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TOOTER GOES BROKE.
The Latest Series of Diver
sions at the Thompson
Street Poker Club.
Mr. Williams Marks the Cards
and Gets Busted on a
Jack-Pot.
Rev. Thankful Smith Got on
to His Little Game in the
Nick of Time.
Tooter Thinks of Suicide, But
Drowns His Sorrow in a
Glass of Beer.
AST Saturday even
ing Tooter Williams
presented himself at
the room of the
Thompson Street
Poker club forty
minutes before the
hour appointed for
services, says Henry
Guy Carleton In the
Sc. Louis Post-Dis
patch.- Mr. Williams
entered the building
humming a merry
tune he had acquired
the evening before
in the lofty coon
heaven at the Cas
ino, tripped lightly
up six flights of stairs, removed the yel
low glove from his right hand and
rapped thrice upon the cracked panel
of the janitor's door. The response was
a simultaneous opening of the door and
a furious onslaught upon Mr. \\ illiams
right trouser leg by a valorous poodle.
which served the building as a burglar
alarm. ... „ „ .
Mr. Williams waited till the poodle's
teeth were firmly set in the cloth, and
then, by a dexterous back fillip of Ins
leg, projected the dog upward and back-
Yard over the banister, whence he de
ceived to the middle of the staircase
with a dull thud and a sharp yell, and
thence rolled noiselessly to the landing
below. ,"„ :f, '.-
Accomplishing this defense of his
person, Mr. Williams bowed affably to
the janitor, and, slipping a quarter into
that functionaiy's hand, requested that
the club room should be opened, lighted
and aired, and that he should be given
a new pack of cards with which to
amuse himself at solitaire until the
other gentlemen should arrive.
Ascertaining that the poodle's back
was not broken, although his spirit was,
the janitor opened the room, lighted the
lamp, produced the cards and left Mr.
Williams to himself.
Mr. Williams' game of soltaire was
somewhat peculiar. For a moment he
continued the casino tune, but, after the
door closed he ceased being musical,
listened, stepped softly over and bolted
the door, and then chuckled:
"If I doan' pahlize dat camp meetin'
moke terrible!— jumpin' Gabril!— l'll
jess— jess kyarve de stuffin' outen ole
Smif."
Then Mr. Williams placed the lamp
upon the table, carefully removed the
cover from the cards, sorted out the
aces, kings, queens and jacks, placed
them face downward and drew out a
stylographic pen. Then he chuckled
again: _
"Ef 1 doan' lay out ole Glass Eye on
de fuss jackerl"
Then, with rapid skill, Mr. Williams
did as follows: On the right-hand
corner of the back of each jack he placed
a dot. On the back of each queen, in a
similar place, he placed two dots, and
upon the aces four dots. The dots were
small and ingeniously immersed in the
scroll work, but they were all there.
Meanwhile Mr. Williams chuckled, and
once he remarked: : U\
"Sufferin' Ebenezerl jess lenime at
dat gospel peddler!"
With these and with various sniffs,
snorts and chuckles, all nienancing the
peace and financial prosperity of the
cv. Thankful Smith, Mr. Williams
put art touches to the court cards as
described. SBQP
Once he stopped to listen, but seemed
satisfied that no intrusion was threaten
ing and resumed his labors. Had Mr.
Williams used his eyes as sharply as
his ears, he might not have chuckled so
serenely, for the powerful kerosene ray
which was projected through the key
hole of the door was reflected back in a
curious manner.
This phenomenon, had Mr. Williams
investigated it, would have been ex
posed as the result of the application of
the janitor's eve to that orifice. By
means of this stealthy proceeding he
was enabled to see exactly what Mr.
Williams was doing and report the same
to the Rev. Thankful Smith, whose
galoches made his ascent by the stairs
almost noiseless, and who appeared on
the scene in time to see Mr. Williams
dot the last jack and hear him make the
threat recorded above.
After relieving the janitor at the key
hole a moment, Rev. Mr. Smith tiptoed
Into that official's room, where the
poodle was still whining under the bed,
and a brief conversation in whispers
ensued. A moment later the janitor
strode heavily across the hall and
knocked at the door of the club room.
Mr. Williams opened the door with a
yawn. *«SjgH
"Gar' to goodness, I done jess felled
ter slceD," he said, "'n I doan't speck
I'll play no solitary ter night, 'ceptin'
wif a glasser beer, 'n I'll go out 'n hlste
in one."
