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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09

of his religion on the eligible list and
ne is taken to the first one in the row
IT,, after talking with her a few min
utes, he doesn't think he would like her.
he goes on to the next one. He is AL
ways covertly casting his eye along the
iine to see if there are any further
down that he likes better than those
near the top. Sometimes he sees one
near the end of the line that takes his
Tancy, and he will walk straight nv all
the others and go to her If she likes
him, too, they go to the table and her
history is read to him. He NAV nos
siply object to the crime she was sent
up Tor, and if so the affair is declared
OH; but usually there is no trouble
about that, for if man likes the looks
OF woman, he doesn't care how she
came to be there 1t would generally
pe case of the pot calling the kettle
black, anyway.
If man goes all through the line
and doesn't find
ONE THAT QUITE SATISFIES HIM
he sometimes wants to take one fur
Their up that he has before passed bv
as not quite good enough But do Won
think she will have anything to do
with him then? Not much. She viii
LOOK at him as if he were dirt. and
hold her neck as stiff as a poker.
w hen they have paired off as MANY
as possible the keepers let the different
couples go out and walk about in tha
grounds for the rest of the afternooo
to get acquainted with each other. and
speak a little. maybe. Sometimes they
DOM make more than one or two
matches IN whole afternoon. for they
are very hard to suit. those convicts
though you would think they'd be glad
10 get ANYBODY or anything. just for
a change of life from that in the Jail
These marriage parties always take
place on Saturday. and Just a week
from that day the man is allowed to
visit the woman again for an hour and
continue their acquaintance. If at the
end OF three Saturdays they are still
OF the same mind they are married
and taken on the boat down to the
N1cobars. where they begin their mar
RED life As | said. they give them
hut, few acres of ground and some
provisions and let them alone. These
couples generally get arong pretty well
together. though sometimes they have
fight and one kills the other. from
mere force of habit. In that case the
survivor is sent back to the iail at
Andaman But this very seldom hap
pens If they have children, which
they generally do not, these are left
with their parents till they die off. for
the Nicolbars are so unhealthful and
full of fever that people don't live
very long there.
There is only one resident officer al
the Nicobar colony. for there has ouiv
been one Englishman found who could
stand the climate. He lives there all
alone with the convfcts. and though
the government has built him a fine
house he leads the loneliest kind of life.
for. of course. he can't keep family
there. because they would get the
fever afic die inside of six months. The
chief commissioner Of Andaman comes
down to see him occasionally"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09

went the assets of the defunct ST. Jo-
seph club, which consisted of seven
players.
In the lot was a mixture of good,
bad and Indifferent base ball talent.
Under a firm management and under
the tutelage of BILLY" Nash, who will
manage the BiSons next year, the men
may turn pennant winners. The men
who weathered the storm of drafting,
buying and trading and who will re-
port to President Franklin in ST. Jo-
seph uniforms are Hollingsworth Eus-
tace, Roat, Daub, Wadsworth McCau-
ley and Pickering.
Buffalo will at least remain in the
Western league circuit for two years
The compact between the Western
clubs was for five years. and two sea-
sons yet remain before the contract be-
comes invalidated. 1t is the custom
to admit untried cities on probation,
but this prerogative was waived, as
the magnates have high opinion of
Mr. Franklins town
departure from the usual procedure
or the league was taken by delegating
President Johnson to draw up the
schedule and report it to the different
magnates two weeks in advance of the
schedule meeting which will be held
at Milwaukee March 1. The issuance
of annual passes and the arrangement
for transportation for the clubs during
the season was also left with Mr.. john
son. All signed an agreement TO abide
by his decisions.
The salary limit was made $500 a
month for each player. and no club will
be allowed TO spend over $4,000 month.
The dispute over Waddel and Briggs
was left over for settlement to J. A.
Van der Beck and Tom Lotus, both of
whom are interested in the two men.
President Manning, of the Kansas City
team. asserted that he would carry the
case of Frank Connaughton to the fin
ish and would have the player punish
ed in some way. Connaughton desert
ed the Kansas City team, 1t Is alleged,
but the player claims that the club
owed him some extra money, and that
was the reason why he left.
The board of directors, who were
elected for the ensuing year, were:
Tom Lotus, Columbus; James Frank
lin. Buffalo; Charles Comiskey, ST.
Pau, and NJ r. Killilea, Milwaukee
Tom LOTUS, after the meeting, said
he did not know where his club would
finally land He asserted that it was
not at all certain that the team would
leave Columbus. The people of Column
bus, he said had not treated his club
badly, and he regarded last season as
an off year in base ball.
President Johnson was appointed to
prepare appropriate resolutions on the
death of President Hayne of the Min
neapolis club, and present them to the
next league meeting. Nh Saulpaugh
who owns two-thirds of the Minneapolis
club, was tacitly regarded as the sue
cessor to Mr. Hayne
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
HOTEL REGISTERS.
To Close Them, the Clerks Say. Is to
Invite Disaster.

