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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
A Lump of Coal.

For years no one supposed that q
piece Of soft coal, dug from its mine OF
bed In the earth, possessed any other
quality than being combustible, or was
valuable for any purpose than as fuel.
1t was next found that it would afford a
gas which is also combustible. A
chemical analysis proved it to be made
of hydrogen. In process Of time, me-
chanical and chemical ingenuity de-
vised mode of manufacturing this gas.
and applying it to the lighting of build
ings and cities on large scale. In do
ing this, other products of distillation
were developed, until, step by step, the
following ingredients or materials are
extracted from it
1. An excellent oil to supply light
houses, equal to the best sperm oil, at
lower cost.
2. Benzole-a light sort of ETHEREAL
fluid, which evaporates easily, and, COM
bined with vapor or moist air, is used
for the purpose of portable gas-lamps,
so called.
3. Naphtha-a heavy fluid, useful to
dissolve gutta-percha, india-rubber, etc.
4. An Oil excellent for lubricating
purposes.
5. Asphaltum, which is black, solid
substance, used in making varnishes.
6. Paraffine, white crystalline sub
stance, resembling white wax, which
can be made into beautiful wax candles:
it meIts at temperature of ITO de-
grees, and affords an excellent light.
All these substances are now made
from soft coal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

pose YOU would say. Neither does lie
know it, and l must ask you not to tell
him for the present"
The next morning Mrs Newton in
vited her husband to take n walk, but
without specifying the direction. They
soon stood In front of the house in which
he desired to live.
Wouldn't you like to go in?" she
asked.
"Yes. It's pity we haven't got the
key"
Il have the key" said the wife, and
forthwith she walked up the steps and
proceeded to open the door.
{: When did you get the key of Squire
Bent?" asked her husband.
Yesterday, when 1 bought the
house" said his wife, quietly.
MIR. Newton gazed on his wife in pro-
found establishment.
"What do you mean ?"
"Just what say-the house is mine,
and what is mine is thine. SO the house
is yours, Ezra
Where, in the name of goodness,
did you raise the money!" asked her
husband, In amazement as great as ever.
81 haven't been a managing wife for
ten years for nothing" said Mrs. New
ton, smiling.
g With some difficulty Mrs. Newton
persuaded her husband that the price of
the house was really the result of her
savings. He felt when he surveyed the
commodious arrangements of the house
that he had reasons to be grateful for
the prudence of his managing wife.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
SaddIe-Horses ON the Farm.

