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St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
MISS AMORETTE NJ. REECHER SAWS
WOMEN Do NOT THINK
ENOUGH.
HENRY WARDS OWN COUSIN
TALKS TO A GLOBE RE-
PORTER.
GUEST OF MRS. CHARLES E. MAYO
Who Is Her Niece-Miss Beecher Il at
the marlborough for "a Few
Days.

Miss Amorette M. Beecher, cousin of the
late Henry Ward Beecher, is the guest of
her niece. Mrs. Charles e. Mayo, at the
Marlborough, and will remain in St. Paul for
some time. Miss Beechers resemblance to
Henry Ward Beecher, emphasized by her
rather masculine manner of dressing, is most
remarkable. though she says that she and her
cousin used to comfort each other with the
fact that they couldn't help it, as neither of
them were to blame Miss Beecher has a
hearty, thorough air of greeting, one which.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
WILL COURTNEY GET ITs
Curious Point Involved I'm the Re-
ward for Austin

The suicide Of James B. Alsop at Seattle
has aroused a more than passing interest at
the capitol, with reference to what will be-
come of the reward which Gov. Clough offer
ed for the murderer of Lena Olsen over n
year and half ago. The assumption is. of
course, that the officer who was skilled
enough to trap the murderer is entitled to
the reward, but the strict letter of the proc
lamatfon does not necessarily sustain this
position. The proclamation explicitly states
that the reward is offered for the arrest ana
conviction OF the murderer, and it is need
less to say that the officer will have diff
Guilty in securing the conviction of a man
VINO has already cheated the galIows 1t is
expected that when Inspector John Courtney.
the minneapolis officer who made the arrest
at Seattle, returns, he will file an applicx-
ton for the reward, in which event 1t viii
deVoiye upon the governor and his legal ad-
wiser the attorney general, to determine
whether or not the mission of the procIama-
tion was fulfilled when Alsop's case was aa
tragicaily terminated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
STOPPED A RUNAWAY.
Two Local Policemen Make a Grand
Stand Catch

Officers Gruber and Kaiser no doubt avert
ed some serious accidents at the corner of
Seventh and Wabasha streets yesterday after
noon by stopping a runaway team just as the
hcrses were about to plunge through a crowd
of people on the market house corner
The team belonged to G. A. Coates, the
proprietor of a general store at Pine Bend.
Mr.. Coates tied his horses at the corner of
Tenth and Wabasha and went into a store.
The animals became frightened at an Inter-
urban car, and breaking away from the
hitching post, started on a wild run towards
Seventh street AS they reached the alley
back of the market house. the horses boIted
on to the sidewalk. Pedestrians scattered in
all directions when the officers averted a
catastrophe by seizing the brides of the
frightened horses and bringing them to a
standstill. Only the pole and one wheel Of
the wagon were broken.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19

nation than for one which should adopt
as it's platform the reinstatement cf
the negroes. 1t makes no difference
whether men enjoy this prospect or not
1t simply embodies the facts of the
situation. Are Democrats going to be
wise enough to grasp and take ad-
vantage of it, or are they going to
court defeat and probabia disintegra-
tion and disappearance as a political
party?
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

