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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20
EVENING QUOTATIONS..
Governments firm. Railroad bonds ac'
and sfrnnr 2tnta sennriIies dnll

Governments firm. Railroad bonds active
and strong. State securities dull.
Money easy at 36t5 per cent, closing at per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 5@51l& per cent.
Sterling exchange bankers bills quiet but firm
at $780, sight exchange on New York
81 8S3[.
Stocks-The market opened firm, but soon
after prices t,lj of j5@15 per cent At The
Hr,t board, however, tirmer feeling prevailed
and an advance of l(@9l5 per cent was re-
oordci. Dlgiug the afternoon q reaction of u
@l1s per cent. took place, but in the late
dealings speculation became strong and buoy.
ant and III improvement of 15@54 per cent.
wis estublisbed She coal stocks, Pacific Mail
and Canada southern leading the advance,
which was due in part to the fact that some of
the recent bears were bulliug the market. The
activity nnd strength of coal shares WAS be-
cause of the increased earnings md favorable
reports concerning these properties. The
gross esruirgs nG the New Jersey Central rail-
road far April were 1850 900 in excess OF those
in the CORES poudiag month Of 1879, and it is
estimated the gross earnings in June will reach
elise, Geo In regard to the condition of Della
wGtc Lackawanaa 4 Western it is suthorita-
lively stated that the company is mining over
$500, 600 tors Of coal per annum, which is now
selling 40 an advance Of 81 80 per ton over the
average nrice of 1879, when the coal was
more than able 10 pay ITS fixed charges.
At this increase b. the price of coal it is stated
the company is earning 20 per cent. for the
stockholders and a dividend Is soon to be de-
olared. Large purchases of this stock have
recently been made for account OF inside par
ties. In aiming shares Central Arizona sur
prised the street hy suddenly jumping from
Al to IL. There no apparent cause for
the rise.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, Of
which 1000 we're Canada Southern; 1900 Central
Arizona; $4,000 Lackawsnns Il Western; 1905 Del
aware n Hudson; $4,000 Erie; 600 Hannibal Il st.
Joe; 1900 81. Louis & Iron Mountain; 1000 Mis-
souri,, Kansas Texas; $4,000 Lake Shore & Mich
igau Southern 5000 Michigan Central; H. 900 Chi
cago Il Northwestern; $1,000 New Jersey Central {;
5000 New York Central; $500 Northern Pacific
$500 Ohio Central - 900 Pacific Mail; q 900 Read
ing; S0OJ0 Chicago, Milwaukee s st. Paul; l,20J
Union Pacific; 1900 Wabash, ST. Louis h Pscihc
1900 Western Union, and 1000 Louisville * Nash
vile.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

VIM B Aldrich, all that part of lot 4,
sec 23, town 80, range %, viz: Com
mencing at the intersection corner
of sections 3D. 90, 26 aud 81, town 20,
range %; thence n on sec line be-
tween sections % and % aforesaid,
428 fit; thence 70 deg II min e $40
ft, more or less. to the shore of Lake
Como; thence se'ly following the
meander line of lake shore of said
Lake Como to point where the SIC
line between said sections Is and rs
strikes the lake aforesaid; thence
on last mentioned sec line to place
of beginning ..........., .......... 1874 so
Wikin d Hsyward's Out Lots Addition 10
Saint Paul.
Supposed owner and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

Same 70 8 3S
Same. so 50
ALI objections to said assessment must be
made in writing, and filed with the CLERK of
said Board at least one day prior to said
meeting. GEO. l.. BECKER,
Official: r. L. GoRMAN, President.
Clerk Board of Public Works. 1S7-l40
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

