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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
CARTE BLANCHE FOR DINNER.
Statesman Who Knows Politics Bet
ter Than French


I'm not saying a word" remarked
the mysterious hotel clerk to a Wash
lngton Star reporter, but I've got a
story that you might be able to work
off on a hungering public
We'll, tell it to me-, said the repor-
ter. What the dickens good is it SO
long as it is untold?'
But I'm not saying a word, didn't
just say?' and the conscientious hotel
clerk winked his weather eye.
Which means that if L want your
story L may continue to want it until
that want is gratified?"
The clerk nodded.
And you won't say word?" persist
ed the reporter.
Nary a word"
The reporter took a lead pencil out
of his pocket, sharpened it artistieally
and handed 1T to the clerk.
Thanks" responded the clerk. and
began writing on sheet of the hotel
paper.
From which writing the !. reporter
some time later had evolved the fol-
lowing story of, a. statesman stopping
temporarily at the hotel which is
fortunate in possessing so conscien-
stiOuS a clerk.
He is statesman who has not vet
won national recognition, but he will
be found at the south end of the capt.
toI This time next year doing all he can
to make a start that way He is a
man of large means and believes that
wealth producing brains are the only
kind worth mentioning. Inasmuch as
he began business with nothing and
had $1,OOO,OOO by the time he was 40
it is fair to suppose he, had a barrel
of brains.
Two nights ago he wanted to dine
few friends Of his in regal splendor.
and, suspecting that a WASHINGTON
hotel dinner, unless it is prepared for
the occasion, is not of the regal-splen-
dor variety, he called on the clerk to
confer with him. He told him what
kind of dinner he wanted, and then
ne proceeded to enumerate all the de-
tails, just as people of that kind always
do, mostly on the supposition that thew
know more than anybody else does.
The clerk listened for some time to ALI
the little details and then be broke in.
My dear, sir" he said, in the in
s1nuatlng manner Of the hotel clerk.
may l have carte blanche?"
The statesman staggered q moment.
"Of course, Of course" he assented.
vigorously; you can have anythine
you please if it's fit to eat, but I'm
kind of 'fraid of some Of those French
| flied fixin's. What I want is a good
dinner"
And he got it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

to the savages and they might tell
some news to their slayers Although
the Indian girl could see nothing, the
screaming appeals for their lives and
for mercy, at the hands. of their blood
thirsty captors reached her ears as she
was fastened to a tree. sf =rtt
AS for Kid himself, he is wandering
along the borden, killing people once
in a while and getting credit for a
whole lot of deviltry that drunken
cowboys and Mexicans are guilty Of.
He has few companions, the fate of
the rest of the band having made him
wary with conserving with his own peo-
pie too freely, and keeps out of the
way of the troops that periodically go
out to hunt him. Kid is not raiding
for fun. He is asfugitive with a price
on his head-$6,0e0 is the market value
of his head-and he will kill rather
than take chances of being caught. He
has use for cartridges, provisions, mon
ey and sometimes for horses. and he
takes what he wants. If the man who
has what he wants. is likely to object
to giving it up Kid will kill him with
out doubt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

showed the most determination, not
unnatural, as winter patches are a
good deal nearer q new harvest than
the spring wheat, and consequently
more affected by good crop prospects.
The Chicago sellers having different
surroundings, were nervous over their
new attitude, and half of them did not
dare risk leaving a short line out over
Sunday, and so covered up Saturday.
No matter what the developments in
a news way, it will probably not be
possible, from this on through the sea-
son, to say there is not a bear party.
The st. Louis people are committed.
1t will not make any difference what
their immediate success is. The fact
that they were run in at the close of
last week will make them the sharper
for an opportunity for a new raid.
They want their money now from the
selling side. They will have with them
a group of vigorous local professionals
and an active contingent from. Wall
street
Liverpool took a round lot of cash
wheat for export at the close of the
week, the grain to go all rail from here.
There has been business of this sort
on a large scale going on via Boston
through one concern, but, while only
one shipper could do the exporting,
there was room for the belief that cut
llnS OF rates was necessary TO MAKE
transactions possible. The sales of
Saturday were through new channels,
making them on that score significant.
1t was one of the queer features OF
the cash position all the week that
Liverpool was apparently on an ex
port basis, without bids being accepted
over there. Liverpool seemed to be
getting out of its lethargy Saturday.
The statistics continue to confirm the
Of hn On
there is no controversy. Clearances
keep up, the December total makes the
six months aggregate 49, 400, 900 bushels.
The Argentine, Australian and Indian
announcements from all sources are
cOnfirmatOry of the claims of the wheat
longs. The bear response is that the
news is discounted in the price, and
that the exports must be large. The
contributions from South America, Aus
tralia and India are small, and the
foreign demand must continue to even
maintain anything like present prices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
A Grateful Dog.

