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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
A FALSE FRIEND.
Clever Attempt at SwindIing Nfpped
in the Bud.

in the Bud.
The preparation of a swindling scheme that
was clever, new, novel and daring was barely
averted early yesterday morning in no less
a place than the South side police station
About $3.50 o'clock in the morning the wag-
on was called to Twelfth and Washington
avenues, where a man residing in a Southern
Minnesota town was taken in. He had ar
rived in the city during the previous day. and
was out to see the sights during the night
He was unused to city ways, and fell into
TO the station a young man, who had been
with him when arrested, accompanied him.
The young man pretended to be very we'll
acquainted with the prisoner, and proceeded
to give him advice in regard to securing bail
The arrested man was locked up in a cell
whereupon he began to bemoan his fate The
officers had al left the cellroom with the ex-
ception Of Officer Brady, who stood in the
door. He heard the young man say to the
other, eff you will give me $25 1 will bail
you OUT The $25 was Immediately forth
coming. Then the young man walked to the
the lieutenant's office and asked him if the
prisoner could be bailed out. The lieutenant
decided that he was too drunk. The young
man had no more to say but immediately
left the station. Officer Brady thought this
rather queer. The young man had re-
ceived $25 from the prisoner but did not re-
turn it. The prisoner was Immediately asked
if he was acquainted with the young man.
but said he was not. Officers Brady and
Johnson rushed after the young man and
caught him at Cedar avenue and Third street
He was taken back, where he was most pro-
fuse in his apologies. He said he was going
to see the mans friends. Of course he knew
him. If the prisoner said he did not know
him. he didn't know what he was talking
about. They had been together all night, and
knew each other we'll.
The money was returned, and the would
be bailee departed with polite Good
night
While the young in the cell-room
the first time he tried to show himself as on
friendly terms with Charles Hansen, who is
held on suspicion of being implicated in the
Benson murder.
Hello Hansen he said
Hello said Hansen. Then Hansen looked
closer at him and said, 81 don't know you"
well, 1 know you,' came the answer.
"Ughi' grunted Hansen, as he rolled over
on the other side and tried to go to sleep.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
Ia Personal Vein.

Miss Efie Steen, of Lincoln, Neb. is VS.
fling Mrs. J. Robitshek, 24OO Ninth avenue
souL h.
Mrs. Robert w. Thompson has returned
from Cedar Rapids and Marion, where she
spent two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Leach have re-
turned home, Mrs. Leach having visited in
Cedar Rapids, while he went or to New York.
Mrs. G. w. Cotton and family are visiting
with her mother and sister, Mrs. J. H. Hor-
ton and Mrs. A. E. Hammons, at 1902 Mic
Oliet aYenua
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
That Explained 1t.

One Of the dispensary doctors-it would not
be fair to name him-tells a good story Oh
himself.
There was a dispute as to the disease CT
which certain gentleman died whom he had
attended Several medical friends insisted
that ne had died OF dropsy. None OF them
knew that the young doctor had attended
him, and when he remarked that he knew
what the man died of, and insisted that every
body else was wrong, one of them said:
How do you know so well what he died
of? If you know so well, perhaps you can
tell US"
II know what he died of-because l at
tended him. was the reply, and the cruel
answer came in chorus: That explains why
he died. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
Striking Waiter Locked Tn.

A. L. Wood, one of the striking walters at
the Columbia restaurant, was placed under ar
rest yesterday and locked up in the central
station On a charge of disorderly conduct
The two opposition walters unions who have
made life miserable for the proprietor of the
restaurant ever since the strike occurred
gathered in front of the restaurant and We'd
In the attempt to outyell each other. crowd
the street. Sergeant Rankin endeavored to
make the crowd move and claims that
Wood became particularly offensive in his
conduct. The officer Immediately placed him
under arrest and escorted him to the station
He will be arraigned in the municipal court
this morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
A Rear,sE vitality.

