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SAINT PAUL.
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.
The court house commission will hold a
.eanee this afternoon.
A meeting of tbe water board will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the work
bouse board will be held this morning at the
office of President L-amson.
Archbishop Ireland will leave for the Bast
at the latter end of ihe month to dedicate the
new cathedral at Providence, K. I.
The oomitv commissioners will meet this
morning and wrestle with - the economical
problems presented by Abstract Clerk Jlur
ruaue.
r Hal Reid's -Ex-Convict" will be Riven its
premier in St. I'aul at the Newmarket to
night, with the author and Agues Henidon In
the chief roles.
Emma -Inch and the galaxy of musical tal
ent which' will appear at the .Tune . festival
will arrive in St. Paul from Toronto, Out.,
bj special train this morning.
The executors of the estate of the late
Thomas Brennan will to-day open bids for
the purchase of the property, which is of the
estimated value of about $300, 000.
The Kamsev County Medical society will
meet this evening to take action on the death
of l"»r. Daniel W. Han I. The members of the
Loyal Legion will meet in the parlors of the
Hstel Rvan on Tuesday, at 1:30 p. m.. to at
tend the funeral, which will occur at 2
o'clock.
The new Pullman sleepers which were ou
the Northern Pacific's west-bound train yes
terday afternoon are the finest ever made.
Thev'are vestlbuled, with imih rooms, pri
vate wash room*, for ladies and gentlemen,
shut off from the rest of the car, and are
fitted iip with most elaborate of furnishings.
Next Wednesday evening at Cretin hall the ,
dramatic club will present "Pyke O'Calla
ghan" and "A Thumping Legacy." with a
strong cast and new scenery. The succeed
ing attraction is "Arrah-na-Pogue," which
will be resented for the benefit of some
local charitable organization not yet se
lected.
Archbishop Ireland administered the sac
rament of confirmation to a large number of
boys and girls at St. Patrick's church, Mis
sissippi street, yesterday. Confirmation will
be administered at the cathedial next Sun
,l:lV. which is Whitsunday. A large class is
receiving preparatory instruction from Rev.
Father Fitzpatrick.
. llev. Wallace Nutting. recently called to
the pastorate of the Park Congregational
church, from Newark. N. .1.. preached his in
troductory sermon yesterday morning. Key.
Nutting is a young man. energetic and pro
gressive, and Ids logical and forcible dis
course yesterday morning left a very favor
tiDle impression' with his auditors.
John Lahgton leaves to-night for Duluth
to take the position of chief clerk in the new
Spalding house. Langton has been for three
months the chief clerk of the Clifton, prior
to taking which place he officiated in a sim
ilar capacity at the Clarendon. Iv both
places lie won for himself the esteem of all
guests, and every habitue of the Clifton will
re., ret his departure.
PERSONALS. .
J. n. Conrad, of Montana, is at the Ryan.
R. P. Rogers, of La Crosse, is at the Wind;
sor.
Frank P. Murphy, of Dubuque, is at tne
Clifton.
L. J. Blakeley, of Covington, Ky., is at the
Clifton.
H. Hidden, of England, was at the Ryan
yesterday. "__Wi&i
" W. W. Hunt, of the City of Mexico, is at
the Ryan. .... _
Miss S. G. Babcock, of St. Louis, is at the
Merchants. ■ ■ •
J. E. Edeson, of Larimore, S. D., is at the
Merchants.
C. R. Long, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., is at
the Clifton. --
J. R. McPherson, of Sau Francisco, is at
the Clifton.
D. S. Moore, M. D., of Jamestown, N. D., is
the Merchants.
J. 6. Smith and wife, of Knoxville, Term.,
are at the Clifton.
F. L. Thorp and F. N. Paine, of Chicago,
are at the Windsor.
L. M. Hoffman and Miss Hoffman, of New
York, are at the Ryan. mPB&
A. B. Shepard and A. W. Rob ertson, of
Sydney, Australia, are at the Ryan.
PALACE ON WHEELS.
The "Soo's" New Through Train
to Montreal.
•The "Soo's" through train to Mont
real stood in the depot yesterday, and
was visited by large numbers of people.
It consists of an emigrant car, second
class coach, first-class coach, two Pull
man sleeping cars, dining car and bag
gage car. The emigrant and second
class cars are remarkably comfortable,
but the first-class are Luxurious, having
at either end a commodious smoking
room. The dining car is fitted up in
elegant style, with morocco leather
seats, the woodwork is red mahogany,
and the plate is silver ot the latest de
signs. The sleeping cars are
fitted up in the latest style,
and are wonders of elaborately
carved oak and mahogany, with
pale green plush seats. At each end is
an elegant red morocco smoking room
and vestibules with ladies' and gents'
toilets. The baggage car contains a
cage, in which baggage bonded through
from points in the United States to
other points in this country can pass
through Canada without inspection by
custom house officials. The train leaves
at 0:40 to-night, being pulled by Engine
No. 20 to Montreal, and the sleeping
cars go through to Boston. The train
arrives in Montreal Wednesday after
noon and in Boston the following morn
ing. It will run every day from now
on, and the officials expect to very much
■shorten the time inside of thirty days.
Caught a Ton of Fisb.
A self-appointed fish committee, con
sisting of Charles Beach, John Schnei
der, Ted Edwards, Albert Bender. A.
