The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-14

stockings, handkerchiefs of all kinds.
rings. watches, fountain pens, hoods,
mitts, gloves, ice wool fascinatcrs,
neckties, spoons, Cancelled stamps, Slip
pers, embroidered slipper uppers, peck
etbooks, infants Jackets, mems and
boys shirts, shirt waists, dolls, wells.
towels, handkerchief cases, shoestrings.
hats, aprons, feather boas, shopping
bags, scissors, pens, table covers, toilet
cases. maps, mems and womens un-
derwear, cards, tea, scarfpins, tobacco,
ribbons, gloves, bride bits, hunting
knives, doilies, pincushions, hairpin
CUSHIONS, hairpinS, crochet needles.
typewriter ribbons, bicy Gle handle bars,
rosarleS,. scapulars, prayer books, sus-
penders, Bibles, raisin Seeders, inkbot-
ties, penholders, games, dress goods,
music, pictures, opera glasses, patch
work, cushion covers, books, salt cell
lars, stationery, fans, pillow covers,
powder bags, carriers, bOnnetS, ma tch-
holders, penWipers, toilet soap, music
boxes, pipes, hot water bags, card
cases, cuff buttons, medals, trusses, by
podermic syringes, pocket lamps, fold
ing lunchboxes, fur collars head rests,
picture frames, nutmeg graters, paper
cutters, buttonhole workers, hair nets,
curling irons, dress stays, spats, violin
strings, bookmarks, beaded moccasins,
toothbrushes, harmonious, rubbers,
medical appliances, hatbrushes, postal
card cases, spools of thread. bags, toys.
lorgnettes, wrappers, wire puzzles,
stove backing sets, hose sup
porters, chains, cups and saucers,
jeWelry cases, castings, huting irons,
doll patterns, whisk brooms oilcloth
table covers, cigars, shaWls, electro
types, fountain syringes, napkins, bas-
ques, breastpins, blankets, printing
outfits, cigarette cases, cigarettes, in
fants' underwear, braid, jackets, bath
brushes, watches, bib pins, lamp shade
covers, reticules, bracelets, rings,
screwdrivers, toy telescopes, police
mans clubs, tinsel wire, horse brushes,
trousers, skirts, calendars, diaries,
feather bone, silkworm gut ligatures,
button hooks, BARRIERS clippers, Con-
federate bills, banners, Epworth league
and Odd Fellows badges, atomizers,
metronomes, piccolos, revolvers, foot
ball Innings, skates, bicycle cranks,
ballet slippers, pitch pipes. Trilby
hearts, charts, thimbles sprocket
chains and yarn.
HOW THE GOODS ARE ARRANGED.
That's a pretty long list. but it could
be longer. 1t illustrates the variety one
finds at a dead letter auction sale. The
sale is always full of entertainment be-
cause the person who has not studied
the catalogue is surprised continually
by the things which the auctioneer
puts up and knocks down.
The articles are not put up indiyid-
ually. They could not be sold that way
because the auctioneer could not get
even one cent for some of the things in
the list Besides, it would take too
much time to sell them that way.
Though dozens of articles are grouped
together under one number, there are
1882 miscellaneous lots, 951 book lots
and 10 jewelry lots in the catalogue.
In arranging them the auctioneer has
grouped articles that are worthless
with articles which have value. Thus
a pair of small damaged corsets is
placed with a towel, some remnants of
cloth, etc; twenty damaged cigars go
with a cheap handkerchief; some dam
aged hose are thrown in with medical
appliances, music, views, ETC., in one
lot, pair of mans shoe uppers will be
taken at some price because a cigar
holder goes with them; damaged pair
of trousers will bring to its purchaser
some cheap collar buttons, a ring and
some hand-Snap buttons; a pair of
damaged opera glasses will be thrown
in with a necktie and four handker-
chiefs.
I Most of the articles are damaged
or Cheap except the books, and these
are of every style and character and in
almost every modern language
MATERIAL FOR REMOVAL.
and brass watches, cheap pins, gold
pens, silver pencils, souvenir spoons
and chains. There is a mans ring
marked George Pengratz." Perhaps
George will see the catalogue and claim
the ring before the sale ends. A watch
was reclaimed in this way last year.
There is a woman's silver watch in
this years sale marked IN. F. Purdy,"
a gold band ring marked Warren to
Flora some spoons marked Con
stance" some spoons marked Mum
son. a gold ring marked "E. w, May
3. "a" spoons marked Ruth and
FRANCIS" two bib pins marked Fran
ces'' and many articles which could be
identified by initials More than one
romance is hidden in these many thou
sand articles which have never reached
their tination-heartache misunder-
standing, ruined hopes, perhaps Some
one with lively imagination could find
material for many tale in a dead let
ter office auction.
George Grantham Balm.