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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

IT is known that ozone, when properly
applied, is most effective and conven-
lent agent for restoring books or prints
which have become brown by age, or
been smeared or soiled with coloring
matter-only a short time being re-
CURED to render them perfectly white,
as if just from the press, and this with
out injuring in the least the blackness
of the ink. An example given of the
results produced in this way is that of a
book of the sixteenth century, upon a
page of which several sentences had been
painted over by the monks of that day
with black, shining coloring matter, in
order to render them illegible, and of
which no trace of line couldbe detected.
After thirty-six hours treatment with
ozone, the coloring matter was entirely
destroyed the most careful scrutiny of tie
page failing to disclose the fact that any
of the lines had once been painted over.
Writing ink may readily be discharged
by ozone, especially if the paper be
subsequently treated with very dilute
chlorhydric acid to remove the oxide
of iron.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
The Longest Avenue in the World.

DR.. Finsch, in his narrative of
travels to Western Siberia, tells us that
the great road from Niini-Novgorod to
Tiumen, in Siberia, is bordered, with
few gaps, by an alley of birches, which
are sometimes in double rows. This, as
DR.. Finsch ventures to conjecture, must
be the longest avenue in the world. 1t
was planted by order of Catherine IL,
and was to have been continued to Irk-
utsk. 1t was forbidden under the
severest penalties-banjshment to ST.
IBERIA or death-to fell the smallest of
these trees, a precaution without which
this unique avenue would never have
been finished. Many of these trees
are now shattered by age, and those
planted in their stead are no longer
protected against damage or destruc-
ton by laws so severe as formerly. But
it is pretty well known that the Rus
sian is Indifferent or hostile to trees.
On the other hand, as the winter SHOWS
become heared up in mounds around
their trunks, which renders the road
difficult for sledges, it is serious ques-
ton whether this avenue should not be
taken away.-Lo1do7a Times.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

CoNoUERNG SELF.-Strength ofmind
is not alone sufficient to conquer phys
ical sins; they require physical rene
dies. Il man says, Il resist the in
trinity of my fesh-my appetite or my
passions every now and then I am
overcome" his first step toward reform
must be hygienic; bathing, more e1er-
else, less food, or more food, or differ
emit kind of food. What the specific
hygienic treatment should be it is i'm
possible to say without knowing the
specific difficulty. But the rule is to
develop strength in the body where it
is weak, and where, through weakness,
it falls. If bad temper is the fault to
be overcome, there should be cultivated
such habits as tend to quiet and calm
the over-excited nerves. The tension
must be diminished all along the line of
life; haste and hurry and worry aban-
doned, and repose Of mind cultivated.
A resolve to do well is useless unless as
sisted by action.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
A Land Where There Are No Elopements.

Elopements are not believed in in
Lapland, for if a man marries maid
without her parents consent the penalty
is death. When a young man has
formed an attachment to a female, the
fashion is to appoint their friends to
meet, to behold the young parties
run race together. The maid is al
lowed in starting the advantage of a
third part of the race, SO that it is i'm
possible, except willing of herself, that
she should be overtaken. If maid
overruns her sutton the matter is ended !;
he must never have her, it being penal
for the man to renew the motion for
marriage. But, if the virgin has an
affection for him, though at first she
runs hard to try the truth of his love,
she will (without Atlanta's golden balls
to retard her speed pretend to meet
some casualty and voluntarily halt.
Thus none are compelled to marry
against their wishes, and this is the
cause in this poor country that the
married people are richer in their con-
tentinent than in other lands, where so
many forced matches make feigned
love and cause real unhappiness.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
6 Isn't II IOyeiy!o

There is no surer sign of the lack Of
refinement than the habit of Judging of
goods by their price. rather than by
their beauty or value. A lady in San
Francisco witnessed an instance of it
the other day:
Two young ladies stood at the show
window of fancy-article shop. A lace
collar was under discussion. There it
lay, with pretty pointed tips and a quill
of stand-up edging. Il don't believe
it's real" said one, with the knob of her
parasol at her lips. The other poked
her cheek with hers, and said lace was
$50 deceiving."
I'm bound I'll know" said the first !;
and she disappeared within the store.
She came back soon, her eyes like ex-
clamation points.
Millie," said she, "the price is $45.'
"You don't say sop replied Mile.
Isn't it lovely?"
eyes," was the answer, "but it would
have been horrid if it had been imita-
tiOn."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
The Dog Star.

