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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
Occupation Tax Bill,

After a brief executive session the
committee decided to recommend the
Theden bill for an occupation tax to
pass, and it is rumored that the vote
in the committee was overwhelmingly
in favor of the bill. The Twin CITY
members Of the committee We're alb
sent from the meeting, and consequently
did not participate in this action, but
the bill will go on general orders just
the same, and the indications are that
it will pass.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
TY AUDITORS TO FOUR
YEARS
IS FOUGHT OVER ONCE MORE,
AND is GOOD FOR ANOTHER TIME
ALTHOUGH ITS END Is UN-
CERTAIN.
THE TRAVELLING LIBRARY BILL
Gets a Little Boost, and Is Finally
Recommended to Pass-Yester-
days House Proceedings,

The last bill considered on general
orders was an old-time measure, and it
is doubtful if during it's history it ever
enlivened any session more than that
OF the committee of the whole yester-
day just before dinner time. It pro-
vldes for the extending of the terms of
office of county auditors from two to
four years, and further provides that
the terms shall alternate with those Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17

order to avoid long and tedious litiga-
ton.
W. J. Murphy, Of the Minneapolis
Tribune, claimed that all reputable
newspapers were willing to pay the
actual damages caused by inadvertanu
publication The biz proposed, in MS
opinion, was simply a step backward
to the times in which the freedom of
the press was restricted and hampered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17

it in the hands of the senate. Senator
Schaller said the bill might as well
repeal the standard policy act.
The Miller bill to prevent the spread
of noXious weeds by empty freight cars
was opposed by a few, but was recon-
mended to pass 1t will punish care
lessness in leaving car doors open in
transit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
AFTER THEIR, MONEY.
Lawyers in the Dunn-Day Contest
Not Paid Yet.

Not Paid Yet.
A very spirited and somewhat hu-
morous debate was that of Attorneys
Evans and Mum, who appeared before
the judiciary committee and asked
that their fees in the Dunn-Day contest
be allowed. The total bill, which is
something over 81, 500 each, has been
before one committee or another ever
since the contest was settled. A motion
was made to cut the fees to $500 each.
One member of the committee wanted
to hear evidence as to whether the
services were really as valuable as the
attorneys claimed Both Mr.. Evans
and Mr.. Mum objected to introducing
evidence Of this sort before commit
tee of lawyers, who had also heard
their plea, but Mr.. Evans gently in
simulated that the attorneys would like
to have the matter settled promptly
and were willing to accept the judg-
ment of the judiciary or finance COM
mittee as to how much they were
worth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
Voters in BeItrami.

With reference to the bill for the organiza-
ton of Beltrami county, which was replaced
on general orders in the senate yesterday
the following affidavit was presented
l. L. NJ. Stevens, county auditor within
and for said counties of Becker and Beltrami
hereby certify that the following is a true
statement of the number Of registered voters
in the several precincts of said county of
Beltramf, according to the registry lists re-
turned to my Office for the year 1896, and
now on file herein, namely:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17

Dated Feb. Z. 1897.
The total number Of voters registered six
hundred and thirty-nine (6S9); the total vote
cast was four hundred and ffty-seven (457).
L. NJ. Stevens. County Auditor
In this county there was no registration in
the four last named precincts, except that Of
election day
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
SHOOTING A MAN.cArgR.


Thrilling Incident Witnessed b. IN
Eneiish Woman In india.
An English woman residing tempo
rarily on the estates Of the maharajah
Of Travancore, In Southern india,
writes an account Of thrilling incident
witnessed by her on q recent Sunday
morning. A party Of Europeans were
about starting for church when news
was brought by a native that there
was o tiger in the bazaar, writes the
woman. o. said, II don't think that's
possible; we are 30 far from the Jun.
gle. but It IL something, no doubt, and
I must 90 and see what 1t really is."
Taking his gun and the servant, we
both drove of to the bazaar. Arrived
there, we found the natives out of
their houses In the greatest state Of
excitement, and all congregated near
the corner Of q street and talking AMI
gesticulating at. once. We pulled up
and o. was taken at once into one Of
the houses from the back upper win.
dows Of which they said he could see
tho tiger. remained In the pony trap
and was very pleased to see coming
Captain -, with his gun. o. came
out Just AZ he arrived and said there
certainly was an animal Of some kind,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