Godea. John Roberts, Jack Lyder,
Aid. Leithauser, Charley Yeager and
William. Rodger, having previously
signed a contract to move all the fish
from Chisago lake to their several
homes and the culinary departments of
their friends, left St. Paul Saturday
after dark, and with tin pans, shot
guns, several aldermen for bait, sought
the scene of the disturbance. The road
were very bad, and those who wore
thin soled shoes are now at the hospital.
The fishing expedition was most success
ful, and the piscatorial experts had all
the oldest fish out of the lake by 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Any fish under
age was allowed to go back to his
parents. John Schneider made an affi
davit last niirht that he had caught one
Df the pickerels he had in his coat pock
et, and which weighed seventeen
pounds. When that same fish reached
bt. Paul at 10 o'clock last night it had
•suffered such a severe attack of con
sumption that its . gills and several
pounds of flesh were missing. Beach
recognized a fish whose acquaintance
he had formed last season, and baiting
his whale hook with a piece of weiuer-
tirst he induced Mr. Bass into the
boat, It is alleged, upon information
and belief, that 742 of the finny tribe
were caught, weighing in all, including
the party, a little over one ton. The
lake has gone down three feet, and the
hotelkeeper's business has been dam
aged accordingly.
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Odd Fellows' Special Train.
The Odd Fellows' special train for
•St, Cloud, Minn., with members of the
Grand lodge, delegates from the Twin
Cities and Southern Minnesota, will
leave the union depot at 7:45 this p. m.
over the Manitoba line. This train will
consist of Eastern Minnesota equip
ment parlor cars, first-class coaches,
.tc, and will remain at St. Cloud to re
turn special at the close of the session.
A FIRE OP AL.
Iris dwells in thee and throws
Rays of leaf-green and of rose.
Limpid amber courseth through
"Violet glooms of fading hue.
Opal, well surnamed of fire,
If some stranger should inquire
"Whence thy swift caprices came—
Morn mist closing evening-flame—
Do thou kindling answer bring,
Many-possioned lambent thing 1 .
Say with cosmic throe was born
\ All thy life of love and scorn,
Yet not chance bnt deathless law
•. Bred thy beauty from a flaw. •
./. Speak thou, too, with perfect art '
' For wild Genius' burning heart,
Whose perfection springs, like thine,
. From some touch of scath diviue.
'.*'.: - Edith M. Thomas in the Century.
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IXattSAA to let ads. in the Globs are seen
" WJ/ * t; * by __ mo _ people.
17- // C a C t0 l et ads. in ■ tlio Globe are seen
uuuoci, by tij e most peop^
DRIVEN FROM HOME.
Poverty-stricken ' Squatters
on the Flats Are Prepar
ing** to Skip.
Sheriff Bean and His Forces
Will Begin the Evictions
To-Day.
An Unknown Man Burned to
a Crisp at Union
Park. v
Democrats Are Arranging to
Capture the Presidency of
the Council. '
To-day will mark the exodus of Bo
hemianlsm from the Polish flats located
on the eastern bank of the river, under
the new up-town bridge. This is the
last day on which the squatters have to
move from • the premises owned by a
"large syndicate' of which Ansel Oppen
heim. A. Kalman and other representa
tive men of the city are the stockholders.
The property in dispute is a strip of
land lying directly under the bridge and
extending east and west of its piers
about 600 feet, and from the Milwaukee
short line tracks to the meandering line
of the river. Upon this piece .of prop
erty there are standing about thirty of
the 100 shanties which occupy the en
tire flats. It is the occupants of these
thirty with whom the syndicate is deal
ing, "and against whom writs of restitu
tion have been issued, ordering a vaca
tion of the premises by 6 o'clock this
evening. . -
The population of the flats is divided
into classes, the Swedes occupying about
two acres at this end of the territory in
dispute, and south of an alleged street
which divides Sweden from Bohemia.
Up near and under the bridge the Poles
live, and hold their midnight orgies
about a saloon kept by a Bohemian and
located in the main street. Holland, too.
is represented by a sweet-looking set,
and Ireland comes in for a- small share
of the free land system practiced here
for the last eighteen years; and Hun
gary has a minister plenipotentiary,
who holds his own and all else that he
can lav hands on or drive iuto his es
tates. * The whole is a motley gathering
of the poorest people on earth. They
are poor for no respectable reason, but
their poverty is due to their insatiable
thirst* for Deer. On this account it is
made doubly painful. Two saloons—
the toughest of joints— do all the business
and generally garner the salaries of the
poor, ignorant laborer between Satur
day night and Monday morning. So
much has been said about the probable
riot of the sq natters in case the sheriff
forces them from the land, that a Globe
reporter was induced to make a visit to
the locality yesterday afternoon and as
certain from the varied expressions of
the squatters what they think of the
whole affair. The reporter gained the
entree to this select circle by wearing a
dog license on the lapel of his coat
and entering the city of. paupers
from the east; peregrinated around
and about until , ' he had heard
the almost unintelligible plaint and
howl of every squatter interested in the
evacuation. Some of them were quite
tame, and only showed their teeth and
growled at the overtures; while others
were slightly mad. some a little madder,
and still others were so mad that they
set the dog on the unoffending visitor.
