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Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08

All but one of the New York city railroads have abolished the children half price rule, and have fixed point, some four years and some five years, below which child may ride free. Above that point children are full fare passengers. This is sensible As the Hartford Coatra1gt remarks ''The real dis tinction to draw, if any is to be drawn, should be not between young and old, but between lean and fat. It is 8 question of space"
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08
ANNUAL REPORTS,

Just now the papers are greatly agitated as to what shall be done with the ex-Presidents How would it do to pickle them ?-Rockland Courier.
 ''When die, " said married man, q want to go where there is no snow to shovel" His wife said she presumed he would.-Cdm- bridge (HGss.) Tribune.
 You must excuse the reverend clergyman if his sermons lack substance just now, his time is so much taken up with grab bags and raffles.-Detroit Faee Press.
 Diclzy had been silent during his Thanks giving dinner, but finally he rested his fat el- bows on the table, with knife and fork up- right in either hand, and gave a great sigh and said, q wish turkey could be made dou- ble-breasted
 An aged usurer, feeling his end approach ing, sends for his spiritual adviser, who urges him, by way of easing his conscience, to leave portion of his fortune to those with whom he had had dealings. Impossible" rejoins the dying man; ''they all died in the poorhouse."
 '''Tis said that absence conq,iers love-" quoted husband in writing home to his wife, from whom he had been some time away; ''I hope dear, it won't be so in your case" ''Oh, mo-" she replied in her next letter, ''the longer you stay away the better shall like you.''
 A child with double nose has been born to Mrs. Bernard, of Friendship, Allegheny county, Pa. This child will be of great ser vice to the sewing societies of Friendship. It isn't every child that can put two noses into other peoples business.-Neao York Commercial AdUertiser
 In the postofices of many of the Italian towns a room is provided where, on payment of a penny, the customer can obtain the use of pen and ink, desks, plotting paper, maps, railway guides, books of reference, and as much little stationery at cost price as he may require. But in this blessed country the impecunious citizen does not have to hunt around for postofice. He merely drops into the nearest newspaper office and gets all of the above instrumentalities with out price and with half-a-dozen exchanges thrown in as honorarium. 7rd1a- script.
 An indignant rural correspondent wants to know: "Who sat down on my original au- tumnal poem that sent you by Judge Smith last week?' to which we reply, sadly: Dear sir: Your friend Judge Smith sat down on that gem of yours. He put it in his coat tail pocket, and sat down on it more than twenty times a day. He sat down on it whenever he sat down on anything, and, as he weighs about three hundred, he sat down on it pretty effectually. After he had been in Galveston about week, and was begin hing to sober up, he found your poem and brought it to the office. Owing probably to having been sat down on so much we found it quite fiat. In the meantime, however, the weather changed, this cold snap came on, and the poem did not fit the weather, we are keeping it for the next autumnal weather that turns up in the stove -"-GdtUest0n Neaos.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08
Price Four Cents.

the estate to certain cousin, she yields. Her lover gets wind of it, and, although he does not suspect the extent of her dishonesty, breaks the engagement because she will not give up her property to her cousin Within the year Agnes Mortimer marries Oliver, Philips cousin. At Cambridge Philip had impressed Henry Mortimer, cousin of Agnes, by his paradoxes, and contributed not little to making him wild When Philip becomes engaged Henry has gone to the bad and been put in jail for forgery but it is Henry to whom the property ought to go. Griselda Mortimer, the daughter of disrep- utable artist uncle of Agnes, and brought by her gambler father to sing on the stage, is finally the wife toward whom Philip gravi- tates, and the property that did not strictly belong to Agnes at last comes to the neglect ed concert singer. The story shows power genuine feeling, and much literary ability. For sale in this city by Judd the Bookseller.
 Dick Cheveley, His Adventures and Mis- adventures by W. H. G. Kingston, is the story of boy who had a passion for the sea and in gratifying it met with all sorts of ad- ventures. The book is altogether too excit- ing for the boys for whom it is written, but it will not lose readers on that account. Pub ished by J. B. Lippincott & Co.,, Philadel- phia, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08
THE CITY AND TowNELECTIoN.