"Yezzah," said the janitor.
"Tar am de pack," said Mr. Williams,
•' 'n yo see de papah's on it same ez
befo'!"
"Yezzah."
"Dey'll call fer a new pack wen de
luck's gettin' too billious for some
squealer; 'n den yo' bring in dis yar
pack."
"Yezzah."
"I'm a goin' out ter woke myself up
wif a beer, but doan' tole de boys dat
I've been var."
"Nozalr"
"Funny 'bout dat daivy rollin' down
6teps. Speck he done beer a cat," said
Mr. Williams, affably, as he left.
"Yezzah."-
A minute later Mr. Williams was
gone. Two minutes later, at the same
table.by the same lamp, satßev.Thank
ul Smith, running over the pack with
his practiced eye. Hard by stood the
janitor, obsequiously ready to bring the
great man anything he wanted, from a
growler of beer to a fire extinguisher.
"Dis am a fine pack," soliloquized the
reverend gentleman, "but it 'pears ter
me dat de flies hez been monkeyin' wif
de big kyards. Hez yo' got a razzer?"
he Inquired of the janitor.
"Yezzah," was the respectful re
sponse.
"lining me derazzer,'n brung me de
pen'n de ink," said Rev. Smith.
The janitor brought the articles re
quired. Rev. Smith was plunged in
profound thought a moment. Then
with admirable delicacy and the razor
lie scraped three dots from the back of
each ace and added three to the back of
each jack. The aces now had one dot.
the kings three, the queens two, and
the jacks four, which was but a slight
variation from Mr. Williams' method of
decoration. Rev. Smith then carefully
replaced the pack in its original paper
and returned it to the janitor, to whom
lie said:
"Wen Tooter arsts fer dejnew pack,
fetch her in. Wen de ban' am doled,
touch off dat messinger buzzbox in yo'.
room 'n call de perlice'n de kyoroner,
'n yo'll see de biggest middle-weight
scrap ob de season.,' - - ' ;
*»## ■ # ■ *
One hour later tho game was in full
blast. Rev. Thankful Smith" presided,
assisted as usual by Elder Jubilee An
derson, Cyanide Whiffles, Prof. Brick
nnd«Gus Johnson. At 9:3o precisely the
door opened and Mr. Tooter Williams
blew gaily in.
"Ah, there, gentlemen 1" be ex
claimed. "Keep her biliu'. Gimme
tree stacks— dar's de boodle— de
limmick— l'ze jess kern from Hoboken
'n I'm gointer playum high." Chatting
thus affably, Mr. Williams flung him
self out of his ulster and into a chair,
drew forth a huge wad sof bills, shoved
over $0 for chips, lighted a cigar, blew
a cloud into Prof. "Brick's weak eyes,
propped his wet feet against Elder Ju
bilee Anderson's new trousers, expector
ated in Cyanide Whiffie's hat, which
had Inadvertently been placed on the
floor, and which lie pretended to mis
take for a cuspidor, raised Rev. Thcnk
ful Smith out of the firstz-ot, and hav
ing thus made himself «tSreeable to the
whole company, leaned back with a
joyous smile, and burst once more into
a snatch of the Casino song. '.**'
At 10:80 Mr. Williams was $8.65 be
hind, having prudently selected as the
proper time" to play a kilter a moment
when Hey. Thankful Smith was sitting
behind three sad but powerful queens,
and then he hammered on the kerosene
can, which served the club as a bell,
summoned the janitor and demanded a
new pack of cards.
It may be remarked that It was Mr.
Williams' deal, and also a buck jack
pot.
The pack was brought, and Mr. Will
iams proceeded to deal, giving Rev.
THE GREAT THOMPSON STREET TUZZLE.
Thankful Smith three cards with one
speck on the back of each, and himself
four with three specks on the back of
each. Meantime tiie janitor's eye shone
brilliantly through the keyhole, and Mr.
Cyanide Whiffles was in a congestive
chill of excitement.
Rev. Thankful Smith opened the pot
with a burst of blue chips, got raised by
Mr. Williams, made the raise good, and
got another card with one speck on it in
the draw. Mr. Williams stood pat.
There was war in the eyes of both. Gus
Johnson swooned with emotion ; Prof.
