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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
Journalistic,

Gilhooly is talking about starting a
new paper in Galveston, and was telling
a friend about it. "You can borrow $50
and start new paper" said the friend
encouragingly. "You durnedfool I'll
could borrow $50 what would I want to
start a paper for? I want to start the
paper SO that can borrow the $780,
Galveston (Ier.) Nea0s.
Why don't you buy a power press?"
inquired several enthusiastic Democrats
as we were taking our locked-up pages
of type through the streets on wheel
barrow to steam printing press owned
by rich firm. Why don't we buy the
Bardman House, Woodbury. block, and
the Public Square? Why don't we raise
HI on $3.50? It is easy to do all these
things provided you have the collateral,
but at this writing we confess we have
not enough money to buy cheese-press.
Printing Democratic papers in Iowa is
like peddling peanuts in a graveyard.
0arsballtoac's (Lowal Statesman.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
BITS OF INFORMATION.

THE first telegraph line ever built was
that between Washington and Baltimore
in 1874
The first attempt at theatrical per-
formances in the United States was at
Boston in 1850 The first regular thea
ter was In New York in 1893.
The finest emeralds come from Peru
and other parts of South America,
though they are sometimes brought
from the East.
PAPYRUs is the reed from which was
made the celebrated paper of Egypt and
India, used for writing until the discov-
cry of parchment about 100 B. G. Ptol-
envy prohibited the expectation of it
from Egypt, lest Eumenese of Pergamus
should make library equal to that of
Alexandria. A manuscript of the anti
quities of Josephus on papyrus of in
estimable value was among the treasures
seized by Bonaparte In Italy, and sent
to the National Library at Paris but it
was restored in 1915.
ASBESTOS being almost indestructible
by fire was highly priced by the nations
OF antiquity, who spun and wove it into
cloth, with which they used to form
shrouds, in which the bodies of royal
and ilustrious persons were arrayed
at the funeral pyre. AS the asbestos
did not consume, the ashes of the dead
were kept from mingling with those of
the wood 1t is said that the Brahmins
sometimes made themselves clothes of
is. and also employed it for wicks to
their perpetual lamps. The Romans
used the cloth for napkins, which were
cleaned by throwing them into the fire
and burning them until the dirt was re-
moved.
THE standard of the eagle was first
borne by the Persians !; and the Romans
carried figures of the eagle as ensigns,
in silver and gold, and sometimes repre-
sented with a thunderbolt In its talons
on the point of q spear. They adopted
the eagle in the consulate of Marius,
102 B. G. When Charlemagn became
master of the whole of the German en-
pire, he added the second head to the
eagle for his arms, to denote that the
empires of Rome and Germany were
united in him, 8O2 A. d. The eagle was
the imperial standard of Napoleon and
is that of Austria, Russia, Prussia and
France. It is also the national emblem
of the United States. The Austrian
eagle Is represented double-headed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
How a Snake Moves.

A snake when on the ground moves
often with considerable rapidity. The
head is slightly raised, and the body
and tail progress by means of the pc
cullar grasping power eff the skin and
ribs OF the underneath parts, which en-
ables consecutive contraction and elon-
cation to occur. The movements more
or less fiat with the earth, and the snake
never coils upward, as is often figured
In old and some new paintings and en-
cravings. 1t can erect its head and
much of the neck and fore part of the
body, and this is also done when the
creature is in horizontal coils, and
quiescent. On moving up a stone or
tree the head, neck and much of the
body may be placed against the more or
less vertical object, and small portion
only of the body may be left on the
ground, but in this position the snake is
liable to fall sideways On moving upa
tree they do not coil themselves round
and round it like rope, but they may
do this when still. 1t is wonderful how
snakes move along and between boughs.
and, taking turn round one with their
tail end, swing and look for food, and
also how they will make themselves up
into bunch on fork of tree, and re-
mains there without falling. They swim
in an undulating manner, but the body
is wriggled on the same plane as the sur
face OF the water, and not at right angles
to it, but in rushing at their prey, both
in the water and on land, there is more
or less upward or downward bending of
part of the body, and rapid thrust of
the head forward.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24

