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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28

A shooting ARRAY occurred In the cour
room OF a justice Of the peace at Newberry
Florida, In which four men were wounded
awo fatally.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
rwo WOMEN puRxrp TO pr,rp.

Mrs. Ada s. Geinsberg, aged 3s years, was
burned to death by the explosion OF a gaso-
line stove at her residence In Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Margaret g. Bradshaw aged SO. Is
dying from n similar explosion at her home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-28
MARKETS.
PITTSBURG.
Grain. Flour and Feed.

1.-THE WHOLESALE rRicEs ARE GIVEN BELow.i
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
| GIFTS BY THE TON
YESTERDAYS BUSINESS THE
HEAVIEST IN THE HISTORY
OF THE POsToFFICE.
%..->,
FIVE CLERKS NEEDED
TO TAKE THE PACKAGES AS.
FAST AS THEY WE'RE
MAILED.
1T KEPT UP ALL DAY, TOO.
A Noticeable Feature of the
Business Not IL Package Was
Broken.
1T KEPT UP ALL DAY, TOO.

If the Scriptural assertion that 1t
is more blessed to give than to re-
cefve be true, and if the amount OF
business transacted yesterday, in the
package department of the postofflce
be any criterion of the number OF
Christmas donations, tomorrow will
certainly be "a merry Christmas i'm st.
Paul. In the language of Q. H. Ne
gaard, superintendent of mails, 1t was
the biggest day in the history of the
ST. Paul postoffice, and nearly twice
as much mail went through the win
dow as was sent out last year.
At 8 o'clock in the morning the
package window was thrown open for
business, with one clerk in attend
ance. Ut was not many minutes,
however, until the clerk was COM
PEELED to ask for assistance, and an
other clerk was sent to help him,
But the continual volley of packages
soon overwhelmed these two clerks
and another was added, and later in
the day the number of the force was
increased to five. One clerk does the
work upon ordinary days, and last
year three were able to care for the
Christmas rush.
"And even the fact that we had
two more clerks than ever before -
said Mr. Negaard to a G o b re-
ported, ''does not really show the re-
markable increase in business in this
department Formerly the packages
would come in great punches, but
today it was a steady stream. So
that the amount of mail sent through
the postoffice today was much larger
than on any previous day. Saturday
was also a good day and much bet
ter than the corresponding day last
year.
There is something else connected
with todays business that is notice
able. Of the thousands of parcels that
have passed through our hands today
not a single one has been broken or
torn. This is remarkable fact, and
the public deserves much credit for
the manner in which the packages
have been bound. 1 have seen times
when our large distributing table
would be covered with the contents
of packages which had broken open
because of the poor manner in which
they were tied. Of course the diff
ferent articles would get mixed and
it would be sometimes impossible for
us to separate them. 1t seems that
the public is getting educated in this
matter.
'It is amusing the way some
packages come to us. I have often
seen heavy packages of merchandise
come into the office, the wrapping of
which was a newspaper fastened with
a pin. But we don't see that any
more, and it is an exception now
that packages come to us insecurely
bound.
'But human nature remains the
same Those who say we are over
charging, those who try to argue
us into cutting down the price, those
who tie up merchandise in a news
paper and tell us it is second-class
matter and those who tell us to. be
sure and send it right out are still
our frequent visitors" -.-. ~
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
SRlNT
!. LOCAEE NEWS NOTES.
Diphtheria is reported at 70 Alabama

Diphtheria is reported at 70 Alabama
gtreet.
THIS is general term day in the civil
branch of the municipal court. TWen-
ty cases appear on. the calendar.
Fire starting, from an overturned
damage to the extent of 500 in John
Humble's stable, $40 York street.
The board of fire commissioners will
meet at the central fire station at 3
p. m. Thursday evening. The regular
Tuesday meeting is deferred for two
days owing to its falling upon Christ
The United Trust Company and the
Canadian and American Mortgage and
Trust Company, British corporations,
filed notice with the secretary of state
yesterday that they had appointed r.
]. Angus, of Fergus Falls, as their at
torney for this state.
Horejs Brothers, the bakers have de-
Cided to change their custom of Civ
ing presents to their customers this
year and will give them all to the
poor They request ministers OF the
various churches to send them the
names, of their poor at once.
Special meetings are being held in
Asbury church, conducted by Rev G.
Shaw. assisted by Mr.. Pearson gospel
singer, and others. Practical talks,
good singing Lively meetings. SI Sub :;
Wednesday night. Fools
State Superintendent w. w. Pender-
CAST is home from Norwood. Carver
county, where he attended the dedica-
tiOn exercises of the new school build
ing erected in that city. Mr.. Fender
CAST made one of the addresses, a sec
ond was made by County Attorney
P. w. Morrison, and d third by County
Superintendent T. f. Herman.
The conference committee met yes
terday afternoon at 2:30, but adjourned
at once until next Thursday afternoon
at the same hour The committee
took this action in view of the fact
that the report of the Parker retrench-
ment committee had not been submit
ted to the council, and the committee
preferred TO act in the light of the
suggestion and recommendations that
the report contains.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
CHRISTMAS DINNER.
WHAT'S in the Maket and the Pre-
vafling Prices.

