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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
A Sea-Sick Woman.

A lady from Salem, Mass, who has re-.
Gently made the voyage to Europe, has writ
ten to her friends at home graphic letter,
describing her experiences at sea. The letter
is published in the Gazette" of her native
city, and contains the following in reference
to her suherings from sea-sickness: 'The
ship labored so, and rolled from side to side,
that the port-hole in my state-room would
90 far under water till | was in black dark
ness. The next instant she would roll so
to the other side that the moon in the op-
posite horizon from my window would shine
in upon me. was lame and sore in my eff
forts to keep in my berth; my muscles were
strained to acute pain and my fnger-nails
were broken off in my frantic grip upon my
beds edge to keep from being thrown across
the room. No one could stand; some crawl
ed and some hitched along from one hold
ing-on place to another, whenever forced to
move. Those two days our decks were
swept with the waves continually. Every
passenger was wet through at different
times, and our state-rooms were flooded so
that my boots sailed about the floor. It
makes me awfully sick even to remember it.
l felt like pulling Mr.. VS. hair when 1
read his note that sea-sickness was influ-
enced by the Imagination. What was it
that made little dog so sick on shipboard
that he crawled about whining piteously,
exporting everything he ate continuously {?
Imagination hey? What poetical tempera-
ment that dog must. possess, with an imag-
nation so vivid If our voyage had been
twenty days, instead of eleven, I should
have died; not, perhaps, of sea-sickness,
but of the consequent debility. l was weak
ened beyond what could have believed
possible for healthful woman, like my
self.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
QUEEN BEss AT THE CIRCUS.

We were to perform an equestrian specta-
Gle entitled The Tournament; or Kenil-
worth Castle in the days of Good Queen
Bess," For the professional portion of the
entertainment we had to engage the services
of large number of supernumaries and, or
course, it was highly desirable that the Vir-
gin Queen, who naturally constituted chief
attraction in the piece, should be well rep
resented by handsome woman of good
presence and self possessed bearing. Walk
ing down Butte street one day, Glanced to
espy, serving in a fruiterer's shop, a good
looking woman who, judging from her fault
less style while engaged in supplying her
customers with the luscious fruits around
her, seemed to be well qualified to sustain
the regal dignities I had at my disposal.
Entering the shop, made a small purchase,
asked few casual questions, and then, as
adroitly as could, introduced the subject
which lay uppermost in my thoughts At
first the maiden was coy and required lit
tie rhetorical pressure So pictured to her
the beautiful costumes in which the lords
and ladies of her retinue would be dressed,
and finally described in glowing colors the
gorgeous apparel that she, the Maiden
Queen, would wear. My sartorial appeal
proved successful. The lady consented to
take the part-though, quietly speaking,
thought it was the "part that had taken
her! She attended a rehearsal was highly
gratifed at the stage homage she received,
and seemed carried into a seventh heaven of
delight when seated on her throne, sur
rounded by her attendants, ready, like so
many slaves, to do her queenly bidding.
On the first night of the piece everything
went well until the close. 1 had already
passed out of the ring toward the front OF
the final procession, and had retired to my
dressing room to prepare for the next portion
of the entertainment, when suddenly Mr..
emmett, the proprietor of our circus, rushed in
greatly excited, and exclaimed breathlessly,
"There's that stupid fool of woman still
sitting on her throne" I Immediately
fastened to the ring doors, when, to my
CONSERVATION and dismay, I saw the Queen
seated composedly on her throne; not a
soul with her, and the boys in the gallery
pelting her vigorously with orange-peeL I
beckoned to her to "come off )" but she
seemed to have lost all presence of mind,
and sat stolidly there, occasionally lodging
some of the larger pieces of peel, which
threatened the integrity of her wonderful
headgear, and the enormous ruff round her
neck. My endeavors to attract her atten-
ton being fruitless, sent one of the grooms
to fetch her off her throne and then, amid
roars of laughter, and with greeting from
all parts of the house, her gracious Majesty
gathered up her royal robes about her, and
made an undignifed bolt out of the ring.
An explanation of the "hitch was after
ward forthcoming. Harry Ginnett-the
brother of my employer duty it was,
as the Earl of Leicester, to lead the Queen
off the throne and retire at the close of the
procession, had, for joke, whispered to
her that she was to stay there till sent for.
-Oh0n6erS's Journal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
A CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
The Mistakes of Shepherd, Tale Of the
Commune.
Paris Rappel.