The first place visited was a small plat,
in which two huts were standing, lean
ing slightly leeward. Neither of them
looked large enough to shelter human
beings, but the Improvements upon the
premises, in the shape of an. onion and
overshoe: patch, suggested that there;
might be human squatters inside the
diminutive shanties. Stepping up to
the manhole of one of the picturesque
abodes, the door fell in, and a terrible
commotion followed. By mistake the
visitor had broken into the, cow stable
Instead of the lord's house. The inmate
of the cow stable, by a malicious move
ment of the hindquarter, directed the
visitors attention to the other hut. The
boss of the place was soon found, and
engaged in earnest conversation as to
the outcome, of to-day's doings. No
information was to be obtained from him
and the same : interrogation was vent
ured at the next hut. , After spending
an afternoon with the people, watching
some of them tearing down their
houses, others moving them to West St.
Paul, - and listening to animated
speeches at several small congregations
in back alleys and along the river's
edge, the conclusion was drawn and
maintained that nine-tenths of tne
squatters will leave, say nothing, and
saw. The remaining fraction is made
up of men who. if they fight at all, will
battle desperately and flinch at noth
ing. The saloonkeeper, who has been
reported as endeavoring to incite his
fellows to riot, stated that he did not
intend to budge one inch, but would
not interfere if the sheriff tore down
his place. He said' that the
city will have to take care
of "the destitute families which will
be thrown out of house and home, and
that he, for one, would apply to the
mayor lor protection and shelter for his
family in case the officers tore his place
down. His wife is. sick and cannot
help in the work of moving, and he is
unable to do so on account of a lame
shoulder. He claims lie has nothing to
do with the other squatters, and has
told them no more than to do as they
pleased and he would do the same. All
the crime which h as lately occurred on
the flats can be indirectly traced to this
saloon, and it is a dark, dingy, quarrel
ing den of iniquity, where the flat
topers load up with the poisonous malt
juice and quarrel, cut, slash, shoot
and murder. Some of the squatters
have moved to West St. Paul, others to
East • St. Paul, and some intend
to go to I Swede Hollow. It is . a
touching sight to see a struggling
ill-clad mother, freighted down with
dirty twins, and lugging a mob of chil
dren of all sizes, shapes and shades
through the littered alleys to a place of
safe retreat. The situation, it will be
seen, is rather doubtful. Most of the
families will leave without being urged,*
some will ask for a few more weeks'
time in which to find homes, and the
others may resent the proposed evic
tion and create* a disturbance. One very
sensible Polander has raised a flag of
truce over his hut. It is a once-white
shirt, and is attached to a clothesline
pole. Half of his hovel is torn down,
and he is living in the other half until
he can erect his new house on the
island.
BURNED TO A CRISP.
An Unknown Man Meets a Horri
ble Fate, Presumably Through
His Own Carelessness.
The charred and blackened corpse of
a man was found by the firemen of .the
Midway district about 4 o'clock yester
day morning when they cleared up the
debris of a fire in a woodshed in the
rear of a boarding house on. University
avenue, in the outskirts of Union Park. '•
The victim's features were burned be
yond recognition, but from fragments
of . his clothing, which escaped the
flames, he is believed to have " been !
rather poorly clad. No -one is missing
from the vicinity, nor have the police
received any inquiries • that would lead
to the identity of the charred - corpse.
Coroner Qninn was called soon after the
body was found, -but upon investiga
ting the case decided that no inquest
was necessary and ordered the body re-*
moved to the city. A charred pipe was
found by the body, and . the authorities
incline to -the opinion that the man
wandered Into the shed in a drunken
condition, laid down, * and, in attempt
ing to light his pipe, kindled a smolder
ing fire, the smoke of which, with the*
liquor he had taken, rendered .him un
conscious - before the ' braze broke out.
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: MGXJIAS _\.ol<l\J_nG, JUNE 3, 1889. '
The "' victim is believed to have teen
twenty-five or thirty years of ago.
TO TREAT WITH I.O. ;
Kx-Senator Rice Outlines *.' the
Work, of tho Chippewa Indian
Commission.
Hon. Henry M. Rice described the
work of the Chippewa Indian commis
sion to a Gi.obe reporter yesterday," as
follows : "Bishop Marty, of Dakota* ;
Dr. J. B. Whiting, of. Wisconsin, rand
myself have been appointed to visit the'
varipus reservations and endeavor to
come to an agreement with the Indian,
whereby they will surrender their res
ervations in return for allotments in
severalty and other advantages. Th.
reservations ate White Earth, lied
Lake, Leech"- Lake, Cass Lake, Winne-'
bagoshish. Oak Point, Tokecema, Fond .
dv Lac, Grand Portage, Vermillion,
Net Lake and a few other smaller ones,
with a total population of about 5,000
Indians. There are from 4,000,000 to
5,000,000 acres of land, comprising the
only unappropriated pine lands in the
Northwest. If we are successful
in our negotiations, a census ,of
men, women and children, with
orphans in a separate list, 'will be takeu
and lands allotted in severalty. The In
dians are to receive ?'JO,OOO a year to aid
in making homes out of the land, whicli
will be" surveyed and divided into forty
acre tracts. The pine lands will be ap»
praised and sold at public sale, but no
bid will be entertained for less than the
appraised value. The money is to be
refunded when it exceeds $3,000,000 over
the advance; the balance will go, into
the treasury, and 5 - per cent-interest
.will be paid annually to the Indians or
expended for their advantage. The
amounts already secured under former
treaties have been spent; many Indians
have never given any attention to agri
culture; the game is almost exhausted,
and many of them are in a most
wretched condition. The object of the
government is to induce them to
look to the soil for support, and
thus become self-sustaining. Three"
years ago the wheat crop at White
Earth was a failure. Father Gillillan
advanced the money for the necessary,
seed. Last year the frost killed the
wheat, and had it not been for the ef
forts of Archbishop Ireland and Agent
Sheehan, who secured seed, the Indians
would have been obliged to live in en
forced idleness on the verge of. starva
tion. The signatures of two-thirds of
the adult males are necessary to the
success of the treaty, and it will require ;
a great deal of work and time before we
get them. A large extent of territory
has to be covered and many miles
traversed in canoes. The great difficulty
will be in inducing them to quit their ;
tribal relations. The chiefs and medi
cine men are loth to give up their lit
tle authority. To many of the older
ones the change from the life of hunting
and fishine to one of agriculture will
be difficult, but the younger ones will
soon find it to their benefit." Mr. Rice
was asked why the Catholic church had
succeeded so well with the Indians
where other churches had so signally
failed. "It all lies in its system," he
replied." "It teaches the Indians use
ful things and keeps up its mission sta
tions by sending first-rate priests among
them. The Protestant missions have
been allowed to sink and have been
neglected. Then they seem to be un- '
able to get any hold on the hearts of the
natives, and have omitted, so far, to
teach them anything beyond ordinary
education, which is no use to them."
