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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
Singular Friendship Between a
Chicken and Pet BIRD

Singular Friendship Between a
Chicken and Pet Bird.
Nashville CTenn.) Correspondence Philadelphia
Times
One day last spring, in purchasing a
lot Of fowls from her market man, a
lady in this city got one little bit OF
a chicken that was almost too small
to eat, and which made its esca pc
through the wires of the coop and be-
gan to chirp and cry about the yard
The lady made no effort to recapture
the little thing, thinking it would be
better off running free about the place.
But it soon became evident that the
chick had been too soon taken from
paternal care and was totally unable
passed, during which it neither ate
nor drank, though the lady tried every
means in her power to provide for
it's welfare. The chicken simply peeped
and dropped till the lady gave up all
efforts and left the little thing to die,
which no doubt it would have done
right speedily had it not been rescued
in the following singular manner:
1t CHANGED that the lady has a pet
canary of which she is very fond, and
to which she devoteS much care and at
tention. For instance, it is her invaria-
BILE custom in mild weather to turn
the bird out of it's cage for a certain
his bath in sunny spot On the back
porch So that morning, when the lit
tie chicken was nearly giving up his
life for lack Of food and comfort, it
happened that the canary was turned
out of his cage for his hour Of freedom
In the sunshine. The lady was watch
ing to see that no cats came around,
and presently she saw the canary trip
down the steps to the lawn, where the
little chicken was crying. For a mo-
ment the two little feathered things
ingly Then the bird chirped and made
a dab with it's beak. The chicken
chirped and made a dab, too, and pref
ty soon the two were chirping and dab
bling away nightly. What the chirps
and dabs meant, of course, we may not
know, but presently the bird came hop
ping up the steps, and the chicken
following behind. Making his way to
his cage, which sat open on the floor,
the bird went in, chirping and dabbing
all the while, with the chicket following
after, and presently the two little
friends were eating and drinking to-
gether right merily.
That was the beginning of the singu-
lar friendship, which continues still un-
abated The chicken stayed in the
birds cage with him till it was too
large to get in the door, and then a
roost was placed for it close to the
cage hook, so that they might be near
each other at night. 1t is no uncom-
mon sight to see the canary throwing
seeds down from his cage to the chick
en-, and if the chicken finds a worm
he brings it in the house and chirps
under the cage till the lady let's the
bird out, when the friends enjoy the
feast together.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
GRAY OR GhEY.
A Common English Word With the
Spelling Unsettled.
Notes and Queries.