After the taking of Paris by the Yer
sailles troops a communist officer man
aged to escape from the burning city.
Having remained on the barricades to
the last, he had no time to change his
clothing, and was consequently obliged
to wander about the whole day in kept
and reglmentals, with his sword dang
ling by his side. Toward evening, how
ever, he fell In with shepherd, good
natured almost to idiotcy, and knowing
nothing whatever of the politics. The
men entered into conversation, and at
the end Of half an hour the refugee, in
cessantly haunted by the fear of seeing
the gendarmes make their appearance,
proposed an exchange of costume to the
"yokel." Naturally dazzled by the
splendor of the others military garb,
the countryman jumped at the offer new
er dreaming Of the danger he incurred in
DOMINIC his companions attire.
The exchange was carried out. The
two men undressed, redressed and parted.
The preudo-shepherd made for Paris,
wearing blouse, canvas trousers and a
straw hat. The real Simon Pure, on the
other hand, calmly went on m1nding his
sheep, presenting rather incongruous
aspect with the sword hanging by his
side and the crook in his hand.
What might have naturally been ex-
pected to happen actually occurred. A
patrol came across the unlucky shepherd,
and asked him for explanations about
his costume. and these being not alto
gether satisfactory the countryman was
taken into custody, and ultimately led
off to Satory to go before court-marshal
there.
The unfortunate wretch, who had nc
one to speak word for him, either did
not know, or what so dazed that lie could
not remember his birthplace, and, in the
end, was sentenced to transportation to
the lie de Pins. Amiot, as the man is
named, was accordingly sent, and by
August, 1879, he had not been pardoned.
One of his fellow convicts lately wrote
to say that "Amiot was awaiting the de-
termination of a punishment which be
did not understand, and was expiating a
crime which he had not thought of com
mitting.'' Unluckily he was condemned
for life, and whether since pardoned OF
not we are ignorant.
He may possibly be considered adam
gerous character. Perhaps his very i'm
becllity is taken for assimilation. Be
this as it may, his story, while it has, un-
doubtedly, ludicrous side, Is at the bot
tom horribly sad and grave, and appears
to us calculated to cause reflection to
those who insist on the justice of repres-
sion and the necessity for refusing an am.
nasty. ~,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
BABY HAS GONE TO SCHOOL.

The baby has gone to school; ali, mel
What will the mother do,
With never a call to button or pin,
Or tie little shoe?
How can she keep herself busy all day,
With the little ''hindering thing" away?
Another basket to fill with lunch,
Another goodbye" to say,
And the mother stands at the door to see
Her baby march away;
And turns with sigh that is half relief
And half a something akin to grief.
She thinks of a possible future morn,
When the children one by one,
Will go from their home out in the world,
To battle with life alone,
And not even the baby be left to cheer
The desolate home Of that future year.
She picks up garments here and there,
Thrown down in careless haste,
And tries to think how it would seem
If nothing were displaced.
If the house were always as still as this,
How could she bear the loneliness?
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
What Young Man Saw at the Bot
tom Of Lake.


The Albany Argus give an account of an
exciting scene at Warmers Lake, short dis
lance from Albany: son Saturday last
three young men of this city went out to
Warmers Lake, in the town of Westerlo,
for days sport. After passing the day in
fishing, they wound up with a bath in the
lake, at point known as the Drop Rocks,
near its Southern extremity. One of them
love from the rocks, and, on coming to the
surface, made for the shore in haste. His
companions Inquired the cause, when he
stated that in diving down he saw the body
Of a man lying at the bottom, entangled
among the weeds, with his hands swaying
to and fro with the motion of the water, as
if reckoning his Mortified beholder on. His
companions, doubling the statement, success
lively dove, and each beheld the same ghast-
,ly sight. They then communicated their
discovery to several farmers in the neighbor-
hood, who at once turned out and made
preparations to recover the body. All day
Sunday they were in the neighborhood of
about three hundred persons either engaged
in the search, or looking at the proceedings
with vivid interest. Although the state
ment as to seeing the body is doubted by
some, yet there is a possibility of its truth,
as may be inferred by the fact that young
man, who for four years has been employed
on the farm of Elias Shoemaker, has been
missing for the past three weeks. This
young man, whose name is Hemphill, came
to Schoonmaker's about four years ago, no.
body knew from where, and had worked
steadily ever since. He had quite sum due
him at the time he was missing. He was
of an unusually retired disposition, and it
was supposed that he had committed sui
eide.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
"And a Little Child Shall Lead
Them"

