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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25

WINONA, Oct. 24.-Dr. Amps of
Minneapolis, Independent candidate
tor govei1or. spoke here at Philhar-
monte hall. His coming teens to be q
complete surprise party to all political
management circles here. His meet
ing was not at all advertised and there
fore only few over 100 men We're In
the big hall. Ames roasted Lind and
Ills policy. yet thought the national
siverite candidate should win, and, if
IT did rot, it was because Bryan was
the nominee instead Of the man first
intended
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25
Nebrasixa Democrats 1oD5 Rryea

Sioux Falls Areus-Leader. s..
- In the state Of Bryan's residence five hfth
erto Democratic newspaper have bolted ths
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25

alike are vieing with each other in pa
trtotic endeavor to maintain the public honor
ana sustain the nations flag unsullied and
wish you good morning. (Cheers.)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
WARNING TO SEED MEN.
The Department of Agriculture Issues 4
Circular.

The Department of Agriculture Issues .
Circular.
Acting Secretary of Agriculture Dab
ney the other day issued a circular stat
ing that as the department had learned
thatrequests have been made upon COM
mercial seedsmen for seed put up in
papers similar to those used by the gov
eminent and printed in stimulation
thereof, it appears proper to notify all
seedsmen, SO far as may be possible,
that the department. of agriculture can
not permit the government seed con-
tractors or any seedsmen to sell seed
i'll packets bearing the name Of the de-
partment Of agriculture or any words
which might cause the receiver of the
package to believe that it was part Of
the government seed distribution.
The acting secretary further declares
that the department is taking great
pains to have all the seed supplied it for
distribution carefully tested, and it is
obviously improper for anyone to repre-.
sent as government seed any seed not
thus inspected, tested and paid for by
the department.
The circular concludes by stating that
no seed can be distributed free of post
age through the mails except that de-
livered upon the order of members OF
congress by the department of agri-
culture or sent out direct from this de.
partment. The act of March 8, 1878,
confines the franking Of seeds by men,
bers of congress to those seeds which
they receive for distribution from the
department Of agriculture.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
TO PURSUE SATAN ON HORSES.
Salvation Army Cavalry Brigade Is Being
Organized.

The unique scheme of Salvation
Army cavalry brigade, in which girls
as well as men will ride on horseback
after sinners whom they hope to con-
vert, is projected by Brigadier William
Evans, of Philadelphia, in command of
the Atlantic coast division. The sum-
mer months are to be utilized by expe-
ditions which will travel all over the
country comprised within the limits of
the Atlantic division.
The cavalry force of girls will be
organized to travel on horseback from
town to town in the country, stopping
for several days at those places where
they may receive the greatest encour-
ngement. Enough musicians will be
among them to form an organized band,
and a few of them, who expect to lead
in the singing, have been well instructed
in music.
The organized cavalcade, which seems
to bear strong resemblance to an
Arab caravan crossing the desert, will
be in charge of Staff Capt. Blanche Cox,
who has had experience in this sort of
work in every part of the world. Much
of her time has been spent in India, and
later she had charge of the Colorado
division of the army.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
AMERICAN WHEELS IN GERMANY
Consul at Frankrort-on- Main Thinks There
Is Splendid Market There.

consul at trankfOrt-On-M Main Thinks There
Is Splendid Market There.
Frank Fl. Mason, United States con-
sul-general at Frankfort-on-Main, has
sent an interesting report to the state
department about the chances afforded
for opening a market for American
bicycles in Germany. American bicy-
Giles and machines of any sort for women
were practically unknown in the Ger
man empire until last summer when q
large number of American cyclists, male
and female, made tours through pic
turesque localities. The German deal
ers began to give more attention to
American wheels when cyclist won
race on an ordinary stock bicycle made
by On American firm and now they are
anxious to handle machines made in
this country. Mr.. Mason says it must
not be supposed that no bicycles are
manufactured in Germany, as score of
firms are engaged in the business. The
English, German, and other foreign
wheels sold in the empire are rather
cumbersome. One Westphalian firm has
succeeded in getting the weight of his
machines down to 26 pounds by import
ing wooden inner rims and other ma
terial from America. Mr.. Mason sug-
gests that If American manufacturers
wish to compete i'll the German market
they send wheels between 81 and Is
pounds, with brakes and oil other &c
cecSorias
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
TO GUARD AGAINST coNTAGloN.
Rigid Inspection of Quarantine Stations
Has Been Ordered.

