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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-24
A Clearing Sale
Of Kid Gloves.
50 Cents

a pair today. Most of them are
regular $1.25 and 81. 50 qualities.
In spite of the low price every
pair is fully guaranteed.
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Another 100 dozen of Ladies' Pure
Irish Linen Hemstitched Hand p
kerchiefs, Numbered ready for &C
use, by the piece or dozen, only.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-24

He VIII Wage an Aggressive Cam
pnign, ScOrning the Fabian Tao
tics of Eustis-Z. IL. Austin
Turns Over Committees in
Wright CONTEMPLATION Pops
Seemed to be Debating Affairs.
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sun. Why does not the monument move to-
ward the north? The records show that
it invariably moves toward the southwest. y
That is because in summer time the sun.
when it rises, is in the northeast. 1t
strikes the northeast sides of the monument
and bends it to the southwest. By the
time the sun gets TO the south the monu-
ment commences to move back toward the
north. and when the sun reaches the west.
late in the afternoon, it has moved the
stone shaft back again to the northeast. So
that by evening it is almost in its original
position again The indications show that
the stone invariably returns to its proper
position at night. This is probably the
only thing that affects the monument and
makes it move. The principle of the ex-
pansion and contraction of bodies under
heat and cold is simple one and easily
understood. 1t is this simple principle
alone that works upon the monument. in
my opinion.
As an illustration Of the extent to which
simple fact may be exaggerated, much
alarm was caused when the variation of
the monument was first discovered. At
that time the variations were denoted by
an unprotected plumb line which dropped
to the ground inside the shaft instead of in
protecting cylinder. One day the plumb
line was observed to vibrate spasmOdically
The monument was not nearly completed,
and the workmen at the top were much
frightened at what they considered were
indications of trembling in the stone pile.
An investigation disclosed the fact, how
ever. that an owl had in some manner en-
tered the shaft, and in endeayorins to find
an exit, had tapped his wings so much
that the plumb line was affected by the all
| currents
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A summer orphanage is to be erected at
Ocean City by the Sisters of St, Rose.
James II, Scott, aged 90 years, u we'll
known business man of Elkton, Cecil coun-
ty, died ON Sunday, He was at the head
Of the Scott Fertilizer Company.
Two men were fatally and several seri
ously Injured by the explosion of boiler
of donkey engine on the deck of the sail
ing ship Benjamin Sewall, at Baltimore,
on Saturday.
Last week in the Ellicott City police
court a novel assault case was tried. One
young man nursing an aching tooth had a
bottle of vinegar, and from this another
man took big drink, thinking it was
whiskey The disappointment made him
angry, and he thrashed the young man with
the toothache The Justice fined the as
sailant
SAYS the fredericksburg Caroline county,
Courier Several papers having published
an account of Aaron Quailes and his twen
ty-fve children, we add few others that
have large families in this section. Ply
mouth Cannon. %; Thomas Brummel, 24;
Byard Ricketts,. 20; Isaiah Blades. 49,
Plymouth Cannon oldest daughter is now
living and has a great great granddaughter,
Harlan Ramsburg, tenant on the home
farm of Mr. James HOuck. near Frederick
city. had fine steer to disappear on Oc-
tober 80 and was given up for lost. On
Saturday the animal was discovered alive
beneath straw stack, where it had sub
sisted without water. it is-stated for nine
tv-nine days. 1t had gone between two
stacks to feed when the straw settled over
it. holding it fast and hiding it from view.
William X Reckefus, aged ~ years,
associate Judge of the Orphans Court, of
Cecil county. died at his home early Sun
day morning from heart trouble. In 1861
Judge Reckefus was appointed clerk in the
office of the clerk of the Circuit Court by
/ the late Charles II. Haines, who was the
! first Republican elected to that Office. and
served nearly all the time as deputy clerk.
through both Republican and Democratic
administrations of the office, till the cleo
! ton of the late James T. Graham. i'll
/ 1891. when John g. Williams was APP
pointed deputy clerk. His preparation Of
appeal cases to the Court Of Appeals was
among the best received by that court.
and received the praise of both judges and
members of the bar On the death of
Judge McCauley, Governor Brown APP
pointed Mr. Reckefus judge of the Or
phans Court. and in 1895 he was elected
Judge to serve for four years He was a
member of the Presbyterian Church, and
leaves widow and one SON Judge Recke-
fus. of late years. had been prominent IN
! Democratic politics. and was we'll known
. in the state.
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A Turkey Teetotaler.
From Cleveland Plain-Dealer.