Brick got near the window so as to be
handy to the fire escape in case of mur
der, the janitor's eye glittered more
brightly at the keyhole, and Elder Jubi
lee Anderson breathed like a distant
fog-horn. After the draw the betting
was resumed.
* * • .# "..»"■". 77-7;,'
- At 12:50 a. m. Tooter Williams stood
on the Brooklyn bridge, wrestling feebly
with Gus Johnson. ,
"Lenune jump 'n be de fuss snoozen
cide ob de seasln," he yelled.
"Xo, Toot," remonstrated Mr. John
son, "eummerlong home, 'n I'll sot up
de beer 'n a hot sasscnger sandwidge."
"1 done loss tree hundred'n steen dol
lahs." said Mr. Williams, '"n wanter
die."
"Xo, Toot; de wattah's coldah dan
beeswax," pleaded Mr. Johnson.
"1 bed fo ? kings," said Mr. Williams,
'"n 1 doled him fo' jacks, 'n dey tuns
out ter be bullets," yelled Mr. Williams,
capering with woe.
"Yezzah." said Mr. Johnson. "Bud
sitch am life in large cities."
"'X I loss my boodle 'n my watch 'n
my ulcer," moaned Mr. Williams, "'n
I'm gointer trow myse'f inter de soak."
Here he attempted to climb the rail.
Mr. Johnson held bis coat-tail a mo
ment, but then reflected that it would
be impolite to restrain Mr. Williams
further and so let go.
From his coign upon the rail, Mr.
Williams surveyed the railway bed be
neath, through whose interstices ap
peared the blackness of the river.
"I haint got no frens 'n dars no use
livin' broke," he exclaimed, lingering
to afford Mr. Johnson a chance to take
better hold. ■-■'^, n^iyH
"Dats so," said Mr. Johnson, gloom
ily prepared for the worst, and taking
out his watch to time Mr. William's
descent.
Mr. Williams paused.
."Gus," he said, "Ise haffer mind to
go back 'n take one mo' shy at de
game."
Mr. Johnson" reluctantly put up the
watch, and Mr. Williams got down.
They walked back in silence to the end
of the bridge.
"Gus," said Mr. Williams, "ef yo'
hadn't holt onto me I'd a gone 'n done
it."
"I— l let go," gloomily responded Mr.
Johnson.
"Gus," continued Mr. Williams, not
noticing the interruption, "jess gimme
dat glasser beer 'n sassenger sangwidge
ter warm me up, 'n I'll go 'n do it." <
"Yo' will, sho'?" eagerly but half
doubtinely exclaimed Mr. Johnson.
"Sho'ly," asseverated Mr. Williams.
"Jess settum up twicet, so's I'll die
warm 'n happy, 'n den, Gus, I'll borry a
silvah plunk dollar, so's ter sink me
deepah, 'n bid yo' good-bye, 'n go 'n
do it."
Mr. Johnson had his doubts, but led
bis way towards the saloon, determined
to see his brother member safely and
happily through. - *^< J
HOW TO HIT IT.
A Beggar Makes a Strike by Pre
ferring His Request in Various
Languages.
Detroit Free Press. .
"Did I get anything in there?" re
peated a dilapidated-looking fellow as
he came down the steps of a Jefferson
avenue residence yesterday. "Well,
you can cackle to cachinate that I
did."
"They generally bang the door against
the toes of tramps."
"And they ought to. Not one tramp in
fifty knows how to work a house."
"How did you work that one?"
"Well, my ring at the bell was an
swered by a servant girl. I lifted my
cap to her and said :
" 'Please inform the lady that a gen
tleman desires to communicate with
her.'
"In a minute the lady herself was be
fore me, and 1 took off my cap again,
made a very low bow, and said:
" 'Rcdivus imprimus defacto curan
tur?'
" 'Which?' she says.
" 'Oh, you don't speak Latin? Very
few ladles do. You, of course, speak
French, German and Spanish? In which
language shall 1 say to you that I have
met with misfortune and desire food,
an old coat and a little money?'
" "Oh, you needn't mind, being as you
told me in English. Go to the kitchen
and the girl will attend to you.'
"'Thanks, ma'am. Bon jour repub
lique, mil foi.'
" 'Oh, of course.'
" 'Sabe (pic es pulque camarjo?'