What lake looks like an alligator's head,
trying to swallow the town of Port SAM
lac? What State bears some resem-
blance to a lion, with his body in repose
and his head erect What State looks
something like an armchair? What
lake looks like great hand, with the
fingers pointing westward?
In the map of South America, held
with the Pacific ocean upward, what
country looks like beaver? With the
map held in the same position, what
country looks like an ugly boys head?
In the map of Europe, held with the
Atlantic ocean upward, can there be
found the picture of an ugly being who
in playing leap-frog over Austria, has
stumped his toe against an island in the
Mediterranean sea and hit his nose
against Africa? What country forms
the kings crown, what country the head
and neck, what country his shoulders,
and what country the only one of his
legs that can be seen?
In the map of Europe what country is
shaped like boot?
In the map of Europe what sea is
shaped like the foot of stocking?
With.the map OF Europe held upside
down, what country looks like battered
spoon?
In the map of Asia, held upside down,
where is the hooded woman who appears
to be trying to hit an island with club?
With the map of Asia held upside
down, what country is like steep noun
tain peak?
How will the map Of Australia have to
be held to find the head of man with
long nose?
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
WHY he Ran,

Recorder" You were seen last night
about - o'clock under suspicious cir
cumstances, trying to enter the open
door of De Smiths store, on Galveston
avenue"
Prisoner-''I noticed in passing by
that the door was open, and was shut
ting it up-that's ALL
"What did you run for as soon as you
saw policeman
"What did / run for when saw the
policeman Well, that gets me 1! Why,
I am friend of De Smith, and as soon
as saw his store door was open, and a
suspicious-looking policeman sneaking
around, I ran as hard as I could to let
De Smith know his store was in danger
of being robbed. What did I run for
Well that gets me What do you sup
pose run for "-Gdlveston NeDs.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
Varieties.

Your character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.
In memory's mellowed light we behold
not the thorns, we see only the beau
tiful flowers.
To be comfortable and contented.
spend less than you can earn-an art
which few have learned.
None more impatiently suffer injuries
than those who are always most forward
in doing them.
Pride is as loud beggar as want, and
great deal saucer. When you have
bought one fine thing, you must buy ten
more. that your appearance may be all
one piece; but it is easier to suppress
the first desire than to satisfy all that
follow it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
Entertaining COMPANY.

Guests cannot be entertained without
some trouble. To entertain people sue
cessfully one must give thought to it.
AT Least half of the good companionship
OF the world comes from the good fore
thought of somebody. Somebody has
planned it. The happy occurrence was
not an accident-it was the result of
reconciliation. All the little and sweet
social surprises of life; all the little DO
mestlc secrets between children and
parents, which, In their unfolding, brim
the household with gladness all the
Larger and more stately social festivities
that keep the life of neighborhood and
village buoyant, are only the natural Sc
guence of benevolent and good-natured
thought on the part Of some one who
has made an effort in behalf Of others.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
A Chinese Toner.

A story is current among the Chinese
of great wine-drinker who was able to
sit all day at table, and, after consum-
ing what would have been sufficient to
drive the reason out of half dozen men,
would rise up perfectly sober. The EN-
peror, hearing of the fame of this
drinker, asked him to dinner, that he
might test his marvellous powers. As the
story goes, the King ordered hollow
figure to be cast in bronze of the exact
size and model Of the man, and, as the
wine was served, for each cup the guest
drank similar cup was poured into the
opening at the top of the head of the
image. This went on for some hours
until, at length, the bronze statue over
flowed, while the guest still continued
at the table, and arose from it perfectly
sober.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
Boiling Water in a Sheet of PAPER.

