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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-09
Red River valley Drainage.

The legislature of 1898, upon condition that
the Great Northern Railway company would
contribute one-fourth of that amount. ap-
propriated the sum Of 500, 900, to be ex-
pended al the rate Of So, 900 per year during
four years for the purpose Of draining the
Red river valley by opening closed water
courses leading into the Red river and its
tributaries and by opening existing streams
ii the valley. The Great Northern Railway
company has complied with the condition
aforesaid and has contributed its share
which has made 231, 25J available each year.
Pursuant to the terms of the act making the
appropriation, Ezra q Valentine and n D.
Miller we're appointed to act with the gov
ernor and secretary Of state as a board Of
audit. to initiate carry on aud complete the
WORK Of drainage. This board in 1895 let con-
tracts for the TamarEc river ditch in
Marshall county and the Sand Hill river
ditch in Polk county The former is IA
miles long, 20 feet wide of an average depth
of Ala feet and cost 81. 48506, The latter
is of the same width, 2 miles long, of
an average depth Of s feet and cost
S23,744.76. These bitches we're finished in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-09
for Infants and Children.

Castoria isso we'll adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" H A ARCHER, N. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, n. 7.
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worlds Fair.

Iotal =. =. go. ~ -
The board performed the task allotted TO
them with fidelity energy and credit. Min
DesOta was faithfully andjUdiciously exhibit
ed and represented at the great fair. In pro-
portion 10 The money expended no state
made a better showing We are all under
much obligation TO this board and to the
Ladies' Auxiliary board for their gTatuitous.
Jealous and efficient service. The fair was
great object lesson, well worthy the price and
far-reaching in its benefits and lessons.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-09

Estimated Receipts and Disburse-
menfs for Fiscal Years 1895 and
1897. Made on a Basis OF a Tax
Lew of l. D Mills,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-09

and found helpful in other states. 10 some
extent his efforts gave relief, ana he cou!d
have accomplished much more had ne D2en
supplied with ample funds and ample assist
ance for the emergency. The only tlnqs al
his disposal TO pay all expenses ana all nelp
was $50 received by him from the governor
contingent fund. The chInch bugs are liable
10 continue with Us tor years 10 come, ana
we are likely in the future. as often III
the past TO have visitstions from the grass
hOppeTs In view of these facts, take the
liberty of recommending that you maze an
appropriation of not less than SAV-O avail
able for the purpose or eXtermlnau" tAese
ana other misunderstanding luSectS, ana LoF
the protection Of he farmers against the raw
ages OF me same. Such an appropriation
should be annual and continuing, WIN q
proViso that any surplus Beyond S3.JUJ
should at once lapse into the general revenue
fund; thus preventing any undue accumGa
ZION Of this fund. This Appropriation should
be placed at the disposal OF the entomoIoglst
of the state experimental station. VINO shouid
be eX-olhcio state entOmOloglsI, ana whose
duty it should be to assist the farmers IN eX-
terminating all crOp-destrOylng lnsects ana
in protecting the crOps against the dePreoa-
tons and ravages OF the same.
Ttasca state Park.
From the report of the commissioner of
I,Gsca State Park. made on the !st OEy OF
last December il appears that the state mas
acquired me ownership and control Of 1883
there are still within these limits S,N23 acres,
owned by private parties and scattered IN
tracts Of various sizes among the state lands.
that ought 10 be acquired by the state. These
lands arc covered with q valuable forest OF
pine spruce, fir, cedar, ash and oak. and the
owners are liEely at an early dayto cut and
market this timber When these lands have
been stripped OF their timber they are The
easy prey OF forest fires, and 1iie breaking
out upon them VIII inevitably spread 10 the
other lands Cf the park, and thus the WhoIe
area viii become & burnt black ana desert
waste, and viii cease 10 afford any safeguard
or protection 10 the source OF our mighty
river.
The legislature of 1881 acted wisely and
with rare good iudglneu. when il established
this park ItasCa lake and its preservation
is sacred and dear TO eyeTv American heart.
The lake ana ali its beautiful environment
should, as far as possible. be kept intact IN
its primitive and normal condition. and. in
order TO accomplish this. the lands in private
ownership should, SIS speedily as possible, be
acquired by the state. These lands can be
obtained neither by purchase nor by con-
domination proceedings until the necessary
funds are provided for that purpose. The
work planned ~ the Legislature OF ls5I
should be cOnsummated and completed by
the legislature OF ls95. | commend TINS SUB
jecJ to your favorable consideration. ana
recommend that YOU appropriate sufficient
funds to acquire these lands by purchase or
condemnation.
Szaz,sa and RJ5SE E,avU
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-09