The Houston (Texas) Telegraph, of a re-
cent date, published the following Years
ago, and yet not so many, for it has been
since the war, some disagreement arose be-
tween couple of married folks in one of
the old States, and after much pain and suf-
fering and public exposure of family affairs
in the courts, decree of divorce was obtain
ed and they who had stood at the altar of
Hymen to be Joined in union were narted y.
the altar ofjustice, to which they Lad ae-
pealed. Their own way each of them turn
ed, and long years have gone and come since
then. The husband and father travelled
with his burden to the golden shores of
California, and there no doubt, tried hard
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
The Cucumber,

The extent to which this vegetable is
consumed by the inhabitants of Egypt
and the Southwest of Asia, and also In
European Russia and Germany, would
scarcely seem credible to this country.
You never see Russian peasant at din
ner but you see the lump of black bread
and cucumber. The vegetable seems
certainly singular dish to be so ma
tional in country with climate hks
that of Russia. Some writers say that
there used to be great annual fair at
Leipsic for cucumbers, when the streets
were heaped up story high with that
precious element of German cookery.
In Germany barrels of half and also full
grown cucumbers are preserved from
one year to another by immersion IN
deep wells, where the uniform. temper
allure and exclusion from air seemed to
be the preserving agents.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
THE BOSS NIISER.

At Dunajewce, in Russian Poland, man
died lately at the age of ffty-nine in conse-
quence of the cold, and of thorough lack of
functional vitality; in plain English, there
fore, of frost and hunger. He was char
acter of the district, when he was spoken of
as leading most original, not to say Sc
Iected life. For many years he had lived in
O room which was never heated, sleeping on
q pallet of stolen stable straw on the floor.
He subsisted almost exclusively on bread,
which he went on foot several versts out of
town to buy because he got it cheaper. He
was, however, not vegetarian. On Sun
days he ate meat. The meat was liver, be-
would not admit of his purchasing anything
more costly. Yet he never asked aims,
though he accepted them when offered. He
cooked his liver IL q broken iron mortar,
over fire in foundry next to the house in
which he lived. He never treated himself
to candle, wore no clothes that were not
given him, and never spoke to anybody save
when absolutely forced to do so. Nothing
more was known of him but that he was a
Jew, with some relatives somewhere in the
district As he failed to leave his room for
some days, the neighbors called the police
in. They found the old man dead. And
the squalor in which he had persisted proved
to be the scurf covering a perfect mint of
treasure. Hidden about the place were over
half million of rubles in gold and Jewels,
and as much more in paper. He had been
an usurer of the most notorious character,
under another name, in town twenty miles
away. 1t goes without saying that his rela-
tives have shown up since his death.
FRENCH MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES.
A Partisan matrimonial agency wishes tc
establish branch agency in Rome, to tempt
spectators in the matrimonial lottery. The
Pop0l0 Romano contains several matrimonial
advertisements. One young lady of thirty
offers her hand and heart to any gentleman
no matter how old, provided he has sufi
cient means to support her comfortably.
gentleman of distinguished family, regular
figure, and fifty years of age, desire to marry
a widow or spinster, of similar years, ant
promising not to be any burden in a pecu
mary sense, to his wife, as he has suffcien
means of his own. He likes the province!
better than the capital, and loves the coun
try more than anything. His health is ex
ceIIent. What woman can refuse such {
model of husband? Another gentleman
a foreigner, and, of course, of distinguished
birth, is nearly sixty. He seeks an accom-
plished companion for the rest of his life
with money enough to pay for travelling il
the summer months. In other respects hi
is moderate in his requirements, for he say
plainly that he ''will make no objection tt
age or deformity of any kind, provided the
lady is independent and of a very affection
ate disposition" A woman should, indeed
have most affectionate heart to be ready tt
love wretch Of sixty, who thus proclaiml
his willingness to marry cripple.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
Hadn't got Used to 1t.

