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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

James Buchanan was born, April g. 1871,
and the suggestion has been made that
Pennsylvania should inaugurate move
ment looking to its purchase and final
conversion into permanent museum
At present the building is in a fair state
of preservation, but is rapidly showing
the ravages of time, and unless some de-
termined action is taken it must fall
victim to the march of progress and the
irreverent hands of the builder
Around the old house cluster many In
teresting memories and historic associa-
tons, and for many years 1t has been the
mecca of faithful Democrats OF the older
school who had followed in the past the
inspired leadership of the talented Penn
sylyanian, who was scholar, sta tesman,
congressman, senator, secretary of state
and finally achieved the highest lot that
can fall to the lot of any American, the
presidency of the United States.
What makes the house doubly interest
ing is the fact that the small annex at
the rear is built of logs taken from the
famous old school house in which Blu
chanan received the rudiments of his edu-
cation
This school was kept by Rev. James r
Sharon and was located In MERGERS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
R0nSh1Ckl6 Condition.

daughter, as mistress of this, the most
elegant residence in the city. Among
their guests were to be seen the leading
men Of the times. Alexander Hamilton
visited them occasionally Tallyrand
Volney, Jerome Benaparte, Louis Phil
1ppe and other foreigners visiting Amer
lea were entertained here by Burr and
his accomplished daughter.
This was, indeed, the ideal home All
was happiness. Burrs fortunes were ris-
Ing and Theodosia was considered the
most fortunate girl in all the land While
stlll very young, she was married, after
short acquaintance, to Gov. Allston.
or South Carolina, going to Charleston
Immediately after to make her home.
In 1860 Burr and Jefferson received an
equal number of votes for the presi-
dency, the house 1eof representatives
finally deciding in favor of Jefferson, he
being made vice president. This caused,
much bitter feeling the result of which
was the duel between Burr and HaniI-
ton, resulting in the Enters death
Burr fed from New York. going down
the Mississippi to the Southwest. There
he bought several hundred thousand acres
OF land, intending to found an empire
and conquer Mexico.
But jefferson had him arrested.
brought to Richmond, Va, and tried,
NO act OF treason could be proved, so he
was set at liberty. He then went to Eu-
rope, trying to carry out his schemes
for conquering Mexico and founding an
empire all OF which came to nothing.
In 1872 he returned to New York. Theo-
dosia FASTENED to him, but the fate of
the ship in which she embarked from
charleston was never known. By some
1t is supposed that the vessel was wreck
ed at Mays Head, on the Carolina
coast; but others say the ship was cap
tured by pirates and all on board made
to walk the plank" At any rate. the
fate of Theodosia Burr Allston remains
mystery.
Burr afterward married Nine. Jumel.
but was soon divorced. In 1896 he died
on staten island, broken in fortune and
spirit. alone and desplsed by the world.
In the meantime the Richmond Hill
mansion passed into other hands, under
going many changes, at one time being
used as theater. When Richmond Hill
was removed, some seventy-hye years
ago. the house was partly torn down and
partly removed to hudson street, being
changed beyond all recognition.
For the past fifty years 1t has remained
practically UNCHANGED In appearance and
is remembered by the oldest people in
the neighborheod as being all that is
left of tie once famoais Richmond Hill
mansion.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
Canadians EferOiSm i'm
Battle With CpOnie.

OTTAWA, May lathe Bloemfontein
st had passed into the hands of the war
correspondents with Lord Roberts has
been received here contains the fol-
lowing item regarding the heroic act Of
Private r. r. Thompson, of Ottawa, in
the First Canadian contingent. An officer
OF the Gordons in writing to the paper
says:
In answer to a paragraph appearing
In your paper of a past date under the
heading Of Acts Of Bravery Performed
During the War allow me to quote one
which I witnessed at Paardeburg on the
morning of Croajes surrender. Every
one knows Of the gallant display made
by the Royal Canadians on that never
to-be-forgotten morning. and how as
daylight broke they had again occupied
their trenches, leaving many killed and
wounded on the field. AS the sun came
mp behind the kopjes. revealing once
moro 10 CrOnje and his men the exact
position of our trenches, they opened a
heavy fire upon them, and woe to the
man who was indisereet enough to show
his head and shoulders over the earth
works.
Between the trenches and Boer POSI-
ton lay the Canadians, dead and dying
About $50 a. m a wounded man 500
yards away was seen to be trying 10
make for our trenches under a heavy
lire. but was at last observed to fall
Now and then, between the Volleys, he
was seen to wave his hands as if for as
sistance. Suddenly, from the left Of our
trenches, form was seen to climb the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