After a careful investigation of the
proposition to vacate a small strip of
land plated as Summit avenue, al
though really far distant from it, along
the bluff side of the Mississippi, the
G o b e is unable to find any reason
why the proposition should be opposed
or voted down, as it has been in the
assembly. Too great care cannot be
taken when it is proposed to vacate
any portion Of a public thoroughfare.
Such schemes are constantly coming
UP in the guise of public benefits,
whereas they really hide some project
for private gain. But the circumstances
in this case appear to be plain. The
land is desired by the United States
government as a preliminary to
great dams projected within our city
limits for the improvement of naviga-
ton, and incidentally providing for
the creation Of valuable water power.
The appropriation that has been
made for beginning this work is held
up and the whole plan Is frustrated,
and opportunity of employment is de-
nfed to labor, while this bit Of prop
erty, worthless for any other purpose
is retained by the city. Nor
can this policy affect anything what
ever except to promote delay. The gov
ernment can and will take possession
of the property in question by con-
demnation proceedings. The value Of
it in dollars and cents is too utterly
inconsiderable to be taken into ques-
tion All there is to it is the question
whether a great enterprise Of moment
to this city, and of especial present in
terest to its working people, shall be
permitted to go ahead or shall be
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
TODAY1S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Forecast for
Sunday: AIinnesota-Fair in southern. local
showers in northern portion westerly winds.
WiSconsin-Fair, preceded by local showers
In easter portion; fresh and brisk westerly
winds: cooler by Sunday night.
: South Dakota-Partly cloudy weather; local
showers in western portions; warmer in east
ern portion; westerly winds
North Dakota-Local SHOWS; slightly warm
er by Sunday evening; northwesterly winds.
Montana-Fair in southern portion; local
SHOWS. followed by fair in northern portion
warmer by Sunday evening; westerly winds
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer. 29.67; thermometer, 55; relative
humidity. Go; wind southwest; weather, clear;
maximum thermometer 65; minimum ther-
mOmeter. 40; daily range 20; amount of rain
fall or melted snow in last tyenty-four
hours. .O7.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
RIVER AT s A. M.
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE,

Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. f. Lyons. Observer.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19
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'ayable I'm Advanc,

Daily and Sunday, per Month. 30
Daily and Sunday, Six Months $2.75
Daily and Sunday, One Year $500
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Daily Only, per Month - 40
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Daily Only, One Year $500
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-19

Sunday Only, One Year $3.50
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

trimmed it off with knife, and Grim
ped it round the edge with fork.
This is the correct way to make g
Little Mouse Pie.
Then she put it in the oven, and
sat down in a rocking chair, and
rocked very hard, and famed herself
white waiting for it to bake.
In twenty minutes it was done. She
took it out of the oven, and let il
stand on the window sill few minu-
ties to cool. The crust was brown
and flaky, and the smell of it was de,
licious. Donder and Mustard and
Custard were in the yard just outside
the kitchen window; and, when they
smelled it, they Looked at each other,
and said,-
cob, my!"
Then Mrs. Gray took the pie in
where Whitley was, and said,-
"Whitey, dear, couldn't you take a
taste of Little Mouse Pie?"
ooh, no." said Whitley, II don't
want any"
"Just smell of it, dear, it's so good"
And she held it close to Whitey's
nose.
Whitley opened her eyes, and said,
II believe I'll taste it,"
Her mother put little crumb in
Whitey's mouth; and Immediately
she sat up very straight, and said,-
"Gimmesommore."
Then Mrs. Gray knew that White
Us life was saved.
"Now, that's good child" she
said: "let mother see how much of it
you can eat" She set the pie before
Whitley; and in about two minutes
Whitley had eaten the very last crumb
and was licking the plate. Then she
jumped out of the box, and ran out
in the yard to play.
"Bless the child" said Mrs. Gray.
And she was SO happy that, when the
doctor sent in his bill for fifty dollars,
as he did the next morning, Mrs. Gray
gave him a hundred, and thanked
him, too.
(Then Tommy would give long
sigh of satisfaction, and say
"That's nice story, mamma. Now
tell it all over again. Christian
Register.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22
BIRDS WAYS.

English sparrows are frequently very
ill-behaved. During recent rainstorm
we observed two sparrows fighting each
other under cedar tree. One tweaked
the others head until he succeeded in
getting his victim on his back, where
upon he siezed the PROSTATE bird by
the tail and dragged him along the
ground, but, meeting some obstacle, he
loosed his hold and was soon himself in
the same position. When he had been
in turn dragged for some time, and there
seemed no prospect of release, some
sparrow compeers who were watching
the fight with interest from bush near
by flew down and interfered, separating
the two soiled and feather-ruffled little
gamins.
Sparrows sometimes form committees,
usually four in number, to punish trans
gressors. After castigation is admins
tered all is forgiven and friendly rela-
tons are established at once. Sparrows
enjoy the songs of other birds and will
gamer AROUND TOOln W ilSbou W LIS
singing. They are merry little scaven-
gers in the streets. much better adapted
to town than country. 1t is estimated
that Paris has many more sparrows in
number than she has inhabitants.
Two sparrows were once seen to take
young wren from it's nest and drop it in
barrel of rainwater. On examination
six others were found to have met with
similar fate in the same barrel. The
sparrow is not only quarrelsome, but
greedy. He eats blackberries by taking
bite out of this one and another from
that until he has spoiled more than he
has eaten. He is something of martyr
though, for he does not cause the death
of many beautiful birds of plumsge, as
ladies of fashion do. and yet bis death
warrant is signed and sealed. One can
but wish she'd take thought and mend
his ways"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

