
M. ZWERENG, Secretary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
The Flight OF the Burlington
Limited,

Why do people patronlze the Burling-
ton from st. Paul and Minneapolis?
Because it is always on time, or nearly
SO, strike or no strike.
Late into Chicago Union Passenger
Station, where surging mobs abounded.
only twice from July to Is, and then
II and AZ minutes. 1t is coincidental
that the Limited Trains from Chicago
during the same period were delayed
but twice, SO and IL minutes. The Bur
lington is the popular line and main
travelled road. Have you tried it? If
not, why not? 1t is to your interest TO
do so, is 1t not? To save time (and
money IS to lengthen life. and time is
money. Why not "bank" with the
Burlington?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
MRS. MESSEis DEAD.
Relief Comes After Long Period
of Illness.

Mrs. Nancy Messer, the. wife, of S
Messer, died last evening at $780, at the
home of her son, A. Messer, 80 Mackubin
street. Mrs. MeSSer was seventy-two
years old. She had been iii for seven
months, and her death was the result of
a general breaking down. She was born
in Dunbar, N. Ii. She came here with
her husband and family from Mankato
fourteen years ago. She leaves bus
band and three sons. one of whom is
conductor on the Omaha road and re-
sides in this city. Another lives at Con-
cord. n. H. The third lives at Cedar
Rapids, 10. The remains will be taken
to Cedar Rapids this afternoon. and the
funeral will occur Friday in that city
from the residence of the son living
there,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
SLEPT ON THEIR RIGHTS.
Judge Kelly will Let the Order
Stand

Judge Kelly has fled an order in the
matter of the assessment for opening
street 200 feet wide from Chestnut
street to Fountain Cave creek, upon the
upper levee. in which he denies the ap-
plication of Nellie NJ. Weide and others
to set aside orde rs made ordering judg-
ment for assessments made against
property in 1885, There is no record
that objection was made to the assess
ment at the time, and it would be an
abuse of discretion to allow Mrs. Weide
to supply the paper at this time. As to
W. K Gastin, he is a lawyer, and the
court is of opinion that he has slept
upon his rights for eight years. the
Judgment should not be disturbed eX-
cept on proper showing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19

the Twin City RAPID Transit scomp nv.
members will leave Minneapolis for the
return trip TO st. Paul. leaving the Mic
ollet house at that hour precisely. These
cars Will be marked special" and will
arrive at the Hotel Ryan at 500 p. m.
En- route the cars will stop at State
street at 5:45 to pick up those visiting
the state university.
Last night the members paid visit
tn Como mark
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
MONEY ARRIVES
To Operate the Federal Courts
$4,000 Wanted

United States Marshal Bede has re.
ceived $500 additional rom the DEPART
ment at Washington to conduct the
federal courts in this city. He received
a communication from the department
of justice asking what additional ex-
pense would be incurred by his office In
the state Of Minnesota in looking after
strike matters and to pay deputy mar
sh ais. He replied that it would take at
least $4,000. He also wrote Senator
Davis, asking him to use his efforts In
securing the special appropriation
necessary to cover strike matters. The
expenses incident to railroad strikes in
the different states must be provided for
in q special act of congress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
MEMS Dept.

Extra Special for Today, Friday
and Saturday.
Closing prices on EegEgee
Shirts.
St.75, $3.50 and S1.25 Shirts
for 7Sc each.
Blue chambrays, Madras and
Zephyrs in aH-fasf woven coiors
and fine printed Percaies. These
lots consolidated and cut down to
7SC each.
BoibTggan Underwear $500
quality for SOC.
60c quality for $50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
HANlKEnGHIEFS,

Splendid values in Initial Hand
kerchiefS for men and women.
Irish Linen Randkerchjefs for
women, with small script initials,
uniaundered, for i5c each.
They would be cheap at Csc.
and-Em6roidsred Initial Hand
kerchjefs for men, 1-inch hem, for
CSC each.
They are made of pure Irish
Linen, uniaundsred, and would be
cheap at 40c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
A Painful Accident.

On Tuesday forenoon Elmer 81.
Dearth. secretary and treasurer of the
j. l.. Stack company. received the dis
tresslng news that his little daughter
Elizabeth, aged about three and half
years, had met with very painful ac-
cidcnt while at play in swing with
some little children at his home at
White Bear lake. He took the first
train. accompanied by DR.. E. }. Abbott.
who found the little tots leg badly
fractured at the ankle. The doctor was
assisted by DR.. Clark, of White Bear. in
reducing the fracture, and the child 10
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
GOOD NEWS FOR ST. PAUL.

Another Passenger Association
Makes a One care Rate.
Mr.. Gutridge, who not long since sur
prised many people by persuading the
Western Passenger association to make
a one-fare rate for the round trip for
people attending the national conven-
ton of the Catholic Total Abstinence
union in St. Paul. has repeated the per-
Torrance with the Central Traffic Assoc
citation. That body decided TO grant
this rate yesterday. The prospects for
a mighty tnrong on Aug. grows
brighter every day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
ZINE TRIrIMED MILLINERY. -,

Our entirs stock of White, Ecru
and Butter-coiored Point Venise
Inserting CSaxony make) at less
than our cost of importation.
Lot f-Worth f9c to 25c, oil at i21ac.
Lot 2-Worth 29c to 45c, oil at 2Oc,
Lot 3-Worth 4Sc to $50, oil at 3Oc.