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Human Nature.

Perhaps there is no better place for the
study of human nature than seaside or
mountain resort. In these scenes of COM
parative unrestraint, character is apt to
exhibit itself in its true light. This was
shown last year at certain little particu-
lar seaside retreat. Mr. and Mrs. S. were
genial, unpretending people, whose be-
nevolent plans for "a good time'' extend
ed to everybody around them. They
had pretty cottage and yacht, which
Mr.. s. managed admirably. Scarcely a
day passed shat the duellers at the hotel
were not the recipients of some kindness
from them; and when the weather was
fine, they could be sure of sail, for Mr..
S. was as punctual as the sun with
his invitations Among the guests
at the hotel who frequently ac-
cepted these attentions was Mrs.. At
length the time came when the last sail
was to be taken, as the yacht was to 90
into winter quarters the following day.
1t was bright, beautiful morning in
September when they set out, a merry
and yet half-sad party, Mrs. - among
the number. On their return, the party
stood for moment on the beach watch
ing the men take in the sails, and ex-
changing adieus with their kind friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. S., who had SO generously
contributed to their enjoyment during
the summer. ~ hope to see you again
sometime" said Mrs. -, speaking with
a slight drawl, at the same time honor
ing Mrs. s. with the tips of her fingers.
Then, with a glance at the rest of the
party, as if She wished them to bear wit
ness to the statement she was about to
make, added, II often see people whom
| met during the summer, after I go
back to town-on the street, or aoten am
ont sbO13nin0''
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29
Dlsagreeable People.

There are certain disagreeable people
in this world who seem to take special
delight in annoying others by reminding
them of things they would willingly for
get. They are human Thorns, forever
torturing their fellow men for the sake of
torture. Has man met with misfortune
in his business, they are forever recalling
the fact. Has a man IN times that are
gone wandered into devious paths, they
are forever reminding him of it, often by
congratulating him that that is past.
Has man blundered, they are forever
telling him what might have BEEN"
When the Thorn is of the masculine gen
der, there Is one way Of getting re-
lief. He can be knocked down and
taught manners When the Thorn is of
the feminine gender, the case is different
and hot so easily disposed of. But eau
seur hears Of one such scourge in petit
coats who got her deserts the other even
ing. 1t was at little party, where some
score of people were gathered together
The Thorn sat near young man who, in
days gone by, had been guilty of follies
that cost him dearly. He had put them
all behind him. But the Thorn took oc-
casion to recall them, in a subdued and
confidential tone. The victim, who had
b en- subjected to the same torture before,
spoke up, so that all could hear: .Mad-
am" he said, "for FIVE years I have been
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

was diseased. The detectives have been
on her, track for weeks" s
''The detectives? Why?'
"She poisoned Monsieur Rosis, her
husband. That's his portrait yonder,''
said the physician. s.,
I gave one glance toward it. I had lit
tie need to look at it, since the face was
so terribly familiar to me-
''She has escaped justice" some one
said, solemnly.
"You are mistaken; she has gone to
meet it,"
"See y cried another, in a startled voice,
''shc Wore his ring again.
| l0oked down at the little Waxen hand,
now clay cold. On the white forefngel
the heart Of Monsieur Rosis glowed and
burned 1t was plain to me, no matter
what others thought. Madam had died
of fright when the ring was placed upon
her finger.
Her impression had been true. She had
that night. found her ring.
Let us hope, too, that in Gods wide mer-
cy she found rest-Egchange.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

stub where I had first seen the Indian.
The red skins had tied her to little iron
wood tree. She had cried out to the
boys on hearing their voices, and they
had found her.
AS she was coming along to school,
past the "slew,' an Indian jumped out of
the alders and seized her, and, before she
had time to scream, he put one of his big
hands over her face, while two other saw
ages tied her arms. They then took her
along with them, through the wood, near
ly to the schoOlhouse.
AL three of these redskins spoke
broken English, Lettie said.. When they
tied her to the little ironwood, they told
her they would tomahawk her it she cried
out Or made the least noise. OF course
she was frightened nearly to death.
But she was safe now; and had it not
been for poor Mr.. Fifeld's indiscretion in
exposing himself, none of us would have
been any the worse for that attack on the
schoolhouse. couldn't help thinking,
and cannot yet, that Mr.. Fifelds death
may have been owing to my having vexcd
him by looking out to sec what had be-
come of Lettie.
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A Durable Whitewash.