mortal enemy, the blacksnake. Last
summer there was a great commotion
among the birds on the lawn. A large
blacksnake was seen ascending tree in
search of redhead's nest. The coura-
geous blue jays came to the woodpeck-
er's assistance, and flew wildly about
trying to strike the snake with their
wings. A lopg-handled hoe in the
hands Of workman brought to the
ground the dreaded foe. and soon red
head was drumming in peace beside the
doorway of his imperiled nest, while the
blue jays preened themselves with an
air of satisfaction, as if they thought
they had acted in very neighborly way.
1t is too bad to be compelled to admit
that the beautiful woodpecker some
times behaves in very disreputable
manner. In winter he not only deserts
his mate, leaving her to shift for herself.
but has been seen actually to drive her
from his door.
Very different is the conjugal charac-
ter of the nuthatch. He keeps bis mate
with him during the cold weather, shar
ing food and lodging in most unselfsh
manner.
The European quail is described as
being wretched husband, abandoning
his wife to her fate at the waning of the
honeymoon. Not so our American game
bird, bob white. He is faithful hus-
band, devoted father, always spruce
in his attire and unfailing in gallant at
tentions to his little spouse. 1t is not a
mere fancy that he has been heard to
sing to her while she is on the nest, not
merely his usual cheerful bob white"
but adding with emphasis, "your bob
white" He assists at incubation. and
il his mate gets killed finishes the task.
There are few finer examples of parental
love than the mother feigning broken
wing as she futters along in attempts
to lure an intruder away from her nest.
When the family circle is broken by the
shot of the sportsman the rest of the
bevy will keep up wailing whistle till
nightfall in the attempt to reasonable
the lost members of the family.
Our gentle domestic dove does not al
ways display dovelike disposition.
During nesting time she is occasionally
such gadabout that she has to be
driven home with blows by her offended
spouse to attend to neglected household
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22
SOME TIME.

Last night, my darling, as you slept
thought heard you sigh,
And to your little crib crept,
And watched space thereby;
And then l stopped and kissed your brow,
For obi love you So
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know!
Some time, when in darkened place
Where others come to weep,
Your ewes shall look upon face
Calm in eternal sleep;
The v. iceless lips, the wrinkled brow,
The patient smile shall show
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you may know!
Look backward. then, into the years,
And see me here tonight
See, o my darling! how my tears
Are falling as writes
And feel once more upon your brow
The kiss of long ago
You are too young to know 1t now,
But some tire you shall know.
EUGENE FIELD
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

Our gentle domestic dove does not al
ways display dovelike disposition.
During nesting time she is occasionally
such a gadabout that she has to be
driven home with blows by her offended
spouse to attend to neglected household
affairs. OF all the species Of doves the
ground dove comes nearest TO the popu-
lar idea of the character of the bird
which is spoken of SO respectfully in the
Scriptures-C Chicago Meas.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22