II have been told that you feed your
turkeys on corn that's been soaked in
whiskey. Is it so p
Yes, ma am. 1t adds such a gamely
favor, ma am. Now, that there turkey
next to your hand, ma am, didn draw
sober breath for month, ma am
but sir, | do not approve of such
methods. They are shocking, positively
shocking / am opposed, sir, to the use
of intoxicating beverages in every form,
sir
Sorry, ma ami mean it does you
credit, ma am. And now just take look
at that nice little hen turkey right in front
OF you. There's turkey that will ac-
cord, ma am, with your very commend
able temp rance principles. Yes, ma am.
That turkey was raised ON unfermented
catnip tea, ma am. Shall | wrap it up i?
Thankey, ma am
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Whistling Wells.
currents.

4 freak of nature which is attracting
considerable attention isa series OF blowing
or .whistling wells, located in the north
ern part of the town of Eureka, in Polk
county. Wis. There are six of these
hysterical wells, ranging in depth from 40
to 100 feet The one owned by James
Collin exhibits most remarkable features.
This well is 100 feet deep and was dug
fifteen years ago The first twenty feet
was hard pan and the rest coarse gravel.
Before Il rainstorm the wind blows ont
of this well with great force. making
roaring sound that can be heard long
distance. This wind is 50 hot that water
placed on the cover Of the well will boil.
The wind blows out only before a storm.
and the severity and duration OF the storm
are always in exact proportion to the force
of this current and its duration before the
storm commences. 1t Is. therefore, an
accurate and trustworthy barometer, as it
foretells change from cold to hot. or vice
versa. with equal accuracy, but remains
quiet in settled weather
In winter Il current of air is drawn III
before change of weather, just as forcibIy
as it blows out in hot weather. This cur
rent will freeze the water l2o feet from
the surface of the earth as quick us it
would at the surface and though many
attempts have been made 10 use Il pump
in the we'll they have all failed, and
number of pumps of different makes have
been destroyed by the water freezing and
bursting the cylinders and pipes.
The other five wells. which resemble
this one in many respects. are all located
within the radius Of about one mile. and
vary in depth from 1870 to 100 feet. Some
of the characteristics are not 50 pronounced
as the one described while others are even
more remarkable. Within Il half mile
of these wells water is obtained at depth
of from 0 to 30 feet, and the wells exhibit
no unusual symptoms.
All sorts of speculations have been in
dulged in and theories advanced concern
ing an underground passage, but no outlet
has ever been discovered. and if there Is
one, it must be a great distance away in
order to ioretell the approach Of storms 50
long ii time in advance The weird. uli-
earthly sound produced by the wind blow
inc in and out of the wells often frightens
superstitious persons or those unacIuaintcd
with the phenomenon.
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knowledge Box.

In Greenland potatoes never get larger
than marbles.
japanese children are taught to write
with both hands
About 200, 900 couples are married
every year in England.
The Bank of France is four times as
large as the Bank of England.
Prussian blue paint is made from the
ashes of the burnt hoofs of horses.
Forty-fo muscles are called into play
in the production of the human voice.
The ants of South America have been
known to construct tunnel three miles in
length.
No woman has ever actually sat in Par
lament, though several have been returned
as members.
Brandy was first used incidentally and
miraculous cures were ascribed to it's en-
ployment.
Bread as daily article of food is used
by only about one-third of the population
of the earth.
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Not as Green as He Looked
From Cincinnati Commercial-Tribun

From Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Il want said the recently married
man in the novelty store, "a lady's belt.
Yes. sir, said the polite shop en-
press What size !?
\ blush mantled the customer brow.
and he swallowed twice in rapid success
sion Then he said
Il don know exactly Let me have
yardstick, please.
And as he placked it along the inside
of his arm, from shoulder to wrist, the
shop empress remarked beneath her breath
to her chum He amt the fool he
looks. is he, Jenny?
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I week days only.
To land Baltimore PuSsCngc
Sunday Trains.

