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Evening star., 1899-02-11
worlds Eargest Ranch.
From the Ladies' Home Journal.

u
1t seems natnralnthat the largest ranch
in the world shpuIdshe found in the largest
state in the WnionaTexas. Indeed, this
ranch is so extensive that some states
ample, could not hold it by several thou
sand acres. The two states of Rhode Is
land and Delaware combined could not con-
tain this immense ranch, which consists of
100000 acres. or about five thousand
square miles.
About a dozen years ago, when Texas
needed a new state capitol, the legislature
adopted a novel plan to get it. A promise
was held forth that a vast tract of unap-
for suitable granite, building at Austin.
Among those tempted by this offer were
brother John, who ultimately formed a syn
dicate in Chicago and took upon themselves
the responsibility Of erecting the proposed
pears to have been carried out to the salts
faction of the state, and in due time they
came into the possession of the immense
domain now known as the x. I. T. ranch.
Evening star., 1899-02-11
Dogs for Tracking Turkeys.

From the Chicago Record
The wild turkey is now hunted in Mis-
souri, with a slow-tracking dog and whole
Nocks are often killed in this way Till
the trained dog was employed to follow up
the wary bird this game fowl could battle
the most ski1lful hunter. Now when a
flock of turkeys is found the sportsman
has little difficulty. A good dog will fol-
low a turkey track that is three or four
hours DID, and set the birds when over
taken. just as the pointer does the quail
After the turkey has been chased awhile
it hides in a tree or under a log and stays
there until the hunter, guided by his dog
comes within close range. It is astonish-
ing what fine instinct a good turkey dog
will develop after a. few months of train
ing in the woods. He will follow flock
of turkeys for, hours just ahead of the
hunter, and INDICATE by unmistakable
signs when thsy game is near. After a tur-
key has received a., fatal shot it may fly
half a mile or more. A trained dog will
go straight taua wounded or dead turkey
with the samf precision with which he
tracks the game. Ia
Evening star., 1899-02-11

fond Of induiging In classical illusions.
What story is that?"
Ihe one to which YOU Just made refer
enee; that good old yarn about the youth
VINO fired the Epheslsn dome"
You don't undertake TO Justify him do
certainly not. i go no further than to
suspect a possibility of mistake about his
motive in doing ii. 1t was easy enough TO
Jump at the conclusion that he was so anN-
ious 10 get half-tone pictures of himself in
the Ephesus papers that he was willing TO
plead guilty to arson rather than not be
noticed"
But what other theory can there be?''
Iheories are easy. The temple that he
fired was. as ] understand it, a public
building"
Il suppose il was. Temples in those days
were closely associated with the governing
powers"
Exactly so. And when the building was
decided upon the job was. likely as not,
carried out on plans which had been select
Evening star., 1899-02-11
Anofher Need-

Another Need.
Oh, Science, mighty Science.
You have told us wondrous things
OF the germs which bid defiance
TO mankind. from serfs to kings.
From the carpet they are busted,
They are floating in the air;
There is no place to be trusted.
You will find them everywhere.
And a haunting dread comes o'er us,
AS we learn of how they lodge;
They're behind us and before us
And We meekly strive to dodge.
But in vain is all resistance;
Oh. for some sweet Lethean state,
Where, ignoring their existence,
Wed rush blindly to our fate!
Oh, Science, mighty Science,
You must make another stride,
And invent a new appliance.
One that's needed far and wide.
With ingenious cog and ratchet,
Named with strange pedantic terms.
Which Will cause those who attach IL
To forget about the germs.
Evening star., 1899-02-11

their lives sasshaying as close to it as pos
sible SO as TO find out 1t didn't mean any
thing. AS l said, it's a practical joke, and
practical jokes, as a rule, are despicable.
But the peopie l play this one on always
think they have had the best of it, so it
doesn't do any real harm It's almost as
amusing as it is to hang card labeled
fresh paint on the fence in summer and
have people come by the dozen all the way
to the house to tell me that l can take it
down, as the paint Is perfectly dry. There's
no use talking. human nature is mighty
interesting, if you only know how to stir
it up, SO as to make it show off,
Evening star., 1899-02-11
An Eye to Business.
From Tit-B


In these energetic go-ahead days we are
continually hearing of some new and curl
Gus way of making money. but the follow
ing method Is. perhaps, as ingenious as
any previously devised: A little boy en-
tered a surgery the other day when the
village doctor WAS in attendance, and,
marching up to him. whispered cautiously:
Please, sir. mother sent me to say as how
LiZZies got scarlatina awful bad; and
you'll give her to spread it all over the
villager'
Evening star., 1899-02-11
Out of Practice.

