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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
Mrs. Mifet's CamePs Hair Shawl.

Mr.: Miffet always called his wife ssNIa
MiHet," and she always called him ssPa
M1tfet." So. after while, all the neigh.
bors and friends fell into the same way,
and each one Of them said 'sMa Milf
ct and "Pa Mifet'' as natural as could
be.
The Miffets had three children, two
girls and one boy, and their names were
Matilda Mary, next Lydia Lucy, then
jeremiah Julius. Ma Miffet had named
them all, because, as she said, ssThey
might not like their first name, and SO
they should each have second name to
choose from"
But when the children grew up they
were SO well pleased with their names
that they would not have them shorten
ed in the least, and jeremiah julius even
wanted to add James to his and be called
jeremiah julius James. But Pa M1ffet
objected ethis, because it took too long
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
THE WEIRD ALPINE HORN

How Travellers are Aroused to See the Sui
rise in the Alps.
high Kuhn Correspondence of the London Telegraph.
The reason of the depression of the
R1ghl Kuhn is due to the alpine horn
| that every morning at 3 80 o'clock wakes
the venerable guests" and induces ac-
ton several hours before the appointed
time Now the Alpine horn is not mu-
steal instrument. 1t is huge, ungainly
machine, which usually reposes its mouth
IN a wooden box, and appears from time
to time on the Alpine passes with harm
| less idiot at one end and dismal echo on
the other. When you have toiled to the
top. CT some steep incline, and are free for
an instant from the singing of the horse
flies, refreshment is supposed to be ciyen
to the traveller by a long drawn and mel
ancholy wall that repeats itself 'te,que
GiateTgua' on the mountains and instant
~ changes the whole landscape into the
minor key. The intense melancholy Of
the dreary echo is followed by the de-
pressing chickering's OF the Al pine idiot,
who holds out his lean fingers for bride,
and wags his head in a silent and night
mare fashion. But the Alpine horn, W hen
falntly footed Oh the Bernese Overland,
IN order to extract the very last of these
spare tencentlme pieces that must neces-
sarlly be devoted to tlower-sellers, mar
mosette-keepers, gatherers of edel-weiss
and the Alpine rose, beggars, babies, idi-
OTIS, Jodelers, psalm-singers, openers of
gates, and even the authorized members
OF tie government roads, who coolly pro-
duce a book recommending themselves to
general attention on the score that thew
are public benetactors, is a very different
th1ng from the Tell trumpet on the top of
the R1ghi. In the Operland, by putting
on the pace, you can distance your elee-
mosynary tormentors, and rush past the
echo that is repeated ad nous, am, and
with never-faillng lung power. But
there is no escaping the Alpine horn of the
Rlghl. The hotel is hollow and the cor
| riders are resonant At 80 in the morn
ing, In the dim half light, the house is
still as death, and in the very center of
the resembling hall stands the grim tor
turer and his horn. I can scarcely de-
scribe the intense melancholy induced by
the matutinal trumpet. You are fast
asleep, not thoroughly in harmony with a
strange room and stranger scenes, wear
led out, perhaps, with mounting to
the top OF the hill from Weighs, a
little restless under mass OF cider down,
tor it is bitter cold at night on this same
Righi, when suddenly the whole room,
the very atmosphere, the world itself,
seems filled with long drawn moan of
pain. At first the sounds connect them
selves with your dreams, but gradually,
with twists and twirls and agonized
shrleks, the echoes shake the empty CORR
doris. There are no hills or mountains
on which the barba1ous music can be
lost. 1t fills the hotel with melancholy.
ana is again and again repeated, until ev
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
"Dear me-" said Ma Mifet and Pa
Miffet both at once. 'Dear me, what
good thing knowledge isi''
Intellect in Brutes.