Take the very best stonc-lime, and
slack it in a close tub covered with a
cloth to preserve the steam. Salt-as
much as can be dissolved in the water
used for Stacking and reducing the lime
should be applied, and the whole mass
carefully strained and thickened with a
small quantity Of sand, the purer and finer
the better. A few pounds of wheat flour
mixed as paste may be added, and will
give greater durability to the mass, es-
pecially when applied to the exterior sur.
face Of buildings. With pure lime, prop
erly Stacked and mixed with twice its
weight of fine and sifted wood-ashes in
equal proportions, almost any color can
be made by the addition of pigments.
Granite, slate, freestone and other shades
may be initiated, and without any detri-
ment to the durability of the wash. This
covering is very often applied and with
good effect, to underpinning, stone fences,
roofs and the walls of barns and other out
buildings.
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A LITTLE GIRLS WONDER.

What do the birds say, I wonder, wonder
With their chitter and chatter? It isn't all
play.
Do they scold, do they fret at some boggle or
blunder,
As we fret, as we scold, day after day?
Do their hearts ever ache, Iwondcr wonder,
Atanything else than the danger that comes
When some enemy threatens them over or
under
The great leafy boughs of their great leafy
homes?
Do they VOW to be friends, l wonder, wonder,
With promises fair, and promises sweet,
Then, quick as wink, at a word fall asunder,
AS human friends do, III moment of heat :
But day after day may wonder and wonder
And ask them no end Of such questions as
these
With chitter, and chatter, now over, now
under,
The big, leafy boughs Of the big, leafy trees.
They dart and they skim, with their bills full
Of plumber,
But never a word of an answer they give
And never word shall get, though I wonder
From morning till night, as long as live
Moro Perry, IN st. Nicholas fo, May.
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The Shade in Gardening.

TIA person has only small garden IN
closed by fence, as is generally the case
In cities and villages, a team and pillow
should never be brought into it. The
reasons for excluding them are many
In the first place, the horses are likely to
do considerable damage to the shrubbery
bushes and vines. A pillow does not work
to good advantage On a small plat of
ground surrounded by fence. 1t can
not turn all the soil, and that which is
urned is left in bad shape, ridges a tier
mating with dead burrows. Even under
the best circumstances, as when very
long burrows can be turned, the plow is
not equal to the spade in preparing land
for root crops, which comprise the bulk of
the things raised in a small garden.
When one has less than half acre to till,
he should prepare the soil in the best
manner possible.
For preparing small plats of land for
spade. With it the soil may be loosened
to greater or less depth at will. With
a spade the manure that was thrown on
the surface may be buried out Of sight
and put in position where it will not
only decompose quickly, but be of the
greatest use to the plants it is intended
to benefit. With the spade for turning
the soil, there will be neither ridge nor
depressions like those caused by the pillow.
If there are natural depressions to be fill
ed up and small elevations to be leveled
down, the work may be accomplished
with very little trouble while the opera
ton Of spadlng is gong on. For prepar-
ing hills for squashes, cucumbe1s and
melons; for digging about the roots of
trees, vines and bushes, and for properly
mixing the different portions of the soil,
there is no implement equal to the spade.
For gardening purposes it is not best to
have all the soil prepared for planting at
one time, though this course is desirable
when plat ofground is to be sown with
grain, or planted with one crop through
out The period for planting in which
variety of vegetables are to be raised ex-
tends through six or eight weeks, and
there is economy Of time in planting seeds
in freshly prepared soil. Ifland has been
plowed month before it is planted it
will be quite hard, while the chances are
that the surface will be covered with
weeds. To get the soil in suitable con-
dition to plant will call for as much time
and labor as would be required to prepare
it had it never been plowed. The spade
in the hands Of an expert is not difficult
implement to handle, and every gardener
who expects to reach the highest success
should become an expert in the use Of
thespade.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

