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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
SALTWATER

Mayor ArmSon and other members of the
committee appointed TO arrange for the
farmers institute to be held here on Fri
day and Saturday of next week have their
work well in hand and they look forward
to most successful institute A letter has
been received from Supt. o. c. Gregg,
stating that some of the best speakers on
farm topics in the country will be present
to speak at the Saltwater meeting
The village council of South Saltwater
is again arranging for the submission of
the question of whether or not the village
is to have an electric street lighting plant
to a vote of the people, and the question
Will be voted on at the regular election
to be held next month.
Louis Lohmann is erecting a large ma
chlnery warehouse at Lake Elmo which
Will be completed early in the spring
The A. 0. II. and the United Order of
ForesterS attended the funeral of Daniel
]. Brennan, held yesterday from St.
Michaels church. Many handsome floral
tributes were placed upon the casket bv
the two lodges and by friends of the de-
ceased.
B. P. Taber & Co., of Keokuk. Iowa.
yesterday received another train load of
logs from Virginia, Mimi, and their ship
ments up to yesterday aggregated about
100000 feet. This is less than one-half
Of the amount that Is to come during the
season.
Judge Williston. of the district court
has filed an order modifying a former
order and granting the Saltwater Water
company the right to go on lot to repa If
conduit. Also the right to lay pipe to
take care OF surplus water.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
NAB DIAMOND THIEF
He Pulls Gun on Man He
Robbed Bulls Overpowered.

Intense excitement was Created last
night by hold-up in Sehaffer's jeweIry
store, rs Washington avenue south. A
diamond thief was pursued, captured, and
then escaped after pulling a gun on the
proprietor. He was finally caught again
and locked up on charge of grand lar
ceny.
Shortly before o'clock a well dressed
young man entered the store and, address
Ing the clerk. Sam Wiser asked to be
SHOWN some diamond rings. He was shown
-FOUR, aggregating in value about 1925.
After placing one on his finger he step
ped to the center of the store, ostensibIy
to examine the ring under the light.
suddenly he turned and dashed outside.
The clerk. in hot pursuit caught the thief
at me corner of Second avenue and
washington, brought him back to the
store and locked the door,
Sam Schaffer, the proprietor had been
cleaning 44-caliber revolver behind the
showcase, and at the first sign of trouble
the chase. While the clerk was teIephon-
ing the police Schaffer took charge of the
prisoner who, suddenly spying the reVol-
cried
Let me go or I'll blow your brains out .
~ he pulled the trigger twice, and finding
the gun unloaded, sprang for the door
with the intention of going through the
glass, but Schaffer grabbed him and held
him until the arrival of the police.
when taken to the station the man
gave the name of Ray Fehrman
Two of the rings We're recovered in the
store and two more We're found on Wash
ington avenue near the store
F'ehrman is unknown to the Minneapolis
police.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
Appendicitis Policies.

Inc representative of a successful
firm of underwriters said YESTERDAY
that within the last few months hun
dreds of policies have been issued
against illness or death from appen-
dlclt1s. The fact that the treatment
Tor appendicitis can rarely be success
FULLY accomplished at home, except at
enormous expense, is said to be the
chief reason for the desire of MANY
10 insure against partial pecuniary loss
from the disease.
London is at present upset by an
epidemic of measles and scarlet fever.
and the insurance companies have be-
gun TO take risks to ward off loss from
victims OF these diseases. Last week
hve lords and twelve prosperous bank
ers aVa1led themselves of the chance
or 1nsurlng under these special clauses.
English underwriters have for several
years written many odd risks, but in
surfing against diseases is new and has
caught the town. Take out a policy
for measles or "'Are you insured
against scarlet fever?" are common
expressions of the Strand and music
halls.
The custom of taking out a policy
on the. life of some great public man,
much on the order of buying a lottery
ticket IN Havana or a chance on a
race horse at New Orleans, has been
long one in the English cap
ltal. Just where the limit for odd in
surance comes in is a vexed question.
Still another odd form OF Insurance
is divorce clause, whereby the "in-
Jured party may have his or her
wounded feelings repaired by the paw
ment of pounds, shillings and pence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
DULUTH DEMOCRATS
ELECT CULLUM MAYOR
Republicans Name Aldermen in Seven
Wards and Land Judgeship.