'Certainly 1 will. lam sorry for
your misfortune, and will hunt up a
suit for you.' "
"And there's the suit?"
"You bet; and she gave me a square
meal and 50 cents in cash to boot. Re
cherche de jean hoehandle?"
"Oui, Santiago de cheese box."
He Hadn't Sufficient Influence.
San Francisco Chronicle.
In those countries where, unlike Cali
fornia, they have to pray for fine weather,
it needs sometimes a great deal of faith
to stick to the church. . In Scotland, for
instance, one of the few really religious
countries of the world, a large propor
tion of the minister's duty is to pray for
iine weather. There was a quiet Scotch
village where the farmers . were all in
the dumps. The Scotch mist kept coming
down all the time.and it alternated with
a frequent very heavy storm. The min
ister had prayed every Sabbath for fine
weather without avail for four weeks,
lie met an old farmer one day.
"John," he said, "this fearfu' weath
er's nathing but a judgment o' God on
this parish. Ye'r sicli a wicked lot that
the Lord's list gaun to punish ye." .
"'Deed, minister, we dinna tak the
the same view of it. We think that
there's somethin' the matter. *vi' the
minister. 'He hasna got sufficient In
fluence up there, an' I'm telliu' ye, min
ister, if ye dinna succeed wi' your
prayer-next Sabbath we'll be maist un
fortunately compelled to discharge ye
an', ca' somebody else."
THE SAINT PATJL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MOENING MARCH 4, 188&— EIGHTEEN PAGES.
DOING A 'GOOD WORK.
This May Be Said of the Cath
olic Benevolent Society
of St. Paul.
The Constitution and By-
Laws by Which It Is
Governed.
It Includes Within Its Mem
bership Many of St. Paul's
Best Citizens,
And Has Dispensed Untold
Benefits to Its Members
and Their Families.
One of the best of the Catholic organ
izations of this city is that known as the
Catholic Mutual Benevolent society. A
benevolent society was formed at a
meeting held Wednesday evening, Feb.
12, 1808, at the rooms of the Young
Men's Catholic Literary association, and
at which were present the following
gentlemen: M. J. O'Connor, William
Murphy, Patrick Keigher, John C. Dev
ereux, James Waters, Mark Costello,
John Grace, John Dowlan, James King,
John Mitchell, William Delaney, Mar
tin Butler, Thomas Snearn, James J.
Egan, Timothy Reardon, A. Coffey,
Patrick McManus, Thomas Powers and
David O'Neil. It adopted for its gov
ernance a constitution which gave it the
name ofthe Catholic Mutual Benevolent
Society of St. Paul, Minn.
M. J. O'Connor presided at this meet
ing, and J. C. Devereux acted as secre
tary. The first meeting, after tempo
rary organization was held Feb. 19, 1868,
and according to the recommendations
ot the committee on permanent organ
ization the following persons were
elected to serve as officers of the so
ciety: IMRQBPCS3OW
President, Mark Costello; first vice
president, P. H. Kelly; second vice
president, James Cleary; secretary,
James J. 'Egan; treasurer, Patrick
Keigher.
Board of directors: John Dowlan,
John C. Devereux, Martin Butler.James
H. Gildea, William Murphy.
Auditing committee: Thomas How
ard, M. J. O'Connoi, Timothy Reardon.
The first regular meeting of the
society occurred at the rooms in Catholic
block March 4, 1868, the principal busi
ness done being the adoption of the so
ciety's by-laws. At the following meet
ing, April 1, 1868, both by-laws and con
stitution were adopted. The by-laws are
made up of fifteen articles, very plain
and explicit in their nature. According
to Article VII. each person on being
elected shall become duly qualified,
upon signing the constitution and pay
ing the treasurer the following initia
tion fees, according to his age, viz:
—_■ „. Into Into Widow
lean or General and orphans' Total.
Age Fund. Fund.
18 to 30 $3 00 $2 00 $5 00
30 to 35 4 00 2 00 6 00
35 to 40 5 00 3 00 8 00
40 to 45 7 00 5 00 12 00
VISITING THE SICK.
The president appoints monthly from
the roll book seven persons, who consti
tute a sick committee, the president and
vice-presidents also being members ex
officio of the committee.
It is the duty of the committee to visit
the sick, except in case of an infectious
disease. The committee visit in the fol
lowing order: No. 1, on Thursday; No.