Gustav Willius. commencing ON sec
ton line o. 40 chains W of ne corner
of sec SO, town 20, range %; thence e
along said sec line 10 chains to q
stake in marsh; thence at right
at giles with said line 1l.50 chains,
more or less, to margin of lake;
thence nw'ly along said margin to
beginning. 5 acres, except Como
avenue. ............. .......
Farmers & Traders Bank of Hastings,
swL of sw1 sec 25, town 20, range
"a. ...s.......
Anderson d Nelson, mel of ne114, sec
%, town 90, range %.
VIM b Aldrich, lot 8, sec rs, town %,
range
Alexander Ramsey, ne4 Of sw1,
Except B. r. sec rs, town 29, range
Luther Il Clark, ne14 of swA of
sell. sec 25, town 20, range 3D..
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20
CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Ninth Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRKs,
CRY OF ST.. PAUL, MINI, May 18th, 1880.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
City of st. Paul, Mimi, at their Office in said
city, until 10 A. NJ, on the 9lst day of May, A.
D, 1880, for constructing a sewer on Ninth
street, from Exchange street to Fort street, in
said city, according to plans and specifications
on file in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two sureties, in sum
of at least 20 per cent. of the gross amount
bid, must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. GEO. l.. BECKER,
President.
Official r. l.. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 140-150
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

The following quotations giving the range OF the
markets during the day were received by NJ.
DoRAE, commission merchant:
LTvERPooL, May 10. 1880 A. M.-Wheat
firm. Floating cargoes steady. Oargoes on passage
rather easier. London steady. Arrivals fl coast
Il. Imports of wheat 900 quarters.
NEW York, May 10. 1880 p. M.-Mar-
ket steady; fair export.
New YORK, May IL. 1880 p. M.--Sprlng wheat
quiet; tame; No. 2 held at 1928; No. at lib: 20
bids; winter inactive aud weak.
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New York and Foreign Reports.
MORNING QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, May l9--Money 4Q5 per cent.
Sterling steady at 94S5%@4Ss24. Bar silver
ll4}5.
Governments quiet and firm. Railroad bonds
inactive. State securities dull and nominal.
Stocks strong aud higher and prices have ad-
vanced 71@27S per cent, the latter in Canada
Southern
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20
minneapolis Baslroad Time rqblo.

Minneapolis q St Louis Railwsy-Short
Line, Iowa Route, via Burlington.
New line between Minneapolis, st. Paul and Obi
cago. Short line via Burlington, running through
express trains with PULLMAN PALACE OAR
5LEEPERS TO BIT. LOUIS WITHOUT CHANGE
IS miles shorter than any other route.
liz daily Az daIiu
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MHEAT


Wheat receipts in Chicago 1918 bushels; ship
ments 2l6,677 bushels.
Wheat receipts in Milwaukee 44,6SO bushels ship
ments Sc, 100 bushels.
Stock of wheat In Milwaukee S.5s5ODO bushels.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

VIM & Taylor. part or lot 8, sec 20,
town 90, range %. containing 30
acres: Commencing at intersection
of line of said lot and the water
margin of Lake Como; thence e e.70
chains to center line of sec; thence
n on Il sec line 4.08 chains to road;
thence Sc along W line of road $50
chains; thence I chain to center
line between NJ of Sc of seA of
said sec %; thence g on said line
5.65 chains to post west of pond;
thence s 800 1890 chains to post
ON S ne of 4 sec on W side of pond
6.65 chains of Como road; thence
W on sec line to Lake Como; thence
along margin of lake to beginning.
except Como avenue. -. ........... 405
W G Taylor, " Stenmyer. NJ Seibert
and G NJ Seibert, lot 3. sec %, town
90, range %, except 80 acres belong
ing to W G Taylor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l02
Same, same same and same, nw4 of
seI, sec 70, town 90, range b.. 1913
W G Taylor, se4 of SEA, sec 20, town
20. range 23... l6l
Same, ne14 of seA, sec %, town 20,
EdnPG
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Boots and Shoes

