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MINNEAPOLIS PULPITS. Yesterday's Hyperborean Weather Deci mates Attendance at the Flour City Churches. The Pulpit Utterances Collated for the Benefit of Those Unable to Brave the Cold. Eloquent Orations on Timely Themes Delivered By Men of the Dif ferent Creeds. A Scottish Church Service- -Notes From the Many Minneapolis Houses of God. Yesterday was not an ideal church Sun day. In most of the churches the array of empty pews glared menacingly at the pul pit. Comparatively few were those whose religious impulses prompted them to brave the intensely cold weather, and the infer ence is that the Bible was read in more Minneapolis houses yesterday than for many a Sunday. It is a discouraging task for a minister to grow eloquent before a congregation of only one-fourth its usual dimensions, but the promise that '-when one or two are gathered together in Thy name. Thou wilt grant their requests," in spired the men ot God, and the result was a number of unusually fine sermons. Those who were unavoidably detained at home will read with interest the following synopses: KELICIOV> NKGATION. Destroy Nothing Until You Fiiid Something That is Better. Dr. 11. M. Simmons, of the First Uni tarian church, preached on the precept, "Do Not Destroy Anything Till You Have Something Better to Take its Place." The first half of the discourse was in defense of this precept. He said religions growth is what we want, and only so much destruc tion as will aid the growth. But he said every tiling that opposes the growth of humanity and reverence should be de stroyed. When a farmer finds a thistle going 10 seed in his garden, he does not say. "I must love this till 1 can get a peach tree and plant there," or when he finds a rattle-snake on his porch he does not say, "1 must protect this reptile till I can get a canary bird and put in its place. He de stroys both at once, knowing that their place is better than they are. So those the ological dogmas which are more detrimental to reverence than thistles to a field, and spirit of bigotry and injustice which has damaged society more than serpents, ought to be destroyed without delay, for their room is more religious than they are. And nature sends better thoughts and sentiments to take their place, just as she sends her grass into the cleaned swamp without arti ficial sowing. Even if we do not have a perfect system of theology to plant, it is •well to clear out the dark thickets of thought, malarious bogs of sentiment, and let in God's natural life and light. For light, which is another religious symbol, tills the universe, and the best way to get it is to remove what shuts it out. Theology is too often like a Gothic church with nar row and stained windows, and where the preacher stands by his caudles at the alter on a sunny Sunday and says, "Do not de stroy our little light till you can get a bet ter." There is a better waiting outside, and lighting up a revelation there, too. For God's revelation is not confined to one book, but is written everywhere in lasting skies and living seed, in fair flowers and fairer faces, in human lives, and loves and hopes. And whenever any church walls out all of this requisite revelation, excepts the Bible, and then read that grand old book in such dim light as to arrive only at the gospel of God's wrath and man's de pravity, then it is better to destroy the darkness and let in the natural, but not less divine, light, which is waiting to fill the temple of religion with sunshine and with song. MAU FAILURES JN LIFE. Rev. Van. Andsi Discourses of the General Want of Devotion* Rev. Charles A. Van Anda, of the Cen tenary c-luifeh, preached yesterday morning from 11. Cor. \ J i., IT-IS. lie said that many failures in life were caused by want of devotion. Great labor was the price of success, and those who would not pay the price must not expect the prize. Dickens declared he had no genius except for hard work. The same law holds in religious matters. A man fails to live a holy life be cause he does not fully devote himself to God. Too many overlook the fact that God will not allow of any compromise with sin. Neither property, friends, nor life it self must come between us and Christ. To be a follower of Jesus a man must forsake all that he hath. This condition implies reformation when conduct is in violation of God's commandments. This applies to what many are pleased to wink at as mere irregularities no less than gross vices. Sin in the germ i.-. as truly sin as in the ripe fruit. This separation from sin has refer ence to a corrupt heart as well as a wicked life. When the evil dispositions of our hearts are shown us by the Spirit, and we refuse to accept Christ as a Savior from these as well as from guilt, we then become guilty of inbred sin. When we follow the Spirit and accept Jesus, God receives us into His favor and He becomes our father. This relation insures us first the special love of God. protection from all evil and an abundant provision for all necessities. All that God demands of us is not worth men tioning when compared with that blessed portion secured by our compliance. HEM 1 SOLVES THE PROBLEM. Rev. Thwiiisr Discourses on the Daily Christian Life. Rev. Charles F. Thwing, the pastor of Plymouth church, preached from John xvii., 15: "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou bhouldest keep them from the evil." He said: The pious life and the secular are supposed to be foes. The monastic idea .