Rigid Inspection or quarantine Stations
Has Been Ordered.
"With view to guarding against the
introduction of q scourge of any de-
scription into this country from foreign,
ports," said urgeon-General Wyman,
of the marine hospital service at WASH
ington, instructions have been sent to
officers of our service to inaugurate at
once rigid inspection of local quaran-
tine stations throughout the United
States.
"There are II districts in the United
States, extending from Portland, Me-,
to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the At
lantic to the Pacific ocean, under tho
jurisdiction of sanitary inspectors Of
the marine hospital service. According
to the instructions sent out they are to
make an examination of national as
we'll as local quarantine stations and
submit reports on their condition to the
treasury department ut the earliest
practicable moment.
"a communication from DR.. Stuart
Eldridge, sanitary inspector at Yoko-
hama, Japan, announces that he has
been commissioned by the president Of
Hawaii to act in a similar capacity for
the republic at the port of Yokohama
He is to have power to appoint deputies
for other ports in Japan, thus render
ing it easier for the enforcement Of
United States quarantine regulations
on ships going from China and Japan to
the United States via Honolulu. In
structions have been given him from
Hawaii to use the same regulations as
those in force in the United States" !.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
Melville {. El;tt, N, ].

proprietor OF the SANITARY Cottages
Of Bellville, Ohio, invites CORES
pondence from those who are sick
and distressed in body OF mind and
specially asks those persons who
have in vain tried other physicians
and found no benefit, to write him
and obtain a knowledge of the laws
Of life and to become well and stay
well. There is no use of being
sick or crippled up by Rheuma-
tism, Nervous Troubles, Paralysis,
Cancer or any other chronic or So
called incurable disease. You can
be cured. DIR. Keith's methods are
entirely different in theory and in
fact from poison giving medical
men and he curss where all others
have failed. No poisonous drugs
are used. Every step is made
plain to you and you are educated
in the aoays and zaacs OF life as you
20 on to health.
Doctor Keith uses plants, Row-
erS and herbs which are not pois-
onous and this Doctor gives you
rules about diet and other habits
which are sure to cure every cur
able case where they desire to be
we'll.
Correspondence Immediately an
swered.
Valuable book sent free to your
address by return mail. Send
postal.
No charge for consultation thro'
the mail.
Address postal card and have
some of the laws come to you free.
Have your eyes opened to the
true laws of life and do not take
any more poisons and physics that
do your cody harm rather than
good.
References from the Nations
choicest citizens.
Remember the man; remember
the address.-Melvile @. Keith,
M. d., Bellville, Richland County,
Ohio, U. S. A.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
jim HILL OWNS 1T ALL.

Great Bed OF Anthracite Coal Found In
Minnesota, 1t Is Said.
Vast beds Of anthracite coal, which
are said to rival in richness and extent
those of Pennsylvania, have been dis
covered in the northern part of Min
nesota, and james j. Hill, president of
the Great Northern railroad, is their
sole owner, having recently purchased
$4,000 acres of the land on Which the coal
is located. lie is now developing the
property and will, it is claimed, soon
extend his railroad from Park Rapids
to the coal fields, which are located in
the country bounded by the Little Fork
river, the Red Lake Indian reservation,
and the Rainey river, in the extreme
northern part of the state. The Great
Northern people have been remarkably
secretive concerning Mr.. Hills use of
the land, and no one here knew that the
work of developing the coal mines had
been commenced until recently, when
George Wendell, a resident Of that locali-
ty, reached here. j
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
A HoRsELEss HEARsE.
Cleveland Funeral Car Has Pneumatic
Tires and Is Kun by ElcctricitY.

