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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

A great many years ago when the entire
northern half of North America was
turned over to England by France, and
when the smoke of the navy battles of
the old French and Indian wars had at
asst drifted into the past, the canoes of
the voyagers drifted down unexplored
western streams and about the year 1880
trading post stood under the tall hills
where now stands the Little French and
indian town of Mendoza. 1t was spohen
Of in the reports of that day as a fur
trading post near the mouth of the Min
nesota river, then called the St. Pierre,
and was in command of a brave and
flashing Frenchman named Peresha.
There was also a post at Maiden's Rock
on Lake Pepin in command of Lieut..
WARM, of the French army. Later this
port received a garrison of british SOL
diers, but the trading post at the mouth
IF the Minnesota always remained in the
hands of the French, who predominant
there today. Old reports show that
few years later great trade was car
ried on between the Falls of st. Anthony
and Rice Creek. Some of the old fur
traders We're James Arid, Archibald
Campbell and Charles LIE Rae, who
traded at Mendoza in 1903, and John Kaz,
David McCrae Duncan Graham, Frances
NJ. Lease, and later Norman W. Kittson,
II. H. Sibley and Henry M Rice
In 1884 Henry H. Sibley established
headquarters at Mendoza and became a
partner in the American Fur company
The district over which he held com
mand reached westward from Lake Pepin
to the Rocky mountains, and from Mep-
dota to the British possessions in the
North. Sibley had over 300 traders scat
tered over this vast country who secured
furs from the Indians and who often shot
and trapped the fur-bearing animals
themselves. When the yearly stock of
furs secured by these men was added up
it was found that over 1000 worth of
skins had reached Mendoza during the
year.
Henry NJ. Rice was another of the early
fur traders. He was the agent of the fur
house of P. Chouteau Jr and company,
Of st. Louis. This company established
trading posts all through the Chippewa
country from Lake Superior to Red Lake
and beyond to the British boundary Mr.
Rice received most of his skins a fort
situated where now stands ST. Paul, and
he gave more aid to the building of the
city than any other of the old traders.
Mr.. Rice not only used ST. Paul as a
trading post, but he spent a large part
of his capital in developing the city and
in building business blocks and ware
houses.
Norman W. Kfttson in 1874 became what
was known as special partner in the
American Fur company and made his
headquarters at Pembina. from which
point he shipped all his furs to Mendota
by carts in summer and by dog sleds in
winter.
In the year 1847 10 Rolette and Alex
Fisher organized a cart line and made
st. Paul the depot for their furs and
skins. Before these carts found their way
to st. Paul, furs from the Red river
colony had been exported by way of the
Hudson bay route. a route navigable only
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

missioners have been furnished with a
copy of the charges and an opportunity
given for a defense thereof, the appellate
division has recently held, in the case of
People ex rel. Jones V. Sherman, Y New
YORK Supplement, rs, that the mayor
had Jurisdiction to- try. hear. and deter
mine charges Of official misconduct
against such officials, even though the
charges were preferred by himself as
mayor and that the supreme court was
without authority to issue a writ of pro-
mblton against the proceedings.
Writing Names on Ballot-The right Of
the legislature to enact an election law
requiring the names of all candidates to
be certified by law and printed on an Of
fetal ballot, thus in effect DENYING to
electors the privilege of writing on the
official ballot the name of a candidate
is sustained by the supreme court of
South Dakota in the case of Chamberlin
V. Wood, IS Northwestern Reporter. 1O9
The constitutional provisions called into
question are that elections snail be free
and equal, and no power civil or mill
tary, shall at any time interfere to pre-
vent the free exercise of the right of suf-
trage by those electors who possess GER
tam enumerated qualifications In the
opinion it is pointed out that in previous.
case constructing this law the court even
neld that writing a name upon ticket
ldentIhed the voter and invalidated the
entire ballot. and also subjected the one
who placed the name thereon TO a Grim
1nal prosecution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