Sunday Trains.
ON Sunday trains will leave HilIcn Station al va
Il. IN. and 2.35 p M Westminster II. II IT. III. Iii D.
IN, arriving at Union Bridge at Ills H. III 'ud 4j0
p. m. Leave Bruceville 6.45a. m. and Union Bridge
at Csc a. H. and 4.05 p. m, Westminster 7.32 a. IN
and 4; "a p. m, arriving at Hillcn Station at 9Ja
III and 6lj D. III.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania L. X. DAILY eX-
cept Sunday Trains for Frederick leave Bruce.
vile at S.3S, 935 and 1910 Il. m. and 5aS and GSg
p. IN. Trains for Taneytowu, LittlcStown and
Columbia leave Bruceville at 9.47 Il. III. and I.ij
p. IN.
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leave
Baltimore, daily, except Sunday, at I'D a. IN. and
332 p m Through cars for Gettysburg and inter.
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily. cyceps
Sunday, at lU.l7 a. N.
Passengers for and from Cher. Run Williams.
port 7. Y. and intermediate points, from ami FOL
stations east of HagcrStown change nj Hagerst1Nn.
Emmtsburg L. K. Trains East will leave En-
mitsburS daily except Sundays al 80 and l0UJ Il.
III. and 255 and 1j0 p. m, arriving at Rocky Ridge
al $50 and 1870 u. and 30 and 20 p. n.
Trains west VIII leave Rocky Ridge, daily except
Sundays, at S.26 and 1910 and 33l and ga y.
m, arriving al Emmitsburg .5G and II 10 II. and
I.0l and 7.0t 7. m.
Orders for baggage calls can be LEFT at Ticket
Office, No. 2G5 East Baltimore street, Baltimore.
j. NJ. HOOD General Manager.
oct9 b. II. GRIswoLD, Genl Passenger Agent.
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Wherever two natures have great deal
quarrel are furnished ready made Rela-
tions are apt to hate each other just be-
cause they are too much alike
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II o. GRIMES,
Ds Successor to
f. 0. GRIMES Il CO., AT
THE PRINCIPAL DEPOT,
WESTMINSTER. MD.

Having succeeded to the business Of the
late firm of E. o. Grimes & Co., the under
signed solcits the patronage of the firm S
former customers and the public generally.
has as complete a stock of
HOICE G roc Z r f S
as can be found ia our city.
CHOICE TEAS. COFFEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, To
BACCO, &C.
The best grades of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures. Will pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT, CORN, RYE. OATS, and all
kinds of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin & Rand's Blasting Pow
der, and Judson's Dynamite for stump blast
ing, &c. Farmers can be supplied with the
best quality of COTTON and FLAXSEED
MEAL, HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, &c.
at lowest prices.
mar 26 Z. 0. GRIMES.
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HOME MADE HARNESS.
DoHRBACH wH1sKEY.

For sale, the celebrated Rhorback Whis-
key, at wholesale and retail, at the Rhorbach
Distillery premises. The whiskey is copper
distilled and strictly pure Address all or
ders to II. I. Wentz, Agent, Lineboro, Car
roll county, Md.
JNO. f. B. WEAVER.
nov q Sm Trustee.
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CONNECTING WITH
+. 4 K. K. at Shippensburg and Go,,,
Norfolk q Western R. r. at HaeaaaysOurg;
B. & o. Railroad at Hagerstownn iaa9gserSSttovl;
Run; Penna. R. R. at Bmo snS cherry
Hanover; P. ". u B., n. G s sOd y and
Railroads at Union Station Ra 1iu D. 4 !.
Schedule in effect October 8, 1850,
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Water and Rail Routes to Ocean City and all points
on the Chesapeake Bay.


on the Chesapeake Bay.
In effect September 10Th, 1897.
FOR HEALTH. FOR PLEASURE.
FOR BUSINESS.
UneXcelled facilities for both passenger and freight
traffic
Close connection with the trunk line railroads
insuring convenience TO the traveller and quick
despatch of all freights.
Fifteen commOdious and handsomely itted on
steamers Comfortable State Rooms. Good Cuisine
Polite attendance. Schedule in effect Dec 30th, 1870
Steamers leave Piers 3, and AZ Light street
Wharf, Baltimore, as follows:
Railway DivisiOn.-4.30 p. ~, daily, except oai
urday and Sunday; Saturday only, p IN 10!
Claiborne and stations to Ocean City. Returning
leave Ocean City go a. M daily, except SUNDAY!
arriving at Baltimore l.30 p IN.
Choptank River Line p. m daily eNoep'
Sunday for Easton Oxford Cambridge and ant d. IT,
ingS to Denton. Returning, leave Denton Ill l.
m. daily except Saturday, Cambridge, p M.
Oxford, 100 p. IN; EaSton $50 p. NJ, arrivhG Ill
Baltimore at ii. M.
Wicomico River Line p. ~, every IueSGa!'
Thursday and Saturday for NingatcS foiHl'
Deals Island and landings to Salisbury. ReInri-
ing, leave Salisbury at 80 p. m every Mollua!,
Wednesday and Friday, arriving in Baltimore III
m.
Nanticoke River Line.-5 p. IN. every Monday
Wednesday and Friday for Deals Island, and ana,
ings to Seaiord Del. Returning, leave Sealolu at
l. O'Clock noon Tuesday, Thursday ana SuiRa!'
arriving in Baltimore at a. IN.
treat WicOmicO and PianEatank River Lilies
p. m., every Tuesday and Friday for Great W lco
leo River Dividing Indian andDymerS Creeks Llttlo
Bay, Milford Haven and Piankatank River 10 rLee'
port. Returning leave FreepOrt at II. m every
Monday and Thursday, arriving in Balumoge" ~
q
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LEFFERT,