Special to The Globe.
DULUTH, MINI, Feb. Aid. NJ. B.
Cullum, Democrat, will be the next
mayor Of Duluth, defeating T. w. HUI
go, the present incumbent, by 81 votes.
The Democrats won the head of the
ticket and one alderman, w. E. Meow
en- who succeeds himself. The Repub-
licans elect aldermen in the other seven
wards and land N. A. Gearhart as his
own successor for the municipal judge
ship. The fight was an unusual one,
in that the Democrats apparently made
no campaign and held no public meet
ings. The successful candidates were:
Mayor, M. B. Cullom (Dem.); special
municipal judge, N. A. Gearhart
Rep); aldermen, First ward, c. S..
Wilson (Rep); Second, A. j.. Harker
CRep); Third, ]. A. Waugh (Rep);
Fourth, Thomas Trevilion Rep);
Fifth, w. E. McEwen Oem.); Sixth,
Erick Olson (Rep); Eighth, William
Chesney (Rep).
The new council will consist of
twelve Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis. The proposition to issue $780,
600 additional water bonds and the
one permitting a raise in rates of the
Zenith Telephone company were car
ried by large majOrities.
Would Gust Trust Company.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 2.-Attorney
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
SPIRIT FACES APPEAR
In WID0WER'S MIRROR
Many Responsible Citizens of Bangor, Me-,
Have Witnessed the Strange Sight.
Ns

BANGOR, Me, Feb. 2-Bowdoinham s
mysterious picture mirror is exciting more
wonder than at first, for new faces have
appeared in it, and the house of Robert
Warren, where the mirror hangs, is visit
ed by hundreds of curious persons daily.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Warren's wife
died, and since then faces have appeared
In the mirror, generally at dusk and re-
NAMED in full view for some hours First
came the face of an old man. then that of
young girl, followed by indistinct
traceries, as of woodland scenes
None of these was recognized by Mr.
Warren or by any of his neighbors. But
now the face of the dead Mrs Warren has
come into the mirror, distinct and unmis-
taxable, as has also that of Mrs War
ren'S mother
AT first the stories were not believed
but responsible persons have visited Bow
doinham for the express purpose Of view
Ing the phenomena. and they declare that
the faces and figures do really appear in
the mirror, being most distinct at night
after the lamps have been lighted and
that there has been no misstatement or
eXaggeration either in the matter
1t Is the strangest thing l ever saw or
heard of, says Lewiston man who went
to see the pictures. Many of the neighbors
are afraid to go near the Warren house.
declaring that it is haunted; but Mr. War
rem, quiet and pious old man. sits by the
hour looking at the pictures in the old
looking glass, and IS not at all disturbed
over them. He believes that his dead wife
is trying to convey message to him, or
that, perhaps, she has simply come back
to keep him company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
PATENT OFFICE is A
PAYING INSTITUTION
Department Has Balance of 100000
in the United States Treasury.