THE cExrAUR COMPANY u Murray STREET, New York CITY.
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Pursuant to Section % of Article ". of the
Constitution, il IS your duly TO provide for a
census Of the state during The present year.
Provision should be made. not only for Il
correct enumeration of the inhabitants, but
also 10 Ia correct census OF the real and per-
soual property. the manufacturing, agricult-
urai mining and commercial industries Of
the state, and of the labor and capital en-
Ployed in the same. such census II prop
erly taken, will be a valuable guide III The
future progress Of ouI state. In order to in
sure correctness the wo. i'll its detail ought
not TO be committed to local assessors, but to
some other public functionaFy or TO persons
especiaLlV apDOinted for that DnrnOse
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-09
Stato gnefitutions, land Grant.

In view of the existence of this fund, its
permanent character and Its continued in
crease. more ample provision should De
made for its permanent investment Than is
now given. to the end that as large revenue
from This Snnrca
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
ODDITIES.
.Grantland Grieve.

Illinois makes the abandonment of
a wife. or a child under twelve years
of age, miSdemeanor.
Newspaper editors of Turkey and
Russia are in constant dread of being
sent to prison for publications.
Joseph Henry, in 1881, was the first
to construct a motor which worked by
electro magnetic attraction.
Count Jean de Chabannes' yacht,
built of aluminium, cost him about
$4,000. 1t is ten-ton racing boat.
1t is estimated that there are 107,-
40 Cinnamon in this country. The
population of China is 400.O00OOO.
The Russian Order of st. Andrews
is one of the oldest of the Muscovite
Empire. 1t was founded in 1893.
The Order of Alcantara is one of the
oldest Spanish degrees of knighthood,
having been founded in 1856.
The most famous Of the Prussian
orders is that of the Black EAGLE.
founded in 1I01 as a reward for valor.
The Order of the Slaves of Virtue
was a decoration for the noble ladies
In Germany, under no circumstances
can the rate of interest charged by
pawnshopS be more than twenty-four
per cent.
1t is claimed that 100000 song
birds were killed last year for the
purpose of adjoining women's hats
with their plumage.
Nineteen states have in the last
two years passed one or more acts in
amendment of the marriage or divorce
laws. or both.
Lansing, Mich, has matrimonial
| club, and at stated intervals mem
Der is chosen whose duty it is TO get
married within a year.
| By using aluminium instead of nickel
alloy, Uncle Sam could save $500. 900
on the cost of raw material in the
| present circulation.
A Harrisville. Mich, man recently
| trapped black fox and the pelt sold
! for 500
In 1884 the world produced 7GS. 900
tons of tobacco, grown on 2,029. 600
acres of ground. The United States
was the largest producer, 100000 tons;
next came India, with 10000; Russia.
with $4,000; Austria, with $4,000; the
remainder being produced in small
quantities by other countries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

is subject which always amuses me.
When people say a girl needs chap
erone | always think of myself. l
had too much to do to require watch
ing. | was the youngest of ten child
rem, and my father was a country
physician. In those days doctor
was surgeon too; he was obliged
to cut and bleed, and whenever my
sisters saw a patient coming to the
house, they would run away and
hide.
"Then my father would lay his hand
on my head and say: My brave little
girl won't run away and leave her
father all alone, will she?' and for
those loving words and kiss, [ stood
by him when only ten years old and
helped him while he cut a mans hand
off. l would have suffered anything
for kiss; indeed, my mother never
punished except by refusing to kiss
us when we went to bed.
when | grew into womanhood |
was glad l had acquired the habit
Of working, for when | married Mr..
Beecher, his time was so taken up
with his duties that | was obliged to
assume all of the mana cement of the
home. | always answered his letters,
sometimes thirty and forty day. l
attended to his personal affairs. and
really believe he would never have
had a new suit of clothes if l had not
Bought them. His salary was paid to
me, the checks were made out in my
name, and l cashed them To save him
trouble
Il took entire charge of the child
rem. sent them TO school and to col
iege, and did everything for them
without consulting their father to tire
his hardWorking brain. / tried to
make his home restingplace. It
seems so strange not to have him to
think for You know we were mar
ried lacking three months of fifty
years. That is a great while for two
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
FOREIGN.