"When will you get to work?"
"1 cannot say. I expect Bishop Marty
herein a few days, and suppose Dr.
Whiting will arrive about the same
time. We shall then have a conference
and discuss the instructions received
from the government. If any modifica
tions are necessary^ we shall have to '
communicate with Washington. Then .
we shall have to arrange dates with the
Indians and get started on our trip. It
will take some time, and 1 hope we shall
be successful."
A GOOD FIGHTING CHANCE.
Democrats Hope to Capture the
... Presidency of the Council.
There* are four candidates for' the ;
presidency of the city council Aid
. Cullen,' Sanborn and Bickel — \
and each one of them finds the alder
men who have pledged him support
about as hard to keep together as are
the balls in the "pigs and clover" com
bination. They have all had days when
they were certain of election and days
when they couldn't . see the ghost of a
chance, and it is probable that the re
sult will remain just as uncertain until
after the election to-morrow night. Cer
tain it is that party lines will be
broken, but there are still chances
for a tie vote, with a possibility
that President Bickel will hold over
until the -return of Aid. Weber from
Europe. That Aid. Bock and Yoerg
will vote with the Democrats for Aid.
Hamm seems to be acknowledged, but
it is stated that Aid. Cullen considers it
his duty to vote with the Republicans,
thus leaving the vote a tie. But in case
the Republican members cannot agree
among themselves, which is not at all
improbable, the breach would certainly
result in the election of Aid. flamrri.
On the other hand, it is stated that an
agieement has been entered into be
tween Aid. Cullen and Sanborn, where
by the laiter will throw his 1 support to
the former in case he cannot carry,
the day to • his own advantage,
which would give Aid. Cullen a fair
chance of election, from the fact that
certain Democratic: members would
break the tie in his favor rather than
have the election postponed until j Aid.
Weber's return, when a dyed-in-the
wool Republican would certainly be
chosen. While it is easier to "figure",
the chances of other candidates than
President Bickel, he is very much in the
race, and it is not unlikely that the still
hunt in which he has been engaged for
several weeks past will have its results
in the election. To-m orrow night will
tell, and the result is eagerly awaited
by many.
MUSIC WILL REIGN.
Completion of Arrangements for
the Opening of the June Festi
val To-Night.
To-night i. the initial performance of
the June festival series. A programme
that must satisfy the most fastidious
will be presented, opening with Ros
sini', masterpiece, the overture to
"William Tell," by the orchestra. Fol
lowing this, Signor Cam pan will sing
an aria from "Ernani" by Verdi; and
Miss Heleue Yon Doenhoff, the cele
bated contralto, will follow him with the
aria "O My Son!" from "Le Prophete."
by Meyerbeer. The orchestra will then
play two widely different though uni
formly beautiful pieces, the first by
Taubert, entitled "Liebeslledchen," and
the , second the celebrated . minuet by
Boccherini. Madame Herbert-Foerster,
the famous soprano, will sing "Ocean,
Thou Mighty Monster," from Weber's
delightful fail y opera "Oberon." Frau- '
lein Aus der Ohe. will close the
first part of the .'■;. evening's enter
tainment by playing on the piano, with :
orchestral occompaniment-Liszt's con
certo in E flat. ." The second part of the
concert ; consists of Mozart's last com
position, the "Jupiter" symphouy, into ,
which he seems to have thrown all that I
was left to him of life, and left to future
ages a work that will make life sweeter
to them. The grand festival chorus and -
orchestra will give Mendelssohn's
"Lauda Sion," one of his most famous
works. The solo parts in this are taken
by Mme. Therese y Herbert-Foerster, so
prano; Miss Helene yon Doenhoff, con
tralto Joseph r Ricketson, "•'- tenor, ■ . and
Signor Campanari, baritone. The chorus ■
has been putting in some honest prac
tice on this difficult piece, as in all the j
choral work, and there is no doubt of
its rendition in as perfect a way as pos
sible. To-night's programme is a rich
one, and should draw a very large
house.' -
"Soo; Line."
Opening of new line Monday, June 3,
1889, to Montreal, Boston and New Eng
land points. 7 Entirely v new equipment,
through sleepers V and r "'dinning cars.
Leave Union depot 6:40 p. m.: ■. Full in-' '
formation at city ticket office/; 197 *? East ,
Third street, or Union depot. V
DOUBTINGJHOMASES
Nineteenth Century Scepti
cism Is Handled Without
Gloves by Dr. Upham.
