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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-08
WRIGHT
A Large Inquiry for Desira III G
Farms in the County.

Farms in the County.
Special to the Globe
BUFFALO, Mimi, July 7.-Your cor
respondent learns by inquiry of the
business men that trade is picking up
and that things look very bright 1t
is the opinion CT many that farmers,
generally speaking, have had money
laid away expecting to have to use it
during hard times, and as each of the
past few years have succeeded each
other with poor crops and low prices,
they have got along with what they had
to, spending little if any money, which
necessarily cut down trade in all
branches of business and in many in
stances almost compelling merchants
to close their stores. But as the pros
poets this year for better prices and an
abundant crop grow brighter with
each rise of the sun, they have thrown
off that fear of being without a cent
for the coming winter and season and
are providing themselves with more
clothing, better houses and in many
cases are even investing their money
in the luXuries of life. They do not
stint themselves as they have done
during the past few years, and, con-
;sequently, our merchants, in all lines
trade. In this place, should a. stranger,
or even one who has lived here for
years. take walk round the village
they would and do exclaim that hard
times do not seem to have affected
this place." There have been more i'm
provementS and investments in real
estate this year than ever before. In
fact, the estimated cost of the improve
ments in the way of substantial bust
ness buildings and fine dwelling houses
will more than double any previous
year in the history of the place Few
idle men are seen, and every working
man has received employment during
the season thus far. In regard to real
estate, there are many transfers being
made and farms are bringing good
prices. Buyers seem more numerous
than in former years. Scarcely a week
passes without bringing from one to
four men in our village looking after
desirable farms. OF course this neces-
sarily follows such a prospect as is
now visible in this vicinity. Small
grain Of all kinds never looked better,
while corn and potatoes have every
prospect of giving ore of the largest
yields ever recorded. And reports from
all over the county show that this
prospect is prevalent in every part of
the county, and farmers are very jubi-
liant over the hCped-for result. When
the crops are marketed this fall, if
we are not mistaken, things will take
on very bright and pleasant look
and all will rejoice that we have once
more entered on an era of prosperity.
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Mount StenhPn

Towers 5000 feet above the charming
Chalet Hotel al Field, at which point
the railway is 1850 feet above the sea.
is a favorite stopping place for tour
lists. Excellent fly fishing for trout in
a pretty lake near by. Looking I'D
from the hotel Mount Stephen aud
Mount Field rise in awe-inspiring
grandeur. Emerald Lake is only six
miles away.
The total cost of a round trip ticket to
the restful, invigorating, soul-inspiring
spot from st. Paul, including berth in
first-class car both ways has been
placed by the Soo-Pacific Line at the
low figure of $4,000. Tickets good for
fifteen days. Ticket Office, sos Robert
Street, Ryan Hotel Block.
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Angry Cyclists.

