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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
RATTLE FOR A DISTILLERY.
Novel Method of Disposing of Ken
lucky Property

LAWRENCEBURG, KY, Jan. 81
For the first time in the history of Ken
lucky a distillery was disposed Of by
casting lots. The property is that Of
Gratz Hawkins, OF 1awrenceburg, and
is located on a bluff overhanging the
Kentucky river, nine miles south of
here. Besides the distillery proper the
property includes abonded warehouse
several acres of land and a comfortabJe
dwelling The first chance on this
novel prize cost, a cent, the next two
cents, and SO on in an ascending ra-
ito up to 410, and the amount realized
will be considerable. The purchasers Of
chances will have AN opportunity to
try their craftsmanship by shooting
with an old musBet at the head Of
a sugar barrel, which has been mark
ed off into 410 segments and set whirI-
ing on an old oak tree. The man that
hits the secretlys marked segment gets
the prize. The novelty of this mode
of disposing Of the property is enhanc-
ed by the fact that the United States
government has a claim on it In the
shape of a mortgage on the bonded
whisky. This claim Is not released 4by
the rattle. The plant is small, and
while not entirely primitive, is one of
the oldest In the state, whisky having
been made there as early as 1918.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01

minimum for the base line of the Cir
culation of national bank notes in the
United States was In February. In
August the circulation had increased
3.5 per cent; by October, 4.3 per cent,
and remained the same in December.
was 1.5 per cent above the minimum,
which was reached in May. 1895. In
August the circulation had increased
80 per cent; by September, 1874 per
gradually declining to the minimum.
This indicates clearly and forcibly the
difference between the two banking
systems; ours rigid, inelastic, allowing
no reserves for periods of unusual de-
mand; the Canadian, equally solvent
and secured, allowing the currency to
rise in volume to meet the demand for
it and prevent the loss caused by our
system by the friction Of an insufficient
supply, both to the industries engaged
in moving the crops, and to the others
that are compelled to halt or lessen
their activity. 1t is worthy Of note, in
this connection, that while our system
broke down under the stress of the
panic of 1898, and an unprecedented
wreckage resulted in our industries, our
neighbor, with all conditions similar
save that of currency, suffered from
that disturbance only from the de-
rangement of our industries, but none
at all in her currency
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
A CASE OF MONOMANIA.

The distinguishing feature of mono
mania, whether it have the mild form
of a "hobby" or the acuter forms verg-
ing on insanity, is the incapacity to
distinguish the uniform applicability of
general principles. The unfortunate
victim Of this delusion may have the
clearest and sanest conception of such
principles, and may apply them with
unfailing accuracy to other subjects,
but when his pet hobby or aversion is
under discussion the principles become
as unrelated to it as the nebular n.y.
pothesis is to the phases of the moon.
It is only on some such grounds that
one can account for the frequent in
stances Of the use by the supporters
Of some governmental policy, which has
developed into a mania with them, of
arguments based on principles directly
antagonistic to Vt.
During the campaign we were af-
forded many striking instances of this
peculiarity. Mr.. Mckinley, addressing
a delegation of lumbermen one day, H.
Illustrated the beEeficence of his pct
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
LOST SON
Under an Assumed Name Invites His
Parents to HIS Wedding

10 HIS wedding.
GALLIPOLIS.ifO Jan. 31.-Michaal
Mcdonald McMillen, when fourteen
years of age, living with his parents in
Huntington township, in this county,
was given a whipping by his father for
some youthful miSdemeanor and sent
after the cows. The cows came back.
but Mike did not
That was in 1882. Mike struck out
for the West. Getting as far as White
side county, Illinois, he settled down
on a farm and beacme prosperous.
Ten years had passed and the boy
had long been given up for lost when
hard times caused his parents to move
West in hope of lettering their for
tunes, and by a~strange break Of fate
they settled in the same Illinois neigh
borhood in which their boy lived.
Mike had dropped his family name and
his parents did not recognize him, al
though he knew them orr
He did not reveal his identity, al
though helping his family in various
ways. His own sister did his washing
for him. At the end Of four years
Mike had wooed and won a maid.
and his parents and sister were invited
to the wedding.
The officiating clergyman was given
secret instructions, and when the mo-
mentous words of the marriage cere>
mony were uttered, there was added
to them the full name of the groom
Then there was a pathetic and happy
scene, and the old folks found a son,
long mourned as dead, and a. new
daughter in the same moment
Such is the tale told by Mr.. E.. T.
McMillen, of Cheshire, this county. who
Is cousin Of the runaway boys father.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
SWEAT BOX.
Medieval Torture Still Being
Used i'm Tennessee


