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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
The Liberal Stranger.

A red-nosed stranger shuf1ed into
saloon yesterday evening where q crowd
Of loungers were discussing the political
situation, and waiting for a successful
candidate to drop in and 'say something"
Making low obeisance to the man be-
hind the bar, the stranger turned to the
loungers and SD:
''Glal you're on deck, gents; was afraid
I would be obliged to drink ale, and if
there is any thing despise it is to play q
game of SOLITAIRE at a public drinking
fountain. Come up and join me.'
The boys rallied to the call, and half-a-
dozen glasses were filled and emptied
with "My regards, stranger"
sin the words of the Latin poet,n said
the strange man, whirling his empty
glass across the counter, "sFyz linn up
0g0i71!'"
The order was obeyed, and the bever-
age drank to the health of the genial
stranger.
whats the penalty?' he asked, wip-
ing his lips on the back Of his hand.
Dollar forty"
"Only dollar-forty" ne exclaimed;
''as sure as my name is Goosie, it's worth
twice that, if it's worth cent. Why, nv
dear sir,' he continued, unearthing a
greasy pocket book, Give travelled from
Maine to Californy, from Camden to Kali
amazoo, and dog my cats if 1 ever heard
tell of such a cheap entertainment"
''We try to do the fair thing by our
customers" said the ar-keeper, visibly
touched by the compliment.
II have slaked my thirst at the Fifth
Avnue, at the Palace Club, at the South
ern, at Days, at the Brunswick, at the
Continental, and ! can truthfully assert
that never before have my lips touched
juice of the corn that could hold candle
to that with which you have just RECALLED
us. Dollar-forty, indeed!'
81 won't have any but the best" SAID
the bar-man, blushing slightly.
"As go up and down through llfe,''
continued the stranger with enthusiasm, 81
will take it pleasure to call every man s
attention to the fact that at your place
and I will note the street and number as
l go out--that at your place, sir, sign of
Gambrinus sitting on a beer-keg, is dis
pensed a balm in Gilead at ten cents a
glass. that can be had nowhere else on
the footstool for less than twenty-five"
st will be much obliged to you''
"Don't mention it. | will go miles out
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An Indians Gratitude.

There resides in Wichita, Kansas, q
widow by the name of Mrs. A. H. Gibson
She is of slight stature, and very quiet
and retiring, and with her daughter car
ries on the profession of milliner and
mantua maker. During the late visit of
the Indians to that town, and as the sons
of the forest were in single file passing
along the street, a Cheyenne braye sud
denly broke ranks, and, rushed into
the store where Mrs, Gibson is employed,
put his arms about Mrs. Gibson, patted
her with his hand and in broken English
gave expression to great JOY and satisfac-
ton
All the ladies in the store were, of
course, nearly frightened out Of their wits,
while the blanketed savage kept reitera-
ting: "Good squaw!" "Heap good
squaw!" The sequal is not uninteresting.
Previous to the great Indian massacre OF
1862, Mrs. Gibson, then Mrs. Southworth,
One day squaw came to her house and
made her understand that she wanted
soup, after obtaining which she carried
it away to the woods. For several days
she came regularly on the same Grand
A few days before the bloody massacre,
in which so many settlements were wiped
out, and in which SO many men, women
and children were 1uthlessly butchered,
two or three indians with two squaWs
came to Mrs. Gibson's and asked for
dinner.
After the meal one Of them told her
that they must bind her in secrecy and
that no harm could befall her. Of course
she could only submit, and as she was
peing carried to her destination during
the next day, saw the burning homes,
fleeing settlers and scenes that will new
er he effaced from her memory. They
kept strict watch over her for two weeks,
after which two squaws took her to with
in a few miles Of the fort, forty miles
distant, put her down in the road and
told her when dark came to go in, which
she did. From the squaws she learned
that the soup she had daily made was for
sick chief, Monoway, who recovered,
and who had deter mined to save her and
hers.
When she returned to her home the
next spring, after several months absence,
she found everything just as she had left
it. Not COW or even chicken was
missing, but everything had been cared
for, fed and protected during the long
winter by some Indians who had been
detailed for that porpose, and who I'M
mediately relinquished everything to
her peaceful possession. Mrs. Glbson's
visitor was one of the party, and, in spite
Of the time intervening, Immediately
recognized her, and expressed his salts
faction as related
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12

water. The feet of animals, the roots Of
trees, the foundations of houses are all
lest in an aqueous mist.
The ordinary features Of the mirage
the simple drawing Of distant objects
near the spectator-are of common, and
In many places, Of everyday occurrence
at some see sons Of the year. A few rods
away on every side q slight line of gray
ish mist, exactly resembling that rising
from lake or stream in early spring, APP
pears, and upon its surface is limned the
who'll" landscape, changing constantly,
like the colors OF a kaleidoscope, as the
traveller advances. The illusion continues
but few minutes, however. The gold
fades from the heecy clouds overhead as
the yellow light descends upon the plain,
chasing the receding shade before it. The
sun rises, and the dissolving views of the
mirage fades slowly away.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
Wonders of the Prairie Mirage.

