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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
TeIegralhic.

In the building in which the writer
was employed some time since was a
negro porter whose name was Burnet.
Among his duties was that of carrying
Geographic messages to the offices of the
companies for transmission. He had
cudgeled his brains as to the method
thereof, and the result was indicated one
day when there happened to be passing
a wagon loaded with large poles used by
the telegraph companies in supporting
their wires. Upon my abiding to their
extraordinary size, Burnet, who was
standing near, said, L specs dem tele-
graph poles has to be poorly large, don't
dey, Mr.. H"
"What makes you think that?' I
asked.
"Well, I s'pose jist for de standin' dev
don't need to be SO big, but achen den
puts on de presshu' dey has to be pooty
strong"
"What do you mean by putting on the
pressure 81
"Why," said he, when dey sends de
messages over, don't dey have to put on
de presshu'"
That is fair theory; but President
orion once gave US announcer eApldnaIlOH
made by "man and brother" thus:
Now you see. Sam, s'pose da was a
dog, and dat dogs head was in Hoboken
and his tail in Brooklyn"
"Go way, now, ola amt no such dog"
"Well, s'pose da was"
"Well, s'pose da was"
"Well, den de telegram is jes ike dat
dog: If pinch dat dogs tail in Brook
Ign, what he do?"
Dunno"
"Why, if I pinCil Cat oog's tail in
Brooklyn, he 60 bark in Hoboken. OATS
de science of it."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
Not the Wife's Fault.

An unsuspecting son of Erin, who had
just arrived in New York, went to see
his sister, who was married to Yankee
The couple lived very happily in that city,
and when Pat came, the gentleman took
him over his place to show it to him.
Pat, at the evidence of prosperity, said
to his brother-in-law
"Begorry, you are happy with this fine
property to live on; me sister had good
luck intirely, so she had, in gettin' the
likes of you for husband"
"And yet" responded the married
man, "we would be very happy but for
one thing"
"And what's that?" asked Pat.
"Ah, Pat" returned that gentleman,
"I'm sorry to say that we have no chill
dren."
'sNo childrenw exclaimed Pat; "then,
begorra, it's not my sister Maggie's fault,
for she had two before she left Ireland,
and that's the very rayson me father STINT
her over here to America"
About this time the hell question came
up.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
An Artificial Voice.

Any man who is dissatisfied with his
voice can become an orchestra, with
woods, brasses, strings and big drum,
if he likes. In September Of last year,
DR.. FOULS, of Glasgow, found himself
under the necessity of proposing the
complete removal of the larynx of one
of his patients. The man consented.
chiefly with the view Of escaping the
lingering death which threatened him.
1t was accordingly done; and now at the
end of four months a fair share of health
has been regained. the windpipe and
other parts implicated have healed so as
to admit of. the introduction of voice
tubes, and the man has been shown'at
the University and before some of the
scientific societies of Glasgow, where the
professors and others were enabled to
satisfy themselves of the reality Of his
speaking powers. For the sake of easy
adjustment it consists of two tubes,
which are placed in the wound sep
arately, and fitted to each other by slip
ping the lower little way into the up
per one. A framework holding vibra-
ting reed is passed into hole in the
front of this tube, like drawer into It's
grooves. When pushed home the reed
plate slopes downwards, and the current
of air from the lungs, impinging upon its
free end, throws it into vibration. A
continuous musical note is thus produced,
which becomes modulated into vowels,
consonants and words by the action of
the mouth. All the reeds remain silent
in ordinary breathing. The vowels are
perfectly clear and distinct. both in
whispering with the reed out and in in
toning with the reed in the tube, prov
ing that the vowels are the product of
changes in the shape of the mouth-cav-
ity, and not formed by alterations of the
CLOTHS. The question of the reeds to be
used was one of much interest. The first
tried in Glasgow was of brass. Expert
ments have shown, says The Pal Mall
Gazette, that many other materials, such
as ivory, horn, cane, silver, or steel, will
answer the purpose, and the patient,
who u an ingenious mechanic, amuses
himself in fitting them up. He has thus
variety of voices at command, and
with one of his reeds, made of vulcanite,
can positively roar. The softest and most
natural notes are given by the non-me-
tallic reeds; but the richest tone comes
from a reed composed of an alloy of sill
yer and brass.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
Commerce Of the. World.