Jack was billed to make his "frst
appearance on any stage" some years
ago in Buffalo. n. Y. He was trained
to come on in certain act and frus-
trate crime by dragging mounted
villain by the throat from his saddle.
At rehearsal Jack acted Like star,
never missing to floor his man, whose
neck was, of course, securely padded to
prevent injury from the brute's teeth !;
but when the night of the performance
came, the music and audience fright
ened the dog actor, and coming to the
front he simply looked at bis victim
and ran off wagging his tail. Jack was
afterward kept chained in the wings in
order to make him accustomed to the
noise of the crowd. As the nights pro-
crossed the dog appeared to have lost
all memory of his cue, the villain ap-
peared without padding on his neck,
and the last nights of the drama were
announced. Jack changed the whole
order of things, however. The even
ing before the farewell performance,
the villain emerged as usual on horse
back from the wings when suddenly
Jack broke his chain, and, dashing at
his man, Mortified the audience by
fastening his fangs in the poor fellows
neck and dragging him theoretically to
the stage. The curtain was rung down,
several actors ran to the rescue, and
the villain was only rescued after a
severe struggle. The incident, though
uncomfortable as it was to the actor,
proved vastly profitable to the manager
Jack never again forgot his part, and
the drama was played to crowded houses
for several consecutive months.-Balti-
more NelUS.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
A Trick of the Imagination.

By humoring the fancy of an invalid,
an acute young surgeon made his fort
une. He vas summoned to visit q very
wealthy single lady, far advanced In
years, who had been suffering from an
alleged bristle of her toothbrush that
had fastened itself in her throat. She
stated that she had consulted many
eminent surgeons, but they had uni
formly assured her, after critical in
spection, that she was only the victim
of nervous delusion, that her throat
was perfectly healthy, that the disturb
ance was only in her Imagination.
"And so they &C on, the stupid, per
verse, obstinate creatures" concluded
the poor lady, Saying there is nothing
the matter with me, while am dying,
dying, dying" The surgeon caught
his cue, and was equal to the occasion,
and, after examining her throat with
much deliberation, announced that she
was quite right-that the other physi-
clans we're mistaken: he could see out
end of the bristle low down, almost the
of sight, and, if she would permit, he
would run home, getshis instruments,
and extract it instantly. Certainly;
that was the very thing she was longing
for. The surgeon presently returned
with delicate forceps, in the teeth OF
which he concealed b1istle from q
toothbrush. The lady threw her head
hack; the surgeon introduced his
forceps-a prick, SILVER, a scream, and
it was all over. The surgeon, with q
smiling face was closely inspecting the
extracted bristle. The lady was in
raptures; she Immediately recovered
her health and spirits, and went about
everywhere sounding the praises of her
savior as she called the surgeon. From
that fortunate day his fortune was made.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
A Bit of Daring.

A Western paper tells the story
of Steve Venard's fight with three rob-
bers in 1866. The stage coming to
Nevada, Col, had been robbed by three
men, and the treasure-box taken. A
party set out for its recovery. Venard,
armed with a Henry rifle, followed the
trail alone into one of the widest and
toughest of spots in that wild and rug
ged region. The hills hung steep
above. The waters of the ravine came
tumbling down its steep bed of bowl
ders with rush and noise which rem
dered no other sounds audible. Venard
attempted to cross the stream at the
head of the fall. He walked on short
log to rock. Above him rose the
huge mass of granite, buttressed in
front by two smaller rocks. Between
these latter was an alley which led to
the base of the Titan. disposition was
sucn as to look up the alley. At the
base of the great rock Venard discov-
cred the leader of the gang sit
ting on the ground drawing his
revolver. Venard leveled his
rifle upon the robber, twenty feet
distant. At the same time he saw an
other of the gang pointing at him over
the edge of a rock. There was no time
to change his aim. He fired; the leader
fell back, shot through the heart. The
other robber attempted to shield him
self farther behind rock, leaving the
point of his pistol exposed over the
top. Venard covered the spot wiAh his
une1ring Henry. and when the head of
tie robber peered over the top his
brain was pierced with bullet There
was yet another, but he was not to be
seen. His pistol might at that mo-
ment be pointing at Venard. The
latter clambered up to beard hum in his
den. He found the treasure, took the
pistols from the dead, covered quickly
the former with earth and leaves, and
proceeded to hunt the missing robber.
He found him running up the mount
ain, sixty yards or more ahead. We
nard fred and the robber fell. Another
bullet, and the last robber rolled down
the hill-dead.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Couldn't Get Up.