•■till lives. The pulpit, it is thought, ought to be holier than the pews. The world is frequently conceived as so evil that if you do not get out of it it will get a hold on you. The problem, therefore, is how to keep the highest ideals, the deepest Christian faith in healthy and wholesome relations, how to be not slothful in business, yet ever serving the Lord. This problem is not solved by doing business in a half-hearted way, nor by lowering the standard of holiness. Help in the solution of this problem may be had by (1) transfiguring our worldly interests through the power of a great affection for Christ;- (2) by knowing that a high type of piety permits the doing of the com mon duties; (".) by knowing that the performance of life's common duties gives substance to piety and steadiness to its progress; and (4) by knowing that God's regard for our work is measured by its Christian influence rather fhan by its ma terial and visible importance. In a word, the daily life and the Chistian life may be maintained in a right selection by devotion to Jesus Christ as the ideal of all living and the motive for its attainment. THE TEMI'TATIOS OF JESUS. Extracts From the Sermon of Rev. Shutter, Church of the itedceuier. Rev. M. D. Shutter, of the Church of the Redeemer, preached from Mark 1-13. Fol lowing are some extracts from the sermon: It is only as we transfer the scene from the desert to the soul that we get any true idea of this mighty transaction. The out •ward incidents must be transformed into spiritual facts. To follow the letter is to be led into absurdities. Those who have themselves had strug gles within can appreciate something of the nature and power of that conflict. We anrue backward from ourselves. We inter pret His temptation under the light of our own. That wilderness of Judea is in every heart to-day. In your soul and mine the wrestling between Christ and satan goes forever on. We need not explore the Holy Laud to find exact localities. We need not speculate about the Mount of Temptation. Every fact of the moral universe is within u:j God is there, the tables of the law are there, and there we still find the seducing tempter and the resisting Christ. To every one who is tossed and tempted conies a voice from that ancient battle fields "Be of good cheer. I have overcome tiie world." No storm beats upon our head that did not break over him; no waves dash our life-barks that did not heap themselves around his vessel: no .foe leaps into the arena that he has not wounded unto the death, and his conquest lights the battle for us with the possibility of victory. We are not the creatures* of circum stances, nor the products of heredity, nor the foot-balls of late. We are flung " help less upon a sea of iniquity to be swept by resistless billows to certain doom. Each one has a self-determining and self-direct ing power, over-ruled uy no iron fate. We make our own choices. Temptation has no coercive force. It is solicitation, not compulsou. It cannot stand before the aroused majesty of a determined will. Were it in my power 1 would place where his influence could no longer be ex- I erted every corruptor of youth, but I would, j on the other hand, have every youth know that it is his business not to be corrupted. COD'S CALL TO ISEVeKTKIWCE As Elaborated by Rev. J. J. SSall, Fret! Simplest I'hurcli. The theme of Rev. J. J. Hall, First Free Baptist church, was "God's Call to Re pen tence." "The Lord is not slack concerning His promises as some men count slackness, but is loug-suffering to us-ward, not willing j that any should perish, but that all should J come to repentence." II Peter 3-9. Mr. Hall said: As the lonely wife anxiously awaits for the hours to pass away and the one to hasten in which her husband will return so did the church in her early days ardently desire the return to this earth of the Lord Jesus. As believers expressed j their convictions they were met with ridi- 1 cule, and the people said: "What are the ! signs of His coming? Behold: all things remain as they were." To correct erroneous views concerning the second advent ot our Lord and to encourage Christians were the objects of Peter in writing this epistle. Herein he shows that God never works in a hurry; that we must not measure God's eternity by our hour-glass of time, and that i : objections similar to those offered against I the return of Jesus Christ and the final j overthrow of the present state of things j might have been raised with equal force asainst the destruction of the world by water in the days of Noah. We are in formed that upon approaching a city for conquest Alexander the Great would have a great light erected and all who surrendered while that light was burning had mercy ex tended them. God is no tyrant, bat' He knows the direful effects of sin and warns men in the tenderest manner possible to come to repentance. He is long suffering, not willing that any should perish. "Perish" is a forcible word. It means destruction. But it includes not only the result, but the process also; not only the loss which is total, but that which is partial, such as '"to mar," to corrupt, to decay. This is what sin is doing. You may as weii put a bullet through your brain and expect to live, as to love evil and con tinue in sin and promise yourself heaven at last. God can not look upon this self destructive work without entreating His creatures to cease from doing evil, and learn to do well. He is the source of life and love, and would bestow the fullest blessings thereof upon all His children. To save them from perishing