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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
NERVOUS MEMS NEEDS.
They Require the Attendance OF
Their Wives to Care for Them.

They Require the Attendance of
Their Wives to Care for Them.
Brooklyn Times.
A crowded car of an uptoWn-bound Lex
ington avenue elevated train was deeply
interested in a couple that entered it at
Reid avenue station. The man was so
nervous that he could scarcely stand and
he fairly. trembled as his wife supported
him to a seat. AS soon as he reached it
equarely his eyes. closed and he appear
ed to be in a deep sleep. The woman
carried In her right hand a saw, a ham,
mer and several other sorts of carpenters
tools. She sat stern and erect, and looked
as though life to her was pretty tough
experience. The passengers guessed THAI
she was leading her nervous husband
home from work, but how on earth he
ever used the tools she carried was a
puzzle. If you look about you sharply
these days 1t is no uncommon sight to see
women careworn of countenance leading
along faded men. Monday morning sill
ent woman walked into the barber shop
on Evergreen avenue, near Cooper. street,
followed by her husband; a pale-faced,
thin individual, who acted as though he
was walking on air He fell into chair,
and the barber rapidly shaved him, while
the woman sat In a corner and waited
until the process was complete. Then
she handed over the price of a shave,
with no tip, and walked out, followed by
her broken down better half. ooh, that's
nothing" said the barber, as he looked
after the queer couple. 1T have had num-
bers Of men come to my place like that.
Some of them are so COMPOUNDED nervous
that before you get shalf finished they
want to jump from the chair. I've got
six outside customers whom 1 shave at
their homes and two of them [ shave
in two days; on side today, the next side
tomorrow, because ftheir excessive eX-
citability. When I was over in the Pro-
duce Exchange building 1 had men jump
from my chair and run out of the shop
because they couldn't sit still long enough
to be shaved"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
STARVING At PONCE.
THE SITUATION OF THE PEOPLE
OF PORTO RICO is DIES
PERATE
SECURE FUTURE ESSENTIAL

No Permanent Relief Until Definite
Policy Has Reen Decided Upon for
ions Sent From the United States
Wasted, Owing to Poor Manage
ment-Irony of Fate.
PONCE, Porto Rico, Sept. 17.-People
are starving to death almost daily in
the city of Ponce, and while this state Of
affairs exists there is a failure to af-
ford the commercial relief which is the
only true and lasting relief. Unless a
permanent government is esta blished, I'M
less the status of the island Is deter
mined, and unless the policy of the island
to be followed in the future is outlined
existing conditions will be aggravated
and it will soon be necessary to feed the
whole population through relief agents.
What Porto Rico wants, however, is not
charity, but rather development of her
commercial and agricultural interests
and while the present distribution of re-
lief is necessary that necessity would
soon disappear if their interests were
properly cared for.
Great difficulties are encountered in
Transporting the supplies TO the inland
towns, mainly due to the disappearance
of the bridges. When the Panther ar
rived in the harbor Of Ponce, the sea
was rough, and there was very heavy
rain. Yet for some reason the work of
putting off the supplies was not post
poned; and, it is reliably stated much
of the cargo dropped into the bay instead
of reaching the lighters. Then, again,
what reached the lighters was tossed
upon the waves in the rain for thirty
six hours. The tarpauins poorly protect
ed the SUPPLIES, and so per cent of what
was finally landed was damaged by wa
ter. Tons of rice and oat meal have been
thrown into the water, or have been CIV
en- away to be fed to chickens and pigs.
By a strange irony of fate, boxes of
fancy straw hats and untrimmed theater
bonnets came through safely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18


pine for cheap pencils and cedar for
more expensive ones. When the strips
OF wood are received at the factory they
are run through machine which cuts
III each one six grooves round or square,
and at the same time smoothes the face
of the wood.
The filling of the strips is done by girls.
The first one takes a grooved strip of
wood in her left hand and a bunch of
leads In the right She spreads the leads
out fan-shape, and with one motion she
fills the six grooves with lead. Next to
her sits another girl, who takes the filled
strips and quickly and neatly lays on
another grooved strip which has just
been coated with hot glue by a third girl.
The filled and glued strips are piled upon
each other and putin a press, where they
are left to dry. The ends OF the strip are
eVened off under a sandpaper wheel, ald
then the strips are fed into a machine;
which cuts out the individual pencils.
shapes them and delivers them smooth
and ready for the color and polish in
six streams. The eceloring Is done with
liquid dyes, after which the pencils are
sent through the vanishing machine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
WAS A WINNER,
hut the Girl That He Picked On
Suddenly Woke Up.

