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THE NEW YEAR.

What are the reflections, what the plans
for the future of those who to-day greet the
incoming of the New Year? Has the year
that has now passed into eternity been well
or ill spent? To those who have improved
their opportunities the gladsome greetings OF
the day will come like benedictions, but to
those who have frittered sway the precious
time without accomplishing anything to
which they can revert with pleasure, they
will appear as hollow mockery-a taunt
rather than blessing.
year misspent can never be recalled.
1t has gone into the past with all its load OF
idleness, of folly and of sin. 1t will stand
forever as q gsunt spectre in the path OF
memory, bringing back to recollection that
saddest of all thoughts, What might hare
beer. If On this day, when men expect to
garner into the store-house of their histories
the harvest of the year, they find that it has
produced nothing but leaves, they can see
but little that is joyous in the opening of
new decade unless they shall resolve With
the new year to begin 8 new life.
There are few of us that osn recall the
acts of the past without some regrets. We
have all erred in some degree. If we lightly
dismiss the remembrance of our errors with
| the thought that to err is human, and make
no effort to profit by them-to discover how
| We can avoid them in the future-we will
have gained nothing by our past experience
and will be ready to repeat the mistakes into
which we have fallen and to pass them over
as lightly as before. But even the wrong
that we havs done can be turned into good if
we rightly estimate it, and use it as warn-
ing against once more falling by the wayside.
| If We have squsndered our time in proftless
pursuits; if We have indulged in useless or
pernicious practices; if We have even set our
foot within the ever-circling m@lstrom Of
sin, we can yet look back to the past, though
not without regret, at least without despair,
provided tbs faults and the SINS committed
have taught rs the danger in which We stood
| and shown as how we can shun the rocks
upon which We have SO nearly been wrecked.
| Eysn the best of US have cause for deep,
sober reflection on this, the opening day of
| the New Year. We can see wherein We have
made ths most Of our opportunities and
wherein We have neglected them. We csn
see whether VIC hsve added to or substracted
from the happiness OF those around us, and
in what respects we can correct the faults we
have committed. 1t is but little satisfaction
to ssy that we might have done worse. A
far wiser reflection would be that we might
have done better, and the remembrance of
our lapses from the true course of life should
stimulate us to renewed endeavors to avoid
the ways that lead to unhappiness, sin and
disgrace, and choose the paths that lead to
peace, prosperity and joy. Let us lay aside
all personal contentious, forsake all habits
that are either useless or pernicious, and live
the New Year in such manner as to enable
US, when the year rolls round, to look back
with far more satisfaction to the past than
we can to-day.
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TIE NEXT CENSUS.

The preparations for taking the eleventh
census of the United States are rapidly sp-
preaching completion, and it is probable
that before the 1st of June, the date at
which tbs enumeration will commence,
everything will be in apple-pie order. There
is every indication that the statistics then
CLEANED will be of more than ordinary value,
for their scope has been greatly enlarged
since the last decenninal census, while the
method of collecting the facts has been
much improved. Heretofore the duty has
devolved upon the United States marshals,
who were not always as careful as they might
have been in arriving at the facts. Under
the law passed at the last session of Con-
commissioners or supervisors charged with
the duty of supervising all matters and
chosen for their special fitness. Particular
attention will be paid to the collection of So
fisheries, both inland and at sea, will receive
the attention of q special supervisor: min
erology has been committed to we'll known
scientific gentleman; a distinguished civil
engineer will report as to the power and ma
chinery used in productive industry; q
special enumeration of the deaf, dumb,
blind, insane, idiotic, criminals and paupers
will be made; agricultural affairs will receive
will be placed under the control of special
commissioner, and everything done to make
each department a correct statement OF the
condition of the country in its every fea-
ture.
Within seven or eight months the public
will be able to form a very correct idea of
the population of this country and its several
divisions. For years past many of the cities
that aspire to metropolitan honors. have
been claiming population, based on direc-
tory statistics, school csnsuses, and other like
inventions of mediocre towns, which
the official enumeration will sadly diminish.
Especially in the West is this the case. st.
Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Minneapolis
Burlington and few other growing towns
have been especially extravagant in their esti-
mates of their own population, and will in
all probability have to acknowledge reduc-
ton of from twenty to thirty per cent. on
those estimates. There are only few con
servstive cities, centers of the growing trade,
that will find themselves indicated in their
claims. Among these there is no doubt but
St. Paul will be conspicuous. This city has
been conspicuous for its conservatism. It
has been content to permit its neighbors to
brsg to their hearts, content, while it has kept
on in the even tenor of its way, drawing to
itself the trade of q vast and growing en-
pire, accumulating wealth and population
with a rspidity seldom paralleled in the his
tory of the country. The enumeration of
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At Washington the other day Gen. Bah

