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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
lake DWellerS,

From Nature
The remains of another lake village
have just been brought to light at Lorcas
by the shrinkage of the waters of the
Lake of Bienne. This appears to be one
of the most Interesting discoveries of the
sort we have had for some time, rich as
has been the last few weeks in notable
iacustrine finds. The station at Lorcas,
assigned by experts to the age of stone, is
situated at a short distance from the lake
shore, not far from another and similar
station Which was explored in 1878. An
exploration conducted by DR.. Gross. of
Neuveville, has resulted in the gathering
OF many novel and interesting objects,
pierced stone hatchets, similar to those
found in Denmark, large flint lance
heads, jade hatchets, with stag horn and
wooden hats, fastened with pitch; YES
sells in wood, among others a colander,
and vase in good state of preservation.
Near these were found several arms and
instruments of pure copper, circum-
stance which points to the probability
that intermediate between the age of
bronze and the age of stone was period
when prehistoric man had not discovered
the art of allowing copper with tin. This
was the age of copper. Still more remark
able is find of human skulls which bear
unmistakable marks Of having been tre-
panned. Ronnd pieces have been cut out,
doubtless after death, as is supposed, for
use as amulets. In some instances pieces
were cut from the eraniums of living in
fants in order, as M. Broca coniectures,
to let out the spirit by whose malignant
influence they were afflicted with fits, con-
vulsions and other maladies. These bits
ofsinfants' skulls were sometimes used in
way of which an example has been found
at Lorcas; they were put inside the heads
to protect them from the wiles and as
saults of evil beings in the world of
spirits.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
Reform in Mourning.

From the Home journal.
Rev. Mr.. Macleod of Philadelphia con-
tends that there is neither health, sense,
nor religion in full mourning. He tells
his congregation that a bit OF black rib
bon, worn in some way, will indicate be-
reavement Just as we'll as a complete
mourning suit. A bit of Grape on the
bell-pull gives the hint to those who pass
by, and it is not considered necessary to
cover the whole front with black draperv.
Why, then, will not bit of ribbon on
cloak or coat answer the purpose, and a
weight OF useless expense, and costume
that is always gloomy and, in warm
weather, very uncomfortable, be taken
from bereaved mourners? Christians, no
is convinced, ought not to take gloomy
view OF death. There are glorious hopes
linked with the sorrows. and the hopes of
those vino are gone before should be SYM
bolized rather than the sorrows of those
who are left behind. He would have
cheerful garments worn by mourners in
token OF the triumph of the glorifed ones,
and bit of ribbon or Grape as a simple
memorial of their own sense of bereave-
ment. The rest of the full mourning he
would send to the heather, who, in their
sorrow at the grave, have no hope. The
Rev. DR.. Bartoi, of Boston, referred re-
Gently to the same subject in his Sunday
sermon. He said our funerals are too
sad. With unceasing trust we should
disuse the black apparel and the Grape at
the door, for those whose temperance
we figure with psalm and hymns, ADD
harps and white robes. Our gloom accuses
our faith; we shall ceases to close the
shutters and blinds, and exclude the sun,
as if there could be condition in Gods
providence when the sun is unwelcome,
when we come to feel death as good as
life and as natural as birth. Our machinery
OF the event will be no longer deed Of
darkness from which the children of the
house must be kept away, in terror of
Imagination, exceeding all that presence
would bring. They cannot construe the
secret and mystery which we make in
our parlor as respect; but we shall have a
cheerful and expectant parting with the
one taken, whom the young may miss az
much as the old.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
The Dog and Child.