The mirages of the plains are of won
drous beauty, writes a correspondent
In the autumn, when all the atmospheric
conditions are perfect, strange transfer
nations take place upon the prairie ocean.
1t IS the morning of such a day. Along
the eastern horizon narrow belt of silver
light appears. AS it grows broader the
silver gray of its lower line changes to
gold. Fleecy clouds above the belt take
on a yellow red. The grayish shadows
Of the dawn lift slowly from the earth
and imperceptibly float skyward. Just
before the red disk Of the sun peers above
the horizon line weird islands appear in
the s'-y-islands clothed with trees and
waving grasses, and held together by
threads OF yellow, green and azure. The
earth stands inverted in the sky. The
wooded bluffs and timber islands of the
prairie turn bottom upward in the
glaucous ether above, with their feet
knee-deep in water. The groundwork of
this illusion is grayish semi-opaque
mist, but the smallest object on the plain
is limned against it with marvellous fidel-
lty. Objects far beyond the range of
vision over the prairie are brought into
plain view by this ETHEREAL mirror. I
have seen little village thirty miles
away, over the plains standing in the sky,
every feature traced with the minuteness
OF a line engraving. could distinguish
the dogs wandering through the streets,
the COWS standing idly about the yards,
and the opening and closing of door in
the cabins. have seen dog sledges.
whose trains were out of sight below The
horizon, trail through the heavens in tor
turous course; long lines of cart trains
swaying to and fro over the sand dunes
OF the sky. In all these cases the ground
does not appear; only the objects growing
upon or passing over it. Everything hal
the appearance Of growing Or standing in
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12

In less than an hour after this, just as
the clock was Ginning twelve, distinct
y saw four figures clambering over the
church wall. Two of them stopped
short and hid themselves under the
shadow OF an old tombstone, evidently to
keep watch. The other two, keeping as
much as possible out OF the moonlight.
advanced to the new-made grave before
the window.
can't tell you my horror when I saw
the two men, whom recognized as the
skipper ana his friend with the big but
tons, proceed to take off their coats and
set to work with shovel and pickaxe to
open the grave.
"He can make up his mind to jcave
his dear wife, after ALL" I whispered to
the man next me, who was carefully ex-
aiming the printing of his musket
Don't talk, you fool" says he. Let
him have his wife, if he likes. Re@em-
Der silence is orders, and no lights >
''For another three-quarters of az hour
we sat quieter than ever. ssNow's the
time, says the Lieutenant "Theyre lift
ing the coffin out. You, John and George
Pankard, go through the south door. and
mind you cut them off if they try 70 get
through the village gate; don't USE your
muskets unless you can't help IL but
don't let them get away. Now you three
others come with me; directly open the
vestry door rush out and handcutf them
before they have time to get UP from the
coffin, which they are now opening. Are
you ready" says the Lieutenant, cooking
his pistols. "Now then, here goes, and
look sharp" With loud crack the
vestry door flew open, and out we rushed;
ana before the two men had time to rise
from their knees, they were safely Sc
cured with the handcufs we had 3rought
with us.
Very neatly done," said the Lleuten-
ant; az in few seconds time JOHN comes
up to say that they had secured 18th the
other men.
s'Take the coffin to the station house."
SAID the Lieutenant; and So We lid, and
opened II at once. In it, instead of the
young wife with the yellow hair, was
found large collection of silks .obacc ,,
and other contraband goods. ne clever
rascals hit upon this plan of ing the r
things on shore, knowing h. strict the
officers were in looking oyc every box
that was landed
'Ah," sand the Lieutenai as he f1-
lshed overhaul1ng the coffin; expect. i
as much. Directly I saw .e artfut
scundrel with the big but, :, I telt
sure l had seen him before; ;1d now
know it's no other than the man who
took me in so cleverly ten year ago,
when [ had command at Daring: but
I'm equal with him now, anyhow.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
A Cullurd Sarmon.