From the Detroit Free Press
Briggs-"A man might sit with that PiItar
girl for hours and she wouldn't say a
word"
Griggs-''No. She's been engaged so much
during the past year that she has forgotten
how to talk"
Evening star., 1899-02-11

The most costly leather in the world IS
known to the trade as the piano leather
The secret of tanning this leather is known
only to a family of tanners in Germany,
though the skins from which it is tanned
come almost entirely from America.
Evening star., 1899-02-11
How They sprung.

From Puck.
Mrs. o'Brien-'Haye yez amy ANCESTORS.
Mrs. Kellyg'
Mrs Keliy-"And phwat's ANCESTORS
Mrs. O'Brien?'
Mrs: O'Brien-"W'hy, o people you've sprung
from.
Mrs. Kelly pressivelyo-sLlshten to
me. Mrs. OBrien- come from the royal
shtock ay Donahues thot shpring from no.
body-they shpring at thimi"
Evening star., 1899-02-11

1t is said that some of the sheep runs"
or farms in Australia are as large as the
whole of England.
Evening star., 1899-02-11

When an unmarried woman dies In Brazil
the coffin, hearse and livery of the coach
man are all scarlet
Evening star., 1899-02-11
Had His Suxpicioux.

I'D like 10 hear both sides of that story"
remarked Mr.. Biykins to tie man who is
Evening star., 1899-02-11
When They wrote ON stones.

From Life.
Egyptian Poet (angrfly)-"Then why don't
you return my manuscript
Egyptian Editor (coldly)-"you inclosed
no or team"
Evening star., 1899-02-11


The travelling salesman. or commissioner
of trade. rs he calls himself of the present
day" observed representative of a large
eomme-cial house to a Star reporter. ito
he successful has to be a phrenologist, a
psychologist and hypnotist combined. If
he c@es not have these powers and know
how 20 apply them his sales will fall some
whet short. Besides all these things he has
TO be a good fellow generally. for some of
tie brightest men in this country are now
On the road. and IL is useless for a second
class or narrow-gauge man to enter into
The competition II is goods that sell now
not talk. though Tniess man can talk
and talk iDtelugently. on nearly everything
else as well as trade he cannot cut much of
figure in securing orders. A successful
drummer for trade has TO study the pecu-
liayttes and moods of those he comes in
contact with. and he has to know when not
TO talk as well as when his field Is clear
II Is useless to try to sell bill of goods to
a merchant when he is rot in the humor to
buy, ard " Is doing harm instead OF good
10 try 70 force matter. to rub against the
grain. as IL were. Time and time again on
calling on merchants. / have found them
worried about business matters and nv
experience Is that when this happens II ia
best to Tiv6 them general talk on every
thing else but trade. and to take them in
on the next y!ss. TO their city. Often have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30

the cash to celebrate muster day" III
good shape. Whenever hard wood was
RATED 10 the mil it was necessary to
1asten it to the pine logs with wthes.
70 prevent its sinking. Sometimes the
withes would break, and then down
would go the hard wood to the bottom
III the stream. These logs the boys
would fish UP, land them on the bank.
and saw them into cord wood. which
brought them $50 per cord. Logs
used to be RATED from Litchfeld ANA
other points UP stream, and Mr.. Col
ding stated that he had seen the
stream damned fun Of logs, from the
mill to the rips.
The wheel which turned tha min wls
what was known as an undersh IT
wheel, one Of the earliest types of
water wheel known and was about
eight feet in length by Il in diameter.
\ crank was connected with the wheel.
ana the action Of the wheel WAS hot
unlike that at the stern If the good
steamer Della Collins. Mr.. Goddiur
said That it used to be a flvorite sun
day morning rastime for him to Go
doWH tn the mill ana dip Up Two ~
tarae bis trout from y basin worn ny
Tins water under the wheel H. also
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ShipbuiIding is again to start IL Rel
last ana work i'm the GiIchrist marine
railway viii soon begin upon a new
vessel. which Mr.. Gichrist will build
during the winter. George A. Gilchriet
tlr principal owner Of the yard. went
-a Iamariscatta the first Of the week
h"'e ho viii purchase the frame for a
''' tom vessel As soon AZ the lumber
arrives crew win begin at once put
HnE up the frame, and Mr.. Gilchrist
says ho expects IN have the vessel
r-ddy for launching by April first. The
ne" vessel viii be Il three-nasted
schooner VT pretty model and the
"otk upon hor win he pushed along
"5 soon as the material arrives. MI
'li'Ari-t has proved himself Il hustler
lh getting vessels for repairing ana
may continue the ship-building.
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ne altogether Of the mills built oa
.a aus No. l. both in Dr.. Gardeners time
and in later years however there Is
~ astabIished chain Of evidence
Following the erection ri tne till
min. building saw mills see s1,,lu j lid M
n lil,,,, fad with tn early settlers ANA
come ,5.l n r ! years they continued To
l crow along the banks Of nc no, +' ar e.
sinsL E @ built a mill Mr. the re=e'-
Or, G a1, AZ the new mills. tut after a
voir dam a. n ~ W dyeayed Tint il
few years ,ai@n down. Gyn. H."rZ Dear ',,,..
was 'an a.,.5 another mill at thr SANE
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about 551,0o0. Employment was given Tn
about e. men ana the annual output "
the mill was ll.27o.ool fcrt Wi Bong lumber.
lin addition IN this there were loo"io
shingles ana laths ana 5140o1 clapboar.i-,
also prlz,ts. Stats. etc. in June. 1897. ou
account uf financial complications lnt
riII vas -nut down ana vita thc yzr.p-
u0n Va two months in ISIS, mas INIT been
operated since M, Jewett has since q
l.y been Identified with lumbermen of the
oId school, ana his energy has I'm tho ra-t
contributed large amount t. the mauu-
featuring interests ofSGardiner. aad Ell IL
earnestly hoped that ere long tnat th- mll
which now lies idle viii resume its aecu=-
toned activity.
THE late Lincoln Perry was Identified
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30

