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Evening star., 1898-07-23

He Drew His Pay in Proportion to
What He Wrote.

His hair was not long nor were his eyes
in fine frenzy rolling; neither was there
other visible or tangible evidence of his
identity, so that when he stepped UP to the
literary editor and announced that he was
a Pegasus down on his luck, the editor did
not know whether to believe him or not
He was sure that he was down on his luck,
but the Pegasus part did not necessarily
follow. All poets may be poor folks, but
all poor folks are not poets
you say that you are a poet and need
money!" qucried the editor.
That's 1t exactly, SIR
How much money do you want?"
From twenty-five cents up. 1 haven't
| had a good long drink since Schley licked
Cervera with SIMPSONS fleet"
But how am 1 to know that you are a
poet?''
Make me an offer for a poem and if 1
don't write you one to order then fire me
for a Spaniard,'
That's fair enough. and I'll tell you what
| I'll do, if you will write me something good
on The Witchery of the Stars I'll pay
| you a dollar stanZa for five four-line
| stanzas or less"
I'm the same proportion?"
In the same ratio"
That's what l mean; / get my pay ac-
cordtng to the work do?'
yes"
| The poet borrowed a pencil a sheet of
paper, a chair and a desk, and taking off
| his coat and hat proceeded to his labors.
| In about five minutes he gave sudden
| start as If the divine affiatus had hit him
| in the neck and he dashed off line, which
| he handed over to the editor.
What do you think Of that?" he asked
with confidence
The editor read this line: 1.-The siren ST.
lence of the stars"
That's fine" he said; "go on with the
| balance"
Good enough. for anybody's money. isn't
| it?' said the poet, taking the sheet again.
Quite" said the editor sincerely.
The poet rose from his desk and put on
his coat and hat.
PAY my proportion" he said with a
frown.
What do you mean?" exclaimed the edi-
tor. There isn't any proportion to what
you have written"
'Oh, yes, there is. You said a dollar a
stanza of four lines, for five stanzas or
less. One line is less, and as the Great and
Only One Line American Poet, I demand
my twenty-five cents. You can finish the
poem and keep the remaining four seventy
five. I'm generous, if / am poor Whack
up the quarter or there'H be row." and
to prevent an impulsive Pegasus from paw
ing up the Administer carpet or kicking the
bric-a-brac off the ormolu escritoire the
literary editor handed over the quarter and
took as much of the poem as that amount
called for.
why did you discharge the bartender? pc
asked the director.
Because replied the manager of the
excursion boat, "the chump turned the beer
glasses over and drew beer into the bottom
instead of the top.''-New York Journal
American: You're fine lot, anyway
You did a great deal of talking before the
fighting, but what else have you done?"
Cuban: "Caramba, senior. haven't we
given your people chance to cover them
selves with gloryr'-Cleveland Leader.
Evening star., 1898-07-23

they don't stop to discriminate as to the
wearer?"
Il won't confess to that much. But
must say distinguished man is always
interesting Do you like olives. dear?"
''Of course, do. You're trying to change
the conversation"
NO I'm not. 1t has occurred to me that
perhaps a Spanish officer is like a Spanish
olive. It's very objectionable in its crude
state, but not at all bad after it has been
bottled
Evening star., 1898-07-23

Parker-'My wife has the most extrava-
CANT ideas of economy"
Harker-"How so?,
She sent me a telegram last week while
4 was IN Philadelphia that cost me a dollar
and a half just because there were only
three of my stamped envelopes left
Evening star., 1898-07-23

human life. it would appear 10 be an alb
surd mistake to prohibit the enlistment OF
scorchers~Kansas City Star.
Evening star., 1898-07-23


Brown-"So you lost your money in that
scheme I thought they let you in on the
gre und fioof.- It
Jones--Wen, they eventually landed me
Evening star., 1898-07-23