curious incident recently occurred on a
Western train. AS the cars were moving
away from the Terre Haute depot, pretty
young woman came from the ladies' car,
and rushing into the smoking car franticaly
appealed to everybody to stop the train.
Catching sight of the conductor, she ex-
claimed, ''Mr. Conductor, do please stop the
train! I've left my babyl'' The train was
stopped, and the baby recovered, amidst the
hearty cheers of the people on the platform
and the passengers; and while the young
mother laughed and cried and Rugged her
little one, she tried to explain how the baby
was such new one that she hadn't got
used to it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
Wasn't Feeling Very Well.

We are told that the glory of a young
man is his strength, and in these degen-
crate days the statement is emphatically
true. Last evening number of young
men whose glory is in their strength
were in Whetstene's drug store expand
Ing and spreading themselves with the
kindly aid of lung tester. The utmost
to which any one could force the lung
tester was $40. Several others were just
a little below this, and with all the pride
of strength the $40 man stood triumph
ant. While the contestants stood about,
filled with marvelings and envy, a young
man from the Amish settlement stepped
into the store. He was strong, healthy
young man. They invited him to try
the lung-tester and see if he could not
rival the 240 man. He was willing to
try, and at once began operations, al
though he remarked that he was not feel
ing very well. However, he took long
breath and began to blow. At once that
lung tester began to act as though it had
been struck by an equinoctial storm. 1t
expanded and swelled like balloon at a
county fair. Before the startled crowd
knew what had happened, the thing reg
istered $40 and the young man was still
blowing with terrible force. Fifty, six
ty, seventy, e1ghty-away it went, and in
moment had passed 800 and was
jumping into the tens and twenties as
though operated upon by the bellows of
church organ. Finally the young man
stopped when he had grown quite red In
the face, and the tester registered 1862!
AS he went out he remarked again that
he was not feeling very well, but he'd
like to try the thing some day when he
was feeling bright and chipper.-Ios7a
City Republican.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13

A COMPANY has been formed to work the
sulpher deposits at White Island, marine
volcano 40 miles from Auckland. 1t is
estimated that 100 900 tons of sulphur in an
almost pure state are lying in the island
ready for shipment. Chemical works are
likely to be established soon, and the island
leased.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13

ooh, could I stand where Moses stood
and view the prospect ore' sings the
dabbler in mining securities.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13

YOUNG gent" Might I ask you, miss
alb" Miss" Very sorry, sir, but
Tn engaged for the next three Dances"
Y. G.-"It is not dancing-ah-it is
it's-beg your pardon, miss; you are sit
ting on my hat"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13

PHYsIo, says an old surgeon, is the art
Of amusing the patient while nature
cures the disease.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13

A FEAST Of reason-The entertainment
OF all idea.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-13
Note priccs-thc best blue flannel
suit Ina Texas for SI2, RtE M Mains