He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into the world, and Christ has power to save the soul from perishing, and to restore into it the glory and image of God Himself. I look upon an old painting. The work of time has so injured it that I know not its value, nor can I discern the subject of the painting, but a skillful artist takes it in hand. He not only saves it from further perishing, but brings back to it its former beauty. When lo! it is seen to be an original of a master mind. My hearers, bring yourselves with all your defects to Christ, He can bring unto yon pardon, light, peace, strength and" everlasting honor. TIIE U'Oi\Di;KFUL REPORT Concerning- the Coming; of Christ, Preached by Rev. J. J. Hall. Rev. 11. Uovey, D. D.. preached in the Second Congregational church, from Isaiah 38:1: "Who hath believed our report."; Faith and uubelief are moral opposite*, j Unbelief has been the great sin of all ages, 1 and it begets all the rest. Men would not lie, steal and murder, if they believed God's word. Unbelief is the curse of the world and the bane of the church. Why do men, whom we would so gladly see saved, reject the facts of religion? The ancient prophet brought such a wonderful report concern ing the coining of Christ that men would not believe it. And so now, the remarkable nature of religious facts is made an objec- ! tion. We are told that God is almighty; yet men break his laws. He is just, yet pardons rebels. Merciful, yet mill ions suffer and die. Wise, yet made this globe on i which we dwell, knowing that it would be full of sin, shame and sorrow. Lord of all, yet makes it a condition of His blessing that we should bring in tithes. He is immutable. yet answers prayer. lie is supremely glorious, yet was made manifest in the flesh and hung on the cross. lie promises to give the victory to his church, yet puts in visible weapons in its hands. He lets the righteous pass through deep waters and fiery trials, but assures them that heaven shall be their final home. Try to demon strate facts like these by mathematics, and it will be a failure. But apply experimental proofs and they will stand the closest scrutiny. Million's have found the promises of God true, and declare that the Chistian faith is a good thins to live by and blessed to die by. Men take other remark able statements as a matter of course. Tell them about a cascade of lire from the towers of an ice palace: or about an eclipse of the sun, and they will not think of doubting what is said. Why will they then push aside the mighty facts of religion? The reason is that those facts are at war with men's prejudices. False convictions get hold of them and will not let go. One of these is that God is far off and takes no particular notice of what they do or say. No amount of testimony as to divine judg ments or answers to prayer, seems to satisfy some people. Many professing Christians would live better than they do, did they remember that God sees them. Things above reason are not necessarily contrary to it Religion is always harmed by narrow, bigoted, illiberal notions; and pure reason should walk hand in hand with pure faith, for they are sisters. The main reason why sinners reject religion is because they love sin. They wish the Bible were false, and hence they persuade themselves that it is so. . Errors of the heart are worse than er rors of the head. Wonderful as the facts of religion are, they must be taught, and God will reveal his will to those that love his service. No good can ever come from sacrificing the truth at the kidding of pas sion, prejudice or pride. Repent of known sin, trust in your crucified Redeemer, and, in heaven at last, you will forever rejoice that you believed the wonderful report. Various Services Yesterday- The first Scottish service ever held in the city was conducted at the Imtnanuel Baptist church, corner Stevens avenue and Twenty eighth street, last evening-, by Rev. D. D. Ale- Lauren, the chaplain of the Caledonian club. Arrangements had been made for the club to attend In a body, but the excessive cold pre vented many from being: present. The con gregation filled the church, however, and the services were hip-lily interesting and im pressive. Rev. W. K. Marshall delivered his second lecture to young men yesterday evening- at the Thirteenth Avenue M. E. church. Several practical lessons were drawn from the story of "John, the Furious Driver." F. H. Revel, of Chicago, spoke at th.i Y. M. C.A. meeting at Westminster yesterday after noon to an interested audience. The Sunday afternoon services at the Theatre Comique continue, and yesterday quite a congregation greeted Rev. Thwing. The minister's talks are plain, simple presenta tions of Christianity, and are easily under stood by the people, who listen with respect ful attention to his remarks. The service yesterday was made unusually interesting by Mrs. C assidy's singing. TRADE IN CORNER LOTS. The Real Estate Market Bracing Up and Looking Toward Spring. The few warm days of last week had a remarkably good effect upon the real estate market, as it gave those desiring to", pur ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE. MONDAY MORtfETG. - JANTJABY 31,~ 1887. chase an opportunity to go out and examine the property offered without running the | risk of getting frozen. Residence lots have ; been in good demand, and all indications point toward a boom in building in the .spline:. The majority !of those purchasing residence lots are mechanics and men of limited means, who do not purchase for speculation purposes, but