Mems French calf D. s.. boots, per dozen 1854 90
Mems French calf I. s. boots per doz... 56 90
Mems French calf D. s. goat leg opera boots,
Mems veal calfD. s. boots per doz.......... A 90
Mems black D. s. boot per doz .......... % 90
short-leg " ....... "a GO
doz- MP so 90
Meas veal calf " "......... 81 co
womens all calf D. S. Polish, per pair....... 90
" calf split back, D. S. Polish, per pair. 80
Misses all calf D. s. Polish, per pair 49,. / IS
Misses all calf split back D. g. Polish, per pair. 80
Chiids I" 80. l 10
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lie. daily AR. daily.
st. Louis Express. .......
900 pm ll:iOsm



Passengers ct st. Paul leave by Ex sst'y.E x. MOE
the 1t. Paul q Sioux City r.
T. ~ 8:30 p NJ, connecting at "a.
Merriam Junction. On Satur-
day this train runs 10 Albert
Lea only ........-.........
Passenger train for Ohasks,
Carver and Merriam June
ton, connecting st ChasAa tx. Bun EK. SrI
for points on Hastings b 500 N $40 pm
Dakota railroad. ...........
And ut Merriam Junction,
to and from all local
stations on ST. p h 8. o.
r. Il. IS far 80 ST. james,. =.
OEnahs Ex., TO aud from all
points on ST. p. 4 8 c. Ry.,
Omaha and California; slsol As00pm IL 10 -
20 and from points Has
tings Dakota Ry. West to
Glencoe. .............l
Mixed, Minneapolis and whtel TOO Q N
Bear Lake and Duluth II $40 U
Mixed, Minneapolis, whitel 7 GOA 10 i0:35 q 70
Bear Lake Az saltwater 2:l0p m $40 NJ
Mixed trains for Twin Lakes, Norman, Lake Mills,
Bcnson's Grove aud Forest City, leaves Albert Les a.
7:t0 A. ~, ssBesys excepted. Returning leaves
Forest City al 30 r. r., except SUNDAY.
Trains arrive aud depart from The St. Paul Pacific
depot. Minneapolis.
Tickets and sleeping berths secured At city
Ticket ONCE, No. Washington svenue. Opposite
Nicollet House, ". @ Teller, ticket agent and ~
81 Paul Pscins depot, Minneapolis, and a. lie
East Third street, 81. fsnl-Geo. II. Hazard ticket
agent CHAS p. HATCH, Gen. Manage.
" Bopa pNsssE0sy aRant
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

Except Saturday. Except Sunday. +Except
Monday. All other trains daily.
JAS. ]. HILL, Gen. Manager.
W. 8, ALEXANDER, Gen. Passenger Agent.
Chicago, milwaukee, 81 ST. raul Railway
Passenger depot foot of Jackson street. Ticket
Office northwest of Third and Jackson streets.
Thompson Petsch, Ticket Agents, St. Paul
Trains. Leave. Leave.
st. Paul. Minneapolis.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

Corn receipts in Chicago, 5o943S bushels; ship
nents 999 S23 bushels.
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LONDON. May I9-s p. n
Nj. Doran's Reports

RENTEs-s5f soc.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

st. Paul, minneapolis and Manitoba Il. r.
In effect Sunday, May 10th, 1890.
For Manitoba, via. Fergus Falls st. Cloud, Sank
Rapids, Alexandria, Glyndon, Crookston, Grand
Forks st. Vincent and Manitoba.
IAave-North. Leaye-Soufh.
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southern Minnesota Railway Company.
The only direct route TO Milwaukee, Chicago, and
all points east from Southern MiDn6 ,ta, making
quickeat time by twelve hours over an other route
With sure connections.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-20

Daily, except Saturday. I Daily, except Monday,
Palace sleeping coaches on all night trains between
st. Paul and Fargo, also between Duluth ard Fargo.
Passengers leaving st Paul at $50 p. m, res
Fargo for breakfast next morning, and Bismarck on
The following evening
Connection made at Bismarck with stages for Dead
wood and all points In the Black Hills also for For.
Buford, Standing Rock, Fort Keogh, Tongue River
and intermediate points, aud with rstclass steam
ers during Of navigation for Port Benton aud
al intermediate points on Missouri river; also Fort
Keogh Miles City, and all Yellowstone river points,
and at st. Paul with trains to and from al points
Fact and South. T~fs
In effect April 25th 1850.
H. z. SARGENT, Gen. Manager.
@. g. SANBoRN, Gen. PASSENGER Agent.
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Lafond's Addition to St. Paul.