Invite Disaster.
From the Washington Post
Good heavens, man, do you want
this hotel to burn DOWN." said an in
dignant clerk to careless lounger at
a local hostelry The lounger had com
pleted his evening task of examining
the signatures of recent arrivals by
closing the register as he might appro-
priately have done a dictionary or city
directory. But never close hotel reg
lister unless you desire the everlasting
enmity of the house.
II don't know where the superstition
comes FROM" said the hotel clerk, when
he had cooled off sufficiently to allow
him to discuss the accident, for to a
hotel man the closing of a register is a
serious accident, but no worse luck can
befall house than to have some fool
come along and close the register.
Why, 1 won't be able TO sleep for nine
days, which is the length of time that
we will be under the spell. If we can
get along for nine days without burn
ing the house down or blowing up the
steam boiler, or having a case of small
poX, we will be reasonably safe again.
Nine times out of ten something hap
pens when register is closed. There
isn't a hotel clerk in the country that
will allow that book to be shut Not
away with other old registers, merely
TO serve as a record of our business.
But when in active use hotel man
would as soon think of dropping a
match in a can of oil as to close the
book. They say that the night before
the Baldwin burned in Frisco some
smarty played a trick on the night
clerk and closed the book, and 1 know
for fact that it was only three days
before the Gumry, In Denver blew up
that the register was found closed.
The boilers of that house went straight
up in the air and carried souls with
them. The clerk who was on when the
register was closed escaped, but he
squit the hotel business. IN have to go
the rounds now and see if the engineer
and Waterman are awake. When |
tell them something there'll be no dan
ger of them falling asleep during the
late watch, at least not until this nine
days spell has passed"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
CONVICT CAMP BRIDES
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS THAT OBTAIN
IN AN ORIENTAL PENAL
ESTABLISHMENT
OPEN ONLY TO THE LIFERs
Chance to Marry and Live Outside
the Settlement on Parole
Women Under These Circum-
stances, as Under others, Are
Sometimes Hard to Suit.

From the New York Sun.
Il have known of some queer mar
riages in the twenty years I have
knocked about the world" said a sea
captain the other day. but 1 think the
pairing off of the jailbirds at Andaman
was the strangest thing of them all.
For couple of years 1 commanded the
steamer that runs down monthly from
Calcutta to the penal colony for British
India on the Andaman and Nicobar ISL
ands. l was a youngster then and in
terested i'll all sorts of things, and it
didn't take me long to strike up an &C
quaintance with the chief commission
er Or president of the colony, who used
to let me go all over the place. The
female prison was an object of special
interest to me, and L must have been
an object of special interest to the pris-
oners, for, except the gray-haired SUI
perfntendent, they didn't see a man
from one years endto another. I had
a smattering Of the language, and en-
joyed several heartless dirtations with
dusky beauties whose eccentricities
even India had been unable to put up
with
'The prison Is as accessible as any
sultan's harem. It is built on a prom
ontory and protected on the side to-
ward the sea by assheer cliff 200 feet
high, while on the land side the grounds
are surrounded by q ifteen-foot wall.
There are several guards stationed at
the entrance, and in order to get by
the first Of these man has to give a
certain password. In return this guard
gives him another password. which
takes him by the second. and so on.
past half Dozen. maybe. These pc
lice, as they are cadleds are the oldest
and most hideous women in the Jail.
To be eligible a woman must have gray
hair and face that would stop a
clock, besides record for sobriety and
obedience.
All the convicts went down from
Calcutta In my boat, and whn saw
them afterward In the prison they al
ways remembered me, And senae Of
them would have fallen on my neck IL
they hadn't been afraid Of the superin-
tendent. who was generally alongside
Of me. 80
fAu the priaoners hare - work. ana
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
ON ON tine Water

