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14 LADIES ON TRICYCLES. Ultra Fashionable People of the Gay Capital who arc Daily Patrons of the Wheel. Style of Knickerbockers, Skirts, Jackets, and Other Necessaries Worn by Fair Creatures. How "Western Consressmen L.lye and What it Costs Them—Homes of Itivli Senators. Correspondence Of the Globe. WABHTSGTOJT, Aug. 15.—The society peo])](^ li'li here, and they are very few, are amusing themselves with short trips down the Potomac short s.lent tides through the country Bnnoanding Washington, a <lis rnssion of <he waterins ptaee BOflStp which reaches them through the usedlnni of the daily and society papera, and preparations for the coming social season. Abort al lhat is being done In '.his line is in regard to the homes of the people of prominence. Every lew days you will see some states man come t<> town, a part of his business on the trip being to secure quarters '.or the coming winter. The hotels fed their basf nem prospect already brightening. A very large proportion of the members ol the house board daring the terms of their stay. On the contrary, a large pronortkmol the senators keep bouse. The reason lor this is apparent; the term of the senator is lor us. thai ol the representative bm two years. J.ook over the list of the members <>l" the lower house of congress and yon will find thai almost half of them board at hotels. The congressional directory, winen •rives the residence of all senators and rep resentatives shows, nearly 150 members of the houseas located at hotels, while of the Fcnatebui sixteen live at hotels, mostof them having private residences of their own. Soyouraverage hotelkeeper smiles upon your average congressman when he comes to Washington at this season of the year. For the average congreßeman when be asks for board at a hotel is expected to pive up aboul all of his salary during the time he is located there. For Bach accom-j Lions as a member of oougross with a wife, and. perhaps. A ma,:i:ia;.i:aki.K DAtTOHTEB, or two or three children mnst have at a hotel there must be paid from 9300 to a month. If his wife has society ambitions she must have a parlor connected with her rooms, and must have a large parlor on her reception days. And all these things cos* In Washington, especially If it is suspected that the member or senator baa a pretty long purse, of course it Isalmost Impos sihle. t<">. to gel accommodations of a sat isfactory nature ai private bouses, and the result is that people who want to live m good style or entertain are forced to to p house or live at hotels. So ii happens that most of the senators, who are assured of si-; years here when once elected, find it cheaper and more satisfactory to keep house, wliiie on the other hand the mem bers, who are n< ver sure of anything aim-.e two years, find the hotels their only refuge. Members from the extreme Wesi especially affect hotels, fake them as a lot, espe cially those affecting great wealth, and you will find them almost invariably at hotels. Bowen of Colorado, Fairof Nevada. » nl iom of Illinois, Jones of Nevada. Mander sonof Nebraska, A-damsof Illinois. Buck oer of Missouri, Cannon of Illinois, ('as sidy of Nevada, Culbersou of Tex.i>, Don ham of Illinois. Kankin of Wisconshi. Kea- L.-,i of Texas, Tullyof California, Tomer of Kentucky, Valentine of Nebraska, and many others who could be mentioned, rep i entiug the West, live ai hotels. Among the senators some have very handsome homes. Senator Kciiuun<is i-; having .i new rr.id handsome residence built for him in a fashionable quarter. Senator Shenaaa has a handsome place on X street. Senator Cockrell had last season A VKBV PBETTY HOME on Nineteenth street for his huge family. Senator Jackson has a pretty home on Ver mont avenue, In Ihemostdestamble location, Don Cameron, a> everybody knows, had Until recently one of the finest residences in the city. Senator Logan will bamwhen he gets his new house,a very line hole. Sena tor Palmer has just built a very costly resi dence on X street, in ihe ultra-fashionable section. Senator Sawyer has a line place on J street. Van Wyck has a tine house of his. awn. The tricycle lever still rages among the people who lay claim to social prominence here. Washington is the paradise of the wheel, whether bicycle or tricycle, and the latter is daily becoming more popular. The Washington Tricycle dub now has a large membership, and among them some people of a good deal of prominence. It lias its headquarters at Teuton hall and i member riiiii of about forty. The Hub makes regu lar runs twice a week, and the hall is open in Hie afternoon for the exclusive use of ladies. The officers of the dub are: Gen. W. li. Brown, president; 11.11. tkrabtoday, vice president; Mr. Andrew Johnson, sec retary and treasurer; Mr. W. C. Scribner, captain; II r. S. .J. Hazelton. lieutenant. The club lias been iirgiuitzed since July, 1884. Some of its members are: Him. W. H. Brown?, Mrs. Frances Doubleday, Mrs. ] 11. Schneider. Mrs. A. H. Frje, Mrs. S. W. Willard. Mrs. W. C. Sctibner. Miss I'atriri;; Elderston, Miss Mamie Watson, Miss Ethel Dinsmore. Capt M. T. Ander boii, Mr. A. A. Adee, Rev. L. 11. Schneider, Rev. L. 11. York, Dr. E. S. Jones; Dr. James V. Calver, Dr. li. SL Bennett M«j 11. M. Pollard, Mr. <.. W. Watson and Mr. A. F. Dinsmore. A number of ladies who have relatives in the Capital Bicycle club Lave learned to BIDE TIIK TBICVCXB in order to aecompanv them bl their rang. A number oj' well-known physicians use tlie tricycle in making professional calls. using Ha- a relay for the homes. Some of them are Tabor Johnson, John Walter, B. !;. A.dams, Uoberl Beyburn, c. k. i.o.Kivii. ii. m. Cutts and ;•':•. Davis. Other independeni riders are Mr. and Mrs. Denni- ami Profs. Pay and Chlckering of Ken dell Green. Mr. Will U iMUnan, winner in' the tricycle prize in the mws »i the l{c> ton club, rides h l<Coluuibia. ' Mr. <;. K. Aluen. the husband (> "Pansy,^ rides a tricycle o\"er the uncertaui rcnulsal Chautan p,ua during the season. Mrs. Joshua !:< f noldfi of Stockpoit, N. V..tia\eled an aver age of forty-five miles ;•. day in three days Dyer the ordinarj country toads <ki this rehicle. The first tricycle owned by a « v . nan in the district was thai nsedbj Mrs. 15. A. Lockwood, purchased in 188 L For lome years tricycUng as an exercise for jvomen made very liuie progress here, hut BOW the tide has turned :uu\ wheelmen, ninning through the quiet streets at twi light, meet ladies upon tricycles in groups uid in pairs, accompanied by gentlemen at turn. A lady, whose name has been prominently used In connection with her proficiency on the tricycle, gays she iui> been incalculably benefited by tlie exercise and : he believes her life has been extended 'i'u -cars by its benefits. The matter of