DVhS VatCI Ii d Sutet VI IdPtIs
Nature is publishing a series of at
tractive articles on ssPhysics Without
Apparatus. In the latest number are
given experiments for boiling water and
melting lead on piece of paper. Take
piece OF paper and fold it up, as school
boys do. into q square box without a
lid. Hang this up to walking stick
by four threads, and support the stick
upon books or other convenient props.
Then a lamp or taper must be placed
under this dainty caldron. In few
minutes the water will boil. The only
fear is lest the threads should catch
fire and let the water spill into the lamp
and over the table. The flame must,
therefore, not be too large. The
paper does not burn, because it is wet =;
and even if it resisted the wet it will not
burn through, because the heat impart-
ed to it on one side by the fame would
be very rapidly conducted away by the
water on the other.
Another experiment of a similar nat
ture, but, perhaps, even more striking,
IS as follows: Twist up the edges of a
common playing card, or other bit of
cardboard, so as to fashion it into a
light tray. On this tray place layer
OF small shots or bits of lead, and heat
1t over the flame of lamp. The lead
will melt but the card will not burn.
1t may be charred little round the
edges, but Immediately below the lead
it will not be burned, for here again the
lead conducts off the heat on one side
as fast as it is supplied on the other.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Teddy's Coop.

- SoOFs
One day at the attic window
heard such breezy clamor-
Inc sounds of saw and hatchet,
Inc pounding of nails with a hammer;
While the chatter of Ted and his playmate
Together was 81 incessant
That judged whatever they worked at
Twas probably something pleasant
Each gave the other an order
AS often as he was able;
They almost might have been building
Another tower of Babel.
had no glimpse of the toilers-
Not even when lunch was ready
Though up through the dust of the stairway
more than once called, " Teddy"
At last, though, driven by hunger,
The two little boys descended,
And l asked if the work on the tower
And the strife of tongues was ended,
Then both made haste to tell me
The secret of all their labor:
A half-hedged dove had been given
To Ted by little neighbour
\ ragged, pin-featkery pigeon,
With bin wide-open and yellow,
And they were busy at building
coop for the little fellow.
That day and the next in the attic
heard the hustle and clamor,
The sounds of the saw and TIE Ratchet,
The pounding Of nails with a hammer.
But the pigeon must have considered
The whole affair but bother,
For before the coop could be finished
He few away to his mother.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24

the roof which In winter have to be kept
from freezing by heating furnaces in the
lofts below. 1t is said that before the
Russian architectural mind thought of
these furnaces the water in the cisterns
was kept in liquid state during winter
by red-hot cannon-balls, which after
being heated on the roof were dropped
into the water. When one of these
forced its way through the lead into a
lady's apartment. nearly setting fire to
the palace, the sytem of heating was
chanped.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
The Winter Palace at st. Petersburg

About 8, 900 persons live in the Winter
Palace at st. Petersburg some of them
have been born, baptized, confirmed.
and married within its walls. There
are families which have even had the
honor of dying out in it and in ST..
Petersburg, contemporary states, the
story finds common acceptance that
there is meadow somewhere on its roof
where COWS are put out to grass. Ger
tain it is that there are huge cisterns ON
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24

THE recovery of Mary McAfee who
had been abed for seven years with a
spinal disease, at Stanford, KY, is at
tributed by her to prayer. A party of
Free Methodists prayed necessarily at
her bedside for seven hours, and at the
end Of that lime she WIS well.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
Struck.

"Hallo what's this ?" asked Greeny.
pointing to the telegraph wires, ga
clothes-line ?" eyes" replied a by-
stander; "here's where they hang the
sheet lightning" The fellow was
"struck, but at last accounts he was
doing well, and it was feared he might
recover.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24

DRUNKENNESS is said to be greatly on
the increase in London. Ten years ago
the persons arrested for drunkenness or
u being drunk and disorderly num-
bered q ,625, whereas last year they had
increased to SO. 1892, or by nearly 81 per
cent
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24

AN hours conversation was easily car
RED on between Albany and Lyons, N.
Y, distance of POI miles, by means of
the telephone.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24

