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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09
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l found that had gained tlrsysard
or small court, which properly belong,
to every New York house. Enclosed a.
it was on three sides with its high
smooth palings, and On the fourth b,
the house from which | had
but just escaped, it seemed at first
glance as neat trap as man
could well wish himself well out OF
stopped for a moment to listen for any
sign npm my pursvers, but all lay still
and dark behind me. They would,
thought, scarcely venture from house
which was supposed to be unoccupied,
into II place where SO many windows
could look down upon them. / remem-
bered that the house stood not many
numbers from the street corner, and
that the avenue upon that side had nc
buildings to face it. The row of yards"
lay inclosed only by their white palings.
An escape, therefore, meant no more,
after all, than the scaling of some ten
or dozen Of these fencings, and my as
sailants naturally would consider that
l could casil y accomplish this, not know
ing how my strength was already
wasted. | crouched, meanwhile, to rest
in the deep shadow east by the house,
being INVISIBLE from any of the win
dows, unless light were held. This |
knew they would not dare to do any
more than they would engage in u
struggle to bring me forcibly back,
since by so doing they must inevitably
attract notice to themselves.
l do not know how long lay crouch
ing there. The summer air that night
had an evil chill in it which crept grad
ually into my bones. A kind of apathy
came over Inc which made me oblivious
to the surrounding strangeness. For
the moment the twinkling lights In the
houses about, the soft sounds of chill
dens voices and the chattering tongues
OF the servants, borne above the dull
roar of the streets, had little meaning
for me. The danger l had passed
through was forgotten; to the danger
WAS still in was oblivious.
l was awakened TO it by the sound OF
window being slowly and carefully
raised somewhere above my head. Shift
ing slightly my position, so that could
look up and still remain unseen, saw
Jackson peering cautiously down into
the shadow. He drew in his head, and
again looked out, apparently but half
satisfied with the poor opportunity his
position afforded him. Some one inside
whispered IN inaudible direction to him,
and the window was lowered. No doubt
be was preparing to come down. got
to my feet, therefore, and felt my way
along the wall until my hand came in
contact with the paling. twas covered
In the corner nearestthe avenue with
struggling, but long-limbed creeper Of
some sort, which chung partly to the
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ings my four assaiants would have
reached me. i had sense enough 70
know they would not stop at murder
we're there danger of my escaping with
any part of their secret. | could do
nothing, still weak as / was and I'M
armed, against so many. Even my
stick had been dropped in fight. An
instant still wavered, and then the re-
membrance of door / had noticed ut
the other end Of the passage, when
Jackson's first appearance with tle
lamps had made surrounding objects
visible, returned to me. Turning back,
/ CROPPED for it blindly, for they had exc
tinguished in their haste one of thr
feeble flicker. The men were rushing
heddlong down the stairs, and madam's
voice rang out distinctly.
NO struggle" she cried. "Let there
he no noise. Stun him and bind him.
The police will be upon us"
My fingers touched the door. 1t wis
fastened like the other. Franticnlly (
threw myself against 1t. II yielded
slightly. Once more, with all the
strength that comes at the need of a
desperate man, put my shoulder to Il.
The wood splintered-gay
way. A breath OF soft night air struck
my face. step more, and. looking up.
saw that the stars were shining.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09

Nsu.Rol cures ack Or nervous headaCheA
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

guilt and wherever the incense of
prayer has mounted to heaven, the
smoke of sacrifice has assembled with it.
Now if the universal consent and tes-
timony of the human race stand for re-
ligion there must be something in re-
ligion. Nor does the fact of supersti-
ton and error destroy the value of the
argument. For the false supposes the
true, the spurious, the genuine. If men
believe in false prophets, it is because
the have the idea Of prophecy. If they
offer human sacrifice as all the pagan
nations of antiquity did, it is because
they have the idea of sacrifice, and the
belief in spells and charms and mean
tations is evidence of a belief in some
thing more than natural
The fact remains, then, that religion,
theoretically and practically, has been
universal, and this age, which is occu-
pied with facts and the. explanation Of
them, must explain this. 1t can be ex-
planned only by. the providence and in
spiration Of Cod "Who is above all
and through all and in us ALL and who
has never left himself without a wit
ness in the world. By a necessity of
the case, error acknowledges him, as
we'll as truth. All monuments, all ira
dition, all ages, all religions, proclaim
him.
The man, then, who is not religious,
stands up against all this, against the
universal belief and testimony of the
world, and is an abnormal and an I'M
natural man. Every man who acts ac-
cording to nature, who follows the nat
ural promptings of his heart, who does
not stifle the aspirations of his own
soul and put out the light of his own
mind, will pray and offer sacrifice and
be humble and just and pure, and thus
WOrShin "rThe Cod of all who iS above
all and through all and in us ALL"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

