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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
FOUNDER OF THE cLAMcHowDEH FAMILY.

FOUNDER OF THE CLAMCHoWDEI FAMILY.
neither energy nor determination that made
the Clamchowders what they are. If the
possession Of such qualities had done it there
would be nothing to say about the 400 other
than might be said about forty millions Of
citizens of these United States.
Grandmother with the ragged breeches who
hoed the eabbages, was made of very common
clay. Perhaps he was a Dutchman. 1t is
mistake to suppose that every Hollander who
lived in New Amsterdam was swell, a gentle
man and worthy ancestor of the illustrious
Knickerbockers of to-day. Oh, dear, no. He
may have had 1'Van" before his name but he
frequently had to do work that was not caleu-
lated to keep the hands soft and delicate, and
his familiarity with manure heaps and such
primitive sewerage arrangements as then ex-
listed was no doubt extensive and profound
And then his womenkind, they were prob
ably bad cooks, good laundrywomen, and
very poor domestic servants.
Now, the Clamchowders are very great
people indeed. Their former cabbage gardens
and farms are now valuable lots in New York,
yielding hundreds of thousands of dollars
year in rents. The last three generations
have never earned a dollar in their lives.
The city grew, population came and the cab
bage gardens became their sole source of
wealth. The Clamchowders did not get their
so-called social position, as did the freeboot-
ers that came to England with William the
Conqueror, or through helping king in
trouble. These fellows at least worked or
fought for what they obtained. Not SO the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
PUNCHING THE BAG.

EUNGk11Nd LIE oaos -->xr~;-s-s1tIse
yet clerk in a bank. and finally, to give up
the clerkship in order to devote myself ex-
clusively to branch Of education which
hold to be but little inferior to any that is
taught in our colleges.
Much depends on the preliminary training
before a contest and here is shown the great
value OF an experienced trainer. I regard
Billy Delaney as one Of the most valuable men
to take charge Of things in general; he is
leyel-headed, far seeing, and so firm as to
permit no deviation from the course decided
on in advance. It is also necessary to have
good man with whom to wrestle, box and
play handbal- All these exercises are actu-
ally essential to the development Of strength
and activity. and their variety tends to break
up the monotony of training. This thing OF
training is g far more arduous undertaking
than many, even good athletes. imagine. The
drill and routine of a soldier, after his enlist
ment, is as chiid's play compared with the
systematic drill of the athlete, preparing to
taking other exercises to timber up the
muscles, follow in any order that may be de-
cided on. The midday meal is usually Light.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

And then the children. The young men go
to'college. They do not excel in learning,
because they are SO satisfied with themselves
from the fact that they are Clamchowders.
After graduation one of the Youngsters at
his club will say to another of the same tribe
of snobocracy: :" All! did you hear that Van
Sausage is to marry Mamie Buckwheat-
cakes?" "What dreadful mesalionce, saws
the other fellow.
Considering that old Buckwheatcakes, the
father of Mamie, had made his money honest
ly as miller, having formerly been jour-
neyman baker, and that former Ciamchowders
were common laborers who could not read OF
write, the union referred to would not appear
to be so very much out of the way.
The Clamchowders go often to Europe and,
as becomes great American family, are on
intimate terms with the aristocracy of the
various courts. The British nobleman is a
great favorite. When he comes hero to i'm
prove his shattered fortunes, generally i'm
paired through dissipation and horse racing,
a dead set is made for him by the daughters
of snobocracy; a marriage takes place, and is
not always a success. Not infrequently there
is divorce.
It is not so very long ago that an innocent
little Grandmother girl, the little neck branch,
WAS dragged back over here by her silly
parents to wed the impecunious Nearl of
Fiddlesticks. The nearl was brought here
captured as it were-and the ceremony took
place in the Church of the Holy Mammon.
Why were they not married in England?
Perish the thought, for what opportunity
would there then have been to exhibit to
enyious friends the great catch they had Sc
cured for their schoolgirl daughter. Let US
hope that the American Countess of Fiddle
sticks will acquire more sense long before she
attains the age of her Grandmother parents.
B. b. VALENTINE,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