Notes and Queries.
Perhaps among the several common English
words of which the spelling Is unsettled
there is no case the photography of which is
so uncertain as is this grey gray. Accept
ing the old principle that where the spelling
or pronunciation of word is in question the
practice Of the majority of educated people
should decide l have asked many persons
how they spell grey. and have also in scores
Of instances noted it's spelling In print, but
cannot determine which of the two forms Is
the more customary AS a proper name,
Gray is certainly by far the commoner spell
ing In the directory for this neighborhood
l find 20 Grays and net one Grey. But our
Northumberland and the Wilton Greys, and
the 'twelfth-day QUEEN daughter of Henry
Grey Duke OF Norfolk.
OF English literature ard scientific celeb
rites who wrote their name Gray we have,
besides the author Of the ''Elegy," Asa Gray,
the botanist; George Robert Gray, the Brit
ish museum ornithologist, and his brother,
George Edward, who long was at the head Of
the natural history department of the Brit
ish museum. Among Greys of our own day
are Sir George Grey. the explorer and colon
ial administrator and in the seventeenth CEN
fury there were DR.. Richard Grey Whose
memoria technca an instrument OF
torture in common use in my boyhoodl, and
Zachary Grew Qike the chronologist a the
ologian) well known for his excellent edition
of 'Hudibras." By the by, the grey of grey
hound is not akin to the name of the color,
and it may not be quite safe to assume that
the English surname is always a color name.
the Middle English gray and grey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
Mr.. BRYAN'S BUNCH
NEBRASKA IN DISPUTE, BUT MAY
GO FOR THE BOY
ORATOR.
THE SOUTH WELL IN LINE.
LARGE MAJORITIES GENERALLY
GIVEN THERE FOR THE DEMO-
CRATIC NOMINEE.
TENNESSEE is STILL IN DISPUTE.
The Democrats Are the Drawer In
Their Claims as to the Final
Outcome.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 3.-The following
was issued al l a. m. to the Associated
Press:
We will carry the state by 10, 300, and elect
all congressman entire state ticket and legis-
lature. James C. Dahlman,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
Lincoln. Neb., Nov 3.-While
chairman Post is still publicly claiming
Nebraska for Mckinley. at his office,
he really regards the state as doubtful
and possibly as lost. Returns so far
received are so meager as to render it
impossible to give a very intelligent
opinion, but SO far as they go they in
dictate losses sufficient to give the state
to Bryan by about 5000 if maintained.
The majority will certainly be very
small either way. Chairman Mana
han, of the Lancaster county Demo-
cratic committee, predicts 10000 Demo-
cratic majority, and says he is support
ed in this claim by the fusion state
chairman. He says the Lincoln ma
j0rity is a loss to the Republicans of
1900, and that the full returns from the
county precincts, outside the city, will
reduce McKinley's majority to about
300. Manahan expresses belief that
the fusiOnists will elect all six of the
congressman from Nebraska. He as
from this, the First Republican) dis
trict.
At midnight returns from Nebraska
precincts are still very meager. Eighty
seven precincts in Nebraska, outside Of
Omaha, give Mckinley 10,476; Bryan,
9.OS9 In 1892, Republicans, 9,714; Dem
Ocrats, 1865.
The closeness of the vote on president
indicated that the vote on the state
ticket will also be close as we'll as
close contests for congress in three or
four of the congressional districts. The
Democratic committees think Bryan
will win by the vote of the remote Pop
ulist strongholds.
Chicago, Nov. 3.-Advices from Ne
braska to the Republican headquarters
are to the effect that the state has
gone $4,000 for Mckinley. In Michigan
the returns were also encouraging to
the Republicans. The estimate was that
Detroit had gone for Mckinley by
5000 and the state by $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
Grand Forks.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
GRAND FORKS, Nov. 3.-Returns from the
county coming in very slowly, owing to
poor telegraph connections, caused by the
storm which ragged here all day. In the city
Mckinley electors had majority Of 229 votes
The few small precincts heard from went the
same way. 1t is probable that the county
has gone to Mckinley by 400 The state
ticket has been cut badly, and the vote for
governor and congressman shows: Briggs
Rep.), 653; Richardson Dem.) It's, Johnson
Rep.l 659 Burke (Dem) 6S7; Templeton, for
supreme Judge, and ALERT, for treasurer. on
the ticket, from the precincts already In, and
will carry the city by big majorities. Fisk,
fusion, over Sorlee, Republican candidate for
district Judge, came out of the city with 80
majority and is surely elected. The entire
state fusion ticket is confidently believed to
be elected. and the county Republican COM
mittee here made that estimate tonight The
fusion county ticket is elected, except, per-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
SENSATIONS
OF Soldiers When They Are Facing
a Storm of Missiles.

a storm OF MISSILES.
Fortnightly Review.
What was the first sensation of the
battlefield? lola, Tolstoi and Stephen
Crane have imagined them and conf
batants have written them. Some
thing whizzed past me like big blue
bottle en- the wing" says Lieut.. Her
bert, Of Plevna fame, land the cur
gent Of air caused by it's rapid passage
touched my ear. Anothar-another
All at cnce l realized that these were
The enemy's bullets, and, mirabile die
tn, the discovery brought on a sudden
violent attack Of cholera-lile indispo-
s'tion." The passage may be compared
with Zcla's description. 1.-The now con-
slant kissing of the bullets, with their
sharp bling and buzz whispering around
and sometimes into us, gave me
sickening feeling and a cold perSpira-
ton. 1 felt weak around my knees a
sort of faintness and lack of strength
in the joints of my legs, as if they
would sink from under me. These
symptoms did not decrease when sew
oral of my comrades were hit says
Lee Cess. former private in the
Army Of the Potomac. No one quite
knows how he will behave. mo man
1 am quoting Wilkeson's stirring mar
rative-really enjoys a battle. One has
10 stir up his nerves and take a firm
grip on himself morally and hold him
self in the battle flames for few mo-
ments until warmed to passion. The
impulse is to run out of danger"
If the raw soldier and then led for
ward against the enemy the trial t.
his nerves will be less severe than If
he has to wait under q heavy shell
end shrapnel fire to which he can make
TO reply. In the one case he will be
moving and occupied; in the other case
he will have his danger to think about
This was. perhaps, the reason why In
the war of 1S70-71. the German soldier
rushed impatiently against the French
positions. 1.-THE beat of the drum went
tefore the thunder Of our guns and our
POWER was shattered by the fire Of the
foes mistaken infantry. "He was anx-
icus to end the period Of tension, and
to come to hand-grips with his enemy.
But be paid and paid very dearly, for
his imDatieEce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
A TREE TURNED TO IRON.
Curious Geological Specimen Found
In Pennsylvania Quarry.

