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The Van Buren press., 1897-02-06
HUMOROUS.

--Up-to-Date Burglar turning Il.
ray lantern On his victim I'm add,
to a watch, you have in your poclss, ~
marks in gold and silver. Out Wiz
or III shoot.T-FIiegende Batter
-Inquiring Spectator (at the r,o..
(which horse was it that was1
Speculative Spectator (gIoanlIv1@ !,
don't know the name Of the horse ;,
won, but I know the names Of mos =
the horses that didn't win.r-N ~
Weekly.
These ber1hs are for the pas...
gers" said the Pullman porter tn n.
eountrymen to whom he was exb;s.'
ing the new ear. And where are r.,.
quarters2' asked the innocent visit..
an a good, safe bank" returned n.
porter, with a grin.-Harlem Life.
Miss Cayenne eompIimented W.
very highly after you told that sto,'
at the dinner table" remarked ~
young man. "She liked that sta,r
did she 9s NO. But she thought 4
illustrated a very admirable trait /,
your character. 1t showed that vosH
never go back on an old friend. r-Wash
ington Star.
"A Serious Drawbacl.-Hunery Dav
son--"By geeI I sometimes think on,
profession is fist about the meausu
bisuess goin'.T Hobo Hank-4HpLl
Wot's wrong wild it," Hungry Dav
son-tWell, wen other felIers Is abusel
they kin strike; but, durn it all. II,
only way we could strike would be b,
goin' to workl"-Truth.
Aged Hasband.-"You are going n
ruin me with your extravaganza. Yw
don't need that cape any more Tia,
cat needs two tails. How often hsu
I ted you never to buy anything BE-
cause it Is cheap2' Young Win
with the air of one who has got tn,
better of the argument)-sBut it Hu
not cheap. 1t cost ten pounds. Lon,
don Figaro.
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Ioiled Again.

"Ah," said Mr.. Knight Starr, the emo
tional tragedian, as he came in sight OF
farmhouse, "mayhap this worthy
peasant will give some refreshment for
the inner man. What, no, therel"
The worthy peasant gazed at the
tragedian for moment, and answered.
"Yew burned fool, don't view know n
pitchfork frum a hoe?"
And having thus spake, he disan.
peared within his abode.-Cinci5nati
Enquircr.
The Van Buren press., 1897-02-06
WORLDS BOOK PRODUCTION.


from
a French authority gives some inter
esting figures as to the annual produc-
ton of books. In 1895, according to
this statement, 6,516 new books and
new editions were issued in Great Brit
ain, $3.50 in the United States, 1907 in
Germany, 12,4o5 in France and 9,437 in
Italy. These are remarkable figures,
but before any deductions are made
from them it would be desirable to have
some further information as to the man
ner in which the books have been com
piled. Does anyone seriously suppose
that more books are printed and pub
dshed in Italy than in the United
States? The fact IS that the biblio-
graphical methods Of the countries
named are 50 dissimilar that accurate
comparison is impossible. The lists OF
publications given in the British trade
journals are VIGOROUSLY incomplete.
Probably they include all that is i'm.
portant from the booksellers point OF
view, but they take little or no account
Of the analogues Of academical disser-
tations, reprints of magazine articles,
tri1es printed per nozze, and a variety
of other pamphlets and small books
that 20 to swell the figures Of the book
production" OF continental countries
Thus every person who takes a degree
at one Of the many universities in Ger.
many must print a dissertation, and
this, if it be only compilation OF Z
few pages, counts as a book" when the
figures come TO be tabulated, and deep
ems the impression that every man in
the fatherland of Goethe is engaged
more or less, in adding to the literature
Of the world. The Author.
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Criminal careies.ness.

