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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
European Railways.

In 1947, when the development of
railway business was still in its infancy
on the European continent, and lines
existed only between the great national
capitals, the Directors of the German
railways formed an association for the
purpose of establishing perfect harmony
in the administration of their respec-
tive lines. In 1850 this association
comprised representatives for thirty
seven lines; in 1878, for 10, the Aus
tro-Hungariap, italian, Dutch, and
Scandinavian railways having joined in,
and it has worked with great success, to
the benefit both of the companies and
the public. In several cases it has act
ed as mediator between rival lines.
and prevented an outbreak of that cut
throat competition which generally is
ruinous to the companies and detri-
mental to the public. It is also due to
it's efforts that a freight car can now be
rolled from the southernmost point of
Italy to the northernmost point of Jut-
land without unloading.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
4 Novel Cure for Bright's Disease.


About twenty years ago a daughter,
OF mine-then about 6 years old-was
given up to die by the family physician,
who said that the disease was incura-
BILE, and that it was never known to be
cured, either in Europe or America
The physician, on giving the case up,
told my wife to give the child anything
that she wanted, and to make her as
comfortable as possible while she lived.
The child constantly called for beans.
so my wife cooked some as quickly as
possible. not stopping to parbol them,
as is usually done, but boiled beans,
pork and potatoes together in the first
water, and when cooked she gave them
to the child to eat. The child then
went to sleep, and from that time began
to improve. She is now the mother O,
two children. She is not troubled With
the disease unless she takes severe
cold, and when that happens she at
once uses her old remedy, and it is al
ways efectual.
The physician who attended her called
few days after the bean experiment,
and was surprised to see the change in
the child. He inquired what my wife
had done for her, and, upon hearing,
his surprise was increased, and he re-
quested an exact description of the
manner in which the food was cooked.
After considerable thought about the
matter he said that the only cause for
such an effect was perhaps that the
beans were cooked in the first water.
The physician is now dead or would
refer to him to verify the facts.-Cor.
Nes1 York EUenj1qQ Post.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Brother Gardner on Family Government.


LAS night, iist as de ole woman was
grindin' up de butcher-knife to cut her
corns, dar cum knock on de doah,"
began the President of the Limekiln
Club as Paradise Hall grew quiet. "It
war de ole man Mosher, an I could see
right away dat he didn't feel in whoop-
in speerits. I reckon you all knows
de ole man, an you knows he am hard
workin' an honest. Well, he was ober
dar to see about his son Hunyadus.
Dat Hunyadus am powerful bad boy
an I knows it, an de ole man he sot
down an tole me dat de day had arrove
when he could no longer control de
boy. Yes, he sot dar on de aige of de
wood-box an cried like a chile cause
dat Hunyadus had cum home an cussed
aroun', an axed fur money, an declar'd
he'd bust de hull family or hev it. I
axed him how ole de boy war, an he
wiped his nose an said 16. I axed him
how much de boy weighed, an he
looked up at de ceilin' an said about
100. Den pushed de tea-ihettle furder
back on de stove an I went for de ole
man like steamboat 'sploshun'. De
ideah of boy like dat runnin' de house
made me mad all de way up an down,
an told Mosher if he didn't 20 hum
an flop dat Hunyadus outer his butes
and den mop him aroun' till he cried
quits, dat he must neber darken my
gate agin. He got up an he went, an
I was clus behind him. Dat boy was
still in de house, blufin' de ole woman
roun' and kickin' the dog under de
stove, an de opportunity was all dat
could be axed fur. De ole man bounced
in, waltzed up to de wayward chile, an
de way he made de fur fly tickled me all
ober. When I left de winder Runya-
dus war wipin' de tears away wild one
ham an eatin' coP pancakes wid de
odder, an de ole man had such smile
as I haven't seen on his face for ober
seven years." After the applause had
subsidized, the President continued:
"Treat your boys kindly an like
good fadder should, but, when a son
gifts de big head an emagines dat he
kin run de caboose widout help from
de ole folks, an dat he am master OBJ
his days an nights, set right down on
him like bag oh sand fallin' from de
roof-top! Let him know who owns de
cabin and who brings in de puryis huns
Detroit Free Press.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
A NihiliSt'S Awful Death.