with bare recognition. The idea of
God is the most fruitful of ideas the
greatest of ideas. 1t protects the weak
against the strong; it consoles the af-
f1icted, and when everything else fails
man finds in God refuge and strength.
Such an idea should have great ex-
preston.
The mind of man could not stop
with the bare recognition of God as ex-
1stent, and did not so stop, but went
on, and would go on by it's natural
light and power, even independently
of the added and additional light of
revelation to clothe the idea with at
tributes; or, in other words, to form
for and to itself a sufficient and salts
factory idea Of God; thus, if existent
and eternal and creator, then intelli-
gent, infinite and merciful.
The human race has not stopped
with a bare recognition Of God for the
idea of the infinite is a fruitful idea,
involving Interior principles and con-
sequences. The intelligent soul of man,
by a natural and spontaneous impulse,
sought to give to God an intelligent
recognition, and the lips of man moved
In prayer.
For what are men better than sheep or goats,
That nourish blind life within the brain,
If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer.
The human race has prayed, and
prayer is the intelligent recognition of
an intelligent God by an intelligent
creature.
Thus mankind has been, not only
theoretically, but practically, religious.
For, while belief has been general I'M
belief appears only in individual form
1t has never even reached national inn
portance. There has never been, as Plu-
tarch and Cicero testify, a nation of
infidels. And even the individual who
processes unbelief will, in unguarded
moments, give testimony to the innate
righteousness Of man. The soul of man,
naturally Christian" left to it's I'M
trammeled and spontaneous action, ac-
knowledges God and cries out to him.
And this proves that man Is natural
ly religious, or that he Is what the
Greek philosopher defined him, "a re-
ligious animal"
But not only has the human race
prayed; not only has man acknowl-
edged God by speech, and given ex-
preston to the sentiment of his heart
in prayer, but he has done more. For,
side by side with this universal Gus
tom and practice of prayer, appears
another institution or right, likewise
universal-sacrifice. 1t is a dogma of
every religion; 1t is performed in every
temple; it Is the occupation of every
priesthood, and the practice Of every
people.
The human race, all nations, all men,
have in some way or other acknowl-
edged original sin. For the universally
of sacrifice to placate divine anger.
supposes the universal consciousness OF
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