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Drew Seminary's President
Preaches the Baccalaureate
Sermon at Hamline. y
Faith in Jesus Christ Alone
Meets the Questions of ■"■ <y\
this Age. ."-.
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Christians Are Rehearsing for
a Grand Concert in the .
Hereafter. ■>
Dr. S. F. Upham, president of the
Drew Theological seminary near New
York, preached the baccalaureate ser
mon at Hamline university yesterday
morning. -The announcement .of . the
event had been well made, and the
speaker was greeted with one of the
largest andiences ever gathered at that
institution. Many of . the commence
ment visitors had arrived, and a num
ber of the alumni aud old students were
seen In the assembly. The graduating
class occupied seats immediately in
front of the speaker. Upon the ros
trum with Dr. Upham were Bishop Fitz
gerald, Dr. T. A. MuCurdy, president
of Macalester college; Dr. Brush, presi
dent of the Mitchell, Dak., Methodist
college; President Bridgman, of
Hamline; Rev. David Brooks and
Dr. William McKinley. The .opening
prayer was made by Bishop Fitzererald,
after which Dr. Brush, of Mitchell.Dak.,
read the morning lesson. Dr. Upham
spoke from the text: vXm
The other disciples therefore said unto
him, "We have seen the Lord," but he said
unto them, "Except I shall see in His hands
the print of the nails, and put my finger into
the print of tbe nails, and thrust my hand
into His side, I shall not believe."— John,
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The sermon was upon the subject of
doubting the Christian faith and the
free and skeptical.thinking of the pres
ent age. His. sermon was pronounced
by many as one of the ablest discourses
ever delivered from the university pul
pit, and for an hour and a quarter he
held his immense audience in , rapt at
tention. The following is a synopsis of
his discourse: .
Our divine Lord left the establishment of
the church to the twelve apostles. : In these
apostles every variety of character is seen. .
Twelve men of more varied dispositions
could not well he found. At the head of the
list is Peter., fiery and-impetuous.- He is hon
est, and there is something of the rock like
ness in. his character. Christ said to him:
"Thou art eeter: and upon that rock will I
build the foundation of my church." John
is affectionate and kind of heart, and his dis
tinction will .be; that he was the disciple
whom Jesus loved. Matthew was a mau of
the world,. Then we find Andrew, about the
greatest of them all. He was polite, . and I
think .* a * committee of one. to introduce
strangers. And now we come .to doubting'
Thomas. It was he who said that except he
see the print of the nails he would not be*?,
lieve. In him faith and unbelief : struggled
for the mastery. It will be my pleasure tor.
study his character. ■■'. .*'"
The speaker has reviewed the script
ural scene which accompanies his text;
—the assembly of the disciples in the
closed rooms -when Christ ; appeared^
unto them. ; Thomas, he thought, was.
away- weeping over the scenes which*,
had so lately transpired. He painted a
word picture of the subsequent meeting
of the disciples . with r Thomas, and de-^
scribed the latter questioning whether
they had; been deceived.. The scepti
cism of Thomas, he thought, might be
partly accounted for in the fact that he
was a born doubter, and he recited in
cidents in his life where his doubts had*
been clearly . shown, . • Thomas was dis
i posed to doubt almost everything, and
in this the speaker thought he had more
f ollowers to-day than any of the other
apostles. He would" prefer to reach an
unfavorable, rather, thau . a favorable
conclusion. In speaking of . the causes
of the scepticism of the age, Dr. Upham
said *^"£E96?tiß-3|
* Notice the nature of Christian evidences.
They are moral rather * than mathematical.
In the common affairs of life we depend
upon the probability of events and only in
one science may we use mathematical evi
dence. Another cause is the spirit of the age,
which is skepticism; it is in the air. But this
is not an age of infidelity. Tom Paine would
now be excluded from ' the circle of free
thinkers. He was too green a hand. The
devil is not the ugly, uncouth being he used
to be. He has sawed off his horns and goes
under the name of modern * thought and
works a mischief fourfold in its efforts. The
skepticism of Thomas was -of the head. He
was a born thinker. Not like a great many
people who accept their religion simply by
iuheritauce. The latter accept Christianity
without __a * single doubt, but \ men who
think some times doubt. Thomas had a
great strain placed upon him. He had seen
the spear enter the side of Jesus and had
heard that awful cry 'It is finished,' and
now he is asked to believe that Christ had
risen. What precedent had he to appeal to?
And notice how kindly Jesus deait with him.
In my opinion the management of doubting
people by other person's is often most
wretched in the extreme. ' I know of a col
lege president who, when sought by a young
man filled with conflicting doubts, answered
•young man, you have no right to doubt.' and
that young man went forth a confirmed
doubter. The scepticism of others is of the
heart and they will not believe, for they are
ignorant of the - truth. The advo
cates .of positive philosophy . decide
that as scientific - demonstrations become
Known faith will -oecome less thought of. It
must be admitted that some scientists are
sceptics, but on the other "side, there are
devout astronomers . aud scientists who es- ■
teem it the highest joy to worship at the
manger and the cross. The great Agassiz
would not begin his lectures before his pupils
on one occasion without a few words of
prayer. By swinging free from all truth we
do not swing free from restraint. These
difficulties follow us because we are men and
women, and not cattle. The great questions
to-day are whether there Is a God, and
whether, if he exists, he cares for us. * You
may close and forget this book— you may cut
loose from the Bible traditions and swing
out in scepticism, but these ■; questions
will not down. Those who destroy the
foundation of faith do not erect . any. ;
Faith in Jesus Christ alone meets these ques
tions. It was the sight of Jesus that cured
Thomas. It is only a sight of this Christ that
can anchor a man to the rock. Ido not de
preciate , the evidence of : design. Modern
fjnitarianism began with calling Christ a .
