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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
QUEER OLD MAN
Who Attends Public Banauets With
out an invitation.

Who Attends Public BanQuefs With
out an Invitation.
Washington Special to the Chicago Record.
There is singular old man in New
York who makes it a rule to attend
public banquets without being invited.
He has done 1t so long that he is pref
ty we'll known by the head walters at
Delmonico's, the Waldorf and other
places where big dinners are usually
given, and it taxes his ingenuity to
evade them. He is q fine looking man,
perhaps sixty years old, with full gray
beard trimmed close to his face and a
pinkish bald head. He wears eye
glasses has a well-ftting dress suit
and pleasant manners, so that he
easily slips into party of gentlemen
and makes himself agreeable to who
ever comes up against him.
AT gatherings where there are from
200 to 500 guests there are always sew
eral vacant seats. People who are eX-
pected to come are detained at their
last moment and the intruder has TAX
en- advantage of that fact with the skill
of experience. He usually waits until
the guests are seated, and then when
the walters have gone out for soup he
slips into the nearest vacant chair and
inquiries of his neighbors if the person
" WllOLl IL Is SdSSlSu lieu ID III CSClil. Il
so he excuses himself and tries anoth-
er, and if not he explains that he has
given his own place to a. friend ard
will occupy that If there is no objec-
ton. At recent dinner he had the au-
dacity to take the place assigned at
the presidents table to a distinguish
ed gentleman who did not come, and
was mistaken for him by SO many
people that the banquet committee
made an inquiry and found he had no
business there. The public dinners Of
New York, as in other cities, are all
managed by a few men of experience
in that line, who frequently meet each
other and exchange gossip. In that
way the intruder has become so we'll
advertised that he cannot now enjoy
his dinner in comfort as formerly. Gu
riously enough, no one knows who he
is. 1t is the popular opinion that he
occupies some humble place in life and
has an irresistible desire to attend pub
lie banquets and associate with men
above his station
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
BABo0N BROKE LOOSE.
Rafded the Creighton Theater Bar
and Smashed Mirrors.

and Smashed Mirrors.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. A balloon
broke loose in the Creighton theater,
and in twenty minutes caused much
damage about the arcade of the build
ing and on the stage of the theater.
Three long pier mirrors in as many
deSSlng rooms were broken by the
beast. These mirrors were the objects
of his especial fury, probably from the
fact that he saw his own reflection in
them and thought it another of his
kind. The baboon belongs to Macart's
performing troupe Of dogs and mon
keys. He is usually chained in a dress
ing room by himself
When the stage hands, headed by
Stage Manager Stewart. entered the
stage; the animal sprang at them Not
being able to bite, having a heavy
muzzle on, the beast twined his arms
about Stewards legs and threw. him
down, and then jumped for the next
man, Stage Carpenter Landon, who
fled through the door with the baboon
in hot pursuit. Landon lodged him
and the baboon entered the Lewis sa-
loon through an arcade door, He
Jumped on the bar and the bartender
fed. A bottle Of whisky and two bot
ties of beer were on the bar The ba-
boon grasped them.
On the way he met Manager -Rosen-
thai, who had come out of his office
to see what the trouble was. A bottle
of beer SHE'D at Rosenthal's head caus-
ed him to run for safety. The baboon
got into Miss Maud Bael Prices room,
where he drank a portion of the
whisky and threN the bottle through
the mirror. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Mil
ton Royles' room and that of La Belle
Wilmas We're nextFVfsfted and both the
mirrors were brokenaand general havoc
wrought with clothing and grease
paints. The frenzied animal was final
ly captured by his keeper
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
AMERICAS GREAT TENOR.
George Hamlin, WHO Will BE Heard
In the Library Concerts.