but he couldn't or wouldn't say what.
He said they must 60 round to tho
back, and round the corner they both
went, followed by crowds Of natives,
young and old. I remained where
was, trying to be very brave. but feel
ing q little nervous now and Q little
more % time went on. II seemed an
age, but II really wasn't, when heard
bang, bang! and there came q crowd Of
natives round the corner, running for
their lives up the main street, one cry.
ing out, One man dead This was TOO
much for me, 30 got down and ap.
preached tho corner, when another
bang. bang! I hesitated little and
then. to my great relief, saw o.
coming to me. looking rather grave.
The tiger 10 dead was NIL I cared to
hear for the moment and almost di.
rectly huge tiger. not looking at ~
dead, was laid at my feet. then
heard the story. When they got round
to the back Of the houses there, sure
enough, was the tiger. who, seeing
them. made over the little mud com.
pound walls into q plantain topc. They
followed a. near a. they dared, the
natives being all round. Before any.
thing could bc settled as to what was
TO be done out sprang tho tiger on q
native close to O., and before shot
could be fred the native was under
him. Then came the first two shots
had heard. The tiger left tho nativc..
dead, % It happcned--and madc fol
another, but before much mischief lad
been done the second two shots were
fred and the tiger rolled over into some
water, from which he was pulled out
quite dead. The first poor native was
carried to tho hospital. but was found
to DO dead. being badly mauled. II. al
was thought possible. tho bullet Ind
struck him It was mercy. The tiger
was sent for by the mahajarah. whose
best thanks were given to o. and Cap
tain - for killing IT,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
Why He Waa Defeated.

Hannibal Hamlln. tho "war' Vice
President, possessed keen wit and O
merry, fun.lovlng nature. The follow.
ing anecdote, found In the "Lives Of
Twelve lllustrious Men," Is one which
Mr.. Hamlin took great pleasure In mar.
rating. 1t generally happens, as In this
cnsc, that when man amuses himself
at tho expense Of another. the punish.
ment follows closely upon the offcnse.
When Hamlin was Speaker Of the
Maine House Of Represcntativcs-away
back In the "fortics''-thcre was In that
body q certain gentleman Of faultlcss
attire. pleasing manners. good address
and some reputation. But he had ono
foible: his hair was very thin. ana he
was highly sensitive In regard to II.
To hide his approaching badness no
had habit of carefully stroklng with
bandOllne or other preparation each
particular hair In Its place. One day.
while In the chair as Speaker, Mr.. Ham.
lin, In tho innocence Of good and Joke
loving nature. sent for this gentleman.
and looking fixedly at his smooth and
polished pate. said with chuckle:
"Blank. old fellow, I just wanted to
tell you that you've got one Of the hairs
Of your head crossed over the other"
"You insult me, sir! you insult mc!'
replied the member, with unexpected
and altogether unnecessary indigna.
ton; and then refusing to listen either
to reason or explanation. he left the
Speakers desk and returned to his seat.
When MIR. Hamlin became a candl.
date for the United States Senate. this
gentleman was member Of the upper
house Of the Maine Legislature. Al.
though q member Of the same party,
and only one more vote was needed to
secure Mr.. Hamlin's election, he posi-.
lively refused to vote for the man by
whom he believed he had been insulted.
He was defeated for a seat In tha
Senate-by hair. But when the next
vacancy occurred he was elected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
Worth Seeing.

An amusing instance Of the working,
of an inQuiring mind Ia given by Mr..
Frederick Crowest In his Musical An
ecdotes."
The company of one Of the opera
houses, Mt the close of London sea.
son, had arrived at Liverpool to en-
bark for a continental tour. The must.
cal instruments were being shipped
with the rest. and among them was the
double bass, or "big'tiddle." as 1t Is also
called, not cased as usual, for this mem
Der Of the string family will stand q
little rough treatment.
1t soon attracted the attention of the
Jack Tars, three or four Of whom set.
tied round, scrutinizing 1t with keen
interest. BY the order Of an officer they
soon dispersed, but not long afterwartl
another blum seaman was discovered
secretly watching 1t with wondering
eyes. He was asked his reason fol-
standing thus Idle.
swell, yer know" said Jack, T'm
Just waiting for to see the length of the
bloke's arm that can play that there
adder
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
ourwIrreo ~ HORSE THIEVES.

