The St. Cloud journal. [volume], December 16, 1875, Image 1

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JOB PRINTING
Of all kinds, plain or colored, executed on short
aotice, in the beat style, and at St. Paul prices.—
Printing done In German and Norwegian, as well aa
In English, and warranted to give satisfaction.
L. W. COLLINS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.
Qffce on Second Floor of BelT* Block.
D. B. SEARLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ST. CLOUD, MINN. .'
Office in EddbrocV* Stock,
H. M. ATKINS,
A O N E
AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Ofke in BtWs Block, over RuueWs Store.
E W I N W I
A O N E A A W
FERGUS FALLS. MINN.
DR. WM. PRCSSCH,
PHYSICIAN,
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.
WHEELOCK & COLLINS,
S I I A N S
AND
S 7 E O I S
CLEARWATER. MINN.
E. K. JAQUES,
SURGEON DENTIST.
WEST'S BLOCK.
ST. CLOUD MINNESOT
Goon P. Hutc3Uiwocn
Cooper & Hinehilwttd,
REAJL ESTATE AGEWTJ
ST. CLOUD,1
OvO.
fiams
OAo* OB Washington Avenne, two
North of Poetoffice.
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
E. C. SMITH,
Practical Shoemaker,
Hober's Building, Washington Arena*,
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
First-class Work. Perfect Fits. Satisfac
tion Guaranteed.
A. F. ROBERTSON,
Watchmaker and Jewele
St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, Minn.
T. J, O N A
practical Tinsmith uid peeler
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Shop on Washington are.
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA,
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ST CLOT7D
MARBLE WORKSe
Josephh Hershbach
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"Dealer, in
Monutmnts and Sravevtones.
Also, Contractor for all kinds of
Stone Catting to Order.
St Germain street—two doors east of the
Catholic Church.
IF YOU WANT SOME
or TH«
LAN®g
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flTEABNS OOaTPCTTr,
AT
3HEA^BATBS,
'.".••.•, Address
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Post Office Box 2334,New York City
MADAME C. WEARS,
.. Assisted bf. MJLLI L. SEE.
ENGLISH AND OERMAH
Boarili,iFRENCH
e§ Da ttol
Eor Tonng Ladlea sad Children,
222 Madison Avenue, New York.
WILL REOPEN SEPTEMBER 22,1875
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RAN O ST, CLOUD
Doaaa
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A N
Seal Estate Business.
JAB. A. SMBL, J. ©SMITH,
President. Cashier.
6. Ff^ Wfpwel
.. Deader* in *11 kinds of
Shelf and Heat
HiitBwMREj
Irpn, Nails, Clas^,
BLAbltSMITHS' TOOLS,
Agi^ilftural Immments.
MOpNE
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BOfSaVBfiRO:
furniture made to order, on short notice.!
X»rloe TAf*t»
to the trade sent on application. All gooi Is'
delivared at the depoto'oT within the city
limits FREE OF CHARGE.
As we manufacture all our goods we
Guarantee Satisfaction.
fss^Bighast market price paid for Diy
Lumber.
tO.TTS'l .O^MAi^AlsDjIjt^p?.
Factor/ 4th street, East Side, areroon
Centre Block.,.,
RAYMON & OW
E
SASH, DOORS, BLINDS,
O I a S
V: I VI 1. I
CASINGS, STORE FRONTS, BRACK
ETS, SC$Qte WORK,
Window and Door Framed,
Inside Blinds, Architrares, Ac*
Planing, Matching, Re-Sav
ing and Scroll Sawing
Done to Order.
Parties needing Guttering, Spouting,
any kind of Job Work wHl find it to their ittiWi^bitvkt''itM^i££b' tKtmmtu
advantage to give me a,call, as I make ^Si^SlSSl^SktSSSzS^S^. **y*&Fnf
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TAIR ^^.JXifSG,
BalustersA
Particular attention given to Repairing
O S & W A E S
that have failed to give satisfaction after All kinds of
W a workedonhfln^p., a
madetoorder.
".SihiU.hii.-liW.it
la^OraVrt tolieUed and prompt attmtlpn
given. Gooda $ktpptd tn tafe condition.
OnriOK AJTD FlCtORT LOWKB Town,
WLJii
«-rt. '..T-I _J via-??- «...
HWM.ViMfaASty*
MACHINISTS,
AND
it tt'ifX m: .»ivn
Manufactarera of Superloi
French Burr Millstones.
CAST IRON WATER AND GAS
PIPE!
la^-Ererything in our line made and
Sold. Illnatrated catalouge of machinery,
130 pages, sent free on application.
ifMorioal Society
r*MJ8,:N
IVfrnlfeapolis PTdwa.
TIN, {SkfPBR, 1ND SHEET-,
StGarmain !, Minn.
