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out strongly against the territorial
government established by authority
of congress. After that it soon went to
pieces, from the sheer absurdity Of it's
position. The advocates of freedom
found that they could attain their end
better by conforming to law, and rec
ognizing the territorial government at
Becompton. DR.. Garfield says of the
radical free state men, as follows:
When 1t became evident, after the cleo
ton of 1857, that their principles could
be advocated with but little doubt of sue
tration. legislature, and that this gave
them a definite legal status, their ranks
steadily grew weaker, till in May, 1859;
conclusively that they had lost their hold
on popular interest. The last meeting Of
the legislature was in March. 1858: Not
quorum.
In 1858, when the advocates of free
dom were in an overwhelming majority
in Kansas, they did not attempt to re-
vive the pretended state government
under the Topeka convention. A new
constitutional convention was held in
Minneola and Topeka and drafted a
constitution, which was adopted and
dropped again, as the former one had
been.
The constitution under which Kan
sas was finally admitted to the Union,
in 1851, was the work of a convention
which met at Wyandotte, in 1859. DR..
Garfield says Of this convention
The members of the Topeka and Leav-
enworth conventions We're largely promi-
nent free state men. But at the last con-
vention (the Wyandotte) it was noticed
that nearly all the pioneers were absent.
The men who were to bring the territory
into the Union at last were very general
ly young men, and quite noticeably new
corners. More than two-thirds were under
thirty five years of age, more than one
third under thirty, and less than one third
over forty. One half had been in the ter
iritery less than two years, and very few
had previously represented the people in
any assembly But there was less jeal-
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familiar with his penchant for early
editions and for fine bindings.
DR.. John Wright's Bibles
In writing of valuable book collec-
lions in st. Paul one thinks instantly
of DR.. John Wright's collection of
bibles. DIR. Wright is rector of st.
Paurs Episcopal church, but he is
more widely known as an antiquarian,
especially well versed in ancient Egyp-
tan lore; as a collector of old books,
and as an authority on American bib
biography. His travels have given him
an excellent opportunity to add to his
library, and, estimated from the stand
point of historic interest this is prob
ably one Of the most valuable private
collections of books in this country.
In his library there are more than 600
bibles belonging to various centuries
and written in various tongues. With
in the last three years DR.. Wright has
added over 1000 books to his collection.
my new old books he calls them,
for there is not one of them that a
Veneering, bent on the acquisition of
brand new volumes, would scorn.
Among the books recently acquired are
several very rare hieroglyphic bibles
which were printed in Boston in the
early part of the eighteenth century,
a fine folio of Rheimes testament
printed at London in 1917, with Fulk's
annotations, and many rare American
prayer books. There is probably no
more interesting place in the city than
DR.. Wright's library and study, which
occupy a wing in one of the old lower
town homes next door to st. Paups
church. The oblong room is lined
with book shelves and the books reach
to the ceiling. In this room there are
over 1000 volumes, and there is not
one that has not value above the
text which it contains. But one of the
most interesting of DR.. Wright's bibles
is not in this collection. 1t has been
packed away, and is only brought
forth when a real book lover expresses
a wish to see it.
A Rare Old Bible
The book is large folio and was
printed in Stockholm in 1902 when
Charles XII of Sweden was twenty one
years of age. 1t was printed especially
for him. The covers are Of thick oak
boards with beveled edges, and are
overlaid with variegated calf Bor-
ders of gold tooling form panels on the
covers, the edges of which are gold,
black and red. On the brass mounts
and clasps are a crown, and a c inter-
laced with the numerals. The pages
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passed over it's head that the covers
are now held together by stout cords
According to the description on the
cover the book was printed for ].
Cooke, "at Shakespeare's Head, No. II
Pater Noster Row.
Next to library filled with rare .edi-
lions, old manuscripts, hand bound
books and other treasures, the biblio-
phile is probably chiefly interested in
the second hand bookshop. For if the
connoisseur's library tells a story of
patient effort and of discriminating ap-
probation, the bookshops tell tales
quite as interesting, though of differ
ent sort, to those who spend their time
examining the battered volumes that
repose upon the shelves. Every sec
ond hand bookShop has it's clientele.
These patrons visit it regularly some
because the atmosphere of the place
allures them, others because they are
in hopes of some day coming across
treasure.
How Shops Get the Books
who sells us the books?" repeated
the owner of st. Paul bookshop the
other day. why, all sorts and con-
d1t1onS of people. Sometimes man
or woman goes away from the city
without paying rent and leaves behind
a collection of books. Naturally, the
,landlady is anxious to realize some
thing on her bad investment and the
books find their way to the second hand
shop. Students frequently dispose of
books they have used in school and COL
lege and individuals who are in finan-
cial straits dispose Of their books after
they have exhausted every other re-
source. Once in a long while we are