An old gentleman was talking yesterday
about pluck. Said he: 81 went to Missouri
in T 1874 Every DAY families came in from the
bring on four-horse wagon. They would
settle on 100 acres of land, get out the logs
and build rude cabin. They had no sugar.
no coffee, no comfortable food, but they lived
some way They made. themselves a sort of
syrup from pumkins; they scorched wheat
and made wheat coffee; with hand machine
they broke their corn so as to make sort of
bread and all the time kept to work, kept
raising babies and lived. They shot turkeys,
prairie chickens and squirrels for meat, and
scuftled along. | used to watch their progress
and it was certain thing that in the fourth or
fifth year after their arrival they would build
themselves a comfortable house and turn the
original cabin into stable. Now the sons of
those people are the solid men of Missouri,
and the daughters and grandaughters Of
those pioneer mothers wear robes, a single
one of which cost more than the entire capital
Of the average Missouri pioneer
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

The neighbours cat had clawed the
baby, and the man was going out to the
woodpile with his ak over his shoulder
and the cat under his arm. 'sCarom me
back to the house, said the cat, who APP
peared to be chalk full of emotion ssthat
ought not to count, it was only scratch"
The man took his cue and looked thought
tul. True, he said, "and this is only an
accident" and he laid the feline across the
block and held it down with his foot, and
swinging the AK above his head, brought
it down with dreadful force. There
was moment of dreadful silence, and
then, while the cat, from her high seat
on the neighbours shed sang, 20, wauly
wauly up the bank" the man scraped
around in the chips to find his three toes,
and carried them in to his wife,and asked
her if she supposed the doctor could sew
them on when he came.
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He Caught the Car.

On Columbus avenue there dwell a
welded pair who were made one last fall
No knight Of old was more devoted to
his "faire ladye" than was the husband
during the honey moon and the moon
that followed it. But ere the third moon
had waned the young wife noted-or
thought she noted, no doubt it was a
fancy-a change. AS time passed on, it
became still more apparent. Her hus-
band was loving of course, but somehow
there was lack Of the old ardor, there
was a falling off in the old demonstrative-
ness. This troubled her, and, woman
like, she was quick to conclude that his
love for her had cooled One evening, after
thinking the matter over all day, she broke
out with: "You don't love me any
more' "What makes YOU think so?''
he asked, iii business-like way, scarce
ly lifting his eyes from the book which
he was reading. Because" she sobbed,
"you never pet me any more, and you
are not half so attentive as you used to
be-" And then she broke into regular
cry. The husband saw that something
must be done. Laying aside his book
and regretfully relinquishing his cigar
a man does hate to be disturbed when
once settled for the cvening-he went to
his weeping wife, and led her to the WIN.
dow. my DEAR" he said, ''do you see
that horse car coming up the avenue?"
~ do,' she sobbed. "And do you see
that man running to catch ite'' eyes,
dear, what Of it?". "And do you see that
he is straining every nerve, that he
IS shouting to the conductor at the
top of his voice, and doing his best to
make the car stop?" II do" said the
wife, whose curiosity was aroused, "but
what on earth has that to do" zone
moment, my dear. Look again. Do you
observe that he has caught the car, and
that he is no longer running, but is prob
ably quietly seated inside taking rest?
lie has got through shouting and running,
because he has caught the Car. Now, my
DEAR at tAis point he kissed away her
tears-"its just so with me. I haze caught
the c0r." And with that the self-satistied
monster led his wife back to her seat on
the sofa and silently resumed his easy
chair, cigar and book.
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Lazarus, the Musician.

A very witty story reaches my ears con-
corning Lazarus, the musician. I say
musician because, not moving in musical
circles myself Gndeed, it is forbidden to
move in them, and almost to breathe), I
don know whether he plays the flute or
the trombone; but whatever it is, he
plays it very we'll. At a private party
the other night, after the execution of
some difficult piece, and in the rcveren-
tial hush which fo'c"ed it, a voice was
heard to exclaim, in tones of critical au-
thority, sit would take a clever dog to
lick that beggar." l can scarcely be-
lieve that any musical being could have
said any thing SO witty; it was probably
said by some outsider Get us hope lit
erary person. who had gone to the party
on purpose to say TT. II. Underwood.
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Taking Desperate Chances for a
Chew of Tobacco.