THE amount of butter now made in
Iowa creameries is estimated at 80, 900,
900 pounds per annum.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-08
GENERAL sTEEDMAN ON T1LDEN

On late visit to New York General
]. B. Steedman, editor of the Florida
Democrat, called upon and had pleasant
chat with Mr.. Tilden. General Steed.
man in his account Of the interview ex.
presses himself warmly for Mr.. Tilden,
and says as a delegate at St. Louis in
1875 he was opposed to Mr.. Tilden's
nomination. He thus relates Mr.. Til
den's remarks as to his non.connection
with the electoral commission scheme:
II have been accused of Cowardice
while my hands we're tied by the action
of my friends. was not consulted in
regard to the Electoral bill, and knew
nothing about it's preparation or in
tended adoption until Mr.. Hewitt called
and informed me that the bill had been
agreed upon. said to Mr.. Hewitt, |
had not been consulted, and he replied
that Senators Thurman and Bayard
we're acting in their public capacity, as
Senators, and would not consult any
one outside their sphere, but l consult
you, Mr.. Tilden. / said, Mr.. Hewitt if
Senators Thurman and Bsyard have de-
termiDed upon their action and will not
consult me, l cannot give advice on the
subject to any one. If, however, my
friends have any doubt as to my elec-
ton; if there is a reasonable doubt as to
whether there has been an election by
the people, the Constitution prescribes
the remedy-an election of President by
the House of Representatives, by vote
by States, and that is what l expected
Congress to do. If The House Of, Repre-
sentdtives had elected me, MOULD haze
taken the oath and gone to Washington to
take the office, Believing that my friends
lOouId haze put me into The White House
How could l take the Office while my
own friends were arbitrating the ques.
ton of my election? I censure no one,
but l have told you the truth"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-08
THE JAIL BUSINESS,

During the four years that John P.
Rauch was Sheriff was far ahead of any
previous four years in the history of
Stark county. For example:
Number Of prisoners in Jail January
31st, 1875 10.
Number com mitted during the four
years ending January 5th, 1880, 572;
537 males, and 35 females.
Taken to penitentiary by Sheriff
Rauch--males 70, females 2.
Money brought by Sheriff Rauch
from State Treasury and paid into
County Treasury, $40 O65527,
Number of prisoners in Jail January
9th 1880, 8.
Number of prisoners taken to State
Farm, 5
Of those sentenced to the penitentiary
during Sheriff RauCh's four years, one
man was for life; aud the sentences az.
gregate in ell, 286 years, averaging about
three and quarter years for each. This
exhibit shows great increase in the
criminal business of Stark county; and
we hear Of the other counties in the
state making the same unfortunate
showing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-08
SPEECH OF A RUSSIAN N1H1L1sr