lor lady tricyclists is of little impor tance, hi thai do special costmne vi neces sary. Each rider will soon adopt a dress for her own comfort and Individual con renience. English women and those of Germany wear a costume something like that worn for horseback riding. They suh jtitute knickerbockers for multitudinous skirls, wearing oxi.y oxk BKIBT nf cloth or flannel Bolting, which forms the dress proper. This is not the Lady Ilali buiton skirt by any means, but, save in length, the same dress worn in our Bcbools 1 <>r bom back ridhig In New York and Bos ton. It preserves all the ippetganee and Trace!u! outline of oniiaarj dress. The «dy tricycle riders of Boston, while the} have organised no dubs, have nifrqitcd some rules v to eostnmes,which mnst be of some neutral ttnl orahade. wUh hat, gtorea and of (he same. The jacket and sleeves are tight lilting, and the skirl is the ordin ary walking dress length, made six inches longer behind, because Tiffinr; in rhr saddle will gather tip (he back breadth and make I ■.yen all around. The front and back breadths should be plainly and Bcautily gathered to the belt, bu] the sides should he plaited Into i»o\ plaits, which open at the foot like a fan. With a ridrt made like this not any more of the fool Is shown in tricycling than in walking. Full skirts should be restricted by wearing thick, dose littiiig uiidei.-lothes, ami the jockey hat is considered the most becoming to the tricycle lady riders. A social event of some interest this week was the marriaw of Mr. J. C. Stoddard as>istant disbursim; ortieer of «he interior department, to .Miss Lucy Wils.iii. daughter ol a well-known and honored etttaa of Washington. The maniaire, v.h'.eii was a quiet one. occurred at the home of the bride's father on Wednesday in the presence Of a few friends of the families. THIS YEAR'S ACREAGE. Comparative Tables Showing the Acreage of tlie Crops. Increase Over I.sist Year in Nearly Every Class—Last Year's Yield. '■ Commissioner of Statistics Xordin has ' completed his comparative tables of the 1 wheat, corn, oats, barley and flax seed ' ; crops lor ISS4 and the acreage for 1885. The I i acreage for wheat shows a slight increase over last year, being 3,181,071 against 3,109,874 acres, a gain of 71.797 acres. The . i acreage devoted to oats is 5.304 neater than , j last year; corn, 89,943; barley. '.».:;.'».">: flax , seed. 12,733, the latter being nearly 100 per . r cent, increase. The increased acreage is . 1 confined to no one section of the state, but , there have been small additions in most j counties, though a few have fallen oil". Fol , ; lowing are the figures by counties: . THE WHEAT CHOI'. I I ■ 18S4. 1885. ; I Counties. Yl<! Acres. Bushels J^* Acres. bus. I Anoka 9,4711 01,82114.19! 6,879 Becker 21.711 400.687:18.45 24.547 Benton 9.515 127,159,13.30 11,421 Bijr Stone... 32.465 294,111-11. 34,706 Blue Earth. 47.583 824,023:17.31 50,027 Brown 4:;.::.:: 7«6,880|17.61 45,463 ' Carver 37,941 7H4,428|20.68 35,400 I Chippewa... 35.087 567,82215.91 37,477 Chlsaao 11,961 2311.281 19.25 12,656 I Clay 64,377) 889,018118.87 00,273 ] Cottonwood. 11,851 104,188 9.17 12,009 1 Crow Wiuif. 430 0,732i15.64 390 Dakota 94,819 1,562,939 16.48 100.641 Dodge 5C.091 701,328112 40.521 Douglas.. .. 44.445 683,401 15.37 4!»,256 Taribault... 54,698 822,246115.03 52,:5<>9 I Fill more.... 56,507 840,846 14.98 58,901 Freeborn... 05,538 1,084,514 15. 03,663 Goodhuo. .. 151,912 2.811,313 18.50 142,801 Grant 31.88 C 493,951 1 15.49 37,333 Hennepln... :;:},:;-.'7 658,423,19.75 35,102 , Houston 25,128 547,804|13.84 25,437 Bubbard.... 2,380 20,462 8.58 4.205 Kami 15,536 230.3V614>2 15,334 Jackson.... 4.818 i 6,823 l" 4.957 Kanabee. .. '.■'- 11.846 14.54 S.">6 1 Kandiyohi.. 63,880 1,108.1! 17.:H 07.055 I Kittson 31,001 658,880 21.21 38,146 lLacqulParl 66,002 852,129 15.21 C3,.*Wl , Lake i LcSuour... 39,004 759^89:18.97 40.135 Lincoln 23,103 274,322 11.87 24.137 i Lyons 39,129 359,587<1&33 28,761 McLeod 42,479 760,964 17.91 44,731 I Marshall. 54,242 1,008.348 19.C8 46,674 i Martin ' 4.057 37,489 16.63 6,043 ! Meeker 85,767 641,024 17.92 33,213 Milk) Lacs.. 1,761 86,98821.00 1,842 Morrison... 20,505 327,284 15.91 22,317 Mower ! 27,912 420,557115.00 27,896 Murray ! 7.134 109,106 15.16 6,123 Nieollet.... 80,638 1,220,171120.12 62,033 Nobles j 6,523 90,498 13.57 5,740 Norman ..I 68,65011,129,60016.95 72,007 ! Olmsted... . 68,909 1,107,018 16.07 €3.103 : Otter Tail.. 101.075! 1,628,323 10.01 107/359 I Pine si 1,336|16.49 1114 Pipestone^.. 12,429 140,107111.27 10,793 , Polk 134,349 2,174,880; 16.18 143,353 j Pope 42,971) i 628,120 14.49 48,473 Ramsey 5,5551 109.17819.65 5.691 w00d,... 25,133 867,960|14.ai 27,777 BcoviUe 68,007 1,058,517|15.27 71,783 Kiee 62,101 1,191,909 19.19 62.279 Hock 7,352 76,084 10.34 5,C59 St. Louis... 12 218 18.17 7 Scott 4.-..M> 830,015118.01 45,849 Bherborne.. 22,115 321,283 74.52 25,082 Siblcy 65,106 333,190 11.30 70,476 Steams.... 94.083 1,382.734 14.69 99,702 Bteele 58,039' 9:i5,3C3j1C97 60,328 Stevens 22,919 371,340 13.07 25,494 Swift 40,287 621,64715.43 48,159 lodd 15,820 220.433 13.92 17,642 Traverse... 33,172 413,388' 32.40 34.276 Wabasha... 55.921 887,41015.80 57,600 Wadena.. .. 8,553 100.51312.45 12.209 : Waseea 49,526 840,318] 10.97 50.030 ; Wash'n'ton. 45,358 677,616 19.35 46,723 Wt'uw'n... 9.138 160,214 17^3 9,244 j Wllldn 88,674 515,89313^4 37,537 Winona 80,979 1,015,799116.65 (53.537 j Wright 45,154 883,445119.56 48,215 Y. Med*cn.. 45,454 644,57314.18 40,604 Has] 282,715 4,583,183! 2b9,242 Totals. 3,103.874|50,415.017 10.21 J3.181,671 ♦Unreported towns and counties. a 1.1 uahi-ev chop. I 1884. 1885. vr.i Counties. para Acres. Bush. bu. Acres. Anoka 3 .»0|12.0C 9 Becker 550 13.0.^5 23.47 521 Beuton 7:jj 1,086 14.8* 102 I Ulg Stone 1.579 22.83914.48 1,345 liluo Earth 4.2:11 118,722^.00 4.175 : Brown 1." 44.7K3 23.:i4 1,521 Carver '...:. 23.95931.73 871 riii ( ,j...\va 1,022 20,253 19.5-_» KAi Chicago 243 5.97924.00 -_'-:i ; Clay 1.411 31.176 21. 13 1,798 I Cottonwood I :.'.<>.> 42,."5! i 2U.«i7j 1,831 Crow Wing- | 1 10.00 2 Dakota 5,395 145,28»!26.93 5.nr.0 Dodjrc 16,822 278.2:57 27.02 9,588 i Douglas <:■,:, 22.52di23.10 98(J Farlbault 6,517 160,164 24.58 4.- ■ Filhnorc 22,738| 561.10524.K0 21,286 Frcobom 6,653 I6<~>. 473 25.02 5,528 (:<K«lhue 17,028 787.728i27.291 31,'_'.il Grant 990 20,217 900 Hennepin 186 5,11927.52 ITS Houston 4,751 100.891121.12 3.2'j:5 Hubbard 14.'i] 0,15721.77| 143 Isantl 4! 84520.01 60 Jackson 2.3 56,0.532:5.30! 2,C;i Ivaual o<- I 75:>7.50; 4 kundiyoh! 1.004 51,75319.06 1,150 Kittson L.308 39,950i30.66 2.473 Lac M"i I'arle... 1,738 82,93118.94 1,544 Lake 4 227j.V5.75 •> Sueur r«3l 18,81631.72 609 Lincoln...' 