On the northern shores of the Black
sea lies the beautiful city of Odessa,
celebrated as the chief grain exporting
city of the Russian empire. But in
this city there is a prison which is by
no means beautiful. To any person
unacquainted with the horrible sides Of
mankind's character the following
would seem to be incredible. It is told
by the Paris Steele, and is unouestion-
ably true:
Ayoung Russian Nihilist, Mr.. Somoff,
had been for years time incarcerated
IN that Odessa prison. The cell allotted
to him was so filled with filth of every
description that he was daily near suf-
location. When he could not stand the
filthy smell any longer he petitioned
the authorities in the case to have him
placed before the proper judges in the
matter and duly tried. This petition
maddened his jailer into downright
Russian frenzy, and his next order was,
"Take that scoundrel, tie him to the
lashing-post and give him twenty-five
knout strikes"
The subordinates, as in duty bound,
obeyed the mandate. They took Somof,
tied him to the terrible triau gle, and
went SO notify the iailer that his pris-
oner was ready FOR the execution.
Somoff, finding himself alone, and see
ing petroleum lamp burning above
him just within his reach-the tragedy
occurred in the evening tried to grab
it. Impossible! And then what did
this young Nihilist do to save himself
from disgraceful punishment, unjustly
inflicted upon hiA? He raised his face
to the lamp-chimney, caught it within
his mouth, tore it down, and let the
burning petroleum run down his body.
Nor did he utter sound while his
clothes caught the flames and his body
began to SINCE. It was not till the
nauseating smell of the burning flesh
began to penetrate the jail-rooms that
the fact of Somoff's suicide was discov-
cred. He still fingered twenty-four
hours, but amid the most horrible
pains did not utter cry. His only
complaint was that, being perfectly
ready to stand trial and suffer the laws
penalty, he had been subjected to an
unlawful and disgraceful punishment.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
The Tired WOman's EDitaDh.


Here lies an old woman who always was tired,
For she lived in house where help wasn't hired
Her last words on earth were, "Dear friends, am
going
Where washing isn't done, nor churning nor sew
And everything there will be just to my wishes,
For where they don't eat there's no washing OF
Dishes
I'll be where loud anthems will always be ringing
But having no voice, I'll be rid of the singing
Don't mourn for mo now, nor mourn for Inc ever
For I'm going to do nothing for ever aud ever"
How II Woman Cure, Her Husband of .
Bad Habit.
It used to be said in the early times
in Denver, when the free-and-easy life
of pioneer days was thought lecessi-
ty, that ladies sometimes masqueraded
IN male attire respectfully at night just
to see what it was that detained their
husbands down town SO late. One in
particular had a very attractive hus-
band, and, woman-like she was very
fond Of him. Il seemed to her that SO
precious possession should be guarded
aealously. and she did her best to keep
him in view. But his incomings and
outgoings were frequent. Like the
Irishman's flea, he was anywhere but at
the place at which he was expected to
be found. Nevertheless she buckled
bravely down to her mission, and few
were his escapades that failed to come
under her personal observation. One
night she traced him to dance-hall,
and just as he was about leading one of
the re,sning bellies of the place to form
a set III cotiltion handsomely-dres
boy lnterpOsed between them.
Il beg our pardon, sir, but 7 have a
weakness for this girl myself" remarked
the youth, land with your leave I'll
have dance with her"
Before the astonished gentleman
could gather his scattered senses about
him the youth and girl were whirling
away IN the mazes Of the dance. It
was the look and tone Of the intruder
which had }l,mbioun1ed him. He had
seen that face somewhere, and the voice
WN5 as familiar to him as spring yiolets.
He looks TO be every inch 4 boy, and
yet III swear it's 4 woman" he NUT
tered, douh5F,tliy.
In q f." moments the dance was
over, and TIE boy came close to him.
Aren't you tired?" he inquired.
Wen, yes replied the citizen, 80
littleH
We'll, let's so home" suggested the
youth
"Go-homc" inteGposed the citizen
in tones long drawn out, while 8 faint
inkling Of tne youths identity began to
dawn upon him. Then he stopped and
poered wi@rf,liy into The face wreathed
With smiles
"Will you go holne?" the boy agar
Inquired.
1t WAS hardly necessary to have made
the inquiry. 1t was evident that the
citizen had hegun to comprehend the
situation. B71t he heaved sigh as he
replied, cordially:
Il think l WILL
It was his last night out. The places
that knew him orce knew him no more.
Pleasure taken under such espionage
had ceased TO be pleasing. The gentle
man now is one Of the pillars Of society,"
De3lDer NelUS.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