SPEECH OF A RUSSIAN NIHILIST.
The following speech of young Myrsky
indicates ability and cool bravery. He
was Nihilist Conspirator and sentenced
to death, but the sentence was recently
commuted to hard labor in the mines.
His age is but twenty one, and he is
boyish to look on, having little or no
beard. He has fine, intelligent face,
and was gentle, courteous and graceful
on his trial. His young affianCed was
witness, and tainted when put on the
stand, but recovered and gave her testi-
mony. His speech presents his under
standing of socialism, and was as follows
Gentlemen, it is quite possible that
you will condemn me to lose everything
or at least great deal. That is not my
concern. l do not fear to die. There
is something dearer than my life. That
is my honor and the views to which
have sacrificed everything. These prin-
ciples and views l hold l wish to pre-.
sent before the court, in order that
those who are now present may leave
the court with the conviction that am
an honest man. / am Socialist. Our
party is not political in the strict sense
sense of the word. It is rather the party
Of economic reform and social regenera.
ton. You call this party criminal and
destructive. This is an error l wish to
refute. We do not wish destruction. On
the contrary we wish to see society calm
and tranquil, resting on sounder founda.
tions than at present. Ours is the party
OF the people, but cannot in my con.
science consider it anti.governmental for
this reason-not having credited or es-
tablished any other order, we cannot
logically wish to overthrow the monar.
chical principles; but we want order,
justice, liberty and equity with it. You
say We are criminal. / cannot accept
this de6nition-especially on your part.
Why are We thus designated2 Because
we have committed some murdersp But
these murders ara only the reply to
yours. l admit that assassination is a
very bad weapon, but at present it is un-
fortunately indispensable to us, for it
gives us the only possibility of struggling
with you. We are only using your meth
DDS, and on this occasion allow me to
say to you that we disapprove of many of
the things which you sanction--men ia
king advantage OF their fellows, and the
saCrifce of individual will to others.
What compels US to use violent mears is
the extreme rigor with which we are
treated. We are deprived even of the
right of our opinions. We are prosecu-
ted for our opinions on the ground that
these opinions are erroneous. But, in
that case why are we prosecuted2 If
these opinions are erroneous, why are
they bugbesr2 II they were allowed
propagation, society would be the best
judge Of them, and would condemn
them if they were as bad as you say.
Now, listen, we are strongly convinced
that the truth is on our side, that we are
fanatics In this conviction. Yes, we are
fanatics. Tomorrow / die. A hundred
others will replace me. We march to
power as the ancient Christians went
to martyrdom, and we die with love
and hope.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-08
MEN AND ADvERT1sERs.

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udp d. he county, and Win Us Ucry n'odTde Tu'ea
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THE DEMOCRAT,
CurltOn Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-08

For twenty three years the Republl-
can party held power in Maine, and not
an election was held at which Demo-
Gratis were not counted out on technical
points. On the other hand Republicans
we're counted in without being subject
ed to the same crucial tests. In a late
speech Governor Garcelon said in the
late canvass siTty four towns we're reject'
ed thirty taUO of these were Republican,
ttimy Democrats, and in tsUO towns the
vote was tie.
We have referred to the case Of Madi-
gan, Democrat elected to the Senate in
1877, who was counted out on technical
error of the most trivial character, and
the Republican Senate sustained the
wrong of the Republican Governor and
Council. A clerks signature written in
the wrong place was the reason the
Democratic Senator, Madigan, was de-
prived of his seat and the Chairman OF
the Senate Committee, who reported on
his case, was Davis, Blaine's candidate
for Governor at the recent election. In
that report the law was laid down in this
extraordinary way by Senator Davis:
"In all cases cited there was no ques-
tion as to the popular will as determined
by the number of votes cast. There was
no proof or even suggestion of fraud =
The votes in all cases cited were rejected
because of a noncompliance with the
Constitution and mandatory provisions
of law.
"The design of Representative gov
ernment is not merely that the people
should express their will at the polls, but
that will should be legally and Constitu-
tionally expressed"
This Senator Davis was given taste
of his own sauce by Governor GarCelon,
and his Council and is now trying to
stir up storm and strife. When this man
was counting out Madigan and others, it
was all lovely and right; but now that
the political guillotine has reached him,
he makes a horrible fuss, although much
stronger case than Madigan's.
AS we have repeatedly said, whatever
the Republican party does is right and
moral; while nothing Democrats do is
proper in any sense, For example: /:
Garfeld's mix in Credit Mobilier and in
De Golyer fraud hurts him not a whit
for United States Senator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-08
AGAINST THIRD TERM.

The general expression of all the
members of the Ohio Legislature now in
Columbus who have been asked con.
cerning the third term question, is
strongly adverse to such an innovation
upon the wholesome precedents of the
Fathers. Republican Ohio ia pretty
we'll represented by these gentlemen,
and this expression Of opinion on their
part only adds one more to the many
proofs that Republican Ohio is not in
favor of the nomination of General
Grant. General Grant is a native Of
this state, and nowhere in the Union is
he held in higher estimation than here,
yet as candidate for third term in the
White House he would probably lose
the state by heavy majority Cleveland
Herald.