Detective Found HE Intended Can.
tives shrcwder than He Supposed.
"What was the case that made the
deepest impression upon me?' was q
well-known detectives response to the
query Of q Star reporter. "Wcll, II I
should tell It 1t would ruin my r,pu.
tation, but will give 1t to you upon
the understanding that my name Is
not to be used.
"A gang Of horse thieves were work.
Ing Southern Indiana, and was emf.
ployed to ferret them out. Taking
two assistants, started on the trail,
and finally succeeded In locating them
in Brown County, which Is, I believe,
the only one In the State without Q
railroad.
I'VE knew that the thieves han their
headquarters somewhere between Co
lumbus and Nashville, the latter being
the county seat Of Brown County, and
with my men I secured the county
without success until nightfall, when
we took refuge In cabin, the family
being absent, and we expected to eX.
plain our presence when the occupants
returned.
I'm about an hour four men rode Up,
evidently much excited, the leader &C.
costing Inc with: We are from Colum.
bus and understand you are looking for
stolen horses. Three were taken from
Us last night. and we want to give you
descriptions of them and join our par.
ty.' At first I was somewhat suspi.
cious and gave them no direct reply,
inquiring instead:
"'Do you know whose cabin this lsT
"'Oh. yes; It Is old man stcwarts
They are In Columbus and will not be
home tonight, but we are friends Of
bis and know any man Is welcome,
especially on the mission We are. He
has had four horses stolen
"They entered the cabin and I soon
lost all suspicion Of them. taking de-
scrlptions Of the horses they had lost
and agreeing that they could remain
with us the next day.
II awoke early In the morning. hav.
Ing occupied the lower room with Ivy
men, while the strangers had "etlrcd
In the loft. went to the log stable to
see after our three horses and they
were gone. Then returned to the
house and no trace could be found for
some time Of the strangers. Finally q
rudely written note was discovered
pinned to the door. saying tina, we were
welcome to remain in the house until
the following day, when stage would
take us to Columbus; that they had
moved and would not use the cabin
any longer. That was the last trace I
ever got Of tho thieves or the horscs."-
Washington Star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

dentist before, and 1t did not take her
long to make her wants known and
founce into the chair.
1t happened that two musical friends
of the tooth carpenter had dropped In
to see him that morning. and as soon
40 the girl hit the chair they struck up
4 waits. The dentist fell In with the
tuggestioa. He waltzed over to the
chair to examine the tooth. Then no
waltxed across the room to get his for
ceps. Then he waltzed back. Over he
waltzed again to get something no had
forgotten. Then he waltxed back. Sew
eral times he pirouetted around the
room. and finally waltzed over to the
chair again. where the poor girl was
suffering agonies.
Suddenly she sat up. "Look herev'
she exclaimed. "Are you going to
waltz around here all day, or are you
going to pull this tooth2" swell, It Ia
kinder aggravating. isn't III" he asked,
and grinned az though It were q great
Joke. Then he waltzed over to the
1oor leahing into the next room to tell
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
THE DENTIST WAITzEp.

Then the Girl APOsc aud emote Him
ON tho Jaw.
She was afflicted with tho toothache
until she could contemplate death with.
out shudder. In fact. she longed for
II. Life had lost It's charms. She
wanted to be an angel. But death
would not come for the wishing, and
she sought out q dentist, that he might
relieve her Of her suffering. She walk
cd Into the place looking like a school
girl with bad case Of the humps. or
a prize-Aghter who had run up against
q brace game. She had visited the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

'The Hounds" and "The ROvers'
were rival bands of boys, not In The
Boys set, who for many years made
outdoor life miserable to The Boy and
his friends. They threw stones and
mud ut each other. and ut everybody
else; ana The BOY was not infreqSent.
ly blamed for the windows they broke.
They punched all the little boys who
were better dressed than they were.
and they were depraved enough and
mean enough to tell the driver every
time The Boy or Johnny Robertson at
tempted to 'cut behind"
There was also band of unattached
guerrillas who aspired to be. and often
pretended to be. either Hounds" or
"ROvers'-they did not care which.
They always hunted In couples, and II
they met The Boy alone they asked
him to which of the Organlzati0 he
himself belonged. II he said he was q
"ROver," they claimed to DO Hounds"
and pounded him. II he declared him
self In sympathy with the Hounds"
they hOisted the "ROvers' c0l0rs, and
punched him again. II no dlsclaimed
both associations. they punched him.
anyway. on general principles. "rhe
Head of the Rovers" was subsequently
killed, In front Of Tom Riley's liberty
pole In Franklin street, In Areman's
riot, and 'rhe Chief Of the Hounds"
who had q clIb-f00t, became respect
able egg merchant. with stand In
Washington Market, near the Root.
beer Womap's place of business, on the
south side. The Boy met two Of the
gang near the Desbrosses Street Ferry
only the other day; but they did not rec.
0gnlze The B0y.-St. Nicholas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
Blouse AOdtCes,