"Whar be they?" ''There they stand
right where I left them," said the guest.
The boy looked down at the boots, then
bent and lifted one of them into the
light of a distant window. It was Ger
tainly an exceptional boot-really a
monstrosity. "W-a-al," grunted the
clown, looking up with dubious light
struggling upon his grimy visage, ''comc
ter see 'em i'll ter lott und icy be summat
loik boots; but, bless and save us, could
a sword, IN ter tim tay break, ut 'ey wer'
a par O. black leather portmantles!"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Field Battles of the Ancienfs.

Free from the smoke of modern
engagement, Hellenic battle must
have been a gallant sight. In purple
tunics and FURNISHED armor the men
stood ten, fifteen and twenty deep, be-
! meath ghttering forest OF spear-heads.
Those who were well to do had no lack
| of gold about their greaves and breast
plates, and were dandifed in plumes
| and sword-belts, while even the poorest
| citizen wore a helmet fashioned by the
| exquisite taste of Greek artifcer. Il
must have been a trial for the nerves of
the bravest to stand biting his mus
tache; hunlming a bar of the paan
which he was to sing within the next
quarter of an hour; wondering whether
his widow would marry again; hoping
that the cobbler on his right might not
turn tail, Or the teacher Of gymnastics
on his left shove him out of the line;
dimly conscious meanwhile that his
Colonel was exhorting him in a series
of wen-turned periods to bethink him
self OF the tomb which covered those
who died in Thermopylm, and the tro-
ply which stood on the beach Of Arte-
misium.
And then the signal trumpet sound.
ed, and the music struck up, and the
whole army moved forward, steadily at
first, but breaking into run when only
| few hundred yards separated the ap-
preaching lines. And as the distance
between them grew shorter, and the
tramp of the enemy mingled with their
own, the front-rank men had just time
to try and imagine that the counter
ances of the people opposite looked
like Ainching, and that the notes of
| their war-chant had begun to falter, and
| the next second there would be a crash
of pixies, and a grating of bucklers, and
a clutching of boards; and those who
would fai2 be home again were pushed
on by the mass behind, excited at hear
ing others fighting, and with no steel at
its own throat; and, after five minutes
OF thrusting, and shouting, and ferco
straining of foot, and knee, and shout
der, the less-determined or the worse
disciplined of the two hosts would
learn, by one more cruel experience, the
old lesson that life as we'll as honor is
for those who retain their self-respect
and their shields.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Her Singing.

Theodore Hook was at musical
party at which a certain young lady at
tempted to sing very difficult song,
which she gave with exaggerated feel
ing and great many blunders. "Don't
you adore her singing?" asked a gush-
ing old lady who sat next to Hook; ut
is so full of SOUL" well, madam, for
my part" answered the wit, II think
there seems more of the founder than
the sole about it."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
The Most Married Of Women.

Benjamin Abbott, one of our old citi-
zens, died in this town Saturday last in
the SD year of his age. He was a
nephew OF the celebrated Rev. Benia-
min Abbott, the great Methodist re-
Vlvahst OF the early part of this cent
ury, and came to this State from New
Jersey when a young man and settled
in the "Neck," east of this town, where
his active life was mostly spent. But
the notable feature in AIr. Abbott's
otherwise-uneventful life is the re-
markable fact OF being the seventh hus-
band Of his widow, who survives him.
This much-talked-of and much-pub-
ished event for it went the rounds of
the press Of the nation, when he for
the second and she for the seventh time
bowed before the altar of Hymen, oc-
CURED on June 80, 1875, he then being
78 and she SO years old. Mrs. Abbott's
history in the marital relations of life
stands perhaps without parallel in the
records of the nation, and tradition has
it there is to be yet another. It is cur
rently stated, without contradiction,
that some years ago she had a vision,
in which eight men stood before her in
a peculiarly-impressive manner, which
she has ever regarded as prophetic of
the number of conquests she was to
make. The eighth is just as likely and
as reasonable as the seventh, and al
ready public gossip is beginning to
mark this and that man as the victim
Of the next conquest. Her maiden
name was Williams, and she has been
excessively Mrs. Truax, Mrs. Riggs,
Mrs. Farrow, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Berry,
Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Abbott. In every
instance, save the first, she married
widowers, some Of them with good
number Of children, and, on one occa-
sion, in her early married life, she went
to the almshouse and took therefrom
three children and raised them. She
never had any children of her own. All
her life has been spent in this vicinity,
and all her husbands were buried by
the same undertaker.-Smyrna CDel.j
Times.
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TRAILING ARBUTUs.
BY ROSE TERRY,