1,327 20,599(20.04, 2,405 Lyons 2,1(53 42,463 2,180 McLeod 1,038 33,251 J37.18 1 117 Marshall 1,016 34,345 33..50 2,752 Martin 2,518 55,219121.82 2,470 Meeker 470 11,07923.57 520 Mille Lacs 32 1,152 36.00 41 Morrison 47«| 10.31)0 23.33 527 Mower 18,659] 469,63425.18 21.1:58 Murray 2,4*-3! 45.09218.50 2,006 Xieollet 1.098! 23.3K5 23.C9 1.141 Nobles 2.665 53,73(522.41 2.249 Norman 1.538 35.556 23.11 2,076 ";'"-t''ii<l 29,8271 702,508 20.001 So,3s-2 "".•rTail 1,846 41,590 22.52 1911 Wno I 4j 10125.25 c I'ipestone 4,17« 7. r.,0u517.36| 2 547 Polk 5,3151 152,46325.77 B^*o Pope 1.603J 18.265H1.55 975 Ramsey 3041 9.399 30.91 rt*»3 Bedwood 1,878 31,133 16.57 !."»:;!. ltenville 2,614 50,301 1it.27 2,172 Wee 2.849 49.256117.28 1,978 Rook 3,707 60,151; 15.96 2 798 M. lx>uis 28 308 ill.(HI -,; Scot! 4% 13,57.V27.3ti 778 , Bherburne 224 3,67716.41 «0 ISi l>l.-\ 1,t'79 33.004 25.84 L 262 Steams 1,137 26.267123.10 1,275 :''''<- 2.270 50,478 24.81 2 781 Stevens 1,737 33,085 20.77 ...,;, Swift 1,897 33.46S 17.04 1.508 Todd 4411 8,235 19.88 519 Traverse 798 15,34113.22 lMs Wabasha 90,896 402,15122.12 22,524 Wadena •_•(.;. 4,044 19.72 '140 Waseea 2,378] C3,7x7 20.82 1,673 \.ashlngton 5,053 147.21028.96 6.912 Watonwan 2.0C3; 48,314123.41 1 4 ,, (l wilkln r>4(i 13,878;25.70 1,202 ;x» inona 20,3". >Ci 504.670 27 7s' °1 ',-.., "VVriirht 411! 12,26329.82 " 689 I Yellow Mod'ne.. 178 14,125:18.15 575 ♦Estimated 25,932 036,502 1 26,631 i _ Totals ;255,252;7,001,523'24.54!233,C07 *Darenorted towns and counties. ; run oat ccop. ~ 1884. - lgg .j= ! Counties. per <.'<>uutie<;. | Acres. Bushels, acre Acres, ■ Ed 1 i Aa ka 3,973 120,936:3L97 8,985 I {Jec'fW 6,371 204.855 32.00 6,788 ■ 1 ;!"'"" B<*SC "3,705 32.63 ,, Jjij: -Mos,,. M y, 209,305 31.68 9,649 . MueLarth.. 22.344 551,145!38.09 2.%724 ; :™. I*'3U «51,7C2J40.5<5 14,013 ■ Chippewa... i'!-- 352:023 3612 10 319 1 f?J* UrO *' 'J W,78057.6S 5,248 5 Ua > 14.3G7 450,«.>43 29 9<l 13 CV) , Cotton wood. 13.30.S 531 83CJ1427 &S4 . Crow Wins.. 407 I -ioSiS: -1 a7Z ; »-»*• • fimuSSSBS 35.S • y'" I*-' l«<.e.Hj 454,174 27.22 20 268 ' Dou?!^.... «,0M 320.58233.11 10 936 I laribauit... 30,003 1,092,900 00.4^ Z\m i Fillinorc.... 49,77C| 1.408,5;5!2a.95 49 164 ATTYCI TILTd 'JLS 3ILI BUNL>AiT MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1885. Frecborn. .. 24,196 848,349133.06 23.857 Goodhue 80,012 1,345,902J37.37 34,525 Grant 8.054 257,523.31.97 8,328 Hcnncpin... 15,908 619.555J33.53 14,778 Houston 22,1?3S 604,962126,43 23.245 Hubbanl 1.492 45,597|32.77l 1,730 Isautl 4,733 146,770.31.00 5,018 Jackson 9,013 546,167 38.44 9,981 Kuiiiibuc .... 859 13.730!15.43 497 Kandiyohi... 17,432 630,93036.19 18,361 Kittson 6,563 244,(535:37.18 6,7«« LaoqParle. 12,679 433,527i34.66 14.C55 Lake 12 16513.75 4 I-.' Buour... 7,937 321,395 40.18 8.228 Lincoln 6,077 180,101'29.C3 6,837 Lyons 18,827 487,717 35.20 14,375 II cLcod 11,4 58 4., ■.- 35.40 12,129 Marshall.... 7,008 231,420 41.68 7.727 Martin 13,398 510.657 38.11 11.915 i Meeker 8,018 3UH.328 38.57 8,478 \ Mille Laws.. 974 56,012 36.b7 1,071 Morrison— 8,013 242,782 30.29 8,521 Mower 37,829 1,202,034 33.37 41,593 Murray 8,492 343,271* 40.42 8,789 Xicollet ]:; 1.-: 583,95545.02 15,211 Nobles »,732 532,048 34.11 11,378 Norman 13,187 446,911 33.81 14.823 Olnistod 30,833 I.tIT.fWM-ffl 89,128 Otter Tail... 23,952 764.058 31.87 25,506 '"""• 124 3,712 20.03 179 PJp«'Stone... 6,655| 221,776 33.17 7.519 Polk 40,352! <;,.>:; 25.11 29.W7 >'<•;>«• 11,250 360.357 32.01 12.503 Kamscy 4,119 15«,443 37.9.-< 3,310 Uedwood.... 12,034 405,125 33.66 13.256 Itunville.... 18,618 «S*fi,7BS 37.42 20,9«J2 lUoe 15,888 C50,180;40.66 15,MH Bock 13,2t>C 327.095 24.61 12,871 M. Louis... 209 2.809 70.44 310 Scott 9.2«W 815.612 34.03 8,021 Shcrburne.. <;.--".- 182,352 26.58 2,470 Siblej 13,<W7 525.55133.39 14.P55 Steams 27,3«S tHB.MfIhW. 28.4C5 Sleek" 21.858 572,t»T8 26.19 16,937 Stevens 12,177 528.672 ;2tS.'.i9 11,052 1 Swift. 15,378 430,844 51.23 14,8221 Todd 0.111 1C0,6G3.2U.25| 6,314 Traverse.... 6,595 204,018!30.93 7,705 Wabasha... 1i»,502 624.457:31.48 19,3C8 Wndcna. 2,870 {SO,. ri23 31.541 2.949 Waseca 12,529 441,90535.27 11.899 Washington. 15,232 609,462*7.51 14,641 Waionwan . 11,314 447,265 37.5! 13,321 Wiikin H. 417 231t,291;28.42 8.4V9 Winona. 27,357 «.i3U,»7134.03 27,317 WriKht 9.03S 053,178 39.74 9,734 Y. Medicine. 10.652 401,39637.68 12,126 ♦Estimated. 03,058 3,361,C43j 93.545 Totals ... 1.059.C38 -..'.'75.079 1,005.0(12 THE COItN CHOP. _____ jgs-T Counties. I VM Acres. Bushels, per a Acres. I l.v. Auoka 4,498 134.82530.22 4,703 Beaker 100 M33J44.33 414 Benton 1,131 23,173,20.49 1.7 M HI? one 475 12,134,25.54 l,Sbt» Blue Earth 19,570 750,122J38.33 25.136 Brown 7,940 235.008'29.A0 8,812 Carver 8,353 357,154142.72 9,839 Chlppewa 2.323! 63,702 28.71 4,1*9 Chisago 1,501 47,960 31.95 1,917 Clay 118 5,434 46.0* 896 Cot ton wood 2.61.S 76,286 29.13 3,717 Crow Whig.... J7o 7.594 47.43 532 Dakota 13,766 426.636 :»9.94 15,029 Dodjre 10,057 359.927.5J.77 10.331 Doujrlas 1,500 30,800 28.35 2,355 Farlbanlt 24,003 644,0 C- 1 20.82 25,005 Ffllmn 35,510 9V7,252;28.18 37.581 Kret-iKira 17.793 503,932■31.6." 21.934 Goodhue 15,439 612,005 33.18 21,405 Grant 190 6,121 1U2.21 :.j7 Henneptn 15.415 511,203 33.10 15.5U4 Houston 25,448 760.754,30. 25,3:!0 Hubbard 58 2,550 43.96 217 lsanti 3,053 81.96(1!26.84 3.9.J3 Jackson 3,748 97,501 |2».03 4,300 Kanabec 38 687 18.07 37 Kaudiyohi 3,794 93,574 24.66 4>*.'4 Kittson 3 120 411. II Lac gui Parle.. 2,922 80,284 27.13 5,513 Leßueur 15,272 594.656 38.93 17,390 Lincoln t>B4 20,11022.74 1,869 Lyons 3.353 (M..208 126.00 5,503 McLeod 5,784 241,44541.74 7,453 Marshall 36 920,25.55 Cl Martin 12,333 281,055 18.61 11.915 Meeker 3.270 114,183 |44.91| 4,044 Mille Lacs 71* 32,976 32.00 740 Morrison 2,403 63,543 20.44 3,743 Mower 22,430 584,095!-8.00 23.W7 Murmy 1,002 25.046 27.113 1,5>27 Nieollet 8,916 315,034 35.34 10,012 Nobles 3,949 97.178 24.61 4,489 Norman 89 1,815 20.39 225 '>!nist<-d 23.757 797,290-33.50 26,310 Otter Tail 3,129 75,558]24.15 4,ott! Pine 22 070J30.45 39 Pipestone 930 24.859j2«1.73 1.3C2 Polk 71 2.903 40.88 315 Pope 723 13.237 26.3S I.7:'> : Itamscy 1,768 71.782 40.00 2,030 lied wood 5,181 117,704 22.73 6,619 Kcnrille 6,797 1-t;.:>■.»!, 27.41 10,149 KICB 11.724 416,971 12,14$ ltock 1 5,707 115,1£2 13.78 8,033 Scott 9,549 355.50837.23 10,233 Sherburne 7.790 210,835 27.06 9,C95 BiblejT 7,223 257,290135.C0 8,79S .Steams 9,028 265,634 29.42 11,469 Steele 10,557 342,796 32.47 11.1123 Stevens 510 13,148,25.76 1.553 Swift 1.851 51,470127.80 3,390 Todd 1,727 f»9,991:34.73 2,429 Traverse 298 9,03730.64 1.125 Wubasha 13,02! 425.498 32.07 16.92S Wadena. 82C 3d.482i36.W1 1.230 Waseca 8,430 3i0,977:5<j.85i 9,944 Washington 9,433 343,374 :t(i.3S| 9,72t» Watonwan I 5,625 170,558 30.32 6,490 Wilkln 106 4,754 14.54 401 Winona 20,215 C3u,012!31.46 20.957 Wrijrht 12,024 430.840 35.83 12,763 Yellow Xedld'c 3,144 88,123 25.03 5,583 D 11 reported towns and countios, es timated 48,648 1,523,772 5«,524 Totals 535,133:16.761.485 1.32!625.076 THE KI-A-tsEKD CHOP. ___ . __ 1864. ; I 8«. Counties. . — Acres.! Bushels.! Acres. ————__———— I \ Becker 2 21 ft Bip one 4 81 43 Blue Earth 1,937 20.038 4,251 Brown 1,449 18,687 3,947 Carver 32<5 7 Chippewa 2,278 1,120 Chiitago 11 1 Clay 22,412! 