copyrighted by the Newspaper Sermon Asso-
citation of Boston.)
For there is one God of all; who is above
all and through all and in us all.-Ephes.
w., 6.
From the pillars of Hercules to the
pagodas of China, from the temples of
Egypt to the fanes of India, from the
EXTREMIST north to the EXTREMIST south,
from the EXTREMIST east to the eX-
tremest west, all over the continents of
the world and the islands of the ocean,
the earth is everywhere numbered with
the works Of religion. Good or bad,
high or low, refined and elevated or
impure and degrading, man, as mat
ter of fact, has everywhere had a re-
ligion, and every where manifested it
outwardly.
certain school of scientists left no
stone unturned, hunted the universal
globe, looked into every corner Granny
and crevice of the earth to find hui
man being-or aIithing with that form
and seeming without reason and with
out religion, but no such man has been
found. Darwin confesses it, Dawson
establishes it, Mivart proves it, and
Tyler, who has discussed the question
exhaustively in his primitive Culture, -
leaves no doubt upon the subject.
Man everywhere mas a religion. He
has lost the arts; he has lost the sci
ences; he has gone backward instead of
forward in the question of civilization.
Nay, he has descended to a depth and
degree in the abyss of moral degrade
ton fearful to contemplate; where the
light of reason becomes a fitful and
uncertain glimmer; where every trace
and lineament of his once perfect ma
ture seem to be obliterated. But the
light burned, it illumined the dark
ness. Man looked up and still called to
his Maker. And that God, who is
above all and through all and in us
ALL" that God who inspired the prayer,
heard the voice of faith crying in the
darkness of error and lifted man out
of error and vice to truth and virtue.
What boots it to argue against re-
ligion because of the multiplicity, the
contradictions of religion? The prin-
ciple remained behind all corruptions,
behind all contradictions. The super
fetal out-and-overgnowthe of error could
not destroy it, behind all remained
deep in mans rational nature those
principles upon which religion depends,
guarded and protected in the whole hui
man race by that God ''who is above
all and through all and in us ALL"
But man could not, and did not stop
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09
CURRENCY FOIBLES.
Those of Hon. Charles A. Towne
Pointed Out.
To the Editor Of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe
Ny attention has been called to a speech
delivered in the house of representatives by
charles A. Towne, of Minnesota. 1t has been
described and cited as an extraordinary effort.
and If one may judge it by the applause with
which the record is interspersed it had en-
thIalled the august assembly to which it
was addressed Mr. Towne have never seen
nor expect to see, and l can, without uualif1-
cation, commend his knowledge of the lam
guage, his power of diction, and, perhaps.
most of all, the industry he has apparently
expended in encyclopaedia research.
l regret / cannot further compliment him
OFT the profundity of his thoughts and the
accuracy of his logic; for, in justice, he could
not be classed even with the most elementary
economists. Indeed, it is to such immature
currency mongers as Mr.. Towne the United
States owes much of the financial stringency
and commercial depression through which it
has not yet entirely passed. And, if a heavy
responsibility rests upon those who entrusted
them with legislative powers, a still more
serious one attaches to those who, without
sufficient knowledge, rush in where angels
fear to tread" In the elaborate speech of
Mr.. Towne there is abundant evidence of his
having burned the midnight oil, but one
searches in vain for that close and clear
reasoning and subtle discrimination by which
the economist is distinguished from his fell
lows. The object of this letter will be served
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09
SALTWATER NEWS.
Funeral for Earle-Prison City to
Have Base Ball Club.

Warden Wolfer is in receipt of telegram
from the parents of William Earle Grafton
who reside at Berkeley, CAL, asking that
their son be given Churistian funeral. The
funeral was held here yesterday, Father
Corcoran, of st. Miehaelsa church, conduct
the Catholic cemetery at South Saltwater
THE Shaughran" which will be presented
by local talent on ST. Patrick's day, will be
One of the best amateur performances given
here for some .tmev
Judge Williston will hold special term of
the district court in this city tomorrow.
Saltwater is to have an amateur base ball
club this season, but the management does
not contemplate the erection of a park. Bust
ness men will be asked to subscribe small
amounts so that clubs from distance may
be asked to come here.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

Callahan, seriously burned about the
feet legs and arms; taken to Bayonne
hospital. James Donohue, John st.
John, Ernst Olsen, feet and ankles
burned.
The men were at work at stills, from
which the tar oil was being pumped
into tank. The tar boiled over the
sides of the tank in a torrent and
flooded the floor. 1t was found impos-
sible to close the pipes and the men
made dash to escape. The boiling
fluid poured over them, however, be-
fore they could get away. No one was
fatally injured, but all received very
serious burns
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09
sCALDED IN TAR.
Horrible Injury to Five Workbench
i'm BayOnneg Oil Works

NEW YORK, March S.-Five work
men, employed by the Standard Oil
company at Bayonne, N. j., were Sc
verely burned today by the overflow of
boiling tar from One of the big tanks
at the company's yards. The injured
men are: Michael Doyle and Timothy
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09
To the Yukon Gold Fields.

New facts concerning this country
can be had at 500 Line Ticket Office,
398 Robert Street Hotel Ryan.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09
How to Get There

Get There" is trading post in Alas
ka. Detailed information concerning
the Yukon country can be had at 500
Line Ticket Office, 39S Robert Street
(Hotel Ryan.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
st. Paul Jan. 49, 1895.
/, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify
that the Broadway Insurance Company, above
named, has complied with the laws of this
State relating to insurance, and is now fully
empowered. through it's authorized agents, to
transact its appropriate business of Fire In
surance in this State for the year ending
January 31st, 1897.
c. Fl. SMITH,
Insurance Commissioner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09
DIED.