Two men living near town went up in the
sierras on a deer hunt" Both had 'S6 model
Winchesters, one L3S-56 nand the other
1910. They were hunting quite a distance
from camp when theyr spiedl a large brown
bear about fifty yards goff and began firing
at once. when, to their surprise, the bear
started for them on dead rum
They didn't stop to think much about this,
however, but pumped the lead into the old
fellow as fast as they could, and as re-
suit he dropped dead within twenty feet of
them. and just as they were about to run.
After they had cooled off little they ex-
amined the carcass and found that of the
eleven shots fired every one had passed
through the body and the first one had
pierced both heart and liver.
Now, as some hunters say, Al may be
large enough to hunt bear and moose with,
/ want him to die before he eats me up
Letter in Forest and Stream.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
Danced ia rIllitorx snlendor.

The blue-coated men of Company l, N. G.
S. NJ, sprang in the social arena last night
and gave their fifteenth annual ball in Ma
snug fitting coats were not more bright than
the lustre of their social record, by reason
of the very successful event, which attracted
the large attendance of 600 or more guests.
The ball room was gay with decorations, to
which flags and waving bunting gave the
desired effect of variety and color. The oc-
casion was honored with many pretty cos
tunes. which were set off by the semi-mili-
tary dress of the company men, and the con-
ventional attire Of the civilian.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
Crusade Against Wine Rooms

That element of womankind who have for
20 long time been patrons of the wine
rooms in the city of Minneapolis will here
after stay at home or patronize resorts Of
less publicity than the saloons. Wednesday
evening last, upon instructions from the
mayor, every saloon in Minneapolis with
wine rooms in connection Herewith was visit
ed by the police. and every woman found
IN them received notice that their visits to
these resorts must cease No arrests were
made Wednesday night but the officers are
now Under instructions to arrest any and all
women found in wine rooms. This order, it
is understood, is to be strictly enforced Sa-
loon men were also warned against allowing
women to patroniZe their places of business.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
NO CONCESSIONS I'm CHINA.
Washburn and Others Appear to Be
Getting the Cold Shoulder.

From letters received by R. r. Odell. Of
this city, from Col. H. r. Jefferds, in China
it appears that neither Jefferds nor Washburn
are making much Roadway in their syndicate
schemes in the Flowery Kingdom Mr.. Jeff
erds says: "Washburn Is here and has
called on me several-times He saws that
his excelency, Ii Hung Chang asked him to
come here. but Ii has been put on the shelf
and shorn of the power he had. and can do
himself nor anyone else any good Washburn
has joined the Bach syndicate and of course
his interests are inimical to NINE They will
get nothing, however and neither will l.
doubt very much II anything will be done in
the way of building railroads for a long time
to come" From the further tenor Of his
letter 1t Is plain that French and Russian
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
For Wcl-,aen Only

An unusual service for women only was
held at the Gethsemane Episcopal church
from II a. m: until o'clock yesterday. Rev.
included short addresses by a number of the
ladies present The central thought of the
address was that ones relations with the
Creator should be those of the simplicity and
truthfulness Of little child. At / O'Clock a.
luncheon was served in the chapel, at which
no conversation permitted. At all
reassembled in the church. and remained until
the service closed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13

Neither would he object to the acceptance
of surety company bond without the per-
sonal bond. }-@ ~
The others present appeared to feel about the
same as did Aid. Webster, but their voices
we're not as penetrating that of tn Eighth
ward representative. and much of what thew
said failed to reach the corridors where the
Globe representative sat and sharpened
his pencil and listened II
The climax came when THO vigilant reporter
Rhode though he heard something and com
municated with Aid. webster. Then the
doors were closed and the aldermanic voices
hushed 50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
Does Not Anticipate Trouble.

r. H. Chute, treasurer OF the boom COM
pany, does not look for heavy freshets in
the spring, and does not believe in the bill
before the legislature providing against al
lowing large number of logs to be put upon
the river during the winter. Mr. Chute saws
that a single jam above Brainerd is eighteen
miles long, containing fully $50, O0O, 600 feet
of legs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
His own Fault.