A blouse bodice Of black velvet, COW
cred back and front with lattice trim
ming of gold cord, and turquoise beads
SIT In at intervals. SO that there Is q
bead at each crossing, Is very effective
with wide cOrselet belt Of black sat
In, q black satin collar, and plain
sleeves Of velvet with q small pun al
the ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

bic wife TO come IN and see the run
Then he waltxed back. Just then bic
fair patron reached forward with .
sweeping swing Of her right hand and
smote him good, sound smack on the
side Of the face. "You think you're
funny, don't your" That was all she
said. And the band played on.--St.
Louis Post. Dispatch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

Tobacco received It's name Of nico-
tiana In honor of Jean Moot, envoy
from the court Of France to Portugal.
who sent some seed to Catherine de
MediciA.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

It ID cficlally declared by the Russian
Government that cholera prevails IN
seven governments Of South Russia. !
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14
Sure Way of Locating a Puncture.

l picked up in New York the other
day a new thing for riders of the
wheel, suggested a popular wheelman.
Those who have had trouble in finding
small punctures will appreciate it..
You know the customary way to locate
a puncture is to immerse the wheel in
a tub of water. Wherever the air
bubbles there will be found the pune
ture. In some cases, however, the air
pressure is not sufficient to make the
mir bubbles. In cases of this kind
lather some soap and smear it over the
tire. A soap bubble will form then
over every punctpre, it matters not
how small 1T is. Once located, nearly
every rider knows what to do, or thinks
he does, which is about the same thing,
for the great majority send them to the
shops to be repaired, anyhow
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14
Under Water Eighteen Hours.

An Italian inventor has constructed
an apparatus which he calls ''methy-
dole sphere" and by means of which
he processes to be able to descend to
any depth in the sea. He proved this
in recent experiment at Spezzia, but
he was unable to get the thing to as
ccnd. He stored about 1000 cubic feet
of compressed air in THE apparatus,
and then, with two friends, it was
lowered to depth of some thirty feet.
Nine hours passed, and as the sphere
did not reascend to the surface, diver
was sent down, and found the sphera
resting ON the bottom, but got no reply
to his knocks. Then the sphere was
hauled UP with ropes, and when the
door was opened the inventor was
found with a Evid face and partially
asphyxiated. His two friends were
found unconscious, but were quickly
resuscitated. They had been under
water about eighteen hours. The in
ventor says THAT the failure in this in
stance was due to the fact that the air
pressure was insufficient to expel the
water ballast.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14
A 5O-Cent Calendar Free.

Z Perhaps the most beautiful Calendar issued
Tor the year '97 Is THE YOUTHS COMPANIES
Art Calendar. which is given to each subscrib
or TO the paper for tho year '9T. II is made up
of four charming pictures. beautifully repro
duced in twelve harmonious colors- 1t is In
form a four-paae folder which. when extended
Is loxe inches in size. The subjects are de-
ltghtfully attractive. This Calendar makes n
desirable ornament for a mRntel, centre-t bic
or writing desk. it is offered for sale only by
tnqFpubshers OF THE YoUTHs COMPANION ut
59 cents per copy. Only because of the enor'
p.ous number published is it possible for the
publishers of The COMPASSION to send 1t free
10 MI COMPANION Subscribers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14

walter Baker & Co., of Dorchester, Mass,
U. S. A, have given years of study to the skill.
full preparation Of cocoa and chocolate, and
haro devised machinery and systems pecu lar
to their methods of treatment, whereby the
purity, palatability and highest nutrient char
acteristics are retained. Their preparatio ns
are known the world over, and nave received
the highest Endorsements from the medical
practitioner, the nurse, and the intelligent
housekeeper and caterer. There is hardly any
in the household in combination with other
foods cocoa and chocolate; but here again
we urge the Importance OF purity and nutrient
value, and these imnortant points, we feel
sure, may be relied upon in Bakers Cocoa and
Chocolate. "-Dtetetic and Hp0ienic Gazette.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14
Diamond Particles in Steel.