offered some book that book collectors
are glad to purchase. Usually this is
first edition and the person who offers
it for sale seldom realizes it's value.
But this does not happen very often,
You may be sure"
Perhaps some literary man of the flu
ture will make one of ST Pauls book
shops famous as Eugene Field made
the Old Bookshop of Chicago famous
because he chose to meet his cronies
there. Many business men have formed
the habit Of dropping into one of the
local shops to browse among the books
or do a little reading, but no literary
man has yet selected one for a regular
rendezvous. Doubtless the reason for
this is that the city has not yet pro
duced famous literary man. AT any
rate there is a sufficient number of
these stands to impart something of a
literary flavor to the down town dis
trict. Considered in connection with
the valuable collections of books al
ready noted, one feels guilty of no ex-'
aggeration in clubbing the Sanity City
"a bookiSh town..
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tains the whole of the book of Psalms
with the musical notes used by the
Mennonites.
A Negro Testament
A negro testament translated into
the language of the negroes of Sarinam
by Moravian missionaries in 1929 is
written in dialect that has persisted.
There are only four copies of the book
extant.
In this library is to be found a COM
plete collection of the various editions
of the English bible. OF these the
Peshito Syriac new testament, oc-
Murdoch, in 1851, is among the most
valuable. Dr. Wright owns two books
from the press of Elzevirs. One of
these, new testament, was pub
lished in Legion in 1858. 1t is
bound in sealskin over oak boards
and is held together by two repousse
silver clasps. The other is a bible
in two large folios, the volumes pub
lished in Leyden in 1863. In this book
lures are from copper plates and rep
resent the highest art Of engraving
known 200 years ago.
George w. Thompson, E. A. Young
and M. D. Mum possess valuable Ii
braries. None of these book collec-
tors nave specialized, their libraries
consisting chiefly of the standard
works of literature. But as many Of
the volumes are first editions and as
many of the books are extra illus
trated and richly bound, the collections
are exceedingly valuable. Each Of
these libraries contains the only ex-
tant copies of forgotten books and also
many beautiful specimens of hand
fooled books.
An Expensive Hobby
One of Mr.. Young's hobbies is extra
Illustrated books, one of the most ex-
pensive hobbies a bibliophile can have,
for many editions of standard work
must be destroyed in order to obtain
all the illustrations that have been
made by the different artists employed
to illustrate the various editions. But
to the fastidious booklover, there is
nothing more interesting than one of
those volumes which shows the diff
ferent illustrators ideas Of the same
scene in story or play.
Mr.. Mum is particularly interested
in Napoleonic literature and his large
library contains about 500 volumes
which comprise almost everything that
has been written about Napoleon or
his times. He is constantly adding to
this: collection. Some of the volumes
in Mr. Munn's library are gorgeously
dressed. A set of Moliere is a part
of the limited edition gotten out by
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are of thick linen paper printed in
clear black type.
A valuable book in the library is a
copy of "a rare polyglot known as the
Hamburger bible. 1t was published in
1896 in three languages, Greek, Latin
and German. The Greek version is
from the Venetian septuagint Of 1915;
the Latin from the two Latin versions
of the vulgate and Pagninus; and the
German, that of Luther, published in
1545. Another polyglot owned by DR..
Wright was published by Hutter at
Nuremberg in 1899. 1t is in eight diff
ferent languages. A polyglot bible in
the collection was once owned by Mary
Lamb. On the fly leaf in a delicate
hand, are written the words, Robert
Harry Ingles, from Mary Lamb, 10th
of March, 1922
The book reminds one how Charles
Lamb and his sister both had a weak
ness for old tones, and of that deli
cious confession of extravaganza in the
essay, "Old China"
Some Valuable Autographs
DR.. Wright owns a number of bibles
that are valuable because of their au-
tographs. One printed at Oxford in
1922 has Southeys name. Fitz-Green
Halleck's autograph makes another
bible doubly valuable. This book is
in octave. Inserted in the binding is
a printed poem by Whittier on the
death of Halleck. Whittier's signature
is attached to the poem. The new
testament in Latin and Greek by
Erasmus, published in a thick folio
volume of 1888 pages by .Froben, of
Basic, in 1886, contains the autographs
of Robert Hail. the great Baptist
preacher, and of Sir John Macintosh,
the Scotch philosopher.
Another very valuable book in the
collection is Latin bible that was
once owned by Phillip Melancthon, the
German reformer. The book was pub
lished at Cologne in 1880. On its mar
gins are innumerable comments made
by it's original owner. A Greek tesla
ment contains the autograph of George
Augustus Sala, the English writer. A
special treasure In this library ia the
first polyglot psalter edited by Ag-
nostino Gillistiniani and published by
Petrus Paulus Porrus at Genoa in
1916 1t is in Hebrew, Greek, Arabic
and Chaldee. Marginal notes to Psalm
xix contain the first printed biography
of Christopher Columbus. beautiful
specimen of boohmaking by hand is a
folio manuscript of the fourteenth CEN
fury. 1t contains the epistles of ST.
Paul in Latin and is written in red
and black ink. This book Isl one of
the most valuable in America. Dr.
Wright owns several Dutch bibles.
One printed at. Dordrecht In 1853 con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