140 59 Cotton wood I 259,145: 23.426 I Dakota. 418. 4,352| 601 DikJjtc 333 3.220, 790 Douglas 1 9 Fnribault 743 i 6,056 I.fSS PlUmore l.fiSfij lf.rc.4 3.09$ Frvt'born 327j 2,598 378 Goodiiue 82 1,085 3">B Grant 233 Houston 146 1,663 270 Itasca . Jackson 8,253' 105.333 14.937 Kandiyohi 081! 6,905 1,035 Kittson 1 15 Lac gui Park* 231 1,821 1,379 LeSueur 21 Lincoln C:. 1 6,440 4.725 Lyons 2,031 21,6.3 7.346 McLeod 11 76 53 Marshall 6 IS 147 Martin 887 9,841 2,221 Morrison 1 9 1 Mower 4.7: 55.587 9,228 Murray 12,129 167.594 50.5C5 Nieollet 622 8,877 1/.-7 Nobles 16,342 203,-2'f 26,715 Nbnaaa 1 21 2 OJmsted 302 4,007 9}<o OttterTail 125 Pipestone. 5,375 07,826 15,540 Polk 101 1.514 T. 6 Pops 37 lteciwond 2,145 55.542 6.956 Kcnville 310 i 3,3431 1.1.: ltico 0 50 44 ]<■ .k 21.71 202,567 33,445 Scott 8 Sibloy 896 4,750 2,4311 Steams ! I 70 Stifle 51 80C V.a Stevens 84.; 6.848| ifiu Swift 30 184 307 Todd 3 Traverse 331 Wabasha 12 Wrisoca 68 450 78 Wnshtaatoa 2 Watonwan 7,15? 94,950 12,941 Wilkin 22| 161 345 Winona 11 202 63 \ Wright 32) Yellow Medicine 165 1,644 1,385 Unreported towns \ and counties esti mated 11,531 135,15s 20,570 Totals 120,54511,456,527!22D,57S mistaken l.nxiiricß. CmcAGo, Auk. 15. —Mr. John Fairman, who with Hi family recently camo to Chi cago from Khnira, N. V.. died yesterday at his residence in Woodlawn Park, { from the effect of eating toadstools which were supposed to be ■■*■>] KMiins. Mis. Fainnan, who also ate of the toad stools, is seriously ill, but will proba bly recover, Mr. Fairaun's father was at oiic time the proprietor of the Elmira Ga- | zette. It is learned that some seven or eight persons living in Hyde Park are ill ' in a dangerous condition from the same cause, auc it is likely that half of them will die. Old men love the past young men love the future, but if you want to tickle a girl's fancy ei\e her a present.—Pitfebuig C hroii icle-Telegraph. THE CITTS INTERESTS. How They Are Carefully Watched and Vigilantly Guarded By the Cham ber of Commerce. Sketch of the History of the Body From Its Birth More Than Thirty Years Ago. *onae of the Notable Ends It lias Ac coniplisiicil Tor tin- Hood of tho City. The moving of the St Paul chamber of commerce from the old rooms on the corner of Third and Kobert streets to the mainiiti < cut new building diagonally opixisite the Hotel Uvan makes timely a sl| ( »rt review of the history and object ol" this institution whleh has so siirnally aided the progress of BL It is a matter of Bllluiisal com ment to the rest of the world how coherent st. PaaJ business i<. how closely it hanirs to/etiier. It is iti-o_'iii/.ed that the business prosjK'rity and commercial supremacy of the city are secured and sir-nirthened by vigilance—that in the psas> perity of any one branch of business the weal of all is concerned, con x'Miiently the business of St. Paul is coi: duct»-<i (hi the family principle, the members sympathi/im: in each other's, pain and wel taie. and by united effort striving for other's well beini?. The organizations through wMah the-e ends are ci'.:-cted are two: Ihe chamber of commerce and the Jebbrrs" uniou. CM aVen the former is by far the tuore comprehensive in its purposes a.id »mi is the Ihhlv in which have lntu OfjglmUed a --teat many of tlie euter priees which have i>laced the - city on the commanding eminence it now occupies among the cities of the country. THE FIRST MOVE towards an organization which seventeen afterwards resulted in what is now known as the St. l'aul chamber of com merce waa made Nov. H, l s>'>4. and the next moniim:. Nov. -.'y. the following sjotiee was published, calling a inet-tiug to be held to organize a Ixtard of trade: We, tbo undersigned merchants of St. Paul, seeinjrthe necessity of making: Mime organiza tion by which to relieve ourselves, as well as tho mechanic, the farmer and mborhsß man from the monetary and other difficulties un der which we uovr labor, have concluded to hold a meeting for that object on Wednesday evening' next, at 7 o'clock, at Mazourka hall. Bessy E. Bosi, K. Gallaway, D. Day. B. Presley, L;. Weide, William Spencer, C. Wool dridjre, L. C. Dunn, Jeremiah Smith, L. 11. Walt 4: Co.. Chamblin Ac Moryan, D. Michaud, Winne & Coolcy, Cat heart & Co., N. E. Tyson, Mar-hall i Co.. W. S. Combs. Bond & Ke! --lo t 'S. ilarkley & Kern, l. ■C. H. Mix. J. L. Finwel! & Co., Culver & Farrington, Culver & Fonseca, Edward Heenao, J H. lJycrs. C E. Mayo & Co., Louis Krieyer. ¥. E. Collins, Stees 4 Hunt. G. G. Griswold, Wood & Mow. E. Howitz & Co., McClouds & Walker, Abram Elfelt, J. Fullerton. lUtchie & Co., Marshall & Co.. A. P. Spoffard, P. T. Bradley, Lewis Hyiuman. Charles D. Elfelt, J. Frost. Th:is. over thirty years ago. was the firs step taken to form an organization which has now taken the name of the St. Paul chamber of commerce. Of these fifty-one men who signed this call most are dead, and others have moved aw ay. leaving but seven or eight now in the city, where they took such an important step more than a i quarter of a century ago. This initiatory step was, in due time, followed by the completion of the organi zation, W. B. Marshall being chosen pre.-i --dent and S. W. Walker secretary. At that lime, and lon;r before, the people of the territory had been and were then suffering grievously by reason of having no mail service. One of the first matters taken up by the new board was that of endeavoring to secure mail service. The board prepared and forwarded to Hon. James Campbell, postmaster general, a memorial, in which i' was set forth that Minnesota was isolated, sparsely settled, and that the people here bad no telegraphic communication with th(! states, and were wholly dependent on the mails for intelligence, and ••that the com mercial, political and social wants of our territory demand, in strict justice from the government, at least a tri-weekly mail." The memorial further stated ••that the proprietors on the stage line between this city and Dubuquc are performing with their four-horse post-coaches a regular tri weekly sen-ice, sometimes oftener than tri weekly, and could therefore i>crfonn the additional mail service at a less propor tional rate than the weekly. We there fore earnestly pray you to order and ar range for a tri-werkly mail." MZINCTIIK riIAMHKU PIIOPKK. Thai boanl «>f trade lingered along for about tve fesxt, but did not do much. It <nally held meeti.igs whenever any thiHg hapiK-uetl that ciilk-d for s|<eciul notice, but these meetings were vere in fie iiient. and linaliy it (vine !