Whistles kinds Iandie Fande and Runs for
celebrated Baltimore Beer
and Ale
line Smoking and Chewing Tobacco the buy for cash and sell
for sell goods price All ask trial know
YOU will come back.
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Steamers from South Street Pier

Steamers from South Street Pier:
PocOmOke River Line p. M, every Iutsla!
and Friday for Criseld, Tangier Island, OnanG9ciI'
and landings to pocomoke City and snow mn
Returning, leave Snow Hill ut Il. m, every MOI
day and Thursday arriving in Baltimore at H. III
Messongo River Line.-5 p: m, MONDAY oa aa"
Thursday for Fords Crisicld, Finneys, OnaIc9SGh,
Hunting Creek and MessongO Hunting and Mes
songo Rivers. Returning, leave Messongo al ~ T.
M, Wednesday and Saturday, arriving at DIN
more a. IN. ,,,.
Occohannock River Lines p. m WEDNESDAY I1:
and Sunday for Crisfcld, Pungoteague, Nal 9
and 0ccohannock Rivers. Returning leave h s,j
$50 a. m, Tuesday and Friday; arriving al ''''
more a. m.
baltimore, Md
r. MURDOCH, General Passenger Agent
sep25 205 Z. Baltimore ST., Baltimore MI
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baltimore, CHESAPEAKE &
- ATLANTIC RAILWAY co.

j. NJ. HOOD, General Manager
oct9 B. H. GRIswoLD, Genl Passenger Agent
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the expiration of which he was employed
by the warden to help about the kitchen.
He left the jail few weeks ago, and
shortly afterwards the blankets were miss
ing. Sheriff Thompson obtained search
warrant and found the goods in Jackson s
possession After his arrest it developed
that he had also stolen from Mrs Council.
matron at the Jail, gold watch and a
breastpin, and from Mrs. Peyton a number
of silver forks Henry Cook was also ar
rested and lodged in jailed, charged with
being implicated in the larceny.
Mrs. Mary Holton died last Sunday
afternoon at the residence of her son, ex-
Congressman Hart Benton Holton, in the
the first district of Baltimore county, near
the village of Powhatan, in her 9th year
Her death was due to general debility in
cidental to advanced age She had a
wonderful memory and a remarkable con-
stitution. She enjoyed her usual health
up to last Friday evening, when she was
compelled to take her bed and was uncon-
scious from Saturday morning Mrs
Holton was born in Cecil county, and was
daughter of Joseph Alexander Her
grandparents were the first settlers in Cecil
county. She was second cousin of Pres
ident James X. Polk. She married Tho
mas Holton, of Chester county, Pa, April
u, 1923. He was of Irish descent. and
died September %, 1875. She united
with the Presbyterian Church in 1929
She removed about that time to Oxford
Chester county, Pa, where she lived until
eight years ago, when she removed to her
late home Three sons and three dausb-
tiers survive her, Mr.. Hart Benton Hol-
ton, Dr. Joseph A. Holton, of Centreville.
Queen Anne's county, and Mr.. John Hol-
ton, of Wilmington, Del the daughters
are Mrs. Margaret Warner, of Reisters-
town, Baltimore county; Mrs Philip Owz
ings, of Randallstown, Baltimore county,
and Miss Mary F. Holton,
Evening journal., 1898-06-25
rHFsE BRING LUCK.
f,,prrst,sfc.ts Ueess0 t'saf eIarrr'''r r.
-ou- f'ese f"r firre
Irincr.