Newspaper Weather Prophet (bia
New York daily)-See herel If you
don't discharge that careless foreman
our weather reputation will be ruined
Great Editor-My goodness What
has he done?
Done! What hasn't he done? In
the paper to-day is my prediction foi
yesterday, which he forgot to take OUT
and right alongside of it is the ofiicia
report of yesterdays weather.'-N. \
Weekly
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DO Plants Freezer

That not only animals, but plants also.
will have some of their juices or liquids
freeze in the winter time is well
known. Twigs win snap easily when
the thermometer is below zero, because
of being frozen, and ice crystals can
be readily diseerued 10y the microp-
scope. But the question is, do
they freeze solid2 The contention
is that the active living cells cannot do
this and still liye.-Meshan's Monthly.
The Van Buren press., 1897-02-06
MISTAKE Was Imnoss,,,Io

"herlock Homes-Those two men arS
or"thers. They are in mourning ios
their uncle. ] can tell that. though 7
never saw them before.
Friend-Wonderfull But can you tell
which one was cut off in the vsillq
les-the one with the narrow
mourning band around his hat."-Phll-
sdelphia Record.
The Van Buren press., 1897-02-06

"Why do you say as smart as steel
trapT" asked the talkativc boarder
II never could see anything particular
" intellectual about "a steel trap
~ steel trap is called smart eX
planned Mr.. Asbury Peppers. in his
svcctcst voice. "bccauee it knows o.
nctly the right time 10 shut up. - Gin
ciunati Enquirer.
The Van Buren press., 1897-02-06

The plain taTy, unnavored. Is used
for this. When cooked take out half Of
Il. add pineapple flavor pull untilWhlte.
and form into IA large, Cat cat- Color
the other half bright pink, pun that.
and place on the white candy in fine
stripes Ladies' Hons Journal
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an OF.

Miss Summit-Why, | thought you
were surely going TO marry the duke
icarl
Miss Palisade-I was, but he has just
cablcd papa capceling the ordcr.-N. !
Ruth.
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More Rnnn,

Young Mrs. Fitts-The Trollevbvy
have such a jewel Of hired girl. Tbeir
floor is actually clean enough IN 90,
of. 'a'
Young Mr.. Fitts-By George. that
ought to be right handy when he has
TO carve a Embellishments Jon,ra1
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Much pnmhncss.

Wife-You do not tell me that Prof
A. has been struck dumb2
Husband-Yes, last night. He was
master of seven languages.
as it possiblel And was he struck
dumb in all n3"-Comic Cuts.
The Van Buren press., 1897-02-06

next flat2" III tue
~ was that football rusher's yifo
.fy'hg 10 get him to walk the baby IN
sleep. '-De'rcit Free press. ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
WILL DESTROY ITSELF.

Great evils in the administration Of
their own rank growth than through
the efforts of reformers to destroy
them. This will probably be the fate
of the franldng privilege. against
whose abuse a more or less scattering
warfare has been carried on now for
several decades. The right of SEN
ator or representative to send matter
through the mails under his signature
without cost to himself has been de-
Tended with great pertinacity. 1t is a
privilege for which there never was
tives of the people receive a certain
cash compensation for their services.
If $4,000 a year is not enough for their
expenses, the sum should be increased.
If it is enough, then there ought to be
no perquisites. Every allowance out
side of a stated salary is in the nature
of petty peculation, and is reasonably
sure in time to become a serious Of
Tense. The public has wearied of late
Of it's protest against the ranking
privilege, and the matter has been let
drop. The gates have been thrown
wide open, and thousands Of tons Of
printed matter and merchandise are
transported by the government every
year from one end of the country to
the other at the peoples expense. They
have settled down to belief that they
have no remedy. But the last campaign
and those Of the present year bid fair
to engage the politicians themselves,
who have appreciated their preroga-
tive most highly, in a rivalry for the
honor Of it's extinction
The general use of the franking priv
ilege to aid in the distribution of cam
paign literature dates from the cleo
ton of 1896. Before that time it had
been so employed covertly and in scat
tered instances, but only last year was
it Systematically adopted by the diff
ferent campaign committees. Entire
books on the financial question were
incorporated by members of congress
in their speeches, either by actual
reading Of them in one Of the houses
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
SHOE STORE sCORCHED.
Exciting Early Evening Fire on
Wabasha street.