George Hamlin, Who Will BE Heard
In the Library Concerts.
The "Swan and1,the Skylark" has
never been sung irrTany cities Of this
country except Boston and New York,
with the one exception of its per-
Torrance last winter by the Apollo
club, Chicago. when, Theodore Rieger
was engaged to Sing 1t. Rieger, how
ever, was taken i'll on the night before
the concert. a1aS.i =
The Apollo club. was In a quandary.
Who could take the difficult tenor part
on such short notice. Mr.. Boosey, who
owns the music and only rents it, new
er selling a copy, was consulted, and
stated that he would not allow it to
be sung by any one but an artist, and
he must have a tenor voice especially
fitted for the part. William Tomkins,
the director of the Apollo club, said:
There Is but one man in Chicago who
can sing this part and that man is
George Hamlin." Mr. Hamlin was at
once seen. and from that time up to
the time of the giving Of the concert
took but four and one-half hours for
meals and rest, devoting the balance
of the time to study of the part His
conception Of the4part was so full and
great and his rendition so magnificent
that Boosey stated after the concert
that, while he was the owner Of the
manuscript of the Swan and the Sky
lark" and believed it to be one of the
most valuable musical manuscripts of
the present time, he had never before
heard it really sung.
The new musical beauties revealed
by Mr.. Hamlin in the song cycle were
a surprise and delight to him.
Hamlin in one bound leaped to the
position Of Americas greatest tenor,
If not the greatest in the world
Mr.. Hamlin is now in New York
singing the "Swan and the Skylarl."
From there he goes to Boston, and
after the Boston engagement will ap-
Fear in the Library Schubert club con-
cert, Jan. 49,
Miss Katherine Gordon, who will be
one of the soloists in this concert, has
but recently returned from New York
where she has been studying the So
prano part under the direction Of Boo
sey.
The st. Paul public need no further
assurance of the perfection Of Miss
Gordon's rendition of cthe part.
Mr.. Colville, who takes the baritone
part, has made q special study Of the
Swan and the Sky1ark" for the past
six months, and the artistic interpre-
tation that he will give will be every
thing that the part will require
st. Paul is to be congratulated upon
having three such artists as Mr.. Col
Vile, Miss Gordon and Miss Pottgies-
er. The Schubert CLUB chorus, under
the direction of Prof. Oberhoffer, is to-
day one Of the best mixed choruses in
the state of Minnesota. and will COM
pare favorably with any mixed chorus
in any city in this country of the size
of St. Paul <f
1t will be to the best interests Of the
city that every seat for this particular
concert be sold. The management will
refund the money to any not fully sat
isf1ed with the concert.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
THOUGHT DEATH HAD HIN.
Joseph N. Chenet. Of Syracuse.
Tells Of a Terrible Expert
ence. How He Was Saved.

SYRACUSE, Jan. 4.-Joseph N. Chenet NJ
this city. tells Of terrible experience. He
thought Death had him. but he is alive and
perfectly well today.
Mr.. Chenet was In extremely bad heath
and went to celebrated Erie specialist for
treatment. When he told the specialist that
he had Diabetes of four years standing. the
great man changed color, and after examina
ton said; Go home and enjoy what com
fort you may. You have but a few weeks
to live An operation was recommended, but
er to undergo 1t. Mr.. Chenet adds:
Il kept growing weaker and weaker. I
thought that Death had me sure One day
my sister in Winnipeg sent me a paper in
which l saw the wonderful cure of Dr. q.
A. Rose, who was also afflicted with Diabetes
That gave me hope. l got six boxes Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and began taking them
Before 1 had finished taking the first bo,
my organs were well and strong The doc
ter would not believe 1 was cured until he
made personal examination Thanks were
due to Dodd's Kidney Pills."
There is no case Of Diabetes. or any other
disease arising from disordered kidneys that
Dodd's Kidney Pills cannot cure
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
MORE lIGGERS"

Was the Demand of WOrkInen En-
gagged in the First Pittsburs Strike.
From the Pittsburg News.
John Sheppard says he was born on the
site now occupied by the mills Of the Jones
C Laughlin company, limited His father
was bricklayer, and had quite nice bust
ness until a man came alang with pressed
brick machine that made bricks at $3.50 per
thousand. Mr.. Sheppard says this machine
1t made numberless bricks, many of them
were unfit for building purposes. While In a
reminiscent mood, Mr.. Sheppard said:
THE first strike I remember in Pittsburg
occurred at the old Tenth street brick yard.
My father WAS paying brickmakers 60 cents
q day aud board. The married men took thsir
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
MEDALS ARE AWARDED
CENTURY ROAD CLUB GIVES OUT
IT'S SPECIAL PRIZES FOR
LAST YEAR
PLANS FOR 1899 DISCUSSED
President A. l.. Mace Outlines His
Policy for the Coming Year at
Last Nights Meeting of the Club
Probable That the Organixa-
ton viii Soon Have Suitable
Home of It's Own.