A fashionable lady at San Francisco
ALTERED herself in party dress, and had
a full-length photograph taken. En-
veloping her tightly-laced fnery in q
balloon cloak, she descended to the
street, hailed a street-car, and seated
herself within. When her street was
reached she motioned to the conductor,
and attempted to rise. But SO tightly
was the poor thing harnessed that she
couldn't get up, and, blushing scarlet,
she told the conductor that she would
go a few blocks further. When the
terminus of the line was reached, and
the last gentleman had left the car, the
conductor asked her if she wanted to
ride back. "No, sir" she replied, with
sweet simplicity, II merely want some
help, for can't get up" The conduc-
tor set her on her feet, and she walked
home wiser woman.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Not a Bad Country.

A correspondent of the San Francisco
Bulletin says that Alaska is pleasant
country to live in, Notwithstanding all
polar bear and iceberg stories. The
climate of the islands, and of all that
part of the mainland that is bathed by
the warm ocean currents from Japan, is
remarkably bland and temperate, and
free from extremes of heat or cold
throughout the year. There is a great
deal Of rainy weather, but it is of good
quality, mild in temperature, gentle in
it's fall, filling the fountains of the deep,
cool rivers, feeding the MOSES and
trees, and keeping the whole land fresh
and fruitful, The wettest of this weather
seems to be perfectly healthy, and there
is no mildew in the houses. Thunder
is rarely heard-a flash and a clap, faint
and far away, once in two or three years.
The cause of so much rain is found in
the vapor-laden winds from Japan.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
"COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM"
BY MRS. j. v. II. KOONS.

On an island away in tropical sea
Now listen, story Ill tell unto thee,
Dwelt father and mother and beautiful son,
Their darling, their only, their dutful son.
90 precious to mingle with men or mankind,
They said and determined that he should be blind
To the fact that the world is so brimful of sin
You scarcely can standing room find for pin.
And so they concluded to make him priest,
AS pure as the one who was found in the East,
Revealed to the wise men who Travelled afar,
Still guided alone by that wonderful star.
priest and King of their isle i'll the sea
They made him, and they were his subjects to be.
he grew into manhood, the kingiest King
That ever was seen; and he knew every thing
That good books could tell him or newspapers
bring;
But he Ionged, from the depths of his innocent
heart
From father and mother and island to part,
To what he read of. to taste of the life
Where bitter and sweet strangely blend in the
strife.
At last he grew restless and strolled much alone
He touched his guitar to the tenderest tone,
And wandered away through the midsummer eyes,
And talked to the flowers and tn whispering leaves
OF nothing and everything thought he the while,
still wondering if he should forget how to smile
If longer he lived in that strange. hayward mood,
Disloyal to all but deep solitude;
Yet yearning ard longing, he Bnew not for what,
For any thing new that would better his lot;
For now. since the college had labeled him priest.
he ready for duty, not caring the least
For the soul of mortal. till came the right day
When his heart from his body quite wandered
away.
. NV son, we will CO." said his father one day.
TO the home of my childhood, away. far away,
Where you may be numbered the first i'll the land,
If alone, pure and holy, you continue to stand;
Come out from among them the words echo yet,
And they will resound till the worlds sun is set.
Obey them and me, and Gods blessing and mine
Shall fall like the sunbeams around you and
shiue.'
They went. and the parish much needed priest,
They welcomed him there with thanksgiving and
feast.
She was Just out of school. and as fresh as rose
And as fair as q lily. and God only knows
Why such things are suffered beneath the blue
heaven
He studied her face from the moment ne saw it
He looked sad and prayerful, told over his beads
But they were the last of his thoughts his needs
A year rolled away like dream of delight,
Aud beautiful morning succeeded the night
That Father McNara, in citizens Clothes
Went off on the sly with fair Annabel Rose,
They married. and straight to his sweet island
home
They hastened. nor ever cared elsewhere to roam.
Come out from among them" these five simple
words
Had rung in his ear like chorus of birds,
Till he went-not at all in a spiritual sense
But with one whose great love his strength
and defense.
Both happily live and to this day rejoice
That she did confess to the priest of her choice
His father forgave them, as anyone should.
When to do it was doing the best that he could.
MUNCIE CITY. Ind.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Here Is Sermon Enough for Sunday.