Westminster Gazette.
One who recently paid a visit to Guys hos
pftal tells that when in the colonnade of the
institution, and about to leave, he became
the object of demonstrative attention on the
part of a small dog, Prince, by name, as he
afterwards ascertained 1t seems that last
winter Prince sustained fracture of hind
leg, and entirely on his own initiative,
dragged himself into the hospital precincts
and applied for surgical relief. 1t was granted
ungrudgingly; the leg put in plaster and
the dog was given nursing and aliment suit
able to his kind. In the fullness of time he
was made whole, If slightly lame, dog and
1t was intimated to him that he might return
to his former occupation and his friends Of
any. He refused to do either, and enrolled
himself as one of the innumerabIe army of
grateful Guys patients, electing to remain
on the premises and give constant exhibitions
of his generation for all who come and go
about the place of his healing. In this in
tention he insisted amiably that he carried
his point, and is now regarded as an estab-
fshed feature of the institution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

was lame, or pretended Ito be-. The
sheriff walked in front; the prisoners
followed, Shackled in couples; Deputy
Holmes walked behind them, and the
wagon, containing Middleton and one
prisoner, broughb up the rear; There
was bottle of &hisky along, and the
o1ncerSs became scareleSS. At a.; con
certed signal the prisoners hurled
themselves bodily upon the two off,
GERS and bore them to the ground, and
the Indian in theJwagon seized Middle
tons pistol and shot him in the face.
The officers were sbeaten to death
with stones, Middleton was shot again
and left for dead, and the Mexican
made his escape before the Indians got
rid of their shael1les. They took the
shackle key from the sheriff's pocket
and released themselves, and also
robbed his body sof "a gold watch and
$500 in cash. .aa.t9 ". a.1
Armed with officers weapons, the
Apaches fled to the mountains. That
was Kids original band of renegadeS,
lot Of cutthroatss who knew their
lives were forfeited and that any add :
tional crimes could not aggrayate their
offense or its punishment. They ralded
back and forth across the Mexican
line, killing white men and Mexicans,
stealing stock, harassinge the troops
and creating a panic in Arizona and
New Mexico. -.o,-,e ~ ---...
In July, 1891 Kid, with rare stealth,
by night, travelled slowly from. the i'm
penetrable Businesses of the. Galuro
mountains across the cactus desert in
Southern Arizona northward to the
ella river country, where he hid for
days on the outskirts of the San Car
los reservation. In some way he got
word to former girl companion of
his, and she went out one night to
visit Kid in secret. He had ready an
extra horse, stolen from q ranch near
by, and he forced her to fly with him
back to the mountains. The girl now
twenty-four years of age, was COM
PEELED by threats of instant death to
live with Kid and his gang for over a
year. She returned to the family wick
iup on the reservation after suffering
severe pr1VatiOnS and at the risk OF
her life. Hundreds Of people in PheniX
and through the ella river country
knew her. The story she tells of the
cruelty and devilish villainy of Kid in
the years of 1891 and 1892 is startling,
and all of it has been proved true.
Several times, when preparations
were made for the slaughter of a party
OF ranchmen or settlers that had been
observed approaching the hiding place
of Kid and his gang in the mountain
passes and canyons, she was tied to A
tree and a bag put over her head, SO
that she could neither escape nor see
in what direction the murderers had
gone. Then day or two later. when
the savages sawr that they were not
followed by troops or avengers Of
crime, the blood=handed party would
stealthily return to free her, only to
force her to accompany them to new
scenes OF robbery and murder. One or
two Of her tales concern the killing of
women and chiidfenJ who were always
reserved until the last for putting to
death, because they could do no harm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
Sub-TrOpica1 Wisdom.