It is not necessary to say much about the result of yesterdays election, and therefore we have little to say. The Democrats did what they can always do in this city when they set about it, and made clean sweep. We congratulate the vietors and sympathize with the mourners.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08

Stephen Harrison, of Morris, fell down while carrying pail of milk from his barn to his house Tuesday night of last week and ruptured blood vessel, from the effects of which he died.
 The 24th anniversary of the Rockville Bible society was held at the First church Sunday evening. The reports of the officers showed the society to be fourishing. It was voted to give $1OO to the State Bible society to pay for colporting in the Rockville district.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08

cross, ana WAllle uOlHB tu4S prayers dEe Sdl0
 which it is believed effect a cure. The CtGtA-
 osc U1iperse, religious paper, says on the
 authority of Rev. F. Maher, of Cleveland
 O., that no one has sought the intercession of
 St. Blasius in vain, but we do not advise our
 readers who have occasion to deal with this
 disease to neglect sending for good doctor.
 An experiment which has been tried in ten
 English counties since the 18th of September
 last has proved so successful that it has been decided to extend it to the whole country for the benefit of poor people who at the same time are of thrifty mind. In order to make it easy to save small sums of money, at every postoffice in the United Kingdom forms for the making of small deposits in postofiee savings banks will be issued gratuitously. Each form, which is about as large as a com mon check will have twelve divisions, in each of which a penny postage stamp may be placed whenever the holder has penny to spare, and when the form has been filled it will be received at any postofice as de- pesit of a shilling. During the seven weeks during which this paternal device was tried by the government in the ten counties more than fourteen thousand of the forms were re- ceived and more than seven thousand new &C., counts were opened through their agency.
 The New York Tunes in a powerful ar- ticle headed ''The Coming Confectionery warns it's readers that there is forming on the face of the territory comprised within the United States great confederacy of rail roads whose ultimate power it is not easy to forecast. The article concludes as follows ''The new and growing confederacy overlies State lines and is outgrowing local jurisdic- tions. Interior political boundaries can neither confine nor divide it. The govern ment which it will ultimately aim to control is the national government, and the power that must bring it into subjection is the na- tional power. The longer the struggle is put off the harder and more disturbing it will be. Shall it be postponed until the whole aroused energy of the nation is necessary to bring the confederacy of railroads into submission to lawful authority and into respect for the 1 rights of the people ?''
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08
gmlrnaI alrO Courier.
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY HARRINGTON & CO.,,
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 8. 1880.

No. 400 State Street, Courier Building.
 B.. CARRINGToN. EDWARD T. oARRINGToN. JOHN B. oARRINGroN, JR.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08

There are various remedies for that dread full disease diphtheria, but popular one among part of the population of this coun- try consists of prayers and ceremonies in hon or of St. Blasius. Rev. Father Gowney, of Williamsburg, L. T., explains that St. Blasius lived in the fifth century and was German
 and says that his intercession to assist those afflicted with throat troubles is aIl-powerful
 When prayers for the person suffering are offered the priest holds two candles against the throat of the sufferer so as to form a
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08

Rev. J. B. Smith, formerly chaplain of Sing Sing prison and now pastor of church at Peekskil, New York, made interesting address before the Baptist Ministers Confer snce in New York city Monday. Among other things he is reported as saying that after preaching every Sunday for three years to 1, 800 of those who were supposed to be the worst criminals he could say that he had greater hope of them than of an equal num- Der of those who frequented the churches. We have heard similar opinion expressed by others well acquainted with criminals, but it's correctness may well be doubted
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Money seems to be plenty in and around Montreal The Montreal City and District Savings Bank has reduced the rate of interest on deposits to three per cent. It has some thing over $4 ,O0O, GOO on deposit.
 In view of the probable early ratification of the new treaties with China, the members of Congress from the Pacific coast are already moving to secure an amendment to the bill now pending before the Committee on Edu- cation and Labor, so that the number of Chi namen allowed to come to this country on any one vessel shall be ten, instead of fifteen, as the bill now provides.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
Found By Dream i.