WHAT'S in the MaIket and the Pre-
Willing Prices.
Given: a Christmas dinner. Find the
cost.
A more abstract proposition, or one
capable of a more varied solution,
would be a difficult conception. For
those who have not already solved it
themselves the G l o b furnishes
some statistics. Everyone in st. Paul
probably, hopes to enjoy a Christmas
'feed" and has, no doubt, expended
some thought upon ways and means
looking toward the realization of his
hopes; but it is unlikely that any two
individuals would place the same es-
innate upon the cost of the luxury
for such it must be to many where
even the usual every day fare is diff
cult to obtain. However, a round Of
the food dispensing establishments of
the city shows a substantial dinner to
be possible at a very moderate eX-
pense. A meal Of turkey, with it's
customary embellishments, for fam
lily of four, can, in the opinion of sew
eral meat and provision dealers, be
procured, exclusive of prepare ton, for
about So.
Provisions in general this year are
reasonably cheap for this season.
Among the meats, turkey, of course,
has the first call. Everyone who can
possibly afford it will have a turkey
on the table tomorrow, but owing to
the fact that the farmers are not rails
ing the "festive bird" as extensively
as in former years, the price is some-
what high. However, good birds can
be purchased for II cents per pound,
while the better qualities bring IA and
16 cents. Next to turkey in popular
favor comes chicken, or roast beef.
The latter is always to be obtained at
moderate prices, while the former is
particularly plentiful this season,
ranging in price from 6 to 10 cents a
pound. Outside the range of conven-
tional meats for the Christmas table
the varieties are almost endless. Fish,
oysters, squirrels, ducks, rabbits, loin
pork; in fact, any kind Of table meat
desired, may be found In the greatest
profusion, and at quite reasonable
prices. There is probably greater
demand for rabbits than Is generally
supposed. The Jack rabbit, properly
stuffed and cooked, is considered a rare
Christmas delicacy and is commanding
a ready sale among these citizens.
There is also an extensive demand for
roasting pigs" mostly, however, on the
part of hotels and boarding houses, as
few families care to undertake the ex-
pense and trouble necessary to put the
young 'porker" on the table in the
proper manner.
In the selection Of vegetables
the choice is probably even more ex-
tensive than in meats. The infinite
varieties of canned goods make it
possible for one to sit down to the
Christmas dinner with number of
side dishes, comprising the choicest
garden products. Then, too. there is
an abundance Of "green vegetables" I"
somewhat more expensive than the
canned articles, but according to the
dealers really, very cheap for this
variety of edibles. Lettuce, cucum-
hers, green top onions, radishes, celery
spinach, sweet potatoes and toma.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
ONLY TOO TRUE.
You Can Make $500 in Five Min

utes.
1 would kindly remind those who are
in a position to own a piano, or even
anticipate the purchase of one within
a year or two, that it would be a great
saving to do so now, as at this sale
of one hundred of our new scale KIM
ball pianos (made by ourselves, at
our own factory, which are now being
sold here at the factory cost, we can
positively save you about 5000 on a
piano and on some styles as much as
$3.50.
This is worth saving to any man,
and is difference below the regular
retail price sufficient to fairly educate
the whole family in music.
In buying one Of these pianos of the
manufacturers you save all interme-
diate profits, from the commission
f1end" down to the factory that pro-
duced it. You buy direct of the
wealthiest and most financially re-
sponsible piano manufacturing con-
Germ in the world. If there is any bet
ter piano manufactured than the New
Scale Kimball Piano of the present
day, it failed to show up at the Great
neutrality-suspicious., Wnere the Kim
ball piano carried off highest honors.
Twenty-Five dollars down and ten
dollars month will take choice of
any instrument in this wareroom, be-
tween now and Saturday, at the fac
tory cost of material and labor to pro-
duce it at our factory.
Store open every evening.
"A. A. FISHER, Genl Ag't,
140 and 142 East Sixth Street,
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
BENEFIT FOR ROBERT GRoH
Given by Modern Woodmen and
- the Reiimen