New York Herald.
While William Teas was removing
sand from a sandstone quarry on hi
farm, near Three Tuns, Montgomer!
county, Pa, he came across what h
at first thought was a rich vein Of iron
ore. The find was ten feet below til.
surface, surrounded by sand, and only
few inches above the solid rock. Fur
Their examination disclosed cylindrical.
mass of ore from six to ten inches in
diameter and about fifteen feet long
1t had the exact outlines of a tree in &.
horizontal position, though the roots
and branches were missing. Unfortu-
nately, in taking the trunk from the
crumbling sandstone, 1t was broken into
many pieces.
Mr. Teas reported his discovery to.
Prof. Oscar C. s. Carter, of the AGA
denny of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
who visited the quarry and found tho
mysterious mass was a ferruginize(
tree. The rough outside bark could be
clearly distinguished, and on one piece
was observed a knot which was en-
tirely converted into iron ore.
One fact that convinced Prof. Garter
tEat the shaft was part of a tree was
that some portions had not entirely
lost their identity, but showed the
carbonized. he said, resembling char
coal. In fact they formed an imper-
feet coal known as Ignite, which IS
found in some of the Western states
and there used for fuel. The main
mass, however, had become brown
hematite ore.
1.-The soil and rocks Of the Teas.
quarry Prof Carter explained, "once
contained enough iron to give them
distinct red color AS the rain water
gradually drained through the soil Ii.
finally removed the iron in the form OF
q carbonate, and the color of the sand
stone changed from red to light vel
low.
TT is well known that il a fragment
of wood or charcoal be placed in
chalybeate water the iron will be pre-
cipitated as hydrate. Therefore when
the water charged with iron came in
contact with the tree an interchange
of particles took place, the woody mat
ter being replaced with iron.
THE sandstone in which the tree was
found was one Of the meSozoic age,
but the outlines Of the trunk were not
perfect enough to determine It's time
It might have been a modern tree
blown down years ago and then covered
by sand deposited by wind or water
as the trunk was found ten feet below
the surface and the coloring matter
would come from the rocks beyond
carried by the rain. Then, too, the
remains may be those Of fossil tree
Of great age"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
HE BECAME A NEW MAN,
Jones' SOmber COuntenance Meta
morphOsed by a Surgical Opera

San Francisco Town Talk.
Jones was born with melancholy face.
There was no disputing the fact. When he
grew to manhood, in spite of the best en-
Men said Of him: Jones is all right only
he has such a disagreeable face don't you
know. He looks as if he were forever upon
the brink of despair 1t matters not how
seriously he strove to win over some worthy
mortal to his side of events, just as soon
as the acquaintance rpened into a view of
Jones FACIAL I exterior the interest in him
ceased. His wife he secured by stealth in
the night. Poor SOUL no one ever knew
what she thought while on her honeymoon
trip. AT any rate, she never boosted of him
aloud.
One afternoon. not many years ago some
thoughtless but faithful friend in a political
convention where they ran short Of avaia-
bic candidates for mayor proposed the name
of Jones. The immediate consequence Of
this rash attempt might have been serious
but for the presence of mind of the retir-
Ing incumbent, who instantly pronounced
Jones highly commendable person, who was
slightly unpopular, and dismissed the meet
ing.
At last Jones' evil star set behind horizon
of no uncertain hue. His family doctor, who
was a great surgeon, but who loved philos-
ophy better than physics, as many another
has done, said to him: My dear fellow, you
have carried that caricature long enough
Science offers you a remedy. If you will trust
implicitly to me, follow my instructions to
the letter. you will become what your heart
| be, a pleasant-faced, genial-appearing man..
Good" calculated Jones, doctor l am
yours. Do with me what you will Anything
is acceptable. Only be sure you succeed
With that he went to work. Three weeks
Jones continued q recluSe. His family gave
it forth to the world that he was in the last
stages of mortal ailment. as indeed he was.
When the tncisions and bandages, the pain
and anxiety were ended, he secretly sped
away to sylvan retreat, where nature put
on the finishing touches. One afternoon a
man rang the doorbell of his own house. He
was as pleasant-visaged a fellow as one
| might find in days march. He was ushered
| in, and for weeks afterwards friends insisted
that his wife had traded him off for a hand
somer man.
Jones became extremely popular Every
body patted him on the back and called him a
! good fellow; all Of which was quite endura-
| Bile; but when his new features were found
to be an invitation to all the worlds hobos
and favor seekers who had previously
Stunned him, to pluck out the tail feathers
of good-natured fowl because it looked
benevolent, Jones sometimes wished his fam
lily physician at the bottom Of the sea. And
| yet he says it is something to be popular.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
Hughes.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, s. D., Nov. 3.-Returns are COM
ing in slowly from the country precincts,
showing Bryan gain. From the precinct in
dications, the Republican majority of this
county is not to be half what it was two
years ago. 1t is now estimated at 40. Three
precincts of Stanby county give Bryan 113 ;
Mckinley, 70. The same precincts two years
ago gave Republican majority. On account
of the recent storm, wires are not all work.
ing and so far it has been impossible to
secure any but meagre state returns. All of
those which have come, show silver gains
The Republican legislative ticket now is con-
sidered safe, returning Joseph Donahue and
c. H. Burke to the house and H. R. Horner
to the senate.
Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D., Nov 3.-Hughes county,
so far as heard from, gives Mckinley S2O,
Bryan 179, Levering T. Ringsrude 31S Lee
$50. The county complete will give McKin-
ley for president plurality of 1"H. Rings
rude for governor, plurality of 10. For con-
gress the vote stands, Republican sol. Popu-
list 100. Those who appear tc be elected to
the legislature from this district are H. II.
Horner, Senator c. H. Burke, Joseph Dona-
hue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
BAPTIsTE AND THE BEAR.
An Adventure in Hollow Tree
Which Made Escape Very Diff

