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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-26
TO SHIP OWNERS,
Cantains and COnsignees.

The GILMAN STEAM BAND TIaHTENEB
AND TyER, and GRIP TIE. are now In use on
the ORLEANS. PELICAN and CHAMPION
PRESSES, and on no other presses In Now Or
leans. but will shortly be In operation on the
LIVERPOOL PRESS aso. Your attention IL
called 70 the fact that this Is the only Fuller that
pulls all Of the bands TO an equal aud full ten
sion and fastens them exactly at the point to
which they are strained automatically and indie
pendent OF the will Of the operator. insurina
uniform perfection Of work. II Ia the only
Fuller that has any authentic record to show
that it Is OF any benefit to the shin In increasing
fits stowaxe.
The following vessels have had the bands Of
their entire cargoes Of Cotton put on by this
Fuller. The entire gain on the cargoes OF two
Of them (the Chiswick and Whickhamt was due
No the Pullers and Grin Tie alone: and It IL but
fair Go state that one-half o. the gain on the
other cargoes was also due to the Puilers and
ri Va all
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Taking Him at His Word.

The inhabitants of the North of En-
gland are matter-of-fact people. The
following incident illustrates their
shrewdness and ready resource. In a
village in one of the dales lived kind
hearted but somewhat hot-headed woman
who entertained the minister when he
came to preach there. On the occasion
of the first visit of one of this fraternity
she deemed it necessary to ascertain his
preference for tea or coffee for break
fast; SO, as she was going on with the
preparation of the meal, she went to the
stair-foot and called out the name Of her
guest. But no answer was vouchsafed
her call. Wonderingly she waited a
while, and then, repeating her call, she
was answered by, "What do you want?"
IN anything but gentle tone of voice.
81 want to know whether You'll have
taa or coffee to your breakfast.
"Pl have either, or BOTH" was the
odd and singing reply.
You've got out on the wrong side of
the bed ia morn," said the irritated dame
to herself; "but I'll fit up yer order, my
man." So saying, she went to the cup
board, took thence another teapot, and,
putting therein equal quantities of tea
and coffee, she made strong decoction
thereof for the preacher. Presently he
felt that he had a strangely favored bev-
erage before him; so, pausing, he asked,
"What's this, missis %
Its both, sir ; and you shall either
sup it or gang without"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
AbOIisIling Dog Latin.

An attempt has been made on the other
side OF the water to abolish the dog Latin
hleroglyphics used by physicians IN
writing prescriptions for druggists. 1t
has been asserted that this hideous jar
gon, together with bad penmanship, has
been responsible for more fatal plumbers
IN making up prescriptions than care
lessness or Ignorance on the part of the
druggist. Doubtless in the "cultured :"
nineteenth century it seems supremacy
ridiculous to commence directions to a
druggist with "R," which is the trans
formed sign of Jupiter, and, of course,
an invocation to that planet to exercise
a favorable influence over the subsequent
course of the dose to be swallowed.
However, most people think the OR"
with the down stroke is contraction
for " Recipe, while they do not profess
to understand (nor is it desired that they
should understand) the cabalism which
covers the rest Of the sheet: CIR. Spir.
Scot. ziii. Sue. Dem. opt. Iii. Liq. Lin.
exp. q. s., ad. xviii. M. ct Sol. sec. ar
tenn. Sig. Ii coch. mag. sum. intervello
brew" Who would suppose that this
was only a Hudibrascan method of di-
recting that the patient should take a
powerful glass of whisky punch on going
to bed? However, the obscurity of the
words is just one of the reasons why
they are SO dear to the practitioner. It
is not advisable that crochety or nerv-
GUS people should always know what
they are getting.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
A VOraciOus Eater.