2, on Friday; No. 3, on Saturday; No. 4
on Sunday; No. 5, on Monday; No. 6 on
Tuesday, and No. 7, on Wednesday.
Each member of the committee
enters his name in a book to be left at
the residence of the sick by No. 1. At
the regular meeting of the society the
member visiting on that day (No. 7)
takes possession of the book and deliv
ers it to the president. If the illness
continue, the book is again to be handed
to No. 1, who shall leave it for signa
tures as before, and this arrangement is
continued until recovery.
It is the duty of any member of the
sick committee who shall receive notice
of the sickness of a member to visit him
within twenty-four hours under a pen
alty of 50 cents.
No member is entitled to benefits un
til he shall have been twelve consec
utive months in the society, and no ben
efits are granted for less than one week,
and arrears of all kinds shall be de
ducted from any benefits to which any
person may be entitled.
In case of the death of the wife of jny
member entitled to benefits, the sum of
$25 shall be paid out of the treasury to
aid in paying the funeral expenses.
There is "the widow and orphans',
fund," the" object of which is the con
tinuation of a fund for the benefit of
relatives of a deceased member.
The society, at present, is in splendid
shape, both in point of membership and
financially. The treasurer's report,
submitted Jan. 1, 1888, showed a balance
in the treasury of $538.22, and a balance
in the widow and orphans' fund of
$534.15, after paying a benefit of $500 on
account of a deceaced member.' In
February, 1886, the first annual banquet
and reunion in honor of the anniversary
of the society was given. Each year
since then these social affairs have
taken place, and have proved the most
delightful gatherings in Catholic circles.
THE MEMBERS.
The society roll includes the names of
eighty-three members in. good standing,
as follows: Patrick Keigher, John Miner,
Daniel Sweeney, P. H. McManus, M. J.
O'Connor, James Waters, Mark Costello,
John Dowlan. James King, William De
laney, J. J. Egan, Anthony Coffey, P.
H. Kelly, Patrick Butler, Daniel Mul
len, Michael White, Joseph McGeehan,
James Cleary, Thomas Greenville, Owen
King, Thomas McArdle, Charles Fal
lon, Edward Shields, Michael Roche,
Terrence O'Brien, William McKenna,
John O'Connell, P. J. Bowlan, John
Corcoran, William Byrne, William Cul
linane, Richard Doyle, Thomas Hee
nan, Henry O'Gormau, Thomas Nolan,
Thomas Doyle, J. G. Dugean, William
O'Gorman, James Doyle, Thomas
O'Meaia, Patrick Monis, George Demp
sey, Thomas McMahon, Peter Daly,
John Clark, Michael Mullane, Frank
McGuire, Mathias Breen, P. T. Kava
nagh, Ed McNamee, John Bell, Thomas
Davis, Thomas Brennan, John Came,
Dennis Ryan, Fergus Fahey,
John McGeehan, James O'Grady, John
Cook, C. I. McCarthy, Coleman, J. Fla
herty, Thomas Manning, J. G. Don
nelly, Patrick O'Grady, John E. Barry,
John F. Broderick, James Dowlan, P.
H. Thornton, John Doyle, Dennis Mur
phy, John Twohy, Jr., Terrence Kenny,
Stephen Burns, Lawrence Casserly, D.
W. Lawlor, J. C. Markoe, W. P. Hud
ner, John C. Caullield. James Forrestal,
James Keating, P. E. Murphy, P. F.
OTlalloran and James McDonald.
The society holds its meetings the
first Wednesday of each month at Cru
saders' hall.
lt is the intention of the society
shortly to raise the amount paid on the
death of a member from $500 to $1,000.
M. J. D.
A FINE POINT IN DUELING,
Wherein a Short-Armed Man Has
an Advantage Over One With
Long Arms.
Harrisburg Dispatch.
My Virginia Friend— l was going to
say my old Virginia friend, but he is
only forty-five, and doesn't live in old
Virginia, but In West Virginia—
telling me of the code duello in the
South. He raised his hat, and, with his
forefinger, traced a deep 3car on ids
forehead just at the roots of his hair.
It looked as if made by a red-hot brand.