John Callaghan was well-to do farm
er, residing in the County Cork. He was
sober, steady man, and had never been
known to be behindhand in paying his
rent. Though his farm was not very
large, still, by good management. he was
able to support his family comfortably
out of it. There came one summer, how
ever, that the weather was so bad that
nearly all poor Johns crops failed, so
that when rent-day came he had no mon
ey to meet It. There was only one thing
to be done under the circumstances
must sell some of his stock. He regret
ted much being obliged to do this; but
he had no other alternative, if he wished
to retain his farm, for the agent was a
very hard man, and would soon turn him
out if be did not pay punctually. So the
next fair-day John took two OF his best
COWS and some tat pigs to sell at the fair.
He spent all day there trying to get a
good price for them. and at last succeed
ed in doing so. He was very tired On his
return, and looked so i'll that his wife re-
marked it to him. Assuring her that
it was nothing but overfatigue, and that
he would be all right in the morning, he
told her that he sold the cattle very
well, having got fifty pounds for them
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
A Strange lrao,rIon.

among the Seminole Indians there is
singular tradition regarding the white
mans origin and superiority. They say
when the Great Spirit made the earth he
also made three men, all of whom were
fair complexioned, and after making
them he led them to the margin Of a
small lake, and babe them leap in and
wash. One obeyed, and came out purer
and fairer than before the second hest
tated a moment, during which time the
water, agitated by the first, had become
muddled, and when he bathed he came
out copper-colored; the third did not
leap until the water became black with
mud, and he came out with his own
color Then the Great Spirit laid before
them three packages, and out of pity for
his misfortune in color, gave the black
man the first choice. He took hold of
each of the packages, and, having felt the
weight, chose the heaviest; the copper
colored man chose the next heaviest,
leaving the white man the Eghtest.
When the packages were open, the first
was found to contain spades, hoes and all
the implements of labor; the second I'M
wrapped hunting, fishing and warlike
apparatus; the third gave the white man
pens, ink and paper, the engine of the
mind-the means of mutual, mental i'm
provenient, the social link of humanity,
the for ndation Of the white mans super.
iority
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
report states this of aMr. James A. Garfield,

report states this of "Mr. James A. Garfield,
of Ohio:"
The facts in regard to Mr.. Garfield are as
follows: Mr.. Garfield agreed with Mr. Ames
to take ten shares of the Credit Mobiher stock,
but did not pay for the same. MIR. Ames re-
ceived the so per cent dividend in bonds; ana
sold the bonds for 81 per cent, ana also
received the 60 per cent. cash dividend WHICH,
together paid the price of the stock ana IN
terest, and left balance of 1929. This sum
was paid over to Mr. Garfield by a cheek on
the geant-at-arms, and Mr.. Garfield linen
understood this sum was the balance OF uAVA
dends after paying for the stock"
In his own testimony Mr.. Garfield said ne
agreed to take the stock and did take it,
but being unable to pay for it, left it with
Mr.. Ames until its own dividends
should pay for it. He says that
subsequently latter there was an agitation OF
the matter) he told Mr.. Ames he would not
accept it. The money Mr.. Ames calls the bal
ance of dividends, Mr.. Garfield said was a
loan he made of and repaid to Ames when ne
Garfield was embarrassed by the expenses
of an European trip. Mr.. Ames swore the
money was by check of the company for
balance of dividends, was not loan, was
never unpaid, and he exhibited the BOOKS
and checks which proceed it, (See the report
of the committee above cited) Mr.. Garfield
had no papers or writings to show any loan
or any repayment. The readers OF the
GLOBE will see who was believed by the COM
mittee if they will refer to that part of the
committees report cited above. The value
of the ten shares of the stock was $4,000;
the 80 per cent bond dividend was $776; the
60 per cent cash was 5000; the figures on
which Garfield was let in On bed rock was
$1,000, on which the dividends were comput-
ed, and this only the par value of the stock,
which was worth 400 per cent, and of this
81 1000 Mr.. Garfield paid nothing, but let the
dividends pay for it, If any person doubts
the truthfulness of the above facts l would
respectfully ask them to refer to the report
of the "Credit Mobilier Investigating COM
mittee," and rest assured that they will not
only find what have said is true, but more
facts so startling that no man who will read
them will support Garfield. Give us Hancock
in this county and we will give you Han
cock majority. Give US "Pat" Kelly in
Washington county and we viii do the ut
most to send a Democratic Congressman from
our District to represent that noble old Dem
ocratic party in Congress.
Saltwater, June %. YOUNG DEMooRAT.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
Country Social Life.