France exports wines, brandies, silks
fancy articles, furniture, jewelry, clockS
watches, paper, perfumery, and fancy
goods generally.
Italy exports corn, oil, flax, -four
wines, essences, dye-stuffs, drugs, fine
marble, soap, paintings, engravings
molasses, and salt. ava
Prussia exports linen, woolens, zinc
articles of copper, iron, and brass, indigo
wax, hams, Eausical instruments, tobacco
wines, and porcelain.
Germany ex-, ,orts wool, WOODEN goods
linens, rags, corn, timber, iron, lead, tin
fax, hemp, wines, wax, tallow, and cattle
Austria exports minerals, raw anC
manufactured silk thread, glass, wax
tar, nutgall, wine, honey, and mathemat
ical instruments.
England exports cottons, woolens
glass, hardware, earthenware, cutlery
iron, metallic wares, salt, coal, watches
tin, silk, and linens.
Russia exports tallow, flax, hemp, flour
iron, linseed, lard, hides, wax, duck
cordage, bristles, fur, and potash.
Spain exports wines, brandles, iron
fresh and dried fruits, quicksilver, sal
phur, salt, cork, saffron, anchovies, anc
woolens.
China exports tea, rhubarb, musk, gin
ger, borax, zinc, silks, cassia, filligree
work, ivory ware, lacquered ware, and
porcelain.
Turkey exports opium, silks, drugs
gums, dried fruits, tobacco, wines, camels
hair, carpets, shawls, camlets, and mo.
rocco.
Hindostan exports gold and silver
cochineal, indigo, sarsaparilla,. vanilla
jalap, fustic, campeachy wood, pimento
drugs, and dye-stuffs.
Brazil exports coffee, indigo, sugar.
rice, hides. dried meats, tallow, gold
diamonds, and other stones, gums, ma
hogany, and India-rubber.
The West Indies export sugar, mo-
lasses, rum, tobacco, cigars, mahogany
dye-woods, coffee, pimento, fresh fruits
and preserves, wax, ginger, and other
spices.
East India exports cloves, nutmegs
mace, pepper, rice, indigo, gold, dung
camphor, benzine, sulphur, ivory, rattan
sandalwood, zine, ard nuts.
The United States exports principally
agricultural produce, tobacco, cotton,
-four, provisions of all kinds, lumber
tnrpentine, agricultural implements, sew
ing-machines, cotton goods, cutlery
builders hardware, furniture, locom0
tives, munitiaSs of war, gold, silver
OuiolysiIvar dSO forth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
Lorenzo Dow.

OfLorenzo Dow, the "Peter the Her
NIT" of American revivalism, the timer
ant preacher, whose name was familiar
word in every State and almost every
county of the Union, an old man now
living at Norwich recalls many reminis-
cences that have never before been pub
lished. Dow was born only few miles
from Norwich, and the house in which
he lived while he was not assailing the
"hordes of the deviP' in other States is
still standing. His eccentricities, his
vigorous aggressive sermons, his dry wit
ticisms and peculiar habits, are wildly
remembered in his neighborhood. His
strange grotesqueness excited curiosity
wherever he went, and his entry into a
village was usually heralded by score
or more of youngsters, who preceded him
crying the news: Here comes old Dow"
He chose the oldest and seemingly most
ineligible places for his meetings, which
were usually held in the open air. A
mammoth stump in nook on the verge
of a forest, an inverted barrel under the
boughs of an apple orchard, or arude plat
form of rough boards at a country cross
roads, were the pulpits that he liked best
to occupy. He never lacked an audience,
Cor the announcement that "Old Dow
was going to "hold forth" at certain
place, probably six months or year
from date, never failed to call forth
the country people, from far and wide,
at the appointed time. Dow never broke
an engagement, though some of his APP
pointments were several years in advance
and in distant parts of the country. This
strict faithfulness of the preacher secur-
ed the implicit confidence of the people.
Once, it is said, he appointed meeting
for certain day and hour and place, two
years in advance, in rude village in
Virginia. At the designated time and
place the people gathered and confident
ly awaited his arrival. At the expiration
of the appointed hour, a thin, grizzled
old man, with long white beard, and
dressed in shabby, black suit, and a
torn straw hat, that tapped its broken
brim in his face, drove leisurely up to
the gathering. 1t was Dow, punctual to
moment. He alighted, passed through
the throng without a word, mounted the
platform, and announced that, "by the
grace of God, the meeting would now be
begun"
One morning, recently, I visited the
old home of the famous preae-1-. TITS
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FIVE.
"But a week is so long" he said,