both the great Hudson Bay company
and the st. Paul companies receive most
of their skins from these trappers
When the Indian finds fur bearing
animal in his trap he kills 1t with a
stick or the butt of his gun in such a
manner as not to damage the fur. He
Then makes one or two cuts with his
hunting knife and pulls the skin from
the body. Cutting a stout hazel twig, he
stretches the skin upon it until dry.
when he slips out the twig and drops the
skin in bag. While an Indian always
stretches his skins upon hazel twig. a
White trapper uses a board, and in this
way the furrier can tell who trapped the
animal from which the skin is taken.
Furrfers much prefer the Indian way of
stretching skins.
There is no better section of country
In the entire northern half of the CONT
nent in which to trap the fur bearing
animals than Minnesota, Wisconsin and
the country just north of these two
states. This section has great, dark
woods, thousands of wild lakes and
streams, and vast stretches of uninhab-
tied lands. Here the many animals can
live and grow numerous Along the
shores of Lake Superior a great MANY
fur bearing animals make their homes.
and it is from this region that many of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

the Il best skins come. Hundreds Of In
a arnnnd maze hlt a good living all the year
country 1 and Sending their skins to St
ha aul; IN al there are at least six fur
hUeses IN st; Paul (which do an import
.i Tusi1 tSsn, cutting up the skins and max
nt5a,. .ite III; INTO coats and jackets and
tbIoa SSllcies, while there are at least
elllee .ur houses which do large ex-
R 9;4f trade, serlding the raw furs out to
uiii eien' dealers in al parts of the world.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

A contract between heirs wereby one
of them agrees to accent specific
amount advanced to him. in full Of his
expectancy In the estate, is held by ths
supreme court of indiana. In the case of
Eissier VS.. Hoppel (62 N f. Rep, 629).
in the absence of fraud, and when sun
ported by valuable consideration. win
be enforced by a court of equity against
such heir, even though it should turn out
to have been disadyantageous bargain
to him. 81 . - !. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

A police officer is an official Of the
state and not of the municipality. holds
the supreme court of appeals Of Virginia
Rep, 652.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13


Conduct of Trial-In a recent Indiana
case a reversal was asked because of the
fact that the trial judge slept for four
evidence 1t appears that neither nart ~
objected to the evidence which was intro
duced during this period In discussing
TINS point, the supreme court of Illinois
says toe trial may have been conducted
In such manner as to exhaust almost
any one compelled to listen to it. The
court further says that counsel should
ei 1 l nave suspended the examination
have awakened him by calling his at
tention, In a voice sufficiently loud ia
awaken him, to the fact that the trial
and after the judge awoke failed to ceIi
ms attention to the fact that testimony
n ma been given while he was asleep.
We we cannot hold this circumstance reyer-
Saple error. The ease Is entitled Chicago
66ity Ky. CO, Y. Anderson 81 Northeastern
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

Admission of Women to the Bar-Tae
question of 1.-The right of a woman to
practice law in Maryland is settled in the
opinion of Chief Justice McSherry in the
following case: ~ INC
In re Maddox. SO Atlantic Reporter 4S7
The court holds that the right to practice
Jaw Is not q natural right, inherent in
tive authority. He points out that the
constitution provides that any male citi-
zen Ct Maryland possessing specified quail
fcatlons might be admitted to practice
The amendment of 1898 changes the
method of admission, but makes no
change in the class of persons entitled to
admission. Considerable stress was laid
upon the fact that the Code declares that
the masculine gender includes all genders
except where such construction would be
absurd or unreasone BILE The court holds,
however, that since women are not ehgi-
BILE to praeticeSlaw at the common law,
and statutes in derogation thereof are to
be strictly construed. this article of the
code cannot be construed to mean an au-
thorization for the admission of women.
The court further holds that the article OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

Regulation OF Oyster Beds-The Ieois-
lature OF New Jersey passed an act for
Inc better regulation and control of the
taxing, planting and cultivating of ovs
1ers IN certain tidal waters of the state
and provided a punishment by fine AMI
Imprisonment for a violation of the act
In the case OF State vs. Corson 70 Al
lantc Reporter, 49, the constitutionaIit1
or the act is assailed, and I'm uDho1dino
this law the court makes the following
interesting rulings: That the act is NOT
a violation of the constitution giving con-
Sress power to regulate commerce be-
tween the states. as the oyster beds are
the property of the state; that the l'0anse
tax imposed on boats engaged IN oyster
planting IS not duty on tonnage in
violation of tile United States constitu
non: that the provision that no lease
snail be made to airy person not a eiti
zen ana resident of the state is not y
VOCATION OF the United States constitu
tion providing that citizens of each state
snail be entitled to the privileges and
lmmunities of citizens of the several
states; that the provision that no lea 60
ShaI De granted to citizens who have NOT
Deen such for twelve months is not nm
constitutional as deprivirg citizens of fha
state OF equal rights and privileges: thai
the statute is not special: and that the
punishment provided is not cruel and IN
usual. "'iN Ill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