Hut the Girl That He Picked Out
Suddenly Woke Up.
New York World
Such a pushing impudent fellow stirred
up near by Jersey beach the ether day.
He was attired ir a sky blue, tight fit
ting bathing suit, and was properly burn
ed and bronzed by the sun. On the life
line" chung e. dozen or so of timid girls
and women, up to their ankles in the salt
sea, and HAVING a Wildly exciting time in
their own original way. -iE
One more daring than the rest even ven
| tured up to her knees for a moment and
came back to her awe-struck companions
flushed with triumph
The attractive youth viewed these pro-
ceedings with contempt, and, swimming
out beyond the group, emitted yell and
disappeared beneath the waves.
Having thus attracted the Mortified at
tentlon OF the fair ones he reappeared
and proceeded to do aquatic Stunts
Their eXclamations of dismay and ad-
miration reached him-by the way never
whisper any secrets in that wonderful
sounding board, the Water-and made him
bolder
He swan on his back almost into the
group, and, recovering himself, said:
why don't some of YOU girls come out
side? There is no fun in here"
Nobody ventured to answer him, all
being too much occupied in looking at
each other in a shamefaced way.
"Oh, come out" he coaxed.- "Pll show
any of you how to dive and how to float"
He then fixed his glittering eyes upon
the youngest and prettiest of the lot,
and, noting her look of indecision-wom-
en- are very weak creatures when in the
Water-even ventured to seize her hand
and pull her along.
Her INDIGESTION vanished on the instant.
She hit his cheek a resounding slap,
and cried:
You femme alone, you sassy thing,
you! Amt you got a nerve to do that to
lady you never seen before? Wait till
get my father, an he'll fix you all right.
Father, father, here's a man insultin'
mer'
And hoarse voice in the distance re-
Piled
''Hould him till get there, bad luck to
him"
But the young man did not wait.
His time was not taken, but If it had
been it would have proved remarkable
in natatorial annals.
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nninrs OF Conductors.

Division Nc. 40. Order Of Railway Con-
ductcrs, lret in Knights of Pythias hall,
2owlby block. yesterday afternoon. w.
H. NIoGraw, of the Grand Forks division;
T. F. Richardson, of the Great Falls di-
vision. and J. s. Lands, of the Melrose
division, We're present as visitors. s. r.
Reed was initiated into the mysteries of
the order, and two APPLICATIONS We're re-
ceivcG and referred to a committee to in
vestieate. NJ. N. Goss, secre- airy of the
division, submitted a statement showing
that the net profits derived from the
steamboat excursion on Aug. 26 were
$500. This sum, with Other receipts from
dances. picnics, etc, will be placed in a
special fund to be used for the entertain
Enent of delegates to the national con-
vention to be held in st. Paul In May,
1901. The next regular meeting viii be
held Oct. l.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18

usual monotonous regularity, when, after
one deep plunge, a loud roaring sound
was heard coming from the well, accom-
panied by jets of muddy water and the
outburst Of heavy stones. Soon after
the drill itself made its appearance, fol-
lowed by a grand column of water which
forced itself higher and higher until the
top reached an elevation Of 500 feet. The
flow was accompanied by vast quantities
of gas, smelling of sulphur strongly, and
igniting when fire was applied, burning
with q strong, blue flame. Oil in consid-
cradle quantities was mixed with the
flow.
The stones were thrown to an equal
height with the water, and the exhibit
ton of tremendous force was appalling
to the last degree. No geyser of the
Yellowstone ever displayed such activity.
The column of muddy water was like a
great pillar extending almost to the
clouds and falling back to earth again In
graceful festoons. The force exerted was
equal to a thousand powerful engines.
For two weeks this phenomenon has been
active, though some dininutien of the
force exerted is beginning to be apparent.
The flow of water is enormous, and, the
country being fiat, some difficulty is ap-
pretended in it's control.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
MYSTERY OF MILLIONS
WILL OF CORNELIUS VANDERBILT
TO BE KEPT FROM THE
PUBLIC
WAITING HIS SONS ARRIVAL