Mr.. Elihu Burritt gives in his book,
called GA Walk from London to Land IS
End and Back" touching illustration
OF the affection of dog in Truro:
81 was sitting at the breakfast table of
friend, who is druggist, when he was
called out by neighbor, who had come
for medical advice and aid. and in very
remarkable and affecting case.
He described it briefly and simply, but
it would fill volume Of beautiful mean
ing. His family dog had incidently
made the acquaintance of neighbour
child on the other side of the street.
While lying on the door stone, he had
noticed the little thing, sometimes at the
chamber window, and sometimes on the
pavement, in little carriage.
During one of his walks on that side
of the street, he met the baby, and looked
over the rim of the basket carriage, as a
loving dog can look, straight into pair
of baby eyes, and said "Good morning! 7"
as we'll as he could.
Little by little, day by day, and week
by week, this companionship went on,
growing with the growth, and strength
ening with the strength of the little one.
The dog, doubtless because his master
had no young child of his own, came at
last to transfer frequently his watch and
ward to the door stone on the other side
of the street, to follow as guard of hon
or the baby's carriage on its daily air
ings.
With what delight he gave himself up
to all the peltings, and little rude romp-
ings, and rough and -tumblings, of those
baby hands. One day, as the dog lay in
watch by the door-stone, the child peep
ing out Of the window above, lost its bal
ance, and fell on the stone pavement be-
low. it never breathed again. It was
taken up quite dead! The red drops of
the young life had despatched the feet
and face Of the dog as he sprang to the
rescue. His heart died out within him
in one long whining moan Of grief. From
that moment he refused to eat. He re-
fused to be comforted bv his masters
voice and by his masters home. Day by
day, and night by night, he lay upon the
spot where the child fell.
This was the neighbours errand. He
told it in a few simple words. He had
come to my friend, the druggist, for a
prescription for his dog something to
bring back his appetite.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
his farm in Nebraska. Catch him ink
ing his fingers!

his farm in Nebraska. Catch him ink.
ing his fingers!
why, where did you get that nica
pen?" / asked him, vista of blissful ex-
emption from an uninked middle finger
opening on my joyous, expectant mind.
"In OMAHA" he answered. "It's the
incest thing. I used to ink nv fingers
before I gotit!"
He did! He mixed his fingers! That
was enough for me. l got the name of
the merchant from whom he bought the
pen, the price of it, and ,inclosing the
money, sent from Paris to Omaha Tor a
pen.
BY the last steamer it came to me. The
statloner at Omaha was out of them. but
he sent to Sioux City to the man that ad-
vertises them for another lot. Ana now
here is where the laugh comes in. The
pens are an English invention, and tons
of them can be bought in London il de-
sired. At the stationer's next door
could have got what I had sent after to
Sioux City. But how could I know that?
| dealt with the man who advertised.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
Removing Iron RUST and stains.

+, A writer N the Country Gentleman
says: "My practice for years is this
Roll fresh lemon so the juice will ex-
press freely: dampsn the spot with the
lemon juice, then spread a thin coating
of fine salt over it and Law it aside for
twenty four hours; then rinse off in luke
warm!soft water. This always removes the
rust, but it is rather a lengthy process.
A friend told me another method. that I
have triedsit successfullylthis summer, and
it is less work and care. Dampen the
spot with cold rain or spring water, and
spread thin coating of oxalic acid over
the spot; use either a pen knife or tea
spoon handle to spread it on; let it lie
either in the sun or in warm place by
the stove fifteen or twenty minutes; then
rinse in pure water and the stain will be
gone. 1t will also remove the stains
from tablecloths and napkins,or ink spots
from clothing. 1t is always convenient,
and an ounce kept in tightly -corked
vial will do great amount in the clean
ing. 1t is an important item to have 1t
carefully labeled and kept where children
cannot possibly reach it. Spirits Of
turpeatlne will remove ink from thick
fulled cloth and broadcloth, without dam
aging the goods. For removing wheel
grease or paint, either kerosene oil or
spirits Of turpentine rubbed on the spot
and left a few minutes, then washed off
with..soapsuds,will take off the substance
entirely. On goods that will wash, apply
lye soap to the spots, after soaking few
minutes in the kerosene or turpentlne,
and it will rub out without any trouble.
For paint stains, clear boiling water,
poured on the spot, will, with a slight
rinising, remove them entirely. For
grass stains warm sweet milk to soak in
few minutes, will take it all out; rinse
in pure water. For leather stains on
hosiery, spirits of ammonia will be found
very efectual."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
who recklessly puts it down in his note.
The Mysterious s.Hez."