left of what at one time was the finest
residence on Manhattan island. 1t is
What remains of the celebrated Rich
nlond Hill mansion
In this house Washington had his
headquarters for awhile during his stay
In New York; here John Adams lived
for a number of years, making it the
social center of the city, and it was
here that Aaron Burr passed the most
happy years of his life
He came into possession of the Rich
mend Hill mansion in 1882 on his mar
rage with Mrs. Provost, the widow of a
British officer. Previous to this Burr
had made himself popular on account
OF the bravery he had shown In the Rev
oiutionary war, and he became very sue
cessful at once, being elected a member
OF the state legislature the year after
MS arrival in the city
At that time the mansion, a large wood
en- edihce. with a portico of Ionic col
umns. stood at what is now Varick and
Charlton streets; the estate comprising
ABOUT aUO acres, extending to the water
Burr's wife died twelve years after the
marriage. leaving Theodosia, his only
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

unless previously Endorsed by Tahsin IL
1t was not for that. he might inhale
poison. he thinks.
me ministers report to him through
Iahsanss mouth, or in his presence. ana
the palace officials are as much afraid of
the CHIEF secretary as Abdul is Of bug
bears.
As for Tahsin, he is certainly an ex,
traordinary parsonage.
Though it is a notorious fact that no
Turkish sultan of the many who died
by violence pelished by the hand of a
common subject, that on the centrarv
all fell victims to their relatives or plot
ting officials, Tahsin has managed to
persuade Abdul that. for safetys sake.
he must be locked up like a prisoner.
trusting himself solely to the people that
dug his ancestors graves
Doubtless there are some honest per
sons in Yildiz palace. but Tahsin hsa
made them subservient to mis- plans by
bIackmail
Abdul is a slave to routine rs we'll as
to fear. He reads and reads from morn
ing till night. A dozen secretaries. sit
ting at his feet, jot down his decisions as
he filings reports and petitions on the
floor one after another The documents
are arranged in such order that a weighty
or oisagreeable state paper is always fol-
lowed by some ScandalouS narrative OF
SOCIdI OIttlIlOHS, lot ABDUL dearly loves
police reports and has constituted him
self high lord divorce judge OF the empire.
Lacl1ie5 bearing different colored bags
gather up the documents and notes from
time to time for distribution among the
various ministers waiting for answers.
There are always six long tables in the
anterooms loaded with letters for perusal
Documents that must be burned" are
deposited in a special room. This Is
emptied once a week of a CARLOAD of
furnace material. Abdul smokes irces-
sanity. but eats and drinks in modera-
ton. His family life Is apparently happy
and his harem as we'll stocked as ever
Two immense blooGhounds trained to
throw theiI men are always about him.
day and night. Like sentinels they are
relieved every two hours, and, unlike
them, they are starved six hours before
they go on duty. That makes them
fiercer and more dangerous to all except
Abdul
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
mes BuGh0ndn'S Birthplace in q

burg. Many other noted men beside the
future president gained their first instruc-
ton here.
When the original building. rough
frame structure. two stories high, was
torn down to make room for more mod
ern one, q number of the logs were pre-
served and were added to the Bucha nan
homestead after It's removal to MERGERS
burg.
Considering that this school was stu
ated in a thinly settled section Of the
state and was attended only slightly, the
scope and crude nature of the studies
were little short of marvellous, for Greek,
Latin, French, German, metaphysics and
philosophy were included.
1t was here that Buchanan gained the
foundation of his remarkable talents as a
hnguist and profound reasoner, and which
gained him so much praise on his cele-
brated tour of the world when he was en-
tertained at the courts of Europe and
held his own with the most brilliant and
erudite minds
The father OF President Buchanan,
James Buchanan, for whom he was nam
ed, was resident of Mercersburg for
thirty years. During his long residence
he was one Of the best-respected citizens
of the town, a prosperous merchant and
man Of affairs. and held many positions
of trust
According to traditions and surviving
letters and school records, during his
scholastic career in Mercersburg the fu-
ture president vacillated between BRILLIANT
achievements and bitter disappointments.
Born with a quick mind, he was a re-
markable student when he chose to work,
but was mischieyous and full Of pranks
and once was denied class honors which
he had justly won because his tutors fear
ed to set a bad example by rewarding a
student who frequently failed in his OBJ
servance of the school discipline In later
years, however, during his subsequent COL
}ege career, he was one of the hardest and
most thoughtful students Of his class.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