ChapeIiD, except Como
ave, the n of 40 # of 81 6 7e
Morin's Enlargement to Lafond's Addition to
st. Paul.
Unknown ............. 6 II 10
Same, nwH of nw1l sec 25, t 20, T %. 81 so
- Coffin, nw14 of sw14 sec 26, t29,r
% In of r r., IS acres. ............ l18 Is
City of st Paul, Como Park (252 acres) 10, 766 81
Magofin and Breckenridge's Addition to st.
Paul.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, July s.-Floul-Fairy active and
shade higher; winter, 4.5o@575; good to choice
western spring, 4.50@5.55; Minnesota, 40O@4.5O
Wheat-Active and higher, but fuctuating;
No. red winter, 95]k; No. Chicago Spring,
eS1$ for cash; 9os@967s for July; s714 for
August; s74 for September; No. 3, Chicago
spring, 1881; rejected; 60@G1. Corn-Strong
and higher; Is for cash; 257@ bid for seller July;
23>t for August; 2215 for September; rejected,
33}:. Oats-Strong and higher; 24as for cash;
AK for July; 23Ai for August. Rye-Steady;
at II. Barley-strong and higher No. spring
80. Pork-ENcited and higher 400 for cash;
14.02@l4.05 for August, l402H@14.O5 Sep
TENDER. Lard-strong and higher; 6S21! for
cash; .ssz bid for August; 6.90@692k for
September The "Drovers' Journal reports:
Hogs Receipts, 10000; shipments, $780, active,
market; l0c higher; lard hogs in good demand:
packers buy best and pay highest prices; mixed
packing, 4.25@4.5o; light, 4.3o@445; mainly tie
latter; choice heavy, 4.6O@47O. Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1890 shipments, 1900; small fat cattle
active and tir1ner; heavy, plenty and quiet; but
choice scarcer and firm; grass fed Texans; 26O@
3.05; northern wintered, 1925; shipping, 420@49
butchers 2.30G4.00. Sheed-Ecceipts 800; firm;
lambs: 2.S5; Sheep, 3.75@ AS.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15

The hanging Of the three boy MUIR
derers at Canton, Ohio, had some novel
incidental points. The Oldest was under
g. The crowd on the previous night
1as enormous, and was divided between
political meeting and circus, both of
which we're within hearing of the prison
ers. One of the trio made desperate
effort to escape in the confusion; an
other fell in fit while inlploring his
companions to make a confession ex-
cuipating him; and the third coolly dis
cussed with a Roman Catholic and a
Protestant Episcopal clergyman the
merits Of the religions which they rep
resented, finally telling them that he
had no faith in either. A daughter of
the judge who had passed the death
sentence gave each a good-by kiss.
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principal nihilists to the Russian govern

principal nihilists to the Russian govern
ment.
AT a great meeting of the cotton oper-
atives of Mosley, England on the 9Th inst.
it was resolved to continue the strike.
Several large employers threaten, if the
dispute is not settled, to close their mills
entirely for months.
The council of state, of Spain. have
adopted bill regulating the conditions of
service of negroes in Cuba, reducing the
number of working hours, and prohibiting
corporal punishment.
The sultan, in consequence of his fears
relative to the secret designs of the powers.
has an idea of rendering the Dardanelles
impregnable by torpedoes and forts, and
has ordered the preparation of plans and
estimates.
A CORRESPONDENT at Berlin hears from,
a good source that the United States gov
eminent is negotiating with the porte re-
garding the safety Of American mission
aries in European Turkey should trouble
break out.
An election for member of parliament
was held in Buteshire on the 9Th insts, to
fill the vacancy caused by the unseating of
Thomas RUSSELL liberal on the ground that
he held government contract at the
time he was elected, Charles Dalrvmple.
conservative, was returned, receiving 5S5
votes. Russell polled $40.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15
FIRES AND CASUALTIES,