'Iife made zap of little things. and
the au4aller iAcyire ihemoro Important
part they play sometimes, observed d
prominent street contractor TO a Wash
ington Star reporter. How few peo-
pie fail 10 pick up a horse shoe If IL is
in their road. a pin has a similar in
huence among many men, but l don't
think have ever seen a woman pick up
pin in the street, though they have
much more use for them than men. l
pick up pins and horse shoes as often as
/ see them, and 1 don't know that have
ever had any special good luck or bad
luck in consequence, and / suppose l
shall'continue to do so to the end ofthe
chapter, call 1t superstition or anything
else you may. The lucky pickup with
me, however, Is marbles-the playing
alleys of the boys-and / am free to ad-
NIT that 1 would rather find marble
than any small thing that know Of.
Good luck always has followed finding
a marble as far as am concerned, and
In talking about IL find that others
have had similar experience. My OBJ
servation, though, is that marble find
ing is the rarest kind of good luck for
women, though there IS not as much
superstition in 1t as there is about the
horse shoe. You will be surprised upon
talking to your circle Of friends to find
how many there are who are pleased to
pick up marble, and many of them will
be able to give you substantial reasons
for their belief. Iknow Colorado lady
who resides in this city-an artist OF
some distinction-who tells me that she
has never failed TO sell her pictures II
she had a marble which she found in
her pocket, and has never been able TO
do so If she did not have any. Simply
carrying the marble in the pocket does
not work the charm. 1t must be found
and the more frequent the finding the
\ more frequent the good luck"
Evening journal., 1898-06-25
MR.. GRATEBAR TO PHILIP.
He neninds Him That Things Are Not
Automatic. and Suggests How
TO Make Them Go.

II cannot too strongly impress upon
you, Philip" said Mr.. Gratebar, accord
ing to the New York Sun, "the fact that
things in general are not automatic;
that Is, they will not do themselves;
and the longer you put Off the attack
upon them the harder they are to
tackle. Don't put things off, Philip.
To things that require deliberation you
viii give sufficient thought; but, as to
the run Of things that come up, acquire
the habit of disposing of them as they
come alongi you viii find IL a great help
in many ways. Don't cord 'em up,
Philip; the first thing you know you
will have more stacked up than you can
saw, and then, too, the pile is liable to
fall on you at any time and hurt you.
Two things TO remember, Philip:
First, things are not automatic. Sec
ond, the time to attend to things Is now.
IL may have mentioned these things
TO you before, Philip, think very like
ly, IN my strong desire to get you
started right in the race of life; but
youth, impresslonable as It Is in many
ways, seems least susceptible to good
advice, which indeed it appears 10 shed
much as a duck does water. And so ]
mention these things again to you,
Philip. with the hope that II my previous
remarks met that fate these viii find
Judgement in your memory box"
Evening journal., 1898-06-25
MONTE CARLO SUICIDES.
Witness lleserinea Hov ono
Ns- nrnif with.

Il had Away believed" said a lnan
who has just returned from his frst
trip abroad, that the number OF sui
cldes credited 10 Monte Carlo every year
was exaggerated for sensations sake,
but l have been there recently, and /
am inclined to believe the worst. am
convinced from what 1 saw that be-
cause Of the precautions of the outhori-
ties .here and the universal system of
bribery which prevails only a small per-
eentage Of the suicides due to the gam
ing table is made known. Just let me
tell you of one that 1 saw myself.
81 was IN Monte Carlo on Tuesday,
March %, when, in broad daylight, a
well-dressed man walked out Of the Ca
sino, sat down on the steps, and, with
revolver, blew mis- brains out. Such
incidents were apparently too common
to attract extraordinary attention, and
tn authorities of the place are always
prepared for them. Almost before tho
smoke of the revolver had cleared away
a lot of attendants rushed out, and after
covering the body with saclSing, which
was kept on hand for the purpose, re-
moved It. AL trace of the tragedy was
washed away, and in less than five min
utes there was nothing on the steps to
excite suspicion. have no doubt that
the authorities buried the body at their
own expense, and that nothing fur
ther will be heard Of the case.
Every few of those Monte Carlo sui
cides are identified. As a rule, they are
either broken-down gamblers or men
who have gone there with the inten-
ton of recouping by single stroke, or
losing all end dying. Silence in many
cases Is gained by granting to relatives
sum from the secret service money,
which is set aside eY Try year from the
vast revenue of the 'Societe des Bains
de Mer de Monaco for the purpose OF
hushlng up scandals. Too much pub
licity, you know, might bring the hand
Of justice on this establishment, which
ruins thousands OF men and women.
81 met a few Americans there, but
they were either sightseers or very
cheap class OF gamblers and bunco men
You don't find your thoroughbred
| American gambler, wasting his time M
Monte Carlo. 1t Is the hunting GROUND
for the low-down bunco man, and he
can mike more by telling American.
hard-luck stories than by playing the
tables. It was that suicide, however
which impressed me more strongly
than anything else couldn't hell
speculating as TO who the poor chal
was, and how his friends or family
would account for his disappearance
That led me to wonder how many sucl
unfortunates wero swallowed ever,
year by Monte Carlo, leaving behind n,
record of their end. Idont believe tha
anyone but the authorities of the plac
knows the number of suicides there
and It would not be discreet for them {.
tell.~-N. Y. Sun.