<• lx> almost >tten thut such an organization mraTiml The ]. ..pie ;n is-,7, ab.»ut live y»-ars after IheOlgaalnHon of the board of trade, cou efaßded tiiat it was time that the city had a li\e. active organizjition that would look after its iut.'i«->t> and attend to snefa niat tenae avnsJrreosse within the scope of such I . u nlingly. on the mth of January. |&st\ the < hauuVr of commerce anted. In sj»e.iking the next day uf this the Pioneer and it mocrat said: The comprehensive public spirit and bus iness enterprise of the citizens of St. Paul have heretofore been rrniainin? at loose ends —evaporating in idle talk or boilimr over in occasional public tnectinjrs. Not till yester day were these loo*e and aimless activities gathered up and adjusted and put in motion towards a dennito end. Yesterday a chamber of commerce was organized at the office of William It. Marshall, Esq., upon the broad platform laid down by the Pioneer and Dem ocrat. The iniTtiiiir was called ostensibly for the purpose of organizing the old board of trade, which, for want of anything to do within the narrow scope of it« professed ob ject*, bad almost fallen into oblivion. Adopt in? our nisarftion, however, the defunct board was buried and a new body, with the more inptrojx>litan title above given, was or {ranizrd upon the grave of its impotent prod ecessor. The >ame paj>er, lit sivins an arrrmnt of this important meeting which >tarted into existence an organization that has been of millions if advantage t<> the city of St. I'aul. said that '-a lanre niimber of the ream of the intelligent business men I'ai'l. crowding tlie rtx»m of meeting alnuot to suffocation, iwirtieijiated in the atveeasassjßJ with a generous enthusiasm, whith arnei wall for the spirit whic animate their future co-operation.' Mr. (.'. K. Ma\ o was made chairman of tlie lueet ini: and Isaac Markley secretarj-. <iov. MarshalTe remarks on that occasion show lhat the new organization was to be a sort Of reoi^.iiiiz.ation of Jhe eld boant of trade with larger powers and more ener?>-. In «\]>!ainimr to IhOM pneSBJl 061 that occa sion the olijects and pun>oses in view in holding the meeting. Gov. Marshall said they were not so much for the purpose of reviving the old organization of the board of trade M to effect a new organi sation of the business energy of St. Paul upon broader principles, which should comprehend tlie whole vnj.f of the commercial future which be ioiiued naturally to the geographical posi tion. Such an organization, he said, was s]>ccially demanded now. to concentrate the whol • f St. Paul uj>on the vital question then before the country, involving the development of her great lines of west ward comnuinicatiun. The tirst motion that wa-s made and adopted at this meeting was made hy (". \V. WooUej, to the eueet that the proposed organization be styled the (.ii.tmlxi 01 Commerce of the City of St. Pan:. C. W. Woolley. Williaai* K. Marshall, Findiey MeCoimick. ii. Marvin and (). King were nsßßtoi to form a com mit le? to draft a constitution and by-laws for the government of the chamber. Pend ing the maiurvr preparation of a coustitu tion. the meeting organized with the style alK.ve j;iyen under the constitution of the old board, which was amended to adapt it to ihe new body. A permanent organiza tion was then completed by electin:; Will iam IL Marshall president, William L. Canning \ice president, J. W. McC'lung secretary and D. W. Ingersoll treasurer. 1 UK iii:ST UOAT OX THE KEl>. tiiis meeting, on motion of J. J. Kuox. Mr. Kuox. J. W. Taylor and John B. Irvine •were appointed to constitute a committee to ascertain the cost of putting a boat ou the Red river, and to invite pro posals for the save, as to the amount of bonus which will be accepted as an inducement for immediate ac tion. The proposition of a boat on the river was discussed at considerable length at the meeting, and Anson Northup, who j was present, cave his views and estimate : of the probable cost of placing his boat, the "Ah Northup," on the Had river. He proposed to carry the machinery overland from Crow Win*, where the boat then was, to Shayenne, about eighty-five miles, and to Mid a hull on the Red river. The cost of the boat, completed, on the Red river, he thought, would be from 52,000 to So, 000. ac cording to size and finish. During the dis cussion of the project Gov. Marshall spoke at length of the importance of opening the navigation of the Red river, and thus af fording facilities for the settlement of the country upon which St. Paul, and Minne sota in general, depended for their commer cial development, lie proposed a bonus of SI.OOO to be offered by the chamber of com merce as an inducement for an immediate execution of the plan, wnich he said, with out any bonus, would abundantly repay the ' enterprise. The meeting finally adjourned : till the next Saturday night, when a long report was read in favor of the Red river scheme, and resolutions were adopted to raise a bonus of SI,OOO to carry out North up's idea. This early action of the chamber is char acteristic of that body. That was the first time the chamber determined to raise a bo-' nus. Since that body has had occa s!on to aid in raising a good many. some of which were of such size and importance as to make this first one look quite small, but really, in those hard times, 51,000 was a large sum. equal probably, to 520,000 now. It shows also that the trade and business of the Red river country was deemed to be of great Importance. " In MM the cham ber of commerce was a useful and live instjtation. It held a number of public meetings in ISSS and 1559, which were mainly for the purpose of calling at tention to the Northern overland route to the Pacific and aiding the placing of a boat on 1;- i river. Addresses were made by .i. W. Taylor and others. The proceedings of some of these meetings were published in.document form, and did much good. Noble's wagon expedition to the Rocky mountains, in 1859, was also one of the re sults of its efforts. Afterwards, in 1803, it procured by its efforts the government ap propriation, by Cap! Flak's first overland expedition to the gold fields of Idaho, which was wpeated again in lSC3and 1564, and did much to call national attention to the upper overland route, which gradually paved the way for our Northern Pacific railroad. HEORGAXIZED AGAIX. The newly-organized chamber continued along, holding meetings occasionally for a while and then interest in it partially died out during the hard times and the chamber was again forgotten till 18*7. On Jan. 10, ISS7, this familiar organization went through another galvanizing operation. This time it was the intention to fix and establish it upon a legal foundation. Before this time the chamber had not been incor