essential in the ring. I have heard distin-
guished soldiers say that bar-room DULLES,
and fellows who were the terror of their own
neighborhood, turned out to be the veriest
poltroons when Brought under fire. be-
ieve that the majority of men are brave.
The combative spirit is natural to ALL This
is shown by the struggles of school boys, who
fight, not because of animosity, but to see
which shall be master. / think, though
some may laugh at this, chat it is the spirit
OF personal pride, that helps to make the
man invincible in the ring, as on the battle
field. I am an American, and those who
know me best will believe me when say
that in my desire to keep the championship
OF the pugilistic ring in this country, am
Influenced bya spirit of patriotism Con-
nected with courage, and perhaps part of it,
are determination and the power of endur-
ance, which think are mental rather than
physical manifestations.
It is objected to the prize ring, that it en-
courages betting and brings together the
rough and lawless element Of the country
I will confess this is true to some extent, but
the same argument can be used against rae
ing, rowing, football, and every other form
of sport. If, instead Of bounding down men
who meet for glove contest, the law were
to recognize it as a legitimate form of sport,
and TO throw around it proper protection, it
would be much better for all.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

they had squatted and wait until IL became
corner lots and valuable.
Such are the leaders of our American snob-
ocracy. The steerage of our ocean steamers
is daily bringing out Irish, German, Italian
and Norwegian Clamchowders, percentage
of whom will settle in western cities and
there become in less than a generation Lead
ers of 400s by precisely similar methods.
Look at the New York Grandmother of to-
day. What a noble creature he is. With
what snug satisfaction does he slap his
breeches pockets and look down upon his
fellows who have to work for living, or
rather for his living. He walks the streets
of this city with the sense of possession as
great or greater than the mightiest barons Of
old when they controlled whole provinces.
Blushing honors crowd thick and fast on
Grandmother. He is president of a railroad,
boss of a church, president of bank, and
president of all the United Cold Association
Of Charities. He controls the street car
lines. the gas supply, the electric ights-in
short, everything without which people cam
not get along. All must pay tribute to him.
He is not apt to seek legislative honors. He
prefers to nominate his own men and they
need not be biue-blooded Ciamchowders
either. In fact, the tougher they are the
better. What they have to do is to see that
the representatives of the real people, if any,
do not interfere with the monopolist's vested
interests.
There are some vulgar monopolists who
are not Clamchowders, but the existence of
Clamchowders has made them possible. This
monopofist must not be classed with the real
article in the 400
This is how it works: Grandmother the
first hoed cabbages or dug CLAIMS, took bath
at uncertain intervals and wore patches in
the seat OF his knickerbockers. No. laved
himself once a week, learned to read and
sold his cabbages and clans to his neighbors.
No. could both read and write and Guilt
waited taste for soap, and church matters in
humble way. Four kept small grocery
and owned the shanty he lived in. Although
the dish corn beef and cabbage was still con-
sidered luxury in the household of No. S,
the garden becomes valuable as a building
site and his daughters have learnt to play
tunes on the piano. There is little change
In the tone of the families of Nos. and
z, but New York increases in population,
and Grandmother No. blossoms out into a
capitalist who lives on his rents and belongs
to the 400 and carries his nose, fguratively,
as high in the air as Trinity Church steeple.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
CHAMPION CORBETT WRITES.
u,s5ourses LucidIy on the Art of
Which He is Maste
The MORAL ASPECTS OF PUsILIsN.
Coroett's Coming Contest with Peter
Jackson-ITe Is Modest. nut Entire
~ Confident Mstheds of Train-
iny-Advice to Men Who 10
Not Intend to BECOME Fu-
T4JB gilists.