A little shoeblack called at the resi-
dence of clergyman of this city and
solicited a piece of bread and some
water. The servant was directed to
give the child bread from the crumb
basket, and, as the little fellow was
walking slowly away and shifting the
gift between his fingers for a piece
large enough to chew, the ministe,
called him back and asked him if he
had ever learned to pray. On receiv-
ing a negative answer he directed him
to say, "Our Father" but he could not
understand the familiarity.
"Is it our father-your father = my
father?"
"Why, certainly"
The boy looked at him a while and
commenced crying, at the same time
holding up his crust of bread, and ex-
claiming between his sobs:
"You say that your father is my
father; aren't you ashamed to give you,
little brother such stuff to eat when you
have got so many good things for your
self?"-Neau Orleans Democrat.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
The Curse at Work.

A singular fact is noted in connection
with the sarcophagus of the Ashme-
nezer, King of Sidon, now deposited at
the Louvre, the inscription of which
has been deciphered. It is in eff
feet like that of Shakspeare's tomb, ut
tering curse upon whomsoever should
remove the monarch's bones. It fur
ther declares that such robbers shall
leave no descendants, but shall be
driven from their country. The Duke
de Luynes bought the sarcophagus; he
and his only son were killed in the
Papal war of 1859. Again. Napoleon
III. brought it to Paris and deposited
it in the Louvre; he died, was buried
in foreign land, and his only son died
at the hands OF the savages in strange
country. There is not descendant
left of Napoleon III. o. of the Duke de
Luvnes.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
A Valuable Plant,

The sunhower is turned to extraordi-
nary account in Lithania. The seeds
yield at first pressure excellent salad oil,
and the residue forms excellent oil coke
for cattle, who are also fond of the
leaves and stalks chopped up. The
flowers little short of bloom are, when
cooked, nearly as good as artichokes,
and are in the garden very attractive to
bees. The leaf, well dried, is used as
tobacco. The seed receptacles are made
into plotting paper, and the inner part
of the stalk is made into fine writing
paper. The more woody portions OF
the plant, which attains great size, are
used for fuel. The best is obtained in
the Crimea. As an anti-malarial agent
the sunfower is most valuable.-Field
and Farm.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
The Pottery Tree.

One of the most remarkable of those
trees which bear a stony or siicious
bark is the pottery tree" of Para, on the
Amazon, termed "Caraipa," by the
Brazilians, and known to botanists as
the Moquilea utilis. 1t is a magnif'
cent tree, and sometimes rises to hun
dred feet before branching. The wood
is exceedingly durable, being largely i'm.
pregnated with flint, but the principal
value of the tree lies in its bark, which
is used by the Brazilians for furnishing
the raw material of pottery. It is not
that vessels are made from the bark It.
self, as they are sometimes made from
gourds and calabashes; but the bark is
burned, and the silicious ashes, mixed
with proportion of river clay, make
strong and serviceable ware.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
The Comforter.

One of the most disagreeable of per-
sons is the man who always tries to
"make the best of it." At times it does
one good to feel the undoubted weight
of sorrow, without being meddled with.
Mr.. Grey had just lost dear son, and
the comforter (?) appeared and COM
forted. "My poor friend, there is al
ways bright side. Just think how
much your darling would have suffered
from this damp, freezing winter, while
now he will never more suffer from cold
weather"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
TWO.