The Wilson line steamship Salerno. Cant
castle, England. in somewhat battered con-
ditfon after stormy passage of twenty-seyen
days. Capt. Bearpark at this time used oil
with wonderful effect. Three of the starhoari
closets were filled with cd, which SLOWLY
dripped into the sea to the windward and
quickly reduced the threatening seas. The
surface Of the water became smooth for 200
feet to windward, bringing the seas info
great swells, but without the breaking crests
which were 50 dangerous.-New York Com,
mercial Advertiser.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
WESTERN SALARY LIMIT.
40 Club Can Spend Over $1,000 a
Month Next Season.

CHICAGO, Jan. Sat the Western
league meeting yesterday Mr.. Franklin
was given absolute ownership of the
base ball franchise which was carted
from Omaha to st. Joe about the mid
Gle of last season. The franchise was
regarded of some value in the early
part of the year, and several cities
made bids for it. Lately it became a
drug on the market With the fran
chise which was handed over to Mr.
Franklin by President Johnson also
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
Try GRAND! Try GRAIN-nI

Ask your GROCER today to show you
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink 1t without injury as well as ths
adult. All who try 1t like 1t. GRAIN-O has
that rich seal brown Of Mocha or Java. hut
It Is maze from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without Distress
Y the price OF coffee. 15e and Is cts. per
package. Sold by all grocers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
Christina. First Celebrated.

Christmas was first celebrated In the wear
80. but it was forty years later before II
was officially adopted as Christian festival:
the day Of its celebration became permanent
~ fixed on the 18th of December, tn fo
that time it had been irregularly observed at
IN April and in May, but most frequently +,
January 40oneiy II
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
Telephones in hospital Beds.

Telephones are to be placed in the wards
of one Of the Paris hospitals within reach OF
the bed-ridden patients, so as to enable
them to communicate with their friends out
side There win also be arrangement
whereby the telephones may be switched on
to wire connected with concert hall so
that the performance may be enjoyed by
the invalids.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
HALF-MILE RECORD CUT.
John S. johnson Made 1t at Lexing-
ton Rink I'm 1.IS 2-5.

ton Rink I'm 1.1s 20.
John S. Johnson broke the worlds half
mile professional skating record at Lexing-
ton park yesterday, clipping off As of Sec
ond. The distance was made in lis rs.
The attempt was witnessed by LOCO people,
and was Johnson's first appearance on the
ice here in two years. Johnson was paced
after which he went it alone. Johnson fol-
lowed his paeemaker easily, and made the
quarter in :3S So.
Johnson was started by T. L. Bird, and
Birney Bird, T. ". Eek and T. L. Bird held
the watches. C. s. Dokker, Charles Peterson
and George Sudheimer were Judges.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
watered Milk.

- A recent experience at Islington, England.
day IN the week. OF thirty SAMPLES Of nil
collected on week days ell were genuine.
whereas Of those collected on SUNDAY q
per cent were aduiteratsd. the mIltuna6 an
parenti fancying that the Inspectors Nj.
taking their SUNDAY rest. "s1s
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
FORT BRADY TO WALKER.
Company A, Seventh Infantry, VIII
Relieve the Thirds Company

WIFI
Relieve the Thirds COMPANY.
A Chicago telegram says: 1.-Two more
companies Of the Seventh infantry
have been assigned to garrison DUTY
by Gen Sheridan Company A has
been ordered to leave Fort Brady
Mich, and go to Walker, MINI. the
scene of the recent Indian outbreak
The authorities are anxious to
strengthen the force at the Minnesota
army post. Company 3 will come to
Fort Sheridan to guard the post after
the Fourth goes to Manila
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09
COMPANY E.