An ordinance requiring bicyclists to
carry bells and lamps, and not to travel
more than six miles an hour within
the city limits, was passed a week ago
by the city council of Topeka, Kan,
and has caused a lively rumpus. The
whee!men object to the ordinance, es.
pecially that limiting speed to a brisk
walking pace, and the night after its
passage every bicyclfst in the city
turned out with the loudest bell and
the brightest headlight he could pro-
cure, and procession started round
the town making a hideous din. There
were cow bells, sleigh bells, dinner
gongs, house bells, triangles and troll
ley gongs, while one man had a troll
ley car headlight, and half a dozen
carried big stable lanterns The up
roar was tremendous, and the demon
Stration a big success, in one sense,
The wheelmen claim they are simply
obeying the ordnance which does not
specify the kind of bell or light that
shall be carried; but the chief of
police threatens to arrest the wheel
men wholesale for disturbing the peace
If they persist in their novel demon
StratiOn
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ST. LOUIS.
AZ Mineral County Which Has
Plenty of Farms.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, July 7.-While ST. Louis
county is not, strictly speaking, farm
ing community, the demand for farm
lands has been greater during the past
few months than ever bsfore in the
history of this section of the state.
Several colonies have come here from
the East, and have located on lands
within few miles of this city, which
they have purchased mainly from the
railrpad companies. Not a few have
SoIiA into the market garden business.
and In a few years from now those who
Slpposa that this section of Mime
setaproduces nothing but iron ore and
whalebacks" will be greatly surprised,
for the showing of vegetables and
grain will compare very favorably with
the southern portion of the state.
The pine land in the northern part of
the state which has been cleared is
now being turned into farms with sur
prising rapidity; and particularly is
this true of 1tasca county, where
colony of about fifty Germans was
recently located. Not a day passes but
several transfers of land for farm pur-
purposes are filed in the office of the reg
lister of deeds, and while even the most
sanguine never expect that this part of
the state will rival the southern part.
so far as farming goes, it is conceded
on all hands that the industry will be-
come an important one here in the near
future.
The situation in a business way is
not so pleasing as it might be, although
it is improving at rapid rate, and will
soon be like unto that it was before the
panic came on. All lines of trade are
yet dull; the Improvement which has
reached the rest of the country being
trif1e slow in reaching here This
does not mean that the city is abso-
lutely dead, for it is a long way from
that. The merchants express them
selves as pleased with the outlook, and
are no longer afraid to place their
orders for goods of all kinds. They say
that they are satisfied that the country
has passed through the worst period of
the general depression and is now on
the mend as fast as is consistent with
safety.
Ore shipments are heavy, but ship
ments of wheat and lumber are dull
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which belonged to Kemble and the 9th

winch belonged to kemble and the 9TH
er, of solid silver, whose hands stand
at twenty-five minutes of g. the very
moment when the old owner, Forrest.
died. Among the cherished relics of
kean are the russell leather boots he
wore in Richard Ill" and the broad,
heaVy sword he carried in "Cymbe-
line
The long, slender, fascinating face of
Ellen Terry, the actress, whose name
and fame have been associated so long
with Irving, looks down upon all of
these treasures from marble bust
shr1ned in one corner of the room
MEMENTO OF MRS. SIDDONS.
In the luxurious dining room in the
place OF honor, hangs a picture of the
shoulder of Mutton Inn at Brecon.
New South Wales. This was the birth
pace OF the great tragedienne, Sarah
Slddons. On the wall opposite hangs a.
striking likeness of the gifted woman.
and little framed autograph letter
from her, written in the daintiest of the
oid-fashloned, microscopic feminine
ch!roSraphy. There are books and
paintings and bronZes all over the
house, arranged in the most artistic
manner. At judicious spaces along the
staircase one comes upon the choicest
DTS of bronze Or the most exquisite
paintings. The scholar and the stu
| dent are suggested in the choice bits
OF CHINA, quaint old pieces of silver.
the curious and gracefully carved fur
nlture with its coverings of old Span
ISL leather arranged so carelessly but
SO effectively in the smoking room and
the study. Just over the door of the
study IS perched a stately raven, but.
unlike Poe's famous bird, it never
croaked, and has been a bird of good
rather than evil omen, since naught
but success, fame and prosperity has
come OF is likely to come to Sir Henry
Irving takes his titled honors mod
estly. He has told all of his old
friends that they would confer q favor
by continuing to address him as Mr..
Irving instead of as Sir Henry. The
latter he regards as too formal for
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OTTER TAIL.
Outlook the Most EncouraginG in
the COunty5s History.

Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, July THE out
look for good times was never, in the
history of Otter Tail county, so en-
couraging as at the present time
While there has been no decidedly
marked or sudden change from dull
ness to prosperity, there has been a
steady and gradual advance in bust
ness. Real estate transfers are on the
increase in and about the towns, and
more farm land has been sold this
spring than at any time since 1892, when
several unusually large tracts were
sold for farms.
The crop for the coming fall bids
fair to be the best one ever harvested
in the county; even the class of farm
ers known as 1.-The chronic GROWERS
have to admit it. The recent severe
hail storm knocked everything fiat; but
the grain had not begun to stalk, and
although its growth was somewhat re-
tarded, it will not be very much be-
hind the rest, and only small sec
ton of it was injured al ALL
The recent and decided demand for
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places a drawn sword, usually the
sword of state, upon either Of his
shoulders, and then says, Rise" call
ing him by his Christian name with
''Sir' before it.
The word knight meant originally
youth, it then came to mean a servant
or military attendant, and finally be-
came restricted to the military attend
ants upon mobiles and great officers OF
state. The origin of medieval knight
hood as a solemn profession of arms
is invested in obscurity. Embryonic
poems Of the institution can be clearly
found amongst the earliest Teutonic
races, more especially the Franks.
The beautiful legends of chivalry con-
nected with King Arthur and his
Round Table and Charlemagnes paia-
dins, are, of course, those of a later
era. As an essentially feudal institu-
ton the custom and practice OF knight
hood We're established in England by
the Norman kings.
THE HOLY KNIGHTS.
The ceremonies practiced in confer
ring knighthood have varied at differ
ent periods, but two brcadly-mariled
ceremonial forms have always been
recoSnlZed-the simple clubbing a man
sir knight, and the formal investiture
as a semi-religious ceremony. In the
more elaborate service the knight, af-
ter fasting and additions, offered his
sword upon the altar to signify his de-
votfon to the church and his deter;ni-
nation to lead holy life. The sword
was redeemed by sum of money, and
a benediction pronounced upon it.
Then the sword was girded on by the
highest ecclesiastic present. The title
was conferred by binding the shield
and spurs on the candidate, after
which the person who conferred the
order dealt him a. blow upon the cheek
or shoulder, saying, BE thou good
and faithful knight" or words to that
effect. The new knight then took an
oath to protect the distressed to main
tain right against might, and never by
word or deed to stain his character as
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A Book Warming.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
Be careful what you write in your
books if you do not want your heirs
or administrators to make unkind re-
marks about you. An old-book chaser,
just home from Chicago, relates an in
stance in which trouble was created
by man who thoughtlessly marked
his collection of books in a peculiar
manner. He owned a large library,
and, as he had probably suffered
from borrowers and purIoiners, he
stamped with indelible ink on the Tooth
page of every volume ON his shelves:
Stolen from George E. Hord.'' In
due time death and the mutations of
fortune brought this library to the
hammer and the secondhand shops:
but. owing to the accusatory phrase
on the Tooth page of each book, they
were sold with difficulty, and brought
almost no price whatever.
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q knight or Christian. Great was the
punishment inflicted for the infringe
ment Of any part of this oath, and a
knight might be degraded for a very
small offence. His spurs were chopped
off with a Ratchet, his sword broken.
his escutcheon reversed, and some re-
hglous observanceS were added, dur
Ing which each piece of armor was re-
moved and cast from the recreant
knight.
The knighting of Henry Irving on
July l is of interest the world over.
1t seems to raise the dramatic profess
sion good many rounds on the ladder
of social distinction. Heretofore actors
have played before the queen and
court and have been good friends with
the Prince of Wales and his set, but
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PINE.
The Increase in Demand Beyond
Precedent.

Special to the Globe.
PINE CITY, July THE demand for
Pine county lands for agricultural pur-
poses has increased in the last year
beyond precedent. The farming popu-
lation has nearly doubled in the last
year. The sales of land continue steady
and undated, and the class of settlers
coming in are men who know how and
intend to make their living by farm
ing. The prices. paid range from So to
$40 per acre. First-class hardwood
land, handy to good roads, is worth
and sells readily for IS per acre, and
the demand is good at that figure. The
outlook for a wonderful large crop was
never SO good as now. Everything is
booming. The merchants have renewed
courage, and are already increasing
their stocks of goods, to be able to
meet the large demand which will
surely result from a bountiful harvest.
Even the potato-bug pest has left us,
and the luXuriant fields bespeak enorm-
Gus results. All the farmers are happy.
They have even quit talking politics,
and don't seem to care a bowgun
whether it is 16 to or a straight yell
low. I venture the statement that the
population of Pine county will be dou-
bled within a year, dating from Sept.
/, 1894; and if the population doubles
the real estate valuation will give it a
close chase outside the villages.
At Pine City the summer guests are
beginning to arrive who make this
point their home during the heated
season. Those who have been here
years before say it is something Won
derful to see the change wrought by a
good season for the farmers.
The new steamboat line established
this season by Capt. A. E. Weber,
running from Pine City to the head of
Pokegama lake, is doing a fine bust
ness, making two trips daily, with
patronage steadily increasing. What
is wanted here, and wanted bad, is d
custom grist mill, to take care of the
prospective crop and aid the farmers
in turning it into food, in the cheapest
and most expeditions manner.
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RaHH Hot Strings