At Washington the other day Gen. Bab-
cock was one of the first to come forward
and extend hearty welcome to Gen. Grant.
Babcock, it will be remember d, was the
head of the Washington branch of the
whisky ring. Afterwards Gen. Belknap had
q long private interview with Grant. Bel
KNAPP, it is not forgotten, was obliged to re-
sign the secretaryship of war for selling post
traderships. Geo. nj. Robson occupied
the post of honor at the banquet given to
Grant in Philadelphia. Robson has the
distinction of having squandered over thirty
millions of dollars on the navy and managed
to accumulate fortune of millions on sal
ary of eight thousand year. These facts
are their own commentary. The ring still
has Grant in its tolls.
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TIE GLOBE TRADE REYIEW ".

The review of the trade of st. Paul for
1879, published in yesterdays GLOBE met
with great popular favor. Orders for extra
copies poured in by the thousand, ana 0uf
presses are taxed to supply the demand. Ii
;s important for those desiring copies to
order at once, as we shall not print an extra
edition beyond our orders. Any orders re-
ceived to-day or tomorrow will have promp'
attention.
Remember tina; i; is the only exclusive st.
Paul review You can obtain. Oar citizens
can circuIate this issue of the GLoBE anc
advertise no city but their own.
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enforcement.

TEE fuss that the Democrats are making over
their candidates for President aud Vice Presi-
dent in 1880 would be more consistent snd e1-
ousable if there we're a strong probability OF
slecting them. As long as there Is nothing so
successful as success, and as the Republicans
hold both bowers and the ace in the Presiden-
tial game, the struggle of ambitious politicians
for the nomination only proves what shadows
men are aud what shadows they pursue. -
Chicago Times.
If the Republicans hold both bowers and
the ace, they no doubt have them up their
sleeve as in 1876, and it will not be square
deal. In that event the Democrats will be
justified in following the example of Bill
Nye, and go for ''that heather Chinee."
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THE LEVEE IND THE RAILROADS.
1t is now about year since the so-called
Union Depot and Transfer company enter
prise was considered fixed fact and an as
sured success, but still We see no absolute
consummation of the scheme, no break
ing ground for the foundation
of the building. eto. Inquiry de-
velops the fact that the railroads
are, and have been for months ready to pro-
ceed at once as soon as they obtained certain
rights and privileges from the city to pro-
tect them in the use and control of their
property. The latest stumbling block is the
theoretical idea that the city requires levee
extending from Carver's cave to Fountain
cave. As matter of fact the Union Depot
and Transfer company will not curtail
the levee capacity at all. The city
has and will retain more levee than
it ever possessed when our sole reliance was
on the river and we had three daily lines OF
steamers.
1t is right and proper to protect our river
interests. They will always be subordinate
to railroads, but should nevertheless be
guarded. In desire to aid river traffic, We
should not damage the greater traffic, which
is the very basis of our city. Though the
river tonnage largely increased last year,
it was scarcely equal all told,
to the tonnage handled in one
or two days by the railroads
We want to preserve the trade Of both, but
thus far the talk about "several miles, oi
levee being needed is doing incalculable
damage in suspending railroad development
Railroad improvements involving an expen
diture of over million dollars
within a space of four or five blocks
would now be we'll under way bu
for this delay, The business of the city ii
suffering for lack of transfer facilities, and
should suffer no longer. The city authoritie:
should settle this matter without delay. The,
can do it at once, and protect every possible
public interest. Delays are dangerous. W.
can secure or we can lose important
advantages. The present policy i'm
perils important matters. If tn
railroads were asking the city to surrende
any facilities which We now possess, it would
be different. Nothing of the kind is de
sired. 1t is simply that they shall be pro
tected from hostile action in the improve
ment of their property.
Daily globe., 1880-01-01