/ There was very pleasant evening spent in
Tent No. Sunday. Among the invited guests
were the following: Elmer Lang, CorporaIs
Mftten and Deadly; First Sergeant McBrady
company clerk, and Private Van Gordon
CORPORAL Frank Anderson is very we'll salts
fed with his Christmas box
There were Christmas services in the COM
pany mess tent at 10:30 a. m. They were
well attended.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-09

Bull Rushes the Only Thing He Has
to Go in On. and Those Not Likely
TO BE of Much Advantage Against
the Kids CIeverness - Outlook
for the Manly Art Is Brighter-
Notes of the Ring.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
JOY KILLS.
Reaction on Being Released from
Prison Causes the Death of n
Southern Convict.

Montgomery, Ala, June 20.-Gcorge
Jones, u negro, died Tuesday from ex-
ccssiye JOY over being released from
prison. He was convicted of murder
several years ago, but the proof showed
he bore no i'll will against the victim,
and the prisoner stoutly maintained he
did not know the gun was loaded. His
good record and the attendant facts
finally brought pardon. On being re-
leased the happy negro hurried to his
home near Dcmopolis. Approaching
the old log hut, the unexpected conner
was greeted by mother, father and sis
tiers, who ran to meet him. The JOY
was too great and the big. lusty man,
for whom no task had been too severe,
swooned with emotion, expiring few
moments later in his mothers arms.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
Germany Position.

London, June 27.-The correspondent
of the Daily News at The Hague says:
"The German delegates on Monday pri-
,ately informed their colleagues that
they had received instructions to ac-
cept the principle of n permanent tri-
bunal of arbitration as outlined in the
Anglo-American plans. This and the
speech of Col. Gross Won Schwarzhoff
plainly intimating that Germany had
made up her mind against the Russian
idea of disarmament and had reached
the conclusion that the time had ar
rived to tell the world so are the two
great event of the whole conference"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
Typical English story.

This is the sort of story that the Eng
lish papers never tire of telling: At
military bazar recently an officer
thought he fancied certain article ex-
posed for sale at one of the stalls, and
he was certain he fancied the lady who
presided at the stall. He remarked,
therefore, that he thought that par
ticular article pretty.
The lady said: "Ies, it is pretty. My
mother sent it,"
"Ah, really" pursued the officer, de-
termined to discover the name of tho
owner of the eyes that had bewitched
him, really, let me see-I think have
met your mother. Her name is"
"The queen of England" answered
the lady.
The officed did not wait for the fan
cied article.-Chicago Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
A Joke ON THE KAISER.
He Wns Very Gracious to Belgian
Whom lie Mistoo< for
. ... Frcnchman.

1t must be said to the kaiser's credit
that that well abused MANN Partisan
circles, at any rate--never let's an OPP
portunity pass of being royalty kind
and courteous to French artists de
passage at Berlin. But, perversely as
ever, everybody in Paris just now is
gloating over q blunder made, with the
best intentions, by the German emperor
in complimenting a Partisan writer of
operas, NJ. Fernand lie Borne. During
the entr'act of the first representation
of one of this genteman's works at
Berlin. the kaiser sent for him to the
imperial box. shook his hand with the
quite English heartiness he knows how
TO display when thoroughly pleased,
and congratulated him in the most cor
dial fashion. In particular he dwelt on
the pleasure it had given him to wit
ness the triumph at Berlin of French
composer and a Partisan. These adj
vances were so pronounced that society
in Berlin, patient with the emperor as
it usually is, was rendered very sore.
But the emperor was stubborn in his
good nature, and wished to carry il yet
a step further. Talking to NJ. DE
Nearilles, the French ambassador, the
other day, he said:
by the way, NJ. l. Ambassador, 1
trust you have informed your govern
ment of the welcome l gave NJ. LIE
Borne"
But, sire what government"
The emperor looked bewildered and
rather annoyed.
without doubt, SIRE" continued the
French ambassador, M. lie Borne lives
in Paris, and is thinking, am told, of
becoming naturalized Frenchman.
But by birth, and until further orders,
he is Belgian, and, indeed, l was think
ing of asking your majesty, if l should
write to Brussels"
The emperor, it is said, bit his lip with
annoyance. But the perversc Parisians
say that he was annoyed because he felt
he had played to the gallery-the gal
lery of little French gods-for nothing.
Mainly About People.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
A PRETTY SIGHT.
Floral Parade mt the MIL
waukee Carnival-Led by
Roosevelt.