Dealer*
HARD
ALSO
Stoves* and
Tlity
and Stieet Iron
Ware,"
of all kinds made to order -on al
Coftrner St. Germain street anc]'Richmon
avenue. St. Cloud. Minn. ^*tt*
Merrell Ryder
•GOJOfESSION
For,'the aale and purchaseof
FURS, HIDES,
RjfJBES, WOOL,"
SKINS, GAME,
Ac, &c fec.
Wholesale dealer in
INewliouisi S a
Agent for
HAZZARD POWDER COMPANY.
Noi #0 Jackson St, St. Paul, Minn.
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tort noticf
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BARNAR & C0PEI
Manufacturers of all kinds of
fURNITUREL
Special attention given to
I N E S O W O
CHUBCH LODGE HALL
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A Lt GBt£B8 a T^
JXy ^Z*-*- FOR JOB PRINTING
PROMPTLY IILLED
Bergmann 4 Co.
Importers and dealers in
NOTIONS, TOYS
lElAJNTCY C3-OOT3S,
3 E ii S
Manufacturers of 'I
New York House, 70 and 72 Read street
D.uaue street. Factory
5reen#fcbStreet arid
iPsJrkPlso^:^. .'-• il-J
TO&*ETnL ST. CLOUD, BjJNNJ?QTA, THURSDAY,
Pari*, London, jfurenhet-f
jilJ.i.uujij'i ti.ti
it ooutawioo
Manufacturers of
BSJrtftfio 153.
Parlor, Chamber and Office
FURNITURE.
The Woven Wire, Hair, Moss, and othir
Mhttressesi and Feathers,
FURNiSHING UNDERTAKER?.
Sole Agents for Fists Patent Metallic
Burial Cases and Caskets.
,, Corner Third.and Minnesota Street*,
TlZn«l7 ST.'PAUt-
:^P. sT:^GH!SEir,
ATSCD I
Blank Book Manufacturer.
.Ml kinda of County Books and Blanks.
W S I
ST. PAUL, MINN.
MERRELL RYDER,
r' ''.'I •.'. .' IT '.HI.',
Dealer, in and manufacturerof
rpanr
5 GENTLEMEN'S
Gash Raid For FursJ
Mo. 85 Jackson Street,
ST. PAWL, MIN^.
Cheap Carpet Hall of Tlie
State.
Large Stock constantly on Hand.
J.MATB&8
St. Paul, Mil in
Nos. 246 & 248, 3d St.,
.-•••
Wannheimer & trasej1*tive
I A O S O E
No. 7 East 8d Street, St. Paul Minn.
Largest Stock. Lowest Prices. I
W. F. MASON,
13 East Third Street,
jroBBBs or
A S CAPS,
Anow. Millinery Qtrndt, dee.
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IffES.
St. Patil.
Jfi^^€ffiN,:-
ITo. 26, West Third Street, St. Pa^l.
BERGMAN'S ZEPHYR WORSTED,
Canvass Embroideries, Tarn, Notions, Gold
rj ,- a n-•.'•**fl** Vrm^ing*, etc ,\-\-
Agent for the Domestic Faper Fashions.
tarMasquerade mlUto rent.
Jt*. O. STRONG 'j^-^-i
(LateofStirowo AwD«msdw,)
An £ntlre New Stock,
S West Third Street. ST. FAVX.
A I S O N S
CINCIWNATI, OHIO.
Centnlly Lacat«d, Elegaatly Furnished,
Tbe Commercial Hotel of the City.
.:D.JHL..BPIO$»,
.,:.. (S-«eeaaor to] Splo«r A Carlisle,)
Manufacturer of and Wholesale and Retail
dealer in
A
Sign of the Big Red Bedstead, St. Germain
•.' -O.-.P HitrtT ::.- gtreet. «1 I.,
ADVERTISE
IN TH E
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,iMsrftttoi
THKOFFICfc
JtEH susd WOM
EN in every,ettf.
1 town snd countr to
itfler'i Patent TJchtnlBK
Churn and JEgg Beater.—
its, Seikl Rr cir
l.Calck.ACo., Il Mi
L0VE»S JEALOUSY.
Ofothermen I know no jealousy, ,"
Nor of the maid who holds thee close, oh closet
I Biit of the June-rsd, Sammervsconttd rose,' I
And of the orange^treaied snout ik
That wins the soul of thee through Ujy deep ere
And of thebreese of thee beloved, that foes
O'er thy dear hair and brow the sengtRat flowi
Into thy heart of hearts, where it mar, die,
I would I were one moment that sweet show
1 Of flower or breeae beloved that toifcheihall
Or sky that through the Summer eve doth
I would I were the song thou lovest so,
Of sound of me to have toIhe eyelid fall .'
But I would then to something human turn.
-•Richard W.QUdei
HIMN.
When this song of praise shall rease.
Let Thy children, Lord depart
With the blessing of Thy paaca,
And Thy love In every heart.
O where'er our path may He,
Father let ns not forget
That we walk beneath, Thine oye,
That Thy cure uphylds us yet.