The report that a treaty Of peace be-
tween Japan and China has been
signed was confirmed. The conditions
first published, however, are said to be
inaccurate.
There was an uncOnfirmed report in
London that England would at once
proceed to enforce her demands
against Nicaragua. The time fixed for
payment Of damages expired.
Martinez Campos, the new governor
general Of Cuba, arrived in the island.
Richard Cookers horse, Eau de Gallie,
won the Crawfurd plate at Newman
ket.
from a severe cold.
Severe earthquake shocks visited
southern Austria and the north of
Italy, involving in the former country
the loss of many lives and much
DANA ges to property.
Armenian revolutionists hope not
only to gain their liberty but cause the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Turkish en-
pire
A Cuban insurgent band was de-
feated by Spanish troops on Saturday
near Palma MirOs.
A fort near Dhyr was stormed by
the British, and the garrison, including
Umra Khan's brother, was captured
Colonel Kelly has relieved the British
garrison at Mastui.
England is expected to cripple Mica.
ragua's commerce by means of a
passive" blockade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

thoughtful. noble women. helpmates
to their husbands. brothers and sons.
They thought, acted and struggled
against evil fully as much as any
woman of today. They were not
nonentities or ignorant as some of the
women Of today assume when they!
talk about the new woman.
"Oh, how the term diSpleases me.
l have no patience with the non-mean-
ing words. Woman today is lust what
she was a hundred years ago, and as
for the question whether she should
have chaperone or not. that is a
difficult problem to solve. Circum-
stances vary the decision. Women
brought up in the country do not re-
quire the surveillance girls in the city
need. | think where one is thrown IN
contact constantly with strangers, that
she is far more exposed than when
associated with people with whom
she has grown up. In cities l should
recommend chapeTone. l think our
schools teach the young women to be
frivolous and superficial: they do not
instruct the pupils thoroughly in one
thing, but hurry them through a num-
Der of books which they dimly compre-
bend. Our public schools have much
to learn. They graduate the children
too young and overcrowd their minds.
Before a girl is fully grown she is
turned out as educated. Such a
child, uniformed in mind and body, GER
tainly requires the guidance of an
older person, upon entering society
Mrs. Sangster's Views
Mrs. Margaret Z Sangster. editor of
Harper's Bazaar, was busy at her desk
man and her need of chaperone She
laid down her pen and said: you
know l am very old fashioned wo-
man, and of course would approve of
the chaperone. In fact, l dislike all
innovations on old customs. l think it
is much pleasanter for a young wO-
man to have some older person with
her: it removes restraint. 4 sense of
greater freedom follows the fact that
a guardian is by to resent any mis-
action.
"Of course, in the country. where
people all know each other, the chap,
erOne is unnecessary, but in large
| cities where one is thrown in con
tact with strangers. especially the for.
eign element, l think girls require the
chaperonage of an older person. You
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
CHILDREN'S SAYINGS.