Upon the Return of Alfred Wander
biIt the Disposition of the Vast
Estate VIII BE Made Known
Story That the Oldest Son Has
Been D1sinherited Denied - Pro-
visions of Document Guarded.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Not until the
return of Alfred Vanderbilt from abroad
will the will of Cornelius Vanderbilt be
fled for probate. In the meanwhile the
provisions of the will will be carefully
guarded from those most directly in
terested in the estate. This action was
decided upon at a conference in the office
of E. V. w. Rossiter, treasurer of the
New York Central & Hudson River rail-
road.
There were present at the conference
Mr.. Rossiter, William X. Vanderbilt,
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Henry B. An
derson, Cornelius Vanderbilt's legal adj
wiser, who has charge of the will. They
remained closeted for two hours, after
which Mr.. Depew made the announce
ment to the waiting reporters that the
will would not be offered for probate
and nothing would be made public about
the provisions until Alfred Vanderbilt had
returned. The young man is now on his
way home from what was intended to be
a tour of the world and Is expected to
reJoin his family here in about a month,
MIR. Depew said.
1t had been previously announced that
the will would be filed in the surrogate's
Office some time this week, when copies
would be furnished the press. What has
caused this change in the plans of the
executors is a matter of conjecture. None
of those present at the conference would
throw any light on it.
1t has been stated upon reliable au-
hcrity that Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. has
not been disinherited. AT no time was
it supposed that he would be, but it was
reported at the time of his marriage that
his father might beQueath him much
smaller proportion than his brothers and
sisters, instead of a larger amount as
the eldest son. At the time the report
was current 1t was also said that his
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
: CLEVER JUGGLER
And the Manner in Which He Gave
Heart Disease to a Man.


New Orleans Time Democrat.
"One day last spring. said a local
theatrical man, 81 had funny expert
ence with Flemming, the juggler He
happened to be in the city en- route for
Frisco, and asked me to take him to a
curio shop, where he could pick up afeW
souvenirs for Northern friend. Elem
ing is a very solemn-looking individual
off the stage, and the last man In the
world you would take for a audeille per
former. One of his star tricks is to pre-
tend to drop an article, and, after a dee-
perate scramble, catch it just before 1t
touches the floor. While we were look
ing around in curio shop in which l
escorted him to beautiful little vase
which happened to be valuable histor-
ical relic Would you allow me to see
it in my hands?' asked Fleming. Ger
tainly' said the curio man, and lifted 1t
out of the case with the greatest delicacy
and care How very interesting, re-
marked Fleming, turning it from side to
side, and then all of a sudden it slipped
through his myers. He made a series OF
frantic clutches, tossing it to and fro,
and keeping it inathe air apparently a
pure miracle until he finally grabbed 1t
when it was within a couple of inches
of the floor. During this breathless per-
Torrance the proprietor stood petrif1ed
with horror, and at each fresh slip he
gave an involuntary Shrek When ne
secured his treasure he was as white as
a sheet In few moments Fleming did
exactly the same thing with an egg-shell
teacup that had belonged to the Empress
Josephine, and repeated it with mag
nificent Wedgewood plate. Each time ne
did the trick 1 thought the dealer would
swoon When he got the plate In his
hands again he proceeded TO show US the
door. This is very strange, protested
Fleming, don't you want our custom"
I'd like your custom well enough, re-
plied the dealer, IF 1 wasn't subject to
nalnitation of the heart Fleming was
greatly amused Hello, he said, when l
saw hin. on Broadway, recently, how S
the curio man? Has he died of heart
disease YETI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
HOLDS ITS GROUND.
This Is Testimony From Everywhe re
as Well as ST. Paul.

Can this be so? Is it true? Are the,
facts as stated? These are apt questions
which every man and woman in st. Paul
suffering the tortures of backaehe asks
as they read the published statements in
newspapers about medicines which claim
they cure backache. Whatever the con-
clusion arrived at, they can't finch from
or disproYe the following, for it took pl ce
in st. Paul and the experience is that of
a citizen.
Mrs. Bernard Dolan, No 100 Valley
street, says:
II can recommend Doan's Kidney Pil
as medincine for weak lor d:sardered kid
neys. l had symptoms of Kidney COM
plant which cauSed5me much distress,
believe many women have these but do
not understand the cause I procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at. F. M. Parkers
drug store and they quickly disposed of
the last attack. keep this remedy in
the house and take dose occasionally,
as [ find it keeps nay kidneys regular and
avoids suffering and annoyance L am
glad to let others know the benefit l de-
rived from Doan's Kidney Pills"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all deal
ers, price SO cents. Mailed en- receipt Of
price by Foster Mi1blrFn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States. r.
member the name, Doan's, and take no
substitute.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
In I. AD On7S
sass. . . field