Blind are we, and-weak and frail
Be Thine aid forever near
May the fear of sin prevail
Over every other fear. ,,• .•
-^-WSiil \Uen Btfavf.'
STCtOOD,
Beautiful Xjooattona
"The Sun Does Not Jsbin^
Upon a Fairer Spot"
eOiMERCIAL ADVANTAGE
yLtaJji
Excellent Water Power^
OBAICITE THAT, liJlTALS THE
SCOTCH W BEAVTI 4^1) I
DURABILITY.
Educational Facilities.
••A A E A N UTFIVUENTIAfc CrX|f
MtTST O W E E DJEVXTABI-Y
Sank Centre* Her Business and Heir
Business Men*
From the Chicago Commercial Advertiser
December 4
I came 75 miles up the river from
S Paul to see a beautiful city, and
do not find disappointment. This
city, at the confluence of the Sauk
and Mississippi rivers, has a popula
tion of about 2,500, is the capital of
Stearns county, and fbr beauty of lo
cation and surroundings is well-nigh
peerless. It was settled in 1858, ode
year after the organization of the
county, by J. L. Wilson, and christen
ed
ST. CLOUD.
It occupies a commanding plain, or
table land, half a. hundred feet above
the bed Ot the Mississippi. The toWn
is handsomely hud out, and one-haJf
of it, along the river bank, is embow
ered in the native burr oaks,, which
some singular good fortune has pre
served from the vandalism of the aver
age western pioneer. I have never
seen lovelier places for home building
than the groves that border the west
ern shore Of the great rive^,fromthethanks
mouth of the Sauk river to Brid^
man's mill. The up-river scener|r,
as far as Sauk Rapids, and for thrfee
miles below the Normal Schooli jis
commanded by many of the homes
already built, and is far more attrac
than some of the landscapes im
mortalized by the modern masters.
The eastern shore, too, is admirably
suited for pleasant forest homes,
though few are yet planted there.
Further back are long reaches of op^n
plain and prairie, affording the. fin
natural pasturage. West of
town there is some extent of pra
and some, fine openings, but the coi
try is mostly well timbered, is admir
ably suited to wheat and domestic
grasses. Among the \li
LOCAL RESOURCES
I name "mixed farming" first, becauae
that is the first and last resource in
most portions of the west Here it lis
in its infancy. Not one-twentieth [of
the lands in the tributary country
in culture. Wheat is a sure
abundant crop west of the river
corn flourishes best on the east side.
Pasturage is splendid, and almost pi*
limitable. Sheep thrive here beyond
any country I have visited. The
pasturage now going to feed the an
nual fires between St. Cloud and Min-
.'ii_ i:^.:i XT. Jii
is scarcely a limittoth'e quantity o_•*
butter and cheese that might be made
here. The pure waters, fine, sweet
grasses, and rare atmosphere of tnis
region are just the conditions for suc
cessful dairying. There are few dai
rymen here, and butter making is no
more a matter of care than other
phases of the slip-shod and thriftless
husbandry that obtains through all
this beautiful and fertile land and
yet it is a rare thingtofindpoor but
ter Upon a public or private table.Pennsylvania,
The Speculative feeling has run high
through this northern country, and
men could not wait patiently for cer
tain and substantial results fr^m
grain and stock growing. Farming
has been only incidental. Speculation
in town lota, lands, pine timber, land
trading in furs, government contracts,
land grants, road and bridge con
tracts, mules, jack-knives, warrants,
scrip, steel traps, and hounds the rv,k.
The few made money, the many, lost
it. Some never, had anytolose. The
panic came and put a period to this
unnatural condition, and now
A N E W ORDE
of things ia being established. It is
the order of production, in which
every man may bear an honorable
rofitable part. TJndet the old
mm
TTTIT
TTT
orrfer tbe1 Oity grow to fitii? propor
tions upon e*traneou8 and s'lngular
resouroesi With the closing of these!
reeoureeaj the oily oeased togrow.iand!
for three years it has nearly stfiod
still. A great wheat orbp, new in
quiry for farm lands, and remunera
tive prices for all the products of the
soil come at last to St. Cloud and
many smother northern town like a
revelation, The development of this
splendid farm region -willmake wealth
and population for the city beyond
its best hopes. The wheat fields of
the Sauk Valley and the multiplied
products of corn-field and pasturage
will stimulate the future growth of
the town beyond anything in the past.
The immense
'WATER POWHB
which may be developed along the
western--shore by running a canal
from the rapids to the city would
alone give basis to a manufacturing
population of 5,000. I Half & down
flouring niills will grow up fieie: to
grind the'wheat of 1hia beautifial val
ley.- Other maTsutmcturing- inter^ats
will come, eympathjr iwith ihe sur*
,MiujdM»^4^f The
QRAKIT E QUARRIE S
of the- near neighborhood^ cropping
rid in the river bed and valleys and
him under the bluffs, will yet employ
'hundrotli of men in the productioxi
6f ^beautifal gray, red, tffid'
tlecf JitanJee Which^^ is already making
Itswayid tie ntoltefe-of tho lowe:
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un%.T?ijJ nf».trAMiLj.e«
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condition A branch the Stat:e
Normal Schoolis located here, ahd
Prof. Kiehlo, With five able assistants,
have 160*udents under drill in the
fali normal' course.