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 81
Although Hamilton county, Tennessee
has not yet celebrated the centennial
anniversary of it's evacuation by the
Indians, she has, nevertheless, devel-
oped a means of torture that would
have been an onored device in mediae-
val ages. 1t is known as the Sweat
box" and until the recent investigation
by the grand jury was in active use
by the county workhouse authorities
at Daisy, Tenn, in subduing fractions
prisoners.
BY the system in vogue in this state
county prisoners are worked in gangs
on the public roads, and CONSEQUENTLY
several penal settlements or work
houses are scattered throughout the
country. Daisy is in the northern end
of Hamilton, at the base Of the Sig
nal mountains. The sweat box is a
large box resembling a coffin case.
about three feet square and eight or
nine feet high. In the top was a
large hook to which was attached
block and tackle
The culprit was handcuffed and his
feet chained together, the ball block
hooked to handouts, and, with his
hands elevated over his head, he was
drawn to the top of the box with a
half-inch grass rope. There he was
left hanging till he Or she yielded and
begged to be taken down.
The jury found a little negro girl in
side on their visit of inspection The
child was barefooted, thinly clad, and
crying with cold. The finding of the
jury has aroused the people, and it is
safe to say that the sweat box will
not be perpetuated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
SPENDING HIS LIFE IN BED.
Indiana Man Carries Out Threat
Made Many Years Ago.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 81
Twenty-Five years ago the mother OF
John Bond, then a young man living
near Mitchell concluded to sell her
farm and move into the city, and the
young man vowed he would go to bed
If she sold the place and would never
leave it again.
Mrs. Bond disposed of the farm and
her son proceeded to carry out his
threat. For time it was supposed he
would abandon such a foolish resolve.
but as the years passed and he re-
manned in bed attempts were made to
induce him to relent. He resisted
every effort and Is still adhering to
his purpose. 1t is said that he has
never been out Of bed but once, and
that was two years ago, when his
mother died. After she was prepared
for the grave and while lying In the
room adjoining that in which he lay
in bed, he arose at midnight and went
into the room and looked for a mo-
ment upon the face of his mother
His long dtsuse of his limbs caused
him to totter as he walked, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that he
reached the side Of his mothers coffin.
1t is said he cannot walk now, owing
to the long time that has elapsed since
he took any physical exercise.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01

hobby by pointing to the wealth of
day.. addressing another delegation on
the money question, assured them that
1.-The idea that government can create
wealth is all a myth" There Is, of
course, in his case, the possibility that
he was merely adapting himself to the.
exigencies of the campaign after the
dexterous manner of politicians, just as
we have recently had the spectacle Of
Senator Sherman voting to report to
the senate the Cameron resolution rec
ognizing the Independence of Cuba,
and, after accepting the premiership in
McKinley's cabinet, promptly approx
ing the policy of the present admins
tration. But the agile lodging that
seems to be a necessary art of the poll
tician cannot be needed by the re-
sponsible editor directing the policy of
a metropolitan paper and guided, as all
editors are, Of course, by a keen and
ever active sense of obligation to the
truth. If among these one finds mental
color blindness blurring the relation of
principles to some especial policy, while
perceiving it clearly as to another one,
one can account for it only on the
ground of mental defect or malforma-
ton similar to if not identical with
what is commonly called monomania
The New York Tribune, in discussing
the proposition to make greenbacks and
low rate bonds interconvertible, objects
to it because it provides special privi-
lege for one class Of property owners
it evidently assuming that .greenbacks
are "property"-which it denies to
others. "The land owner" it says,
cannot get the government to rent ev-
cry house or acre he may have idle
The owners Of 100000 pieces of print
cloth cannot get government to borrow
those at their pleasure and issue for
them bonds bearing interest. The
wage earners cannot get government to
borrow their labor when unemployed
and pay them interest on it's value. Is
there any sound reason for giving
to the holder Of one kind of property
a privilege not granted to the holder Of
anOther?' If some Constant READER
or "Old Observer should ask the
Tribune why, then, the government
should give a subsidy to men who own
steamships, or bounties to men who
make sugar, or opportunity to increase
prices of print cloths, or glassware, or
pottery, or butter and eggs, if it should
not give ito the holder of one kind
OF property a privilege not granted to
another" he would get, in the reply.
a very fine illustration of this inability
Of some to perceive the applicability of
SOUND general principles to cognate
subjects. 1t is a very good instance of
the sort Of monomania we refer to.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
TODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, JAN 31-Forecast for Mon
day: Minnesota: Fair, preceded by local
SHOWS in eastern portion; southerly winds;
warmer in northwest portion.
Wisconsin: Partly cloudy weather, prob
ably with light SHOWS in southeast portion;
southerly winds, becoming variable.
Iowa: Local SHOWS; warmer in eastern por-
ton; sOutherly winds, becoming variable
The Dakotas: Generally fair; southerly to
westerly winds; slightly warmer
Montana: Generally fair; warmer in east
ern portion; southwesterly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau. Washington, Jan. 81, 5:fS
D. m. Local Time p. m. 18th Meridian
Time.-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
TEMPER ATITRES
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
TEXAS HAlRBoRs.
Congressional Committee Making
an Investigation.