who want homes. The demand for business property contin j ues good, and many have purchased desira- ! I bit lots with the intention of putting up ! substantial business blocks in the near future. The architects are all busy. but. as ; the schemes are not sufficiently developed, 1 | none will give any direct information con- ' cerning the buildings they are engaged on. i One is making plans for "a block to cost i 5200,000, and another is working on a de sign for a block to be twelve stories high. j The following table shows the transfers for the week just past, together with the total ' consideration: i No. Value ! Monday 33 $G7,TU i Tuesday 03 110,738! Wednesday 23 12,785 i Thursday 95 192,888- Friday 30 130,324 : Saturday . .. $•> 61.051 Total its $805,537 j The same week in 1886 there were 153 j deeds filed, the total consideration of which \ amounted to 5310.341. There were 27 building permits issued last week, the esti- ! I mated cost of the build ines being 540,510. ! j There were 27 permits issued the same I week in 1885, but the estimated cost was ! 8543,725. NOTES. The meeting- of real estate men Saturday to j consider the real estate exchange project was well attended, some two hundred gentlemen being- present. Nearly two hundred applica tions for membership were received, and IG2 ! were passed upon favorably. All other persons admitted before the first legal meeting- to be held Feb. 16 will also be declared initial mem bers. The articles of incorporation provide that the capital stock of the exchange shall be $3Q,000, divided into 300 L=har2S of a par value of $100 each, and to be paid upas called for by the directors; for a board of nine, directors, and for the election of the general, officers by the directors. The next meeting- of the board will be held Saturday ufteriiood at 2 o'clock, when the nrouosed I constitution will be considered. A four-story brick factory will be erected on the corner of Eighth street and Eighth avenue south by the western Casket company at a cost of $40,000. A. M. Seed has purchased a lot on the cor ner of Thirteenth street and Mary plac? for $25,000, and will erect a brick tenement to cost §30.000. A syndicate ha? purchased of A. J. Condit a large lot on Park avenue, near Twenty eighth street, for §7,500, and will plat the same. ■ .' S. E. Foster is having plans prepared for a three-story brick block on the corner of Twelfth street and Western avenue. The Minnesota Townsite company, with a capital stock of $225,000, was incorporated Saturday. H. P. Lesrsr has sold his interest in the Hackey-Legg block for $60,000 to Mr.Maekey. \V. W. Crowson has purchased lot 28, block 10. in Motor Lino addition, for §5,000. George A. Leitle will build a 55,000 resi dence at 513 Lyddale avenue. DIRT AND DEPHAvrri The Essential Elements iv the Cel ebrated ;'!<ioiicy Divorce Case. The noted and sensational Mooney di voice case, begun in the district court be fore Judge Rea some weeks ago, was con cluded Saturday afternoon at the law library parlors, Judge Kea not being able to hear it at the court house. After the evi dence was all in the matter was taken under advisement. Argument will be made in the case some time this week. The case has been a most revolting one, and was extremely sensational in all its details. Much of the testimony introduced was of a character totally unfit for publication. This was especially the case Saturday, when even a sphinx would have blushed. Nu merous witnesses swore that they went to the Mooney farm last summer and there found Mrs. Mooney at work in the fields, clad only in a garment made of a bran sack, with a string tied around the waist. It was also stated that Mooney frequently made his wife clean out the stable with her hands, as he considered shovels an unneces sary expense. As there were numerous cows in these stables the work can better be imagined than described. Three or four persons who were recently visitors at the farm were next called to the stand. They told a story almost too horrible for belief, ou i* 0r>,>,.,.. (l.nt „„„!, 4k:. „ i. :ui_. na id iscouia null »U(_ii lilill^S I'UllllUl pOSSIUiy exist in a civilized community. These wit nesses said they found the house entirely without ventilation, being surrounded by outbuildings on three sides, and the win dows on the open side nailed down so that not a breath of fresh air could enter. A terrible stench greeted them, they said, and on investigating they found that* it emana ted from several large pots of swill, which Mr. Moouey had gathered and placed on the stove on which he did his cooking. This they found was a common practice at the house, and to cap the climax Mr. Mooney slept in the same room. It was further shown that pigs were allowed to run about the house and sleep under Mr. Mooney's bed, and in fact a litter of little pigs was recently born behind the kitchen stove. Over the kitchen a large Hock of chickens had their quarters, and the noise and odor was far from pleasant. Another witness stated that on the bed in which Mr. Mooney slept there were no bed clothes. Three or four horse-blankets, several old grain sacks and bundles of rags took their place. These articles were dirty and emitted a terrible smell. This bed was occupied jointly by Mooney and his oldest daughter. 