What was at first thought to- be dangerous
fire was discovered in the store OF the Lover
inc shoe company 1856 Wabasha street, snort
" after O'Clock last evening. Smoke was
nolJring from the Office windows above the
shoe store. and from the basement, in vol
uunes and almost Immediately upon arIlE-
ing upon the scene Chief Jackson turned In
. Second alarm. calling out more apparatus.
When the fremen got to work, however, II
was found that the flames were confined to
fha basement and the fire was finally eX-
Ene7iished with a probable loss of $4,000,
largely from smoke. The damage is covered
By insurance.
The fire originated, it is thought from
defective electric light wire in the rear OF
the basement. A number Oh empty pacing
cases quickly caught fire. and with large
quantity of dashboard boxes, created the thick
smoke which gave the blaze its dangerous
asrect The efforts of the fire department.
bowever were we'll directed, and though
diAicuIt to get at the flames were entirely
confined to the basement without the neces-
sitv of throwing water on the ground floor,
which contained the most valuable portion OF
The stock. A small part Of the stock in the
hacernent suffered from both fire and water,
though in the immediate vicinity Of the blaze
there was little except the empty boxes. In
the first attack of the firemen a number OF
taeno we're driven from the seat Of the fire
nv the thick smoke. Unless the smoke pene-
trated the boxes on the ground floor the
less will be less than the above figures.
The affairs OF the Lowering Shoe company
ORC in the hands of Sehliek and Sharood as
trustees c. H. schliek stated that the firm
carried a stock valued at $4,000, on which
there was about S16, 900 insurance.
Charles Albrecht occupies the store adJoin-
ing the shoe company, with stock of furs
valued at $500, on which about $4,000 in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09

surance Is carried. Mr.. Albrecht said his
stock was somewhat damaged by smoke.
Considerable excitement was caused in the
reference room of the public library as the
engines were running to the fire. There were
some thirty patrons in the room and as an
engine went by with changing gong, the
electric lights in the room for some unex-
planned reason, iickered and grew dim. I'm
mediately the occupants Of the room were
seized with an idea that the fire was in the
court house and general rush was made
for the elevator. The excitement soon sub
sided, however, and aside from considerable
fright, there were no serious results OF the
momentary stampede.
An accident befell No. 2 engine in running
to the fire, which was fortunately without
serioue consequences. While the three
morse team was going at full speed in front
OF the Metropolitan opera house, one Of the
animals AM fell, tripping its mates, and piling
the horses in heap on the pavement.
Chemical Engine No. 6, occupying the same
quarters, on Wacouta street, was following
closely behind the disabled apparatus. The
fallen horses and the engine however. were
pushed close to the curb stone by their mo-
mentum, thus leaving the street open fer the
chemical to pass. The horses were not in
Jured seriously, though the tongue of the
engine was snapped off.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
WORK OF NATURALIZATION.
Reports show That II Is Proercss-
ing FaVOrabIy.

The Democratic city committee.
which recognizes Richard w. Bell az
chairman, held another meeting last
night and received reports from the
precinct committees on the progress
OF the work Of naturalization. 1t Is
claimed that the Democrats are get
ting their share of citizens naturaliZed.
1t was decided by the committee 10
issue a letter, of which the following
is copy, to the chamber of commerce,
Commercial club, Retailers union. la
Dor and other organizations:
gentlemen: At meeting OF the Demo-
cratic city convention held on the Sth day
OF November, 1887. the following resolution
was unanimously passed, and the chairman
and secretary were instructed to forward a
copy of the same to your honorable body.
whereas, Under the recently adopted con
stitutiOnal amendment requiring full citizen
ship as necessary qualification for the right
to exercise the elective franchise; and
Whereas, there has been at the opening
of the October term of the district court
more than 10000 former voters in the city
that have been disfranchised thereby; and
Whereas there has been nearly 1000 dis
franchised voters admitted to full citizenship
since the aforesaid opening of said court
chiefly by the efforts OF various political com
mittees; and,
Whereas. the best interests Of the city de-
mand that all of said disfranchised voters
who are qualified be made Gull citizens. both
for the credit of the city and in order that a
full and fair test of the wishes Ofthe people
may be had at the next city election there
fore. be it
Resolved. That the Democratic city com
mIttee respectfully calls upon all civic organ
izatons, business men end employees to assist
in this arduous task by posting up public
notices in their offices, stores, shops and fac
tories as will urge upon such DISTINGUISHED
voters the necessity for preparing themselves
for the right to exercise the elective fran
chise and also to give such other information
as is I'm their power, in order that full
naturalization may be had and a full vote
OF the people.
The Offices of the Democratic city committee
rooms 123 and 124. Germania Life building
are open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily, where
orders for naturalization papers are issued to
all applicants free Of charge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
Police Court Notes.