meeting of the Century Road Club
Sof America was held last night in the
parlors Of the Windsor hotel While
the gathering was merely an infor-
NAL one, 1t was attended by some Of
the most enthusiastic members Of the
club, and plans for the coming sea-
son were quite generally discussed
1t being the first meeting since the
election of A. l.. Mace as president
OF the national organization, Mr.. Mace
stated briefly his plans for the sea-
son of 1899, and announced that he
would make public his committees
within short time.
Inc Following We're present: Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Mathies, Mr.. and Mrs.
James McIlrath, w. L. Price, A. L.
Eademiller. G. w. Schneider, Allen I'm
derWood, Henry Anthem, B. Svensgard
and l.. 7. Lincoln.
The meritorious ride medal hung up
by Archie Mathies local centurion.
was awarded by a committee to w, B.
Dixon. Of st. Paul
special medal was also awarded to
Mrs James McIlrath, by President
A: L. Mace, in recognition Of her ride
of Nov. 6.
Inc question Of good roads legisia-
Ilon was discussed at length. An eff
~ "iii pe HldOe IN the near future
TO interest the members of the legis-
lature in the passage of several bills
Whlch are now in course of prepara-
ton.
Nearly all the measures in which the
good roads association has fostered in
the past are of vital interest to the
Wheelmen. and to secure the passage Of
some Of this class of legislation the ex-
ecutlve committee will bend it's best
efforts.
preliminary ARRANGEMENTS were made
Tor m1d-winter banquet to be held
some time later in the month at the
Windsor hotel. The affair will probably
be enjoyed by the clubs of st. Paul and
Minneapolis. as there is a most cordial
feeling existing between the Twin City
Wheelnen of the Century Road club.
The election of Mr.. Mace as presi-
dent of the national organization has
made possible the erection or purchase
of suitable club house somewhere
In the midway district. or at Fort
Smelling.
While the project is yet young In the
minds Of the club members, there is a
growing sentiment in favor of either a
club house or some kind of rendezvous
conveniently situated. in or about the
Twin Cities where the members and
their friends can take a quiet spin, af-
ter business hours and on Saturday af-
ternoons.
The matter will probably have the
joint consideration Of the two clubs at
the banquet little later.
1t was generally understood at the
meeting last evening that one plum III
the national organization, within the
gift of President Mace. would go to
st. Paul, and it IS as good rs assured
that Archie Mathies will succeed Wal
ter Faraday. of Chicago. as chairman
man of the road records committee
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
PROFESSIONAL SKATERS.
Twin City Men Are Interested In a
New Organization.

MINNEAPOLIS. JAN 4.-Preliminary steps
were taken here today for the organization Of
professional skating association of America.
At the head of the new movement are Tom
Eek, John s. Johnson, John Nilsson, Olaf
Rudd C. S. Dokken. Minneapolis; and Tom
L. Bird and Birney B. Bird, of st. Paul.
Temporary organization was effected with
The plans provide that professional skating
shall come under the control of the new
National Cycle Racing Mems Union of Amer
lea, and rules will be drawn up and submitted
to that organization for its approval. The
skating movement Is a direct result Of the
recent professional cycle movement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05

meals at my fathers house and slept at their
own houses. This was the general custom
In addition to the wages, the employer was
compelled to furnish a certain number of
drinks of whisky called 'jiggers" AT the
Tenth street brick yard we were furnishing
three jiggers day, and as the whisky was
worth from Ga to 12is cents quart a pretty
good article was given to the workmen
man who had clap pit few hundred yards
below where ours was situated, seemed to be
able at all times to have his choice of the
best men. Father did not understand the rea-
son, until one day two Of the men came to
him and told him that Palmer, Moore & Co.
were paying better wages. How is that2
said the elder Sheppard. 4 pay 60 cents
day Yes said the spokesman, the wages
and meals are all right, but you only give
three jiggers a day. while Palmer. Moore 6
Co. give seven.' Well said Sheppard my
jiggers are full gills. and with whisky at
levy. and with that empty the jigger
can't afford to issue more 1iggers.' More
jiggers, said the spokesman. or not more
clay After several days idleness the mat
ter was compromised by the men accepting
81 day, and furnishing their own board and
iiggerS."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
ASLEEP IN MIDAIR
On Narrow Painters scaffOId Fifty
Feet From the Ground.