tcat to 100000 Der month, making an
agsregate cut for the season Of seven
months saving, ISL millions in long
lumber ana about IL millions latbs
making about 100 cargoes by vessel
which is placed in New York and
sound markets, balance Of product
shipped by rail-
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derful miracles he is performing every
where"
The SIocum system kills the deadly
haoii,i, imparts visor to the body, and
makes firm. healthy flesh
in q word, il strengthens ana builds
up making men, women and children
stout ana healthy, when al other
means have failed.
Now that the raw winds Of fall and
winter ara az hand, Or. Slocum pro-
p-ses On further demonstrate his Won
2erfui triumph by sending to every
s1ff r.rs reader Of the Kennebec Jour
ual Fan Free course IF the -Four
Preparations comprising the treatment.
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WHO Hos C0SaE>E'Il?
a Cq:.s..G.0g.a- SENSE cure

'TSO those who know what Catarrh
j really IS, the old-fashioncd way
Z of treating 1t. Still used bv
thousands who cling to old
methods, seems q woeful waste Of
good energy.
Catarrh j. Inflammation Of the
mucous membranes of the rostrils,
throat and air passages.
1T needs soothing not irritating.
The constant hawking, the ch0l-
ms, plugged-up, disagrecable SEN
satlon Of tightness - troublesome
especially in the early morning,
when the cold air contracts the air
passages and irritates the infamed
membranes-is relieved Immediate
ly by the simple application Of
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Railroads and Steamboats,,
|l(.AzZ[II!IR|'{|. H | q, Is ];
THROUGH TRAINS

Passenger trains leave Aueu.-ti rs :
lows:
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mn ."l driven Dg AM aa4laa VI w aor-4
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
S1O.75
b and Cheviot
$500
Olive Oil Soap.

Another big lot of absolutely
pure Olive Oil Toilet Soap will
go On sale tomorrow. 1t is as good
a.soap as can be produced at any
price. It's made of pure Imported
Olive Oil. It gives a soft, thick
lather which leaves the skin
clean and soft. You may wash
the daintiest silks without dan
ger of fading. Use it fer wash
ing Shirt Waists if you want
them to look like new after fire.
quent washings:
3 CAKES FOR 10 CENTS.
IS CAKES FOR Is CENTS.
100 CAKES FOR $2.75.
Each cake weighs four ounces
"a quarter of a pound.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
MAY FILE HIS CLAIM.
William III. Mcdonald May Take Ac-
ton Against the kittsNn Estnfe

a.
Judge Bazille, in probate court YES
terday, filed a conditional order permit
ting William H. Mcdonald to file his
claim against the estate of Alfred s.
Kttson, incompetent. 1t Is stipulated
that. If allowed, the claim shall not be
enforced until 1903. when the st. Paul
Trust company makes it's final account
Ing to A. S. Kittson under the will of
Norman w. Kittson. The hearing is set
for May g. and the claim will be strong
ly contested by Violet K Kfttson. as
guardian. -
Mrs. Violet K. Kittson yesterday filed
her first accounting as guardian of her
husband, Alfred S. Kittson. The account
shows that she has received $3.50. 80 on al
loWance account and $24 800 3S from the
ST Paul Trust company, being the resi-
due after the payment of the compro-
missed claims. Her expenditures have
been $22, So, of which the larger items
are $4,000 to John H. Ives, as attorney
for the guardian, and $4,000 for Mrs
k1ttson for services as guardian for two
years. The account has not yet been
allowed by the court
Mrs. Kittson has been authorized to
pay $3.50 out of the estate for her bond
as guardian, furnished by bonding com
pany.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
CITY NEW :
LOCAL EVENTS IN PARAGRAPHS