Mr.. A. Petrie writes: Inmy own fam
lily we had tabby cat who, when turned
out, would let herself in at another door,
by climbing up some list nailed around
it, then pushing up the click-latch, push
ing the door, with herself hanging on it,
away from the post, so as to prevent the
latch falling back in its place. and then
dropping down and walking back to the
fire. knew skyeterrier dog who, be-
ing told to carry a tishing-rod: carefully
experimental along its length, to find
its center of gravity, then carried it On
I'LL Its master came to morrow path
through wood. Here Skye considered,
dropped the rod, took it by the end, and
dragged it under him lengthwise till the
open road was gained, when he took the
rod by the center of gravity again and
went on. This could not be copy of
human actions, but the result of original
reasoning"
Mr.. Henry Cecil gives the following
on the authority Of the late Mr.. Dawes.
the astronomer: "Bejng busy in his gar
den, and having large bunch of KEYS in
his hand, he gave TO a retriever to
hold for him till he was at liberty.
Going into the house soon after he
forgot to reclaim the keys The remem-
brance of what he had done with them
only returned to him when he required
to use them in the evening. He then re-
called that he had given them to the dog,
and forgotten to take them again. Cali
ing him, and looking imprassively in his
face, he said: MY keys! fetch me nv
keys The dog looked wistful and puz-
zled for moment, and then bounded off
to the garden, his master following. He
went straight to the root of an apple
tree, scratched up the keys, and brought
them. May we not fairly put into words
the dogs train of reason ing thus: INV
master has given me these keys to hold;
ne has forgotten them; I can not carry
them all day, but must put them in
safety where can find them again." Mr..
Il. Howson sends us the story Of a terrier
like dog Of no particular breed, named
Uglymug, who had poodle for COM
panion. Whenever Uglymug saw signs
OF a family meal being laid out, he in
veigled the poodle into labvrinthlne
shrubbery under pretense of seeking for
rats, and when The latter was fairly in
tent on its game. Uglymug sneaked
back to enjoy all by himself what he
could get from the family table.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
Oriental Legs.
The Envy and Despair of Western Pedes-
TRANS.

The Envy and Despair of Western Pedes-
Fromithe Troy Times.
Lazy as we are wont to consider the
0rientals, many Of the 'smatches against
hme,' achieved by them may bear CON-
parison with the best of those now plead
ing amongIourselves. An Arab donkey
boy will go at run all the way from
Cairo to the Pyramids and back again,
without any visible sign Of fatigue. A
Sikh dispatch-bearer will scamper
through miles of jungle in the dark, with
heavy bag on his shoulders, shaking a
bunch OF metal rings to scare away the
tiger and the hyena. -Four meagre Hin
docs, who appear barely able to carry a
handbag, will take o heavy palanquin,
containing IN officer and all his belong
ings, over the ground at smart trot for
hours together. Even more marvellous are
the achievements of the Persian shatirs
professional couriers0 who, trained from
childhood to feats Of strength and activ-
ity, daily accomplish distances bodering
upon the incredible. Net many years
ago one of these men reached Teheran
fully two hours before his appointed time,
having covered an immense tract of diff
cult country in fourteen hours Of almost
lncessant running; but his chief, so far
from pralslng him, simply remarked:
"Could you not have done it in twelve?'
and on his return journey the indomita-
BILE man actually did so. The occupation
is dangerous one, not only from the ex-
traordinary exertions which it demands.
put also from the fact of the runners be-
ing SO tightly girded that fall Or even
stumble would be certain deatlE Per
sian chroniclers relate that certain ma
tive prince once promised his daughter
to any man who would keep up with his
chariot all the way from Teheran to Ispa-
han. A celebrated shatir undertook the
task, and held his own till the gate of Is
pahan was full in view, when the shah
alarmed at the prospect Of having to make
good his rash promise, let fall his whip.
The runner, knowing that it would cost
him his lire to stoop, contrived to pick
it up with his feet. The treacherous
monarch then dropped his ring, when
the shatir, seeing that his fate was sealed,
exclaimed, reproachfully, ooh! king, you
have broken your faith, but I am true to
mine" picked up the ring and fell dead
on the spot.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
Two Theological Stories.