Belubbed fellow trabblels. in holding ", to-
day,
doesn't quote no special verse for what ! has
to say:
De sarmon will be berry short, and lis here
de tex:
Dat halfway doin's amt no count for dis
world or de nex'
Dis world dat we's a-libbin in is like cotton
Whar ebbry cullard gemman has got his line
to hue;
An ebbry time lazy niger stops to take
nap,
De grass keeps on a-grown', to smudder up
his crap.
When Moses led de Jews across the waters oh
de sea,
Dey had to keep a-goin' jest as fas as fas'
could be.
Do you s'pose dat dey could ebber have sue
ceeded in der wish,
An reached de promised land at last, if dey
had stopped to fish?
My friends, dar was garden once whar Alden
Ibed wild Eve,
Wild no one round to bOdder dem, no neighbor
AM ebbry day was Christmas, an dey got der
rations free,
An ebbryt'ing belonged to dem excep' an
apple tree.
You all know bout de story-how de snake
come swooping round,
A stump tail, rusty moccasin, a-craWlin' on
the groun'-
How Eve an Alden eat their fruit, an went
an hid DER face,
Till the angel oberseer he come an drove 'em
off de place.
Now, spose dat man an woman hadn't
tempted for to shirk,
But had gone about DER gardenin' an tended
to their work;
Dey wouldn't hab been a-loafn' whar dey had
no bizness to,
And de dehbepd nebber had chance to tell
EN- what to do.
No halfway doin's, bruddren. It'll nebber do,
Isay
Go at your task and finish it, an denis de time
For even pii the crapis good de ranl spoil de
bolls.
Unless you keep a-pickin' in de garden OBJ
your souls.
Keep a-plowin', and holn', and a-scrapin' oh
de rows,
And when de ginnin's ober you can pay up
what you owes.
But if you quit a-workin' ebbery time de sun
is hot,
De sheritf's gwine to Lobby on ebbrytin ing you's
got.
Whatebber tbs you's dribin at, De sure and
drive it through,
And don't let muffin stop YOU, but do what
you's gwine to do;
For when you see a niger foolin', den as sho's
you're born,
You's gwine to see him comm out de small
end oh de horn.
Tanks you for de 'Jention you hab glib dis
afternoon,
Sister Williams will 'blige US by de raisn' oh
tune:
see dat Brudder Johnson's bout to pass
round de hat,
And don't let US hab no halfway doin's when
it comes to dat.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
Expectation.

We rode into the wooded way;
Below us wide the shadows lay;
We rode, and met the kneeling day;
We said, "It is too late.
'The sun has dropped into the west;
The mountain holds him to her breast
She holds and bushes him to rest.
For US it is too late.
'To see the leaf take fire now,
To see, and then to wonder how
The glory passes on the bough,
While painting grass-tops wait"
When, To-! the miracle came on:
A roadside turn-a moment gone
And far the sun low-lying shone;
The forest stood in state.
TRANSPORTED spread the silent space;
The glamour leaped about the place,
And touched us, swept from face to face;
We cried, "Not yet too late!"
But one, who nearer drew than all,
Leaned low and whispered: "Suns may fal
Or fash; dear heart! Ispeak and call
Your soul unto its fate
TREAD brayely down life's evening slope,
Before the night comes; do not grope!
Forever shines some small, sweet hope.
And God is not too late"
-ELis0beth Stuart Phelps IN HnyDc1's
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of my way to call travellers attention
to the fact that beneath your counter is q
black bottle with corn-cob stopper,
which contains the identical nectar that
Jupiter sips. In addition to this full
page advertisement embellished with
original CUTS would gladly hand you
the paltry dollar and forty cents. and
he unclasped the pocket book and helped
himself to q chew of fine cut therefrom-
"but the fact IS, sir, the failure of the
Bank of the City of Glasgow has left me
without a cent in the world; ta-ta-come
and see us Often" and he was gone.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
"He Playing She' at College.