Gov. GARcE1oN has informed the militia
officers of Maine that as long IS he holds
Office he proposes to be obeyed as command
er-in-chief of the State forces. The officers
have signifed their willingness to obey his
orders, and it therefore looks as if the Re-
publicans, if they intend to make war, Will
have to call out old Hannibal Hanlliln with his
pitchfork brigade, Or else deFend Oh 3laine's
three hundred dollar substitute.
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elsewhere.

The Chicago Tribune damns Congressman
Pound because he has been $50 persistent
and successful in securing appropriations
for the improvement of the Chippewa. St.
Croix, and other rivers: for the survey at
government expense of almost every creek in
northern Wisconsin-including the imprac
ticable scheme of building reservoirs to feed
the Mississippi river in time of low water
and in looking out for all the little harbors
on the upper end of Lake Michigan" How
does the Tribune know that the money ex-
pended for the improvement of the st. Croix
and Chippewa rivers has been foolishly ap-
propriated, or that the plan of building reier
yoirs to feed the Mississippi is imprscticable?
Auy Iumberman on the two rivers named
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THE TEACHERS.

Conclusion of IL Very Successful Meeting
Election of Officers for the Ensuing
Year
The teachers assembled at 8 o'clock, and
the first paper road was by Miss A. G.
Glover, of Red Wing. Subject: "Co-
Labor"
This WAS followed by two others entitled
Language Lessons the Study of Language"
by Miss E. G. Stanley, of st. Paul, and by
Prof. D. G. John, of the State Normal
school of Mankato. No particular discus
sion was entered into on the sentiments of
the papers.
..The Educational Outlook" was described
by Mr.. Burt, and said his work was Ia
borious, but it was out in the rural districts
where the taxation for schools is greater
than in the city. The teachers in rural dis
tricts need encouragement, and lie enjoined
upon city teachers the necessity there was
for them to go out to the country districts
and lecture the people and encourage the
teachers.
MIR. Bryant said the State superintendent
had, for one of his years, done great work,
and he should receive the hearty support of
the 5000 school teachers throughout this
State.
Mr.. Roe said there were many districts i'll
the State of a large population, but they
have parochial schools and care nothing for
the public schools, consequently the people
will not or do not vote special tax, and the
| | .,,G1
Prof John said no good results would come
from this discussion unless we had some ex-
preston of opinion as to the things thai
. would remedy the defects in the school law
SO apparent to us oil, He said that he was
appalled, to know that 600 districts in this
State had refused to levy a special tax. an6
in addition, that so many were so poorly at
tended. He advocated that G cymmittee be
. appointed, whose duty it should be 10 givt
this subject most careful research and pre-
: sent report, with the endorsement of tht
Teachers association, for the consideration
of the next legislature.
County Superintendent .. M. Lord, O
Minnesota City, read paper: "Qnalitica
tions and Examinations of Teachers"
! Supt. Smith, Of Minneapolis, said man.
of the teachers here knew bat little of coun
o try school work, and he was afraid the.
r would 20 away with the impression that tn
1 rural teacher did not "amount to shucks,
Q but his experience was that the counir.
teachers would measure up fairly with tn
> > city teachers.
The following telegram was read:
q BLooM1NaroN, ILL.,, Dec. 81, 1s79.-"W
:: double your numbers and you can't beat on
I enthusiasm" R. HARVEY, Prest. Assn.
Prof. Moore, of Lake City. said on tn
r paper that was read, that We need uniform
system for examinations more than anything
: else. If teacher is qualified to teach Ii
. one district, he certainly should be con
q q sidered qualified to teach in another.
). Following this, the secretary read the fol
i lowing greeting from the Iowa State associa
C ton:
!, INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, Jan. 80, 1879.
, President State Teachers AssOcian, ST. Paul.
The teachers of Iowa send you cordial greet
ing and good wishes for the success of ou
:, common cause. w. J. SHAUP,
:, President, etc.
Daily globe., 1880-01-01