GALVESTON. Tex, jan. 31-Twelve
members of the river and harbor con-
gressional committee left Houston by
train this morning. At Clinton. a. few
miles out from Houston, a steamer was
taken and the party went down
Buffalo bayou to Morgan's Point.
There the party alighted and a sump-
tuous dinner was served. From Nor
gains Point the party came in to GAL
weston by train. At Galveston the
party took a steamer and visited the
jetties. The party will leave tomorrow
morning for Velasco. From there they
return to Houston. The congressman
are well pleased with their trip.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01

the weIl-meaning uniformed senti-
mentalist, who would weaken the moral
them to depend upon something other
than themselveal This is not conjec
ture; it is merely the lesosn Of human
experience everytyhare oaa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
TEMPERATURES.
Below zero.


Barometer 3O.S7; thermometer, %; relative
humidity, co. wind. southeast weather
cloudy; maximum thermometer, 26; minimum
melted snow in last twenty-four hours, on
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons. Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
Paralysis Ended His Life.

CHICAGO, Jan. S1.-James w. Oakley. Of
the Walker Oakley company tanners died
this evening at his home In this city of
paralysis, aged sixty-four years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01

Clay Clement returned to the Metropolitan
last evening for single performance Of the
New Dominion and was greeted with all
audience of generous proportions. The pro-
duction was quite as excellent md as heart
lily received as on the earlier days of the
week. Curtain calls were limited only by the
number of acts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Sunday Only, One Year sI.oo
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
IN JACKsON's TIME.

in Jacksons time the place holders who
were FEARFUL about the removal were subor-
dinates in the department here These men
no longer have any reason to be afraid. AL
most every conceivable place in the depart
ment service has been put under the pretec-
ton OF civil service rules. The director OF
the mint, one OF the Oldest government en-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01

Weekly, One Year 500
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-01
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THE GLOBE. st. Paul Mimi.
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Complete files of the G 0 9 always kept
IN hand for reference.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27
Observation-Disclosures.