Here are two matters of thcological
nature-one from Texas, the other from
ireland which illustrate phases of bel1el
as to the ultimate destination of the par
ties to the dialogues. The first is of two
old Texan rangers, who had Just helped
to bury a neighbor, and were talking
about religion, and one asked the other
how pious he thought it was possible for
man to get in this world, if he was in
real earnest
"Wa'al," said the other refectively, II
think that if man gets so t he can swop
steers or trade horses without lynn, at
he'd better pull out for the better land
atore he has relapse"
The next is of an Irish laborer, who
was lying in the ditch, very much the
worse tor liquor. He was encountered
by the priest Of his parish. Very much
shocked, his reverence turned Pat over
who muttercd: ssWhere am I?''
Con the road to hell" replied the
priest sternly.
81 thoughtso, 2 said Pat, "when hear,
Father Murtagh's voice on the road,too.'.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
Heroes in journalism,

Memphis presents fresh example OF
the faithfulness Of the journalist. The
city is literally dead, there is positively
nothing in the way of business, yet the
papers appear as regularly as ever, and
1t has, OF course, never occurred to sus-
pend publication, and, like the mer-
chants of the place, close their establish
ments. Certainly they go on at loss,
tor all the scources of their profits are
shut. The newspaper is ever the last to
succumb. If its Office burn down, it is
out next morning with "a full account of
the confagration.'' The fires which de-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
EXHALT THE NAME.

@ BY E. A. BARNS.
Exhalt the name of God,
The note of tribute raise;
A name above all other names.
Deserving of our praise.
EXhalC the name of God,
With reverence and love;
There is no higher, holier name,
Than that of God above.
ENhalt the name of God,
On every sea and shore;
A name that all the hosts on high Il
Deem worthy to adore.
ExhalG the name of God,
Till safely DER the tide;
Then join the glad, triumphant song
Among the gloritied.
Chicago, Ill.,, Sept, 1879
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
MORTALITY,

How do the roses die?
Do their leaves fall together,
Thrown down and scattered by the sky
OF angry weather?
No-the sad thunder-stroke
O'ersweeps their lowly bower;
The storm that tramples on the oak
Relents above the flower.
No violence makes them grieve,
No wrath hath done them wrong,
When with sad secrecy they leave
The branch to which they chung.
They yield them, one by one,
To the lig ht breeze and shower,
10 the soft dew, cool shade, bright sun,
Time and the hour.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12
BETWEEN TWO POSTS.

From the London Athenseum
Stay with me, relic of the rose
l gave her in love and June;
I knew she must send you back, suppose.
Some autumn day, out the day she chose
Seems many day too soon.
Sllken-cotfined you lay in her breast
And felt her heart grow cold,
Ana so died slowly, at least soft pressed,
No d.: as my heart dies now; for the rest,
Ills much the same when told.
A word may come, there may yet be room
10 hope and hold your troth:
lie here at my heart and share its DOOM
II life, you may yet come forth from you1
tomb,
II death, I have buried YOU both.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12

Dark falls the night, withheld the day,
Weary we fare perplexed and chill
Led by one little guiding ray
Shining from centuries far away
Goodwill and Peace. Peace and Goodwill.
Through eighteen hundred stormy years
The dear notes ring, and will not cease;
And past all mists of mortal tears
The guiding star rebukes our fears
Peace and Goodwill. Goodwill and Peace.
Shine, blessed star, the night is black,
While on thy slender guiding track
The angel voices echo back
Goodwill and peace Peace and Goodwill.
Susan C0Z7iQGe
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12

Algernon Green was very stout,
His wife exceeding slim,
Ihey never could together ride
And keep the carriage trim.
Algernon then took 'anti-fat."
His wife took "anti-lean."
And then the two by proper care
Attained the happy mean.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12

Teaspoon Corners is locality in
lngham county, Michigan. It must be a
stirring place.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20
Educated Farmers.