First Newspaper Reporter hear you have
been discharged.
Second Ditto-Yes, In writing the story Of
an accident forgot TO mention what might
have happened had the accident occurred ten
minutes earl.er.-Boston Transcript.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13

p Nichols ia Ninth street south Yesterday
morning and thoroughly ransacked the lower
portion OF the house. The intruders got S.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
The Proper Method.

do you lose many valuable books by
lending them?''
mo; always lend the books that 1 want
to lose Chicago Record
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
A PRELATE'S TRIBUTE.

fortunate is the nation that has names
to conjure with; fortunate the nations whose
heroes are Washington and Lincoln. We
cannot even pronounce their names without
being impelled to better deeds. Lincoln thy
name today has been spoken from the Atlantic
to The Pacific, and because of the sweet in
fuence of thy memory, patriotism is stronger
and better. Abraham Lincoln, thy name
symbolizes patriotism.
1.-The man whom we are here to honor lived
for hi eo1n ry, and when tn re was a question
of saving it nothing was allowed to interfere
with what he believed to be his duty. He
sacrificed everything. We must learn from his
deeds If we would fifty venerate his memory
1t is often asked II this is government for the
people. of the people, and by the people. The
fact that we love our country causes us some
times to put this question to ourselves. We
know the perils that threa' en- demo cracy, but
we have no fears because we know that the
American people are patriotic. A dmocracy
is a government surrounded by many Perils
and because it is government conducted
by the many, there must be many who are
willing to make sacrifices for it. AS this
country advances in years let us not close our
eyes to the fact that perils will accumulate
These perils will come from added populations
similar to that which we are now undergoing.
What will enable us to avoid all this danger
what will bring US to the highest form of
patriotism? When we can cay Country first
and last then the country will be safe. 1t is
we'll, as we do tonight to recall the deeds of
heroes and patriots that we may profit by their
great example.
"The American people will 10 doubt always
be divided on political questions. but when
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-13
This man was Liberty's martyr!
This man was humanity's friend!

Marching Through Georgia. was
sung by the audience, after which Gen
Brooke introduced Archbishop Ireland
referring to him as lone you all know
well, revere and love-" Bowling to the
chairman, the archbishop said:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13
CHEAP FARMS IN ENGLAND.

Farms In England are selling at q ruin
Gus reduction Of their former value, and
10 many cases cannot be sold at all.
Many properties within two hours ride
Of London are deserted. Recently at the
sale Of Langdon Abbey, 639 acres OF
land, with farm house, stabling, home
stead and seven modern cottages only
realized e2s, 500, or less than e45 per
acre. Fifteen years ago the property
Was valued at over $l00,0O and four
years ago IL was mortgaged for $4,000.
In Essex county, within days walk
Of the Bank Of England, farm, which
in 1875 rented for $4,000, has for the last
five years rented for IS per annum, the
occupant paying the taxes, amounting
to about $50. In many cases farms
have been sold for less than one-tenth OF
their value twenty years ago. WeH-to-
do farmers are abandoning the business
and going to the colonies or to cities to
start life anew. Nor does there seem TO
be any hopeful outlook for the industry
in the future.
Lord Salisbury recently declined to re-
ceive ceputatiou Of English farmers,
saving that he knew as much about the
wants OF the agriculturists as they could
tell him, which was no doubt true, and
IL Is especially true that with the best
will Of the world the government Is
poaerless TO render them any material
assistance. Although the situation is
grievous, there may be some consolation
in the fact that II IL worse on the con-
tinent and seems to be equally irremed-
liable. We have not yet suffered SO
severely iu this country, bat have b. no
means escaped the depressing influences
which seem to have fallen on agriculture
eyeryw here. N. Y. Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13
Tn. Only Good Paper Currency.

All propositions for the retirement Of
the legal tenders and the abolition Of
the treasury reserve as feature Of oui
currency system are coupled with the
demand for banking system that would
afford large note circulation, one more
responsive 10 the fuctuating demands OF
business and one whose reserve would be
maintained by banks which would h
compelled by the conditions of theii
existence and by law to protect their
notes, and which, through their discount
business, have the necessary machinery
for increasing their reserves or decreas.
ing their liabilities. Such banking sys'
tenn would provide the paper currency
which the American people would rather
handle in their daily transactions and
carry about rs pocket money than specie.
Iron Age.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13