]The:Norinal
School building is of beautiful design,
massive its Structure, and cost• nearly
$60,000. The grounds and building
command the finest views along the
river. Ainodel schoolfor primary
students is one of the features! of the
institution ^h city schools are well
disciplined, and the buildings credita
bl'e,' There are some fine churches
here, and the
JOURNALISTIC
work of the city is in excellent hands.
Three weekly newspapers are dri.vi'ng
along under full sail and play an
important pari in' Minnesota journal
ism. THE JOURNAL, republican was
established in 185T JxJafie G. S^dski
helm, and is now edited and publish
ed by W.. B. Mitchell. It is ably
managed7 and widely quoted. The
J^ew Was founded^four years ago, ia
run under the republican flag, and
edited and published by C.' R. Mc
Kenney, who tddk charge last year,
Mr. MeKiehhey was bred to newspa
per work1 in the office of the lia
Crosse Democrat, is a live, progressive,
genial1and capable young gentleman
arid maked a fine paper. I owe him
for good offices and leave him
thy blessing. The Times is democrat
ic to the hilt, leads the' opposition
side of' politics gracefully, and is ed
ited and published by G. F. Macdon
ald, an old newspaper man, whom jit
was my misfortune not tofind'at
home These are representative men
and are doing a good work for S
Cloud:and: the- north country. ^St.
Cloud has
A N E E A N O E
arid the people are' naturally enough
^rbtld of it I dbtft kiiow ihO lanfc
lord's name, and that is of little° aicv
count. The' biiilder and owner' of
this superb hostelry is J. E. West, one
of the pioneers, a man of mark here,
and one of those large hearted, pub
lic spirited, chivalrous men who are
worth more to a young city than for'
ty JregimsnMir.OfJ [sordid, dead-and
alive capitalists. Mr,.West is post-^
master, runs nearly aU the leading
continental insurance agencies, is' a
leading, real estate owner. and dealer,
$ an influential citizen, and politician,
and a- gentleman. He did: a splepdid
thing fofc S Cloud and the travelog
public to build this fine hotel and see
that it is well managed, The repre-,
sentative '•,:•
COMMERCIAL A N PROFESSIONA
neapolis would support a million
sheep through the whole year. There" Boyd is a born humorist, is up to his
men are ot good material, and their
work is being well done. J. Bl]
uI.11.-1Sn Ain '«._J'/•__!:_,-I_
—lit—— 6Af\
ears fu_ and frolic is selling $40,
000 worth of groceries and kindred
goods, lives well, drives a fine turn
out, hails from Saginaw and sees: as
much sunshine as any man in town
Rhodes & Spencer are both "York
ers," are selling drugs, .medicines
paints, oils, books, stationery, Victor
sewing machines!, etc., to the tune of
$15,000 a year. They have a fine
establishment and are a leading firm
Young-& Bradford, the former from
the latter from Mary
land, are a-representative house, and
sell staple atftHliii. dry goodsto^he
value of $35,000 liuy liave the
agency of the whole upper country
for Keep's patent partly made
dressof
shirt, anew and novel article which
is destined tbhave a widerun. They are
old, thoroughbred merchants and gen
tlemen. ••0iijf I&Vis bf thti^fi'rmlol1
Davis & Beale, of the Clearwater
mills, is one of the substantial men
of the town.'"This firm have two
mills, 6n4 for custom and one for
merchant, wofk^bh Clear Lake creek
They ar^ making 30,000 barrels of
flour, ahd grinding '40^000
for custom. Mr. Davis runs
a flour and feed Btore in the city Si
Marhttt, this pioneer druggist of the
citji cam? hew eighteen1 jrears ago
from New York and has been sellibj
iiru'ga eVer' sinco::jfee1!nl'' ttrei i$i
drirfe merchant north of Mihiieapolis!
and has a large pi-eecHption fcrade.
Bridgman Owns^ knd operates' two
steahi saw/mrlls at the lowet end 'Ofjpolished
tdwh^
paeityof'40,000 feet^'ofdumber £oJ
000 shiDglea and 15,000 lath, wltli
nmnlft honrrmorfe flrifi vnrdfl.•*
railing' health would be glad tofindalis
purchaser for the millis or farm prdjH
erty. He comes from Massachusetts'
and is One of the staunch business
mOn of the town Jl P. .& Wi Stej
venson are running a foundry and!
machine shop,^matiufaoturiBgstovesl
steam engines plows and farm ma
chinery. They employ fifteen men
and are building up a fine business,
They are Pehnsylvanians. The sen
lor member is also ragaged jn farm
ing near town. Cooper' A Hinchil
wood are prominent dealers in tmt
estate. They deal fergely in prairie
and pine timber lahda, Mr.! Cooper
is deputy W a a
liberal land owner and money lender,
a Pennsylyanian and a gentleman
Mr. Hinchilwood ie a surveyor an4
civil engineer, a' man O^ generous
*u!ture and, like hia partner, in high
|»W|iilf a:-ni..^[ jr. r,i •*..».«
He came here in an early dayt took
hold of work with hia naked handf,
and £as made life a splendid: success.