12 years of age. and from some of the testimony intro duced it would seem to be a dangerous place for the child. A large amount of testimony like the above was introduced and sworn to be competent. In her plea for a divorce Mrs. Mooney asks for alimony and the custody of the two children, both girls, one G and the other 12 years of age, Mooney denies that he has any money, but it is generally believed that he has about $15,000 in money put away somewhere. The farm is worth about $40," --000. •, Mooney was for sixteen years a po liceman' in 1 the old country. About a year ago he tried to have his wife sent to the insane asylum. The case came into the pro bate court, and was dismissed when a hear ing was had. He also has-a suit pending against her in the district court, in which he asks to have all her interest in the prop erty set aside. This matter will come up for hearing some time the present week. Ancnl the Grand Jury. The grand ' jury will convene again this morning, and, unless all rumors are wrong several indictments of a somewhat sensa tional:.character will be returned. The question of indicting the men who rent rooms in business blocks to women of bad character has been considered by the jury, but just whether any further action will be taken is not known. Said one of the gen tlemen composing the jury, when ques tioued in relation to the matter: "There is nothing that I can say in relation to the matter any further than that we have con sidered several of those cases.*' If the owners of these buildings are indicted there will be music . in the air, as it is claimed that no evidence can be produced by the jury to show, that the women are using the rooms for immoral purposes. The saloon men are still uneasy, aud considerable anx iety is manifested as to the outcome of the recent indictments. At the meeting held by the Saloonkeepers' association Saturday it was decided that all places should be closed the day following. Sunday. Those who have been indicted declare' that they will not plead guilty under any considera tion. WILL THE B \K II E HO If STRATE. The Jiuljcsliip Promised to Col. H. (i. Hicks if the Bar Will Stand It. Interesting developments have been made in relation to the appointment of the fourth judge of this judicial district, pro vided the bill becomes a law, which now seems probable. Col. Fred Hooker wanted the seat on the wool sack, ana frankly went to Gov. McGill and. asked for it. , McUill said that he had promised the office to Col. Henry G. Hicks, provided no remonstrance came from the Hennepin county bar. It seems altogether probable now that this re monstrance will be . forthcoming:. Quite a number of Republican attorneys came into possession of the facts given above on Sat urday, and a movement was at once put on foot to prevent .the appointment. A list ■ has been started and before the bill passes : will have many signers, though at present ! the work goes slowly on for the reason that i many Republican attorneys, while they se : riously object to Col. Hicks, are unwilling ! for political reasons, to appear conspicu ously in a list of his opponents. Col. Hicks is a politician and a partisan, and princip- I ally on these grounds is he opposed though ! his own friends claim that while he is°a ! good lawyer he is not built on the judicial i ; plan. ••it would have been only the merest 1 courtesy," said a Republican attorney. i "for Gov. MeGill to have asked tor a nom j ination, or at least an expression of opin- ! ion, from this bar before he made an ap- j pointment. Ido not regard Col. Hicks as a suitable person for a judge, and do not hesitate to say the appointment would not 1 give general satisfaction. From what 1 can learn, Gov. McGill as much as says tie will appoint him v the bar will stand it. and if I know the bar it won't. Col. Hicks was a warm McGill man, and trained with Loren Fletcher in nominating him. and this looks as it McGili were trying to pay off his political debts." (icnuan RfuMcale. '' Prof. H. 1. Proctor and Miss Lillian j Stoddard will give the first of a series of musieales at Dyer Music hall to-night. The programme consists of music of the earlier ! German school, including piano numbers : from Beethoven, Mozart-Bendel, Handel and Bach, and vocal selections by Haydeii, Mozart, Giuck, Beethoven and Bach. Miss Gertrude E. Daniels will play the accom paniments and Ernest Lachmund will con tribute a 'cello obligate for the last song. The programme is an attractive one and will doubtless be well handled. A large number of season tickets for this concert have been sold, so that a good attendance is assured. THE HISTORIC DESK. An Attorney in the Case Talks of "Hellish Do rail utls For Sloney" To the Editor of the Globe. Had Josiah Jones manifested ordinary pru dence I should not feel called upon to write this. But inasmuch as he has seen tit to pub lish a card in your paper in which he assumes the role of martyr, and ba<ely allud?s to the "champions" of Jennie Coolin, and to "their hellish demands for money," "forbearance cea3es to be a virtue." Hud he paid the girl her just claim his desk su:d papers never would have been taken. They were taken contrary to ray advice, as siie stated frankly to the court. After her arrest, belioviiur she meant no crime, 1 volunteered in her behalf, without expectation 01 reward. Thank God, whatever other failings 1 may have. lam ever ready to "champion" the cause of a poor working: <rirl. Mr. Jones succeeded in having her inear- I ccrated iv jail to await the action or the grand jury. He procured a search warrant and searched the house of a reputable citizen on no other evidence 1 than that the desk was carried off in a sleigh and he found a place where there were s'eiirli tracks. He secured the services of regular and special detectives without