The memory OF man extends to TIN
| day when the boys on the farm wer'
proud to ride fine young horse t.
| church or to see the girls. They tool
pride In the colts, and taught them t.
move freely under the saddle, and abov,
all, when colt was broken hewas laugh
to walk.
Now the boys must have fine buggy
and harness, and the colt must show hi
style and speed all the time.
The boy is in too great hurry to allow
the colt to walk. The colt, buggy ant
boy are soon a used-up set by fas
driving
The whole business of buggy-ridine
by farmers boys is expensive, extrava
giant and demoralizing. Not one far
mer in ten can afford such turnout fol
the lad.
Many of them buy buggy and let i
stand In the sun and storm. They are
too poor to have house for vehicles
Such men cannot afford the luxury of s
buggy.
If We could return to the fashion o.
riding on horseback, we would save mill
ions to the farmers, and the boys anG
girls would develop better forms and
have better health.
Any lazy lout can ride in buggy, but
to be graceful rider on horseback one
must have some energy and get up in his
nature. There is life and health in riding
on horseback.
The whole system feels the invigorat-
ing effect of it. The rider and the horse
catch the fire of sympathy and excite
mentin the run or fast PAGES, and every
nerve and mnscle of the body is brought
In healthful, invigorating play.
The mania for trotting horses has been
felt on every farm in the land. The
country is full of road horses, that some
man or boy loves to pull the string on.
They are usually poor saddle-h horses, slow
walkers, and rough:
We need a reform. The place to begin
is in breeding class of horses of good
size, style and action, that can move
freely in more than one gait.
The English market is open for such
horses. The well-knit horse of good
style and action, suitable for the hunter
or carriage, will bring better prices than
our average horse. Nashville An,er-
5c0n
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA. Thinking that
you would like to hear anything which
would benefit the public, I send you O
recipe for dyspepsia which has proved
beneficial to me. It Is merely this !: The
juice of half lemon after each meal,
or, If the case Is very severe, whole one
should be used.
DR. SHADY, of Newly York city, recon-
mends that burns be treated by apply.
ing paste composed of three ounces of
gum arabic, one ounce of gum traga-
canth, one pint Of carbolized water Zone
part to sixty, and two ounces of molas-
ses. The paste is to be applied with a
brush, renewed at intervals, and is stated
to be successful method. Four appli-
cations are sufficient, the granulating
surfaces being treated with simple cerate
or the oxide of zinc ointment, as indi-
Gated.
NERVOUS persons who are troubled
with wakefulness and excitability usu-
ally have strong tendency of blood to
the brain, with cold extremities. The
pressure of blood, on the brain keeps it
In a stimulated or wakeful state, and the
pulsations of the head are often painful.
Let such rise and chafe the body and ex-
tremities with brush or towel, or rub
smartly with the hands to promote circu-
lation and withdraw the excessive guam
tity of blood from the brain, and they
will fall asleep in few moments.
SALT IN INTERMITTENT FEVER.
handful of table salt and roast in a
clean oven with moderate heat till it is
brown-the color of roasted coffee.
Dose for an adult-a seupspoonful dis
solved In glass of warm water take at
once. When the fever appears at inter
walls of two, three, OF four days, the
remedy should be taken fasting on the
morning of the day following the fever.
To overcome the thirst p very little wa
ter should be taken through straw.
During the forty-eight hours which fol-
low the taking of the salt, the appetite
should be satisfied with chicken and
beef broth only; it is especially neces-
sary to observe severe diet and avoid
taking cold. The remedy is very sim
pie and harmless, and has never been
known to fail, where it has been given a
trial.
OBSERVATION, not chemistry, must de-
eide sick diet. The reason why jelly
should be innutritious, and beef tea nu-
tritious to the sick is secret yet undis-
covered, but it clearly shows that care
full observation of the sick is the only
clew to the best dietary. Chemistry
has, as yet, afforded little insight into
the dieting of the sick. ALI that chem
IL LII !. Il
boniferous or heterogeneous elements
discoverable in different dietetic articles.
In the great majority of cases, the stom-
ach of the patient is guided by other
principles Of selection than merely the
amount of carbon or nitrogen in the
diet No doubt, In this, as in other
things, nature has very definite rules
for her guidance, but these rules can
only be ascertained by the most careful
observation at the bedside.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
Diary of q Dollar.

Found myself yesterday morning IN
the pocket of man who had promised
to love, honor, protect and cherish me
with all his might and main.
F And this morning where am I Z? Burst.
Broken. In hundred pieces. Lying
disjecta membra, etc., in grim saloon tills
or dirty pockets.
But I anticipate.
was on the reserve force and laid by
to pay bill. My comrade was 5O-cent
piece who was expected to pay that day
expenses.
Suddenly this comrade disappeared.
On dit, he was borrowed. came next.
I went thus:
For cigar after breakfast, 10 cents
for glass of beer at 10 a. M, 5 cents
for four glasses of beer for the crowd al
II m, 20 cents for another cigar, &c
cents; for boot-blacking, 5 cents for q
shave, Is cents for fruit, 10 cents; fol
car fares, 20 cents for another glass Of
beer, S cents. Verify, what a shadow is
81 What a shadow it pursues !ENeu
York Gfn71hic
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
Early Steamboating on the Hudson