Darlings Of the forest!
BlossOming alonel
When earth's grief is sorest,
For her jewels gone
Ere the last snow-drifts melt, your tender
Buds have blown.
Hinged with color family,
Like the morning sky;
Or more pale and sanity,
Wrapped in leaves ye lie
Even as child. en- sleep, in faiths
Simplicity.
There the wild robin
Hymns your solitude;
And the rain comes sobbing
. Through the budding wood,
While the low south wind signs, but
Dare not be more rude.
Were your pure lips fashioned
Out of air and dew?
Starlight unimpassioned,
Oawn's most tender hue?
And scented by the woods that gathered
Sweets for you?
Fairest and most lovely,
From the world apart.
Made for beauty only,
Yelled from natures heart,
With such unconscious grace, as makes
The dream of art.
We're not mortal sorrow,
An immortal shade,
Then would tomorrow
Such flower be made,
And live in the dear woods, where
My lost childhood played!
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

the household, much as we use jam, ans
wering the purpose of both butter and
jam. It is considerably thicker than ire
acle, and in winter can be cut like butter.
1t is put up in goat-skins, and is COM
mon article Of trade in the market. 1t is
called 'pek mez," and is used as drink
when diluted with water. It tastes some
what like new cider
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
The Paper.Making Business.

At the present time the United States
is making more than one-third of all
the paper made in the world. The
product is about 1880 tons daily,
amounting to about 64O,5O0 tons per
year: There are now 927 mills, repre-
senting a capital of $1OO,0OO,0OO. These
mills employ $4,000 persons, who draw
about $9,550,O00 in salaries per year.
1t is estimated that the entire paper in
terest, including manufacturing, print
ing and publishing, furnishes employ
ment to 5000 persons.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Living in Two Trunks.

A Saratoga correspondent, in letter
to the New York Star, says: The
young lady who came to Saratoga 10 be
amused, informs me that she "came to
look at the idiots and not to amuse
them"
came clear from Madison avenue"
she said, and only brought four dress
es with me, and here I can sit and see
s5oo,oOo worth Of dresses go by in a
perpetual procession every day. The
idiots that wear them have to 90 to all
the trouble and expense, while I sit by
and enjoy them."
snow, there is q lady," she said
pointing to ? rich and ugly female,
"who has been dressing for three hours
just to show her toilet to me. Why, she
had hair-dresser al p. m. She has
crimped her hair, burned her forehead
with the crimping irons, opened five
trunks to get hats, parasols, fans and
slippers to match her dress, tinted her
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
NDlnen'S Education.