Cleveland Funeral Car Has Pneumatic
Tires and Is Run by Electricity.
Cleveland, o., is soon to have test Of
q horseless hearse. Some time ago
mechanic employed by the Rauch s
Lang Carriage company, corner Pearl
and Hancock streets, conceived the idea,
and now u horseless hearse is fast near.
ing completion.
1t will be q handsome affair, fitted
with pneumatic tires and noiseless run
ming gear. It will be propelled by an
electric motor fed from a storage bat
terry.
The inventors are uncommunicative
and are trying to keep the matter quiet
until patent can be secured. The man.
ufacturing expense is great, but the
hackers of the project predict that in
few years the solemn, black funeral
horse will be ousted from its time-hon-
ored place in front of a funeral car.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
A NATIONS DEBT.
Bills Which This Government Owes
for Gen. Grants Funeral
Though Small Congress Has Refused for
Ton Years Past to Appropriate the
Money with Which to
Settle Them

1t is fact not generally known that
she United States government is in debt
for the funeral expenses of Gen. Grant,
and that for ten years congress has re-
fused to meet its obligations on this
score.
When Gen. Grant died the war de-
partment instructed Gen. Hancock,
then in charge of the department of the
east, with headquarters on Governors
island, to organize q staff and see to it
that the federal government did proper
homage to the hero OF Appomattox.
Hancock, soldier, receiving such an
order from his department, found o
great, though sad, pleasure, in obey
ing 1t. He called to his aid other vet
Grams to serve on his staff. Those who
participated in or witnessed the Grant
funeral will remember that one of fits
most imposing features was that body
of splendid men headed by Hancock
who, with his staff and the officers Of
the regular service, rode behind the
bier.
A citizens committee took general
charge of the funeral, but Gen. Han
cock organized his staff as repre-.
sentative body, and acted on the theory
that he represented the government.
Most active among those whom Gen.
Hancock chose to aid him were Gen.
Lloyd Aspinwall, Gen. Martin T. Nc
Mahon and Gen. Daniel E. Sickles.
The government has no horses at
this point, and it became necessary to
equip the government staff with steeds.
Old Gen. Aspinwall went to DickeIs
riding academy in this city and picked
out the finest horses that his experi-
enced eye could select, to carry Gen.
Hancock, his staff and other high Off
Gals of the army in the funeral pro-
cession. Gen. Aspinwall then, acting
under the orders of Hancock, went to
John Daniel & Sons and purchased
such funeral trappings-emblems of
mourning-as We're needed. At the
same time Gen. Aspinwall, Gen. Nc
Mahon and Gen. Sickles, in carrying
out the general plan, expended from
their private purses upward of $500
each incidentally. In due time Gen.
Hancock audited oil the bills and sent
them to the war department with his
&c. X"
The bills undoubtedly would have
been paid had it not been for the fact
that some wise man in the department
discovered that there was no manner
in which they could be paid except by
an appropriation of congress.
TWAS delicate matter, one that the
honorable creditors of Uncle Sam did
not care to press, SO they quietly saw
to 1t that in the next estimate of the
war department their little bills were
included. The entire amount of all
the bills was not $1,000. But the APP
preparations committee Of congress
| held up the item in the estimates, and
! for ten years the appropriation has slum-
bered. Gen. Hancock died. Gen. AS
pinwall died. The latter's son and en-
ecutor was called upon to settle with
the riding academy and John Daniel
81 Sons, but quite properly refused to
do SO. The creditors threatened to sue
That is the status of she debt at pres
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
WALK IN A HYPNoTIzED STATE.
Remarkable Feat Performed by John An
deraon and Charles Olson of Rockfnrd

Remarkable Feat Performed by John An
derson and Charles Olson. of Rockford.
John Anderson and Charles Olson,
two local hypnotists of Rockford, ILL.,,
have just returned from Chicago, hav-
ing walked from Rockford to Chicago
under q wager in 20 hours. They hyp-
Noticed each other before starting and
imagined they were riding, going the
distance of 100 miles without eating or
sleeping.
Their undertaking grew out of a dis
cussion Us to whether they could cover
the distance to Chicago by foot in GER
tain time. They We're positive they
could accomplish the feat and did SO.
They started to return on foot, but were
overtal1en by rain after making half Che
distance and came on the cars the bal
ance. Anderson and Olson say they
have been tired many times, but ex.
perienced no such feeling on reaching
Chicago after their long tramp.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
PHOTOGRAPHED IN A COFFIN.
Toledo Man Has His Picture Taken in q
Caskct Mt m Undertaker,s.