Philadelphia possesses mystery in the
shape of an invisible bene6cent fairv.
who writes cramped hand, works by
means of the postotfice instead of wands,
magic lamps, ETC., and sends Its gifts in
cheap yellow envelopes to the needy poor,
orphan-asylums and hospitals, with no
sign of its identity inside beyond the sin
gle word 'sHez."
These gifts of "Hez" are magnificent
in proportion, and bestowed with great
wisdom and the keenest insight into the
necessities of each case. ''Hez" is sup
posed to be some eccentric and cha1ita-
ble millionaire, who means to put his
money to good uses while he is alive, and
not to leave it for trustees and executors to
quarrel over when he is dead.
If there is an eccentricity in giving
money while the giver is alive, and not
by legacy, rich men will do we'll to imi-
tate It. Many posthumous requests in
this country have failed utterly to reach
the class for whom they were intended.
Edwin Forrest bequeathed his immense
property to support a home for aged act
ors, and but one old man has ever enjoyed
the stately mansion and its luxuries.
There is scarcely town or city in the
country which has not its testimony TO
give of a charitable legacy which has
failed to answer the purpose of its tesla
tor.
Trustees and executors are open to
temptation, and the care Of a large, un-
protected trust is the strongest one which
can be thrown in their way. sHez" is
wise to distribute his tens of thousands
himself, and to do it without the delay of
day.
About ten years ego man of vast
wealth was showing to friend his col
lection of historical pamphlets, which was
the finest in the country.
~ am going to give them to the Penn
sylvania historical society,"" he said, land
this branch of my library to the Frank
lin library. | have no family, as you
know, ana intend to give away all that
have before die, leaving myself only
a comfortable annuity. l have no faith
in posthumous charity
when do you intend to do it?' asked
his friend.
He hesitated. "Next month; I shall net
put it off. AS soon as ] return from ST.
LOUIS
He started that evening for St. Louis
The next day his friend took up news
paper and read that the boat was burned
with most of the passengers. He was
dead, and his money went to the State
He had put it of a day too long Youths
Companion.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
Flint Once was Sponge.

A writer in St. Nicholas says: "You
never would think it, would you2 but
I'm told that flint is nothing more nor
less than sponge turned to stone. Once
the sponge grew at the bottom of the sea,
as other sponges grow now; but that
was ages and ages ago, and since then
sponge turned to flint, and has lain cover
ed by rock and earth of many kinds
piled thick above it. Seen with micros-
cope flint shows the make of sponge in its
fbres; and sometimes you can see bedded
in it, the shells Of the tiny creatures on
which the sponge had fed. Now and
then, inside flint, will be found bits of
the sponges yet unchanged. That last
proof settles it; but must say it is hard
to believe-hard as the flint, almost.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
A Look into VesuVius.

Mrs. General Coils, who has been
travelling in Europe for the last seven
months, and whose graphic letters have
been read with general interest, writing
from Italy, describes her visit to the
eruptlng crater of Vesuvius as follows;
II pushed to the very mouth of the crater
yes, and looked down right into the
yawning abyss. Unlike Sir Charles Cold
stream, did see something in it, and
heard it, too. Never shall forget those
awful moments. From deep down in the
very heart of the mountain-how far be-
meath me / cannot say-came rum bling
of distant thunder, followed by more
rapid and sharp decorating sounds, like
the explosion Of firearms, then flash, a
peal Of thunder, and presently it belched
forth dense clouds of smoke, ascending
to an incredible height, followed by a
discharge of fery-red powders, small
stones, streams of molten lava and scarlet
flame. The interior of the crater seemed
lined with layers Of pure ulphur of
beautiful yellow tint, made more intense
by contrast with TIE immense body of
black lava by which I was surrounded,
Deep uOWu lnCO the CraLeE seemed a sea
of smoldering fire. It is extraordinary
how little we realize the danger of an ad-
venture like this until it is over. Had
learned before I started of the sad fate
which six years ago befell similar party
OF explorers, I Right have hesitated. 1t
was in 1872 that d party of twenty stu
dents from Naples assembled the mountain
during an eruption. They stood upon
the brink of the crater, when suddenly
they were enveloped in a cloud OF sui
phurous smoke and falling projectiles.
Eight of them (some say ally persisted,
and I believe only two of their bodies
were ever recovered. The descent
was pleasant enough; in fact the sensa-
ton was more agreeable than otherwise,
for at every step our safety was assured
by the sinking of our feet into the deep
ashes and scoriR. We arrived at Naples
at about p. m, delighted at Our most
profitable work, and regretting only that
our glories and adventures were not
shared by those absent ones whose society
would have made the JOY Of the day alb
sOlutely complete"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
One WOman's Remarkable Career.