"Grubby" was'a middle-aged, easy
going sort Of fellow, who felt sort of
martial pride in pointing to the address
in his letters which read as follows
"Godfrey Hardy, Company X, Thirty first
New-Jersey Vol. infantry, Third bri gade,
First division, First army corps, Army of
the Potomac" It was on hot dav in
tie month Of June, 1S63-the day before
the commencement of the northward
movement which eliminated at Gettys-
burg that "Grubby and many others
of his regiment were sent to do picket
duty at point on the Rappahannock,
some two miles from Fredericksburg.
About ten o'clock A. NJ he was duly posted
close to the edge Of the abrupt bank of
the stream. On the opposite shore, and
perhaps one hundred feet distant, were
the enemy's pickets, pacing to and fro.
There was no picket-shooting being done
at that time, and although the pickets
were only separated by the narrow river.
they paced their cheats in full view of
each other without fear
SAfter ttGrubby'' had held his position
some twenty minutes, he approached the
sentinel on his right and asked for chew
OF tobacco, but the party accosted never
used the ''weed," and was unable to sup
ply his wants. The sentinel on his left
was next interviewed with the same ILL.,
success. The case now began to look
desperate; an hour and half yet before
the relief would come, and no tobacco.
He slung his gun over his shoulder and
walked to and fro in a mechanical sort of
a way, the very image of despair. But
presently he halted, faced quickly to the
opposite shore, and called out in SUBJ
dued tone to the Confederate sentry, "Say
you Teller over there, have you any toback-
err" eyes" came the quick response.
evil you gimme chaw if I'll come
over?" eyes, said Johnny. In twink
ling "Grubby" inverted his gun, thrust
the bayonet in the ground, peeled off his
clothes, and was in the water pulling for
the other side. He got his tobacco, and
returned to his post just in time to es-
cape detection by an officer who rode
along just then to inspect the picket line.
The writer of this was on picket duty
at the same time and place, and can vouch
for the correctness Of this story.-Council
Gr0ue (Kan.) Republican.
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LONGFELLOW SURPASSED.

How colo are thy baths, Apollo.
Cried the African monarch, the splendid,
AS down to q bath in a swallow
Tailed coat he descended,
Uncrowned, unabashed, un attended,
How cold are thy baths, Apollo!
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Note-It will be observed that the burned
lunatic ddn have sense enough to turn on
the hot water spigot
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only two little pieces Of silk which he
thought nobody would care for. Tho trial
ought TO show, we hope it will, whether tho
American Christian or the Monaghan Chris
tian has told the truth.
1t appears that during the time he re-
NAMED in the employ OF his Christian
brother, Mr.. PARKE. Mr.. MoY jim KEE re-
ceived Sc q week for his services rs sales
man, designer, painter on silk, and repairer
OF lacquer ware and porcelain. A Brooklyn
contemporary suggests that MIR. MoY jim
KEE, who had read in his New Testament
that the laborer is worthy Of his hire, may
have been puzzled to reconcile the wages
paid him by Mr. PARKE with his Chinese no.
tions Of the obligations Of mutual fair deal
ing which Christianity imposes upon its
professors.
When he was arrested, Mr.. MoY jim KEE
fell on his knees before Mr.. PARKE and
begged his forgiveness. eff you will for
give me for my SIM" he pleaded, GOD will
forgive pou." An esteemed contemporary
remarks that 1t does not clearly appear
what Mr.. PARKE had done to be forgiven
for, and JAY GoULD's Tribune is offended at
what It calls Mr. MoY jim KEGS "pious
of these words As often as Mr.. PARKE APP
proaches the Communion table, the Method
list ritual compels him to confess himself a
sinner.
II should be remembered that Mr.. MoY
jim KEE was not brought up on the Bible as
MIR. PARKE was. II is new book TO him.
In his Pagan ignorance he has read it in a
literal way. supposlng it to mean what IT
appears on its face TO mean. lie has read
in the Lords Prayer: Forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trcspass
against u.s." He has read CHRIsT's injunc-
tions to forgive an offending brother, not
merely until seven times, but until seventy
times seven; and, II any one takes the coat,
TO give him the cloak also. He has read the
apostolic prohibition against brother going
TO law with brother before the unbeliovers.
In his Chinese way he seems TO have sup
posed that these injunctions and prohibit
lions were in full force in the nineteenth
century and in this so-called Christian city
Of New York.
Mr.. MoY jim KEGS erroneous impressions
are in fair way to be corrected.
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MAYOR COoPER's NoMINA TONS.
Ninth wnrders Obieeting to GoinE TO Sag
Unrbor to rtnd IA Commissioner.