Florida Times-Uni
Politicians and lovers are principally liars.
The successful liar is generally a successful
lover.
Love, like justice, is certainly blind Wit
ness how many ugly men marry handsome
women and vice versa.
Love can make the boor a gentleman and
the hog a gentle generous being But only
before marriage, remember. "-~-1lR7
Marriage is coffin in which love is often
buried alive. 500 ha7|>f
Love and poverty are deadly foes.
AT times sympathy becomes twin brother
to mockery.
Affection meits gold into copper and once
in while copper into gold.
The man who can fan down over "a banana
SKIN ana not swear has reached the highest
pinnacle of human philosophy - - '7"7S'
What some persons call philosophy is sim
ply idiotic egotism. '---9s y .
The love of a widow is always increased by
favorable. comparison with the dear de-,
parted.
Regret is the weakness of immature minds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
Electrified Rain.

M. Maurice Despres, electrical engineer
Of Cordova, Spain, recently witnessed a
shower of electrified rain. The day had
been warm and MINDLESS, and about O'clock
in the evening the was overcast with
dense clouds, lowering to the horizon Be
tween and $780, p: M. that is to say. after
dark, there was flash of silent lightning.
and two minutes after great drops OF rain
fell, which cracked family on touching the
ground. From each of them sparks darted
toward the wall, trees and soil they fell
upon. The phenomenon lasted several sec
onds, and apparently ceased when the air
between, cloud and earth became saturated
with moisture.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
BEARS ACTIVE IN WHEAT.
Plainly n Forced Movement, Saws
the Times-HeraId

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Times-Her-
aid in its review and forecast of the
wheat market will say tomorrow: The
new feature III wheat of late has been
me development Of bear party. With
IN a week some interest at ST. Louis
has been operating on the collecting
sloe' PLAINLY for q campaign, and it
has been joined by bear strugglers
here and elsewhere, who were only
awaiting the appearance of such a
force to enlist. The supposition is thai
John Knafman is the leader of the ST.
Louis sellers and that his line is the
largest. But the whole crowd down
there is Of the same mind Convinced
that at this time Of the year, with
such excellent winter wheat prospects.
after SO long an advance and with
coarse grains, and most other products
so cheap the short side is the best
risk. The recruits here during 9Th !
week We're numerous and 1fnnuefitialI
Barrett, Brosseau. Potter, Frazier and
lesser operators The Southwest geraW 4
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
Why Some Animals Inn.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
The reason. that certain animals lap instead
OF drink seems to be an arrangement of Ma
ture to prevent carnivorous animals whose
stomachs are comparatively small from over
distending themselves swith2 water. Most of
herbiverous and have large stomaehs. or more
than one, with patinch receptacle for un
chewed food and with them digestion is a
SLOW process and there is little, if any, danger
not unknown with some domestic hebiyorous
animals. Digestion is much more rapid
process with the carDiv0ra, and it is important
that it should not be delayed by the ingestion
OF large quantities of cold water. BY iapping
the mouth and throat are thoroughly moist
ened, while the water is supplied to the stom-
ach In small quantities, properly warmed.
and mixed with saliyaa 1t may be fairly as
sumed that the caruiv0ra are Of more recent
creation for the herbivorous animals are their
food, and that, therefore, tapping may be
considered a more ihighly developed way of
drinking than sucking.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List of Unclaimed Letters Remain
ing i'm the POstoHce, st. Paul,
Jan. Is, 1897.
Free delivery Of letters by carriers at the
residence of owners may be secured by OBJ
serving the following rules:
First-Direct plainly to the street and num-
Der Of the house.
Second-Head letters with the writer's full
address, including street and number, and
direct answers to be directed accordingly.
Third - Letters to strangers or transient
visitors in the city whose special address
may be unknown should be marked in the
left-hand corner Transient" This will pre-
vent their being delivered to persons of the
same similar names.
Fourth-Place the postage stamp on the
upper right-hand corner, and leave space be-
tween the stamp and directions for post
marking without defacing the writing
Persons calling for letters in this list will
please say they are advertised, otherwise
they will not receive them.
ROBERT A. SMITH Postmaster.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
NO GOLD FOR EUROPE.
Balance of Trade FavOrs America
London Financial.