Toledo Man Has Ills Picture Taken in q
Casket at an Undertaker's.
a downtown undertaken had q pecul-
lar experience the other day. Astrang-
err requested the loan of coffin for the
purpose of having picture taken in it.
The undertaken refused, but said the
coffin could be used for that purpose in
the undertaking rooms. Accordingly
the stranger went out and secured q
photographer and the ghostly souvenir
was made. The photographer states
that on his return to the studio he made
another picture for the strange patron
in conventional style. 1t is supposed
that there IRE two women in the case
and that the somber picture was made
to break off connection that had grown
irksome. The photographed man was
somewhat stout and betweens35 and 40
years of age. lie wore a black must ache
and dark clothes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
STUDENTS IN REVOLT.
Refuse to Attend Chapel and Shock
the People Of tho Town.
Disgraceful Scene ut the Ohio Wesleyan
University-Trouble Is the Outgrowth
of Restrictions Placed on tho
Glee Club.

The students of the Ohio Wesleyan
university went on a grand strike the
other evening at chapel time. Chapel
is held after the close of the last recita-
ton hour at 4:3O o'clock, and when this
time came almost all of the 1000 stu.
dents gathered at the chapel entrance
and then deliberately went away. They
utterly ignored the commands and en-
treaties of the faculty to remain, and
with jeers and vulgar expressions
started down the street. A few stray
Cling ones went in, and brief exercises
were conducted by Prof. Williams, who
Is acting as president during the abb
sence of President Bashford at the
Methodist general conference at Cleve-
land.
The students who cut chapel went
down Main street in q body, singing
their college songs and giving their coll
lege yells. Some preparatory students,
who allowed their zeal to run beyond
the bounds of reason, battered the signs
Of merchants MS they were passed in
the line of march. They picked up
stones and every other missile within
reach and threw them promiscuously,
breaking several plate glass windows
and hitting q team of horses hitched
to rail. The frightened beasts started
on a run, and before they could be
stopped the wagon to which they were
attached was demolished.
Several hundred of the college boys
went to Monnett hall, the ladies' dormi-
tory, and marched through it from end
to end, making much ado about the
whole affair. Their coarse and vulgar
remarks so shocked several Of the girls
that they packed up at once and left
for home.
The cause of the, strike is said to be
that the faculty has greatly disappoint-
cd the college glee club, which had ar
ranged long western tour under the
approval of the faculty, and now, just
on the eve Of making the tour, such con-
ditions areput upon them rs to greatly
discourage them and make it barely
possible for the tour to be made. This
made the students angry, for they say
it will be the means of injuring the
university. and they do not intend to
stand it. The strike is the first action
taken by the students to express them
selves on the action of the faculty.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
LIGHTNING TRIES NEW TRICKS.
Bolt Divides, Destroys a Floor and Para
lyzes Woman.

Bolt Divides, Destroys Floor and Para
lyzes Woman.
In the thunder and lightning storm
the other night the lightning played
most peculiar trick in Niagara Falls,
N. Y. A heavy bolt struck the roof of
a house on Eighteenth street, occupied
by Mrs. Warden. The lightning split,
one-half going through one Of the
gables and the floor and making hole
about four feet wide. The other half
went around by the kitchen and under
the door. Mrs. Warden was sitting in
the room pairing apples. The lightning
struck the knife, knocking it from her
hand, and passed through her body,
rendering her unconscious for nearly
five hours and badly burning her left
hand and arm and side.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
HOSTS OF INVENTORS.
Total Number OF Patents Issued in 1898
VIVA 21.0H8.