Hnrbor to 1tnd Commissioners.
The politicians were again disappointed
yesterday. They crowded the chamber OF tho
Common Council. expecting that the Aldermen
would net upon Mayor Cooper's nominations.
Soon after the minutes had been read Mr..
Jacobus. the Ninth Ward Alderman who has
been instructed by Gilbert ]. Hunter and other
Ninth Ward Republican politicians to oppose
tho confirmation OF Stephen d. French. the
nominee for Police Commissioner. moved to
take up for action the Mayors message nomi-
mating that gentleman.
Thcreupon the Ninth Ward Alderman OBJ;
come. he said" ito act on the Mayors nonli:
nations. / am ready 70 oct to-day; have tried
~, 10 1res n Sas, uarhor remcie country
village on Long Island" Then, turning his
face toward some Ninth Ward politiciqps who
continued. ' | thought that when Gen. Arthur
pardon me. i mean Mayor Coopor-made this
The Snth Ward dG pc M LAUGHED a; ser
Alderman's wit but they scowled when he add
ed ece that some Aldermen are not ready to
ton"
Alderman Burns objected to its withdrawal.
insisting that his motion to table II should be
put 10 vote. want TO put these statesmen on
record" he said. and Tn tired OF hearing so
much gas from them
Withdraw his motion. md II was withdrawn.
Then Alderman Hyatt offered the following:
Hheef b has been passed by the Assent ~, aud Is
now pending IN the senate, providing for reduction IN
the salaries Of Commissioners aud heads OF apartment.
N tho city Government Appointed alter u,o passage
thereof and
khsSa. IL Is right and proper that In view of the
probability OF said measure becoming law within u
.hori eIiad the taSrsyer. oi The ely should derive 9c
would he defeated o. the Appointments named by hi.
Honor tic MAYOR shall be- confirmed before such bin
should taAe el,ct Dee ~ therefore
h,.s't That NE eous1et9iion q aid several rp.nt.
shat. be- disposed ot
Tho preamble and resolution were referred
to the Committee on Salaries and Ofircs.
Mayor Cooper nominated William Eylcrs for
Scaler Of Weights aud Measures for the First
District, in the place OF Lawrence T. lllll, de-
ceased,
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Mr.. Conlling's Grand Opportunity.

There have been several occasions when
Mr.. CoNKLING's friends have felt that he
missed an opportunity greatly to enhance
his reputation. Had he dctcrmincdly OPP
posed the Electoral Commission and the en-
tire infraction OF tho Constitution which
placed HAYES i'm the White House, he would
have achieved distinction worthy TO be
called fame something far above the tran
sient notoricty which he has gained In tho
Senate by his sharp and biting discussion
Of trivial matters.
Many New Workers were indignant at Mr..
CoSKLINa's silence ON the financial issues;
but the time for debate on these has gone by.
There is at present, however, another
opening which Senator CoNKLINd might
improve advantageously to the country and
10 himself. 1t is afforded by the attempt TO
elect GRANT to a third term. No one knows
better than Mr.. CoNKLISG that this ought
not to be permitted. Mr. CoNKLIYG, at
heart, must wholly disapprove OF putting
GRANT in nomination again. He knows, too,
there is just one way TO prevent it. He
knows that one way is by nominating JOHN
SHERMAN of Ohio.
There are reasons why il would be a par
ticularly brilliant move on the part OF Mr.
CoNKLING to lead on in the support OF Mr.
SHERMAN. 1t would be regarded as purely
patriotic act. 1t is well understood that
personally Mr. SHERMAN is very distasteful
TO Mr.. CoSKLING. Although he is a man OF
many dislikes, there are probably few per-
sons whom he dislkes more heartily than he
does JOHN SHERMAN. Still, the Senator
should not be prevented by selfish consid-
erations from performing his whole duty to
the country. That duty requires the defeat
OF any candidate who aspires to third
term. Itrequires the defeat Of GRANT This
can be done by nominating SHERMAN. Will
Senator CoNKLING lead the movement 2
That is the question.