WASHINGTON D. c.. Feb. q
Among all of Uncle Sans projects
there is no department which is, pro-
portionately, as great a source of in
come at the patent office, and yet at
the same time, no branch of the gov
eminent owes It's origin to a more
beneficent purpose
In the earliest days of the colonies
the now proverbial Yankee proclfvity
for invention was recognized as a pos
s1Dly important factor in the improve
ment of conditions in the new world.
and when the colonists had secured
the right to enact laws for their own
government this question was one Of
the first to be considered.
President Washington, in his first ad-
dress to congress- 1890, called attention
to the matter and urged the expediency
or giving effectual encouragement to
the exertions Of skill and genius in the
production of new and useful inyen-
lions, and from this suggestion came
the present American patent system.
winch, as one writer on international
law has said, lis generally recognized
by the most profound students of our
institutions, both at home and abroad,
to have contributed more than any
other one thing to the pre- commence or
THIS country in the industrial arts and
In manufactures" 1t is only within
the archives of the patent office that
one is able to obtain anything like a
correct idea of the wide range of the
inventive ingenuity of the American
people, for up to the present time near
ly 100000 patents have been issued.
Whlle the receipts OF, the department
are so much greater than it's expendI-
lures that the balance in the treasury.
on account of the patent fund now ex-
ceeds IS, 100000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
NAVY POSSESSES ONE
OF SMALLEST BOOKS
Contains Thrilling Story Between Covers
Only Two Inches Long.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2-Among
the literary curiosities in the navy de-
partment library which appears thus far
to have ecaped attention is the second
smallest book in Washington. The small
est book owned by the library of congress
is child's story published a few years
ago by an Eastern firm as an odditv 1t
is frequently called for, more out of Gu
riosity than for the story which it con-
tains. In size 1t is less than two inches
long by less than an inch in breadth but
of considerable thickness, its only merit
being that 1t is the smallest book in
Washington
The navy library has a book almost as
small and far more interesting It is
about two inches long. one and a half
inches broad and nearly one-third OF an
inch in thickness. 1t was published in
London in the year 1888, and is full and
exhaustive (even thrilling) account of the
sinking of British man f-war, the Roy
al George, off Spithead, in August. 1882
The binding of this remarkable book con-
sists Of two oaken boards, sections Of the
cabin wainscoting Of the Inflated Ship
The book appears to have been pur-
chased by some officer of the English navy
at the time it appeared, who removed the
original cover, save the back and had it
rebound in the two oak Stats, sawed from
a section Of the Royal Georges cabin
Wall WHICH nc oDCdIiAeu dl the time the
wreck was raised and removed from Spit
head harbor. Later this singular little
work appears to have fallen into the
hands Of an American naval officer
whether by capture during the war of 1872.
or lated and by more peaceful means it
is hard to say. From his hands it passed
to the navy library.
The quaint little book is full Of illus
trations that are amusing by reason Of
their crudity and plainness while the
text, written in old-fashioned English,
records what was one of the greatest
sensations of the eighteenth century
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
WAS BURIED ALIVE
Man Rescued Owing to Dispute
Between Doctors.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Feb. q
George Hayward, a manufacturing
jeweler, died here today. He was
eighty-two years of age. Until ten
week ago he was strong and worked
every day at his trade. Mr.. Hayward,
when a young man in England, was bu-
ried alive.
This is the story of his startling ex-
perience as told by Mr.. Hayward:
ut was in Marshvflle, county Of
Gloucester, England, where I was bu-
ried. While helping to haul straw one
day by accident / was struck In the
head with a pitchfork. 1t penetrated
my skull and made me feeel faint and
dizzy. Two doctors were called One
of them insisted that my condition was
due to bio won the head and the 9TH
er that [ had pleurisy. At any rate, two
weeks elapsed and my eyes closed in
supposed death.
Yet l was painfully conscious Of ev-
cry movement going on around. My
eyes were half closed, but I heard my
older brother John walk into the house.
l saw him approach with tears in his
eyes, and sympathizing friends con-
soled him by asking him to dry his
tears
''As soon as the undertaken arrived
knew l was to be buried alive Try as
1 would nothing could break the spell
which bound me.
well, the time for the funeral ar
rived and then the burial. NV effort to
move proved futile, and the close air of
the coffin seemed sitting to me. Sud-
denly the shoveling ceased and the ST.
lence of the tomb was complete 1 did
not seem to have the fear then that q
person would naturally expect under
such circumstances.
All remember is that the grave is a
lonely place and the silence of the
tomb was horribly oppressive.A dreamy
sensation came over me and a sense Of
suffocation became apparent
How long l remained in this condi-
ton l do not know. The first sense Of
returning life came over me when 7
Heard the scraping of a spade on my
coffin lid. L felt myself raised and
borne away. [ was taken out of my
coffin, but not to my home, but to a.
physicians office. / beheld the doctors
who had waited upon me at my home.
dressed in long white aprons. In their
hands they had knives. All this | wit
messed through my half-opened eyes.
My sense Of hearing was remarkably
acute Both approached the table and
opened my mouth, when by superhu-
man effort, my eyelids were slightly
raised. The next thing I heard was,
Look out, you fool, he is alive
He's dead, rejoined the other doc
tor. 'i'ei ~
See, he opened his eyes, continued
the first doctor. The other physician
let the knife drop, and a short time
after that l commenced to recover ran
idly. Instead of cutting me up thew
took me home. There was great re-
Jo1cing among my relatives. l owed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
BIG NUMBERING
CONCERNS MERGE
Three Wisconsin and Michigan
Companies to Simplify
Operations.