He-"WilE you be- my wifer'
She-''The idea! Don't be ridiculous"
He-"Yes.s ] know 1t sounds ridiculous.
but then I'm not so particular as some
men are.'-Boston Transcript.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
ST. pATRIcK's FAIR CLOSES
MIR. and Mrs. Churchill Won the
Trip to EurOpe

Trip to Europe.
The three nights festival of the St. Pat
rick's church. came to successful close last
night. when Mr.. and Mrs. P. Churchill won
the ticket to Niagara Falls and return, az
the most popular couple In the parish
The contest was most exciting from start to
finish. The balleting commenced early in the
evening an6 the result was pasted from tim
10 time during the evening from the platform
At 1880 there a season of silent voting
Nhen the votes were counted at II O'Clock 1t
was found that Mr.. and Mrs P. Churchill had
received safe majority of the votes cast
Inc ether prizes were won as follows: Large
dell; d. Rim; large guess cake Oliver Dol
phln; small guess cake. Miss Alice Dean;
hand-r ainted vase, Miss Emma c nnors; PIC
ture Of Pope Leo, Mr.. Madden; banqust lamp,
Mr.. Kenihan: sack of flour, Mrs. Seaman
sofa pillow. Mrs. Johnson; sewing machine,
Mrs; Montague; centerp ce, Miss Alice Nc
Canley; guitar zither, edward Colbert
The other candidates who received large
number of votes in the contest for the trip
vim, Mr.. and Mrs. C. McDavitt Mr. and Mrs.
I. MeGovern, Mr. ard Mrs. C. Mckenna, Mr..
and Mrs. r. Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
White
Among those present were Mr.. and Mis-.
William Farrell, Mr.. and Mrs ]. Casey, Mr..
ard Mrs Tom MullGley, William Goodwin
Miss Rose Fleury. Miss Emma Goodwin,
Joseph Zach. Mr.: and Mrs. William McCauley,
Miss Nellie Churchill, Miss Agnes Dempsey,
Miss Kate Dempsey Miss Elizabeth Ryan,
Miss Mamie Gibbons, Miss Nan Griffin, Mi 5
Maggie o'Connell. Mis- Alice Wescott, NJ SIS
Benz. Cardinal Ollie Dolphin, Tom Lawton,
Chas Leaves. Mir. and Mrs. John Tollerton.
Mr. ard Mrs Oliver Jeneau, Miss Helen
GGoodwin Miss Norah Mccarthy. Mr. and MIS-.
Isabella Butler Andy Grady, Miss Agnes Mul-
alley, Tom White aid John Downey
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
CAPT. EVA GETS FOUR.
He Has Recruited Seventeen Men
All Told. .

Capt. Eva, of Company A. of Duluth, has
secured seventeen men for Capt Bacons st.
Paul company. He expects to secure a full
quota for Company M by tomorrow, and the
local recruits will probably go South with
the Princeton boys, who will be here some
time tomorrow in charge of Private Peder-
son: They will be examined and mustered in
with as little delay as possible. Private Jen-
son, who is recruiting at Fergus Falls, Will
be here either Monday or Tuesday with his
men.
The following were the men secured by
Capt. Eva yesterday: Ray w. Todd, Mime
apolis Arthur Rogers, st. Paul; Thomas
O'Rourke, st. Paul; H. G. Hilgedick, st.
Paul.
Capt. Eva stated yesterday that he had re-
ceived a letter from some of the men in
camp and that they were chatting under the
restraint. Camp life was very monotonous,
unless there was something to divert the
mems attention. They had been continually
expecting to be ordered to the scene of ac-
ton. and the uncertainty was not relished.
Capt Eva said the camp life had done much
for the men, and when the time came for
them to engage in actual warfare, they would
be we'll accustomed to camp life, and the
subsequent hardsh.ps.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26