: An entertainment benefit to Robert
Groh was given at Assembly hall last
night. Mr. Groh is a member of Min
nehaha camp, Modern Woodmen, and
Whitecloud Tribe, Redmen, and the
entertainment was largely patronized
y by members of these two organiza-
.tIons. The large hall was we'll filled
;. and the enterprise was therefore a
pleasing success financially
io;Ehe first part of the programme
consisted of minstrel performance
. by :, the Whitecloud Tribe minstrels.
: The work Of the different members was
exceptionally good and kept the audi
. ence in merry spirits. Those who took
p part in the minstrels were: Joe
:, Mounts, Frank Crawford, Charley
johnson, A. H. Hooper, Robert Groh
'iatid Harry Franklin. The olio consist
ed of comic songs by Louis Nash,
Character impersonations by Bert Var
mum, Joe Mounts and Robert Groh.
1.-The several: numbers were. we'll rem
.dered and the audience demonstrated
its appreciation by numerous encores.
The programme was concluded with a
laughable afterpiece entitled 'Is Mar
iriage Failure?" in which Miss Edith
Morrow and Messrs. Johnson and Nor
row were the participants. The sketch
gave Mr.. Johnson an excellent OPP
portunity for comedy work of which
he took advantage, and for half an
hour the audience was kept in a con-
tinual roar Of laughter. After the en-
tertainment a dance was given, in
which many participated
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
THE BUSY WORLD.

H. c. Cook, of Fergus Falls, is at the
Merchants.
]. Haskell, of Chicago, is registered
at the Ryan.
H. s. Judson, of Morris, Mimi, is at
the Windsor.
Robert O'Brien, of Moorhead, is at
the Clarendon.
P. NJ. Ringsdal, Of Crookston, is at
the Clarendon.
w. G. Fenbrook of Duluth, is a guest
at the Windsor.
c. H. Well, of Faribault, Minn., is a
guest at the Windsor.
David G. Brown and wife, of Helena.
Mont. are at the Ryan.
L. w. Chase, of Brainerd, Minn., is
guest at the Merchants.
Fl. f. Arnold, of Larrimore, N. D., Is
guest at the Merchants.
P. s. Houghton, of Galesburg, N. D.,
is stopping at the Windsor
]. B. Thompson, of Dickinson, N. D.,
is registered at the Merchants
e. f. Fassig and W. H. Livingston,
of New York, are at the Ryan.
M. c. Burke, of West Superior, Wis,
is registered at the Clarendon.
E. S. Gibbs and wife, of st. James.
Mimi, are guests at the Ryan.
E. S. Hoff and wife, of Fargo, N. D..
are registered at the Merchants.
Thomas B.. Mills, of West Superior,
Wis, is a guest at the Windsor.
DR.. w. Wiley and j. A. Murphy, of
West Superior, Wis, are at the Wind
Sor.
G. l.. Wellington and J. Enright, OF
Milwaukee, are registered at the
Ryan.
w. B. Wood and William Bulge, Of
Grand Forks, N. D., are guests at the
Merchants.
C.. NJ. Stevens and wife and Miss
Nellie Carson, of st. Croix Falls, are
guests at the Astoria.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
CHRISTMAS DAY,
st. Paul VIII Welcome Its Re-
turn