In order to constitute burglary in Utah
tne crime must be committed between
sunset and sunrise. and where evidence
SHOWS that building was robbed be-
Tween SOY p. m. and $50 a. M, and that
the sun rose at 4:3S a. m. the slnraros
court Of Utah, in the case of state VS.
Miller (67 Pacific Report), holds thar
burglary was not committed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

er educational institutions 1t would
seem from this decision that the state
university, and the public schools as well.
may be locked upon as public charities
Tne court says that while our public
schools are open to all. and are claimed
as right not accepted as a bounty still
IN the broadest sense they are charitable
institutions; that the greatest Institutions
gifts, endowments and donations to Aid
IN the dispensation of knowledge; that
the gift Of knowledge Is not obnoxious TO
ity. 4'--'S' OiiS'1
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

In an action for damages in T.o,,isio,,,
for the death of a person alleged to hava
been caused by a dog bite. the evidence
showed that the daughter Of the deceased
ATTEMPTED az, 7 pied to cure the wound by putting
end OF week erysipelas deyeloned and
on o. the trial the physicians testified that
II was due directly to infection caused bv
the DOG s hair, and not the bite. (Martinez
VS.. bernhard 80 Southern Reporter, sol. )
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

the code providing for the admission OF
members of the bar of other states under
certain conditions cannot extend to the
admlsslon of women who are members OF
the par of other states; for when that
sectlon provides for the admission of 'aw-
yerS from other states, 1t means such law
yers as are entitled to admission under the
Maryland law.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22
TIE MODERNlZED MlKAOO.
He Has Abandoned the Ultra Exclu
siveness of His Ancestors.

He Has Abandoned the Ultra Exclu-
siveness of His Ancestors.
The Mikado is the first japanese SOW
ercign to emerge from the dignified re-
tirement in which his predecessors
lived. This step has only increased the
passionate loyalty of his subjects to-
ward him. and people are already COM
pairing him with the Kaiser as regards
the prominent public role he seems dis
ed to play.
During the army maneuvers his Maj
estv. who followed events with the
greatest interest and enthusiasm, Or
dered two privates to be brought before
him. and questioned them through the
medium of his chief aide-de-camp. His
questions were of the paternal kind,
such as the following:
How did they get on with the hard
ships of barracks life? Did they long
to go home whenever they thought of
their nearest relatives? Did they not
thing their lot hard one each time
their thoughts wandered back to the
ease and joys Of their home! Were they
not feeling the effects of their daily
exertions in the maneuvers? Did not
the exactions Of the military service
sometimes make them cry In secret?
The young soldiers answered that
they were quite happy in the army,
and that their only desire was to do
their duty toward their beloved sover.
eign.
A few days before the Mikado, while
travelling by rail, was cheered by a
number of very old people at Shiraishi
station. He sent them all presents
through the local government, an act
Of kindness which moved the old peo-
ple to tears of gratitude.-Yokohama
Correspondence London Mall.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22
A Monastery of Mobiles.

Buried in the thickly wooded fast
nesses Of Austrian Styria is the ancient
monastery of Sekkan, famous for its
history, and remarkable because OF
the rank Of most of its inmates. In
this interesting place every monk is "A
member of the nobility. and several Df
them bear names famous In German
history. The two fathers OF the com
munlty act as cooks. and are Prince
Edward Of Schonburg HartensteIn
and Prince Philip of Hohenlohe, both
of whom were prominent In court cir
cles. The porter is one of the highest
mobiles Of the Grand Duchy OF Baden,
Baron Won Drais; and others engaged
In the most servile work of the mon
astery are Baron Won Sails, Baron Won
Ger, and Count Hemptlnue, all of
whom were high officers in the Saxon
army.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22
Tranp MOlIrners.