LONDON, Jan. 17-Money rates have
ruled easier, with no signs of any large
foreign gold movement. The trade
balance against Europe is so large
that no return of gold from the United
States is expected yet. The signing of
the arbitration treaty, together with
cheaper money, has given another fill
up to the investment business. Prices
were mostly firmer, except for Indian
loans, which were weak on the famine
and the plague. The proposed financial
reforms caused an advance in Turkish
issues Spanish securities advanced
on the expected settlement Of the Gu
ban question through the United States,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
It's Moral Aspect.

Chicago Tribune
II suppose this rains judgment on me
for taking a ride in the country instead of
going to church." muttered the limp and
forlorn youth who was wheeling slowly and
painfully homeward Sunday afternoon
through the mud. sand yet 1 don't know.
1t isn't much worse to be doing this than
to stay at home and bale water out Of the
basement, and 1 know that's what fathers
doing" .--.>
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
A Sure Way.
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
Il hate to jilt him." she said, in a SYM
pathetic voice. And yet l cannot keep my
promise
"Ill tell you what you can do to relieve
your mind of all responsibility in the mat
ter said her dearest friend.
''What?'
go to seaside resort"
'He will follow me there"
"Of course. Then you can let him see
how you look in blue flannel bathing suit.
After that you won't have to break the en-
gagement He'll break it himself.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
LOCAL NOTICES.
10 Reorganization Necessar,

If you consult your comfort when travelling
take the Wisconsin Central Line when going
to Ashland. Milwaukee, Chicago or points
East and South. All the conveniences of mod
ern railway travel. Pullman Sleepers and
Cafe Parlor cars are run on this line. City
Ticket Office, 1913 Robert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
THE SHORTEST ROUTE


LOS AHSeIes ana ChHfOrnIn
Is the Chicago Great Western maple Leaf
Route) handsome new Pullman Tourist
Sleeper leaves St. Paul every Tuesday at 7:3C
a. M, running through to Los Angeles via
Kansas City and the Santa Fe route without
change. arriving at Los Angeles the following
Saturday at neon. This is positively the short
est route to California, and the only one
that avoids any Sunday travelling. The cars
are as complete and comfortable as the stand
ard Pullman. while II rates are very much
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

Chicago Tribune.
The little girl who was visiting at a neigh
6or's house had gone out to look at the
Here's one OF them" she said that
coughs and hangs his head and has watery
eyes, just the way papa's horse did last
Summer"
1es. What did your papa do for his horse?''
asked the owner of the animals
Igs"He sold him. a.. .a ..e.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

but have since relapsed. The demand
for South American securities contin-
ues steady. Business in the American
market was small, but the tone was
good, except for the Pacific railways,
almost the whole line showing a small
advance. Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul, Denver & Rio Grande preferred
and Louisville & Nashville were up Ia
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
III YOU ARE

Going to the Inauguration Mt Wash
tngtou
Send for beautifully illustrated leafet descrip-
tive of the trip over Pennsylvania Short Lines
Furnished free upon application to H. r
Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

Funeral carriages. 81; hearse. So. 10 per
cent off for cash. Cor. Livery. E. w. Shirk.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18
Zungmann Geo w

: UNPAID LETTEl
Bowman Ray
Hansow Miss Kristine
rLeum Miss, $40 Full.
Ter street
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

| Wiegand Miss Minnie
! Wilkinson Miss Cor
della
Wilkinson Miss Nina
Williams e J
/ Wilson Albert O
Winger Pete
Winship Miss L A
Witherle DIR c B
Witherell Miss Lucille
Wolf Miss Francis
Wood Mrs Stanly
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=--A -.g -- ~. -
johnson Miss Maryc
Peterson Miss Anna
1 Short Mrs G J
nIyED TTCEn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-18

Wade Willie
Wal Miss Amy (2)
Wallus William
Walworth Mrs G II
Ward j A
Warnche Miss Grace
Watts Mrs Esther
Weigkle Robert G
Weisenburg Mrs Mary
Welch A C
Wheeler Joe
Whitherow DR. John
Wibleshouser Joseph
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-16
NEWSPAPER IIoDGE-PODGE
Capital Item has retired.