Feet From the Ground.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
A painter who was doing some work on
the cornice of a building on St. Charles
street the other day astonished the on
lockers by the nonchalance with which he
walked to and fro on a narrow plank, sus-
pended by a couple of ropes from the roof.
When he had descended somebody asked
him whether he ever felt nervous on such
an aerial perch. Il never lost my nerve but
once he said land that wss about a week
ago. 1t happened in a funny way. I was
at work making a change in sign over the
third-story windows of building on Charles
street and had sent down to the shop for
a small lettering brush. / sitting on
single board sling, and was very tired, for
I'd been up at dance nearly all night before.
and. to make a long story short, l dozed on
while / waiting. l must have gone
sound asleep. and what woke me up was a
dream that I was falling. 1 suppose every
body has had the feeling and knows how
badly 1t scares a fellow 50 you can imsgine
how l felt when l opened my eyes all of a
sudden and saw the street about fifty feet
below me. l couldn't remember where 1
was or how I got there. and for a while 1
thought I must be still dreaming I was so
frightened that I laid right down on the
plank and hung to it with both hands. II I
hadn't I'd have fallen sure. When I tried
to crawl eff l was trembling all over and
rammed my foot through a pane OF glass.
That's the only time l ever got real bad
shaking up. and it was plenty to do me for
a lifetime"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
DANGER OF OYSTER FAMINE.
Chesapeake Hays csaanot Supply the
Immense Hemand.

BALTIMORE, Md, lJan Am oys-
ter famine is threatened. For the first
time the oyster beds Of the Chesapeake
are falling to suppEsthe legitimate de-
mand
There has been since Thanksgiving
an unprecedented demand for oysters
from Chicago, Cincinnati and other
Western points, and oysters We're never
so scarce in this city as now.
The result is that Baltimore packers
are in trouble. They are unable to
fill their orders, or to buy in sufficient
quantities. Prices have been run up
because of these conditions to point
20 per cent higher than at this time
last year. Oysters have risen in price
until they are now selling at 70 cents
to 81 a bushel
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
M'MILLAN BEATS SMITH.

Big Fellow Easily Defeats the LO-
cal Wrestler.
The wrestling match at the PAIN Garden
concert hall between Duncan Mcmillan, the
heavy weight gladiator, and Herman Smith,
the local lightweight, was won by the big
fellow, who easily placed Smith on the mat
three times within half an hour. Mcmillan
his man almost as he pleased. Smith dis
played much ability, however and Kept Nc
MILAN busy getting him in the center Of the
mat.
The first fall won in eighteen minutes
the second in eight minutes and the third
in one minute and twenty seconds. The
match for a side bet of $50 and a $50
purse put up by Manager Weinholzer A
large audience witnessed the contest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL,

The class of 1900 of the Central high school
Yesterday elected officers for the ensuing
term as follows: President. Clarence Ran
dali; vice. president, David Frankel; score
tary: Esther Golfer; treasurer DWipnt Ell,
wards: sergeant arms Bruce Sanborn
Dwight Edwards the retiring president, con-
Quoted the meeting.
The high school seniors will hold a meet
Ing this afternoon In Room r.
The freshmen boys have affected saora,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
MANIAC ON AN ENGINE.
Crazy Tramp Started a Locomotive
and Accident Narrowly Averted.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. Am
insane tramp, giving his name as W.
r. Daehlman, of Indianapolis, took pos
session of an engine on the Southern
railway, in the Citico furnace yards,
while the crew was temporarily alb
sent.
Noticing the man in the cab, the en-
glneer ran to the engine, and was just
In time to catch it as the mad man
opened the valve and started the loco
motive off at full speed. The engineer
grappled with the maniac, who fought
desperately, and only after a hard
struggle was he overcome
The engineer succeeded in stopping
the locomotive just in time to prevent
1t from dashing into a long line of
freight cars on the siding The lunatic
was taken to the county Jail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN
DRINK?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried
the new food drink called GRAIN-O? 1t is
delicious and nourishing and takes the place
children the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-O is made of
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee. bur
costs ab1dt z as much. All grocers sell It
he. and e5c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05

I never owned foot Of property "un-
der the hill" nor has any one else In
whom I am interested. Markham's at
tempt to discountenance the proceed
ings by attacking the motives of those
back of them is a poor attempt to
vindicate himself for the position he
has taken and will serve him to little
r,1rnaGo
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
Lead Pencil Industry.