-McAllistcr ia the only general dealer in
sewing machines in the city. He buys and
sells for cash, and is, therefore, unprecedented
-Tne winter weather prices still rule on
the wood market, but If tho present upward
movement of the mercury continues few
days longer wood futures " will be few
points OIL
To have your watches and jowelry care
fully repaired patroniHe l.. 4. Curtis practi-
cal matchmaker, under st. George hotel.
--Tailors wanted at once at Zimmerman Il
Cos. mh3ltt
Largo, fine residence, corner Wood and
Cabell streets, for sale ut bargain. Apply
to Padgitt Bros.
Blythe ~ Co., 757 Elm, prepare n mixed
feed, for horses and cows, superior to any
feed in the market, Call and try it.
-Messrs Padgtt Bros. are again ready to
receive and fill orders at their old stand, sos
Elm street. Entrance on Pacific avenue,
one door from corner Of Lamar street.
The revival services Mt the Floyd Street
church which have been in progress for two
weeks are still being hold. Quito number
of additions have been made to that church
Tho election over Arkansaw still away
ahead The only llrstclass stock of pocket
knives and razors ever offered in Dallas Is at
Il. L. Bells, 40 Elm street.
MIR. j. II. Phillips, ioweler, has removed his
place of business TO Stephens bookstore, on
The north side of Main street, near Lama,
where he will repair clocks, watches and jew
elry at reduced prices.
The losses on cotton futures to Dali
las spectators last week i is estimated will
aggregate over $4,000. There was a grain
of encouragement for those who had the
blues overwhelmingly points upward.
The first strawberry festival of the sea-
son will be given tonight at Judge Norton's
new building. BY the ladies of the First
Baptist church. Admission free. Fresh
strawberries and the best of ice cream.
Everybody cordially invited.
WHO Is she, A prominent lady patron
Of the stage, known to be wealthy, is said TO
have Il in her brain to advise everyone with
whom she converses 10 use "Rye and Rock"
as a beverage, or as tonic, or as a cure for
many Of the diseases that flesh Is heir TO"
be Il q cold, cough, asthma, brochilis, or the
consumption. She always adds, however, be
sure TO get Van Bells "Rock and Rye" with
his signature on the label, as all Others are
limitations. The question is, does she receive
. ssnmission, or "a she public bsnefactor'
Who IL shsi
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-13

Tho District Court for Denton county-ad.
journod on Saturday. Seven convictions for
the penitentiary was the result Of the term
Five of these ARE to go to the pcnitcntiOry ut
Huntsville this week the other two will ap
peal to tho Appellate court. Among those
who 90 TO Huntsville is Joe Carter II
former Sheriff Of Denton county, who was
given two years for stealing cow, About
two years ago Carter stole ton ears of corn
and Nas fined $3.50 and three months in the
county iail lie afterwards escaped and wOs
ut largo until arrested for cew-stcaling,
When these five prisoners 60 to Huntsville,
the Denton jnil will have but two occupants,
John Taylor and Charles Cokor, the parties
who AppoNl.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-13
Partial Examination,

Before United States Commissioner Bur
ford, yesterday, tho case of tho United
States VI, j, N, FranolS, for alleged violation
of tho postal laws, had partial hearing Of
preliminary examination, Tho accused J.
alleged 10 have opened letter addressed Il
Mira. Laura Brusch, from hor divorced hu'
band, mailed from Shreveport md lell NJ w
European house, kept BY defendant, No
whore Mrs, Brusch had been boarding The
letter contained postal money order, mn
defendant admits 10 having opened tho ltllrl
attempted 10 got the order collec Cd nlleglhl
in eXlcnunlion that his accuser WIS In hl.
debt and had given her consent for biz pro
ceodings. Mrs nrusch denies having author
izcd tho opening Of tho letter. After ~
examination Of several witnesses for ~
State, the case wOs adjourned to nine o'oloel
this merning,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-13

Tie team of George Davis, who does bus
iness ut 750 Elm street, became frightened
by the harness getting out of gear yesterday
md dashed through Main street from near
Austin to the corner of Lamar, where they
ran on the sidewalk and came to halt
against brick building and were secured. The
team and wagon were not injured, but MIR
Davis, who hung on 10 the reins, was dragged
about sixty feet and bruised and otherwise
considerably injured, One leg went under
the planks Of gutter crossing, and the other
over. His escape from death or broken bones
was almost miraculous.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-13
Rack From, tho West

DR.. A. A. Johnston has returned from n
trip as far west ms Jones county. lie spcntN
month travelling in Throcllmonon, HASKELL,
Stephens and Jones counties, among the cattle
ranches. "Roundng up" has commenced
and preparations for tho cattle drive are
about completed. Cattle ARE in thu best
possible condition, Notwithstanding the un.
usual shortness of grass on tho range the
past winter They aro very fat and above
the average size of past seasons. The drive
will be very large this year. He was in the
vicinity of Mllotts ranch, and says the MEM
beers of this firm alone will drive in the
neghborhool of fifty thoumnd head.