securing his desk. Replevin papers were issued, bur. the sheriff returned the same "not found." Ho offered a "liberal reward" iv the papers, but no one claimed it. He visited the jail with Detective Doyle and offered to settle with tlio girl, but she would not settle while charges were held over her. He spent a day in at tendance on the grand jury and another in waiting for her trial, supposing she hud been indicted. He retained able counsel and they have labored diligently in his behalf. He has declared that ho would send the jprl to Stiilwater or St. Peter, and he didn't care a damn which, and now, after all bis efforts and the necessary large outla\s of money, he tries to make it appear that he '-bus not paid and will not pay one cent lor their recovery." If there is a man, woman or child in the city who believes that Jennie Coulin, after takinp all tho chances there were to take, and after she had been discharged from criminal prosecution, would be apt to deliver up the desk and papers without beinsr recompensed — or that I would advise her so to do — he, she or it can command a good salary at the dime museum. Yet it is notorious that the desk and contents are lit the police sta tion subject to Mr. .lones' order, with no charges thereon save for expresaagre. If he did not want them why did he go to so much trouble to recover them? If he does want them, and has not paid a cent why does he not go and get them? The facts are that there never has been any "hellish demand lor money." There has never been a time, except while she was in jail, when the missing articles could not have been secured by paying the girl's claim, and her claim has been for §9.25 for service as a domestic, and interest thereon lor eleven years. No demand has ever been made or suggested for attorney's fees, or for any other purpose. The girl's cluiiii has been settled; it was . settled through me, and she has received every cent. Not only was no demand ever made, but the amount paid was proposed by one acting 1 by the authority of Mr. Jones and was accepted by me. It is idle for Mr. Jones to higgle longer about the matter if he does other witnesses will be put upon the stand. The item that Mrs. Conlin claims to have re ceived $200, besides attorneys' fees, is a mis take; she makes no such claim, but does be lieve, as do many others, that the fruitless search for the desk that wus not wanted cost him that amount. In conclusion, I have to say that I car.sed the desk to be left at police headquarters in accordance with terras of settlement; that if Mr. Joues fails to take it away soon— being in the way — 1 will conclude that he means what he says in refusing to accept it. and see that it is returned to where I got it, to be re tained until called lor. And after so return ing- it I shall have nothing further to do wltn the matter. "A word to the wise is sufficient." Even children of a larger growth should not play with edgeu-tools. Ed. A. Btetens. CIKKK.M COIBJIEIfT. Now that Col. Hicks has been promised the judgeship, under certain conditions, it is amusing to recall his pronunciamento at the conference at which Judge Bea was nomi nated. The Democrats unanimously ac quiesced in the nomination, for the purpose of keeping- the judiciary out of politics, but at the same time it was suggested that if a fourth judge be appointed it should be a Democrat. CoL Hiaks spoke for tho Repub licans in reply, and agreed to this, adding': "And if the Democrats shall name such a man as that honored Democrat [Loehren] now on the bench, I pledge myself to secure the unanimous acquiescence of the Republican members of ■ the bar." This was at the Al gonquin club rooms last fait. And yet Co!, Hicks is now seeking that very position. "** It seems the legal firm of Cross, Hicks & Cnrieton is to be well provided for at the pub lic crib, and it will be a "proud" day when every member holds down an office. Capt. .1 . M. Cross is city attorney and F. H. Carl ''ton is assistant city attorney. Col. H. G. Hicks has been promised a judgeship, limited by conditions. There was a move to nominate him for county attorney, but Col. F. F. Davis nipped that in the bud. If there are any loose legal students in that office, now is the time for them to form clubs aud name their choice of offices. *** John Norton, the coal dealer, cornea back at Rufus Roberts, the man who made com plaint against him, and cleans him out very thoroughly. Norton has won the first step in the suit, and in relation to the remainder only asks the public to suspend judgment until all the facts come out. He has written a letter to the Globe In which he claims to be the victim of a conspiracy organized by the man ager of a furl company which he several times beat in securing city contracts. Roberts, he said, is merely the minion of this fuel company, and he refers to Roberts as the ex dog-catcher and charges him with dishonest practices in ..be coal line. Norton is an old citizen and has once and again fulfilled va rious city contracts.and there Is no likelihood of the public believing anything until it is proved. *»* It is reported that the names of Charles M. Footc and Baldwin Brown hive been agreed upon by the Republicans and will be put in the police commission bill as those of the two Democrats. Tho Republican names have not yet been agreed upon. * * A great many people do not know that the mention of the name of Al Sc- liefer as alder man from the Sixth ward is merely a joke. It is just such a joke as Col. Glean perpetrated at the last county convention. On the ballot for sheriff 13V votes were cast, of which Schefer received 6 and Swcnson 151. When this was told by the tellers to Col. Glenn, be said: "Well, now Al is a pretty good fellow, and we'll encourage him a little. Don't give this away." Going to the front he announced : "Whole number of votes cast 157, of which j Al Sehefer has received 57 and P. P. Swensen ! 