He has had heavy contracts for Gov
e^meRl, transn^rjation,
my ofmieai, ..Ju company' with! Mj\
McClure he, has run a heavy lum
trade on the Northern Pacific ro
andalong the Red River valley,.
Ft. Garry. He owns thousands
acres of pine and ifarm lands, is
heavy live stock dealer and has
hand in everything that promu
good return^, "yor^
iness sense, quick perception and ab
ity to manage the details of wide!
varied and extended bu6iness opera
tions', Mr. Clark has no superior in
all this land of splendid business
men. He has lately taken much in
terest in stock breeding, and has a sr^.
perb stock farm of 1,500 acres near
the city,, which he is improving b|y
thorough culture, fine buildings,
celient fencing, and successful intrj
duction of blue grass, timothy, and
clover. Tjbere are 800 acres'• of' thoOpened
finest natural, meadow on this farm,:
several miles of clear running creek
and ample timber supply. -T found
here the finest brood of Berkshires I
have seen in Minnesota, a .fine herd
sjjort horns is iiaron
did ye^jing, Wtti" fepetl
worth of Genesee. The Princess of
Oxford, a fine yearling heifer, wfw_
purchased at the Gfen Flora fkrrn.
last spring for $1,800. The- Second
Rose of Racine a noteworthy and
showy two year old heiferi TheSixih
Duchess of Louan, a two year heifer,
was bred tn/} Bedford of Kentucky*
and purchased by Mr. Clarke at! a
cost of $1,800. Mr. Clark is expend^
ing a large amount of money upon
stock'and farm improvements, and
Will make this estate one of the chief
attractions of the region. The ride
out here, and a careful inspection of
the work so well begun, in company
with Mr. Clarke and Messrs. Cooper
and West, was one of ihe pleasantest
occasions of my up-river ramifies
On my return to the city I had a
charming ride about the town' with
Mr. D. Bi SearlW of ^Wnte'Coh
lege, a leading and rising attorney.
Mr. Searle was secretarytothe great
*JHII IJ 1 **.»—»'wii.itiiii»w*»y
milhj teve'. a: daily- ca4 Uiot, and a, map pf wid* mA «flnen
tiai business relations, The Bank
§& Cloud, J, ,Afe Bell, pregident, audf
and yards -!M
'Mr.
Bridgmah has several fine farms in manager, is one of the sound insti--
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ware and. fitrm, machinery fradei
tW...*^, *W?^.:.^^a.#eni
|§i WBtorn,fisfflfobymLsm
They are well indentified with the
public interests .of the city. H. C,of
W a a
the city and has ever since been ac
tively related with its growth and
^prosperity,. For many years he was
a pronunent and successfbl Attorney!.
|^e now owns and operates the CJo)i
§prings Mil^.-on- the' Sauk Biyer'
with eight run of burrs, and makes
30,00jQ barrjals of flour annuaUy^ for
merchant trade. -He has large real
estate interests in the ,city,.and owns
10,000 acres of pine and farm ..lands
in" Nort^(^:Mlnnesota., j^i P.'Clark
is "a prince among business men" and'
has been one of the, chief actors ip
the development of the city and Wi
resouro|fi.: of ^pFt^ern, l^nesoti."'
Ti
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jq,1875. NO. 23
»ti8t» Qt^friMiihjmitdfMMbQ
^eai,esmte,'is^oing*li^ga^jimberiijg
ibuaineas in company with JsA^lajrko,
and i* ooa of the ablest busineat man
in the north.: Ho is. at elegant and
in his social ways a» a cour-
tul
J. G. Smith, cashier and resident
tutions of this region."''"Mr. &11
well known as a New York
fmahcier, arid MK Smith i»o|
has been
:pr0minentTy'
identifiedi
with the^^^ since I8ri7, har given'
this bank a sterling reputation. He'
is closely identified^ wtth the educa-,
tional interests of' the city The
above named*men and firms are thor-'
tughiy represeritktive. I are tBe
parties who aretoplay tiie moat im
portant part in the future of St.