Country folks are in general SO fully
occupied with affairs that they have no
time to discover how lonesome they
really are. So far as this is concerned
we think it is misfortune. We are too
busy. We work too hard. We take few
or no holidays. We read and think too
little, and do not spend sufficient time
in social culture. There is no reason
why those who pillow the soil or "whose
talk is of bullock should not experience
the refnements which are the result of
formal social life. In business, at bar
gains, in pursuit of dollars, no man is
seen at his best. He is thorney, spiney,
with his back up as porcupine might
be at his business. Let one dof his
working clothes and enter room full of
nelghbors- men, women, young men
and maidens-and he is man of another
kind He naturally falls into the ways of
an intuitive kindness. which is really
the truest politeness; the doing to his
companion what he. should do to him.
He ''lets himself out % to please, and,
after an evening spent in social con-
verse, he retires with many rough cor
ners and asperities toned down. For a
few days the influence remains. It
would be permanent if it could be re-
inforced now and then, and the good re-
suits would be most agreeable and use
full. There is no difficulty in bringing
these good influences to bear. Two OF
three persons with energy and some
magnetism about them can put them in
motion with ease. Now is the time to
begin the effort.-Rur0l NeaU Yorkes..
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
CONSUMPTION CURE.

In ehangeable climates Like ours, everyone
should remember that Halls Balsam for the
Lungs has proven itself to be q SURE cure fc9
Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, and all
Lung Diseases, and for common cough OF cold
we guarantee every bottle. 1t has saved the
life of many, even after all hope had hed.
Many of our most intelligent families would as
soon be without wooden clothing in winter a.
not to have Halls Balsam always on hand, fog
it never fails to Immediately relieve all sore
ness of the the throat and lungs. A single dose
taken at bed time will gently warm the blood,
cause refreshing slumber, and by morning an
ordinary cough or cold will be gone. Ask
your druggist and your friends concerning th
merits of Halls Balsam. Pricefor large bottle,
81.
Remember we keep this excellent remedy on
sale at our drug store in St. Paul. and do most
cordially recommend it to nur customers and
all good people. MOVES Bios 4 CUTLER a1enta.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
Unprincipled Performance.

A citizen who should be preparing him.
self for the unknown life beyond the
grave instead of being up to such tricks,
removed the setting from his big gold
ring the other day, leaving marked
and decided vacancy. He gets on a
street car, holds his hand so the ring
must be seen, and pretty soon man
bends forward and remarks:
Excuse me, sir, but you have lost the
set from your ring"
$50 have" replies the owner, as he
looks around on the floor.
Every passenger began to peer around,
and the man who made the discovery
finally asks:
''Was it valuable set?'
ut was a thousand dollar diamond" is
the calm reply.
There is another movement on the
part of passengers. Some look along the
seat, some under it, and some make a
dive for pearl buttons and other small
objects.
"When did you miss it ?" asks the first
man as the search weakens little.
"a year and half ago, when was at
tending camp-meeting in Illinois !' is the
sad reply.
Then every passenger straightens up,
each eye looks into vacancy, and not the
faintest smile can be seen on anv face,
A person boarding the car just then
would wonder what great man in the
city had just died, and if the passengers
were on their way to take sad farewell
look at the remains.-DetroH Free Press.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
INTERESTING ITEMS.