but d week lb 81 1OuS' nc Sdlui
With atoss of his curly head,
zone, two, three. four five. six, seven!-
Seven whole days. Why, in six, you know
CYeH said it yourself-yOu told me so),
The great God up in Heaven
Made all the earth and the seas and skies.
The trees and the birds and the butterflies!
How can wait for nay seeds to grow"
"But month is so longr he said
With droop of his boyish head.
Hear me count-one two, three, four
-Four whole weeks and three days more:
Thirty-one days, and each Will creep
AS the shadows crawl over yonder steep;
Thirty-one nights, and shall lie
Watching the stars climb up the sky!
How can I wait till a month is o'er?"
but year is so long" he said,
Uplifting his bright young head
"All the seasons must come and go
Over the hills with footsteps slow
Autumn and winter, summer and spring;
Oh, for bridge of gold to fling
Over the chaSm deep and w
That might cross to the other side,
Where she is waiting-my love- my bride ~
"Ten years may be longw he said,
Slowly raising his stately head.
But there's much to win, there's much to lose;
A man must labor, a man must choose,
And he must be strong to wait
The years may be long, but who would wear
The crown of honor, must do and dare:
No time has he to toy with fate
"Ah! life is not longr' he said,
Bowling his grand white head.
zone, to, three, four, five. six, seven!-
Seven times ten are seventy.
Seventy years. AS swift their flight
AS swallows cleavng the morning light
Orgolden CLEANS at even,
Life is short as a summer night
How long, o God! is eternity?"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27

graceful as a bending willow, her face
was like lily in the sun, her hazel eyes
were soft and bright, and her golden
comb could hardly hold up the abund-
ance of her auburn hair.
The three knights bent their knees be.
fore her, and kissed her snow-whlte
hands: and Harold, the Danish knight,
exclaimed
'sFair princess, my name and station
are already known to you, and l am
come from Denmark to pray you to be-
stow on me your hand in marriage"
The dark-eyed Russian said:
~And am come from Russia, sweet
lady. to WOO you for my bride. l need
moi, fell You whom / am, for you have
seen Prince Waldomar in many tourn-
ament."
At last the English warrior said
"Iady. I scarcely dare to hope that
fame has been so kind to me as to these.
nv brother knights. My name lis Pal
nerin. INV blood is royal, and my native
and is England. 1, also, am your lover,
ady fair"
Then the princess answered:
"Braye knights, / know you all by
reputation, and two of you by sight
and though / never saw Sir Palmerin till
now, vet think the rumor tells no lie
that calls him very valorous knight.
1t is no easy matter to make choice
between three knights of such high
esteem therefore / will leave the deci-
sion to yourselves. He who shall solve
a problem which I will propose to you,
shall have me for his bride; and if
neither of you can give me correct
answer, will reject you all.
She beckoned a little page who fol-
lowed behind her, carrying willow
basket; and taking the basket from his
hand, she again addressed the rival
knights.
81 have here,' said she, Gin my basket,
gift of plums for each of you, picked
from my garden. One of you shall have
half and one more, the second shall
again have half and one more, and the
third shall have half and three more.
This will empty my basket. Now tell
me how many plums are in 1t p
With very bland eountenance, the
Danish knight spoke first.
"There are three-score," said he, max
ing a random guess.
mo" replied the lady; "but if there
were as many more, half as many more,
and a third as many more as there are
now in the basket, with five more added
to that, the number would by so much
exceed three-score as it now falls short
of it."
The Russian knight looked very much
bewildered, as he specialized on forty
five.
"Not So" said the princess; "but if
there were third as many more, and a
sixth as many more as there are now,
there would be in my basket as many
more than forty-fve as there are now
under that number"
LADY, the number is thirty" said
Palmerin of England, with quiet smile.
"Right!" exclaimed the lady; "and
you are the first of two score knights
and three that has been able to answer a
problem of my offering"
She then counted him out fifteen
plums and one more, and there remained
fourteen. To Sir Waldomar, she gave
seven and one more, and six remained.
To Sir Harold, she gave half of these
and three more; and the basket was
empty.
And SO Sir Palmerin of England won
the Princess Isolette for his bride; and
the discarded knights went away with
their heads in whirl, and their mouths
fI11l IF D1umS
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
PAPA is COMING HOME.