black, and one was white. The two
yellow ones were named Mustard and
Custard, and the other two were Don
der and Whitley. The mothers name
was Mrs. Gray.
One day the lady and the little
boy who lived in the house came out
into the back yard. They did this
every pleasant morning after break
fast, the lady came to look at the
lake and to get some fresh air, and
the little boy came to give the kit
tens some milk. Mrs. Gray saw them
coming, and called her children.
"Come, Custard and Mustard" she
called, 'come Whitley. Wake up,
Donder, breakfast is ready"
Donder and Mustard put their
paws on the edge of the box, and
looked over and saw the little boy
pouring milk into their tin plate. So
they scrambled over, and fell with a
thump on the floor, and Custard
came tumbling after; and they all
ran as fast as they could. They did
not know how to run very well yet
Sometimes their hind legs ran faster
than their fore legs, and made them
turn round backwards; and some
times their tails got crooked, and
made them run sideways. But they
got there at last, and then they tried
to lap milk with all their might. They
had not yet learned to do it just
right; and sometimes the milk got
into their eyes and made them wink,
and sometimes it got into their noses
and made them sneeze. Then
Mrs. Gray Tapped little to show
them how, and for while they got
along better.
By and by Mrs. Gray noticed that
Whitley was not there.
why didn't Whitley comet" she
asked the other children.
"Whitey's cross" "Whitey's sick"
"Whitey's lazy" said Custard and
Mustard and Donder all together.
Then Mrs. Gray went to the box
and looked in; and there lay Whitley,
with her eyes half shut.
"What's the matter9" she asked.
"Why don't you come to breakfast
Pm SICK" said Whitley. "My nose
feels hot, and my tad feels cold, and
my head aches"
Then Mrs. Gray ran as fast as she
could, and got four little cups of hot
water, and made Whitley stand with
one paw in each. Then she brought
piece of ice and put it on her head,
and then she put hot brick on her
tail, and then a mustard plaster on
her back.
snow don't you feel better3" she
asked, anxiously.
'No, l don't" said poor Whitley.
81 feel worse"
(When Tommy's mother said this,
she used to speak in very squeaky
little voice, and hang her head on one
side and pucker up her eyes and
mouth, and try to look like sick
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

The usually quarrelsome blue jay once
acted as peacemaker between some mar
tins and sparrows. The blue jay scolded
them into a peaceful division of the
quarters under contention. But this
loquacioue, brilliant coxcomb among
birds is not very peaceful himself. He
is the owls bitterest enemy and has fire.
quent feuds with other birds which
sometimes result in their death. When
tanned, however, the blue jay is sociable
and suave. We had one eyed blue jay
in cage whose chief point in etiquette
seemed to be to pay strictest attention to
every ole. He turned about almost con-
stantly that nothing might escape his
divided vision.
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AS regards good form" the martin is
sometimes at fault. A friend watched a
flock plaster up the door of box where
some wrens had commenced to build.
They used mud and succeeded in dis
possessing the wrens. These came mar
tins we're themselves disturbed by the
too frequent appearance of yellow cat.
They seemed to agree among themselves
to intimidate her. When the cat again
appeared martin after martin swooped
down and successfully gave her sharp
peck on the back of her head. The cat
was frightened beyond measure by this
ungallant treatment and suddenly dis
appeared This she continued to do for
a long time afterward whenever she saw
a full representation of martins in the
yard.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

The W oodpecker is a shy bird. He has
remarkable powers of vision, and seems
determined not to be plainly seen, as he
keeps the tree between himself and the
observer. He is a good carpenter and
has never been known TO "go on strike, T"
or rather is so enterprising that he is al
ways striking for living. He has one
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22
THE LITTLE MOUSE PIE.
BY REBECCA PALFREY UTTER.

HE Little Mouse Pie"
was Tommy's favorite of
all the stories Tommy's
mother used to tell him,
This is the way she used
to tell it:
Once there was a nice
old mother cat who lived
in the coal-shed at No.
Is, 22nd street. She
had four children; two
,,,ara uol1oU one was
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22
The Best.
ThcRcSt.
ThcTcSt.

There are two kinds of sarsapa-
rilla: The best-and the rest.
The trouble is they look alike. And
when the rest dress like the best
who's to tell them apart9 Well,
"the tree is known by its fruit"
That's an old test and safe one.
And the taller the tree the deeper
the root. That's another test.
What's the root, - the record of
these sarsaparillas The one with
the deepest root is Ayers. The
one with the richest fruit: that,
too, is Ayers. Ayers Sarsaparilla
has record of half a century of
cures; record of many medals
and awards = eliminating in the
medal of the Chicago Worlds Fair,
which, admitting Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla as the best - shut its doors
against the rest. That was greater
honor than the medal, to be the only
Sarsaparilla admitted as an ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair. If you
want to get the best sarsaparilla
of your druggist, here's an infalli-
Bile rule: Ask for the best and
you'll get Ayers. Ask for Ayers
and you II get the best.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-05
An oId-Fashioned Love Story.