:■;• "That," said he, "was received in a
duel. Tha duel is going out of fashion
in Virginia, but there are still some hot
headed men who think that their
wounded. honor can only be satisfied
with blood." : 7 -
Said I: "How did you get that
scar?" z --■■ •
Said he: . "I'll tell you. I was making
a stump speech one night in the heat of
a political campaign. Excitement ran
high, but I was keeping my temper
right along and never got angry at the
frequent interruptions. . In the crowd
was a man who was a power in the com
munity, and he was drunk enough to
be offensive. 7 He had interrupted me
several times and I passed it off good
naturedly, until at last he said some
thing that stung me. 77 Well, 1 am 1 a
Virginian born and bred, and '1
answered back that when he was
made his mouth was put 'in
the wrong place, that it should have
been fastened on top of his bead and
filled with hog's lard and sawdust.
There was no wit in the reply— it Was
brutal, but it turned the laugh on the
fellow, and 1 knew I was in for it. The
next day he sent me a challenge, and I
accepted, naming pistols at ten paces.
He was a good shot, and I know that I
am. We were both excited, and, when
we got the - word to fire, both pistols
cracked at the same instant. I shot
him through the lungs, and the bail
from his pistol struck me on the fore
head, ploughed this ear, and glanced
upward. I had aimed to shoot him
through the leg, but the pistol
jerked up with the pressure on the
trigger, and my ball went through his
body. He had aimed to shoot me
through the breast, but his pistol went
up from the same cause and struck me
on the forehead. I'm glad to say he did
not die, and I haven't a better friend in
the world."
Then my Southern friend explained
to me that a short-armed man fired
quicker than a long-armed man because
the distance from brain to the finger tip
was less ; and he also said that the better
class of people In the South were bent
on extinguishing the duello, and its
death was only a matter of time.
WOOD TURNING
Reduced to a Science— Where and How
It Is Done in St. Panl.
A Prominent Citizen of Hancock, Minn.,
Writes an Important Letter
to the Globe.
Wood turning has become quite a
science. To see a piece ot wood turned
perfectly square ou a lathe making more
than 100 revolutions to the minute seems
almost impossible; but In this progres
sive age even impossibilities are rare.
While wandering around in quest of
news the reporter noticing the hum
and industry on Rice street, he made
it his business to make inquiry
at the office of Bjorustad & Om
dahl, stair, sash and door builders,
to visit their workshop. The privilege
being granted, the reporter adjusted
his glasses and began the tour of in
spection, which was certainly one of
interest. While the entire result of the
visit cannot be given the public owing
to the limited space, a conversation
with one of the principal turners will
not be out of place. Mr. Nels Forseeu
has been in the employ of the above
named firm for the past three'
years, and has proven himself
an adept - and skillful workman.:
To the writer he said: "I have been
troubled for the past six or seven years \
mostly from my stomach, which did not
seem to digest my food properly, as ; I
always had a distressed and unpleasant :
feeling for hours after eating.My bowels
were very constipated, which 1 thought ■
caused my head to ache because I had
almost a continual pain over my eyes.
I noticed,too,that I took colds very easy
and that my nose would stop up first i
one side and then on the other. . My
breath seemed to be short and offensive.
I had a dropping of mucus, from the
back part of my nose into my throat ;
while sleeping at night; would have
hard work to clear my throat
in the morning. .-.. I would
go v . to work r; . in the morning
j •■ WITH A DEPRESSED FEELING, -o f <}J
and often felt so despondent that I did
not care to go to work at all, but that is
not the case now. A few months ago I
visited Dr. McCoy's office on Bridge
square and began a course of practical
and scientific treatment, which has done
marvels for me. I feel like an entire
different man now. I sleep well, and
feel fresh when I get up in the mornlner,
have a good appetite, bowels are regu
lar, the pains in my head have disap
peared, my breath is not offensive any
more, and I am strong and hearty."
Mr. Forseen resides at 414 Jay street,
and will corroborate the above state
ment to any who will call on him.
An Important Letter.
Read what a prominent citizen has to
say:
To Whom it May Concekn:
Hancock, Minn., Feb. 29, 1888.— Dr.
J. C. McCoy— Dear Sir: This is to
certify that 1 . have for the last four
years been more or less suffering from
a disease of the heart. 1 had a contin
ual pain in the region of the heart and
was very short of breath, so much so
that at times I could not walk ten rods,
without resting. I have doctored with
four (4) different physicians without
success, getting worse instead of better,
until a few months ago. I consulted you.