Cloud: That this city has a bright
outlook is eAsy to see. The days ofj
Indmh trade, of overland kransporta
tiotf/ border garrikm: Brrpplwa, and
hfg&specolatiokhavepa^
Traveauffioed to build here a jroubg
cfty of Which Hie buiiaert inay-: W
proud. The coming days will^ bring
increase in all the better element* of!
social, inorai ind Material waafthi
It will come of homa DuHribgbn ttW
beautifhl savannas and in' a W
ous wooded ^regionii that 1
ihem. It willeOme^ of Water
turned1 to hoWtem«a^Mr^iiies*
will come of theseinexnaustable quar*
ries of granite, tf erilighiened and
productive agriculture, of legitimate
commerce, .and of thehigher elements
heart and brain that I„iBnd here in
As the city grows in. wealth
it would bj|. adorned1 with beautiful
drives, and walks, and crowned wit%
works art beobming a fitting and
^f^
and KbwaHty of ita founders.
I Fifty miles up
THB SAUK VALLBY,
in the very heart of the great wheaJt
field of Minnesota and the upper poi
tion Of Stearns ,county, .and at -th^
foot of the beautiful Sauk Lake, is
BAtJi CEKTRE,
with a population of 1,200. The riv
er^dmsioi of the1 Sti Paul dp Pacinjc
road is gradedtothis place, and in
deed for most of the way'to 'Glyndop
on the Northern Pacific road. The
cars are now running to Melrose,'
within ten miles of here, and but fojr'
the depression, in railroad securities
would have been, runningto,Glyndon
Sauk Centre was settled in 1856, and
the town plat laid in 1862 by Alex
ander Moore as agent of the Town
Site Company. Mrs., Rachel Moore
the first store in 1865
3
The
village has mainly, grown up since
•thatj^iwk ^^it^AJK^Jr**
Laughlin started tiie Sa!uk Vail*
News. It was succeeded by the. Hefj
aid, which was started by J. H. A 8:'
Simonton And 'printed on thO- firit
rees ever brought' mto MinneBOtii,
and upon which the St. Paul JFYdhelr
was originally printed. The SimoU
ton Brothers are still printing
editing MRerWM^ittoailtfp
capital repuDlican sheet of i£ One
of Ihetn it postmaster 6t the
nnd1othOf them gentlemen to Whom
I am prinofpally indebted for courte-.'•
sies. There is a Fair Aaaociatibh
here with grpundr and a half
mile trajy.
!My
war' minister,' Stanton, read law in
Washington, came to St. ClbudV'jBjve
yiears ago, and has attained' a large
law practice owns several1 thousand
acres of land near here, and has set
tled down to the enjoyment of^tf^
m'estic life in one of the fairest homes
at the river-side. He is a ge^tteinan
firie social and menial cultu^ gen
ial temperaments^ has alarge library
and is a close student. I had a pleas
ant hour with T. C. McClure, one |of
tjie pioneers of j&e^wnryHe. oWna
McGure^ Mills at Sauk (^ntre, and
is grinding 160,000 bushels' of the fa
mbUB VallOy wheat yearly, and ships
100 barrels of flour dailytothe best
eastern markets. Mr. McClure1 has'
a water head of twelve ftet, with four
teen miles of back-water up this lake
and river, and will add five run of hisjde^•% fpyrtun* hererii personally
burrs to the seven now in use, and populiar a if and countyV is a rep
make one of the largest mills in this' resentarive man and a native of
region. He is engaged in baniiot PenniiylTamsfc Oakford A Hehwn,
visit hert dbrmgthe
yearly exhibition left ihe little oppor
'tuhitytosee much of the burinea*
men and
COMMERCIAL W A S '.
of the town. An immense trade with
the upper country and the valley was
formerly conducted here, but the com
pletion of the Northern[Pacificto the
.Red .River, and the completion of the
main line of the St. Paul & Pacific
to Breckinridge, with the newtowni
of Melrose, have divided this trade
and the business of Sauk Center has
become more local in character. Still
the trade, is heavy ami brisk Of the
business men, [Alexander Moore
should have a prominent place in my
review. He is the pioneer business
man of the town: He came here in
1856, built the first mill here, saw it
's^e|i''avwA|rhy:
Sie
the flood, afterward
biiiItiI»McaureAinsasiiinany of
the best buildings1 of 'the town, and
ow owns and operates the mills up
river in Todd county. He a
generous, publicApirited and irrwisp.