TO persuade her 10 use her great gift for
the delight Of the millions, but her mod
est ambition ID not for the laurels and
plaudits Of the multitude, but only to be
AN ornament TO her own little circle.
This letter ID already too long, but we
cannot close It without telling ysu OF
two Jetcs We have had In this house.
The frat was . real old-fashioned ''rye-
and-Indian" kitchen breakdown, partici-
pated In by all the society girls In the
house, who dressed up impromptu, in
oil sorts Of cos, tunes. Not having any
gentlemen In the house from whom TO
borrow wearing apparel, some Of rs
metamorphosed our own frocks into
good substitutes, those wearing bloOmers
aud bicycle suite, who had them. One
girl had clever tske-off on the "News-
paper Girl, ~ having whole suit made Of
newspapers. IL Is needless to tell you
Who posed as "Hsyseed" from Way
back" His gal was one Of the FASH
ionsbles from New York city, but for
the time being, she was "Sai." She
staggered him once by asking him "HOw
his dads pertster crop turned out" He
retali~ted by telling her he guessed
she was little green-pertatcrs didn't
have crops, but his chicken crops come
OUT all right"
.'Arfter darn, iag all the farncy dirn-
tes," till they were tired, they called for
Haysecd to get his fiddle, and play some
hornpipes, jig., reels and things. He
found An ally TO play his compliments"
on the ''peanner" In the person OF an sc-
complished lady, who Ia her travels near
ly ali over tile world, had lot forgotten
the old tunes she had known In her
youth, when she lived on a farm away
down Esst-if not Ia Maine, the next
thiog To it-New Hampshire.
As Hayseed mounted the flddler's
stand he recalled that the last time he
played for ddrnce was not In the salon
OF n fashionable French boarding house,
Tor swell society girls In Paris, Franc I,
but 1t Is needless to say that the girls
enjoyed dancing the "Maountaiu R.uk-
er.," "Old Zip Coon," FISHERS Horn
pipe" and Virginia Reel" AS well as
did the lads and lassies who "tripped
the light fantastic toe" when he WAS
girl, and played the same things sitting
on the woodoox behind the stove, In the
0ld-fsshioned kitchen down In Maine-if
not In Paris, the next thing to it-Buck-
field.
The next soiree was decided contrast,
being q bona .dde society event, all the
girls dressing en- decollette; and oh! the
ravishing costumes! There was no
dearth OF "pardners" for the gals" this
time, for our ranks were augmented by
the real Monsieur de Flub-dub,
Count Humbugski and Count wouldbe-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, among the
distinguished guests: Madam Marie
Roze, the renowned teacher and former
opera singer, sang for US, and also Mon
sieur Riviere and Monsieur OniOni Of the
Grand Opera House, and Mr.. Stephanof-
ski, the famous Russian pianist played
for US, who could play as well as
Paderewski IL he only had as much hair
to play with, but We all agreed that 1t
could not compare with our kitchen
dance In Paris, France.
MARTHA MAXIM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13
Ihe One.tion Of Rr.nch Banka.

II small national banks are to be en-
couraged in the more sparsely settled
portions of the country, the question
arises whether they should be purely
local organizations or branches q the
great metropolitan banks. The old Unit
ed States bank had branches which. by
virtue Of their connection with o large
central institution, had some advan-
tages over the local banks with which
they competed, but were In more than
one instance the objects Of adverse state
legislation. This spirit Of local hostility
TO bank located In another city, and
perhaps another state, left memories
which still survive and which account
In part for the opposition to branch
banks.
But the experience Of England and
Scotland. Canada and Australia, ID
strongly and uniformly in favor Of large
central banks with many branches. The
banks of Canada arc able to maintain q
singular uniformity In the rates Of in.
terest in the great commercial centers
and in the remote agricultural regions
because the banks Of Montreal and To
ronto have their branches in Manitoba
and the Pacific region and can transfer
the surplus capital Of one locality tc
meet the deficiency in another as 1t can
not be done by wholly independent
banks The conditions in Canada are
very much like those Of the United
States, and the success Of the Canadian
banks In doing what We recognize the
importance Of having done Is entitled to
great weight in our considerations. In
Scotland it is well known that the
branch system has greatly favored those
agricultural interests which in our OWL
country are so much in need Of financial
accommodation.
The preponderanoe Of financial testi.
mony is decidedly in favor Of the branch
system, most Of the opposition to which
comes, or would come, from local finan.
cial interests, jealous Of strong outside
competition. There is feeling of dis.
trust of all banks which is born Of ig-
noranoe. It increases rapidly with the
increase Of banks capital and the ex-
tension Of its operations which are sup
posed to prove the bank to be monop.
oly.-Iron Age.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13