[ hope that the day will some time
come when our Congress will be made
up more largely from the agricultural
class, for the larger the percentage of
representation herein by persons en-
gagged in practical agriculture the more
liberal will be the policies of the Gov
eminent in respect of it. Why farmers
are thus set aside and do not rule Con-
gross is thus explained: It is because
farmers are satisfied with giving to their
children only inferior education, when
it is apparent that of all youths of the
land they should receive the most care
full training, the most thorough and the
most general Instruction. The practi-
cal agriculturist requires a knowledge of
economical chemistry, of botany, of
physiology, of entomology, of physics,
and of engineering; for all these may be
brought into requisition in farm man
agement. He shosld be learned in po-
itical economy, in the rules and usages
and requirements of commerce and of
trade and Of finance, because the inter-
ests Of his great country are closely con-
nected with them all, and by his own
knowledge Of the exact relationship of
each to the other he should be able to
protect these interests when they may
be imperiled by legislation having for
it's object the special protection and adj
vancement of some particular industry
or avocatioA without due regard for the
effect thereof upon agriculture. He
should be learned in law in order that
he may be able to understand and de-
fend his right of property when threat
ened. He should give attention to lit
erature and to philosophy. Finally, he
should be conspicuously cultured, men
tally disciplined, enlightened and re-
fined, because our civilization demands
it, because his class being the largest
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20
The Indians Increasing liz Population.

An examination OF Official statistics at
Washington has developed the curious
fact that the American Indians are not
diminishing in number, as has gen.
orally been believed, but are really and
sensibly increasing. The fact has be-
come established through an investiga-
ton ordered by the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, and conducted by DR..
George Kellogg, a medical attache of
the Indian Bureau. The ratio of in
crease in the Indian population is not
yet decided, but statistics gathered from
more than seventy Indian agencies indis-
putably assert that the births among the
Indian tribes are in excess of the deaths
among them from normal causes, and
this, too, when allowance is made for
their destruction by dissipation, and all
ordinary causes of death, except from
gunshot wounds or casualties in warfare.
The total indian population is set down
at about 10000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20
4 AM DYING, EGYPT, DYING,
By GEN. w. H. LYILE.

/ am dying. Egypt, dying
Ebbs the crimson lite tide fast,
And the dark Plutonian shadows
Gather in the evening blast;
T.st thinesarms oh. Queeni support me-,
Hush thy sobs and bow thine ear
Listen I'd the great heart secrets
Thou, and thou alone, must hear
Enough my SCARED and vet'ran legions
Bear their eagles high no more;
Though my wrecked and scattered galleys
Strew dark Actium's fatal shore:
Though no glitt'ring guards surround me,
Proud to do their maste4 g will,
must perish like Roman,
Die the great Triumvir still.
Let not Ctesar's servile minions
Mock the lion thus laid low, s.ss assye. ,s.,
Twas no foemans hand that slew him.
= Twas his own that struck the blow;
Here, then, pillowed on thy bosom,
Ere his star fades quite away. s
Him who, drunk with thy caresses, M
Madly flung world away.
Should the base plebeian rabble
Dare assail my fame in Rome,
Where the noble spouse, Octavia.. as-s,
Weeps within her widowed home, t
Seek her, say the Gods have told me,
Affairs, augurs, circling wings,
That her blood with mine commingled
Yetshall mount the throne of Kings.
And for thee, star-eyed Egyptian
Glorious sorceress of the Nile
Light the path to Stygian horrors
With the splendors of thy smile;
Give the Caesar crowns and arches,
Let his brow the laurel Irvine;
can scorn the Senate's triump h-
Triumphing in love hike thine.
I am dying, Egypt, dying 81 Iyt
Hark tn insulting foemen's cry;
They are coming! Quick! my falchionl
Let me front them ere die.
All no more amid the battle w.
Shall my heart exulting swell,
Isis and Osiris guard thee. 81
Cleopatral Romei FAREWELL! #<a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20

"D1D you ever" asked brother hui
morist of Josh Billings, stand at the
hall door after your lecture and listen to
what the people said about it as they
went out." Replied JOSH did
once "a pause and sigh, but I'll never
do it again"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20

The Gear is said to be resolved upon
the thorough reorganization of the Rus
sian navy. He is very dissatisfied with
the insignificant part played by his feet
during the recent war, especially with
the iron-clads, for which he has acquired
a deep aversion. No important addi-
ton will be made to the Baltic feet for
several years to come, the energies of
the Government being directed toward
the creation of feet in the Black sea.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20

and most interested in the property of
the country, and therefore the safest of
an-should lead IN affairs, and this it
cannot do until those who compose it
are qualified to take an exalted place at
the head of the column of progress to
which otherwise they would be entitled.
Senator Paddock, of Nebraska.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20
The Butcher Boy and the Bakers Girl.