John Wanamaker did not secure
the coveted seat in the United
States Senate from Pennsylvania.
The railroad companies have
offered reward of $4,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the train
wreckers who committed their
fiendish act near Birmingham re-
Gently. That sum certainly ought
to fetch the robbers.
1t seems Lon is bad boy. He
raised Cain in Tangipahoa last
week, but the wild boy didn't hurt
anyone.
Cotton is still coming into Able
vile.
ST. Martinsville Messenger says
it has so much job work on hand it
has to hold off for breathing spell.
Glad to hear of Bro. Bienvinue's
prosperity, but if he can't handle
the Job work we wish he would
send it to our Office. The Progress
has facilities for handling it all.
The town council of Opelousas
has passed an ordinance forbid
ding the erection of barb wire
fences in the city limits. That is
exactly right.
Corn is selling at 8 1-2 cents per
bushel.
Mr.. Francis w. Mather has de-
cided to try his hand at the helm of
the Springfield Bee. 1t will not,
therefore, quit, but will continue to
hum.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-16
For the Old and Young.

There's no place like home, so
patronize a home company, and
have your pictures enlarged by
the Brice Portrait Company, made
in any style known to the art.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
No. 625 Texas Street.
Next to Downs & Newman's Mar
BILE Works. jan9-1m
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-16
4 CORDIAL. INVITATION

l. "n'rudc,i 10 our city hnd country
frie,,!-. 10 call and examine our
stock r
Fine Cooki' Stoves
Cheap Cooking Stoves.
Cp-l aud wood Heating Stoves,
Decorated China.
White Queens warr.
Beautiful Lamp.
Bisqu. Ornaments.
tut Class
Table Glassware.
Silver Plate.
Iowa C,,n'ad Cooking Ware
Lisk', Anti Rust Tiuwale and
% her Ir s too numerous to mention.
f. MARTEL & Son.
n2l-tf. I'll Texas street.
fo..arnt III. litIic Cam Cor frcal,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-16
CHCED WANDERERS.

Washwoman's Row needs look
ing after in the towns general de-
velopment. 1t is said they want
their streets paved.
The Waterworks Company is
furnishing muddy, quite muddy
water again.
Give old Red a show. She is
coming again.
The Union Hamilton Oil Mill is
paying So per ton for cotton seed.
The Ford Lumber Company has
dissolved, Mr.. Ford retiring. Bad
health in his family was the main
cause.
Tomorrow is the regular APP
pointment of Rev. II. w. May to
preach at Jordan street church,
and he will keep it if his family is
well enough.
Hon. c. c. Phillips, of Green
wood, was in the city Monday and
our editor enjoyed cordial hand
shake.
The people would like for the
proper ones to complete the road
way on Gary street SO the railroad
can be crossed by vehicles.
Mr.. John Mills, of Marshall,
Tex, dropped in on us Tuesday.
The Cotton Belt is building
new roadbed on the Levee getting
the dirt from what was once the
bottom of Red river, but now only
go when the water is high.
The Progress is indebted to Mr..
HI. HI. Hargrove, the genial and
talented representative OF the New
Orleans Picayune, for one of those
ornate calendars which this great
metropolitan journal sends forth
annually. We are under obliga-
tons to Mr.. Hargrove for the
courtesy.
Matte kipkin is colored dam
other peoples property, especially
wearing apparel. Recently she
made a raid on Mr.. G. G. Rives
and Officer wainwright was put on
the track. Last Sunday he picked
her up and now she wishes he
hadn't and that she hadn't-been
caught.
Judge Henry Jacobs, of Grand
Cane, was in the city Monday and
was an agreeable caller at our
Office.
Our mayor is on the right track
in reference to Migrants; he gave
four sixty days each last Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. G.. S. Newsome left Monday
afternoon for Nashville, Tenn, his
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-16
Announcement.

announcement.
We desire to announce to the
people of Shreveport and vicinity
that we will open an exclusive
furniture and carpet business
about Jan. 18th, in the store re-
Gently vacated by the Hodges Dry
Goods Company. No. 207 Texas
street. Between Spring and Mar
ket streets.
Woodfin Furniture 4 Carpet Co.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-16

his wits. Mayor Mcclellan has
now given him an opportunity to
live by his hands, and earn his
grub in the Biblical way.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-16

Don't forget the little Gem FOR fresh
oysters.