Prof. Otto Lugger, the state ento-
molOgist, was one of those who par
ticipated in the session of the Mime
sofa Horticultural society yesterday
Seen by a G o b reporter, Prof. Lug
ger said:
4 have received no direct news from
the hoppers further than was pub
lished in The Globe recently. 1
know the people are at work. and the
work OF fighting the pests is in charge
of Prof Waldron, one of the members
OF the North Dakota experimental sta
tons. MIR. WaldrOn is now at Car
rington with a large number of ma
chimes. The Northern Pacific and the
500 line have both sent out cars of oil,
and both roads will send free of charge
iron with which to make what are
known as hOppers to catch the grass
boppers in. The people are we'll or
saized to fight the insects, especially
in North Dakota and in part of South
Dakota.
There are lots of native hoppers in
Minnesota, more than usual, and this
indicates that the conditions have
been very favorable to the hoppers
In Minnesota we have to deal with
two species of tent caterpillars, which
are just at the present time making
irroads on both ornamental and or
chard trees and shrubs.
The adult insects, or moths, fly
only by night, and are not often SEEN
In places, however, where powerful
electric light are used, many are at
tracted The moths take no food;
hence they spend all their energy
searching for suitable place in which
to deposit their eggs. In this manner
they sometimes fly a long distance,
especially when the nearly grown cat
erpillars have been killed by con-
tagious disease.
In fact, it almost seems as if the
moths that escaped this disease real
ICED the danger and tried to avoid it,
and protect their future offspring by
migrating to places where the insect
and the disease had not occurred for
some years.
Since the disease is apt to occur
whenever the insects have been very
numerous in any one locality for three
years we have the assurance that af-
ter three years the insects will disap-
pear from that locality. But as the
healthy moths escape they start nu-
merOus colonies in new regions, and
as the resulting caterpillars are heal
thy they soon increase rapidly until
they are again killed off by the same
disease.
There is always a relation between
insects and food supply. None will
increase except there is abundant food
supply and the climate conditions are
favorable. 1t seems that whenever
one kind of insect becomes numerous
a disease or parasite comes up and
kills them off. We have had an in
stance this year in line with the prop
osition. The worms are nearly all
gone. in fact, SO per cent of them have
been killed"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
UNFURLED TO THE BREEZE
Flag Raising Mt Northern Pacific
shop.

A beautiful silken flag floats in the
breeze above the Northern Pacific
shops at Como today. 1t was raised
yesterday afternoon by the patriotic
employees of the Northern Pacific road.
A crowd Of more than 1000 people gath
cred at the shops at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and, in the presence
of this throng of employees and their
families and friends, the flag was
swung to the breeze with appropriate
ceremonies.
The programme opened with the sing
ing of "Tfle Star Spangled Banner
by a double quartette composed of
Frank Hurley, Andrew Mathews, Rob
ert Young; John North, David Cullen,
Robert Pollock, Henry Graft and Mr..
Herald This was followed with pa
triotic address by Rev. o. H. Elmer,
of the Como Presbyterian church, in
which he said that the strength of
this country lay in its patriotism rath-
er than in it's force of arms. He said
that less than. ninty-.; days - agos the
standing army was made up of less
than 25, 900 men, but the call for voldn-
teers was issued and today the army
is 225,0OO strong and as many more
men stand ready and willing to give
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
COMPANY L FILLED UP.
Sergeant Gregg Has More Than
Enough Men.

Sergeant Gregg, recruiting for Company
of the Twelfth regiment, has secured more
than the number of men required to fill the
gap in the St. Paul Sons of Veterans COM
pany.
Either Lieut.. Rensberger of Lieut.. Day will
be in ST. Paul tomorrow and muster in the
recruits, after which they will be imme-
It is expected that by Tuesday the three
recruiting parties from the Twelfth reg iment
will have completed their work. and be on
their way back to Camp Thomas
The women interested in raising the COM
pany fund for Company, L are not lacking
in zeal in furthering their object, and they
expect to have neat sum to send to Capt.
Heninger when Sergeant Gregg leaves for
Chickamauga early this week.
Those applying at the recruiting office in
the capitol for admission toSGaIngany l.
yesterday were: Lee sGourtre inneap 20
is; Hugh j. Fowler Mineaeoif Sore n
son, 4O7 Summit Place; j. H. Woodbury. Blue
Earth agency. ~ r ~
Sergeant Gregg has a reserve list of twenty
FIVE men which he has run across since he
has been in town, and who have not applied
at the Office His recruits will be examined
tomorrow by Examining Surgeon Hesselgraye.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
"a Colorado Sumlmer.,'