Five little noses against the pane,
Five pairs of eyes peering down the lane,
Trying to see thro' the mist and ram,
If papa is coming home.
The clock on the mantle has just struck four,
Which tells they've to wait one half hour more
Before the train. WITH it. rattle and roar,
VIII bring their papa home.
Five little faces clean and sweet,
Dimpled fingers and dancing feet.
Well-brushed jackets and aprons neat.
For papa Is coming home
Over the track with its light so bright,
The long train glides In its rapid fight.
And five little children are happy tonight.
For papa is coming hOGia
The whistle sounds. the gates aswing,
Footsteps clatter and voices ring,
Red lips kiss ard white arms cling,
For papa has coma aoTa
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
ct MARRY YOU MYSELF"

Hain't got no dollar l-Wot's det you say?
You tinks marry you midoat pay!
SO help me. gracious!' Stand here snce more
dissolve you make yeu as before.
Remember, Katarina, forbid desc awful bans;
stop you. Katarina. from takin' dis bad mans.
If he so awful poor before he takes wife.
So sure you take him now you throw away your
life!
There's lots of little pretzels between lager and the
tea,
And fishes just as good in the market as the sea,
30 brace up, Katarina, will give to1 eetle help
gor 30 help me ginger beer. I marry .ou DsyseEt
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sUPPOsINGl

Suppose that man avaricious and old,
Should come to me jingling his silver and gold,
And offer a share of his Mammon to me,
If to the sale of myself would agree
Iwouldnt-would you?
Surprising hero, all bristling with fame,
And big with the weight of a wonderful name.
Proposed in moment of bland condescension
To give me his hand and a little attention
Iwouldn't-would you:
Supposing youth, with his heart In his eyes,
That shone like the light of the beautiful skies,
Should promise to love through all his glad life
And begged that I'd be his own dear little wife
Guas .ny,lh-wouldn't you?
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27
Had Times.

We have in our mind, says all ex-
change, brilliant and cultivated young
lawyer who started in life with twenty
thousand dollars and a refined, beauti-
full and accomplished wife. He is now
a sort of factotum in carpet manufac-
tory, running hither and thither at the
beck and call of those whom he Sc
cretly despises, doing heavy tasks far
beyond his strength, yet eager and anx-
ious to please, lest the slender support
which he derives from this mental work
be cut of. We know a gentleman who
was bank president ten years ago and
owned his carriage, who now does copy
ING in an insurance office at thirty-tive
dollars a month, supporting-G knows
how-a wife and five children on it.
We know of a gentleman who once held
high Office in a western State, who
solicited work at cleaning out Offices and
building fires. Nor have the changed
times less bitterly affected woman.
Jennie Collins, of Boston, famed for her
employment bureau and working mems
home, says in her last report: "Many
kind ladies who hired theirsseryants of
me in the past years, have been obliged
to apply for employment themselves of
late. / sent lady to hoteE-as
housekeeper, and the most humiliating
part of it was, that her room was in the
attic with two of her former servants"
We are constantly learning of women
of education and refinement, formerly
wealthy, who are engaged as seamstress-
es, nurses and house keepers; and in
one case we even know of lady, who
would be at home in any parlor in the
land among educated people, who served
as a cook in hotel for months.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27

"A day or two since lad some eight
years of age said to his mother Moth
er, which are we, Catholics or Episco-
pals~ "We amt any of them," said a
younger brother chipping in, "we're Per
cifc Coast Perneers."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27

The man who builds house that he
has not the means to pay for, simply
provides home to run away from.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27

"A woman working in shoe factory
at North Adams, Mass, has died from
the effects of poison contained in fancy
leather which she stitched. Her &c
swelled so much that when she died her
features were hardly recognizable. Two
theories are advanced as to the cause of
poisoning that poison was inhaled
from the leather, and the other, that it
was from rubbing her face with her
hands after working.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27

"A young man in st. John, N. B., who
was bound over to keep the peace toward
a personal enemy, got his two sureties tc
give the latter tremendous thrashing
and enjoyed it immensely.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-29
CamnnfRn sJOtfInRa.