divine man. The next generation called Him
a good man, the next called Him Mr. Jesus,
and this generation has lost ' sight of the idea
of a personal God, and now talks of law and
force. The brief • life ot man also points,
to a life beyond, and his intellect,
and j power demand it. We , seem
to be reheaislng here, as some one , has said, *
for a grand concert in tbe next world. I
look into a coffin upon the form of an ora
tor, and lam asked to believe that an intel
lectual orb has fallen and its light has been
extinguished. Our love also goes out and
demands another life, and God ought to blot
out that love if there is not . this future life.
The great question of . the age is: .'ls there:
any light?' and from nature I learn that it
seems as if there is; but, thank God, He has
given this light, for He has said, '1 am the ,
resurrection and the light."
ICHRONIC BORROWERS.
Revelations by a Lady Writer
Who Knows All Abont Them,*
' Just as if She Had Lived Next
Door Herself.
New York Weekly.
"■': If you are buying a house, in a neigh
borhood unknown to you, you will nat
urally ask all kinds of questions. You
will want to know . if the drainage is ;
good, if the air is pure, if there has ever
been malaria, how far it is to the depot
and postoffice but ten to ; one you don't
inquire 'if there are any borrowers in
the neighborhood. . - r r
- Now, a chronic borrower Is a deadly :
nuisance in a community. .. A woman
who is always "just : out of l saleratus
will stir up more trouble in a neighbor
hood than a mad dog and a flock of fif
teen hens and a rooster. . r •---..
"• She will run ■ in on you at any and all
hours, and want to - borrow just a little
sugar, or spice, till I she can send to the'
grocer's. 1 She really did not know she'
was anywhere near .; out, till she went ,
about her cooking, and then she found
that she I hadn't I a dust of g sugar in * the :
house, and not a soul around anywhere
that she could send out after any... .-[;"- '*
■ .And she will tell you that she does so
hate to trouble you : for if there is any
thing on earth she dislikes to do it is to
borrow— and she never does it when she
'can help it; but now her, pie-crust is all
'on the plates, and; she was ; obliged '•„ to,
■because she could not spare the time to
? run ', to the Y grocer's." And she will
"sit : down in ; your kitchen ! ■ and ,: stop
holt an hunt and talk about everybody
(in 'town; and; meanwhile, she* will take
jajj account of everything her eyes fall
ion, and she will see behind your stove
I the cobwebs that you' torgot to brush
'dtiwn this morning; and she will notice
'tlie old boots that your husband left on
-' thb woodbox to dry, and she will see
"that your lamp chimneys liave not been
[ washed, and that your ; dishes are in
the sink, and that you had ham
'. for' breakfast by. the spatter of grease
oii the stove ; and when she goes into
' sdhie other neighbor's house on a bor
i rowing expedition she will give a report
lOf what she saw in your kitchen, and
; sWear the neighbor over to eternal se
crecy regarding it; , arid the conse
: qiience will be that in a week it will be
! all over the town that your folks live
r dl*; ham, and that you are the most un
; ts„y housekeeper On the footstool.
: is When the borrower returns what she
I borrows, it is' always in a little smaller
: measure, if, indeed, she returns it at
all. And you may congratulate your
self if you get half what belongs to you.
y \A' regular borrower will .borrow ev
| erything, from a piece of salt fish for
• breakfast down to your boy. if you have
; one. ■ .._...' ;...:
'■ The book borrower is even a greater
; nuisance than the woman who borrows
household supplies. She never hesitates
to ask for the choicest or costliest books
in your house. " And she seems to think
that she confers a favor on you by so
asking.
And if you are fool enough to lend,
i the possibility is that you will have to
go after the books in question, and will
* find on doing so that she has lent them
to some friend of hers, who ? wanted to
read them, and she will tell you that
i she knew you would be willing— you
; are so good-natured.
, In course of our - life we have been
. asked to lend every thing in the book
line that ever we owned, . except our
; Bible, and somehow nobody ever seemed
:to care about borrowing that, and in
' nine cases out of ten when we have
; complied our literature has come back
to us iv a shape that fitted it only for
kindling— indeed, we were lucky
enough.ever to set eyes on it.
.So we say to all our friends, if it be
possiele to avoid it, never have a bor
rower for a neighbor.
'V m * — ;.--■
I CHINESE PRESCRIPTIONS.
Some of tbe Horrible Doses the
\ Doctors Mix for Their Patients.
i The New York Chinese doctors are
j begin ujng to lose their hold upon their
[heretofore devoted clients. . This has
been accomplished by simple but solid
American medical genius. It has been
the custom ever since the. Chinese col
ony began to ■ "put 'on airs" in New
York for sick Chinamen from all parts
■of the country this side of the Rocky
mountains to come to Gotham to consult
with their big r medicine men, of whom
there are over a dozen who have their
fantastic shingles hung up in -.Mott
street upon the doors of .their domiciles.