turn.
Tomorrow will be Christmas, and al
though there is every indica ton that
1t will be a green one, the day bids
fair to recall by association sufficient
pleasure to warrant the belief that
there will be almost the usual amount
of happiness and good cheer.
While there are not wanting those
who rather fancy the magnificent
weather which has marked the past
few weeks, yet the children share in
their own indefinite way the hope of
the shop keepers that some morning
soon st. Paul may wake up to find the
trees glinting with myriads of f1eecy
snow flakes, the streets and sidewalks
leveled by a broad mantle of white,
an energetic snow plough whisking
merrily along the slippery rails.
There is less suffering in the absence
OIL snow and intensely cold weather and
that is something to be thankful for,
anyway. Generally speaking, the peo-
pie are more prosperous than at this
holiday season a year ago, and those
only who are obliged to will keep at
their work. The shops will Glose, the
big railroad offices with their hundreds
of faithful employees will rest from the
endless round of .toil-in fact, in nearly
all lines the day will be observed ap-
propriately.
Houses where there are children Will
once again be filled with the mysterious
personality of their patron saint.
whereas for the elder folk dinner on
Christmas day, with the gathering to-
gether of family and friends, will be
perhaps the principal function. Many
people will go to church, where glad
some praises will be chanted in honor
of the Savior whose birthplace was an
humble stable The beautiful, sympa-
thetic, pure outpouring of sweet treble
voices has more than once brought
back to better things an errant son or
brother, who, though absent from
home, still clings to the Christmas day
of some years back, at church.
The poor postoffice and express
clerks will remain at their posts most
of the day in order that there may be
as few disappointments as possible over
delayed letters and packages. Travel
ers away from home will be hospita-
bly, treated at their hotels, menus of
especially appetizing character being
generally served. The day as it marks
off another turn in the cycle of time
will bring grief and sadness to some
who will sit down to their turkey and
pIumb pudding with places at the ta-
BILE empty, but as a rule light hearts
will be the rule, and at innumerable
enjoyable affairs of one sort and an
other planned for the day there will
be little room for heavier feelings.
The mistletoe will be called into requi-
sition, and the motto will be every
where, peace ON earth, good will to-
wards men,
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
EX-MAYOR- EUSTIS, CLAIM CON-
CERNING THE SUBWAY COM
PANY,S PROPERTY.
N. A. TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
HE =: SAYS, PURCHASED THE,
~ FRANCHISE. OF THE Ma
TIONAL COMPANY, -
SEES AID. BRADY ABOUT TT
Franchise VIII Be Forfeited I'm
less Certain Conditions Are
Complied With.

Ex-Mayor William Henry Eustis, Of
Minneapolis, dropped in on the board
of public works yesterday to consult
with that body on public matter in
which he has a private interest Mr..
Eustis was accompanied by Aid.
Brady 1t appears that Mr.. Eustis is
a stockholder of the North American
Telegraph company, which some time
ago purchased the franchise of the Ma
tional Subway company.
The; latter company secured twen-
ty-year franchise from the city in 1883,
one of the conditions of the franchise
being that the National Subway COM
pany should conduct two miles of con-
duits within one year from the grant
ing of the franchise. This condition
was not complied with, the company
laying only little over mile of con-
duits, namely, on Fourth street and
Seventh street from Cedar to Broad
way, and on Jackson from Third to
Seventh. Moreover, during the past
few years, the National Subway COM
pany has not paid any taxes, which
fact was published in the G o b sew
eral months ago. In view of these
facts, Aid. Brady was quoted some
days ago as saying that he proposed
to introduce a measure declaring the
franchise to be forfeited.
Mr.. Eustis read of Aid. Brady's in
tention in the G l o b and called upon
him yesterday to see if some COM
promise could not be effected. Aid.
Brady suggested that Mr.. Eustis ac-
company him to the office of the board
of public works, in order that he
might ascertain how that body re-
garded the situation. Arriving there,
Mr.. Eustis explained the situation to
the board, and said that the North
American Telegraph company would
like to have the franchise of the Ma
tional Subway company renewed. To
this request Aid. Brady replied that
if the North American company want
ed it's franchise renewed, the city
would insist upon an amendment of the
original grant, which would not only
allow the city the free use Of the con-
duits for its police and fire alarm wires,
but would also require the company to
give the city or its contractor free
access for. such electric lighting
wires as it may wish to place in the
conduits. Mr.. Eustis said that he
would consult with the manager of the
North American Telegraph company
in Minneapolis and ascertain whether
electric lighting wires, if placed in the
conduits, would interfere with the
telegraph wires. Mr.. Eustis assured
Aid. Brady that he would commune
cate to him the result of his inquiry
by next Thursday afternoon: Aid.
Brady said that unless the company
granted this request, the council would
decline to renew the franchise
The beautiful decoration of the new
Globe office is due to the excellent ia sta
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
ao TWO SIDES TO THE STORY.
Selling Them and Giving Them
Away Are Two Different