JOSEPH VELEY, aged s" years, fell into
the river at Bay City, Mich. on 9Th inst,
and was drowned
The brewery of A. Dalton & Co., of Fort
Atkinson, Wis, was destroyed by fire on
the 9th inst. Loss about 81 900; insured
for $4,000.
A SON ofSamuel Gray, a farmer of Abba,
Iowa, aged II, accidently shot his brains
out as he was taking his gun from behind
bureau.
A BOY of II, named James Leonard shot
himself in the abdomen at Davenport Iowa,
on the 9Th inst, with a pistol and will
die
THE boiler of threshing machine ex-
ploded near Dunkirk, o., on Sth inst, kill
ing seven persons and wounding eight 9TH
ers, three fatally.
AS five young persons were boating at
SCOTS station, Mich, their boat was cap
sized, and before aid could arrive Eugene
McGregor, who lives at South Haven. was
drowned.
A MAN named VIM. Williams, foreman
of gang in the yards of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul railway, got his foot
caught in frog, at Milwaukee, Wis.,, on
9th inst, while at work, and was run over
and killed by train. Williams wife re-
sides at De Pere, Wis.
PHEL1M TooLE, a heroic member of the
St. Louis fire department, who distinguish
ed himself at the Southern hotel fire few
years ago, was killed on Sth inst, by the
explosion of a fire extinguisher with which
he had entered blazing building. His
death has caused profound sorrow in that
city, and several subscriptions for the ben
eft of his family have been started.
A VIOLENT hail-storm visited the vicin-
ity of Pleasant Hill, Indiana, on the 3rd
inst. In many places it was drifted to a
depth of twelve to fifteen inches. Consid-
cradle damage was done to the crops, the
wheat which was not yet harvested being
almost completely ruined. Fruit trees
were stripped bare, and in Pleasant Hill
one hundred and forty-three window
lights were broken.
The explosion of twenty-pound key of
powder in the Office of the Dittmar Powder
Company, "a Park place, New York, COM
pletely demolished the windows and par
titions of the Office, made rent ten feet
long in the wall separating the Office from
the hall, destroyed several valuable pic
lures, considerably damaged the ceilings,
and perfectly pulverized small iron safe
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15

upon which the key had stood The office
happened to be open both in the front and
rear, hence the building was not brought
to the ground.
A VICTORIA dispatch Of last Saturday
says large crowd assembled at Welling-
ton to celebrate series of athletic sports.
During the day Thomas PAIL boatswain
of the ship Mag gie E. Zed. created a dis
turbance, and was chained to a post in the
stable of the Wellington hotel About s
p. m., the stable was discovered to be on
fire. 4 rush was made to rescue Pail, but
before the chain could be removed the
flames drove the rescuers back with schorch-
ed hands and faces, and the victim was
burned alive before their eyes.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15

JOHN STEELE, the "Coal Oil Johnny"
whose astounding prodigality made
him notorious throughout the country,
is now well-behaved and reasonably
prosperous farmer at Franklin, Pa. It
was in 1864, when he was just 81, that
the striking Of oil on farm that he
had inherited began to yield him an in
come Of $4,000 a day. This wealth
turned his foolish head, and he began
to spend the money in the most reck-
less and grotesque manner. He squan-
dered all his property in three years.
His wife had managed to get hold Of
$4,000, but that was lost in bank fail
ure- Steele gradually came to his
senses, went to work at his old occupa-
ton of teamster, next became rail-
road baggage master, and slowly saved
enough money to buy the farm on
which he now lives.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15
LapIand Babies.