The refusal of Gov. Garceion to submit
the matters in dispute concerning the Aaine
election to the supreme Judicial court has
raised atother howl from the Republicans.
We are glad of it. The Democrats have been
doing all the bowling for the past twenty
wears, and it is time the tune was changed.
The Democrats, however, have been crying
ont against the violation Of the laws: the
Republicans are now weeping over their
anforcemant
Daily globe., 1880-01-01

Mr.. BARNUM has taken the pracautlon to
take the oath of Office as Lieut.. Governor.
This gives him the vantage ground IN his
contest with Mr. Gilman for tho seat. There
is a very general desire on the part of both
Republicans and Democrats to have thS
eligibility question settled, and Mr. Barnum
is performing public service in making this
Issue.
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Death Exposes a Secret.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 31.-A person known
for tLeS past twenty-five years as Charles
Parkhurst, who has led the life of stage
driver and farmer during that time in Cali
fornia, died last Sunday near Watsonsville,
when it became known for the first time
that deceased was woman.
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Committee on Salaries fSuperintendents
-Supt. Burt, G. w. Smith, A. J. Greer.
Representative to Educational Congress
d. l.. Kiehle.
Permanent Historical Committee-Supt
Burt, E. j. Thompson.
Adjourned.
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1t will be seen that while our purchasing
power fell off two-thirds, that of Great Britain
steadily increased until 1878, when the depres-
sion in that country compelled her to cut short
her increased receipts.-Chicdgo Ne,cs.
The conclusion of the Ne'rs is altogether
too far-fetched. The figures do not show a
falling off in the purchasing power of the
United States, but rather falling off in our
needs. The lumber product of the United
States hes been steadily increasing of late
years, and is now almost sufficient to supply
all the wants of the country. If We can pro-
duoe enough of any given article at home, it
would be manifestly foolish to send abroad
for it, especially if we can produce the article
better and cheaper than it can be procured
aIsavhere.
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the present year will, without doubt, fully
sustain all the claims that have been made
on behalf of this city, and prove st. Paul to
be by large odds the superior of ell rivals
both as to population, wealth, commerce and
industry,
Daily globe., 1880-01-01

Ir is because we have the kindliest feeling
for Ireland that We trust our correspondents
will be more brief in their disputations.
Daily globe., 1880-01-01

Wallace Blackman. formerly of the Indian
apoiis Sentinel, died - New Haven, Ct, yester-
day, aged fl.
Daily globe., 1880-01-01