1T was one very cold night, mon
sieur, said Baptiste of ''Wolf and
Wild Turkey celebrity, relates a writer
In the Argosy, land as 1 had lost my
rifle, as well as the pouch containing
the flint and Steel in shooting a. rapid,
L couldn't light a fire. So / climbed a
rotten hemlock, the top of which had
been blown off by the wind, and let
myself down into the hollow; but L
had no sooner done this than 1 saw that
there was no time to be lost in getting
UP again, for my life wasn't worth a
pinch of powder. / had lighted among
a litter of bears cubs, and, thinking
1 was their mamma come back from a
foraging expedition with something
nice for supper, they began to sniff
about me and pat my legs with their
paws. Then, finding their mistake.
they set up prodigious howl, by way
of signal to their interesting parent
that all was not right at home, that
guest who was no particular friend of
the family had dropped in, and had bet
ter be politely asked to walk out again.
Now | knew that lady bear, with a
select party of sons and daughters,
was not the pleasantest person possible
to meet, so l didn't need a second no
tice to quit, nor care how soon [ was
of the premises. 1t was no very easy
matter, however, to climb the inside
of the tree, for there was little hold
for ones claws, and / had not made my
way up above a yard or so when / saw
the stars suddenly blotted out above,
and large dark object coming down
right upon top of me- 1t was the old
she bear, descending tail first, just as
a man could come down a ladder. What
was to be done? Escape was hopeless
with the whole of the inside of the
tree blocked up; and yet If l was
caught there, I knew I should be torn
to pieces in five seconds. An awkward
position, monsieur"
Well" said I, land what did you
do, Baptiste?"
why, there was only one thing to
be done. monsieur. and that did. My
long hunting knife was. fortunately
for me, in my belt. I whipped that
out, and, apologizing for the liberty,
drove it half dozen times into the
bears tail with such right hearty will,
too, that she roared for mercy, and be-
gan to make her way up the hemlock
again as fast as her legs could carry
her, thinking (for she didn't know Of
my presence there that her cubs had
gone mad during her absence, and pri-
vately arranged to pay them off pres
emily for the ugly trick 1 had paid her
AT the same moment 1 held tightly to
the brute's shaggy hide as she ascend
ed, and was lifted as neatly out of the
tree as though a machine had been in
vented for the purpose
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
NORTH CAROLINA.
The State Disputed, but Is Probably
for Bryan.

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 3-The cleo
ton passed off very quietly. Bryan, SO
far as heard from, was supported by
both the Democrats and Populists, and
has carried the electoral vote of the
state by majorities variously estimated
at between 10000 and 10000. Holton,
Republican chairman, however, claims
the state for Mckinley by between
5000 and 10000.
Reports are too meagre to state ac-
curately the result for congressman.
The Populists have carried the First,
Third, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh dis
tiicts. The Republicans have carried
the Second district certain, electing
White (colored) over Woodland Pear
son, Republican. in the Ninth, is proba-
bly, elected. The only two doubtful
districts are the Eighth and Fifth,
where the contest is between Linney,
Republican, and Doughton, Democrat,
in the~Eightl>, and Settle, Republican,
and Kitchen, Democrat. in the Fifth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
SherDUFn,