Holland House," works of Edmund
Lodge and of Macaulay; and Alice
Syrickland's Lives of the Queens of
England"
Napoleon's Memoirs
Included in the Napoleonic collection
are the memoirs dictated at st. Helena,
with fac SMILES of the mss, with Ma
poleon's corrections; the journal of the
private life and the conversations of
Napoleon at st. Helena, by Count de
Las Cases; Sloanes Life of Napo-
leon;" O'Meara's Napoleon in Exile"
. the Due de Broglie's Memoirs of Tai
leyrand;" the Memoirs of Marshal
Ney. published by his family, and
Napoleon" the book that was sup
pressed in Paris.
Among the quaint and out of the
way books in this collection are Shaw's
Dresses and Decorations" which
gives an account Of the dresses and
the decorations of the middle ages from
the seventh to the seventeenth cen
fury; Memoirs of Count Grammont
by Count A. Hamilton, particularly in
teresting because of the seventy-siX
portraits of the court beauties and
other celebrities of the court of Charles
II; Martha Greer's works, which con-
tain the lives of different royal per-
oOLoSCo- VI ILuiOpe, >MdIlSO .bdIiOGIlO
novels; and Gilbert A. Beckett'S Comic
History of England"
lenatius Donnely's Library
Ignatius Donnelly's library was never
housed in this city, but for many rea-
sons st. Paul people are interested in
it. 1t is still intact at the Donnelly
homestead in Nininger. There is a
certain bookshop in st. Paul where the
author of "Atlantis,'' The Great Cryp-
togram,'' THE Cipher on the Tomb
stone and Caesars Column" was ac-
customed to spend an hour or more
every noon when he was in ST. Paul,
pouring over some second hand volume
that happened to attract his eye. He
had his own chair in the rear of the
bookshop, and, according to the owner
Of the shop, five minutes after he en-
tered he was completely absorbed in
the volume that happened to interest
him.
The late Mr.. Donnelly's library is
chiefly notable for it's very complete
collection Of Elizabethan literature.
The Oldest volume in it is a copy of
Francis Bacon's De Augmentis Scien-
tiarum," first edition folio published
in 1923, the same year that the first
edition of ShakespeareS plays was
published. The library contains geo
graphy printed in 1777 which is so very
much the worse for the one hundred
and twenty-seven years that have
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