Tn. following figures exhibit tho value of
the shipments of lumber from Canada to Great
Britain and the United States since 1878:
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GleSSrS. wright ana IOuSley decllneu III
favor of Supt. Smith.
President Whitman said SO would he.
Laughter.
Prof. Thompson moved that the secretary
be instructed to cast the vote of the conven-
tion for G. w. Smith, of Hannepin county,
and accordingly he was duly elected presi-
dent
Following this the officers nominated by
the committee on nominations above were
duly elected to the respective Offices named.
THE SCHOOL MARM RECOGNIZED.
Prof. Tousley thought The ladies ought to
be represented AMONG the officers, and he
nominated Miss A. D. Glover, of Red Wing.
She was accordingly elected over Levi
Wing, and the rest of the officers were elect
ed as reported.
NATURAL HISTORY.
Prof. Slack followed with an able and ex-
haustive paper upon the subject of "Natural
History Taught in Primary Classes
MORE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions, by Prof.
KiehI, made the following additional report
to that given above
Resolged, Seventh, That we commend the
penmanghp on exhibition in this room fir I'm
the schools OF this city and Northfield; that
we endorse the excellent system IF training
winch produced them; that We recommend this
plan of exhibition of school room work at the
future meetings of the association.
ReSoi,cd Eighth. That q sperial manua! of
hygicnie for the of schools is much needed,
aud that the State board OF health bc asked to
consider and provide for this necessity.
The seventh resolution wes laid on the
table, and the eighth was adopted. Follow
ing which, Prof. Applegate thanked the con-
vention for the support and encouragement
extended his educational journal.
The last paper was On the subject of Gre
sultants," and was read by Prof. L. G. Paine
of the Wesleyan Seminary, Wasioia. The
subject treated of the application of science
to every day affairs and people, and how
closely they were allied, science with per-
sonal movements, sctirns, etc.
Prof Thompson offered n resolution
authorizing the chair to appoint perma-
nent historical committee of three.
Adopted.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
President Whitman then announced CON-
mittees as follows:
Committee ON High School-Sapt. Burt,
Thompson, Shepard, HawIey, Keyser.
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naugnt 0,4oU, ana the increase over laSt year
has been 2 per cent. greater in Ulster than
the other provinces, and in the whole coun-
try there is 1915 more inmates of the work
house than this time last year. The report
states that ''there is general failure of the
crops except in parts of Donegal and Lon
donderry in Ulster, parts of Cork and Linn
erick in Munster, and parts of Wicklow in
Leinster," 30 that Connaught, where Crom-
we'll sent the Celts, with it's general failure
of crops, has only $3.50 in the workhouses,
while Leinster and Ulster, "owned by the
descendants of the early English Settlers
has 26,236. How do you like those figures,
Mr.. True Friend? But this official report
further says: In regard to the prospects of
the poorer classes during the coming winter
and spring, it will be- seen that IN Ulster
considerable distress and destitntiou, es well
as increased demands for relief, may be ex-
pected. In Munster much suffering and want
is anticipated. In Leinster large increase
in the demands FOR relief is anticipated,
the farmers not being in & position to pay
laborers, ana employment Is consequently
scarce. In CornaHght al5o serious amount
of distress and increased demand for relief
is expected during The coming winter"
From this it will be seen that the whole OF
Ireland is suffering. tie Protestant north
and east just as much and more than the
Catholic south and west, and be exhioits
mean, narrow spirit who would single out for
charity one place more than another, or
charge one class of the people with greater
degree of dishonesty or want of thrift.
Parnell and the land league is for the whole
country, therefore let US assist the poor
through him aud it, and assert the principle
that the Irish people must be permitted to
live on the soil they cultivate. l have done
with this hidden slanderer.
Yours respectfully, G. M. MAcCARrHY.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
AROUND Town.

Even the Pennsylvania coal is getting
to be fraud.
Watson & Grove are building sub
stantial brick barn on their lots in the
rear of THE NEWS block.
New corners are astonished TO find in
city the size of Emporia cows and
horses running at large on the streets.
The Adams express Office is draped in
mourning in honor of General Manager
Gaithur, who died in New York last
week.
The employees at the Santa Fe depot
are happy over the fact that their new
office hos received TIE last coat of plas-
ter.
We are glad TO know that the prospects
for securing bell for the school house
are favorable, and that the clock will al
so probably be on time.
Those who think the new scnool house
looks ''squatty," are requested to with
hold their judgment until the thirty
eight foot tower is completed.
An elegant tablet of stone was placed
in the south gable of the new school
house Wednesday, bearing the inscrip-
ton, "Emporia High School, 1890"
The musical union met Tuesday eye at
Mrs. Moore's room. ROs. Bachelor was
elected secretary to I'LL vacancy.
The following new members were adj
mitted, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Cross, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. Mills, the Misses. Hawk,
VIM. Hawk, Mrs. and Miss Patterson.
E. w. Cunningham was placed on the
committee on music to fill vacancy 1t
was agreed that at the next meeting,
which will be Tuesday next, at Mrs.
Moore's rooms at Z 80 p. m, the society
should begin the rehearsal ofthe Doctor
of Alcantara.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-03
Tho Aduaical Union

We are glad to see that the EmpOria
Musical Union has been called into ex-
istence again This is town with a
population OF six thousand. and has the
usual number Of good singers to be found
in that number of inhabitants. We are
not aware of any organization here to
promote singing. That we should have
such an organization-in fact, that
it is a necessity, no one will deny,
and we hope our singers will now re-
solye that we shall have one sec
ond to none in the state. The singers of
Emporia can make this organization a
benefit and pleasure to the communi-
~, and we hope they will do it.. Then,
We hope, too, 10 see the community ex-
tend that encouragement which the ef-
forts of the members deserve. Then we
shall have q musical organization that
we can feel proud of.