A remarkable feature of eating and
drinking against time is reported by the
Hungarian press, and said to have been
performed by youthful Magyar resid-
ing in Grosswardien. This SURPRISING
trencherman laid a wager, and is de-
clared to have won it with several min
utes and an omelette to spare, that lie
would, between the hours of $50 q. n.
and midnight, devour the following
comestibles, it being clearly understood
that there would be full portion of
each dish in saccession, any two of
which portions may be estimated as con-
shutting q hearty meal for full-grown
adult blessed by nature with lively ap-
petite Roast beef with paprica sauce
and potatoes a Vienna veal outlet with
pears !; fllet Of beef with dumplings :;
grilled pork with pumpkins half fowl
fried in batter bubble and squeak a
beefsteak with poached eggs; fried
calves liver calves brains and kidneys;
picked veal stewed beef; broiled
goose liver and fricaseed fowl with
carrots. He not only contrived to stow
away all the articles enumerated in this
comprehensive menu, washing them
down with two quarts of beer, four bot
ties Of old wine, and three of aerated
water, but when he had cleared the last
of his appointed dishes clock dial
then marking 10 minutes to 12-he
asked for a three-egg omelette, which
vanished down his throat before the
hour struck.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
WILL FATMER KNOW MEl
BY HALLE c. YOUNG.

On, oft do think of q dear, distant cline,
And sunny home hours to memory true,
ana deary-loved one, whom the swift tide Of time
IN Its merciless march has hidden from view.
MY best friend was he in those sunny days past,
ana fondly would smile as climbed on his knee,
ana now thatIm bowed by autumn's chill blast
ask but the question, evil father know mef"
And Oft do dream of that bright summer sun,
AS ever it shone on my old home and me,
When the wild climbing trophy won,
And butterflies chased in innocent glee.
An. that bright sun hath set in shadows how deep !
And my heart from its aching never is free;
IN that TAR mornng-and, where eyes never weep,
In the glad home above, will father know me?
My face he knew only in life's morning hour,
Ere the twin roses had faded away;
NO thorn had then pierced me in pluckng flower
And life lay before me-a promising May.
" no truly can tell what may fall on the morrow?
II fair ships of ours shall founder at sea?
And who but myself can fathom the sorrow
VI doubling the question, "Will father know me-"
And, oh! have wandered from Eden's fair gate,
When this precept he gave me, with others most
kind
The path that leads upward is narrow and straight
And faith il the Master gave sight to the blind ?"
All! my heart doth despond when try to divine
The mute n ysteries hidden beyond the great sea !;
But in life's darkest hour, as sadly recline,
Sometimes dream sweetly that father'll know me-
CLARENDON, Ark,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Those Golden Tresses.

He said he once fell desperately in
love with pretty blonde, who had the
most bewitching ringlets that ever en-
shared the heart of a man in their
meshes. That he raved like a lunatic
over these golden tresses. That he wrote
sonnets to their beauty and luxuriance,
and even wore a tiny love-lock, which he
stole from them one starry night, upon
his head for six long months. And that,
In fact, he was SO much entranced by
the ringlets that he resolved to marry
their fair owner. And so, one evening,
when he had fully made up his mind to
propose, he set off to visit his inamorata,
quoting poetry as he went along, and
wondering how fellow set about, any
way, when he really wanted to marry a
pretty girl. Unluckily, the fair one
with the golden locks was not at home
when he called that night, and her
younger sister came waltzing into the
parlor to meet him. And, O! horror
of horrors she had pinned on her little
head mass Of golden curls, which the
poor fellow recognized at once. "Sister
Bellies gone out" said the little mink,
and thought I'd put on her curls and
come down to see her beau p This
broke up the intended match, put an end
to writing and other vague, low
er-like rhapsodies, and added one more
to the fearfully long list of Saratoga old
bachelors.-Sophie Sparkle, in NeaO
York MAIL
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Wouldn't Bend His Knee.

Many ludicrous circumstances lent
variety to the court life of George III.
and gave vivacity to the conversation in
the home circle. Thus, when a Mayor
and Aldermen we're admitted to the
honor of a presentation to the Queen,
and the Mayor advanced to kiss her
hand:
"You must kneel, sir, said Col.
Gwynne.
81 can't, SIR said the Mayor.
"You must bend the knee you must
kneel," insisted the Colonel.
But, instead of complying with the
Coloners directions, the Mayor seized
the Queens hand and carried it to his
lips with much more loyal heartiness
than Of courtly refinement. The worst
of it was that Ill the Aldermen followed
suit, supposing their chief had done the
right thing. AS the Mayor was retiring,
the Colonel Indignantly interfered
"You ought to have knelt, sir"
81 could not do it, said the Mayor.
Everybody else can kneeI," declared
the Colonel, supposing, no doubt, that
here was French Republican On En-
glish soil.
eyes, sir, ," returned the Mayor, "but
[ have wooden leg !"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Whipped for Not kissing q Homely
Girl