Waterbury sends to the Democratic State convention, Green Kendrick, H. A. Matthews, c. gB. Webster, Maier Kaiser to the Con- gressional convention (instructed to vote for Phelps), D. J. Mahoney, Wm. Fruin, Joseph Strahan, Joseph Corr. To the County con- vention, B. Cahey, M. Myers, M. Connolly Patrick Woods.
 #Editor Parsons and Judge Blydenburgh went to Waterbury yesterday to speak at a Demo- cratic meeting in that city last evening.
 The organization of the Eighth ward Han cock and English club was completed at Merwin's Hall, Tuesday evening" by toe cleo tion of the following officers: President, William Parsons; vice-presidents, Jefferson B. Shaw, John Kilbride, William Kringle j; secretary, William Geary; treasurer, L. w. Sperry; finance committee, Samuel A. York James Kane, Richard W. Waite, John Shus- ter, George H. Boolhardt. Over the meeting preliminary to the election, James Kane pre- sided, Willard B. Hubbard acting as secre- tary. Mr. Parsons made a short speech and Judge York offered suggestion, stating that lot on which to erect a proposed building or '' wigwam'' for political meetings in con- junction with the Seventh ward could be had at the junction of State and Franklin streets committee to look into the matter was ap- pointed
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-29
The ErHurGInrna

To-day occurs the grand excursion to Glen Island, by the steamer John H. Starin, of the employees of Malley's emporium and their assured.
 The Church of the Good Shepherd, Hart ford, picnic at Savin Rock today
 Hartford Lodge, I. o. O. F., picnicked at Savin Rock yesterday. It was a large party
 The annual excursion of Ararat Lodge, of Hartford, will take place to-day, the excur- sionists going to Savin Rock.
 The Catholics of Rockville will picnic at Savin Rock on Saturday next, and on the same day there will be an excursion from Springfield to New York, Coney Island, Rock away and Long Branch, by way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road and the steamer Elm City from this city
 Yesterday the Sunday school teachers of St. Mary's church, accompanied by the junior choir of the Church of the Sacred Heart. went down to South End in several large barges to enjoy 8 private picnic given them by the pastors of the churches. Fathers Labor, McGivney, Coleman and Mr. Corco- ran, of Aneghany College, were along and contributed much by their presence to the enjoyment of the occasion. Dancing, bath ing, sailing and other enjoyments contributed to the pleasures of the picnickers, and at an early hour they returned home, all well pleased with their picnic. As they passed up Chapel street in the early evening it was evident from their merry voices that they had had day of unalloyed pleasure.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-29
Real Estate Transfers.

Recent transfers of real estate recorded in the Town Clerks office are as follows:
 Edson Sperry to Foster W. Sperry, forty two feet on Leonard street Edward r. Car penter to Emory Morse, forty-fve feet on Adeline street; Henry W. Cosgrove to Daniel Reilly, twenty-five feet on Hamilton street ;; Mary Ann, Jane N, Harriet s. and Caroline H. Foster to Henry Bronson, two hundred and eighty-three feet on Prospect street; same to same, two hundred and eighty seven feet on Mansfield street Hoadley B. Ives to Edward T. Trowbridge, thirty five feet on Jewell street with buildings; Margaret Heath to William w. Hotchkiss, one hundred and fifty feet on Stowe street, Westville ;SSamuel L. Blatchley to the parish of Grace church, fifty feet on Blatchley avenue; Mary c. and Wal stein E. Munson to Lyman E. Munson, thirty feet on Ashmun street Thomas Moran to Catherine Moran, land on Mechanic street, Westville; Isaac l.. Stiles to Howard and Burton Mansfield, undivided half interest in forty-two feet on Orchard street.