DAY-At his residence, on Dayton avenue
on Sunday, March g. DR.. David Day. No
tice of funeral hereafter.
FOR UNERALS-Carriages, 50 and hearses
So. Seven Corners Livery. Telephone call,
No. 500.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

Sweet Moments Cigarettes are the best.
Try package. Sold by all dealers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT. OF INSURANCE.
~ - '-'-''t'' st. Paul, Feb. g. 1885,
!, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
Of the State Of Minnesota do hereby certify
that the Armenia Insurance Company, above
named, has complied with the laws of this
State relating to Insurance and is now fully
empowered, through its authorized agents, to
transact it's appropriate business of Fire In
surance in this State for the year ending Jan.
81. 1897.
G. H. SMITH,
Insurance Commissioner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

Time you threw your old hat away.
Get a Gordon. You'll be pleased.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
st. Paul, Jan. "a, 1885,
/, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify
that the Eagle Fire Insurance Company.
above named, has complied with the laws of
this state relating to insurance, and is now
fully empowered, through It's authorized
agents, to transact It's appropriate business
OF fire insurance In this state for the year
ending Jan. 81, 1897.
G. H. SMITH,
Insurance Commissioner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-09

STATE OF MINNESOTA.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
st. Paul, Feb. 10, 1885,
!, the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
of the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify
that the Manufacturers and Merchants In
surance Company, above named, has com
piled with the laws of this State relating to
insurance, and is now fully. empowered
through its authorized agents, to transact its
appropriate business of Fire Insurance In
this State for the year ending January 31st,
1897.
G. H. SMITH,
Insurance Commissioner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

blllN Auo.
Chicago, Aug. 4-Aftcr II weak start
caused by the Diamond match failure,
wheat closed firm on Il good demand for
against yesterdays close of 80 3-4c.
Corn closed Lie higher and provisions
closed firm and higher. There was II
moderate trade in wheat prices covering
1c range. The feeling ut the start was
rather uncertain. owing to the easier
feeling in Wall street and then the large
local failure on the stock exchange was
n factor. but the market, all things con-
sidered, held up fairly well. Initial
was most favorable, being hot and clear
in the winter wheat section. which is
Just what is wanted to dry out the grain
and put it III condition for the thrcSher.
Cables were up lid and then there was
decrease ON ocean passage. Prospects
favored Il very moderate world snip
mcnt and also added something to the
price. The poor grading of today's ar
rivals was noticeable, out of 24O cars
new. So were No. 3, red, Sc cars No. +,
red. and "A cars 10 grade, but with good
weather the quality will undoubtedly i'm
prove. Northwestern receipts are III
crCasing again.
Trading in corn was of fair volume,
| fluctuations covering 1c range. The mar
| kct opened weak with wheat and other
| speculative commodities, owing to the
| complications in Diamond match and
| New York biscuit but soon rallied, sell
| ing up 1c and final figures showed LA
3-Sc gain. Early offers were quite read
| lily absorbed.
There was less than usual interest i'll
the oats market and prices moved within
3-Sc range. The market closed at about
| the top. While traders i'll the grain mar
| kctS were trying TO persuade themselves
that the Moore failure on the exchange
| should make their grain cheaper, the
provision men were driven to other con
| Siderations and acted as if Diamond
match had never been heard of. The
matter that most concerned the pork
men "',~""rcd to be whether or not there
was Canadian syndicate in control OF
the September deal. There was more
truth than could be expected i'll the re-
port, for the shorts were evidently i'm
pressed with an idea of danger ahead
for they boosted up pork.
Estimated receipts for for tomorrow
| Wheat. 12J cars: corn, SD cars; oats
30 cars: hogs. 1000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Quet and unchanged.
No. spring wheat, 5Sc; No : red
613sc.
No. . corn, 24aIc; No. . yellow corn
256251sc ,-
No. : oats, 1S1ac; No. white. 211A0
22Ac; No. white, 1SM19Hc.
No. . rye, 3Ohc. ,--.,,,,
No. . barley, nominal No. 3, 22@22Ac
No. 1 flax seed, 71hM12l2c
Prime timothy seed, $40.
Mess pork. per barrel, $50;
Lard, per 100 pounds, $3.32l1Aa.
Short ribs sides Qoose), $3.45d3.55.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxedD, 3A@4c
Short clear sides CboxeO, 32sMd3Ac.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, pc
gallon, $1.22. .u
| ILL., nnl;nrr fntnrns rnnrnl rs follow
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
N0IkGI Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.
LOCAL JOBBERS' PRICES.