The district school OF Barryville, Sulli-
van county, n. Y, is taught by young
man named Reuben Frazier. George
Sink, aged II years, was one OF
his scholars. Sink is a nischiev-
Gus boy, and the other day be tripped
UP a girl about his own age as she was
passing out of the school-room door.
He said it was an accident, but the girl
went back and slapped his face. He
struck her, and the teacher called him
up and fogged him with stick. Then
he was ordered to beg the girls pardon
and shake hands with her. This the boy
did. The schoolmaster then said that
Sink, to make full amends, must kiss
the girl, but this he refused positively
to do. His refusal brought him another
whipping. Still he said he would not
kiss the girl. Then he was fogged for
the third time and sent home BeGev-
ing that the teacher had no right to IL
sist on their sons kissing any of the
girls that attended school with him, and
that he had punished the boy unjustly,
the boys parents had the teacher ar
rested on charge of assault and battery.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Willing to Give Way.

On Detroit street car woman of 80,
made up to look about 25 years old, got
aboard at crossing to find every seat
occupied. She stood for moment. and
then. selecting poorly-dressed man
about As years of age, she observed:
care there no gentlemen On this
carp"
"Indeed, I dunno" he replied, as he
looked up and down. eff there hain't,
and you are going clear through, I'll
hunt up one for you at the end of the
line! |"
There was an embarrassing silence for
a moment, and then light broke in on
him all of sudden, and he rose and
said
"You can have this seat, madam. I
am allus perfectly willing to stand up
and give my seat to anybody older than
myself"
That decided her. She gave him a
look which he will not forget to his
dying day, and, grabbing the strap, she
refused to sit down, even when five seats
had become vacant.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
F'iltering Cistern Water.

Ex-Mayor Clymer, of Reading, Pa,
proposes the following, which is proba,
bly, the best cheap mode of fitting rain
water for drinking or culinary purposes
"Pure fresh water in the West is Sc
cured the year round by their large and
admirable cisterns, built of brick and
Roman cement In the center is placed
brick chimney; in said chimney the
pump is placed. The water from the
top to the bottom of the cistern is con-
stantly filtering through the chimney to
supply the demands of the pump, and
this process keeps the water in the main
body of the cistern in state of con-
slant agitation, thereby it is always
sweet and good. Every family can have
pure water by filtering the rain of heaven
from their housetops, or by tiltering the
impure water from our water basins. ="
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
An Item for Housekeepers.

An old housekeeper, and a wise
woman, tells an exchange that, after
twenty five years of hard work in kitchen
and parlor. she has come to the conclu-
sion that, although it might cause rev.
olution in the civilized world, she would
never put another zinc under her sitting
room stove. She amplifed her state
ment, saying: "The time [ have spent
on my knees securing that zinc, if other
wise employed, would have made me g.
well-read woman, or if devoted to my
children would have been of great bene-
fit to them and a comfort to me-" Her
words seemed to me to have great force
in them, and the result was that our own
stove was put up without the customary
zinc. Certain members of the family
who had prophesied the destruction Of
the house by fire were surprised to find
we were just as well off without it. A
heavy oil-cloth with paper under it was
put under the stove, and, although it is
a base-burner and we keep large room
warm with it, the experiment was con-
sidered a success. The oil-cloth is easily
taken care of. Wash it with warm suds.
then with warm milk and water, wiping
with soft cloth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Didn't Affiliate.

A colored man was busily engaged IN
saving some wood for Galveston gentle
man. The oman and brother had a
large Masonic breast-pin on his shirt
bosom.
DO you colored Masons and white
Masons affiliate ?"
Don't fillyate wuff crss.'
"What's the matter?'
"Dunno, boss, but Use tried it. Da1
is barkeeper in dis town what toted
dis heah berry same emblem. I was in
distress hadn't had dram all dat morn
ing. 1 cum in and gave de distress sig
nal"
Did he respond ?"
He didn't respond right. He made
a motion at de doah wild one hand and
reached under de bar. [ made the sign
once noah, and he fetched me between
de shoulders wild de bung- starter, jess as
1 was gettin' out de doah."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Young Farragut's Bargain.