porated. On that day articles of incorpora tion were filed wherein the purposes and objects of the chamber were set forth as follows: Be It known that wo, R. Bhikcley, Horace Thompson, A. H. Cathcart, C. 1). Strong. D. W. limtl and Grant Hewitt, have this 10th day of January, A. D. It>a7, associated our selves together as a body corporate to be called the chamber of commerce of the city of St. Paul. The purpose or this association Is to advance the commercial, mercantile and manufacturing interests of St. Paul; to In culcate just and equitable principles of trade; establish and maintain uniformity in the commercial usajres of the city; acquire, pre serve and disseminate valuable business in formation, and, as far as practicable, to ad just the controversies and misunderstandings which may arise between individuals engaged in traie, and to promote the general prosper ity or the city or St. Paul and the state or Minnesota. On Jan. 23, ISG7, the chamber of com merce held a meeting in Ingersoll hall for tin'inirjHiso of completing their organiza tion, and on motion of Judge Palmer, a committee consisting of the judge, Peter Berkey, C. 1). Strom:. D. D. Merrill and B. Mai via was appointed, with instructions to report twenty-one names to be voted for or against fur directors. The committee performed the duty, and at a meeting held on the-23th of January the following board of directors (the lirst board under the new dispensation) was elected: John Xicols. R. Blakeley, J. C. Burtiank. P.B. Delano, C H. Schunneier, W. P. Davidson, C. D. Strong, T. S. Averill, Georyo L. Becker, H. M. Kice, D. W. Injrersoll, P. H. Kelly, William bawsoa, V. L. Vault. H. Thompson, J. A. Wheolock, E. F. Drake, C. W. ffMh, William Lee, K. N. McLaren. J. M. Bohrcr, In tliis connection it may be stated that a resolution was adopted at the meeting held on the ttd, that K. \. McLaren. Qes. 11. 11. Sibley and 11. M. Hire constitute a couimittev to corner with the gtMOl com uiauding this military department as to whit protection would be ghrCttto the over land travel on the Northern route to Men tai»a. This resulteil in the openini; of the Northenj route to Montana, by whii-h Capt. Fisk to<ik out three different cum paaiei t.» Helena. The first meetinc of tho new board of di rectors under this la>t reorganization \\;-.s In-11l at the ottK-e of J. C Burbank iV: <«... OB Bridi:e s«iuare. arxuit wliere Zimmer man's art gallery now is. All the direct or> wele ].:• -x-lit t\.'.M I. H. Keil\. (. W. Na-h and J. M. Uuarer. Hon. H. If. Bice wa» made chairman and B. K. Mc- Laren Illfirtiy. when the followinsrofficers wen slecteil: rresident, J. C. Uuibank: tirst vice president, ii. M. Kite; neoad vice president, 11. Thompson; treasurer. Wlllfaua Dawson. At this nieetini,' tlie re-- L-nation of P. H. Kelly was received and Mnptei, and William L. Banning was elected to till the vacancy. Si>MK i II.VXGKS. The constitution and by-laws adopted in ISC" have constituted the law for the cham ber, except that they were somewhat changed four or live years ago. About LBM, and perhaps before that time, the idea ot erect ing a chamber of commerce building was broached, at first in whispers, but later on more loudiy. As the matter came to be talked of seriously some of the members ex amined more carefully into the constitution to see whether the chamber could bold real estate, and the more the matter was examined the more the members were led to doubt their author ity. It was therefore deemed safer to change the constitution so as to avoid all cause of doubt. The matter was referred to a committee, with lion. John M. Gil man as chairman, to revise and set right the whole matter. In due time Mr. Gilman made a report covering the subject, and following cut the plan indicated by him the chamber made certain changes. From the organization of the old board of trade in 16^4 to the present time, the chamber has had but five presidents, viz: ex-Gar. Marshall, J. C. liurban Gen. Sibley, H. M. Iliee and Gen. Sanborn. The chamber, when it was reorganized in ISC7, for the first few meetings assembled in J. C. Burbank's office on Bridge square. It soon after its organization secured rooms in Ingersoll's block. where it remained some time. From that block it moved down to Prince's block on the corner of Jackson and Third streets, over the Milwaukee & St. Paul ticket office. It afterwards moved up to the Opera House block. From there it went to Rogers block on Bridge square, thence to the sec ond story o.t" the building formerly occupied by the Boston One-Price store. This building is on the north side of Third street about in the middle of the block. It did not remain there long and soon moved down to the corner of Third and Roberts streets where it has been for the last two or three years. It has now moved into its new building and will not move again probably unless it is burned out or some other calamity befalls it. •WHAT IT n.VS POKE. It is impossible to enumerate all that the chamber has done for the city of St. Paul. Even the records of that body will not -Low what it lias accomplished. It has been connected with all public improve ments, and km always given its influence on the side of the city. The-following are some of the matters that it has aided in carryinsc to a successful issue: The annex ation of West St. Paul; the construction of the city hall and court house; the loca tion of the state fair and Hamiine univer sity: the securing of low freights; securing cheap fuel to our citizens: the amendments o. the city chirter: improvement of the ■»ippi river: securing the termini of various railroads; tue Fort SuellLug bridge; PAGES. the construction of the market house; the Robert street bridge; the new capitol build ing after the old one had burned; securing the headquarters of the Northern Pacific railroad and making St. Paul the headquar ters for the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha road: the construction of the St. Paul, Stillwater & Tay lor's Falls road, connecting with the West Wisconsin, and making a through line to Chicago and the East; securing the ltyan hotel and the chamber of commerce building. It also has always made, its in fluence felt on all matters of public Improvement, like paving streets, laying sidewalks, the sewerage system, the water works, fixing ofticers' fees, and establishing the number of ofticers and the levying of taxes. It has also done much towards reducing taxation to the lowest point, so as to make this a promising held for tavestingcapital; in securing trans portation to induce manufacturers to come hen and locate; in securing improvements on the Mississippi river. All these matters and many more the chamber has had a very potential influence in accomplishing. ITS INFIAKNCK. The chamber of commerce is recognized M a very important factor in the progress of St. Paul. While its powers are only ad visory it has such a weight of wealth and nuluenee behind it that its advice goes a long way with the public function aries to whom it makes ragges tions. Tins great intluence may he without sufficient grounds. but it is nevertheless actual, and is so well under stood that the general impression is thai when any one is interested in some public improvement or in some measure which he is anxious to have pushed, he is almost as Mire to apply to the chamber of commerce for its approval as to the council or county board,and instances are even on record where a'.dennen have figured to get their schemes recommended by the chamber before spring ing them upon the council. 