The meeting of the hack and cab ~
ers' union held in Room l, Ass m5ly
halls, last evening was well atteGd-d.
The American Federation Ct Dor
through it's secretary, Fralk Morrison, a
short time since communica ell with tie
local union to the effect that IS III re
was no international union of the ha X
drivers it was expected that the union
would affiliate with the internationa.
teamsters' organizad n. The matter wa
thoroughly discussed last evening. w tn
the result that Secretary G db ut was in
structed TO inform Presi-elt Comp rs o :
the Federation that the union Is very
much averse to joining the telmster7
international organization or the reaSo
that the4 members of the hack and fao
drivers union consider that they come
under the headoof .cRrgl2Ess and should
not be elassed with draymen, exp s.
men and teamsteTs, whom they class as
freighters. A letter was received from
Abe Sleeger, a member of the uni n, but
q volunteer in the Thirteenth Minneso
regiment. dated Manila, P. l., in whacI
he stated that he had much rather eat
chicken at Bass Lake than partake It
bareback and corned 1eef in the Philip
pines lie also stated tha- h would b.
glad TO get back to St. Pau. and meet
with the boys at Assembly halls.
The committee. having the Union depot
difficulty in charge report, that On the
advice of eminent legal talent they would
recommend that the case recently decided
against the union by Judge Brill be ap-
pealed. The members present were ct
the same opinion aad on a vote being
taken it was decided to take an app al to
the supreme court. A letter was received
from Martin Igo, who has been located
at Colorado Springs for the past four
months, stating that he would be back
in St. Paul Oct and expected to nike
ii his home in the future.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
MAKING LEAD" PENCILS.
1t Is Graphite, Not Lead, That En-
ters Into Their Composition.

1t Is Graphite, Not Lead, In1S ELL
ters Into Their Composition.
The first thing to be said about lead
pencils is that they are not lead pencils
at all Once upon q time sticks of lead
were used for making marks on paper
and wood, and the name has survived,
though nowadays all the pencils are fill
ed with graphite, or plumbago. This min
eral is found in only few places in the
world. In Cumberland, England, along
the Laurentian ranges in the province of
Quebec, and at Ticonderoga, VT. The
largest mines on this continent are at the
latter place.
The graphite is taken in the lump from
the mines and carried to the reducing
mill, where it is ground or pulyeriZed in
stamp mills under water. The fine parti-
cleS Of graphite float away with the wa
ter through number of tanks, collect
ing at the bottom of these reservoirs. 1t
is packed in barrels in the form of dust
and sent to the factory, where tens of
thousands of lead pencils are turned out
every day The pulveriZed graphite is so
fine that it really is dust, dingy in col
or and smooth and oily to the touch. 1t
is divided into various grades of fine
ness by floating it on water from one tank
| to another. The coarse dust sinks to the
I bottom of the first tank, the next finer
| on down the line, the finest powder for
| the finest pencils settling in the last tank.
| In another series of tanks the German
| ripe clay, which is mixed with graphite
| to secure the different grades of pencils
! from very soft to extra hard, is graded
| in the same way by floating. The fines
| clay is mixed with the finest graphite,
| being ground together between stones,
and the hardness of the pencil is secured
| by increasing the proportion of clay in
the mixture.
For the medium grades seven parts by
weight of clay are mixed with ten parts
of graphite. After the graphite and cay
| are ground together the mixture is put
in canvas bags and the water is squeezed
out under a hydraulic press, leaving a
mass the consistency Of putty. The plas-
ter is placed in a forming press, which is
small iron cylinder in which solid
plunger or piston works up and down.
A steel plate having a hole the size and
shape of the lead is put under the open
end of the cylinder, and the plunger
pressing down forces the graphite
through the hole, making a continuous
thread Of wire of graphite.
| AS long as the thread is moist it is
pliable, but it becomes brittle when dry,
SO it is handled rapidly. 1t is cut into
three lead lengths, Strengthened out, and
then hardened in crucible over a coal
| fire. The leads when taken from the cru
cibles are ready for the wood, which is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
LABOR NOTES.