When Admiral Farragut's son was 10
years old the father said i'll his hearing
that when he was old enough to make a
good contract and keep it he had a bar
gain to offer him. The son rose up and
asked the father what the contract was.
The Admiral said:
"The proposal [ intend to make is
this Ii you will not smoke or chew
tobacco, drink Intoxicating or strong
wines, till you are q years Of age, Twill
then give you 81 900.
81 am old enough to make that bar
gain now," said Young Farragut "I
will accept the offer.
The bargain was closed, and when
young Farragut was 81 the cash was
handed over to him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

the MANNED arm significantly. After a
moments silence he resumed, with the
same painting breath "I supposed
you would send the money to Bolton, as
there was no other place, and knew
Bess would take it if 1 made it a matter
of life and death for you to go. 1t was
this way, you see: I did not want to
fight for ibid not want to fight my
stepfather. But I anticipated an easy
victory over Bess by means of my SUI
per1or strength. But she was too quick
for me. Poor Bess! She got the hand
that wrote the letter Forgive me-my
mother p
That was all. Death claimed him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Where Women Were Needed at the
Polls.

David Hopkins and Gustave Dettloff
were candidates for School Trustee in
District No. of New Lots, l.. l., at the
last election. Mr.. Hopkins is a farmer,
and was seeking reelection. Mr.. Dett-
loft is connected with an insurance COM
pany in this city and is well-known
resident of the town. The friends of
Mr.. Hopkins, about an hour before the
closing of the polls, perceived that there
was danger of their candidates defeat.
A consultation was held, and it was de-
cided to utilize the new law giving wom-
en- the privilege of voting. Accordingly
several farm wagons were procured and
sent through the district to gather in
the farmers wives and daughters, The
wagons returned to the polls with 1O7
women, all of whom voted for Mr.. Hop
kins, thus saving him from defeat. Ii
was too late to use a counter-poison.-
NeaU York World.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
TOnNn1I'UlnS.

Why are the glories Of Greece like
iron? Because they are DER.
When is bell like q tale related :?
When it is tolled (told).
Has time more than one head? Yes.
Judging from the number Of people who
declare either their watch or clock ahead
of time.
Why is revenge like a poor debtor ?
Because it promises much and pays lit
tie OF nothing.
Why are ministers bad mathemati-
clans? Because they make the result of
joining one and one, one.
Why is q mans foot like himself? Be
cause it has a sole (souD.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
EEirtll.

There is large class of people who
deem the business Of life far too weighty
and momentous to be made light of,
who would leave merriment TO children
and laughter to idiots, and who hold
that joke would be as much out of
place on their lips as on a gravestone OF
IN a ledger. Surely it cannot be requi-
site to mans being in earnest that he
should wear perpetual frown. Is there
less of sincerity in nature during her
gambols IN spring than during the stiff
ness and harshness of her wintry gloom?
And is it, then, altogether impossible to
take ND one abode with truth, and to
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

let all sweet, homely feelings grow
about it and cluster around it, and to
smile upon it as kind father or moth
er, and to sport with it, and hold light
and merry talk with it. as with loved
brother or sister; and to fondle it, and
play with it, as with child? No 9TH
erwise did Socrates and Plato commune
with truth no otherwise Cervantes and
SSbc ESIAara
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
The Priests Wit.

Curran once said to Father Leary ::
81 wish, Reverend Father, that you
were st. Peter and had the keys of
heaven, because then you could let me
in" The shrewd and witty priest saw
the sarcasm, and turned its sharp edge
on the skeptic by replying "By my
honor and conscience, sir, it would be
better for you that I had the keys of the
other place, for then I could let you
ont
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

ABOUT two years ago, says the Roches-
ter Democrat, Detective Burchell told q
young bootblack named Dominick Cas-
tello that if he would give up chewing
and smoking he should have new hat
Soon after this the boy left for Minneap-
oils, Mimi, but it seems he did not for
get the promise, and recently, when he
made his temperance in Rochester,
well clad and bearing the mark of pros
perity, he claimed his reward. He
proved that he had earned it, and it is
needless to say that it was cheerfully
paid,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
Running to a Fire,