Mrs. Blank. a young-looking, middle
aged lady had been away for some
time, and came back much improved
in health. Among the people VINO
noticed the improvement was her small
nephew.
why, auntie,'' he said, chow nice
you look" Why, when you went
away, you looked as if you We're
hundred years old; and now" he
added, as he surveyed the fresh,
youngisl BLOCKING face before him, you
look quite a little less than hun
dred!"
shall get Il half ticket for Editht'
asked the father of that little person,
as he took out his purse at the station.
mo, don't think it will be necessary"
answered his wife. shes such a lit
tie tot of a thing that although, Of
course, she's over age, | think l can
Smuggle her through. Now sit up
close to mamma" she added, later,
drawing the child to her and spread
ing out her own ample draperies, and
the conductor passed on with hardly
a glance at the little figure close be
side the big one. Mamma" cried
Edith, sis that what you meant by
smuggling me through"
Don't you think l look sweete" than
l used to look?" asked Evelyn "a most
nurse. why, yes" answered the
latter. ''Do you know what makes
it!' demanded the child mo, my
dear, what is it," and the infant an
swered: Thoughts of Jesus, and the
new way l wear my bair!"
Little Isabel's mother had very in
judiciously allowed the child to drink
weak tea with her meals instead of
milk. One day Isabel was taken out
to lunch at a friends house, and the
friend, never dreaming that a child
could drink anything other than milk
placed it before her in a broad, low,
fancy cup. The child gazed at the
milk in silence for a while, and then
astonished her hostess by remarking
diSdainfully, 81 are no cat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

WILL NEW WOMEN Do AWAY
WITH THE CHAPERONE?
IT IS ABLY DISCUSSED.
Opinions Widely Divided-AIrs. Lyman
Abbott Declares There is no New
WCman-Others Say There IS, and
That She Can Care For Herself,
too.

Will Che new woman do away with
the chaperone? This was the ques-
ton asked of a number Of the leading
thinkers among American women.
Their answers vary, as do the women
themselves in face, in thought and in
life work.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, the
widow of the world-famous minister,
has gone back into her old home, be-
side the church which she and her
husband loved so we'll. She is nearing
life's sunset, but her heart is young,
and her interest in the old woman
and all womankind, is inst as keen as
it was forty years ago. She smiled
as she answered my question. THAT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
DEATH OF A HERO.

He was six feet four, and he had a
red face.
How are your he said in a purple
tone.
IF you were going to be hanged"
she said-rather irrelevantly he
thought-'T believe you would say
'peep-bo' to the hangman."
He quailed and felt his stature
diminish by couple of inches under
her calm scornful gaze.
II think we shall have rained," he
murmured, Imply.
do you really think SOP she said,
with sudden earnestness. Sometimes
| think l think things, and sometimes
l think l only think l think things"
'Ah! that must be very profitable"
he said.
profitable! How commercial you
are! If you had been Adam 1 believe
you would have turned fruiterer as
soon as you found that the public
taste-that is, Eve's-had created a
demand for apples"
cold perspiration broke out on his
brow as he shrank another six inches,
and he looked furtively at the door.
What is your theory of life?' he
gasped in a pathetic attempt to rise
to her conversational plane.
How sudden you are" she sneered
Some people try to hatch eggs by
boiling Them
MOP" he said, with ingenious inter-
est How sillyr' Then he remem-
bered that New Heroines speak in
metaphors, and with flop he fell from
his chair on to the floor, crushed and
"WTill you stay to lunch?' she said.
helpless.
Lunch is like the letter Sit comes
before tea"
He plunged his head into a large
Dresden bowl Of water. ''Ahr' she re-
marked, you are trying to collect
your thoughts. We are all introspec-
tive this season. A woman who does
not keep 4 watch on her feelings is like
man who does not keep a clock on
his mantel. She may start up sud
denly and find it is too late
Too late!" he gasped.
She did not reply for a minute and
the tense lines about her mouth made
him think it more prudent to retire un-
der the table. AS he was now only
about eighteen inches high this was all
the more easy. The silence turned
from blue to green. and thence TO a
pale straw color, decorated only by
little crimson knocks. He could bear
it no longer. He peeped out.
Mrs. Yeller-Buke?" interroga lively.
Mrs. 1ellerBuke, don't you hear
some ore knocking?'
She laughed. IT'S my husband in
the coal cellar"
"Oh! Does it amuse him?"
Il locked him there" she said coldly.
Il think he took me for the parlor-
maid. He tried to kiss me-
mo- he Shrieked, blushing furiously.
He could see her instep arching
proudly rs she crushed the garish car
pet beneath her high-born feet.
He's not a bad fellow" he said at
last.
L hate him." she Kissed, and then
her voice rose to a shrek. Fool, dolt,
idiot! You are my affinity, my idol. l
love YOU"
No, no, no." he screamed in terror
as she chased him around the room.
No, no; anything but that. I'll be
good, III be good"
But in his crushed and diminished
condition the shock proved too much
for him.
"Ah, wellr" she said, regarding his
lifeless form, he was rather like the,
Channel Tunnel-a well-intentioned
bore. James, take it away, and serve
luncheon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