Under the title "a Colorado Summer the
Santa Fe route has issued a neatly printed
book devoted to the attractions of the Rocky
mountain summer resorts, intended for I. ee
distribution.
Bc.des a graphic description of the more
noted localities the publication contains spe-
cial articles on climate, the mountains, camp
ing, fishing and shooting, and is embellished
by eighty half-tone illustrations from special
photographs. A map of Colorado. table of
attitudes ard full list of hotels, cottsg S
and boarding houses, ard their rates, in
cluded.
This should be an invaluable handbook for
all who contemplate summer trip to that
charming region of lofty attitudes, pure air,
ard ceol sunshine. Write G. G. Carpenter
Pass. Agent, $50 Guaranty Loan Bldg, Minne-
apolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
ST. JOsEPH's GIRLS.
Young Women Are Graduated From
the Catholic Academy


a large company gathered in St Joseph's
academy Thursday afternoon, in attendance
on the annual commencement exercises OF
the school. Among those noted were the
parents of the pupils of the school, also Rev
DR.. Hebron. Father Gibbons, Father Turner.
Father Cahill Father Cochrane Father Fitz-
gerald, Father Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Kennedy. Mr.. and Mrs. Doore
The address OF the afternoon was made by
Rev. ]. T. Harrison.
The graduates, all of whom received gold
medals and graduating honors, were:
Miss Teresa O'Rourke, Miss Rose Murphy
Miss Ada Ohage, Miss Irene O'Beirne, Miss
Grace Fitzgerald, Miss Bertha Baxter AID
Miss Florence Tourtelot
Miss Ada Ohage received gold medal for
excellence in department. awarded BIZ vote
of teachers and pupils.
Miss Louise Taylor, the violinist. assisted
very charming.y. One Of the pretty features
OF the afternoon was the aesthetic gymnasic
exercises by a number of the undergraduate s
attired in Greek costume
Miss Grace Fitzgerald had an essay on
Our Motto" Miss Murphy, on "Daugh ters
of Israeli, and Miss Teresa O'Rourke on
''The Worlds Heroines"
Miss Ohage. Miss Murphy, Miss Baxter and
Miss Fitzgerald gave the opening Overture"
fr II Won Weber. Miss Ohage was heard IN
piano 500; Miss Mary Barrett displayed
an excellent voice in reading THE Legend
of Bregenz," and there was, a chorus numbsr
by the school.
The valedctory was pleasingly delivered by
Tereza O'Rourke.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26