Bavaria can boast of twenty-eight pencil
factories, which employ 10000 people includ-
produce no fewer than 1000 600 black and
300 900 co,ored pencils per week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
International Chess Match.

NEW YORK Jan. ACCORDING to pro-
gramme, the challenge to be issued on be-
half of Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Prince
ton universities chess clubs for a match to be
universities, left this city by mail on the
steamer Paris today. The Americans propose
to play the match on six boards, at the rate
OF twenty moves an hour.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
worth ITS WEIGHT IN COL 0. "

HoXBAN, I. T. Oct q, 1897.
DIR. RADWAY & CO., New York
Gentlemen-I inc,ose NJ. o. for which n1e...
send me one dozen Railways Ready Reiia,
and one dozen Railways Pills. Your ReaS.,
Relief is considered hereabouts to be worth IT,
weight In gold. This is why am induced to
handle it. 1 have handled - Oil for som ~
time. but 1 consider R. R. R. far superior ~
this, as it gives better satisfaction. ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
Defeated in EIGHT Round.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark JAN 4-CIeve B. NIL
Ter, of Memphis, Tenn, was defeated by Phil
Gannin, of Buffalo, N. Y, in eight rounds
last night. Both men were in good condi-
ton and the fight spirited from the
start to finish. Miller was knocked down
sevral times In the last few minutes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05

railways Ready RELIEF cures the wo...
pains In from one to twenty minutes r..
Headache whether sick or nervous) Tootp
ache, Neuralgia. Rheumatism Lumbaeo nain-
and weakness in the back, spine or kidnaun
pains around the liver, pleurisy, swelling =.
the joints and pains Of all kinds, the ann1ico
ton OF Railways Ready Relief will affcrd ~,
mediate ease. and continued use for few dav.
effect a permanent cure. Sold by drupois,..
BE SURF TO GET RADWAY's.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
FINAL GAME IS PLAYED.
MetcaIf and Sargent Win Ont in the
Whist Tourney.

The fourth game in the whist tourney IN
der the auspices of the st. Paul Chess and
Whist club was held last night. and was
won by Metcalf and Sargent who were
awarded the championship badges. The Sec
ond and third prize badges went to Williams
and Potter and Sperry and Markham. The
high score on the evenings play was made
by Metcalf and Sargent. The new tourney
will start Wednesday, Jan. IL.
Following is the score in detail OF last
nights play:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
Learning in England.

More than 40 per cent of the British people
could not write their names when Queen
Victoria assembled the throne. The proportion
in that condition has now been reduced % Z
per cent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
An American Honored.

BERLIN. Jan. 4.-The philosophical faculty
of Marburg university has conferred an hou-
orary doctorate on the American geolosist.
John Mason Lark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
organization, the first, that has been allowed

Miss Minor and Miss Pollock teachers re-
spectively of mathematics and history, have
been unable. on account of sickness, to rs-
turn to. school, since the holidays.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
WESTERN LEAGUE.

President Ban johnson Has Called
Meeting.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. 4.-President Ban
Johnson, of the Western Base Ball league
has called meeting of the members of the
Western league, to meet in Chicago on Sat-
urday next. This will be week in advance
of the proposed meeting of Jan. H. and it is
believed the circuit for the coming season
has been fixed, and the meeting has been
called to ratify the same.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05

NoTIu anu SOuIH-
Metcalf and Sargent ......................16 1854
]. W. Smith and S. Smith. ..............1 59
Russell and Buford ........................14 III
Potter and Williams .......................15 7
Patterson and Ringold ......................150
Sanders and Sanders ........ ............... 149
Total ........ ........ commandment 0
Average. 1853.
East and West
Erwin and Lawton ......................1 1852
Fetter and Stoltze 1877
Blxby and Dugan Observation-Disclosures 57
wight anu TTeSl .10l
Hay and Stem Observation-Disclosures. 157
Total ....... 80. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1858
Average, 159.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
CURLING ON THE ISLAND.
Two Practice Games Were Played
Last Night,

Two practice games were played at the
Raspberry island Kinks last night, ]. C. Myron
and F. Mccarthy defeating NJ. Beckman and
DR.. Arnold G. Myron won a game from C.
H. Taylor in the Louis Nash single-handed
contest.
The results of the games in detail Uera as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05

City and County officials Play Foot
ball With the COmpIaints-Judg
Orr Says He Will Issue the War
rants Where the City and County
Attorneys Refused to Do So
Talk of Grand Jury.