The spring of 1895 will be a perfect
carnival of brilliant colors, and the
women who love sober tints will sigh
for them in vain. Royal blue. cerise.
rose pink, clear yellow IN the brightest
Of gold embroideries and ornaments.
light green and all shades of violet
will make the churches gay on Easter
morning and still be attired in good
taste, will be in the best form and
will come in for goodly share of ad
miration and envy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

MISS DOtSe DlplOlldllc.
If Miss Grace Dodge had answered
the question yea or nay, it would
have carried great weight with it
She is the friend and confidante alike
of society girls and girls who make
their own living. The good she has
done for the working girls in this
great city will never be known, but
it is known that she mplished
more for them than any society or as
sociatiOn Of women collectively.
But she did not answer the question,
saying, with smile, Really, I have
never given the matter a thought,
so | can not tell you whether the new
woman needs a chaperOne or not"
What Mrs. Crosby Thinks.
Dr.. G. NJ. Crosby, one Of the tai
ented members of Sorosis, said: Il
think the question will soon answer
itself. Women are every day proving
themselves entirely competent to take
care of themselves. Their entrance
into the business and professional
field has done away With old-fas hioned
prejudices and fOllies.
The girl of today knows that a
ruined name means a ruined fortune.
and she prizes both too highly to run
the slightest risk of losing them.
Never in the history of the world have
girls gone forth into woma nhood 50
we'll equipped to resist temptation.
Yet there is much wickedness going
on, but the winecup is mostly re-
spOnsibIe for it. Under the influence
Of this, the great evil Of the age,
young woman of the nineteenth cen
fury there is absolutely no need of
q chaperone."
Needs No Chaperone
Mrs. Katherine Alderman Fay, one
of the Oldest members of Sorosis,
thinks that the new woman will
shuttle off all slavelike letters. This
is her answer to the question:
Girls are no longer ignorant of
the world and it's ways. They read,
study and acquaint themselves with
all Of the questions of the day. They
meet men as equals, and not in the
old fashion Of regarding the male sex
as beings Of superior mould. Women
are reared to make a place for them
selves in the world, not to bow down
to a lord Of creation OF else starve.
The new woman is proud Of her in
dependence, and it is her best pro &
tector. Her own sense of right ana
wrong has developed by being eXer- /
cised. and she is no longer a toy TO /
be looked at and played with. Why |
should she need a chaperOne to watch !
her when she has been trained to be
mentally and morally strong? It is !
IN insult to think Of it"
Jennie June's Girls.
Mrs. Croly-Jennie June-the organ
yer Of Sorosis, the president Of the
New York Womans Press club, and
IN officer or an honorary member of
clubs all over the world,
should be and is an authority Oh what
s best for womankind. Speaking of
Ter own girls, she said:
They have been early taught to
ely upon themselves, and so should
very woman he reared. If they are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

and 10 Offices, were destroyed. The
total loss is estimated at S150,O0O.
In Memphis, Saturday evening, Miss
Florence Lillian Wickes, youngest
daughter of the vice president Of the
Pullman Palace Car company, OF Chi
cago. made her debut on the profess
sional stage, at the Lyceum theater,
appearing in The Sign Of the Cross
with the company OF Wilson Barrett.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

''The three fads of the year"
summed up bright young woman in
a cable car the other day, "are Napo-
leon, 'Trilby' and violets." She was
not far wrong, particularly as to the
latter, for lovely woman lately, in the
street, the shop, the theater, the drive,
at teas, balls and the opera, wears
nothing in the way Of flowers save
violets. In Difference to their extraor-
binary popularity, it is even permissi-
bic to wear artificial ones, in places
where the natural are usually seen,
and many women pin a mock bunch to
jacket lapel and leave it there in
definitely. The imitation blooms are
very successful, and for occasions, are
quite as effective.