Harry McGarvey and James Mcnamara,
arrested on the charge Of attempting to
steal a suit OF clothes from the property
room at the Grand opera house. Saturday
day- NcGarvey was sentenced TO the work
house for sixty days. He exonerated Nc
Namara from guilt, and the charge OF drunk
enness against the second man was dismissed.
his parents at Eaton and Chicago avenues.
was present in the police court yesterday
with his head swathed in bandages. to testify
striking him in the head with a stick OF
wood. It is alleged that Zoerf, becoming en-
ragged at the lad, attacked him with a heavy
club cutting a wound several inches long
in the bows head. Zoerf pleaded not guilty
to a charge of assault with dangerous
weapon, and was released in $3.50 bail until
Friday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09

and the prohibition Of them unless
made in compliance with the national
law 1t may be questioned whether the
wild cat banks could ever again be
established in this country. They were
the product of conditions that. have
passed forever, but all possibility OF
their revival can be prevented by the
legitimate use of national power. 1t
goes without saying that the internal
trade and commerce of this country
have become so oblivious of state lines,
have become so national in character,
that the money that floats them must
be also national in its character.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09

A Republican organ, of unquestioned
orthodoxy, commenting on business
conditions, says that all admit that
business conditions are sound, but that
the stock market is weak because of
the apprehension caused by the ap-
preaching session Of congress. This is
the same congress that the same organ
and its fellows last year were solemn
ly, at times alarmedly, asserting must
be elected before business Of any kind
could be put upon a sound and stable
basis. And now, even the stock mar
ket, full of nervy fellows, is trembling
in apprehension Of what congress may
or may not do.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
A traveling man assures a Min c,itu

A travelling man assures a Mill City
paper that ''the Democratic Iandslides
we hear of did not affect prosperity to
any great extent, and that he had
booked more orders since than before.
Of course he has, and of course pros
perity wasn't checked by the land
slides. His increase of orders was due
to them. They are only little ones,
hardly landslides. just detached and
fragmentary slips, indicating a loose
ness in the foundations which will per-
nit a real landslide like that of '92
next year and for two years thereafter.
Then we will have genuine prosperity,
if real Democratic government follow
in the wake of the slide.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09

The president has appointed w. God
frey Hunter, Of Kentucky, to be min
lister to Nicaragua, San Salvador and
Costa Rica, the post until now held by
Lewis Baker. w. Godfrey is the 'fden-
teal note" who was a candidate for
the senate against Joe Blackburn, and
came within a few votes of getting it,
but when his letter to one Of the Pop
members stating that he also had a
fellow feeling in his bosom for sixteen
to-one got into print W. Godrey's
dream Of a membership in the finest
gentlemen's club in the world Joined
his visions of morning" Now, in re-
membrance Of the days when he him
self had that same feeling in the same
place for the same thing, the president
appoints w. Godfrey minister to the
land Of chronic revolution. 1t will be
taken and accepted as delicately put
assurance that faith in bimetallism
still burns IN the presidential breast.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
TO ABANDON CUSTER.
Government Decides to Garry Out
Gen. Wade's Recommendation.

Government Decides to Carry Out
Gen. Wade's Recommendation.
The announcement made in the
Globe a few days ago that Cen.
Wade's recommendation that Fort
Custer be abandoned was officially
confirmed by a dispatch from Wash
ingtOn last night, which SAYS
The war department, acting upon the
recommendation Of Gen. Wade, commanding
the department of Dakota. has ordered the
abandonment of Fort Custer Mont.
Gen. Wade also recommended the abandon
ment of Fort AssinibOine, Mont, but it Is
understood that the department thinks 1t im-
practicable at this time Of the year. One OF
the reasons for abandoning Custer is that its
sanitary condition is bad and the water sup
ply not what it should be. Troops A, b, f
and K, Tenth cavalry, and Companies and
D, Twenty-ffth infantry. are now stationed
at Custer. 1t is expected that some OF these
troops will be sent to the new military post,
Fort Hamilton, near Helena
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
WILL SPEAK TONIGHT.
walter Thomas MILLS VIII Address
the Commons.