the morning at the residence Of the
brides parents, Mr.. Howard Kennedy,
Jr.. of Omaha. to Miss Mary r. Cum
ningham. The bride is the Organist of
the First Presbyterian church Of Oma-
ha. She was formerly the Organist
of the Presbyterian church here and
in that capacity enlarged the circle of
her friends. In the larger sphere to
which she has been called in Omaha
she has been quite as successful. She
is pretty and very sweet girl and
her friends i'm Lincoln can congratu-
late Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy with sim
certify.
The Rev. 8. b. Mccormick Of the First
Presbyterian church of Omaha. assisted
by DR.. Hindman, performed the mar
riage ceremony. The home was filed
with members of both families and the
most intimate friends. The wedding
breakfast was a gay little feast. from
IL to 1, just before Mr. and Mrs. Ken
nedy started on their wedding Journey.
They mean to take boat as soon as
they reach the Mississippi and sail
down to New Orleans. After May l
they will be at home in Omaha, at 113
North Twenty-fifth street. The cere-
mOny was a very pretty one. Miss
Charlotte Clark played the wedding
march. Miss Frances Cunningham, the
brides sister, was maid of honor and
Miss Ethelwynne Kennedy. the
grOom's sister, and Miss Clara Wigton,
both Of Omaha. were bridesmaids.
while little Helen Hall was a blythe
flower girl. The best man was Mr.. ].
II. Adams of Omaha. 1t was a pink
wedding. Pink carnations and pink
roses were everywhere. The bride was
lovely in white mousseline de sole
over cream colored silk.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Chaplin celebrated
their seventh anniversary Friday even
ing with the christening Of their three
pretty children. Helen. Lillian and
Harriet. DR.. Hindman performed
the ceremony at eight o'clock in
the presence of about fifty guests.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in social conversation. The fol-
lowing guests were present: DIR. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Hindman. Messrs. and
Mesdames w. A. Preston, w. H. Nc
Creery, A. T. Van Brunt, NJ. E. Van
Brunt, A. G. Billmeyer. E. A. Becker,
Wallace Crandell, c. l. Jones, C. s.
Jones. DIR. and Mrs. A. ID. Wilkinson:
Misses Clara Parks and Eulass; Mes
danes NJ. E. Van Brunt and Mrs. Davis
of Seward; Messrs. w. H. Gerhart and
Earl McCreery and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S.
Chaplin of Crete.
The regular monthly missionary meet
ing of the First Presbyterian church,
which was turned into a general praise
meeting and reception, was held at the
home of DIR. and Mrs. w. NJ. Hindman
Wednesday afternoon. Over two hun
dred ladies were seated in the spacious
parlors to listen to an excellent pro-
gram. The president. Mrs. Patton,
gave the charge of the meeting to Mrs.
NJ. ID. WEIGH, who introduced the fol-
lowing well received numbers: A vo-
cal solo, .'Children's Home" by Mrs.
Ward; THE Spirit Of Missions" Miss
Wild: vocal solo, Light i'm the Dark
ness" Miss Eleanor Raymond; Alas
ka. the Country and Its People," Mrs.
Stein, and a few choice remarks by DR..
Hindman
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27
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tions, which have mostly been paid
into the treasury. Refreshments and
general reception followed. Meteor
and La France roses decorated the par
lors and dining room. Altogether it
was a social and financial success and
was largely due to the host and host
ess, DR.. and Mrs. Hindman.
Mrs. Horton H. Boal of Sheridan,
Wyo., and her sister, Miss Irma Cody
of North Platte, Neb., have been guests
at DIR. Latta's the past few days.
Mrs. H. NJ. Rice left Saturday after
noon for Indianapolis. Ind. to join her
husband
Mr. and Mrs. Dan H. Wheeler were
the guests of Mrs. Wheeler's mother,
Mrs. Sarah Marshall. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Plank expect to
spend tomorrow at Omaha with Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Washburn.
Sam Campbell of Denver spent a few
days in Lincoln this week, the guest
Of d. A. Campbell.
Mrs. Dr. Kern and daughter. Miss
Josephine Lottridge, left Friday for
Dies Moines, Ia, where they expect to
visit friends.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Bird of 3244 R. street enter
tanned Mrs. Birds sister and her hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nichols of
Greenwood. The evening was delight
fully spent by the following ladies and
gentlemen: Messrs. and Mesdames
Landers. Kyle, Reimers; Katie and Ida
Weber: Messrs. Ray Kyle, Thomas
Weber and F. E. Bird
Mrs. Anna Brown left Monday for
Fl. Worth, Tex.
Joseph Walsh of Port Huron, Mich,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. P. NJ. Hay
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haydn Meyer were at
home to a very few friends on Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. w. B. Hargreaves gave small
luncheon on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Summers enter
tanned informally on Wednesday a
very few friends.
The weeks gatherings of the differ
ent circles represented by the names
in thes columns are Lenten in charac-
ter and numbers and in many cases
the meetings have been accidental. If
anyone find the name of a host or
hostess who is indebted to him for
hospitality. The Courier asks him to
reflect upon the accidental, informal,
altogether unprecedented character of
the crime against himself.
Miss Alta Wilson will entertain a few
ladies at the Woman's club rooms next
Friday.
The Delta Gammas gave an
interesting play and spread at the
home of Miss Joy Webster last Satur-
day evening. At this anniversary
party all the members in the city to
the number of thirty-two were present,
while letters were received from Misses
Helen Harwood at Paris. Miss Helen
Gregory at New York, IRA Kelley at
Chicago, Mrs. Josephine Tremain-
McCrosky OF Buenos Ayres. Argentine
Republic; also two dozen brides roses
were ordered sent by Mrs. McCrosky to
the party. Mr.. Edna Jackson Of Hills
dale, Mich. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra
ternity, sent a bunch of violets to each
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-25
Calumet. County, Michigan Monday 25.
SEARCH FOB HE $4,000.
Money Package Los. in the Mails Is still
Missing.