.Besides . this, they give a : bigger pre
scription and heavier doses that their
I American competitors. These Chinese
[physicians will devote from two 'to six
|hjj_|rs to feeling. your pulse, and all for
•thu munificent sum of from a quarter to
[a'.s()-ceiit piece. *
1 .Imagine a man who, having taken a
'big ' dose of opium, with the : avowed
purpose of having his carcass housed
'in-Jlvergreen cemetery as early as possi
bly so that his bones may be .ready for
'speedy shipment to China, having* a
rdoetor : with his round eyeglasses sit
[down .and feel the poor- -fellow's pulse
[for two hours and a half and then give
! http the following prescription, to be
"boiled into soup and then drank: ,■• -:
! • '(Pickled lizards, .four -pairs,* four
[mule and four female; : Corea ginseng
root, half > an ounce; willow i cricket
•ski-is. half a dozen,. three, males and
three females; sweet potato vines, one
'ounce; white --ants, one ounce; iotus
leaves, half an ounce; rattlesnake tail,
quarter of an g ounce ; . black dates, two
ounces; elm bark, half an ounce; devil
fish- tones,' two ? ounces; deer's horn,
half an ! ounce; bird's claws,. quarter of
an ounce; dried ginger, quarter of an
ounce; coffin nails (old ones), half an
ounce. , Boil the whole with two quarts
of water until only half of the water is
left and then drink it as a preliminary
dose.'.'jaßß
Such was the prescription given last
Friday afternoon to a poor laundry man
on the corner of Broome and Delancey
streets by a Chinese doctor who said his
office was at 18 Mott street. But, for
tunately for the patient, before the fa
mous prescription, was put up by a
Chinese druggist ■ on Mott street, his
friend Ah . Sing rushed to an American
doctor near Chinatown. The ; latter
went to the dying man . and restored
him to consciousness before the deadly,
messenger got back " ;
* Here is another prescription given to
Wong Ah Sing, of 5 Mott street, some
time ago : for a cancer, which the doctor
and his. colleagues had been trying.to
cure for the past four years. But they
didn't cure it. At last the ' poor fellow
was nearly dead and the doctors at the
New York hospital got hold of the pa
tient and cured him in less than three
weeks.
• This is the prescription for the cure
of cancer translated from the original:
"Raw earth, 3 ounces ; winter wheat, 3
ounces; ginseng pills. 3; sprig of cinna
mon, ounces; aniseseed oil, 1 ounce;
red dog's tail, 1 ounce; peach' skin. 1
ounce; clam shell, 2 ounces; sandal
wood, 5 ounces; dandelion, dried, 1
ounce. Mix and boil with water; take
it seven times a day."
-; : ;:YY' ' "De. Cho Ping."
. The dozen or ' more sick Chinamen
who have recently been drugged nearly
to death by such wonderful compounds
many have been subsequently cured by
American physicians when they had
been given up as hopeless by their own
physician. These examples of their
own doctor's inefficiency is the princi
pal cause of their recent downfall.
Wong Chin Foo in the New York World.
: The Indianapolis, Ind., News,"thinks
it will he difficult to put the Minnesota
drunkenness law in operation because,
it says, who can tell when a man is
drunk or when he is sober. It may be
somewhat difficult to note the distinc
tion among the nervous and fire-eating
population of Indiana, but up . here
where intelligence, industry and mod
eration in all things is the rule, there is
quite a distinction" between a drunk and
a sober man. — Mankato Register.
SOMETHING
NEW!
We be_r to announce for the infor
mation and accommodation of bor
rowers that we are prepared to lend
J i»_:o_srEi"Z" i
In large or small amounts, at low
est rates on lirst-class improved St.
Panl business and residence prop
erty, and to give the borrower the
VALUABLE PRIVILEGE!
Of paying the whole or any part
thereof, not less than $100, on any
interest day. .-*
i "On or before" you see applied
to regular mortgages.
; Building loans made with the
same privilege. Y'Y-. ;
; How does this strike you? .*
R. M. Newport & Son,
Crake Block, Gpp. Merchants Hotel. '
A St. Paul Clothing House
' Exclusively Owned and Con
trolled by St. Paul Men.
Established, 1870.
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WHITE AND FANCY
VESTS.
"White and Fancy Vests
will be more generally
worn this season than ever."
—Fashion Journal.
If you care to be comfort
able this summer and to be
well and stylishly dressed
at the same time, you'll re
quire at least one or two of
our White or Fancy Vests,
and naturally enough you
expect to find the most fash
ionable, best fitting and
handsomest Vests here.
You can feel sure that our
prices are low enough:
A : 4 or 5-button Vest,
without collar, White Cotton
Duck, 75c. ' -
; Same Vest, with collar, $1.
y A Plain Brown Linen Vest,
without collar, $1.
Several neat "styles of
Fancy Vests at $1.50.
A 5-button White Linen
Duck Vest, with or without
; collar, $2. •
; ; Our imported English
White Duck Vest, $2.50.
\ Several handsome .pat
terns of imported Fancy Vests
for $2.50.
V A number of desirable
Fancy Vests at $3.-- --
The very finest White Vest
that is made at $3.50.
Eighteen different styles
of beautiful Fancy Vests at
$3.50 and $5.
• Double-Breasted White and
Fancy Vests for $3, $3.50,
$4 and $5. •
Extra Large Size Vests (44
to 52 breast measure) , $1 to
$3. ; : ;y :
Full Dress White Pique
Vests (4-button),s2.so. Best
quality Pique Full Dress
Vests, $5.
Black Silk Full Dress Vests,
$6.50.
Cream Silk, Embroidered,
Full Dress Vests, $12.