Away Are Two Different
Things.
= When a dealer sells three pianos in
one day, ordinarily it would be called
big business. When a man sells Is
pianos in a single day, and keeps it up
until he has sold 81 instruments in
week. the public naturally thinks it
is something wonderful and that the
dealer ought to be satisfied. Under or
dinary circumstances, and at regular
retail prices, most any dealer would be
satisfied with 81 sales in a week. The
retail houses in New York, or
Chicago. cannot equal at their prices
the number of piano sales have made
in a, week (9Il in the city of st. Paul.
But when youccom to consider that 1
have Offered and sold these pianos for
one-half their regular price, about one
half lower than the floor statesmen in
these large retail houses are instructed
to get for such pianos; then is it any
wonder that 81 could be sold in a city
of 1000 Inhabitants in six days?
When L stand here as a representa-
tive Of the great Kimball factory and
offer a piano that retails everywhere
for $3.50, for $29S-and a piano that re-
tails East without freight at s475, for
S246, and pianos that retail at $40O, for
$19s, and the $3.50 style for $165, and the
$3.50 piano for $12S, and all of them on
terms of $25 down and $40 a month
(simply remit, then 1 don't consider 81
piano sales in a week at such prices
and terms anything wonderful. I
know there are hundreds yet in this
city who are amply able to own a
piano and who have none. They are
either putting it off through careless
ness or don't realize what they are
missing. If they can't afford piano at
my terms-at the price it costs to make
them and at the rate of $40 month
80 cents a day-they never can afford
nor never will own one at retail prices.
The difference is so great it would be
just like buying two.
If you ever expect to own a piano and
have got nerve enough to put $25 in
your pocket for the first payment, and
will come early to 140 and 142 East
Sixth street, l think you and I can
agree, and you never in your life can
make $500 easier.
Z "A. A. FISHER, General Agent.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24

toes constitute the articles In this line
which may be purchased for tomor-
rows feast. In securing the necessary
fruits the task is simplfied by the pres
ence in the market of only the more
common varieties, such as oranges,
apples and bananas. Should these not
suffice, recourse may again be had to
the canned goods. If decorations are
desired for the table, holly and ever
green wreaths may be purchased at
% or 80 cents each. Following is
price list of some of the staple arti-
cleS:
Turkeys, 12c; chickens, 6 to 10c; geese
and ducks, 12c; squirrels, 10c each:
rabbits, 25c; fish, 10c; loin pork, 7c;
beef roast, lie; roasting pigs. $3.50;
lettuce. 3 lunches for 10c; cucumbers,
15c; radishes, &c; celery, 10c; spinach,
S0c per peck; sweet potatoes. &c per
pound; curumbers, 15c per quart.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24

If some liberal-hearted gentleman
who feels pretty good over the pros
pect of war with England will step
into our wareroom today, 1 will sell
him an exact duplicate of our cele-
brated Worlds Fair Kimball Piano, in
the handsomest hand-carved case of
San Domingo mahogany, he ever laid
his eyes on.
The regular retail price on this in
strument at Chicago is $3.50. At whole
sale to dealers everywhere at $3.50. It
costs to build at our factory, 1927, and
can be had of me at this sale today
for Just what it cost to build.
The buyer may take it on terms of
$25 down and $40 a month, with inter-
est at per cent on deferred payments.
"A. A. FISHER, Gen'l Ag't,
140 and 142 East Sixth Street.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24
SHERIFF CHAPEL,s DEPUTIES,
They Remembered Their Chief
and Mrs. Chapel. 80

Sheriff and Mrs. Charles E. Chapel
were yesterday presented by the depu-
ties in the sheriff's Office with a hand
some Christmas, present each. The
gift to Mrs. Chapel is an elegant sill
yer tea set, and that to the sheriff is
the photographs Of himself and depu-
ties grouped together and finely
framed. In the center is the picture of
the sheriff, which is little larger than
that of the others. Then, arranged
around in a rather promiscuous or
der-something out of the ordinary
are the pictures Of the deputies
George H. Irish, Eugene Giberton,
Frank l.. Krayenbuhl, F. c. Picha,
Frank W. Kinney, John E. McCarron,
P. N. Kirk, Charles Reichow, Louis
Peterson, D. L. Corteau, Peter Jerome,
M. N. Gross, George L. Rochat, E. j.
Horst, Emanuel Johnson and R. E. An
derson.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24

black-and-tan terrier may be less sill
very than that of a, French alarm clock,
burt the young women complained on
awaking more of their heads than of
their ears. They We're suffocating from
coal gas, which had escaped. from
stove near the bed, room door. The
terrier had observed the gas also, and
had uttered hts opportune remarks.
Miss Burden was the most seriously
affected of the quartette. She was sent
to. her home at SAT Laurel avenue, and
ggthbre attended by DR.. Baker. None of
the women proved to be seriously as
nhyxiated
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24

The following cases will be consid-
cred by the supreme court today:
Beckers Investment Agency, appel
liant, j. p. Rea, as receiver, etc, re-
spondent.
David Swank. respondent, Augustus
K. Barnum, appellant.
Canton Iron Company, respondent,
Biwabik-Bessemer Company, appellant
j. j. Young. respondent The Grand
Council of the Ancient Order of Az
tees, appellant.
The supreme court will adjourn to-
day until Jan. 6.