Nurses to Meet-The Ramsey County
Graduate Nurses association will meet
tomorrow afternoon in the medical rooms
I'm the Lowry arcade.
Wouid DO Business Here-The Peii-
can Assurance Company of New YORK
city, applied yesterday to the insurance
commissioner for permission to do bust
ness ia Minnesota.
slavery of working Glass;. A.
Gra, will speak at the Socialist Labor
party meeting at $50 o'clock this after
noon in Assembly halls Oh ''The Slavery
OF the Working Class.
To Administer Ryan Estate-Will-
lam j. Murphy yesterday petitioned the
probate court for letters of admintstra-
ton on the estate of Michael Ryan. who
died Dec IL at the Rochester insane
ASYLUM.
Building Permits in March-During
the month of March the building IN
snector issued SeVenty-three permits ag-
gregating $96.613 The report shows a
decrease over the corresponding month
last year of 5000.
To Alter the PIans-A permit was
granted yesterday by the building in
cost $4OO on two-story building situated
on the west side of East Thirteenth
street near Broadway
Charles KartaE Hurt-Charles Kar-
TAX met with a slight accident caused
by his horse falling at Sixth and jack
son streets last night about p. m. The
harness was also damaged in several
places, but was repaired and Mr.. hartak
was able to proceed home.
City's Cash Account-The March re-
port of City Treasurer Horst shows the
following sums deposited in local banks:
Merchants National, $S9 20; National
German-American. $345.50S.G6; St Paul
National. sos, ,9436 &C; Germania, $19,97S97;
northumberland $39,S52 6S; Union,
S59 81 43; Hanover National bank, New
York. interest account, $50, O,79l97; State.
El9 795. .0l. Bank of Merriam Park, 81, 1850
local coupon account National German
American bank, So. 80; cash in vault.
$3.50 50; total, $76l, 1923
Believed to BE ImpOsters-M. l..
Hutchins. secretary of the relief society.
asks the public to pay no attention to
three little girls who are out asking as
sistance. One asks for money to buy
coffee for her mother; the second is try
ing TO dispose of raffle tickets Give cents
each, for lounSlng robe anu tEe thiri
IS little girl claiming to belong to Mn
neapolis. disrosing of rattle tickets for a
$50 piano, at Tom Hayes, Minneapolis.
She is reported as calling on the resi-
dents of Summit avenue Friday.
Would Debate De MOtte-The Phren-
ological society is after Prof. De Motto,
formerly of De FauW university. He
stated in his lecture at Minneapolis
rrhl1rsdav evening that There is no
science Of phrenology. A chicken thief
might as well run his hand over the out
side of a chicken coop to learn its con-
tents as for one to try to read the char
acte~ by feeling the cranium." Accord
ingly they appointed a committee of
three, President Spicer, DR.. A. c. Cald-
we'll and Prof Herbert Simmonds to
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
nAKE PLEA OF GUILTY
CULPRITS IN JUDGE KELLY'S
COURT TRUST THEIR FATE
TO CLEMENCY
DRUNKENNESS Is NO EXCUSE
George Farrell. Who Stole Watch
While Intoxicated, Is AstOnished
to Get II TwO-Xears' Sentence In
the Penitentiary - Receiver Ap-
pointed for Duluth Bridge-Oth-
News of the Courts.