able man, to whom the village
valley owe more than they will
repay.,[Ho?sa native of Washing
ton City. Hon. Joseph Capsar, the
senator from this diatna|t hia been in
^trade here thirteen yeaW^aMned the
first stock of goods, hat largest
establishment^ in the place, and does
iti annual trade of $80,000. He baa
dealers in drags) medicines, paints,
bila, books, atattonery and fancy
%re one of the bert final in
towte. They have a beautiful store,
and have been trading here eight
years. Mr. Oakford hails from Peo
rimi 111., rendered honorable service
aa a captain of cavalry in the late
war, and is a gentleman. I have not
the pleasure of Mr. Nelson's acquaint
ance. J.R.Howard leads the hard
ware, stove and tinware trade. His
store is fine, his stocks and trade are
large, and he is a capital man in ev
ery particular. He is also dealing in
farm machinery, and sells the famous
Marsh Harvester. N. Hendry is sell
ing dry goods, clothing, notions, gro
ceries mod provisions. He is doing a
prime trade, is a leading man here,
and comes from Ohio. I commend
the Minnesota House and its proprie
tor, 3* M. Apfield, tp the traveling
public. Mr. Apfield is doing a live
ly hotel business, runs an independent
stage line to Melrose, and is a wide
awake man, 'who don't mean to be
^ouldoneV rThere are four churches,
flouring mills, a superb wa
let power, many fine stores, a thnv
a splendid surrounding
and brave progreBsive peo
W teUa me there are
500^(BuahaTs of wheat grown this
couritiy tributary to this
live town. With the completion of
the railway to Sauk Center, and the
development of these rich valley
lands, one of the best towns in the
uvll
The sun doe* not
shine upon a fairer spot for town
building than'St• Clpud, jTb» posii
tion is as commanding for its geogra
phy as it is charming in topography.
It .has strategiclmportanceas rekO- 9as?«^3tt55^
ing to northern ,t^txal
.EST^»r.-.J-.-.K,L^p-±.-" the deadliest snake in
North will see its golden days.
Mmne«Q»f.^^2-:e
A large and influential city must
grow here inevitably. In anticipation
of such a growth, the liberal spirited
citizens have laid out eighty acres
ofKrishna.
ground into a grand driving part,
with a mile track, not exceeded by
any in the State. Let them rbe
dye in laying, out
.another eighty acres in the forest
along the eastern, shore, for a great
SHAKE CHARMING IN INDIA.
The Hindoos celebrate religious
fetes in the course of the year, and
one of the strangest is the Festival of
the Serpents. On the day set apart
for its cermoniea, generally in July or
Ahgust,when the cobra cU capella,
i^i2
I-
^T
India,gto
is
dangerous the streets leadin th
are thronged with people
in holiday attire, and carry*
ling cakes, toys, and statuettes of the
godstopresent as a votive offering to
!*i
The day is the anniversary
of that on which Krishna killed the
great serpent Bindrabund, which was
desolating the hanks of Gumno,
hence it is chosen as especially appro
priate for the propritiatory services of
the people, who implore, as they de
posit their gifts before the deity,
preservation from the reptiles that
turk in every tsmgle and secret place
Long processions of women, draped
in their flowing robes and veils, trav
erse the streets chanting hymns and
bearing- offerings of sugar and rice.
'Groups of palanquins, filled with
Brahmin ladies, floating banners,
blowing trumpets, and blazing torch
es, are seen in every direction adding
to the brilliancy and confusion'of the
spectacle.
', Tjie important ceremony of the day
takes place in an open square, whith
er are brought by serpent-charmers
hundreds of cobras to be fed' with
buffalo's milk, of which they are very
fond. Pious Hindoos bring the
liquid in bowls, and the charmers
carry the serpents in baskets before
them. As soon as these are placed
on the ground they plunge their heads
in the bowls and remain motionless
while they drink the grateful fluid,
each has passed the limit of in
ce it is' 'taken away to make
robpi for another, and thus the feast
the entire day.
are freely handled by the
Otf
The cpbrt
charmers, who show ho fear
at the*
rage of the reptiles when they are
madetoleave the bowl before their
appetite is sated. The angry creatures
stretch up their heads and swell out
|heir hoods in their fury, but the
charmer is proof against their yenom,
anii has no dread of their temper.
On the evening of the festival the
kouaes are illuminated, torchlight
professions march along in lines of
light, ajtd the din of cymbals, tom-^
tons, aid hautboys resounds on every'
aide.
it
The reptiles which these serpent
charmers carry about with them and
use in their innumerable tricks are
harmless, having had the. fangs ex
tracted, yet the most venomoussnakes
are handled by these men with amaz
ing fearless dexterity. M. Rousselet
describes in his travels and in "Na
tive India" a singular performance
he once witnessed. Not finding a co
bra in the collection of a couple of
charmers who visited his bungalow, he
asked the reason. "What would be
the use of troubling ourselves/' they
said in reply, "with a serpent which
we can get whenever it is needed?
i6 you Wish for one? The very
yard of your bungalow will furnish
it' "My: euwoaity was excited,"
continues M. Rousselet, "and I defied
them to find me a serpent in the
short space of time they seemed to
think necessary. One of the tapvxd
Asa* (charmers) immediately divested
^mssir 6t1A» elothee^all save the lun
otiV and, seising hia. tornril, or
'a lute, he invited me to-fbl
lbwhiin. On reaching the "back of
the bungalow, where the ground was
covered with briars and stones, he
placed the instrument to his mouth,
and produced from it some piercing
sopnds, intermingled with softer mod
ulations, while, with his body bent
forward, he narrowly scanned the
vegetation. After a moment he
pointed out a spot to me and, on
looking towards it, I saw a serpent's Ttmne.
head issuing from beneath a stone.