01 course, there are numerous instances where the chamber of commerce ami the civic authori ties have been and are at variance, but the tact remains that the expressed opinions of that body have u;reat weight with all the various boards that awnage the public af fairs of this city and county. Of course any successful attempt at mak ing the chamber of commerce a factor in the politics of the city would in a great measure destroy its intluence and impair its usefulness. The only serious endeavor to do this was last spring; when in^he heat of the munici'ial campaign a party news paper raised a "wolf, wolf cry of fraudu lent voting and astounding corruption in the executive branches of the city govern ment, and called a meeting at the rooms of the chamber immediately utter the morning session. As the allegations, all and each of which were afterwards retracted by the paper which published them, reflected seriously on the official and personal character of some of the most prominent members of the chamber, who were also city officials, the matter v. as brought op at the meeting and a resolution passed after a heated debate. Wifaiilag the whole subject to the grand jury. Thus j[ncilllfcmnlj ended the only attempt to transform the chamber of com merce into a political machine. A Hil'ilillir Neiituliuil. Atlantic City Cor. Haltimore American. The dresses of many of the bathers are decidedly unique and attract general atten tion. While some make themselves con spicuous by the scarcity of clothing, others attract observation by their style of bathing. The latest and decidedly the most raecess ful scheme was that adopted by a lady to day. Ju<t altout noon, when the beach was Crowded, she leisurely walked toward the waler.and when within a few feet from when the tide was encroaching on the sand, she deliberately sat down and began taking oil" her shoes and stockings. She was attired in the height of fashion, and her clothing fitted to perfection. When sho had bared her feet and nether limbs she quickly raised her dress to some distance above her knees, and after turning back some lace work attached to another gar ment, walked out into the surf, the observed of all observers. The bathers stopped and watched her so intently that they for got the waves that threatened to lift them off their feet, while the spectators Hocked to the edge of the water. The fair bather was apparently unaware of the excitement she created, for she waded about in a con tented sort of way. never looking to the riidit or left, and always keeping her cloth ing at an elevation of three feet above tide water. When she had had enough she re turned to the beach, sat on the dry sand, placed her wet feet on a piece of paper she had drawn from her pocket, and proceeded to dry hor limbs with her stockings by pat ting them gently, anil in such a way as not to wet them too much. .She then drew on the stockings, fixed the garters (which were very handsome), drew l>a<k the lace work above alluded to and put on her gaiters, Then she arose and quickly walked away. The ladies who witnessed this remarkable scene toned their heads, but the irentlemen >tood their ground bravely and did not tlinch once. SOBM whose wives were near by are said tr> have received curtain lectures when they reached the hotel. A Rrinnrkablc Escape. M--s. Mary A. DaOey, of Tunkhannock, I'a.. was afflicted for six >e:irs with asthma ami bronchitis, during which time the best physicians could give no relief. Her life wa> despaired of, until in last October she procured a bottle of Dr. King's New Dis covery, when immediate relief was felt, and by continuing its use for a short time she was completely eared, gaining in flesh fifty pounds in a tew months Free trial bottles of this certain cure of all throat and tug diseases at Lambie * Bethune's and J. P. Allen's drug stores. Large botties SI. A Hint to Wive*. New York Sun. Wife (at the breakfast table)— What time was it when you came in last night, dear? Husband (with aching head) —Well-er, I don't know, exactly. Wife—lt must have been 3 o'clock. W«N you detained at the ottiee? Husband—Er-yes. Wife (anxiously)—l'm afraid you are WOtklag too hard. MX You ought not to coutine yonrselr so closely to business. 1 am not surprised that you have a headache occasionally in the morning. You really must take better care of yourself. By the way. dear, can you let me have S'2o? Husband —Certainly, with pleasure. These are Solid Facts. The best blood purifier and system regu lator ever placed within the reach of suffer ing humanity truly is Electric Bitters. In activity of the liver, biliousness, jaundice, constipation, weak kidneys, or any disease of the urinary organs, or whoever requires an appetizer, tonic or mild stimulant, will always find Electric Bitters the best and only certain cure known. They act rarely and quickly, even- bottle guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or money refunded Sold at 50 cents a bottle by Lambie & Be^ thune and J. P. Allen. Poetry and Practicality. New York Journal. "You are a poet, I understand?" said a Brooklyn landlady to her new boarder. "So they say," he modestly murmured. "You ought to be very happy here." **H hy WO, ma'am?"' "Because you know that the poet Willis wrote his best lines in a boarding-house, sir* "Ah, indeed! But you must remember they were not tender-lines, ma'am." Yet the poet's invidious intimation PMnd unheeded, and as he composes pa thetic poems he keeps time to the pounding of that boarding-house steak. Try it Vonr.clf. .The proof of the pudding is not in chew ing the string, but in having an oppor tunity to try the article yourself. A. P. Wilkes, Seven comers; F. H. Heinert. 374 Dayton avenue; John Boyden, 323 East Seventh street, and P. C. Lutz, Wabasha street, opposite postoftice, druggists, have a free bottle of Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup for each one who is afflicted with coughs, colds, consumption or any lung affection. WOKK OF CRACKSMEN, Professional Burglars Doing the Interior Towns and Meeting with More or Less Success. Belief that the Light-Fingered Gentry ara the Same that Eecently Visited St. Paul. Seizure of a Stock of Pictures in Chicago Claimed to be Nearly Obscene. Professional Burglars. Special to the Globe. Oktoxville, Minn., Aug. 15.