|
Bacon--Short clear, DC; smoked bel
lies 5 1-2c; fancy breakfast bacon, Sc.
Sugar-Standard, fine granuated,
5 3.4c; cut loaf, &c; fancy yellow clari.
| fed, 3 1-4c; powdered. 1-2M7c.
Compound lard-5M5Hc; pure, 612c.
Flour, per 100 pounds-Highest patent.
$2.15; full patents. $500; extra patent,
S1.9O: low grade, $1.S5.
Coffee,New crop, Peaberry, q 112c;
II 1-2020c; fair Rio, 10 1-4@19 1-4c;
AriOsa, 100-pound cases, 10 lie.
Roasted coffees-5O-pound bags, 23c.
Cotton-Steady; good middling, . lie;
strict middling &c.
Wool-Twelve months, medium, G1a6
TIC; six months clip, G@Gl2c.
Hay-Stocks. large: wholesale, bottom
hay, baled, 4O0G0c per 100 pounds;
prairie, per ton, 5000; sugar cane, $500
per ton.
Corn-From wagon, Doc per bushel,
in ear; sheled, 45c.
Oats-22 LIE per bushel.
Bran-1Oc per 100 pounds; retail, soc.
Cotton seed meal-Retail, Soc per 100
pounds.
Hides-Market quiet; dry flint, 5 lea
&c; green, 2 1-2d3c; green sailed. 4 IL
"a 3-4c.
Beeswax-20c per pound
Sheep skins-f0mf5c each.
Goat skins-10M20c.
Angora goat skins-75c@$1. 90 each.
Deer sllins-20c per pound.
Furs-FOX skins 1Oc.
Opossum-3c each.
Catamount-1Oc each.
COOn-1Oc each.
Skunk-10@20c each.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Lemons-Per box. $3.50.
Peaches-25@40c per bucket.
Vegetables. wholesale:
Cabbage 1-2@3c per pound.
Okra-$1.50 per bushel.
Irish potatoes-75 cents.
Snap beans-$2 per bushel.
OniOns-Per pound, 2 1-2c. =
New sweet potatoes-S1 80 per bushel. |
Vegetables retail:
Cabbage-10M15c per head.
Tomatoes-$1. 50M1.75.
Eggs-Wholesale from dealers, per |
dozen, 6 1-20Sc. l
Butter-Whoesale from dealers, 15@ |
zoe per pound. oo
creamery. retail, SOC per pound. ~
1.56.
Turkeys-50M90c each.
THE BEEF MARKET.
Beeves-Fine cornfed. 202 Lee per
pound, gross.
Cows-In good condition. 1 1-2@2c per
pound, gross.
Calves-In good condition, 1 1-202c
per pound.
Hogs-3M3 lie per pound, gross.
MuttOn-2 12M3c per pound, gross.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06

ish again today with the fluctuations fire.
quent and violent. The feeling on the
whole has been firm, and prices show II
gain of 10 points, the close being quiet
and steady, with sales of $1,000 bales.
Opening prices showed Il slight decline
from the close of last night due to sales
to realize and upon reports of rains in
various sections of the cotton belt; there
after there was no decided pressure to
sell and the market easily advanced on
tho expectation that the weekly bulle-
tins to be published tomorrow would
show Il great deterioration of crop. it be-
ing figured that such rains rs had fallen
in the last day or two would not be taken
into account. The situation continues
mixed The opinion of the future course
of the market is divided. Some think
the advance discounts the damage, 9th
ers say they see &c easy. The action of
Liverpool tomorrow is awaited with in
tCreSt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
RURT WAS NOT ABOARD.

New York. Aug. 4.-Detectives from
the central office boarded the Mallory
line steamer Nueces from Galveston to-
day below quarantine, hoping to find w.
Eugene Burt of Austin, Tex. aboard
but were disappointed, Burt is wanted
in Austin for the murder of his wife and
two children and the officers there had
tclegraphcd that he was probably aboard
the shin.