1t may be that the greatest reward of
early piety is early death.
Account him thy real friend who de-
sires thy good, rather than thy good
will.
! We pass our lives in regretting the
past, complaining of the present, and in.
dulging false hopes of the future.
1t is characteristic of youth and life,
that we first learn to see through the
tactics when the campaign is over.
Only Providence could create day and
night; but the commonest idler can turn
day into night and night into day.
A poor spirit is poorer than poor
purse; very few pounds year would
ease man of the scandal of avarice.
Mother" exclaimed little poet of
four summers, "listen to the wind max
ing music for the leaves to dance by"
AS tree that is heavily laden with
fruit breaks its own boughs, so men, by
their own greatness, destroy themselves.
Many beautiful ladies, when walking
out, seem very angry if they are gazed
at, and sadly disappointed if they are
not.
There is spot on the brain not larger
than the head of pin, which, if touch
ed, is sudden death, as instant as light
ming.
If it is important for you to know
whether a man will cheat you if he can,
sound him as to his willingness to help
you cheat somebody else.
/ Death is the only subject upon which
everybody speaks and writes without a
possibility of having experienced what
he undertakes to discuss.
Monarchs sit in their palaces, anu COM
mand the sea and land all men pay
tribute to monarchs; but women make
monarchs pay tribute to them.
There are situations that are unwhole-
some to the most robust constitutions,
and there are professions and pursuits
that are Dangerous even to honest men.
There is nothing formidable about
death except the consequences of it, and
these we ourselves can regulate and con-
troll. The shortest life is long enough if
it leads to better; and the longest is
too short if it does not.
The man who gets money by an easy
hook or crook, and has capacity for
nothing else, experiences lonely and mel.
anchoIy moments of existence, and has
recourse to trumpery consultations. He
makes money fast, but he cannot get
happiness out of it.
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which was enough for the half years
rent, and something over. He went to
bed Immediately after his supper, and
soon tell asleep. Next morning, howev-
er, his wife wondered he did not answer
her when she spoke to him. At first she
thought he was in faint, and sent at
once for a doctor, who pronounced him
dead. 1t was supposed that the anxious
state of his mind, and the over fatigue
he had gone through, had fastened his
death, his heart having been affected for
some time past.
Poor Mrs. Callaghan got such shock
by this sad occurrence that at first she
did not think of looking fer the mon
ey her husband said he had got at the
fair; but as the rent was due and accounts
came in for the funeral, she went to the
place where her husband usually kept
his money. Her search was fruitless; no
money was there. She looked in the
pockets of the clothes he had worn, = and
in every press and drawer in her foom
1t was all in vain. The fifty pounds
could not be found anywhere. Could he
have lost 1t on the way home2 Perhaps
so. Or had he been robbed? He certain
ly said he had got the money; but she
had not seen 1t with him. 1t may have
been only promised him by the parties
he sold to; but that was not likely. The
poor woman was in a sad way, and spent
all her time in searching for the missing
money, and could think Of nothing else.
In a few days the agent was to call for
the rent; and if she could not pay, she
and her helpless little ones would have
to leave their dearly loved home, and
either beg or starve. Such was the state
of things when, the very night before the
agents expected visit, Mrs. Callaghan
dreamed that her husband came to her,
and told her that she would find the fif-
ty pounds pinned to the paper behind
the looking glass over the chimney piece
in the bedroom. He put it there for
safety he said, fearing the house might
be robbed, as it was known he brought
the money with him, and he thought it
would be safer there. The moment Mrs.
Callaghan awoke she went over to the
place mentioned by her husband in her
dream, and found the bank-note in The
exact position he had described!