earthworks In front and jumping down
to make straight for the place where
the wounded man lay-about ninety yards
from the Boer trenches. Utterly regard
less of the scathing fire which Missed
about him he ran on, and at last reached
the wounded man and tried to lift him.
but it was too late, for the poor fellow
had breathed his last
Seeing that it was Of no avail his
would-be rescuer walked back over the
ground he had covered, and although
bullets Whistled in every direction, he
coolly regained the trenches with a pipe
stuck between his teeth have since
learned that his name was Thompson"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
Wbg De Sultan Refuses TO Pav.

The sultan does not pay because there
is an agreement between him and Russia
to divide up the empires revenue be-
tween them.
Tahsin Bey, chief private secretary to
Abdul. made the contract. He IS in the
service of the court Of st. Petersburg
and earns his salary in roubles every
time. no matter what the state of the
imperial exchequer.
His argument is fear; his weapon
blackmail
TO facilitate matters, honest old Tew-
fix Pasha, marshal of the realm, was
deposed from the treasury and Resehad
Bey put In his place. All Constantinople
calls him adam" Bey. adam" stands
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

defensive power on the footing of Ger
many and Great Britain-the realization
of these and similar hopes seems to he
the sultan's sole concern.
So much for show, for keeping the for
eign animals in good humor. But in
reality, things are quite different I have
it from headquarters that whenever the
sultan publicly or privately promises a
foreign ambassador or minister fbfz
thing or that, rider eountermandinp-
his own order, is invariably attached to
the trade issued. fSi.zs
For instance, to avoid "a threatening sit
uation the seizure of port or the break
ing of diplomatic relations, his majesty
may authorize the payment of a certain
indemnity. ''The Christian dog diplotna
obtaining that promise pats himself on
the back, wires victory. to his capital
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
Homes OF Two Men, 0n06 HOnOr6d FdIInQ Into Do00U
HdO bIrs New York House to Be Torn Down James Bhans Birthplace in
Rdmh0CkI6 Condition.

The New York home of man famous
and Infamous in his country's history,
Aaron Burr. once a handsome residence
Is now a shabby ruin which will soon
give place to a modern building. says the
Philadelphia Press.
The old frame house standing on the
southwest corner of Hudson and Chari-
ton streets, New York city, is pointed
out by old rsidents as being all that Is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

for parasite. This is the Turkish situa-
ton in nutshell.
1 see the sultan once week and have
friends in Yildiz palace, holding daily
intercourse with Abdul Hamid, Tahsin
Bey and Reschad Bey. writes Baron
Hugo Won Kupfer in the Philadelphia
Press. 1t Is the unalterable conviction Of
those who know that the trio can con-
ceive of no finer sport than to fool the
diplomats accredited at the Sublime
Porte.
Of the European concert they speak
as the ''cinq impuissances" the five i'm
potences); number six, Russia, must not
De traduced. AS to the rest, no term
OF derision is strong enough to express
their utterable contempt OF these Chris
tlan dogs
Abdul Hanid is not 1.-The genius of in
capacity" which he is painted so often
by disguised scribblers who write his
tory from their inner, consciousness, or
copy; others equally well equipped for
truth telling. Personally he is a charm
ing man. There never was subject or
foreign visitor viewing Fridays Selam-
Tx parade who did not applaud or admire
him when he appears in his gorgeous
half-eoach' driving the finest team of.
Arab grays the world ever saw He mods
ana smiles, and If there are many pretty
women in the foreigners pavilion, one Of
the gold-laced and tasseled chamberIains
Is dispatched to convey to them his i'm
perlal greetings, together with gifts, love
ly cigarettes and delicious sweetmeats.
NO distinguished foreigner admitted to
audience with the sultan is allowed to
leaVe Y1idtz palace until firmly convinced
that the Padishah is monarch of the
pest and most far-reaching Intentions,
pehC on REFORM and eager to make his
people happy. All who see him nraise
his exceptional intellect, progressive ideas
and wide grasp of business.
70 endow Turkey with the fine culture
OF France, to implant in her the free
school system of America, to place her
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