Milwaukee, June 29.-One of the pref
tiest attractions of carnival week was
the floral parade which moved Wednes-
day afternoon. Ex-Gov. George w.
Peck was grand marshal of the pageant,
which surpassed all expectations.
About so vehicles took part in the
parade. Gov. Roosevelt, Of New York,
the city's honored guest on this occa-
sion, occupied the first carriage in
line, n handsome victoria, accompanied
by Gov. Scofield and Acting President
Edward u. Hackett, of the carnival
association. The governors carriage
was distinguished from the rest in that
II was free from decorations.
Following the leader came Mayor
David S. Rose and wife in n magnificent
victoria decorated with pink roses.
Then came long string of handsome
turn-outs, including phaetons, run
abouts, spiders, carts, drags, etc, &C.
cupied by society leaders of the city.
The gowns of the ladies were most
fetching. The vehicles were decorated
in the most exquisite designs with vari-
colored chrysanthemums, roses, pc
snowballs, etc.
Mrs. George w. Peck, Jr.. had charge
of the plans and it is estimated that
250,0C0 flowers have been required to
decorate the carriages.
GOV. Roosevelt was given an enthusi-
astic reception all along the line.
Wednesday nights carnival feature
was grand exhibition fire run by the
Milwaukee fire department, under the
direction of Fire Chief James Foley.
The event was brilliant success.
There were 2S pieces of apparatus in the
run, which extended from the court of
honor on Grand over the bridge to Wis
consin street, terminating at Jack
son street, the distance being little
over one mile. The run was made in
three divisions and occupied about four
minutes. Over 100000 people witnessed
the spectacle.
Milwaukee, June 30.-The citizens of
Milwaukee and the great crowd of Wis
itors mingled together Thursday to
celebrate the big event of carnival week
the Carnival Coroso. Mayor Rose
proclaimed the day public holiday
and such gathering of humanity to
witness the unique festivities never be-
fore filed the streets of the city. \ BIZ
cycle parade preceded the Coroso.
The programme Thursday evening
consisted of Il concert at the court of
honor on upper Grand avenue and n
musical entertainment at Schlitz' park,
TO which tickets were issued to stran-
gers and only to Milwaukee residents
who accompanied guests from out of
town.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
Father and Two Sons Drowned.

Wamego, Kan, June 20.-John Len
herr, a farmer, and his two little sons.
Isadore md Felix, aged seven and five
years, were drowned in Rock creek, six
miles west of Louisville. Lenherr at
tempted to drive through the swollen
stream and his wagon was carried away.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
wisconsin Mayors.

Fond du Lac, Wis, June 2s.-The Sec
ond annual meeting of the League of
Wisconsin Municipalities Tuesday
proved as interesting as any yet held.
About 30 cities were represented. Mon
roe was chosen as the next place of
meeting in November, and GAINESVILLE in
June. Mayor Leitsch, of Columbus, was
elected president.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
Addressed by Miss Anthony.

London, June 30.-Queen's hall was
crowded Thursday evening by public
meeting convened by the political Sec
Women in support of the political en-
reimbursement of women. The feature
OF the evening was a striking speech by
Miss Susan Il. Anthony, of the United
States delegation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
Roosevelt Not N Candidate.

Albany, y. y, June 30.-Gov. Roose-
welt stopped off in this city Thursday
afternoon for few minutes on his way
10 New York city from the west and de-
clared that he is not a candidate for the
republican nomination for president
in 1000, and that he is in favor of renom-
mating President Mckinley.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-08
Plurality, 1855.

Augusta, Me-, June 2s.-The plurality
of Charles Littlefeld, elected repre-
sentative in congress from the Second
district to succeed Nelson Dingley, ia
s,ssS.