The Albany Argas has an article on
Hudson river boating of early days. It
says:
Composition in the earlier days
meant a great deal more than at pres
ent. The Captains and pilots of the
different lines of boats made it point
of duty to interfere with the business of
their opponents in every possible man.
ner, and the feelings of passengers were
frequently enlisted In behalf Of the YES
sci they CHANGED to be On. Many sto-
ries are told Of boats running into each
other, of pilots exchanging pistol-shots,
and of other Like encounters on the river
between opposition boats and their
crews. One of these, occurring In Sep
TENDER, 1886, is related In therArgus of
the 22d of that month. While the
North America was preparing to land its
passengers at Goxsackie, the Emerald
came along and collided with her, but so
lightly as to do little damage. After the
boats had left Coxsackie, however, and
while, rs the officers of the North Amer
lea assert, she was pursuing her course
quietly, the Emerald started directly
across the river toward her. She struck
the North Americas wheelhouse with
her larboard bow, carrying away side
house, railing, boat-cranks, etc. The
Emerald's wheel passed over the North
Americas small boat, which WIS lowered
down, and stove it to atoms. AS the
North America slowly cleared from the
Emerald, the Emerald raked her whole
side, from the wheel-house aft. I'm.
mediately after she cleared cheer was
started at the wheel-house of the Emer-
aid and responded to by her passengers.
The Directors of the North America
Steamboat Company assert that they
had in their possession a certificate of q
person on board the Emerald who heard
the Captain and pilot agree to run into
the North America and do her all the
injury they could, and that in the full
fillment OF this agreement the boat was
steered directly across the river SO as to
strike the North America, and the pas
sengers were requested to go to thestar-
board side so as to put the Emerald in a
position to do as great injury as possible.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
The "AutOerat of the Breakfast Table,
ON Spelling Reform.

The following are extracts from let
ter recently addressed by DR.. Wendell
Holmes to member of the English
Spelling Reform Association
If have not taken sides with the
spelling reform movement it is very
probably because was not taken hold
Of early enough. spell "honor" and
favor" without the Gu" and I may
yet come to 'catalog" and "felosofe'.
if that is good photography. At any
rate I should not care to be an obstruct-
i've, if [ could be, in the way of any
well-organized, scholarly attempt to re-
form our English land American) Ian
guage. 1t is certainly barbarous to
make tough" take SO many forms of
pronunciation as it now does. But you
must allow fair share of old square
toed prejudice In their personal likings
to old square-toed people. 1 hate to see
my name spelt Homes, yet I never pro-
nounce the |. know from old Camden
that its derivation is from the word holm,
and want the extra letter an l is as
good as an inch in this connection, if
may venture debilitated pleasantly.
There are many things I should like to
have glimpse Of hundred years from
now, among the rest our English spell
ing. Ihave little doubt that many of
the changes you contemplate Will have
taken place, and I should look back upon
myself in 1880 as hopeless bigot to
superannuated notions long since ex-
tinct.
Believe me, my dear sir, yours very
truly, o. W. HOLMES
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
A Nice Infant.

Infancy has its privileges. A woman
was arrested in Presburg, Hungary, for
receiving stolen goods. She was by
birth a Jewess, but six months previous
to her detection had been baptized in q
the Roman Catholic Church. When
put on trial she pleaded that she was no
infant, and could not, therefore, be held
answerable for what she had done-the
date of birth in Hungary running ac-
cording to the date of baptism-and after
serious cogitation the tribunal declared
the defense a good one, and that she, a
woman OF 40, was legally but 6 months
old, with score Of years before her
which she might turn to dishonest ac-
count with impunity.-Chanabers' Jour-
nal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

BEN ZERcHEE was an only son, and his
father owned one of the best farms in
Belmont county, W. Va. The old man
was past 80. During several years his
health had declined, and it was sup
posed that he would speedily die. Ben
was so confident of this that he began
to buy stock for the farm, and made
other preparations to take possession OF
the property. But the octogenarian
suddenly recovered from his illness, and
took to counting neighbours daughter.
This exasperated the impatient heir, and
he shot his father dead.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

and his brother Jagged far behind the
rest Roberts voice especially was I'M
tunable, and his ear so dull that it was
with difficulty he could distinguish one
tune from another. This want of musi-
cal faculty was also conspicuous in
Keble, Heber and Frederick Robertson
the two first of whom were poets, and
the last of whom possessed in an ex-
traordinary degree the power of appre-
ciating poetry.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