Walter Thomas Mills, the celebrated
Chicago orator, is the guest of Judge
Schoonmaker He will speak at the
meeting OF the Commons Educational
league at the st. Paul Commons this
evening on the educational work with
which he is now connected in Chicago.
This includes a farm school about six
ty miles from Chicago which is already
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
FIRE AT DELLwOOD.
John Summers Residence Is Totally
Destroyed.

The summer residence of John Sum
mers. at Dellwood, White Bear, was
totally destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon, although a great deal of the
furniture was saved by the people
living in the vicinity The fact that
the wind was blowing toward the lake
saved surrounding property. The
damage is estimated at $4,000; insured.
F. ]. Heckel, a Waterman, discov:-
cred the fire breaking from the roof
IT is believed it was started in the
cellar by mice with matches.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09

self-supporting. There is also sales
department in Chicago four months
ola, IN connection with which IS gar
ried on a cooperative grocery store.
carpenter shop printing office and res
taurant, as well as a general teaming
business. Club meetings are held ev-
cry Sunday afternoon, at Handel hall.
where addresses are delivered on So
Geological topics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

WASHINGTON. Nov. S-Forecast for Tues
day: Minnesota-Fair noc,herly winds
Observation-Disclosures in the early morning
clear Tuesday; brisk to high northerly winds
North Dakota and Montana-Light rain or
snow: warmer; westerly winds.
Iowa-Showers IN the morning; clearing III
the afternoon; colder; nOrtherly winds.
South Dakota-Fair; northerly Winds be-
coming variable.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau, Washington, Nov. S, 6:4S
r. Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations
TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
WHO is DOING THE DRAGGING.


WHO is DOING THE DRAGGING:
With a motive that was more than
curiosity we have gathered and pre-
scented to our readers the comments of
the press of the state upon the expos
ures the G b has made of the prac-
tees prevailing at the penitentiary in
the discipline of prisoners. We have
taken them, alike regardless of wheth-
err their comment was favorable or adj
verse and of the political bias Of the
paper. These we have laid before our
readers, and we now wish to make &C
acknowledgement of the general support
accorded the G 10 b e by it's fellow
workers Where the stories told were
rot accepted as above suspicion Of I'M
truthfulness, or a qualification was
made as to the bias of the narrators
of the acts of inhumanity, there has
been a conclusion that there should be
a searching inquiry, and, if the facts
are half borne out, there should be an
immediate reorganization of the prison
staff
While this has been the general tone
of all papers of all parties, there have
been a few exceptions that get promi-
nence from their exception to it. These
are the few Republican papers that
have imagined that they scented a par
tisan purpose on the part of the
G 10 b e and have sought to meet it's
exposures and break their force by in
situations of such a purpose. Among
these the st. Paul Dispatch has what
ever discredit attaches to leading place.
a point gained by it in it's cartoon rep
resenting the G l o e in swamp with
a rope about the prison trying to drag
such charge comes from such quar-
ter will be made apparent to our read
ers in the letter printed elsewhere from
9. A. Langum to the G 0 b e in 1891, in
was the prison then in politics, but
that the proprietor of the Dispatch was
active and influential in getting and
keeping it there. Silence as to motives
would better become that organ. We
are free to admit, however that, if
the charges we make are substantiated
and the executive officers Of the state
who have the power to correct the
evil fail to do so, then the matter
should get into politics in the sense
that some political party, and we are
Indifferent which, assume the duty of
vindicating our people against the i'm
putation of inhumanity. Meantime we
accord to the Dispatch the bad emil
nence of trying to drag this matter
into politics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
AFTER MANY WEEKS
Joseph Breiner Is Arrested, Charged
With Assault

Joseph Breiner was arrested last evening
on a warrant sworn out last August charging
assault and battery. Tbs complainant is
Casper Hedent, who alleges that the prisoner
broke his arm. Breiner could not be located
at the time the charge was lodged against
him. but was picked up last night by officer
Griemaun
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
oENEPA1 OBSERVATIONS.
TEMPERATURES
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer. 29S7; mean temperature, 49,;
relative humidity, So wind at p. m, west;
weather, partly cloudy; maximum tempera-
ture -; minimum temperature, 80; daily
range, = amount of precipitation in last
twenty-four hours, .O6.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09
RIVER AT s A. NJ.
CoI-NsEL ron THE COMMISSION.

Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. F. Lyons, Observer.