Why it was that George Edmunds,
who had been known as the nerviest
man in football game, and the best
boxer at college, could not summon
up courage enough to propose to little
Airline Phillips was a mystery. But
it was so. He could not do it.
George had arrived at his twenty
fourth year without falling victim to
any feminine destinations but now he
was badly in love, and that little
blonde, Airline Phillips, was the only
physician who could help his particu-
lar complaint
The time was Hallowe en-, and George
was to take Airline to party at the
house of friend. He knew all the
Halloween games, and he decided
that tonight, of all nights, was the
time to make the plunge if he ever
were to do so.
He stood in front of his mirror, sur
veyed himself, and wondered how ii
was that a six-foot man, with the de-
termined-looking chin that he had
could not propose to the little girl who
stood FIVE feet nothing in her high
heeled boots.
"Hallowe is the time" he said
as he turned from the glass, "and III
settle it tonight forever
He got into the cab that had been
waiting for him, and ordered the driv,
er to,go to the house of Arline-hi'
Airline he hoped she would be before
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-05
When the Knife Falls.

Pommerais was "A prisoner. He was
somewhat after the Palmer type |
was present at Palmers trial, and was
therefore all the more interested IN
the last hours Of the Frenchman.
Velpeau. celebrated surgeon, visited
him shortly before his death He was
interested in physiological science, and
Pommerais himself was skilled ply
sician.
cone Of the most interesting ques-
tions, SAID Velpeau. "is whether any
ray Of memory or sensibllity survives
in the brain Of man after his head ~
severed from his body
The culput looked earnestly into the
face of the surgeon
"You are to die; will you not utilize
your death in the interest Of science
Il will, my friend said Pommcrais,
after a moment Of hesitation.
The two men sat down and arranged
the experiment which the surgeon pro-
posed.
"Wbcn the knife falls, said Vel.
peau, Il shall be standing at your ade,
your head will Immediately pass from
the hands Of the e1ecutloner to mine.
/ will then cry distinctly in your ear,
Count de la Pommerais, can you at this
moment thrice lower the lid Of your
right eye while the left remains open ?
The next day when the surgeon
reached the prisoners cell he found
the condemned man practIcing the sign
agreed upon.
A few moments later the gulllotine
had done It's work--the head was in
the hands Of the surgeon, and the
question was put.
Familiar as Yelpeau was with pain
ful scenes Of terror, he was almost fro
zen with horror "A he saw the right
lid fall, while the other eye looked FIX
edly at him.
Again, he cried frantically.
The lida moved, but they did not
mart II was all over.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-05

most touched her shoulder with his
chin.
Airline sighed in pleasant sort of
a way and then, without turning. COM
menced her downward trip.
He rushed down the back stairs, and
when Airline Phillips reached the low
er floor George was leaning against the
wall trying to look uncOncerned, but
only succeeded in looking as if he had
committed petty larceny and been
caught in the act.
Miss Phillips was besieged with ques-
tions. Whom have you SEEM did
he look natural ?" "Just tell us his
first name, or even the color of his
hair?"
But Airline refused, but said that he
was very nice young man.
George and Airline did not ride
home that night but as they were
walking along he told the story that
for 50 long had troubled him, and she,
with just the proper amount of diff
dence, said, "Yes.
The wedding took place with the
beginning of the new year, Just two
months after Allhallow Eve and as
George Edmunds walked down the
aisle, he saw Miss Edmonston looking
at him from the corner of her eye, and
as he passed her seat he bowed and
murmured, Thanks !"
Once in the carriage with Airline,
George grew grave.
airline" he said, 81 have ques-
ton to ask aud a secret to tell you.
Didn't Halloween night influence you
little in accepting me? p
After moment she answered, re-
Iuctantly. "Yes.
"Well, Airline" he said, q stood
at the head of the stairs, and looked
over your shoulder that night Now
don't get angry, he continued, as she
raised her handkerchief to her face.
She remained silent while one could
count ten, and then said, with laugh:
"Why should be angry when it was
| who told Kate Edmonston to send
you up the back stairs?'