GEORGE MIToH1LL, an Ohio wife mur-
derer, declared that his condemnation to
death was just, and that he would not
have it changed if he could. He spent
the night before the day appointed for
the hanging in loud rejoicings that he
was about to go to heaven but, when a
reprieve came, he shouted: Blessed
be God; didn't I always tell you that
the Lord was on the side of Christian
man ?'
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

Mr.. BENJAMIN BAIoH, one of the
ablest statisticians in the country, died
at Newburyport, Mass, at the age of
rs. He organized the first life insur
ance company in the country, projected
several railroads, and was the originator
of the national-hank system, advocating
it long before the Rebellion. He has
elso been for fifty years an advocate d
eha Darien ship canal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
The WidoM,s Mite.

A gentleman called upon III friend
for some charity.
eyes, I must give you my mite, said
the rich man.
"Do you mean the widows mite?' -
said the gentleman.
Certainly" was the answer
81 shall be satisfied with half as much
as she gave" said his friend. Chow
much are you worth p
''Seventy thousand dollars"
''Giye me, then, your check for $35,
600. That will be halt as much as the
widow gave, for she. You know, gave her
Az"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
Remedy for Bone FeI0ns,

The London Lancet, which is author
ity on such subjects, gives the following
unique cure for bone felons:
As soon as the disease is felt, put d.
rectly over the spot fy-blister about
the size of your thumb-nail, and let if
remain for six hours, at the end of which
time, directly under the surface of the
blister, may be seen the felon, which
can be instantly taken out with the
point Of needle or lancet.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

In the counties of Surrey and Hert-
ford, in England, there are usually some
600 or 300 acres of land under lavender.
The lavender is used IN two ways-it is
sold in small punches to dainty house
wives, who delight to place it in their
wardrobes and linen chests, and it is
distilled into lavender water, of which
it has been calculated that as much as
5000 gallons are annually produced in
ENGLAND.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
Balny.

In railway carriage young lady sits
shifting rose.
Mademoiselle loves roses because
they are balnly," says a gallant youth
opposite +" also am balmy."
"Monsieur is perfumer
"No, m embalmer of corpses."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

AN East Bridgewater (Afass young
man being in Kansas, and desiring to
get home but minus the means, resorted
to the ingenious device of having tele-
gram sent to his friends saying that he
was dead and desiring money to forward
the body. The amount required was
raised with difficulty and sent, but when
the body appeared thefriends thought it
was pretty lively corpse.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

NEAR Deadwood a bull leisurely en-
tered house, probably to get away
from the flies. The woman fed in ter
ror and summoned several men, who
found the bull in the bedroom quietly
chewing his cud, and SO well satisfied
with his surroundings that it was neces-
sary to twist his tail until it kinked be-
fore he would vacate the premises.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
The DYING Year.

"My DEAR" said a sentimental maiden
to her lover, "of what do these au-
tumnal tints, this glowing baldrick Of
the sky, this blazing garniture of the
dying year, remind youY' "Pancakesr
he promptly answered. And then she
realized, for the FIRST time, that swo
hearts did not beat as one.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

CARDS are said to have been invented
In France In 1891, to amuse Charles ".
during the intervals of melancholy dis
order Plques and al the early games
are French.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

IT is curious fact that Burns, who
was to become one of the most exquisite
OF song-writers. was totally devoid of
any musical gift In learning church
music along with other rustic lads. he
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17

engaging one"
For what reason F."
81 should like to examine the house p
very well, [ suppose tomorrow will
be sufficiently early
Soon after breakfast Mrs. Newton
called On Squire Bent, the owner of the
new block, and intimated her desire to
be shown the corner house. Her re-
quest IVES readily complied with Mrs.
Newton was quite delighted with all the
arrangements, and expressed her salts
| faction.
care these houses for sale or let p
she inquired.
Either" said the owner.
"The rent is, understand, two hun
dred and twenty-five dollars.
eyes. I consider the corner house
worth at least twenty-five dollars more
than the rest"
'tAnd what do you charge for the
house for cash purchaser asked Mrs
Newton, with subdued eagerness.
"Four thousand dollars cash. was
the reply, Sand that is but small adj
vance on the COST
every well, I will buy of you," added
Mrs. Newton, quietly.
"What did I understand you to say?
asked the Squire, scarcely believing hi.
own ears.
81 repeat that I viii buy this house
at your price, and pay the money within
week"
"Then the house is yours But you
husband did not say anything of his in
tention, and in fact did not know"
! "That he had money to invest. I sup
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-09
NUMBER s,