1 1 began to improve and have since con
tinued to improve until to-day I am al
most entirely well. You can publish
this letter if you so desire, Respect
. fully, N. O. Dickinson.
Dr. McCoy and his associates aie per
manently located on Bridge square, St.
Paul, where they can be consulted any
time between 9a. m. and 12 a.m. Con
sultation at the office or an opinion by
mail $1. No letters answered unless ac
companied by 4 cents in stamps. All
mail should be addressed to Dr. J. C.
McCoy, West hotel, Minneapolis, Minn.
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A Jug-Handled Surrender.
Montreal Herald.
Canada has conceded, or the commis
sioners have conceded for her, to the
Americans i ■ %■■ 7-7- .
First— The right to touch and trade at
Canadian ports ; - • . '"^S__W
Secoud— right to enter Canadian
ports for any purpose except to buy
bait; *
Third— The right to tranship cargoes
of fish in bond; -' *■ +%
Fourth— The right to ship sailors and
fishermen:
Fifth— That Canadians shall not be
liable to punishment if they do sell bait
to American fishermen.
Practically the fishery clauses
of the treaty of 1818 have been abro
gated and the American contention as
to trade privileges fully conceded.
v Seventh— ln addition to this the head
land question, in its bearings upon the
three-mile limit, has been modified in
favor of the American contention.
In return •■'■ for these concessions the
Americans have conceded to Canada:
-Nothing! - '■ f'v
A pretty "jug-handled" sort of ar-^
rangement. . -V - i 1
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Greeley's Birthplace to Be Sold.
Nashua (N. II.) Letter.
Horace Greeley's birthplace is to be
sold for taxes. j It is a little, low-studded
farm-house, with small windows and
low-pitched roof, situated in the town of
Amherst. There Greeley was born Feb.
3, 181-11 With the 129 acres of land
'about it,'* the house now belongs to Fred
Colton. Next Saturday the farm will
be sold at public auction for taxes
amounting to $2,052. It is somewhat re ■
markable that Greeley's father, Zarr
heus, also lost the place • through 7~ the
sheriff's aid. Horace was ten years old,
when his father had to give up the at-'
tempt to pay for his home. The ground
is rocky and far from fertile, and Horace
seems to be the only person who ever i
throve much on it. 4 Beiore he " had left
the place he had become the wonder of
the neighborhood,' having ■*• devoured,
often only by the light of pine *• knots,
every book within seven* miles. From
Amherst * his '.. folks took ' him to West
r Haven, Vt., where •he 'made acquaint
ance with the printing press. |'
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REMOVAL SALE !
To Continue Until Removal to Our New Store, 33 East
Third Street. f
"WE OFFER
WORTH ' OE
Dress Goods, Trimmings, Laces, Silks, Velvets, Plushes,
Passamenteihs, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Jewelry,
Linens, White Goods, Embroideries, Hosiery,
Underwear, Corsets,
Infants' and Children' s Outfits,
Cloaks, Wraps and Jackets, Curtains,
Draperies, Etc., Etc., at a Uniform Discount of
FROM ACTUAL PRICES !
This is a Rare Opportunity to Secure Genuine Bargains in
mi amp SEASONABLE goods
Come Early and Avoid the Rush in the Afternoon.
LEVI LYONU CO.,
|; 11 East Third Street, Near Wabasha.
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VALUE GUARANTEED.
When you can buy Diamonds with an absolute written contract guaran
teeing the valit) in the only way a value can* be guaranteed, i. c., an
agreement io repurchase atcn agreed upon price, are not Diamonds a
safe investment ? This is what I will do.
<a»qßn— cost $500— diamond STUD
•^POiyUweighing 5%, 1-16, 1-61 carat; per
fectly round, perfect in cut and without a
flaw or speck of any kind; slightly off color;
the cheapest stone in the city; will re
purchase or loan $310 on this.
L-ORA- COST DIAMOND STUD,
rsAjO\J weight 3 carats, less 1-64; fine
stone ; very bright and full of fire; a bargain ;
will loan $210 on this. '___
<K1 A /"I— COST $190 IN THIS CITY LESS
iPl'd'U than five months ago; perfectly
blue white; an ideal of a stone; I was offered
by an importer $119 cash for this within
two weeks and refused it; will repurchase
for $125.
(tlj-i c_a FINE GOLD CRESCENT SCARF
«fl)lU pin in center, set low, a small, very
fine diamond.