was %ApVOo,
The report of Commissioner of Pat
ents John S. Seymour for the year end
ing December 81, 1896, has been submit
ted to congress. 1t shows that the ag-
gregate receipts from all sources during
the year were $1,245,247; expenditures,
$1,0s4, 496. In every year since 1861
there has been q surplus over oil ex-
penditures. The following extracts are
compiled from the report:
During the year there were issued q, 9es
patents and designs, exclusive Of 50 re-
issues and inclusive of 2049 issued to for
eigners; 1929 trade marks and three prints
registered and 46,So9 applications filed for
patents, trade marks, labels, prints, etc.
There We're also 12,Si5 patents which ex-
pired and S,42S patents forfeited for nom
payment of final dues.
The four foreign countries leading in the
number of patents issued to their citizens
by this government are: England Gal:
Germany, $780, Canada, 3o2, and France.
POP.
In the United States the states leading in
the number of patents issued to their cit
liens are: New York. 1859; Pennsylvania,
2,27O; Illinois, 1876; Massachusetts, 1898,
and Ohio, .423 In proportion to population.
however, Connecticut heads the list with
one to every OPT people.
Reports have been received from SO for
eign countries, including Great Britain,
Germany, Russia and France, and the to-
tai number of patents issued by these gov
ernments from the earliest periods up to
December 81 last, aggregate 9S1, 1851, against
66245S so far issued by the United States
During the last 25 years rs inventors have
been granted more than 100 patents each,
the whole number granted to them within
that period being 1854. In these, Wizard"
Thomas A. Edison. of Orange, N. J., leads
with I'll, Elihu Thomson, the electrician,
coming next. The greatest activity of the
year was shown in detail inventions and
accessories to bicycles, and In machines and
processes for making the parts. Pneumatic
tires have attracted the inventor, because
of their now almost universal use on sulkies
as we'll as bicycles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
Origin Of Music.

The origin Of music is lost in tho
twilight of tradition. In Holy Scripture
Jubal is mentioned as the father of mu.,
stcIans (see Gen. 4 21), and the Greeks
and Romans both gave NEUROLOGICAL ac-
counts Of Its invention. To come to
later times, musical notes are said to
nave been invented by Guido Aretino, q
Benedictine monk of Arczzo, in Italy, In
A. d 1025.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
England's Highest Elevation.
snowden. $500 feet, is sand to be the
highest elevation in Wales or England.
Big Chinese Rivers.

The Hoang-IIo or Yellow river of
China is $500 miles in length, and
drains territory equal to one-third the
area of the United States. The Yang
tse-Kiang river Of China is 5000 miles
long. and navigable for good-sized YES
sells for more than two thirds Of that
distance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
NEW YACHT FOR CANADIANS.
Skeleton Will Be Made In Scotland-Mr.
Fife La the Desicner.

FIG IB ING UesfEncr
Mr.. Fife, the well-known yacht de-
signer, has designed 42-footer for
syndicate of Canadian yachtsmen who
propose to challenge the vencedor. The
new boat has large sail plan. After
her skeleton has been fitted the frames
will be taken apart and shipped to To-
ronto. Emperor Williams new yacht,
the Meteor. will be launched on the
Clyde on May II. 1t is said she is in
tended to be champion racer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
Apparent Depth OF water.

The apparent depth of water is al
ways deceptive, because the light re-
Elected from the bottom is refracted
as it leaves the surface. On this ac-
count water is generally about one
third deeper than 1t appears.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
BIG APRIL RECORD.
Large Amount OF Traffic Through the St.
Mary's Falls.

The official report of the traffic
through st. Mary's falls canal during
April shows that the total registered
tonnage passing was 45s,047, 426 craft
We're locked through, all American, car
rying 379,174 tons of freight, which in
Guided 2,0o2,250 bushels Of wheat, 577,-
900 bushels of other grain and 1886
tons of iron ore. 1t was an unusually
big month for the first of navigation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
Knocked Out bx uailstone..

Miss Lenore Smith, student at
Mount Union college, while on her way
home was caught in the storm, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer. She was struck
on the head by the large hailstones,
knocked down, and was unconscious
for three hours. She had been i'll ever
since with conclusion of the brain.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
Tested.

Smart Wife-Don't worry, George.
wrote an article for the paper to-day,
showing how to get up a family din
ner for one dollar, and took it around,
and the editor gave me dollar.
Husband-That's rare piece of good
luck. What are you going to do with
the dollar?
I'm going to try that recipe myself,
and see if it will worll."-N. Y. Weekly
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-09
! Oh Arc Invited

to become well and strong. An in
vitation is given to you to get rid
Of your sickness and diseases and
remain we'll. Sound in Body.
Sound in Mind. The time is at
hand when these sicknesses will re-
main only on those who are ignor
ant of Natures laws or who will
not obey them.