Judge Kelly yesterday sentenced Carl
II. Park, convicted of receiving stolen
property. to two years and six months in
the state penitentiary. George Farrell
changed his plea from not guilty to gull
ty OF grand larceny in the second degree.
and was given two years in the peniten-
tiary. Henry Jerome, who also changed
his plea, escaped with reformatory
sentence for forgery in the second de-
gree.
Park was convicted Of receiving goods
that the state charges were stolen by a
colored woman. Hannah Idlett, with
whom he was living at 9S West Third
street. The woman Is now serving a
sentence in Minneapolis for shoplifting,
and will be rearrested on her release.
Her sister. Mary Dayton, is under in
dictment on a similar charge.
When brought before the court Park
appeared to be more nervous than dur
ing the trial, but he replied that he had
nothing to say when the court asked
him II there was any reason why SEN
tence should not be pronounced. His at
terney. Henry c. James, stated to the
court that he would move for a new trial,
and had already served a bill of eXcep-
tions on the county attorney. The hear
ing on the motion was set for April Is.
In pronouncing sentence Judge Kelly re-
marked that he had been solicited for
clemency by number of prominent
business men, but that he could not over
look the gravity of the offense
George Farrell withdrew his plea of
not guilty to a charge of stealing a
watch from the Hotel Fey and threw
himself on the mercy of the court He
was indicted on two charges, and his
attorney told the court that Farrell was
all right when sober, but that drink
transformed him into criminal He
appeared staggered at his sentence to two
years in the penitentiary.
Henry Jerome, boyish appearing
young fellow, also admitted that he was
guilty as charged in the Indictment of
forging the name of Louis Eisenmenger
to check for 32.65, that was cashed by
Otto Becker, a commission merchant
Jerome had previously pleaded not gull
ty, but had changed his mind and his
plea. Jerome's attorney pleaded for
clemency on the ground that his client
was drunk when the offense was COM
mitted. But the court, after censuring
persons for cashing checks indiscrimin-
ately, sentenced the prisoner to the re-
lorna tory.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
STOPPED A RUNAWAY HORSE.
officer Si>OOg Performs a barring Act
on Seventh Street.

officer Si>Ooe Performs a barring Act
Seventh Street.
Officer Skoog. of the Seventh and Wa
basha beat, made a daring and successful
attempt to stop a runaway horse yester-
day afternoon. The animal Is the prop
erty Of e. Ingham, 563 Ashland avenue.
Mr.. Ingham hitched the horse to car
riage, and after dinner started to drive
down town. At the corner of Wabasha
and Ninth he had occasion to stop. He
alighted from the rig and went to the
horses head to tie him, bus a passing
street car frightened the animal and 1t
started to run. Mr. Ingham tried to hold
the horse, but it broke away and started
down the street at the top of its speed.
Officer Skoog saw the horse coming
and, realizing the danger, shouted to the
people who were crossing at the Seventh
and Wabasha corner, and dashed into the
street. AS the horse passed he grasped
the bride and hung on for dear life He
was dragged considerable distance, but
brought the fractions animal to a stop
without injury to himself.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
PIANO BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK
Cash or Easv Pavmants
Temporary Order Gixen,

Judge Lewis yesterday issued tempo
rary order restraining Hiram @. Taylor
from disposing of any of the property of
fng machinists, and the matter will be
heard before Judge Brill tomorrow on an
order to show cause.
The action is taken in suit brought by
Seymour S. Hough against Taylor for
the appointment of a receiver and the
dissolution of the business on account of
partnership disagreements. The firm has
and has assets aggregating S., 900 ana $3.50
in liabilities
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
Engraving.

We are thoroughly prepared to
furnish Engraved Wedding In-
vitations and announces at
prices that are the lowest for
first-class work. The latest
Tiffany" styles are engraved
on the new "Gray- White" Kid
finished paper. Ask to see sam
pies of these new styles at Sta
tionery counter.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
GOT BACK THEIR hoy.

Frank Thompson Released From the
Children's Home by Courts Order.
Albert Anderson andaNIrs Lena Ander-
son, of "a Vests Third, street. yesterday
secured the release of their seyen-year-
old son, Frank Thompson, from the
Children's home, on a writ of habeas
corpus, after a series of exciting events.
Anderson is a laborers employed by the
city, and 1t appears from the story told
by Mrs. Anderson that he was away
from the house Friday morning HUI
name Agent Moak, she says. came in
after he had gone and, in spite of her
protests, took the child to the Children.s
home on Eighth street, conducted by
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02
WAS A ST. PAUL BOY.
Charles MetxGer, Volunteer Fire
man, Dying in minneapolis.

man, Dying in minneapolis.
One OF the veterans of the Old volunteer
fire department in st. Paul is dying in
Minneapolis, Charles MetZger, who thir-
ty years ago was one of the most active
young men in the city and ran with
the machine" with resistless energy.
Perhaps twenty-five years ago, Mr..
Metzger moved to Minneapolis, and for
a number of years now he has been
serving the city on its police force. He
was for long time located in the Fifth
precinct, in the Eighth ward. but was
transferred about four years ago to the
South Minneapolis station. About year
since. he hurt his foot, and through lack
of appreciation of the seriousness of the
injury did not treat It at once, with the
result that blood poisoning ensued and
he has been disabled ever since.
The sick man was reported very low
last night.
Mr. Metzger is about fifty years Of age