The Boston correspondent Of the New
Bedford Mercury writes: Until very re-
Gently, there was an old, bent and wrink-
led woman to be seen any day on one of
our principal thorougfares 'sdown town."
curled up behind meager, dyspeptic
little handorgan, patiently grinding out
the most dismal and doletul sounds that
ever this democratic instrument was
made to yield, and looking wistfully at
the little tin cup which was usually very
destitute of pennies, and to which silver
was an utter stranger; but if this poor old
creatures history had been known. there
would have been few passers-by who
would not have had moment, a glance
and a dime for this forlorn being, in
whose dull brain lurked SO many con-
flcting memories.
In her days of youth and beauty, this
woman bore name and title which
her ancestors had celebrated through
centuries. She was an acknowledged
leader of fashion and wealth in her own
sunny Italy; every wish and caprice of a
tickle fancy was satisfied; lovers bowed
at her feet, and even royalty itself was
not insensible to her destinations. But
unfortunately for this pet of fortune, she
was ambitious, and the dangerous politi-
cal intrigues of that day and country had
charms for her which she could not with
stand. The party to which she had at
tached herself had it's day-a bright and
glorious one-but the nj ht of disaster
followed, and all the leaders were obliged
to flee into exile to save their lives. From
this moment fate was unpropitious to the
woman who had never known a want or
sorrow. She sank step by step, she
wandered from one land to another, until
at last in her lonely and unhappy old age
she drifted to our city, where she fought
death and starvation with her poor little
handorgan for time, but her enemies
were too strong for her, and she lies now
III pauper's grave.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
About Languages.

The following interesting extracts arc
from sermon preached by Rev. joseph
Wild IN Brooklyn, and published in the
New York Champion:
A British poet has presented in poetry
the special features of several of the
European languages, which we give:
Greeks harp we love to hear:
Latin is trumpet clear;
Spanish like an organ swells:
Italian rings its bridal bells:
France, with many frolic mien.
Tunes her sprightly violin;
Loud the German rolls his drum
Wnen kussIa's clashing cymbals come;
But Brltaln's sons may well rejoice.
For English is the human voice.n
There are eight languages in the.
bounds OF Christian civilization that NAV
be accounted powerful. because they are
the tongues OF vigorous people: they are
tue English, Russian. German, French,
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and scandi-
navlan. But of these all are indigenous.
except the English, so that they die if
lransplanted. Look at this country and
behold what cemetery it is for lam
guages. Once the French had strong
hold and promised to abide here; but It
IS now nearly gone, even from the State
or Louisiana and Canada, the last places
of retreat
II we take note of the population &C.
cording to these severa, languages. we
shall see the prophetic future of the Eng
lish. 1t is spoken By about ninety mil
hons, RUSSIAN seventy-fve, German fifty
six, French forty, Spanish thirty-e,ght,
Italian twenty-nine, Portuguese four
teen ana Scandinavian nine. Within the
control OF the governments of these
languages We find England to have
rule over 255,oo0,000 people, who
40 not, as yet, speak English,
and we find that the other seven have
only seventy-ive millions outside of them
selves; here is an important difference.
live look at them by territorial limits,
leaving cut Russia, we find the English
language to own 12,3S2 ,6s6 square miles.
Germany 1854, French 571.57S. Span-
ISL 1864, 81, Italian 114.466, Portuguese
4,O2S,311, and Scandinavian 1905, $50.
The aggregate number of square miles
possessed py these six languages. is H.
| 67,62O. which altogether, you see, own
1,215,o66 miles square less than the Eng
llsn. This balance Itself is more than
Germany, France and Spain put together.
fhe English language is divided only in
to twenty SIX. x In one hundred
years from now the English language
will be spoken by thousand million
people. Thus we need no stretch of
fancy to see that what the prophet speaks
OF N the text will be accoplished in due
| time
This language will soon be universal:
by common consent it will become the
language Of the world All changes
going on among nations forecast its ubiq-
uity. China, sby al imperial decree, has
just added to her language 700 English
words. Her sons by the thousand are
with us, and by the thousand they are
learning our mother tongue. The Japa-
nese, till few years ago, carried on their
foreign correspondence through the
Dutch, but now they have changed to the
English. Besides. in the 5000 schools
in Japan English is being taught.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
A Kind of a Paragon.
From the London Athenaeum.