The approach of another presidential
election has directed attention once more
to Pennsylvania neglect Of the birthplace
of James Buchanan. the only president of
the United States who ever came from this
state.
Originally located at Stony Batter,
Franklin county, the venerable structure
was removed to Mercersburg some years
ago, and now stands on Fayette street.
1t was in this ramshackle building that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
Going Back to Odd Methods.

Grand Forks Herald.
Dan Sinclair has started new fad for
bicyclists, or, rather, has resurrected
very ancient one. His drive chain is
tastefully draped over the handlebars,
and he propels the machine by using his
feet as paddles, lowering his feet so that
he can easily reach the ground. The ap-
pearance of the rider is not particularly
graceful, but as 1t is rather a unique idea,
or, at least primitive, 1T Will probably be
very popular in these days when old
things are IN general favor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
C. J. CARTER, m. D.. IL. D., pres,t.

GRAN-sOLVENT is the wonder or the cen.
tury. Discovered by the Chemist Fabrion. IL
quickly interested the great Scientist and
Physician. Erdman. who developed 1t and pro-
claimed that marvellous action In Urethral
Ailments which electrified the world,
At enormous srpenss DR. O. j. CARTER
0HtStripped all competitors and secured ereyg-
siOe control on tbs Western Continent for THE
ST JAMES ASSOCIATION
Gran-Solvent is not liquid It is prepared
in the form OF Crayons or Pencils. smooth and
flexible. and so narrow as to pass the closest
Stricture
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
GET ON THE BAND WAGON
And Follow the Crowd to National
Political Conventions.

The North Western Line &C., st. P, M.
& o. Ry) has made especially low rates
to the three big National Political Con-
ventions.
Witness:
The Republican National Convention,
Philadelphia, June 18th. Round-trip rate
$3.50; tickets on sale June IA, Is and 16
Democratic National Convention. Kan
sas City, July 4th. Round-trip rate $13.55 /;
tickets on sale July g. 8 and 4.
Prohibition National Convention, Chi
cago. June q and e. Round-trip rate
$11.50; tickets on sale June %, IS and 81
For time of trains and particulars about
the famous wide vestibuled. brilliantly
lighted trains of the North Western
Line" apply to H. @. CowIing. C. T. A,
3S2 Robert street, st. Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

The track Of total eclipse extends
across Northern Mexico, traverses the
United States from New Orleans to Nor
folk, touches Western Portugal and AL
g1ers and ends at sunset near the Red
the whole of North and Central Amer
lea and of Europe, and over a part of
South America and much of Africa; but
1t is the total phase that is Of special
Importance to astronomers, and the total
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

venerable resident of Alma City, MINI, is
somewhat Of traveller in spite of his eighty years.
Last year l made visiting tour to the Pacific
coast and intend to start in few days for the
Atlantic, he writes in letter to the Ripans
Chemical Company of New York 81 am an old
man and somewhat dyspepdc Your Tabules are
a favorite remedy with me and l do not like to
start without them Please hurry them up"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
Cumberland PresbyterIans.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May 1S-The
enrolment today IN the Cumberland
Presbyterian assembly Is Us commission
ers, making the largest assembly of the
church ever held.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20
If You Are Going
} 81 Louis,
Peoria,
Davenport,
Rock Island,
DulaI.dIJo

fake ''The Flying Dutchman" via Chi
cago. Milwaukee g. st. Paul Railway
From Minneapolis every day at 1850 a. m.
and st. Paul $50 a. M. arriving St. Louis
early next morning. Beautiful river bank
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

Cured While You Sleep in
IS Days.