A merger Of three large numbering con-
Germs chartered under the laws of Mich
igan has just been effected. The com
panies are: The Wisconsin Lumber and
Bark company, the Grand Rapids Bark
and Lumber company, and the Hackley-
BonnelI Lumber company, and the new
company takes the name of the Hackley-
Phelps Bonnell company. The capitaliza-
ton is $1,000, 900, of which $500 is paid
in. Officers will be elected in February.
The stockholders of the three concerns
practically have been IDENTICAL and the
merger has been effected almost solely, it
is claimed, for the purpose of simplifying
business operations and for economy in
marketing the products of the plants.
which have heretofore been conducted
independently.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
hunter, but he will never take an
other shot at the animals, he says.
THE eRAFTER's SEVEN STAGES.
All the world Is graft.


And all the people in 1t merely grafters
Whose hopes are set on public offices.
And one man in his time gets many snaps
II he can pull the wires. At first the
Doing the dirty work his boss lays out
And then the party leader in his precinct,
Delivering the vote as he may think
His interests demand. And then appoint
A member OF some board where he has
power
To vote on contracts and secure a rake
off
For his own profit. Then a member
OF the state legislature, or perhaps
candidate for mayor or for sheriff
Seeking to be ''honored by the people"
And to spread his graft. And then on
He cocks his weather eye and pulls the
strings
Until with polished manner and we'll
He stands before the public as States
man"
And works the mileage racket and gets
In on the ground floor when big deals are
planned
BY Wall street gentlemen. The senate
next.
Where, dignified. he dozes at his desk
may use
To benefit himself or let his friends
Have for their private gain; postoffices
He hands around to those he thinks may
Him when the grateful people" are inn
plored
To honor him" once more Last graft OF
ALL
A public sinecure somewhere for life,
When he's too old to mingle with the
boys,
So he may still keep one hand in the crib
And sink down through the unrelenting
years
Sans work, sans care. sans everything
but graft.
S. E. Kiser in the Record Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
DIDN'T BELIEVE
That Coffee Was the Real Trouble.

Some people founder around and
take everything that's recommended to
them, but finally find out that coffee is
the real cause of their troubles. An
Oregon man says:
For rs years I was troubled with
my stomach. l was a steady coffee
drinker, but didn't suspect that as the
cause. ! doctored with good doctors
and got no help, then 1 took almost
cured with, but to no good. 1 was very
bad last summer and could not work at
times.
"On December 2, 1902, was taken so
bad the doctor said could not live over
twenty-four hours at the most, and 1
made all preparations to die. I could
hardly eat anything, everything dis
tressed me and I was weak and sick
all over. When in that condition cof-
fee was abandoned ana I was put on
Postum, the change In my feelings
came quickly after the drink that was
poisoning me was removed.
The pain and sickness fell away
from me and I began to get well day
by day, so l stuck to 1t until now I
am well and strong again, can eat
heartily with no headache, heart
old coffee days. / drink all l wish Of
Postum without any harm and enjoy
it Immensely.
'This seems like wonderfully strong
story, but l would refer you to the
First National bank, the Trust Banking
Co., or any merchant of Grants Pass.
Or, in regard to my standing, and
will send sworn statement of this If
you wish. You can also use my name"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Still there are many who persistently
fool themselves by saying Coffee don't
hurt me-" A ten days trial of Postum
IN its place viii tell the truth and
many times. save life.
There's a reason"
Look for the little book, 1.-THE Road
to Wellville," in each package.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
FARMER RYDER STILL MISSING.
Police Fall to Discover Any Trace of Ex.
ceIsIor Man.

Although the police departments Of the
Twin Cities has been searching, no trace
Of the whereabouts of Joseph Ryder, the
from his home last Wednesday, has been
found, and it is generally believed that he
has either killed himself or has left the
city under an assumed name.
Ryder who is forty -one-years Of age,
was seen in Minneapolis the day following
his departure and in ST. Paul Friday, but
since that time all trace has been lost
The man formerly lived at 2217 Wash
ington avenue north, following the occu-
patton of teamster. He moved to the
farm Dec Is last. Here he has had as
far as can be learned, no trouble either
in business or with his family. the latter
consisting of a wife and three children
Recently, it IS said. he got into an alter
cation with a neighbor over horse which
he had borrowed. but this is not thought
to have been serious ST.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
DEATH KNOCKS AT
WHITNEYS DOOR
Continued From First Page.