In spite of the opposition of AL s.
Kittson he was put in the hands of
Judge Morrison as receiver yesterday
by Judge Bum. 1t was not that Mr..
Kittson so much objected to having
himself and his affairs put in the hands
OF a receiver as that he didn't want
the receiver indicated by Judge Bum.
Mr.. K1ttson is so very much in the
hands of legal representatives that a
receiver more or less did not make
much difference to him. Ten days ago
he made an assignment, by his wife
and guardian Violet S. Kittson, to
Samuel Morrison. A couple of weeks
ago he made an assignment of his ex-
pectations from the KittsOn estate to
Anna Steinbrucher and this assignment
had been protested against by couple
of Mr. kittsOn's creditors, on the
ground that it was likely to interfere
with their rights. 1t was to avoid this
last trouble that the assignment to
Morrison was filed
The assignment came up for hear
ing yesterday morning in special term,
and Mr.. Kittson then filed a protest to
the appointment of Judge Morrison and
wanted Anton Nielsen appointed. Judge
Bum went beyond the protest and
named Judge Morrison according to the
original schedule.
The matter came before the court on
the application of the Northwestern
Fuel. company, and w. S. Conrad, who
had applied for q receiver before the
assignment was filed and Attorney Nc
Laughlin said. that if the assignment
was valid shis~clients were willing to
abide byezit. They wanted the point
adjudicated and if the assignment was
notsSvaliG,. then he would insist on q
receiver. He. contended. that the assign.
ment was not valid because Kittson
was solvent at the time it was given.
1t was ella led. that kIJtsGn owed more
than $4,000 at the time the assignment
to Steinbruch was made and that the
assignment to Judge Morrison was
made to make .SteiRbrucher a preferred
creditor.
Attorneys Holman and Cavanagh
came into the case and said they repre-
scented creditors to the extent of near
ly $14,0G0 and they wanted a receiver.
The court remarked that it was an
parent that a receiver was necessary.
the only thing to be decided was the
name of the receiver
Kittson himself was put on the stand
and he testified that he was in debt to
the extent of about 100000, but that he
would have that amount coming from
his fathers estate IN the fall and would
De able TO GEAR up CneSe ODllSduOHS-
All of the contending interests had
somebody as preference for the re-
ceiver. Anton Nielsen, Mr.. Wickwire
and Judge Morrison were suggested.
and as the latter was favored by the
largest interest he was appointed by
the court.
The bond cf the receiver was for the
present fixed at the. sum of $4,000, and
it will be raised to the limit Of the
Indebtedness when the estate is APP
portioned in the fall.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
JOHNSON NEED NOT QUIT
GATES A. JR. WILL NOT RESIGN TO
GO TO WAR
ference With the County COM
missiOners and Will Re Granted
Leave of Absence Before He
Starts for the FrOnt-Gates A.
Sr. to Become County Surveyor.

When County Surveyor Gates A.
Johnson Jr. is commissioned first lieu
tenant of the company of engineers,
now being raised, and marches away
to the battle fields, he will not give up
his official position of surveyor of Ram
ftsey county.
Mr.. Johnson has conferred with the
members of the county commissioners
and will be granted a leave Of absence.
The law provides that the county sur
sveyor may appoint an ASSISTANT, and
this provision Of the law was compiled
with as soon as Mr.. Johnson took his
Office.
Gates A. Johnson Sr. was appointed
the assistant surveyor, and, when
Gates A. Jr leaves with the company
of engineers, Gates A. Sr. will step
into the position of county surveyor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26

Mrs. Nellie Kelly Spur died very suddenly
Tuesday noon Of apoplexy. Mrs. Spur was
avenue. She had been apparently in the best
of health and there was no premonition1 OF
death. Herbert Spur, her husband left a
few few days If before for Port Angeles, Washing
few weeks was deemed advisable for his
health. Mrs Spur received a letter from
him Tuesday morning. Mrs. Spur was at
that time well and happy, and had not
thought of being i'll. Deceased leaves one
child a daughter, 3 years of age. She
formerly lived in Lake City. Her uncle, Pat
husband arrived this afternoon. The funeral
will take place at o'clock this afternoon
from Grace M. E. church. on Juno street,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
CHARLES BYRNEs, SUIT.
Judge Willis Hearing the Merits of
His Claim for Salary

Charlie" Byrnes, formerly a detective, is
suing the city for back salary to the extent
!! of 1924. which is the amount that Mr.
Byrnes would have drawn from the city since
he drew, his pay last, If he had been con-
tinued on the payroll.
The case is identical in most respects with
some of the others that have been tried the
| contention being that the plaintiff was never
really discharged owing to a lack of action
on his dismissal by the council
Inc defense lays some stress on the al
legation that Byrnes could not have been
legally an officer of the city as he was not
citizen of the country and alleges that he
did not report for duty and could not be
found for duty when he was wanted Judge
willis was hearing the case in general term
yesterday, and it is not yet concluded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
TROOPS sTAYsoAT OSHKOSH.
Strikers VIII Not Attempt Violence
while Militia Remains.