quoted on the New York market at %
cents a pound, Minnesota butter" will
cost % cents, or possibly "a.
AT st. Louis this year Minnesota
obtained the highest rank of any state
In the two butter-scoring contests al
ready held upder the auspices of the
worlds fair.
For years the great dairy states Of
the Union have competed at a ma
tional butter show; three times the
highest prize has gone to Minnesota.
AT the last Paris exposition epicures
and experts agreed in awarding the
grand prize, or gold medal, to butter
made in Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

ousy, less wrangling and more work. On
the 18th the convention adjourned.
The constitution was adopted in the
same year, in prospective way. No
attempt was made to establish under
1T government in opposition to the
territorial government. The old plan
was wholly abandoned. The sover-
eighty of the nation was acknowledged
and Kansas awaited the action of con-
gress to permit them to enter upon
statehood -es
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

/" vERYoNE everywhere = since
II "oleo" laws were passed
In knows butter.
= - Not to know butter is as de-
plorable almost as ignorance of beans.
But in New York, Philadelphia, in
Boston and throughout the cultured
East, everyone knows butter and also
Minnesota butter.
When butter" for example, is
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gan last November, and is still in
progress. The number of competitors
all told will be larger than in 1902; the
average number of tubs received
monthly is something more than one
hundred.
Nearly every month has brought
different list of scorers. The most
prominent have been Samuel Haug-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

Unto this day, too, doth the
devil with that same book where
with he tempted the friar of old,
beset and ensnare men of every
age and in all places. Against
which devil may heaven fortify
us to do battle speedily and with
successful issuance.
Eugene Field.
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1901, ended in May Of the following
year. During the twelve months the
total number of competitors was 800.
The gold medal for the highest average
scoring was awarded to John Friedner,
of Stroud, Meeker county. His record
was 1854
One of the scorers for this contest
was Prof. T. L. Hacker, head of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

butter has scored forty-three. and even
somewhat more, for flavor. That is
the sample tubs have ranged as high
as ninety-eight per cent and over.
Two more scorings will be made be-
fore the current competition will be
hn1shed and the gold medal for years
nigh record will be awarded
SO far as the scorings to date indi-
cate, Alfred Schroeder, of LAFAYETTE
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dairy school at the state experiment
station, who co-operated in organizing
the contest. Other scorers were B. D.
White, then an agent of the state dairy
and food commission, and Samuel
Haugdahl of st. Peter, state in
spector and a very successful butter
maker.
The second educational contest be-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11

is likely to earn the rank of the cham
pion Minnesota buttermaker. He was
the winner of the monthly contests last
November and last June, each time his
percentage was ninety eight. In August
he was one of the two men whose tubs
reached the uncommon percentage of
ninety eight and a half.
Months howe hoan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-11
The Proper Reply

Jack-What did your father say, dar-
ling. when you told him my love was like
a broad and rushing river?
Mabel-He said, Dam it.'-Golliera
Weekly. S7.ls y - - 90
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-07-26
CHAPTER XVII.

~1HE Quaker road led southeast
from Trenton until 1t reach
- ed the village Of Sandtown,
E where 1t turned to the north
west again. and it was not until that
point was reached that the surprised
soldiers realized the daring nature OF
the maneuver and the character or
that night march, which they had at
first considered another hopeless re-
treat 1t was astonishing, then, with
what spirit and zeal the soldiers
tramped silently over the frozen roads;
the raw, green militia We'd with the
veterans in the fortitude with which
they sustained the dreadful fatigue OF
the severe march. The long distance
to be traversed on account OF the de-
tour to be made rendered 1t necessary
that the men be moved at the highest
possible speed. The road itself being
a new one, lately cleared, the stumps
and roots of trees not yet grubbed up,
made it difficult to transport the artil-
lery and the wagons; but the tired
men cheerfully assisted the tired
horses and the little army made great
progress. The morning of Friday,
Jan. ), dawned clear and cold. with
the ground covered with hOar frost.
About sunrise the army. with Wash
ington again in the lead. reached the
bridge over Stony brook about three
miles from the village Of Princeton.
Leading the main body across the
bridge they struck off from the main
highway through byroad which was
concealed by Il grove Of trees in the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-07-26