Clear Lake-The following is the full vote
on presidential and state candidates and part
on congressman and representatives for Clear
Lake township: Mckinley, IS; Bryan, 55;
Levering 2; Palmer, 8; Clough, "A; Lind, 81;
Gibbs, 81; Bowler "a; Berg. So; Heinrich, 54;
Koerner, SO; McKinnon, 90; Childs, SO; Reyes
resentatives, Dare, AZ; Boutwell,, As; Belden,
Al; Watson, 4; Judkins, 16; Flanagan, Is;
Kuhnby, Is.
Elk Riyer-Sherburne county will give Nc
Kinley plurality of 400 Clough 300, Norris
$50, estimated. Town of Elk River vii! give
Mckinley 225, Bryan go, Clough 200
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
COLORADO FOR BRYAN.
Senator WC2cOtt Puts His Majority
at $4,000.

DENVER. Gel, Nov 3-Bryan car
rles Colorado by about $4,000. There are
three state tickets, a fusion of Demo
Gratis and silver Republicans; another,
Populist; third, Mckinley Republican.
Bailey PopulisD probably elected.
Democrats and Populists fuse on presi-
dent. Edward 0. Wolcott.
Result on state officers still in doubt.
Bryan's plurality will reach 10000 in
the state, and Congressman Shafroth,
Silver Republican, and Bell Populist,
are reelected by $4,000 to $4,000 each.
The reelection of Senator Teller is
assured in any event, all parties except
the Mckinley Republicans having in
dorSed him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
Clay.

sabin-Elmwood township, Bryan 50, Nc
kinley Is Lind 81, Clough II; Bowler So,
Gibbs 10; Heinrich 81, Berg ID; McKinnon
"a, Koerner 16; Reyes rs, Childs IS; Eddy
p, Lomen Is. State legislature heavily Popu-
list.
Eddy, 1874; Lommen, los. Net Republican gain
of 81 over 1894
Special to the Globe.
Moorhead-City Of Moorhead complete, Nc
kinley $780, Bryan $780, Lind far ahead of
Clough Three towns outside of city, Nc
kinley ZAP, Bryan II. Eddy ahead of ticket.
Bryan carries the county by about 300 Lind
has at least 200 more than Bryan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN.
Democratic Chairman Comedies the
State.

ogle, of the Democratic state committee, has
gone home, conceding the state of North Da-
kota will give at least 5000 for Mckinley
Johnson, Republican, is elected to congress.
and the full Republican state ticket and Re-
publican legislature is elected.
FARGO, N. D., Nov. 3.-Eighty-nine pre-
cincts in the state give Mckinley 1924, Bryan
3,493 The village Of Mapleton gives McKin-
ley "a, Bryan 20; Glendale, Mckinley "A,
Bryan 81; Hamilton township, Mckinley S.
Bryan 10; Forest River, Mckinley 81, Bryan
First reports from Pembina county: Voss in
Walsh, Mckinley 81, Bryan 35; Durbin, Cass
county Mckinley SO. Bryan 6; Oberon, Wells
county, Mckinley 81. Bryan q. State ticket
is everywhere running even.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
Cass.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. d., Nov. 3,-Cass county
so far as heard from gives Mckinley
500; Bryan, 200; Palmer, 20; Levering,
Z. Briggs for governor, 2O0 Richard
son, 5OO The county complete will give
Mckinley for president a plurality
of 600, Briggs for governor plurality
Of 600; for congress the vote stands.
johnson, 200; Burke, $50. Those who
appear to be elected to the legislature
from this district are Haggart, Fran
els, Cole.
Fargo gives Mckinley majority of 400
Bryan carries but one ward in the city
An overwhelming vote in surrounding pre-
cincts for Mckinley.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
ChiSN&O.

Rush City-McKinley IA; Bryan, s.;
Clough, 1856; Lind, Go.
Taylor's Falls-McKinley, ia; Bryan, is;
Palmer, l; Lever.ng, 2; Clough, 10S; Lind, q
Berg, Ill; Heinrich, Is.
Wyoming-Town of Wyoming, county of
Chisago, gives Mckinley 124, Bryan 49, Palmer
2; Clough 1O3 Lind 4S, Ames 8.
Rush City-Complete vote Of Rush City
gives Mckinley 147, Bryan IS, Clolgh JAP,
Lind Y, Gibbs 135, Bowler 66, Berg 152, Helm
rich So. Koerner 140, McKinnon s. Ch:,ds
1872, Kris H. Stevens for congress 49, Clark
II. On amendments to TAX railroad lands.
yes 172, no u. Total vote, c36. anderson,
Republican, legislature, elected; NJ opposi-
ton