Boys'- White and Fancy
Vests, $2.50.
Virgoe Middle ton's cele
brated London Vests.
Macullar Parker's perfect
fitting Vests.
We'll make any alteration s
that may be necessary to
give you a perfect fit.
Furnishing Department— First Floor.
BOSTON
ONE-PRICE CLOTHING
HOUSE,
THIRD STREET, tte K&
ST.PAUL
N. B. — Out-of-Town Orders
solicited. Goods sent on ap
proval to any part of the West
Price List and Easy Rules for
Self-Measurement mailed free
upon application.
Joseph McKey' <fe Cc*.
FIELD, MAHLER I CO.
INGRAIN HOSIERY.
An Ingrain Stocking is one that is made from
dyed yarns. The or nary method of dyeing Hos
iery is by dipping the finished stocking.
If you want a black Stocking that will wear, be
sure to ask for our "Onyx Ingrain." They have
white or unbleached heels, toes and tops. Our large
sales have proven that they wear much better than
the all-black.
Ladies' "Onyx Ingrain" Hose at 40c, 50c, 75c, 850
and 95c. " ; ...
We also have "Onyx Ingrain" Stockings for chil
dren, of German and French manufacture, in medi
um or heavy weights and double knees, sizes 5 to
10 inches.
HOSIERY.
Extra quality of Ladies' Cotton Hose, Mode, Tan
and Onyx Black, at 25c. We don't say they're
worth 50 cents a pair, but they are the best sold in
this city at the price.
. Lately received, a line of Ladies' Cluster Stripe
Hose of very fine quality, which will be sold at 25c.
.Our light-weight and fine-gauge, fast black Hose
for ladies, at 35c or three pair for $1, are selling
freely, and give excellent satisfaction.
Children's good, fast black ribbed Hose, double
knees, heels and toes, sizes sto 8, 25c; sizes 8_ to
9i 35c. ryyyy-
Boys' very heavy, fast black ribbed school Hose,
full regular made, 7 to 10-inch. 25 c.
LADIES' UNDERWEAR.
A small line of fine Balbriggan or Gauze Vests,
low neck and no sleeve, Jersey fitting, which have
been reduced from 50c to 2 5c. They're a bargain.
A line of fine, medium-weight, natural wool
Vests and Pants for ladies has been received lately.
Excellent garments for between seasons. 22
French made, Swiss ribbed, sleeveless Vests; tapes
in neck and sleeves; the best wearing and and most
elastic vest in the market, at 35 c.
Ladies' French Lisle Ribbed Vests, plain or fancy
rib, in ecru or white, with "silk laces in neck and
sleeves, 50c.
Ladies' high neck and -sleeve shaped Vests,
ribbed or plain, with silk trimmings, 50c.
Ladies' fine quality Balbriggan Drawers, ribbed,
French style, 65c
FOR MEN .-„■'"
; We have a large assortment of imported Half
Hose for men, in cotton, lisle or silk, at extremely
reasonable prices. They are shown in black, stripes,
mode or tan shades and dark colors.
We are offering a line of Men's Cotton Half Hose,
medium weight, full regular, in modes, gray and
- stripes, at three pair for 50c. They are: the ; usual
' 25c quality. : ; * ;; ..*. %2-2
„ Men's medium-weight Shirts and Drawers, mixed
or white, at 50c each.
Light-weight Shirts or Drawers, mixed, white or
unbleached, at the same price.
Men's half-sleeve Balbriggan Shirts, French
neck, 50c. ;
.'. We carry "three of 'the .best makes of imported
Shirts and Drawers for men. Prices . are governed
by sizes, and can, therefore, not be quoted. You'll
find them low enough.
ORDERS.
It strikes us that the above is a pretty good list
for our out-of-town friends to order from. Don't
forget to mention sizes desired. Your orders will
receive our best attention.
FIELD, MAHLER & GO,. Bird and Wabasha Sts., St. Paul.
88 Dll!. 1 JLA-.i-SS
Itlo jLJ _!_ JLj JL Xj Xl • $4^o
$4.50 $4.50
$4.50 -;,'.-' ESTABLISHED 1857. $4.50
$4.50 Owing to the great demand for a Gent's Medliim-rricetl. J_r?sJ
$4.50 Hand-Sewedi"Welt, Stylish, Light and Flexible Shce, in $4.50
q»A en popular lasts, we have finally, alter several experiments, $4.50
**P* 3U secured the most hands*, me shoe ever placed on --ale in St. «."
$4.50 Paul at the low price of ■ Jfr-4-DU
II $4.50 Per Pair! |
$4.50 ~ _ $4.50
«A sri A Popular Verdict— "Dieter's Shoes are the most dur- $4 50
**2« al)le - the best fitting and the cheapest in the end that I can J£ A __
$4.50 find; Try them, and you will also be pleased." $**.OU
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$4,50 WV F. DIETER, $4.50
$4.50 New Store, 107 East Seventh street, diagonally across from $4.50
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ESTABLISHED 1858.
R.C. MUNGER
DECKER PIAMIIv HAINES
BRIGGS NANUO EVERETT
STERLING ORGANS NEW ENGLAND
Prices Low. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Terms Easy
Wholesale and Retail. ST. PAUL. MINN
HIGH ART JEWELRY I
■•'•■'•*.-■-•' AND EVERY NOVELTY KNOWN TO THE TRADE AT ■■;
E. A. BROWN'S,
111 East Third Street. St Paul, Minn.
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