Tramps everywhere are wont to
prize their boots above every other
part of their wardrobe, says Josiah
Flynt in "Tramping with Tramps." In
st. Petersburg, at East, there is good
reason, although strange one.
The agencies which manage funerals
recruit from the tramp class certain
number of mourners for each funerai.
The agencies furnish suitable clothes
and pocket handkerchiefs-ev
in fact, but the shoes, which the tramp
must be able 20 show on his feet, or he
will not he hired.
When there is u funeral the tramps
gather at the Nlkolski Market, and are
selected by an employe of the agency.
Those chosen are conducted to the
house OF the deceased. and there. In Il
shed, or even in the court, ten to thirty
of them, according to the elabOrateness
Of the funeral, undress themselves en
tirely, even in the dead of winter, and
put on the mOurners garb. Their own
clothing is rolled up in bundle and
taken to the cemetery in basket,
where, after the ceremony, it must be
put on again.
The promised wage for this service
is forty copecks a man; but with tips
II usually amounts to a ruble.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22

MS views standing in his beautifully
Fel incXpenSively adorned parlor, his
daughter busy with some tasteful work
ny the shaded light, and ] comfortably
lounging in a chair in the shadow.
The mind, the thought, and all the
senses are subject to the law of life
and death. With knowledge of self
ana the laws of birth and death there
Is no grasping and no sense perception.
knowing ones self and knowing how
'he senses act, there is no room for the
'dea OF T. or the ground for framing
H. The thought of self gives rise to
ail sorrows, binding the world as with
letters; but having found there is no
I that can be bound, then all these
bonds are severed"
Nha. do you say to this, Fusa?''
Ihe professor stamped his foot i'm
patiently
Fusa, how often must l warn You
asains' the. danger of such medita-
t0nST
lhe girl rose abruptly and left the
room | suspected there were tears in
hef eyes, and half guessed the painful
subject in dispute. The professor pres
'ntiy enlightened me. Throwing him
sell into chair, he said. with a sigh:
We are in condition of antagon-
,'ii' my daughter AMI /. do not know
io" 1t Will end-or, rather, | know too
well One life will be cut short-hers
ne relation of parent and child is one
-'of HE; that Of wife and husband, for
Two lives; that of master and servant,
'or three lives. If lose her l shall
save her from worse fate. What has
happened! There is young man here,
master mechanic he calls himself, 4
metal worker, but anechanic just the
zane, who wishes to marry her, and
fusa is willing to yield herself 70
him"
Who is he?"
Jarbraw. You know him."
Yes | remember seeing him at the
1ooratory. A steady. industrious fel-
how enough"
mat may be. 1t is likely he is, for
ue Is making his way. But what is
ns way to the way | would have a
,i'iu OF mine follow? Why couldn't
se nave found one of his class to ask
'ct IN marriage?"
ne Is not bad-looking," l returned.
"ot according to Western ideas Of
oe"uty' replied Markham. But that
sualty you admire. that evidence of
'Olce' power, is most detestable to me. ="
10 You wish Fusa to marry at all:'
certainly, but not with such brute
- 'arbraw will grow to be-as any
an absorbed in mechanical pursuits
sure to become. will save her at
any cost from the degradation she
ui'ates. Why could she not have
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22

60 HERE is said to be in certain
parts of Southern Indiana an
oath-bound mutual benefit So
ciety which has grown out of that ia
nous - and infamous - organization
which in days gone by struck terror
into the hearts of all who came under
It's ban-the dreaded Whitecaps
The society has its secret meeting
pla''es, its signs, grips, passwords. ETC.,
and is direct descendant of the or
ganization which for years killed men
and whipped women in Southern In
diana and Ohio. 1t is claimed that it's
members elect men of their own stripe
to all the important offices, so great
is the society's strength; that when a
trial is on in which any member is
Interested, his fellows are always
placed on the jury; that it is society
formed for mutual protection in any
way which may be imagined, but es-
pecially when its members are in
trouble.
Where the meeting places of the So
ciety are, not one of them will tell
The organiza;iGn's members are found
in the political conventions of city.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22
AN ESKIMO NURSE-MAIp.
Brought to the United States by wife
of Explorer Peary.