With the rapidity of a flash of light
ning the charmer dropped his instru
ment, and, seizing the reptile with
marvelous skill, flung it into the air,
and caught it by the tail as it was
falling to the ground. On examin
ing it, it turned out to be only a harm
less adder. The sapwallah continued
his search with impassioned gestures
bordering on the comic and in less
than a second the tomril dropped, the
reptile was flung into the air and de
scended, when the Indian, with tri
umphant coolness, presented to me
the tail of a frightful cobra, over 3
feet in length. The hideous reptile
struggled but with a rapid move
ment the charmer seized him by the
back of the head, and, opening his
jaws, showed me the horrible fangs
which distill death. This proved
that there was no trickery, for the
serpents which the charmers carry
about with them are always fangless.
He then took a pair of small pincers
and carefully drew out every fang,
thus rendering the reptile powerless
to harm. Nevertheless, whether by
accident or from bravado he received
a slight puncture, and the blood
flowed from one of his fingers but
without any emotion, he sucked the
blood forcibly, and applied a small
black porous stone to it, -which he
represented to he an antidote against
the bite of the cobra. I bought a
piece of him but, on analyzing it, I
found that the stone was nothing
more than a calcined, bone of very
fine texture."
A SCETE Df CAIRO.
As we sit in our hotel windows
awaiting the moment of departue, we
enjoy a last tableau of Cairo. A long
train of camels files by, each one at
tachedtothe tail of the one preced
ing. They march on erect beneath
the laage! building stones with which
they are laden. They look innocent,
even Bad yet they are said to bris
tle with rage it provoked beyond
measure. These have hardly passed
when there follows a wedding proces
sion. At the head pipes a piper up
on a reed, which squeakes mightily
then two drummers supply with great
volume what the reed lacks in sweet
ness. Now follow long lines of Ar
abs arm in arm across the highway
then the bridegroom bestraddling a
mostedonkey.
Throngs kiss his hands, and
prophesy happiness. Now follow
women thickly veiled walks the
bride between two bridesmaids, who
support her, and seem to address her
with much gesticulation, as if to
tease her but perhaps they are giv
ing her lessons in marital matters.
Four gaily decked boys bear a cano
py over her head, and she moves with
the air of a stage-queen. Behind these,
-with much talking and shouting,
come the rabble and the vile little
donkey-boys, congregating in numbers
before the hotel, when not besieging
some easy-going excursionist, take
part in the merry procession by push
ing the bright little donkeys among
them. The beasts take the brunt of
the beating with gentleness, but ap
pear not to relish the fun.—Scribner
for December.
BETTER INTESTI6ATI0N SEEDED
LS RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
The English accident did, however,
establish one thing, if nothing else it
showed the immeasurable superiority
of the system of investigation pursued
in the case of railroad accidents in
England over that pursued in this
country. There a trained expert af
ter the occurrence of each disaster
visits the spot and sifts the affair to
the very bottom, locating responsi
bility and pointing out distinctly the
measures necessary to guard against
its repetition. Here the case goes to
a coroner's jury, whose findings as a
rule admirably sustain the ancient re
putation of that august tribunal It
is absolutely sadtofollow the course
of these investigations, they are con
ducted with such an entire disregard
of method and lead to such inade
quate conclusions. Indeed, how
COUld it be otherwise? The same
man never investigates two accidents,
and for one investigation he does
make he is competent only in his own
esteem.—The Atlantic Jor December.
—The following from the "farm
and home'1 department of the Chicago
Inter-Ocean will be of interest to the
owners of hens: "Corn fed hens do
not lay in winter, for the simple rea
son that there isn't any albumenous
material in the corn. When wheat
is fed there is ist enough in it to sup
ply all that is needed for the yolk,
iand gluten enoughtomake the white,
and lime enoughtofurnish the shell
it does not thus seem difficult to un
derstand why corn fed hens should
not lay, as they do not, and why
wheat fed hens should lay, as they
do."
THB PTJBUO SCHOOLS.
Nor do we make light of the real
dangers which does in some quarters
threaten the system of public schools.
It has already been found necessary,
in this and some other States, to pro
hibit by constitutional provisions any
division or diversion of public school
funds. But experience has shown
that these provisions can be evaded.
It may yet, of course, become neces
sary i» meet the question in State
elections. If the attack should con
tinue, ahd at some future time should
become so powerful as seriously to
threaten the existence of the system
of free, non sectarian schools, it may
be needful, by amendment of the
Constitution of the United States, to
raise up insuperable harriers against
all forms of assault upon that system.
For, come what may* the people of
this country will sustain their schools,
knowing that free .thought' and free
education are the basis of republican
government, and that free institutions
cannot be always safe in any land in
which the education of the young is
left to the churches.—^
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