To understand the value Of what sci.
entific men call protective coloration In
animals one need only look at the com.
mon ruffed grouse, or partridge, Of
North America and consider how hard
it 10 to see him in the woods even
where nothing intervenes to hide him
from view. His colors agree 10 well
with the background against which he
stands that the eye is slow to make him
out
Mr.. Gregory, in his recent volume Of
Afghan travel, "The Great Rift Val.
ley" mentions several striking In
stances Of animals thus protected.
among which that Of q certain ,monl -.
Colobus occidentalis. is perhaps the most
peculiar. This monkey is covered with
Q long, silky fur. arranged In alternate
stripes Of black and white, 90 handsome
that the skin is much priced BY the M.
tives for making head ornaments.
The contrast Of black and white y %
marked that at first sight 1t would seem
to preclude concealment, hnt tts value
ID at once evident when the animal Il
seen at home. Il lives In high forests.
where the trees have black trunks and
branches, draped with long gray masses
Of beard moss o. lichen. Az the monkeyl
hang from the branches they resemhll
the lichen 20 closely that NJ. Gregoey
found II impossible to recognise thsn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13
PACKING EGGS.
USE CLEAN BONES AND PLENTY OF DRY
SALT. NEVER TURN.

Pack in anything that Is clean and
hsndy-boxes, jars, kegs, tubs, pals and
barrels. Only I'm sh, clean, whole shelleo
eggs are used. First the bottom Of the
package Is covered with about three
inches Of salt; on this the eggs are
placed, on end, just far enough apart not
10 touch each other or the sides OF the
package; than the layer Is entirely COW
cred with salt, and another layer Of eggs
Is put in, and 80 on until the package Is
full. The packages are kept In the cool
est place at eommsni, and are not
turned, for we have found our, by trying
both ways, thst when the eggs are
placed on end, as they should be, the
turning the packages over every few
days Is not oDly useless work but act
usily Injurious.
Eggs thus packed and kept in q dry
cellar where the temperature ranged
from 80 TO 60 degrees kept good between
six and seven months. Mind you don't
say they were equal TO fresh laid eggs.
but they were good. The whites were
not So firm IA ia fresh eggs, but the
yolks were whole, had not stuck 10 the
shells and beat up light. though not so
froihy as fresh eggs. Eggs that were
coated with vsseline, wax and other
things kept no better (some OF them not
so welD than those thst were packed
without any previous preparation.
II you want to pack eggs for home use
or for market, you need not fear TO pack
all you can get in salt, provided YOU
pack a. told YOU use only fresh, clean,
uncrscked eggs, keep in n dry cellar
where the temperature will not go much
above so degrees, and do not shake the
eggs up by turning the packages over
''every second day." IL your cellar Is
little inclined to dsmpness at times, set
your packages up from the cellar bot
tom. We use ''coarse fine" salt, and the
same salt is used year after year. Don't
hold preserved eggs TOO long. IL Is
generally speaking, better 10 sell In No
vember and December than TO wait
longer. After the first Of January the
prices OF preserved eggs go down, as
fresh eggs come into market In greater
number.-Fannie Field, in New England
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-13
A IRlflE.

A kiss he took and backward look,
And her heart grew suddenly lighter,
A trine, you cay, 20 color day.
Yet the dull gray morn seemed brighter,
For hearts arc such that tender touch
May Danish look OF sadness;
A small bright thing can make us sing,
But frown will check our gladness.
The cheeriest ray along our way
IL the little act of kindness,
And the keencst sting some careless thing
That was done In moment of blindness.
We can bravely face life In homo where strife
No footbold can discover.
And he lovers still II We only viii,
Though youths bright days arc over.
All, sharp ~ swords cut the unkind words
That arc far beyond recalling,
When face lies hid meath coffin lid,
And bitter tears are falling.
We fain would gi.e the lives We live
To undo our Idle scorning,
Then let's not miss the smiie and kiss
When We part in the light Of morning.
San Francisco Call.