HGran-SoIvent dtssoIves Structure like
snow beneath the sun, reduces EN-
LARGED PROSTATE, contracts and
strengthens the Seminal Ducts, stoppinR
drains and losses IN FIFTEEN DAYS.
NO drugs to ruin the stomach, but a direct.
local and positive application to the en-.
tire UrethraI Tract.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

veins OF the SORGHUM due SOLE
Iy 10 imperfect circulation, and has It's origin
In a diseased and torpid Prostate Gland op-
erations in this disease are only temporary
and no mechanical device yet discovered las
CURED a single case. Gran Solvent heals tha
Prostate and restores healthy circulation.
Varicocele disappears and the sluggish ac-
cumulation is replaced by pure, healthy, red
blood,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

The great virtue In the meth
cd OF application is its direct
and positive action, No vile,
drastic drugs 10 ruin the stom-
ach and digestive system The
Crayons are inserted upon re-
firing at night, diSsoivinR by
the heat and secretions OF tbs
body IN three hours, which IL
sufficient time to penetrate
and dissolve structure dis
lodging the granular mass root
and branch, together t0it6 tbs
JdLss membrane upon tGhich q
forms, thoroughly medicat ting
the Prostate Gland. reducing
Enlargement and contracting
the Seminal E1Gculatory Ducts,
forever stopping drains and
losses, curing while you sleep,
without pain or inconvenience,
in 10 days.
The Alternative and antiseptio
action OF Gran Solvent +" as
serts itself in destroying Com
ococci and the germs that in
fest the Bladder and Prostate
Gland
During the past year 1884
weak, wasting wrecks were
cured-t9,936 men born agnir
To begin life anew with fresh
vigor, full OF strength and Lhs
consciousness Of restored man
hood, Under the influence Of
this sovereign solyen urethral
structure IS dissolved and
dislodged Ia 10 days, no mattoS
how old, tough or oailoused
1t has become,
From time immemorlal eut.
ting and dilating have filed
UP the brutal, fruitlsss record
OF treatment in ur6thrai
structure, and yet there has
never eeen one euro BY
such savage N ethods.
The eageruess with which
medical men are applyins FOE
this Solvent Is an open con-
fe5sion OF their error In The
past Over 800 leading phys
icians In the United States and
Canada have abandoned tha
knife and are eu1ploying"Grnn-
Solvent" in their practice as a
humane and unfailing agent
YARICOCELE,
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Every Mau Should Know Himself.

Every sufferer should have a COPY OF
this wonderful work, which will enable
him to study himself
We never publish testimonials. and will
not expose patients name under any
condition.
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articles would be very much ap-
preciated in the lower room.

articles would be very much ap-
preciated in the lower room.
The school now prides itself on
having special music and draw
ing teacher, Miss Spella Merrick,
q sister of F. E. This is very sug-
gestive to the city schools.
The fourishing and prosperous
condition of our school is due to
the business-like manner in which
its affairs are managed by the fol-
lowing board of directors: j. Nc
Kay, w. D. Millar, L. H. Miller
and Mayor Mortgridge.
The "rag-tag'' dance to be given
this (Friday) evening has been
creating quite a furore among our
young people, and wearing ap-
parel that had been laid aside for
little Weary Willie will be brought
into requisition. Some Of the
ladies' uniforms, seen on the side,
indicate that the affair is going to
be a rip-roaring success.
Our social evenings still con-
tinue to be source of much en-
tertainmenf and amusement. On
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Larson gave a progressive
pedro party at their home. About
sixteen guests were present, and
the evening was very pleasantly
spent, all voting Mr.. and Mrs
Larson hospitable entertainers
The head prize was taken by Mrs
Mackie and the BOBBY by Charles
Todd.
T. Todd, who came from To
ronto, Ont, some two months ago
intending to return home Christ
mas, is SO delighted with our salu
brious winter, which he claims te
be the Garden Of Eden. refuses te
go home. He says he never ex
perienced such fine weather in hi
life. He is a brother Of our popu
lar Charley.
Talk about Klondikes Put
gold factory beside a North Dakot'
farm and the factory would fail
ISomething like $120,0OO has al