The night Of the performance is al
ways one of excitement to the "young
women" The nimble fingers of dress.
ing maid are needed, "Tom, lace my
corsets; don't pull 'em too tight!' "Bill,
hook the back of my dress!H and the like
orders would sound strangely to the
uninitiated ears. "Confound that pin !"
Hang that string!'' Give forgotten
whethe, this is the front or the back of
this blank thing ana (Which is the top
and the bottom Of these corsets?" are no
untrequent sentences. But habit and
care conquer, and with skirts gathered
about his limbs he rushes across the col
lege- yard to the society rooms, the pass
Ing proctor barely turning, fully under.
standing that 'she" is a Che" 1t is not
until the dressing room is reached that
the handsome wig is put on, the rouge
and dly-wbite and the line for the under
eyelid, and all the little arts which unite
in making the face fair and interesting.
A good makeup is sure of good recep-
ton, and the words "You look stunning
will give a fellow more encouragement
before his entrance than can be describ-
ed The eager plaudits Of a college
audience. no one who received it can for
get. Besides the smell of the foot-ights,
there is the aroma Of almater good-fel-
lowship in the reception. Then, the &C
tors audience is above the average in
telligence, and catches every point,
seconds every witticism, and applauds
every good bit of acting. And after the
play, when COMPANY! company! com
panyH brings the actors and actresses
with scurry to the front, it is no wonder
that they who successfully stimulated
gentler characters than their own, should
feel particular pride. It is worth while
to hurry to ones room, doff the skirts.
corsets and et-ceteras, and don the male
attire, and with pipe, cigar Or cigarette
IN mouth, to return to the assemblage
and meet the audience. The graduates
and older classmen pay the highest oom-
pliment possible in not recognizing the
actress in the nonchalant young man, the
professors srnile and nod benignantly and
your own classmates say, Jolly; old fell
low-tip-top!"-- done yourself
credit '-"Pretty as q picture n'-'You
never did better in YOUR life, Buster!D
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the hours Of work the infant of fifteen
days to that of three years. The creche
is visited daily bya physician and lady
inspectors. No infant is allowed to pass
thesnight in one. No infant is admitted
if sick.
There are over thirty creches in Paris,
and several in the suburban towns. Thew
accommodate from forty to one hundred
infants daily. Some are gratultous, others
require small fec. Each creche is con-
structed after a certain fixed model, and
contains a garden, covered yard, play
room, dining room, kitchen, linen-room,
provision and toilet-room, and sleeping
or GRADER room
The creche was first established between
thirty and forty five years ago. visited
one yesterday. 1t is located at No 20
Rue Malesherbes. found ii In all re-
spects as theoretically
most desirable refuge for poor mothers
infant during working hours. Every
apartment was thoroughly neat and clean.
1t contained accommodations for forty
children. About twenty were in charge
during my visit. The care of these de-
yolved on two attendants-a man and
woman.
The majority of the children were in
the covered yard, and about seven crying.
They did not seem particularly happy,
Iut that was not on account of any i'm
perfection in the fittings of the establish
ment. 1t is doubtful if any child of two
years is ever happy, unless it can monop-
olize somebody's whole time and strength
IN caring for it. Beside, at the age Of
two, Or even three years, children derive
little pleasure from companionship with
each other.
Here were fifteen two-year-olds in the
covered yard. The ground was covered
some standing and some toddling about.
Of course, at this age, they couldn't talk
much with each other, and their faculties
hadn't ripened sufficiently to develop any
regular plan of amusement They looked
like children Of poverty and toll; but they
we're clean, and all wore pinafores Of a
coarse check, which ! presume area fur
nished at the creche Their condition
was certainly far better than if left in
charge of the next older sister, who grows
| UP one sided from Juggling the baby,
| month in and month out, on one hip,
while the pair are always seen on the
street corner, both On q plane Of equality
| in the matter Of dirty faces, uncarsd for
noses, frowsy heads, sticky fingers and
ragged dresses.
We visited the sleeping room. Forty
iron cradles swung on supports OF the
same material, all supplied with clean
beds, sheets and pillow cases, occupied
one side of the room. Opening into this
was the babies dining-room. It was very
| toy-like in its furnishing. The little low
table and seats are arranged in two.>con-
centric circles. SO that the children go
in at one end Of the benches and come
out at the other, thus preventing any
crowding or confusion. The children are
also furnished with TOYS.
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A Paris 'sCreche,"

A ''creche," says Paris correspon-
dent, is an establishment where working
mothers may leave their infants during
the day to be cared for. It keeps during
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-11-18
A HOT FIGHT