Whitney's -grandchiid, Flora Payne Pa
get The funeral will be held at Grace
church, where Mr.. Whitney was pew
holder
Soon after the death visitors began
calling at he house. Among them were
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Sec
rotary of War Efihu Root. Mr.. and
Mrs. Payne Whitney were in Thomas
vile, Ga, when Mr.. Whitney's condi-
ton became critical. but they left for
New York imediateIy.
A cabiegram was sent Saturday to
Mrs. Almeric Paget, Mr.. Whitney's
daughter, in London, and it is believed
she is now on her way home.
The board of governors of the DEM
ocrauc club, of which Mr. Whitney
was a member, postponed an entertain
ment of the club tonight.
Mr.. Cleveland Pays Tribute.
PRINCETON, N. J., Feb. 2.-Mf.
Cleveland was deeply moved when he
learned of Mr.. Whitney's death. He
said:
"The news of Mr.. Whitney's death
mas greatly shocked me. AS think of
him my mind, passing beyond recent
years, dwells upon the years of my
association with him in high official
duties and recalls the time when I
had the opportunity to enjoz his I'M
reserved intimacy and companionship.
Our relations have never altered, but
the exigencies of life have forbidden
recent close intercourse.
Mr.. Whitney had more calm, force
full efficiency than any man l ever
knew. In work that interested him
he actually seemed to court difficult
ties and to find pleasure and exhilara-
ton in overcoming them. His conquest
over the obstacles he encountered in
undertaking to build up our navy af-
forded him greater delight than the
contemplation of the great deeds he
accomplished in his department of the
government. His judgment was quick.
clear and astonishingly accurate, and
when it was called into action, his
mental poise was so complete that nei-
Their passion nor irritation could lead it
astray.
while l remember all this with adj
miration and affection, l recall with
most tender sentiment Mr. Whitney's
devotion to his friends, his extreme
consideration for all with whom he
came in contact, his thoughtfulness for
the ease and comfort of others and
his ready impulse to help those who
needed help. l mourn the death of q
friend, of whom it can be truthfuIly
said that in his character were COM
bined mental traits of high order and
loving qualities of heart that attached
him to his friends with hooks of STEEL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
ANDREWS AS AN ISSUE
Chancellor May Suffer Through FriendII-
ness to Rockefeller.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 2.-For the sec
ond time in the career of Chancellor An
drews, of the University of Nebraska, he
Is threatened with dismissal on account
of corporations. At Brown university 1t
was his antiDathy to corporations; now
1t Is his friendliness to Rockefeller. The
crusade against the Rockefeller contribu-
ton for building at the state university
has now reached stage where the OPP
ponents of the bequest, will ask for the
resignation of Chancellor Andrews and
the members of the board of regents who
favor the contribution.
The matter will be brought before the
state conventions of both parties If the
enemies of Rockefeller carry out their
plans.
1.-THE agitation viii surely cost the
chancellor his position. said a Populist
leader. He is an able man, but his love
for Rockefeller is a menace to Nebraska s
public school system and he must not
be allowed TO continue in his policy with
out an emphatic protest from the people
of the state who execrate Rockefeller and
deSpiSe his methods"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-03
Modern Method Of Tool REPAIRING.

Every engineer is now familiar with the
fact that in all modern works of any size
the making and repairing of tools is man
aged by a special department of the
works. The good old days when gang
of men would stand IN line waiting for
their turn at the grindstone have gone by
In a modern shop, when a tool needs
grinding it is sent to the tool depart
ment. and another one, all ready for use
is obtained at once.
1t is easy to see how much more eco
nomical such a method is. for the prepara-
ton of tools is kept in the hands of the
people who are doing nothing else and
who are necessarily much more expert
than the general workman would be- while
the latter does not waste time In waiting
for a turn at the grindstone.-Cassier' S
Magazine.