I hold that there are three qualities that
so to make the man; namely the head, the
hand, and the heart. All these qualities are
capable of cultivation. Some men are born
more brainy than others. Some are more in
clined to good, or rather less inclined to do
evil, which is about the same thing, and
still others inherit strong and active bodies.
No matter how good the natural attributes.
we know they can be improved by Guilt
walton.
I am aware that it is the custom of some
people, anxious to pose as moralists, to
assert that all physical contests, in which
there is any element of danger are brutal and
degrading. OF course, do not believe this.
nor does any man who has given the subject
careful thought. The first essential to the
success of an individual, OF the growth of a
nation, is physical health and energy, and
know nothing so well calculated to increase
mans strength and activity, as the training
he must undergo in order to qualify himself
for contest in the ring. AS to the danger
and brutality of light glove contest. permit
me to say it is not nearly SO great as that
seen in a football field, where the foremost
young gentlemen in the land spill each
others blood, knock out each others eyes,
and dislocate each others limbs, for the
edihcation and delight of swarms of Ameri-
can beauties who wear the college colors of
the contestants.
For over two hundred years prize fighting
has been the recognized English sport, and
must confess that in the past. and the near
past too, it had brutal and disgusting
features, but the same might be said Of bull
fighting, dog-fghting, and even of fox-hunt-
ing and hare coursing, which still continue;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
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OUR AMERICAN SNODOcRACY.
The Founder of the Exclusive
Grandmother Family.
USED TO HOE cABBAGES FOR A LIVING.
The Evolution Of G0taam's Four Hmm
bred Graphically Described by a
Close Student of the Subject
Market Gardens that Hav<
Proved Gold Mines.

A lady who belongs to Ward McAllister's
blue-blooded band of $780," some time ago
issued cards for reception. The entertain
ment was to differ from the regulation full
dress arrangement, with its chicken and
lobster salads and champagne and oysters. All
the guests were invited to come in the cos
tunes worn by their ancestors one or more
centuries ago.
Had a bomb exploded right in the inner
circle of the four hundred there could not
have been greater CONSERVATION. What
could Mrs. Schnapps Van Dunk mean by
bidding them to a feast where they must
needs show their humble origin? Was it
intended as joke? That was impossible,
because no Schnapps Van Dunk was ever
known to be guilty of making jest. Said
Mrs. Grandmother to her daughters: SNOW
if we were in Paris or London it would be
all right, we could go as Martha Washingtons
or something of that sort, but the Van
Dunks know that our ancestors didn't dress
like Martha Washington
No, they did not, Mrs. Grandmother, yet
you would willingly have everybody believe
that you all descended from personages as
illustrious as the Hapsburgs or the Roman
offs. The ball was abandoned because ninety
per cent. of the invited guests found them
selves in the same quandary as the Clam
chowders.
Let US review the career of the Clam
chowders, from the foundation of the family
to the present golden age. Then let US
be thankful and proud that we ordinary,
everyday American sovereigns have Clam
oha of ;ob 10 -
we can look up to as our guides, instructors,
protectors and aristocracy. What would
New York, or any of our great cities be with
out Clamchowders?
Lost in the mists of antiquity is the
actual founder of the house. The records of
the American Society of Heraldry throw no
light on the subject. There can be no doubt,
however, that the first American Clamchow-
der came from Europe in the days when New
York was very important place and farms
few steps north of Wall street were worked
at profit.
Looking backward, let US say hundred
years, we see middle-aged man, with rather
rudy complexion, ragged beard, patched
clothes, and large felt hat, devoting his
energies to the hoeing of cabbages for small
wage paid by master, who was little better
off than his employee.
But the reader may say, all the more
honor to him, that this great great grand
father did hoe cabbages for his living, and
thus enable the Clamchowders of to-
day to roll about in their carriages and to
permit humble citizens to live in Clam
chowder houses on paying rent for same
Energy did it; energy, invincible determine
ton, purpose once fixed and then victory.
little less rapidity, oh, reader. 1t was
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

weeks of earnest, hard work in amending the
civil marriage bill, the Introduction of which
in the Hungarian parliament last fall excited
all Europe and set the whole world talking.
Since he has taken full control of the empire,
and has really been the emperor himself,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