Biography is a department Of litera-
ture which does not usually appeal TO
readers at the Mother Goose age. Nev.
ertheleSS, the biography Of Miss Marie
Ahnighito Pcary, by her mother. is
that Of tot for tots; and the pleasure
afforded their elders is merely inciden-
tai.
Little Miss Peary, born within the
arctic circle as the long night was
drawing on. was called the snow
baby" by her Eskimo friends, who were
not satisfied until they had touched the
warm skin of the newcomer that her
whiteness was not that of an actual
snow image. one of them. little girl
of twelve, called Billy Bah, afterward
became her nursemaid. and returned
with the Peary family to spend a year
amid the wonders of civilization.
The first of these was the ship; and
1t was on board the vessel that she
learned to submit to-although never
to approve-the incomprehensible re-
Quirement of her employers, that Sc
should battle and brush her hair every
day. Sc had never had bath before.
The next was the railway statlon-an
'igloo" so palatial that it was difficult
to induce her to leave IT, especially as
she distrusted that appalling new draft
animal. the locomotive. She inquired
anXiously if it ate people; and when
the train began to move she sat rigid,
with hulging eyes, clutching the back
of the seat in front of her as the land
scape flew at miraculous speed past the
windows.
To eat and sleep at regular times was
something quite new; so it was to have
took sad experience to teach her that
playthings left trustfully anywhere on
the sidewalks OF Washington could not
be found again on the same spot when
wanted.
Billy-Bah's first Christmas celebra.
tion was n great event, hut ignorant as
she was, she met it in the true Christ
mas spirit, for she was so delighted
with little Marie Ahnlghito's presents
and her joy in them that she scarcely
noticed her own. 1t was not till after
bedtime that Mrs. Peary. seeing light
burning late and peeping into her room
TO see If anything was amiss, found her
seated on the floor among her many
gifts, only just awakened to the rap
ture of possessing them.
Bllly-Bah went back to her own peo-
pie at the years end. When Marie
Ahnighito was four she, too, returned
north with her parents for a season
and saw her faithful nursemaid once
more. She had found Billy-Bah, tnen
aged fifteen, married lady and per-
son of consequence, whose husband
was proud Of his travelled spouse and
her superior accomplishments as n
seamstress and housekeeper.
But alas! Rejoicing in "all the com
forts of home" of her own, Billy-Bah
had decisively discarded the discom-
forts Of a civilized toilet; the sponge,
the towel and the hair-brush knew her
no more; they had become mere mem
ories of foreign travel, like the tele-
graph and the locomotive.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22

that time the Whitecaps have done
nothing but occasionally administer
the CAD to shady characters. Several
damage suits have resulted, but in no
instance has plaintiff obtained judg-
ment. The last suit. which. like the
others. showed the mysterious hand
of the gang, was tried In Brown Coun-
ty.
The brotherhood now In existence
does not whip nor murder people.
Some Of It's members may violate the
law. but the organization does not, as
an entirely. The knowledge of the ex-
istence Of such an organization. how
ever. has much effect on the morals of
several communities, for there Is really
no telling when it might call a special
session Of the court Of Judge Lynch.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22

If Paris Is prolific In producing
thieves, 1t also is most fruitful In ex-
pedients for catching them. DR.. Rous-
seau, "A dentist living In the Rue des
Martyres, has adopted novel and
amusing method. DR. Rousseau and
his wife were walking on the boulevard
few days ago when young man
snatched handbag containing money
and Jewelry which madam was carry
ing. The dentist was unable to catch the
thief, but had time to distinguish his
features, though he never expected to
see him again.
BY a curious coincidence, however,
the thief came to the dentists day or
two later to have his teeth attended to.
DR.. Rousseau, cOncealing his astonish-
ment, asked him to take a seat as II
would be necessary to take an impress
sion of the jaw, and this he Immediate
ly proceeded to do. When the dentist
considered that the plaster was suffi-
ciently solid he calmly explained to the
helpless thief that he was at his mercy
and had better follow him quietly to the
police station.
The man wildly gestlculated, but, find.
ing that his wide-Open mouth was i'm
prisoned by solid block of plaster of
paris, he consented to go to prison.