Have peculiar medicinal qualities par
ticularly beneficial to rheumatics and
kindred ailments. The air is a re-
storer to the pulmonary disease.
The scenery is of surprising grand
eur; the hotel accommodations I'M
surpassed. The low-rate tickets placed
on sale every Tuesday in July and Au-
gust with a limit of fifteen days, in
clude a double berth in the frst-class
sleeper Of the Soo-Pacific Line, going
and returning, and the total cost from
ST. Paul is only $50. Ticket office, 1888
Robert Street, Hotel Ryan Block.
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RICE.
Only Home Seekers Buying Land
in This Rich County.

Special to the Globe.
FARIBAULT, July 7.-Previous TO
two years age farm lands sold at from
$50 to $50 per acre. At present the reg
lister of deeds says it sells at from $45
to $50 per acre, there being purchases
made only by homeseekers. There is
an entire absence of purchases for
speculative purposes. The growth for
the past two years is made up of per-
manent settlers. No large tracts have
been sold within the past year.
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often noticed a little frame house at
Arrott street station surrounded by
small vegetable garden. 1t may be
customary for people out that way to
have their private burying grounds.
At any rate, the occupants of the
house in question have theirs, with all
the accompanying luXuries of marble
tombstones, containing appropriate in
scriptions to the memories of the de-
parted. These tombstones rear their
heads from a Furnishing potato patch,
while a bed of onions marks dividing
line between the various graves. -
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POLK.
The Sales of Land Are Unusually
Large.

Special to the Globe.
CROOKSTON, Mimi, July 1.-THE
demand for farm lands around this
city has been quite active for the
past sixty days, and several large
transfers are noted The prices range
from $40 to $25 per acre. The latter
price of course, is for choice farms
P. j. Mcguire, the land and loan agent,
reports the sale of a 6G0-acre farm to
Alex McKinnon, of this city. He also
reports the sale of a number of 160-
acre farms. E. NJ. Walsh, the real es-
tate dealer, reports the sale of six
160-acre farms in the past two weeks.
All of them at a good price. w. J.
Hilligoss, the land agent of the Great
Northern, has sold 2.0O0 acres of land
in the northwestern part of the coun-
ty, within a short distance of East
Grand Forks within the past two
months. These sales are for one-third
cash. Prices have not yet advanced,
but the present activity will soon ex-
haust the low-priced list and sharp
advance is anticipated, and will I'M
doubtedly be made. A large number of
new farmers are locating near here
this year, mostly from Indiana and
Ohio. They are good farmers and will
aid much in bringing the Red River
valley up to the standard that the soil
and location merits.
Merchants in this city are passing
through the dullest season of the year
now-just before harvest. Prospects
are bright for a booming trade this fall,
and in anticipation of that the
merchants have bought heavily in all
lines. The crops, of course, are respon-
sible for this belief. If nothing occurs
to damage grain between now and har-
vest, the valley will yield one of the old
time crops Of from 20 to to 80 bushels
to the acre. Considerable fax was
sown this year. more than ever before,
and prospects for good crop are prom
Using. Taken all in all, the situation in
Northwestern Minnesota is such as to
warrant the assertion of prosperous
times for the next year, at least.
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Special service TO Cleveland,