To one he brought the rarcSt flowers
That gold could buy,
And gave them with Il courteous smile
THAI masked a sigh.
Upon the other ne bestowed,
With scarce L look.
\ few wild vioiets, gathered by
y way side brook.
When from The skies that golden day,
Went out the sun,
OF all the flowers the first received
Remained not one,
Some iured The swans, some Saily :,raced
The fawu she petted
Some deciltd her star!ing's Gag; ali died,
Not one regretted.
The other, shyly from the world
Turned her apart,
And hid her waysiie yiolcts
| pea IT heart.
Aud he who gave TO each that day
Such different share,
By one was -rorued; the other tre atied
His name in prayer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
A W0man's Opinion of Men.

Mrs Duniway, Of the New Northwest,
at literary reunion at Salem, Oregon,
"toasted" the gentlemen as follows:
God bless 'em! They halve our joys,
they double our sorrows, they treble our
expenses, they quadruple our cares, they
excite our magnanimity, they increase
our self-respect: they awake our enthusi-
asm, they arouse our affections, they con-
troll our property, and out-maneuvre us
in everything. This would be dreary
world without 'em. In fact, I may cay,
without EN- it wouldn't be much of a
world, anyhow. We love 'em, and the
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
INRInENCE

The fervent, pale faced mother, ere she sleep,
Looks out upon the zigzag lighted square,
The beautiful bare trees, the blue night air,
The revelation of the star-strewn deep,
World above world, and heaven over heaven.
Between the tree-tops and the skies, her sight
Rests on steadfast ruddy shining light,
High in the tower-an earthly star of even.
Hers is the faith in saints and angels power,
And mediating love-she breathes prayer
For yon tired watcher in the gray old tower.
He-the shrewd, skeptic poet-unaware
Feels comforted and stlled and knows not whence
Falls this unwonted peace on heart and sense.
Emma lazarus in ScribneT.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

EDWIN BooTH's first engagement in
London, during September, 1861,
was a dismal failure. The man who
played Richmond on the opening, in
the fight, fell back over one of the for
ward flies. A man from the gallery
cried: "Stick him, old man; he well de-
serves it." and the curtain came down
amidst roars of laughter.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

A young man of Troy, n. Y, had
promised to marry a young lady, but
when the hour for the wedding arrived
lie was net present to grace the scene.
His brother was, however. and told the
expectant BRIDE that he would marry her,
upon which she naively said, ~ always
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
4 Smart Thief.

"You are oil alone here?" asked a
man of the clerk in a Cincinnati cigar
store. Receiving an affirmative answer,
he continued: What would you do ii
thief should grab this box and run
away? The clerk replied that he would
let the rascal escape, rather than aban-
don the money-drawer to possible
raid. "Then I'll be going" the man
finally remarked, as he tucked the box
under his coat and hastily departed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

ACCORDING to the investigations of a
Russian professor, DR.. Monassein, sing
ing is an excellent means of preventing
consumption, and for the development
and strengthening of the chest it is
more efficient than even gymnastic ex-
ercises. The professor has examined
900 singers varying in age from 9 to Sc
years, and found that the chest is
stronger among them than among per-
sons Of any other occupation.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

A GRAvE-YRD-Thirty-six inches of
black Grape.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

FALL fashions - Coal. hole covers
are worn smooth.
National Republican., 1880-07-16
Committees of the school Hoard,

The president of tho board ofschool trustees
Mr., G. NJ. Matthews, has announced the fol-
lowing rs the standing committees of the
board for the school year ending July l, 1881
Rnles-Matthews, Farley, Lovejoy and Smith.
Ways and means-Lloyd, Smith and Temple.
Building and repars-Somerville Samson,
Supplies and accounts-Middloton, Temple,
Pearson, Wormley Curtis Samson and Brooks
Jantors--Wilkinson Nourse and Pearson
Teachers-Loyejoy, Christie, Curtis Lambert
LLOYD, Middleton and Brooks. Text books
aud course Of study-Lambort, Loycioy and
Brown. ExaminatiOns-Chris Farley and
Pope. Scholarshipand przes-Fairley, Worm
ley and Pearson. Music-Middloton Lloyd
and Smith. Drawing and penmanship-S
son, Pope and Christie. Annual report
Lambert, NouIse and Wilkinson. Printing
Brooks, Pearson and Pope. Library Curtis
Middleton and Lambert,