- -
MILWAUKEE,, June OLA special from
Oshkosh says: There has been no rloting in
this city today, the strikers being over awed
by the presence of. the troops. The latter
will remain in the city Until all danger is
passed. This conclusion was arrived at, at
a conference between Sheriff Lampert, Mayor
A. B. Ideson, Col HOLSTER, Adjt. Gen.
Boardman and Gov. Scofeld.
Adjt. Gen. Bcardman left at 4:30 this after
noon for Milwaukee and Camp Douglass, and
Col Seaman is now in command.
s There Wilt probably be- no disturbance while
the soldiers are here, but. should they leave
Just now there would be bloodshed.
At the conference of mill men it was decided
to start up the mills as follows: The PINE
Lumber company plant, which did not
Morgan company; Hadford Bros. G. Co., and
McMilIen company will sresume operations
Monday morning; Employing such men as
they need to operate the plants to such d
capacity as business swill warrant, without any
question as to whether the men had b en-
strikers, members of the union non-union
men.
The Williamson and Libbey p ant will not
resume operations until after July 4. The
Gould plant will start up in a short time, and
the Foster-Hafner mills will open up aIso
as soon as its officers deem 1t advisable to
do SO.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
Moses Southwark Dead.

Moses Southwark died On Friday at the age
of g. years. Southwark was one of the CID
time printers of st. Paul, being one of the
case holders The Daily G o b when 1t
stared, back in 1878. He remained with the
paper until 1855 and had since work in
several offices in st. Paul He was of
the most cheerful men Of the craft, was
great story teller and was well liked by al
who knew him. He was born in England.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
SUITS THE MILWAUKEE,.
The New Ordinance Settling the Dis
/ pute with the City. :s-


/ pute with the City. ~ e
The Milwaukee road has accepted the Or
dinance that was passed by the common
counc. a. month ago providing for a contract
regarding the contention in which the city
has engaged with the road. The matters in
volved included the rights of. the city and
the road in theelevee property and regardir 6
the Summit avenue bridge
The acceptance of the railroad was filed
yesterday, signed by Roswell Miller, presi-
dent and P. w. Meyers secretary.
BY the contract the road is given the use
of the property on the levee between Sibley
and Broadway for a. term of fifteen years, at
an annual rental of $1,000 per year. The
property is occupied by the tracks and the
freight houses OF the road andslt is stipulated
that at the expiration of thef contract the
railroad shall remove its tracks and freight
sheds.
The road also binds itself to build a steel
grder bridge, according to the Specifications
of the ordinance. over Summit avenue in
place of the present bridge and agrees that
it shall be built before Nov. / of this year
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
TWO BOVINE FREAKS.
Singular Pair Turned Up Mt I'll,
South ST. Paul StOciSyards,

Singular Pair Turned Up Mt the
South ST. Paul StOci1yards.
A five-legged steer and a midget COW We're
objects of interest at the South st. Paul
stockyards yesterday They were shipped
into the Minnesota Transfer from Mandan,
~ D.. and yesterday came down to the stock
yards.
The steer was a branded range steer, sp-
parentiy healthy and well proportioned, hut
had an extra leg hanging from the left Shout
DER. The leg was complete, with regu:a.
down as useless ornament The COW stood
thirty seven inches high, weighed 396 pounds,
and had calf weighing eco pounds. The wv
was was, -FOUR years old. perfectly healthy and
well proportioned, except having a head
nearly as large as a young heifer.
me freaks may be taken to the Omaha
eXhibiuon by the owner. R. o. Robertson,
who is here with them