Lady Alderly writes in the following
way in the Nineteenth Century: "And
yet the question Of women's education
in England has gained ground. The
work Of the last few years proves it be-
You'd 8 dispute. It shows reform in
secondary education advancing day by
day-the grant of universal education,
till now the exclusive privilege Of men;
the professional education in the only
direction hitherto earnestly sought by
women sec1lred to them by the opening
of the medical school. The question,
then, is no longer what it was few
years ago, Shall women be allowed to
have real aud thorough education 2
They have it. Through difficulties in
Vulnerable the opportunities have been
won for them, and they have shown
most praiseworthy zeal in using the op-
portunitics. That the DIRECTORS should
be silenced is moro than we could hope;
but they have shifted their ground We
seldom hear now quite the same speech
es that were so common, even when the
National Union Logan its missionary
work. What enc lady characterized as
the great Observation-Disclosures argu-
ment > is seldom brought forward; and
that women may iegitimately use their
time and intelligence on something be-
yond the homely comfort of their hus-
bands is pretty generally granted. The
bread-winning necessity, so aggravated
by many social causes, has done much
in favor of education. It is not the
highest, nor the truest argument for
human culture, but it has the merit of
being unanswerable.
"The latest and lowest objection that
has been brought forward is the fear
that highly educated women will cease
to be attractive to men, and even them
selves no longer care to please. We
might leave nature to settle that cues
ton. But men have been heard to say
they thought a wornan's first duty was
to soothe mans rutlled vanity, that, at
least at home, he might be able to con-
slider himself the first of men. Such
people need not fear the supply of fiat
terers in either sex will ever fail; but,
since it cannot be denied that talent
has ever been one of the greatest at
fractions to women, do men wish to
rate them so much lower as to think
that cultivated minds and all the varied
charms that flow from superior intellect
are valueless in their estimation? A
well.balanced Judgment will teach
women to make the best Of their lot in
life when unfortunately they are I'M
equally yoked, and wise woman will
conceal and correct those faults a fool
would fatter and encourage. To be a
helpmate to man is, I believe, admitted
on all sides to be woman's happiest
position; but conventional inferiority
will not insure that companionship
which can be relied on as a help in the
various trials of married Life"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

A traveller stopped at an inn for sup
per and lodging, and, on retiring, put
his boots outside the chamber-door to be
cleaned In the morning he found them
as ne had left them, whereupon he rang
his bell furiously. The landlord came,
and, having heard the guests complaint,
he sent for "boots.' The boy came-a
tow-headed lout of sixteen or seventeen
years, IN corduroys and smock-frock.
"Boy," demanded Boniface terribly,
"why didn't you clean this gentleman's
boots this morning when you cleaned the
others2" 'Boots, zur?' drawled the lout
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

REcToR's wife (severely): "Tommy
Robinson, how is it you don't take your
hat off when you meet me?" Tommy:
Well, marin, if I take off my hat to
you, what be I to do when meet the
parson himself?" ...=
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
What Turks Drink.

In Turkey, where wine and intoxicat-
ing drinks are forbidden BIZ the Koran,
the juice of the grape is boiled down in
great quantities and commonly used in
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

PRESIDENT LINCOLN used to say that
Charles Sumner was just his idea of
Bishop.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-02

NASHVILLE, Tenn, December 10
Spain, Hawkins 81 CO., and W. Fl. Al
len & Co, doing business as one firm
as lumber men, failed on the 10th for
about. $4,000. The creditors reside
in Nashville G.. w w. Sweeney, car
rage and wagon maker, also Jailed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-02
-DO21'tOe DeceGVed.

Mary persons say II havn't got the
Consumption" when asked to cure their
Cough with Shiloh's Consumption Cure.
DO they not know that Coughs lead to
I Consumption and a remedy that will
cure Consumption will certainly and
surely cure cough Or any lung OF
throat trouble. We know it will cure
when all others fail and our faith in
it is so positive that we will re-
fund the price paid if you receive no
benefit. Is not this fair proposition
Price SO cents and $l00 per bot
tie. For lame Chest, Back or side, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price Is cts.
For sale by j. B. StarkWeather, Keno
sha, Wis.
Why will you suffer with Dyspepsia
and liver complaint Constipation, and
general debility when you can get at
our store Shiloh's System Vitalizer
which we sell on positive guarantee
to cure you. Price IS cents, For
sale by j. B. StarkWeather Keno
sha, Wis.
"HACKMETACK," a popular and
fragrant perfume. Sold by j B. Stark
weather, Kenosha, Wis. 4y1eoW
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-02
SIMPLE PROBLEM.

Mr.. Griffith, of Wilmot, offers fine
edition Of Moore's poems to the person
who sends in the best solution of the
following problem within the next
Is days:
An agent on assuming the liquor
agency of town, received $58 cash
and $3.50 in liquors. During the yeal
he paid $282.85 for stock, and received
for sales $293.55. At the close of the
year he delivered $81 in liquors to the
town. He was to get 500 salary. Did
he owe the town or the town him
And how much?
The above problem is no puzzle; on
ly square work combining addition
and subtraction. Let us have solu-
tions of it. Send your solution to
the Sup't, Salem.