but the pugil,stic contests of to-day have in
them as little of the elements of danger as
our great nation sport, baseball. But, no
matter how much the people may pretend to
frown down upon ring contests, certain it is
that no athletic efforts create so much in
terest; this Is shown by the space given to it
by the public press befor the contest takes
place, and the preparations made to give the
news of the result to the anxious public as
soon as 1t OCCURS Without desiring to ap-
pear vainglorIous I will frankly ask if the
public did not wait the telegraphie reports of
my fights with Sullivan and Mitchell with in
terest second only to that shown In presi-
dental election?
For a man to succeed In the ring, in addf-
ton to the advantages Of natural strength,
activity and youth, he must carefully observe
the laws Of health in other words he must
keep constantly in training. While I care
fully observe the laws of health, permit me to
say, am not in the business for my health.
I am looking forward to the inevitable day
when younger man will wrest the cham
pionship from me, and my moneymaking
power will be gone or greatly reduced, as
consequence. keep my expenses reduced
to the lowest limit consistent with maintain
ing a character for generosity. It should be
a part Of every boys education to know
how to spend to advantage the money he
earns
am now preparing for my battle with
Peter Jackson, for ten thousand dollars
aside, the largest purse and the champion
ship Of the world. I am frequently asked
where the battle will take place, and take
this means of saying that do not know; it
makes very little difference, so that the
contest is brought off in satisfactory way
and there is no interference from the au-
thorities.
It is mistake to under estimate the skill
and courage Of an opponent, and have never
done so. To my mind, Jackson is one OF the
most scientific boxers living, and I doubt if
any of his predecessors are at all equal to him.
His last battle, with Frank P. Slavin, proved
his wonderful skill, strength and GOODNESS,
for, let me say, no matter the smiles the
statement may provoke, that in this depart
ment Of athletics the brain is even more
important factor than the muscles. am not
looking for walk-cver with Jackson, though
of course I confidently expect to beat him; il
did not have this feeling would be fool
to enter the ring at all.
Apart from the professional, or money
making aspects of the calling have chosen,
I must confess to great fondness for
athletics; indeed it was this fondness that
led me to practise continually while I was
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEF.

there has been steady, healthy, ana ever
continuing growth of affection for him on
the part of his people, and he stands to-day
in closer and more affeetionate relation to
them than does any other European ruler
with his subjects. He has for all these years
been the hero of the Empress Elizabeth, and
their affection for each other has not only
been the subject of pleasant remark through
out all the courts of Europe. but in all parts
of the empire. The fortieth anniversary Of
their marriage will be celebrated in great
state in Vienna and with fetes throughout
the empire. EDWARD HILDANE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

very frequent mistake made by young
men anxious to be athletes, is in supposing
that bulk of muscle, and mere brute strength,
are the things to be aimed at. Mere size of
muscle is not the best Indication of physical
power; indeed, the muscles may be develop
ed until they are out of all proportion to the
body, and become deformity. Activity,
which must necessarily be associated with
strength, is the great thing to be aimed at,
for strength, without activity, may render
man SO clumsy that in contest it is apt to
be hindrance, rather than an advantage.
Continued exercise in one direction is apt to
develop excessively one set of muscles;
wherever this is done it is invariably at the
expense Of other muscles. True training
should be symmetrical, and should aim at the
equal and harmonious development of every
muscle in the body. A proper development
of the biceps muscles extending from the
shoulder front to the elbow joint, and along
the forearm to the wrist, renders them all
hard, when distended. The same observa-
ton applies to all the other muscles when in
good condition. The flesh is firm, but elas-
tic, and will add that the color of the skin
Is never an infallible evidence of the health
or condition of the athlete. There are many
ways Of developing the muscles, and one
must be controlled by his environment, but
it should always be borne in mind that too
much exercise is worse than none at all. The
very best kind of exercise is that which en-
ploys simultaneously the mind and body,
like walking, pitching quoits, dumb-ben ex-
ercises and sparring. It can readily be seen
that. to get the best advantage of these exer-
cises pleasant companionship is necessary.
One Of the faults of training, when it is not
carried on in a regular gymnasium, and
under the directions of an instructor, is that
it is apt to be excessive and spasmodic. A
man in his own room keeps up certain set
of exercises for week, then neglects it for
few days and when he resumes it, to make
up for lost time, he does two or three times
as much as he ordinarily should. This is, Of
course, injurious, for, unless man can exer-
else with some degree Of regularity, it would
be much better for him not to try it at all.
am very often questioned as to what
eat and drink. This is matter upon which
not only laymen but doctors disagree. Our
powers of digestion, I think, differ as greatly
as our powers of reason. Some people have
an aptitude for certain mental work which
they can do with pleasure, and without evil
dent effort, while other mental exercises
would be painful or disagreeable; so, think
it is with food. Some men can eat and di-
gest articles that would be Objectionable to
others. My tastes are simple. was never
trained to French cookery. and my rule is to
eat such food as enjoy; however, make it
a point always to rise from the table in con-
dition to eat much more, if I were forced to
do so. think there is as much in temper
ance in eating as in drinking, and that, il
not the cause of 80 much misery, it is more
productive of disease.
am often askaa il courage is not the great
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