100. Capt. . Swensen is the nominee of this convention." v v :!;... -^ ;. .. The Democrats of the city, as a rule, -with many Republicans, are opposed to a police commission, unless the commission be F ap pointed by the mayor. They bold that the people, in whom rests the supreme power, in- ' vested the mayor with full control. of the t police department and is responsible to them j for his administration. They are disposed, | however, to favor a board <of public works, though they would very materially change tie scheme now under consideration. And above nil thintrc thin- rpnulil fornr thn triad of a>l^.__ I ing the council, at least, to know what was in ' the bill and carry it secretly down to St. Paul I as though they were (which they are) ashamed i of themselves. >■■ •;:-.:■ V* Judge Bailey— am strongly in favor of having- me legislature pass a law setting aside a certain per oent of the fines collected in the municipal court to establish and maintain ! a benefit and pension fund for the police j ! force. The patrolmen lose their health and | | lives from exposure, and the dangers they encounter in preserving the laws. Their pay is small and they are rarely able to lay up money. 1 have always felt that it is a dis- I grace to the city that the families of Officers j Mclaughlin and Winkler, who were killed, ! should nor have received a substantial ac knowledgment of the appreciation of these men, who met their deaths while • doing their duty. In the Snider-Gross re-count it developed that by an error in the counting of the vote of Corcoran township T. H. Lucas, the Demo cratic candidate for representative from the Thirtieth district, had only been credited with 82 votes. One hundred and seventy-live votes were east in the township, each one being- Democratic, so it is rather strange the mis take was made. Mr. Lucas, according to the election returns, ran behind the other candi dates, but the finding of nearly 100 votes puts him even with the ticket. | ;._..- DRAMATIC DOTS. =•• J. E. Sackett, of Sackett & Wiggins, is in I the city. ■. The opera "Manitou" will be rehearsed this evening. By invitation of Manager Conklin the North Star Toboggan club will attend the produc tion of "Lorle"' at the Grand Tuesday even ing. The West End Dramatic club is rehearsing the drama "Among the Breakers," which will be presented some time during the coming month. "Our Country Cousin," and "Four of a Kind" v.ill be presented at the Ponce the first half of the present week. "Queen's Evidence" will run the latter half o£ the week. John T. Kelly, in his play, "Our Irish Boarders," will be one of the leading attrac tions at the dime museum this week. Frich ett's Brightlights will occupy the upper stage. Fred Bryton, well known to Minneapolis amusement as a member of the old Pence Opera House company, has been obliged to '""""i"- "»a ot-usuu uu account or sore throat difficulty. The Night Owls Novelty and Burlesque company will hold forth at the Comii ie every evening this week, with the usual matinee?. Those who go anticipating a lot of stale jokes will be disappointed, as everything is new. Sunday evening there will be a. compliment ary benefit to V. Mellen. This evening Maggie Mitchell, the little favorite, will begin a week's engagement at the Grand Opera house. Her repertoire is a choice.one, embracing as it does, "Fanchon, the -Cricket," Monday and Friday evenings; "Lorle, or the Artist's Dream," Tuesday; "Pearl of Savoy," Wednesday; "Maggie the Midget," Thursday and Saturday." "Little Barefoot" will be presented at the Saturday matinee. MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES. Tho character comedian, John T. Kelly, commences a week's engagement to-day at tho dime museum, presenting "Our Irish Boarders." Chess players of Minneapolis are requested to call at; room 28, Stillman block, this even ing, for the purpose of forming a chess aud checker club. A full attendance is desired of representa tives of the East side churches and charities at the First M. E. church, to organize an East Minneapolis district of the associated chari ties. The North Minneapolis Turnverien gave a pleasant, well-attended masquerade party at Turner hall Saturday evening. There were a large number of very handsome costumes present. Owing to the severe cold last evening the meeting of the Michael Davltt branch of the Irish Land league was not attended by the usual number. Several impromptu speeches were made. The revival services the at Pilgrim church for the past four weeks have proved a great success. Over twenty have begun the Chris tian life. The good work will be continued for another week. The body of little Walter Haven, son of H. R. Haven, ',i~> Seventeenth street north, was taken to Cleveland, 0., last night for burial. The child died in November last, and the re mains have been kept in the receiving vault at Lakewood cemetery. At a meeting of the Catholic Temperance societies held yesterday at Association hall, it was decided to participate in the parade on St. Patrick's day, March 17. All the societies will march and the day will be celebrated in gala style by the Irishmen of the city. The socialistic meeting at Metzlie's ball