The national conveptioa Of the .Rrother-
hood of Blacksmiths will be, held at Rock
Islard, ILL.,, Begin ing Oct. q During the
past four months Syenty-two charters
have been issued. r Every department in
the great Moline plow- facto- les is now
organized.
Public eating houses for supplying
dinners to the Working people are estab-
>lished in Germany. Food is served at
lowest cost, to do away With the dinner
pail and its GROWER connection. France
has also tried the experiment and finds
it works satisfactorily.
Railway teleg7aphers will remove head
quarters to st. Louis, trainmcn to Cleve-
land ana indications are that the
machinists will go to Washington.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
duy Hol~ One Here.

The labor and industrial exposition Civ
en- under The auspices Of the Trades and
Labor council and the Building Trades
Council of Minneapolis came to close
Saturday evening. AS an advertisement
OF what organized labor is capable OF it
n2s a grand success, but as financial
veAture, it is said, it did not prove a
success, owing largely to its being held
during fair week. There is some talk
among the delegates to the st. Paul
Trades and Labor assembly of trying to
persuade that body to hold an exposition
in this city in the near future.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
VIII Decide TONIGHT.

The judges appointed to decide what
organization in the recent Labor day par
ade is entitled to the prize of $25 offered
by the Plymouth Clothing house will
meet at Assembly halls this evening. The
award would have been made at a pre-
vious meeting had not several unions no
tilted the judges that they proposed en-
tering protest against their decision I'M
less they themselves were declared the
winners The matter will be settled to-
night, however, and it is expected that
the decision of the judges will be cheer
fully conceded in by all the union organ
izatiOns.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
a Good Showing.

General Secretary Thosas I. Kidd, Of
the Amalgamated Woodworkers union,
while in St Paul last week announced
that during the past year his organizat ton
had established the nine. hour day in
twelve cities, where local unions have an
aggregate Of 4,0CO members the result
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
DEATHS.

.-~~~<O~~~~~~~--~-~-~
NEWTON-In st. Paul. Mimi, Sept 18th,
shall avenue, Katharine B., wife of John
f. Newton, aged forty-two years. Fu-
neral services and interment at Hast
ings, Mimi, Tuesday, the 18th inst, $3.50
a. M, from Episcopal church.
NICHOLES-In ST. Paul, at the residence
Of her son-in-law Thomas Fahy, 649 Lee
avenue, Mrs Jane Nicholes. aged six
ty-three years Funeral from above
residence, Monday, Sept. 18th, at 2 p.
m. Remains will be taken to Pine ISL
and, Mimi, for interment.
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Ms blackburn Dead.

VERSAILLES. Ky. Sept. T.-Mrs. J.
G. S. Blackburn, wife of the ex-senator.
died here of heart failure tonight, aged
sixty years Mr.. Blackburn left home a
few days ago, his wife's health showing
from the East when Mrs. Blackburn
died. At her bedside were all her chill
dren except one daughter, the wife Ct
Col William P. Hall, Z. S. A. who Is Ill
in Washington Mrs. Blackburn was the
daughter of the late Dr. Chris c. Ora
ham, a noted Kentuckian. and cente-
no,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
THE MOST CONVENIENT TRAIN
To Duluth and Superior

the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad, leav-
ing ST. Paul after the midday meal, 2:25
p. M, and arriving at the Head of the
Lakes" for q p. m. dinner. Its motto
is AT all times on time" It's Paatial
Reclining Chair Cars are the acme of
comfort and elegance. Runs on and after
September 18th.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
Packers and NaiIers.

Organizer Swift, of the State Federation
of Labor, Friday evening instituted a
union of the flour packers and nailecs of
Minneapolis with a charter memb arshiD
Of 36l. The union voted to affiliate with
the State Federation of Labor, and also
elected five delegates to the Trades and
Labor Council of Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18

brother Alfred, who sympathized with
him, declared that if on account of Cor
ne1ius marriage his father Disseminated
against him In the disposition of the prop
erty he (Alfred) would insist upon an
equal division.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-18
Tennis Tournament.

CINCINNATI, o. Sept. 17.-Under the
auspices of the Lawn Tennis association
of this city, a national tennis tourna-
1nent will begin here tomorrow morning
and continue all week. Prizes aggregat-
Ing $500 are offered. q