Several years ago NJ. Moissan, whose
researches with the electric furnace
have laid the foundation of a new and
important branch of chemistry, dis
covered that when iron saturated at a
high temperature with carbon is cooled
under pressure, a portion Of the carbon
cryStalllzcs as minute diamonds. This
has led NJ. Rossel to suspect that dia-
monds may be formed in the manufac-
ture of very hard steels. EXamina-
tion of many samples of such steels
proves this to be the case, very minute
crystals having been found, the larg-
est only a tiftieth of an inch in diam
eter, and the smallest much smaller,
but having all the chemical and ply
steal properties of The true diamonds.
The crystals are obtained by dissoiv-
ing the metal in acid, then, treating
the residue successfully with concen-
trated nitric actd, potassium chlorate
and hydrofuoric and sulphuric acids.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14

ri am tired to DEATH" deciard Mrs
Matronly as she reached hole from
down town the other evening.
.Whats tho matter% asked er hus.
band.
"Been having baby's plcturt taken.
They have way Of taking hem In.
simultaneously now, you know
"How long were you at It'll"
Three hours and haii. Aetroii
Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14

How are you getting along with the
bicycle?" asked Miss Cayenne, Better,
than expected" replied Willie Wish
ington. 80 you have at last attempted
to rider NO; 1 haven't gone quite
that far. But don't believe I'm quite,
as much afraid of it as l used to be-:
Washington Star.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14

J. Remington Farlamb, organist Of
the Presbyterian Church which Vice
Prestdent-elect Hobart attends in Pat
erson, N. j., has received leeter of
thanks from the Gar of Russia for
writing a ,Ji% entitled "A Little Blue
Pigeon" ard Gedicating it to Princess
Olga
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14
, 1t must be pleasant to be dogs nose
In summer.

CENTREvILLE, r. l., March 6, 1892.
II enclose two dollars 10 get some of your
rTETTERINE. 1t has done wonders on three
persons to whom had given little Of my
small supply. They were radically cured OF
eczema" Yours respectfully,
REV. C. p. GABoURy.
box by mail for SOC in stamps.
J. 4. SHUPTRIEE. savannah, ia.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14

Nell-"Miss Bjones uses French
phrases in the most peculiar manner"
Rell-"Does she2' Nell-"Yes, indeedl
Why. at breakfast yesterday l asked
her how she liked her eggs and she
said they were very chlck."-Philadel
phia Record.
MARIA. hurry, for heavens sake! The
whole back part, of the house Is gone
md the roof is blazing right over my
room! You haven't second to loso!
"How unreasonable you are, John! J
haven't my oversaiters buttoned yet?
Chicago Tribune
Marchestcr-Th man I introduced
YOU to awhile ago Is one OF the most
noted hunters in the country. Blrming
ham-t wouldn't have thought it from
his conversation. Manchester-lts
true. nevertheless. He is a fortune
hunter.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Voice at the Telephone-Major, viii
YOU please bring your family and take
supper with US next Sunday Servant
Girl (replies back through telephone
Master and mistress are not in at pres
ent; but they can't come to supper, rs
it's my Sunday out.-Boston Globe.
"What Is the complainants reput&
ton for truth and veracity? asked tn.
lawyer 1T is generally good, think"
answered the witness. though in tell
ing about the size Of the snakes he has
killed. he seems to be inclined to 60 to
almost any length."-lndlanapolis Jour
ual.
Weary Walker-Say, what makes you
breathe so kind o jerkin'? Born Tired
Amt you on to that? Weary Walk
er-Naw, l amt. Wot is it? Born
Tired-It's cause I'm so humane.
Thets what 1T is. don't want to work
both me lungs at once.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Simpson-Jones has more self-re-
stralnt than any other man 1 know.
Thompson-Has he? Simpson-Yes;
he advised me not to buy that stock,
and when he learned, afterward, that
had dropped five thousand on 1t, he
never made the slightest allusion to
the matter.-Puck.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-14

If you have tried Dobbins' Floating Borax Soap
you have decided to it all the time. If you
haven't tried it you owe it TO yourself to d. so.
Your grocer has it or will get it. Be sure that
wrappers are printed in red.