Running to fire is one of the inalien-
able privileges of an American citizen.
Run he will. And it doesn't make any
difference whether he is lame in both
legs, afflicted with the rheumatism and
spinal curvature, and wears a porous
plaster, chest-rrotector and a liver
pad-he's bound to get to the fire. We
mention this simply to show that men
have some ADVANTAGES over women.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

JIM NEAL killed Jack Isaacs in a street
fight at Williamstown, KY, and then,
handing the pistol with which he had
done the shooting to the dead mans
brother, said GIVE murdered Jack, and
now you can murder me-" Tie propo-
sition was not accepted.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

SEVERAL undergraduates of the Ger
man University of Marburg have been
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment in fortress for dueling.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

"MY cousin, whom / sent You last
week, doctor, is an imaginary invalid,
isn't he ?" 'Of course he is. The fell
low has constitution which defies all
our remedies"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

With happy heart and willing hands,
All happiness and health demands,
Had b acquired without the loss
OF hfe's pure gold; the outward dross
Had in the battle been consumed;
Where thorns had been the roses bloomed
His cot was flied with love and light,
His sun by day, his star by night.
He wore upon his Kingly looks
The happy influence of his books.
Companion, teacher, father, friend,
His children found in him. To end
The story, ere il grows too long,
His daily life was full of song.
1nheritors Of grace and worth
And born to win and rule the earth,
His children all their places took.
Their names were in the angels book
Among the sayiors of mankind.
IT'S doubiy true that "love is blind,
But once It's born it needs no eye"-
Its instinct leads it to the sky.
When parents mold in heart and act
The offspring Of loves sweet compact,
Then shall we know, and not till then,
OF peace on earth, good will to men,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07
A AND IL.
BY MRS. J. V. II. KooNs.

A and B were handsome men
AS you viii find two out of ten;
They started up the hill of life
Zach had of course, the prettiest WHEY
With strong resolves to dare and do,
And still the heavenward path pursue.
And they were tender friends the while;
They met aud parted with a smile;
Their little homes-a happy sight
We're filed with gladness, love, and light
But he and every one could see
That A began to gain on Is
In worldly goods. He wore the air
OF one who'd reached the topmost stair.
A gilded coach and milk-white four
A prouder couple never bore
Than he and happy Mrs. A.
Both worshiped wealth and loved display,
But both forgot their books and songs,
And neither cared for others wrongs
When they had rights. All they could see
Was oddities GROWING victory.
Their children stood as dummies stand
Nonentities upon the land.
Their palace, with Its marble front,
Looked uninviting, cold, and blunt.
distance that could never "lend
Enchantment" to his old-time friend
Now separated and B
The one slave, the other free.
The one, with all his hands could hold,
Still wanted more. The tale is told.
Forever hungry, pinched and cold
Is he whose only store is goid.
The other sat beneath the skies
That Overshadowed paradise.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

IF you will excuse me, sir, he begged
me to bring you without telling his
name," the agent returned uneasily,
"and never refuse the dying"
For one instant they gazed into each
others eyes. 1t was enough Mr.. Client
went unquestioningly.
He was taken to one of the low dens
in which Bolton abounded, and to the
bedside of the dying man.
"And so my secret fears are realized !;
it is you, Oscar he said, taking the
wan hand the poor wretch feebly and
half doubtingly extended.
1t is, but don't, don't reproach me p
he gasped. 81 have enough of that
here" touching his breast. "Too
much too much! All if I could live
over one year Of my lfe-one little
year p
"That you cannot, my poor Oscar !;
but you can
"I know-I have heard it many a time
from the preachers, but I don't believe
it. I'm the man my deeds have made
| me. The life have loved here I shall
follow there-and [ love evil Good
ness disgusts me even in the midst of
fear p And overcome by the excite
ment he sank back exhausted. Reviv-
ing little presently he painted
"[ wanted to tell you'll wanted to
ask you to forgive me-forgive me for
my mother, tool would not kill her
by bringing her here. You see that it
was debt of honor, and I had to have
the money by fair means or foul, and SO
1 wrote the letter. wrote it very care
fully-very carefully-and all happened
as I designed, except" And he moved