To be respectful to persons we despise Is
one of the hardest duties Of life
Now that the strawberry season is at
hand remember that life is sandy desert
to the woman who buys the two for eve
variety.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

To some people the stars look brighter as
seen through church window. The eye Of
faith sees more than the most powerful tele-
scopes can discover
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

why He Could Not Write IT.
Monk-"I cannot furnish you with the
article on sPriestiy C3libacy.'"
Publsher-"Why not?"
Moak-''The inspii alton has left me-
Pdblisher-aHow is that?"
Monk-I met 3 ravishingly beautiful
young ladyP'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

Does it not pay to be good in this life, ire
spective of future reward? There is a venal
aspect in assuming virtue because of a
chrome or kick
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

Girl artist was star-gazing last night
PROFESSIONALISM telescope?"
Girl-s.No, with the nude eye"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

Every official Of Spring Hill, Kansas, is a
woman, and the reason all the men don't
take to the woods, is that the surrounding
country is entirely prairie.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

A homely savant is preferable to a handsome
fool.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-02-01
Poultry Raising.

The department of agriculture of the
Ohio State university has added to it's
equipment for instruction in agricu,-
ture, the beginnings of poultry estat-
lishment which it is believed will grow
to considera BILE proportions.
At present there is two-story build
ing 1Sx3O feet. which has two rooms en-
the first floor. One is used as a living
room for two students. one of whom,
Mr.. c. E. Sp;ers, of Portage county,
has charge OF the poultry. The incu-
bator will be run in this room. Tie
other room be used for cooking food,
heating water. dressing chickens, etc.
By means of a shed there is attached
to the two-story building a one-stoi Y
building 1Oxs0 feet This is divided ty
netting into ten compartments ks feet,
thus leaving an alley along the north
side two feet eight inches in the clea r
from which the compartments can be
reached. Each compartment has an
outside yard 6x16 feet This yard in
stead of being six feet high is but
two feet high and is covered with net
ting, which is easily rolled up when it
is necessary to enter the yard. Each
compartment and yard will accommo-
date fifteen chickens.
The incubator will be started soon to
hatch broilers and later Matching pui-
lets for winter layers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-02-01
Judge Slough Congratulated.
Lancaster Democrat


At the Union services held at the
NJ. L. Church, in this city, last Mon
day evening, Rev J w Dillon in the
course of his remarks, congratulated
the people for the good feeling that
existed between the members of the
different churches, and right here,
said Mr. Dillon, ! want to speak a
word of commentator in favor of
Judge Slough, for the able and hon
est charge he delivered to the Grand
Jury this morning. This was spoken
in the presence of packed house and
the feeling of commentator in ia
vor of our noble Judge was so mani
fest by the large congregation that
its force C ,uld almost be felt in a
mighty wave upon the ocean, This
is a handso ne and well merited
.plum"for Judge Slough, which is
one of the highest encomiums he
could have received. The Democrat
wi.hes to add and say, God bless
Judge slough in his eve-y effort to
break down CRIME vice and immoral