I want to tell you how the mammas
away up in Lapland keep their babies
from disturbing the minister on Sunday
All the babies are outside, buried in the
snow, AS soon as the family arrives at
the little wooden church, and the rein
deer is secured, the papa Lapp shovels
snug little bed in the snow; and
mamma Lapp wraps the baby snugly
in skies, and deposits it therein; then
papa piles the snow around it, and the
dog is left to guard it While While the parents
thirty babies lie out there in the snow
around the church; and I never have
heard of one that suffocated or hoze
Smoke-dried little creatures, suppose
they are tough. But how would our
soft, tender, pretty, pink and white
babies like it, do you think !-'Stt<loey
School Visitor
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15
FOREIGN.

UP to the present time forty mine magis-
trates of Paris have resigned rather than
execute the religious DEGREES.
The Russians in Central Asia are again
reported defeated BY the Turcomans' and
in retreat
A CONFLICT at Haifa occurred between
German colonists and Bedouins. Many
were killed on both sides.
A DISPATCH from Paris says: We nm
derstand pardons for all the communists
are already signed, to be gazetted July IA
at the latest.
SEVERAL Jesuit establishments of Paris
are taking legal proceedings against the
commissioner of police for violating domi-
Gle and infringing personal liberty.
4 DISPATCH from Berlin says: The
murderer of Prince V rapotkin is believed
to have disclosed the names of all the
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15

THE North British railway conpany's
plans for restoring the Tay bridge are
now published. The main features
he new structure will be two. The old
ong Orders, which were thirteen in
number, are to be replaced by twenty
six small girders, and they are to be
thirty-one feet lower than they were in
the old bridge. This new plan will give
abundant securities for stability, but it
will, Of course, necessitatc a lowering Of
the girders already standing, and it is
on this ground that the plan is expect
ed to be opposed. The people interest
ed in fifteen or twenty smacks that
find their way up the river to the neigh
borhood of Perth in the course Of year
will, in the name of "the navigation Of
the Tay," probably take considerable
exception to the new plans.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15
SOLVING A SOCIAL PROBLEM.
Why Women are Expensive After
They are Married.

A lady writer complains that the ex-
pensive habits of young women nova
days exerts serious influence in de-
ferring young men who are not rich
from marrying. She cites instances Of
the timidity Of young men in this res
pect, and seems to think that the fault
rests almost entirely with lovely woman.
AS usual this particular woman is rath-
er severe npon the rest of her sex.
That the passion for dress and display
on the part of girls has prevented many
marriages we have not a single doubt,
but it is unfair to claim that this mania
is restricted to the ladies only Young
men, as a rule, are quite as much given
to show in dress and to the indulgence
Of expensive tastes as are young wo-
m en-; and to the fact that they are not
willing to relinquish these luxuries is to
be ascribed much of the falling off in
the popularity of marriage. Indeed,
we seriously doubt whether, if the
facts could be obtained, it would not be
found that girls are much more ready
to give up fine dresses and jewelry and
display, in return for modest little
homes with the men Of their choice,
than the latter to join them in their
sacrigcial act. Marriage without ade-
quate means Of support is a blunder
that is almost a crime; but no girl
made Of ordinary stuff will hesitate to
share the trials and sacrifices Of the
man she loves, providing he has that
competence, however modest. The
thousands of happy, smiling homes,
where true love constantly abides, in
spite of the slenderness Of the family
income, sufficiently attest the readiness
of the average woman to surrender the
baubles of wealth and fashion in order
to become devoted wife and mother.
If the opposite sex were uniformly ami
mated by a similar spirit, we venture to
assert that the number of maids and
bachelors would rapidly diminish.
The truth is, there is too much love of
dress and pretentious display in both
sexes; and until a reaction sets in we
may expect our correspondents COM
plant to be reiterated by all who are
panied by the popular disfavor into
which the noble art of ''matching" has
fallen in recent years.