It was down in the yeast part of the
city. He was bully butcher boy-she
was the pie-ous daughter of the German
baker next door, with eyes like currants,
and her yellow hair twisted on the back
of her head like huge cruller. They
leaned toward each other over the back
bone of the separating railing. He was
casting sleeps eyes at her, while hers
turned on him with q provocating roll.
"Meat me tonight beef-fore quarter to
TO-" said he.
20, dough-nut ask it." said She
II make no bones about ii" said he.
you're not well-bread," said she.
"Only sweet bread" said he.
Don't egg me on said she.
II never sausage girl. Don't keep
me on tender hooks?' said he, quite
chop-faIlen. ..-..
"Why don't you wear the dear -four I
gave you?" asked she.
"Pork-quoi?" asked he.
20, knead [ say?" asked she.
"That don't suet me-" said he.
You're crusty. [ only wanted to
cracker joke" said she.
"You gave me cut-the cold should
er, said he.
"Ah, you don't loaf mel" sighed she.
"Veal see. I'll cleave to you, and no
mis-s+eak-if you have money" said he.
Il can make bun dance" said she.
"Then no more Lamentations" said
he. "You shall be my rib"
"Well done!" said she.
And their arms embraced like pref
eel. So his cake was not all dough; she
liked a man of his kidney; and, being
good ivers, they will no doubt live on
the fat of the land, raisin lots of chill
dren. This world is a queer tumble,
but love seems dread in the bone"
POtter's american Mo41thh.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20

TIE Arkansas wild grapevine is gath
cred and shipped to France, to be used
for grating stock.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20

The Hindoo widow is the only one
that cremates the other remates.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-20

A FOEM OF PLACES.
Now" in Chill tone she said,
Il will be Frank; it's true,
Although you Arab brilliant catch,
l do not Caffre you'll"
20 lady, Dane to hear my suit,
This heart is Scot by thee"
.Nay, sir, cannot heed your words.
For you Arnaut to mel"
Ills Welsh" she added freezingly,
since Siam pressed go far,
To Hindoo you no longer here,
And so, good sir, Tartar!
what Ottoman like me to dof"
Bewailed the stricken man;
"Ifll Finnish up my mad career
And wed the Gallieanl"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-19
DEATHS.

DIED. MT The residence Of her husband. Mr., Tsham
A, King In Henrico county. Va, June Is, 1879, at
Q O'CLOCK 7. d., Mrs. FANNIE D. KING. IN The
seventy ffib year of her age, feavlug an aged IN
uevoted husband, four children, and numerous rel
atiyes and friends TO mourn their Irreparabe loss
.sCome unto Ne. all ye that are weary and heavy
IaGen, and will give yon rest -. 4-t ~,
Her funeral will take place THIS tThnrsday)
EVENING st 8 o'clock from LeigE-Street Baptist
church. Friends and acquain1ances OF the family
are respectfully invited TO attend without further
notice. rs. 81 -
Died. in this city, Yesterday afternoon at o'clock,
nj The residence of her father, L. G. Rock, Airs.
WILLIAM A. DILLARD: aged twenty nine years.
Her funel al viii take place TO-DAY (Thursd1y)
from Nicholson-Slreer church IT +: NJ Friends
aud acquatntances are invited 10 attend.
Died. suddenly, June IS, 1879, EDWARD
ALLEN BEVEttlDGE, In the thirty-hrst year OF
Funeral from ST. MARKS church TO-DAY tThurs-
dayl at p. IL.
died. at the residence of George K. Taylor. No.
59a 1878 ar M y IN si,E on aa ,es about tn
she was a deyout Christian. afect1onatc and
faithful servant, and highly respected and be-
loved by MI who knew her. =.
Her funeral will take place from the First African
Ba piist church on THIS Thursday MORNING at
10 O'Clock.