(M C— FOUR FINE OPAL, CENTER DIA
*4P±-_J mond, very brilliant stone; perfect
beauty for a scarf pin. ._'
(Si/y— AS ABOVE OPAL. TRIFLE
«JP / smaller center; a fancy ruby in place
of diamond. -;:>".-._■ . ■
dfcl p. p. COST $225— PURE WHITE
iu>L*JaJ diamond, skeleton setting, a beauty,
full of fire and snap that is* so •much de
sired in a diamond; 1% carats; guarantee
value $135.
Qinn BUYS A FINE DIAMOND STUD,
tjj) lUVJ weight IV* carats, skeleton mount
ing; a trifle off color; full of life and tire?
guarantee value $87.
(Tt.QC_puRE WHITE DIAMOND STUD,
rso*J weight 1 1-16 carats; the cheapest
stud in the list; will purchase for $75.
<kP.(I COST $75— DIAMOND STUD. PURE
«P<JU white, with a very Blight imperfec
tion, cannot be noticed with the naked eye;
weight % carat will pay $43.50 when you
want to sell.
(jj'JK—A N£AT DIAMOND, SET IN AN
«(J)0«J English setting pure white and a
■parkier. ■>:■>.] -7
I! MONEY TO LOAN ! .1 J. E. INGHAM,
watchesjhamonds | 327 Jackson St;
327 Jackson ot;
"*-lMß^gß^^Sß|j^!^Br ■
*^_m/^__&_W^^&i&_^!^^& z ~ ~ '
V TiBBP* ==_y=___W^ : j 151 EAST THIRD STREET,
WATONWAN VALLEY STOCK I '•' Four doors above Jackson.
FARM, importers of Clydesdale.English ' ' —
Shire and Cleveland Bay Stallions;: 40 • TT- " ~ , ■_,-,«„ „'_
Stallions for sale; very low figures. fWX-»-c* ?S^^^w^ e^_d%t|«.
GardenCitv, Blue Earth Co., Minn. St. LfOllarS^^^ " ani
Paul office. 201 Eagle street
<jj»q/r_A HANDSOME TIFFANY MOUNT
rsOfJ ed diamond, white and clear; no im
perfection. - ■__
<•*"•♦_)/ BUYS TWO SMALL BUT VERY
«JPOU brilliant diamond studs, suitable for
full dress.
CgOn-LARGE DIAMOND COLLAR BUT
rjy/^yj ton; basket mounting. __^
<£l Q— COST $30— DIAMOND COLLAR
«PJ.O button, set low in star-shape mount
ing; colored gold. .
(JT.-I Q—SAME AS ABOVE; DIAMOND
tJ/lA" somewhat smaller.
*»*>A —COST DIAMOND SCARF PIN
vHOrJ representing a turtle on ; the back of
shell in the center a very fine, pure white
diamond surrounded by 2 emeralds, 3 dla
monds and 2 rubies. ■
**n»OfI— COBT $50— DIAMOND SCARF
«POU pin shape of a butterfly; back
formed by a dark-green tiger eye ; eyes by 2
rubies; wings by 10 white diamonds;
mounted in a fine 18-k. mounting.
(h_A (\— A STAR AND CRESCENT SCARF
*JiV± l U pin; 12 fine, pure white diamonds:
would be cheap at $50.
o_*J(\ $35 AND $00— EITHER PRICE
«JJ>OV_/$ buys a diamond scarf pin. shape of
a horseshoe, from'nine to fifteen pure wnite
diamonds in each pin.
tea)! .-COST $35-SCARF PIN REPRE
tJJwIJ senting a tiger's head, as natural as
life, with a fine diamond in its mouth.
(jJIA-A SOLID GOLD HORSE'S HEAD,
«jJ>HJ with a diamond representing the
eye; a beauty.
({•*|/*\-SCARF PIN, BILL'S HEAD, DIA
«]Plv/ mond in the center of forehead,
platinum horns; makes a very neat and odd
pin. ■ __^_
, <n» /■**.— SCARF PIN. POTATO BUG ON A
| «P«J leaf, colored stone, making the back
I of bug very unique. ■__
! (_-i SCARF PIN, SMALL WIRE
! -jJPI/C' scroll, diamond set in center; very
' handsome aad neat.
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AND
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