yesterday afternoon was well attended ami a great- deal of Interest was manifested. Speeches were made by Robert Plumenberg and Fritz Gellerup. The latter set forth at some length the doctrines of socialism. After this speech Fred Evers and Herman Aase made short addresses. Several new members joined. The next meeting: will be held at the same place next Sunday. RIINIfEAPOLIS PEKSOXAIiS. At the Sherman: .lames Brittin, C. A. Neut7, W. H. Teeter, Austin; W. O. Fisher, Madison, Wis. At the National: W.W.Woodard, Manlcato; F. F. Harlow. Fairmount, M. L. Andrews, Mt! Pleasant, la.; H. C. Cam mack, Chicago. At the Clark house: G. H. Prince, Worth ington; C. W. Collins, Campbell; J. G. Walker, La Crosse; William W. Johnson, Mollne, 111. At the Nicollet; M. E. Distad, Mitchell, Dak.; L. S. Pierson, Mankato: R. J. Cowles, Burlington, la.; 1). Hiullcr, J. P.WhalloD, Ab erdeen, Dak.; Abel Anderson, Sioux City, la. At the West: E. J.G raves, Ida Wild, Heron Lake; J. H. Best, Jr., Quiiicy, 111.: Miss Julia Rogers, Lake City; John 15. Jackson, Pilts bury, Pa.; F. W. Gilmore, Rhode Island; A. J. Powers, Cedar Rapids. The best prophets now on active duty fore see no less than 1,000 miles of new railroad laid ia Dakota in ISBT — pretty equally di vided between the various sections. This is upon the assumption of good business pros pects generally. A Word About Catarrh. "It is in the mucous membrane, that wonderful serui-fluid envelope surrounding the delicate tis sue of the air and food passages, that Catarrh makes its stronghold*. Once established. it cats into the very vitals, and renders life but a long-drawn breath of misery and disease, dulling the sense of hearing, trammeling the power of speech, destroy ing the faculty of smell, tainting the breath, and killing the retined pleasures of taste. lnsiduou?ly, by creeping on from a simple cold in the head, it assaults the membranous lining and envelops the bones, citing through the delicate coats and caus ing inflammation, sloughing and death. Nothing short of total eradication will secure health to the patient, and all alleviates are simply procrasti nated sufferings, leading to a fatal termination SAKFOED'S Radical Cuke by Inhalation and by Internal administration, has never failed; even when the disease has made frightful in ro ais on delicate constitutions, hearing, smell ana taste have been recovered, and the disease thoroughly driven out." Sanfobd*S Radical Cuhe consists of one bottle of the Radical Cure, one box Cataukhai. Sol vent, and one Improved Ixilalek, neatly wrapped in one package, with full directions; price. $1.00. Potter Drug & Chemical Co., Boston-. HOW IT ACHES. #Worn out with pain, but still compelled //^\ by stern necessity to stand up to the C3fe/h work before us and bear the pain. Ite ja*^*! lief iv one minute in at'nticura LJ_*) Ami-Pain Plf«»terfor the aching VTTT sides and back, the weak and painful muscles, the sore chest and hacking cough, and every pain and ache ot daily toil. Elegant, new, original, speedy and infallible. At druggists, 25c: five for $1.00 ; or. postage free, of Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. AM rSEMEXTs. GRAND OPERA, MINNEAPOLIS. One week, beginning Monday, Jan. 31. America's Favorite Actress. MAGGIE MITCHELL! Monday and Friday, "Fanehon;" Tuesday, j "Lorle;" Wednesday, "Pearl of Savoy:" j Thursday and Saturday evening, "Maggie the Midget:" Saturday Mat.. "Little Barefoot." PENCE OPERA HOUSE. Week of January 31. First half of week and Wednesday matinee, " Our Country Consln." and ** Four of a Kind." ' Thursday, Friday, Saturday and matinee, by 6pecial request, the great success, "QUEEN'S EVIDENCE." Next week, "Heart of Mid Lothian." Admission only 10, 20 and 30 cents. ] BATTLE of Atlanta! THE GREAT WAR PANORAMA, '■ Fifth street, near Nicbllet, Minneapolis. Open daily from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. Pronounced by competent critics the most vivid, realistic and grandest War Panorama ] yet produced. Admission— Adults, 50 cents; : ' ______ — , , « Globe, Jan. 29, 1887. MUSCLES. There are two kinds of muscles— the voluntary, which are under control of our will, and the involun tary, which are not. Thus our limbs stiffen or relax as we please, but the heart beats on by day and by night- When a man gets on his muscle it is a volun tary exhibition. When a young man winks it is invol untary, unless he winks at the girls, then it is volun tary. It is a very proper use of your muscles when you make them carry you into the UTK We will meet you in a spirit of liberality that will do your heart good. Our inventory is nearly finished and just as soon as we can arrange the stock we shall give you an opportunity to buy some goods at a very low price at the corner of Nicollet avenue and Third street Minneapolis. HJiUl^li Comes the time for the sharp 111 I 1 Hii buyers to cat on to Great Bar-* as m gains* me 5 MINNEAPOLIS, Is offering all Winter Suits, Overcoats, Fur Coats, Robes, Blankets, Fur Caps, Un derwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Mitts, Shirt Waists, etc., etc., at the Lowest Cut Rates, to close out. Take the next train and get in. You will save car fare and hotel bills by visiting us this week. S&SBisSk C. F. Stevens V Son, • u^^p^^aaS^ai^^Ei \v\ u « * ■ will I UIIM \g. UUJij ■^^gNgji^i^i FURNITURE MM |L^^J I >-* I 14 AND 16 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, \IL II traocna?^Jl \1 MINNEAPOLIS. 1 . I J^^^^_^ IT STANDS AT THE HEAD. IPROYED CAUGRAPH. 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