With Indians in New MexicO--Thir-
ty.twO Whites Killed and Eigh-
teen WOunded--General Adams
Peace Commission. =.
Ell PAso, TEXAS, November 4 "A
desperate fight took place yesterday at
Candelaira Mountain, fifty miles south
ofhere, in the State of Chihuahua, Mex.
leo, between large band of Indians,
numbering about two hundred, and a
party of fifty men from Cariza, New
Mexico, thirty-two Of whom were killed
and eighteen escaped wounded. The
Indians we're the sameparty Major Nor
row was after. They came from Florida
Mountains by Goosman's Lske to Can.
delaira Mountains, where the party af-
ter them was amhushed by the Indians
behind rocks The fight lasted all day
Los PINos Agency, COLORADO, Nov.
9; via LAKE CIrY, COLORADO. Nov 10 -
General Adams, member of the Peace
Commission, has just arrived. Colonel
Hatch is. exneeted tomorrow The
Commission will be ready to take testi
mony on the f2th inst. II the Utes had
been consulted on their choice they
would have selected General Crook from
the military. Shavinaw, Chief, SAYS :
."Crook have not map fight Indians; he
no tell lie !; we like him." This is the
universal sentiment among the Utes :
The result OF the Commission, it is lille
to conjecture A month will not see the
end of their labors A majority OF the
White River Utes, camped about seventy
miles from here, are afraid to accept the
invitation of Secretary Schu,z and the
assurance of Chief Onray to come.
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New York and Indiana.

The Washington Post concludes an ar
ticle in favor OF SEYMOUR and McDoN-
AID as below. 1t may not have selected
the most available men, but it does not
overrate the importance of making sure
OF Indiana and New York:
"Seymour and Mcdonald win be in
vincible. Seymour would carry New
York against Grant, Sherman, Blaine, or
any one whom the Republicans could
put in the field. Mcdonald could no,
be beaten in Indiana The South will
me up solidly to the support OF any
candidates we may name This is the
ticket to win" '4 's sel.
Ia an article on the same subject the
Ginciana,i Enquirer couples the names
Of CLAagso n, Potter, the late candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, in New
York, and Mr., HENDRICKS, of Indiana
It concludes: 81 ~ ~ e
"Should these Dem Gratis be nonina.
aed, it is o natter for future discussion
whether the ticket sasll read Potter and
Hendricks or Hendricks and Potter =
We are now simply engaged in getting
ont raw material. n the States are ic
be considered in the o1dsr OF their i'm.
portance, then Potter'a slsims seem tc
surpass those of Hendricks;f the nom
ination goes by rule of personal promo
ton, then Hendricks marcdfs to the
front. Potter's political achievements
are the latest. but Hendricks has the lon
pest standing as patriotic Democrat
Potter has been a champion OF the Dem
eera,s 10 attacking the Republicans fol
their counting in tricks in 1875; bu
Hendricks him self was one OF the count
cd OUT ~ rsy
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ACowardly Shot

At about, one O'clock on Sunday NOR
ming some one came to The door of Mr.
Lloyd, Selby, near Byesville, and aftel
rereated calls, reqpestef to see the gen
tlemsn at the door, saving it was Mar
shal Stottlemire who wanted to speak
to him. Mr. Selby hastily answered the
call, and no sooner had be put his head
out of the door than shot was fred al
him by the untimelv visitor. 1t missed
him however, and lodged in the room
Within. The would.be assassin then
run but he dropped 10 his fight whis.
ky flask in which was a paper cork
having on it certain writing which Mr..
Selby thinks gives clue to the perpe.
traitor. On Monday Mr.. Selby made
complaint before Justice Smith, charg-
ing Solomon P,ters, Jr., of near sByes-
vile, with "maliciously shooting at with
intent to kill, wound or Eaim," DC
Officer Stanley made the arrest, and
brought his prisoner here Monday eve.
ming He vas released on bond oi
$500 for his appearance next dav A. G.
Cochran and J. T Rainey being his
'sureties.-Guernsey Times.
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The Way to Health.

The only true way to. health is that
which common sense dictates to man.
live within the bounds of reason. Eat
moderately, drink temperatsiy, sleep
regularly, avoid excess in anything, and
preserve conscience "Yoid OF offense u
Some men eat themselves to death, some
drink themselves to death. some wear
out their lives by Incidence. and some
by over exertion, others are killed by
the doctors, while not a. few sink into
the grave under the effects of vicious
and beastly practices ALL the medi
cines in creation are not worth far
thing to man who is constantly and
|habitual!y violating the laws or his owr
nature. All the medical science in the
world cannot save him from premature
grave. With suicidal course of con
duct, he is planting the seeds of deca,
in his own constitution, and acceleratins
the destruction of his own life.