The fast train on the Nickel Plate
Road leaving Chicago at 100 p. m, ar
irving at Cleveland 1870 p. M, is the
best day train between Chicago and
Cleveland. Give it trial and be con-
WINGED. Uniformed colored porters in
charge of day coaches. Lowest rates
to all points. For further informa-
ton address ]. Y. Callahan, general
agent, Ill Adams street, Chicago, III.
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White Mountains

To the Summer Resorts in the White
Mountains the 500 Line is twelve hours
quicker, and the only line operating
through car service from ST. Paul to
Boston. Fer particulars of the low ex-
cursion rates from July 4th to Sth in
elusive, good to return till Sept. 10, see
w. S. Thorn, 1893 Robert street
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Implements of War.

Chicago Record.
The Commander-in-Chief (gloomily)
The enemy have captured all our
cannon. What shall we do?
Staff Officer-Fall back to the next
town.
The Commander-There are no arms
in the next town.
Staff oficer-No, cir. but it is full
of trolley cars
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.INONA.
Many Large Deals Reported in
That wealthy County.
to the Globe

Special to the Globe
WINONA, July Real estate trans
fers in the vicinity of Winona seem to
be more on the move than they have
been for several years. Many large
deals are being made. a Geal of eighty
acres from j. F'e;gert to j. Schwager,
in Elba, was fled today, amounting TO
81. zee. The Geal, though small, aver
ages large price per acre. Numerous
transfers of quarter-sections are being
registered, and their price may be said
to average $500. Good farm land sells
at about $40 to $50 per acre, which is
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to trade. Nature never smiled so pro-
pitiously upon the rich agricultural
district tributary to st. Cloud as it
has this season, and unless all the
signs of earth and heaven fail, an ex-
traordinary large crop will be har-
vested
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MANY VALUABLE RELICS.

There are memoirs of the great act
ors, Macready, Edmund Kean, Garrick,
Forrest, Siddons, and all through the
souvenirs of the great actors have near
ly all double value from the famous
donors of the much-prized gifts. There
is a little green silk purse which was
found empty in Edmund Kean's pock-
ct after he died, and given by Robert
Browning to Irving. \ ring was pre-
scented by the Baroness Burdett-Couts,
which David Garrick used to wear;
then there are two watches, one of
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save Your Money.

If going East. call at Chicago Great
Western Ticket Office, corner 9TH &
Robert SITS, for money-saving infor-
nation
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the line has been drawn very rigid1y
at their being presented at court. 1t
is said that the conviction that the
social barrier, once broken down,
would be of lasting good to his profess
sion, influenced Irving more than any
other consideration.
LOVE OF SHAKESPEARE.
The great actor is thoroughly in ac-
cord with the art spirit, thoughts and
customs of this d-of-the-century
time, but he is, above and beyond all,
an actor and an artist. His great
house, Grafton street, in the West end
of London. shows plainly that his art
is the same to him in the quiet of his
home as behind the footlights. Every
where are souvenirs and mementos of
the great lights of the English drama.
In bookcase in the beautifully fur
nished drawing room there are thirty
or more different editions of Shakes
peare." Some are editions de luxe,
some remarkably early ones. One
bound in red leather would be a great
bargain at $3.50; while another was
the third edition of the great play
wrights, and was once owned by the
Duke of Bedford
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CEREMONY OF KNIGHTTNG WILL
BE PERFORMED BY THE
QUEEN MONDAY.
A VERY SIMPLE AFFAIR.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOME
LIFE OF THE GREAT EN-
GLISH ACTOR.
FAKES HONORS MoDESTLY.
bis Wonderful Collection of Rel
les of kean, Siddons, Gar
rick and Forrest.
IG-S
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
LONDON, July 6.-Before this week
is ended, if all goes well, Henry Irv-
ing, the first English actor, will enter
the lists as a knight The modern
ceremony is very simple compared
with the old days. The fortunate
knight to be is presented at court in
the regulation court costume, he
kneels before Queen Victoria, who
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Garden in Il Graveyard.

Philadelphia Record.
Passengers on the trains to Frank
ford, on the Reading railroad, have