—1t is the general opinion here that the Oakes-Mer riani burglar reported in the St. Paul dailies as having been captured in Detroit several days ago is still at large, and is identical with the man who did the Dassel job in this Village last Thursday morning. From the evidence at hand officers here and at various other towns between here and St. Paul are of the opinion that the perpe trator of the St. Paul midnight outrage i 3 still in the state, and has been ever since the raids in St. Paul; and further, that there is a regular gang at work, of which the "short, thick-set man is the leader and chief cracksman. Officials here are in pos- i BCaoion of information, which has just been imparted to your correspondent, and which connects beyond a doubt foe job here last Thursday with a bold scheme at Wiilmar, as detailed m the Globs of Saturday, an attempt in Minneapolis and the affairs at the residences *>t Mr. Oakes and Mr. Merriam in St. Paul, the evidence that this is true is as follows: Soon after the ST. PAUL EAIDS the presence of a professional in Minneap olis was apparent to the detectives, and al though a .determined effort was made to capture him, the expert so carefully covered SU Jail that nothing was accom plished, though the precautions taken rendered any attempt at fine work in that city extremely hazardous. From Minne apolis the gang went West, with Willtnar their objective point. Here traces of four different people were found, and there can be hardly a doubt that they were traveling together and under the leadership of tho '•short, thick-set man." That some big job was planned at this point is clearly indicated by the recital in the Globe of yesterday. The distance from Wilhnar to this city could have been easily covered between Monday night and Thursday night, the night of the Dassel robbery. Mr. Dassel left home Thursday night, going to Minneapolis, where he has been visiting Freeman P. Lane.a brother of Dr. Lane of this place. Mrs. Dassel's ac count of the affair is as follows: "About 3 o'clock in the morning I was awakened by some one in my room, but felt no alarm, as I supposed it was my brother, who is an early riser, and . I could distinguish that the time" was some- I where in the early morning hours. 1 sat up in bed and called him by name, whereupon lie turned and passed out into the hall; but as he did so I readily distinguished the fact that he was a stranger and that lie wore a HAXOKEUCIIIKF OU MASK over the lower part of his face. I saw him but a moment, but could identify him 1 think, were be brought before me." Asked to describe the Hum Mi*. Dassel said he was a short and thick-sea man, wearing a cap. After leaving the room he made his way out of the bouse and all trace of him was lost, although tho alarm was quickly given and a search insti tuted. As booty he secured a gold brooch and gold watch, failing to find Mrs. Das sel's diamonds lying . conspicuously on a dressing-ease near by. Bernhard Dassel is president of the bank of Orton ville and one of the wealthiest men of the village, which accounts for his residence having been selected for a raid, for it is the record of the "short, thick-set man" to go where there is a pros pect of making a rich haul of jewelry and other valuables. If the St. Paul and Min neapolis detectives really think the man captured in Detroit is identical with the lakes-Men man, they are certainly oil the scent. That professional gentleman, with his fences and rough workers, is now doing the Northwest, and will be heard from before many days and nights pass. Clintto. the Apache Chief, Killed. Special to the Globe. Silvki: Cnv, N. M., Aug. 13.—A cour ier from beyond the Mexican border brings intelligence whicii is received with satisfac tion here. On the Sth inst. Lieut. Davis, with a company of Apache scouts, accom panied by two troops of the Fourth cavalry, were operating in the state of Sonora, Mex ico, fifteen miles south of San Bernardino. The command was on a fresh trail. "Hot"' signs were growing more noticeable. Every minute, it seemed certain that the ren ega lea would be overtaken when the Chatto chief in command of the scouts ordered a halt and called on the officers for a council. Lieut. Datis promptly issued orders to move forward, and then Chatto and live or six other Indians drew off to one side and moved towards the hills to the north of the trail, which was leading almost due west. Upon being commanded to halt, Chatto and his men started upon a run, and a lire was given. One of the companies of troops, within a 200-yard range, opened fire upon the fleeing scouts with splendid effect, KILLING CIIATTO and two of his men, wounding another and bringing the others to a sodden halt. Scouts who bad remained in line seemed stupelied by the suddenness of the affair, but after it had been ascertained that Cbatto was killed they all assumed an air of sullen anger, which boded ill for the future. At the time the courier left the command was ■gain Moving forward, but the feeling was general among the troops that the scouts would require close watching. Chatto was the Indian who led the murderers Of the McComas family in their march of 1533. He has always been re garded as one of the worst of" the Warm Spring band of Apaches, and was with, Victoria ia all the raids from 1879 to 1882. He was the sub-chief, ranking with Bonito and Natchez, aud had considerable intlueuce not only with his own band, but among Chiricahuas. Not a little surprise was ex pressed on the frontier, when it was learned that (Jen. Crook luul placed so turbulent a spirit in command of his Indian scouts. Excited tbe Colored People. Camilla, Ga., Aug. 15.—Colored church circles are excited here. Last Sunday night, Anna Sapp, 14 years old, attended the Methodist church and (luring the excitement was baptised. This coin ing tt> the ears of her aunt and guardian, Mrs. Rose, a strong Baptist, she swore out a warrant against the preacher for assault on her neice, consisting in pouring water on her head against her will. The preacher has now issued a warrant against Mrs. Hose for disturbing public worship. Vootlonism Among Negroes. Special to the Globe. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 15.—There is a widespread belief of voodouism among the negroes of Atlanta. Hundreds of colored people are held under thraldom by conjure doctors, who vow terrible punishments ■gainst their victims if they fail to come up with their regular contributions. 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