Prof. +. S. Cooley of the department.
of Animal Husbandry and Dairylng'
Massachusetts, Agricultural College,
saws that in a test of the class in dairy
farming at the college, a question was
asked to bring out the preference OF
each member in the matter OF DAIRY
breed. The following interesting re-
sult was obtained: Per cent of class
preferrine various breeds, eight; per
cent of class preferring Jerseys, twenty
five: per cent of class preferring Guern-
seys. twenty-five; per cent OF class pre-
ferring Observation-Disclosures, fOrty-two.
find that this is one of the straws in
dicating the direction Of the wind. Be-
youd a doubt, Holstein-F -Friesian cattle
are rapidly gaining favor in New Eng
land. Under most conditions the Hol'
stein -Friesian is the most profitable milk
producer, and the profit is the real con,
sideration. Breeders should be careful
for this reason to produce a bull stock
that will reflect credit upon this mag
nifieent breed. Perhaps the former
nolicy of the association to encourage
the obstruction of inferior males would
he of advantage to all parties interested
At all events, the interest OF the breed
ers of registered stock in securing su
nerior herd headers is cOmmendable.
have observed that frequently the tra'
type animal is more satisfactory for th'
production of breeding stock than th'
one with the big record, but unsym
metrical. My criticism of prevailing
practices is that breeders are apt Y
overlook type in the antecedents OF thei
herd bulls in their endeayors for bil
records.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-07-26


lower ground and afrorded q short cut
TO the town.
General Mercer was an old friend
and comrade of the commander In
chief; he had been companion OF
Prince Charles Edward In his romantic
invasion of England in '45, member
of BraddOck's unfortunate expedition,
and wounded when that generals army
was annihilated, and some time COM
mander Of Fort Duquesne after Its
capture by General Forbes. He was
detailed, with u small advance party
comprising the remnants of Small
woods Marylanders, Haslet's Della
wareans and Fleming's Virginians and
q small body Of young men from the
first families of Philadelphia, to the
total number Of 800, to continue up
the road along the brook until he
reached the main road, where he was
to try and hold the bridge In order to
intercept fugitives from Princeton. or
check any retrograde movements or
the troops which might have advanced
toward Trenton. The little band had
proceeded but short distance Oh their
way when they unexpectedly came IN
sight Of column Of the enemy.
II was the advance Of the British, q
part OF Won Donops leading Brigade
en- route for Trenton to assist Corn
wallis in bagging the "old fox" ac-
cor;.ng to orders-the Seventeenth
regiment. under Colonel Mawhood.
Merccrs troops being screened by the
wood. their character was not visible
to MawhoOd. who cOnjectured tha'
they must be body Of fugltives from
the front. Under this impression, ano
never dreaming Of the true situation
Mawhood promptly deployed his regi'
ment and moved OF to the left to inter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-07-26
The argumeut by which the b.

The argument by which the beef
trust attempts to justify its conduct Is
as false as its work is infamous. Its
claim that the supply of cattle is less
per capita than formerly is easily re-
futed by the statistics. The govern
ment figures show that there is approx
imately one head of cattle to every man,
woman and child in the United States.
Fifty years ago there were about two to
every three persons. Ten millions Of
cattle aud calves are slaughtered annual
ly in the United States. Of this the
beef trust slaughters one half. That
means that one head of cattle is killed
for every family of seven In this country.
The average steer weighs about 1000
pounds, and yields $50 to 600 pounds OF
dressed meat. That means seventy
eight to eighty-six pounds of meat for
each man, woman and child in the
Union. These figures prove conclusive
ly that the laws of supply and demand
do not warrant the present high price OF
beef. The case is clear. The beef COM
bine Is trust; it is cornerer, it is
forestaller of the market. 1t is an un-
principled monopoly. The beef trust
must 60. The American farmers, back
ed by all meat consumers, demand 1t.
They demand judgment on their indict-
ment, with heavy damages against the
offenders.