Chicago Oct. 25.-Postal Inspector
Christian has returned to Chicago after
two weeks frultless work in endeavor-
ing TO find the missing $4,000 package
sent Sept 20 by the National Bank Of
the Republic to a Butte, Mont, bank
Six inspectors have been working on the
case, buts have made no progress.
'We have Gle" - said Inspector
Christian, but so far none Of them has
developed. The package can be traced
from the Chicago postoffice to the depot
at Council Bluffs. After it was checked
out Of the Burlington car all trace is
lost. 1t disappeared between Council
Bluffs and Omaha. That is all L can
say about the loss. In fact, it Is all l
know"
The hope once entertained that the
package had been misplaced and would
turn up at some other postoffice has
now been abandoned. Every pouch
handled at Council Bluffs and Omaha
that night has been traced to it's desti-
nation and no uraccounted package
found
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-25
Woman Acts as Governor.

Boise, Ida, Oct. 25.-For ten days a
woman has been governor of Idaho, not
as the result Of election, but governor,
nevertheless. empowered with executive
authority and exercising it. This wom-
an is Miss Margaret Reeve, private sec
retary to Secretary of State Lewis. She
acted during the temporary absence of
the governor and most of the state Off
cials, who had left signed documents in
blank for her to use Among other
things Miss Reeve issued a requisition
for the extradition to Montana of DR..
Veno. a notorious healer. arrested at
Pocatello on a warrant sworn out at
Butte
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-25
Two Lives Lost at a Fire.

New York, Oct. 25.-Two men lost
their lives IN fire early in the morning
in Broadway near Ninth street. When
the bodies were discovered one was
found in a standing position, the upper
part of the body bending over a beam.
The other was found at a front window,
indicating that the man had struggled
to reach the air and escape the flames.
The fire was in a three-story and attic
brick building owned by the Sailors
Snug Harbor estate and occupied solely
by the collar and cuff laundry Of Gard
ner e Vail
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-25
Saved from a Frichtful Death.

Tallulu, Ills, Oct. 25.-Wrapped in wet
sheets that had been lowered to him
George Carr, miner, was drawn up
through a well of fire in the Tallulu coal
mine by his fellow-workmen and saved
from terrible death. The mine was
set ablaze by gas explosion, and the
men, with the exception of Carr, has
tily left the shaft. The flames cut off
Carr and shot up the shaft and into the
air to a tremendous height. Carr was
given up for lost until a lull came, and
then sheets soaked in water were low
cred to the miner, who was drawn to
the surface badly burned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-25
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC EDITORS.
They Place Themselves on Record for Sill
yer at Chicago.

Chicago oct. 25-Issues which are to
be premier with the Democratic country
press Of the state in the campaign OF
1898 were discussed at the meeting of
the Democratic Editorial Association Of
Illinois. Two hundred warriors Of the
pen met in the TremCnt House for a two
days convention. They talked Of busi-
ness and politics and deiberated on
plans for the future which may height
en- the power Of the press and make for
the success of the Democratic faith.
At the close Of the days session, when
the delegate editors had gained inspira-
tion from the oratory of Mayor Harri-
son, Ex-Governor Altgeld, Robert E.
Burke, Representative O'Donnell Of
Bloomington and other speakers, they
placed themselves on record for silver.
A constitution was adopted indorsing
the Chicago platform Of 1896 and pledg-
ing the members to do all they can to
advance it's interests with the voters
of Illinois.