our navigation laws for d term of
years, go as to LET cur people huy
ships on this side. Il Is absurd to say
you can build ships Of the same qt,ai-
lIy for the same money in America.
Ihey build ships here for every Ma
ton in the world, and produce them
cheaper than we can do for many i
year. We might still keep the mo-
nopoly OF our cDastwi$e commerce.,
and let It foster our iron ship yards
to the extent Of their present cana.
bliity. We are really building no
ships at all for the international trade.
We will not allow o,,r people to buy
them. Meantime our sea captains and
sailors are slipping away from us, aud
have seen some cases Of great hard
ship here" Mr.. Packard mentioned
the Case of 4 sea captain from Msine.
who had been running sailing ship
from Mobile to Liverpool many years.
be thought he would like to buy q
steamship, and put in his specifica-
tions at ship yard en the Delaware
and another on the Clyde. They
charged him in America over $500, 900
for the ship, aud in Scotland about
100000. II would have paid one
fourth more in the United States,n
said the man, !" to continue to be an
American Captain, but can not sac
rIfice lOO per cont. mOre.n He bought
his steamship, and had to take a Brit
ish sailing master until he could pass
the examination and be registered as
British Captain. Now the proba-
bllities are that that man will remain
for the res. Of his life under the Brit
isll flag. Our shipping laws are severe
in many particulars. No owner tf ali
American ship is allowed to reside
abroad unless he be i Consul Of the
United States. We have owners of
parts of vessslLs,ere doing business
who have to go back to our country
twice year or more TO avoid being
pouneed Oh rs residents Of England
and their shares in their vessels for
feited to the Government. This is
absurd.' GATH.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-09
THAT DREAM OF OURS.

oh. the young love was sweet, dear,
That dainty dream Of ours,
When We could not keep our feet dear,
From dancing through the flowers;
When hopes aud gay romances
Were thick as leaves in Spring,
And cares were old folks fancies,
And joy the solid thing.
Ut all youths visions blest, dear,
OF all its gulden dowers,
Oh. the young love was best, dear,
That dainty dream OF ours!
Oh, the old love is sweet, dear,
These chill October days,
When we tread with faIteriug feet. dear,
The scre and silent ways,
When earth has lost its glory,
And heaven has lost its blue,
And lite's d sober story,
And care q comrade true.
Though hopes no longer cheat, dear,
And dreams have lost their sway,
Oh, the old love is sweet, dear,
That gilds the Autumn day
-Hurpc''s Bazar.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-09
No Good Preaching.

No man can do a good job of work,
preach good sermon, try law suit
we'll, doctor patient or write good
article when he feels miserable and dull.
with sluggish brain and unsteady nerves;
and none should make the ATTEMPT in
such d condition when it can be so easily
and ckeaniy removed By a little Hop
Bittars. See other column.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-09
For the CHIEF.
THOUGHT.
BT A. j. REYNOLDS

BIZ A. j. REYNOLDS.
"When evening lets her curtain down
And pins it with q star"
When on the earth the meteors frown
From heavenly heights so far
When all nature is at rest
In heaven, on earth and sea,
0, thou who art one of the blest,
just think Of, pray for me.
When rosy morn in lovely bloom
Is rising from her couch Of rest,
And when the lily's mild perfume
1s borne on the zephyr of the West
When the sums most gorgeous ray
Is sparkling on the sleeping seq,
Wilt thou, 0, fond friend far away
just in kindness think Of me2
And when the birds begin to sing
Their notes Of praises and Of love,
When every flower, every thing
Is worshipping the One above
When your pure and guileless heart
Beats with homage chaste and free.
Wilt thou, O friend, where'er thou art,
Then i'll Kindness think of met