From the London Athenaeum.
When French woman is lady she
is, notwithstanding the materialism at
the bottom of her nature, the most per-
feet thing of her kind that the world has
yet produced. If she has not the fine
unconrciousness of an English lady, her
is necessary charm,
a component element of her incompar-
able grace. tits the self conscious witch
cry of Titania, who knows that in the
end Oberon must yield. From her child
hood she has educated herself--soul and
body-tQward the fine issue" If coquet-
ry; and if her lips are not the lips Of the
English "rosebud garden Of girls" the
accents that come from them are brighter
than the accents of silver bells; there is
no gesture of hers that is not perfect
grace; there is no movment in which she
does not seem to shed soft-tinted lights
as she goes.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
London.

From the computations of authorities,
it appears that London with all its
subu1bs) covers within the Is miles
radius Of Charing Cross nearly 700 square
miles. It numbers within these boundaries
over 100000, inhabitants. It contains
more country horn persons than the coun-
ties of Devon and Gloucester combined,
or 81 per- cent. If its entire population.
Every four minutes birth takes place
IN the metropolis, and every six minutes
a death. Within the circle already named
there are added to the population 2O5
persons every day, and $4,000 annually.
London has 1000 miles Of streets, and on
an average 2S miles OF new streets are
opened and 5000 new houses built, everv
year. One thousand vessels and nine
thousand sailors are in its port every day.
Its crime IS also In proportion to its ex-
tent. Seventythree thousand persons
are annually taken into custody by the
Police, and more than one third of all the
crime in the country is committed within
its borders. Thirty eight thousand persons
are annually committed for drunkenness
by its magistrates. The metropolis COM
prises considerably upward of 100000
foreigners from every quarter of the gloDe.
1t contains more Roman Catholics than
Rome itself, more Jews than the whole of
Palestine, more Irish than Belfast,
more Scotchmen than Aberdeen, and
more Welshmen than Cardiff. It's beer
shops and gin palaces are so numerous
that their frontages, if placed side by side.
would stretch from Charing Cross to
Chichester, a distance of So miles. Ifall
the dwellings In London could thus have
frontages placed side by side they would
extend beyound the City of New York.
London has sufficient paupers to occupy
every house in Brighton. The society
which advocates the cessation of Sunday
labor will be astonished to learn that 60
miles of shops are open every Sunday.
With regard to churches and chaples, the
Bishop Of London, examined before a
committee of the House of Lords in the
year 1910, said: If you proceed a mile or
two eastward of St. Paul's. you will find
yourself in the midst of a. population the
most Wretehed and destitute of mankind,
consisting of artifcers, laborers, beggars
and thieves, to the amount of 100000 or
100000 souls. Throughout this entire
quarter there is not more than one church
for every 10000 inhabitants: and in two
districts there is but one church for 49,
600 souls" In 1889, Lord John Russell
stated, in. Parliament, that London with
81 parishes and population of 1,170, 900,
had church acc ommodations for only 101,-
900. These and other statistics furnished
led to the metropolis Churches Fund.-"
established in 1886, which has been fol-
lowed by the Bishop of London's Fund.
1t is still computed. however, that at least
1000 new churches and chaples are re-
CURED in the metropolis.-The Cornhill
Magazine. *