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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26
A Discriminating PickpOcket.

Dickens was the owner of a watch
which he priced very highly, it having
been present to him from the Queen.
He would not accept an empty title; but
he could not refuse to accept a simple
token Of his sovereign's friendship and
esteem. One evening, while at the
theater, In Paris, that watch was stolen
from him. dis guard-chain had been
worn very conspicuously, and on his
way out through the lobby and crowd,
the inestimable souvenir was adroitly
taken from his pocket-chain, seal.
and all.
After leaving the theater, Dickens
spent ON hour, more or less, with some
friends at cafe, where he told his loss.
being free to confess his grief and dis
gust grief for the departure of a priced
token of friendship, and disgust with
himself that he should have allowed a
French piokpocket thus to despoil him.
II it had been pupil Of Fagin's-an art
list from the historic precinct of Tom
all-Alone's-he wouldn't have minded it
so much. 81 / wouldn't have believed
a Frenchman could do it, he de-
olared.
But surprise was In store for him.
On returning to his hotel, MIR. Dickens
was met by the concierge, who had a
package fer him, which % gentleman
had left there half an hour before. On
taking it to his room, and opening it, he
found his watch, with the following
note, written in a very fair hand, laid on
top:
SIR: hope you viii excuse me for the lib
erty took. thought I was relieving a
Frenchman- / never dreamed that was deal
ing with a countyman. But the inscription on
your watch told to me my mistake and that
mistake hasten to repair so far as it lies in nv
power. l herewith return your property, and
With 1t allow me to tender my sincere respect
and regard. Trusting, my honored country
man, that may have your forgiveness, / am.
your humble and obedient servant.
A LONDON PIGKpocKET.
Dickens went to bed feeling very
thankful that he had his royal souvenir
back again : and, moreover, thankful
that he had not been toyed with and
aespoiled by Frenchman
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26

usually chosen by the several State Leg
1siatures, as had been the custom in
South Carolina down to a very recent
date. In the year just named the Fed
erallsts had ceased to be of political i'm
portance as party, and the Repubh-
cans were not held together by any out
side pressure. Local preferences en-
tered into the canvass, and candidates
multiplied. Nominations were made by
Legislatures, and by mass-meetings
throughout the country. The power of
King Caucus was broken. 1t is a fact
that William III. Crawford, of Georgia.
was nominated in the old style by the
caucus, and backed by the home con-
ventions, but John G. Calhoun, Andrew
jackson, Henry Clay and John Quincy
Adams also had home support, and en-
tered the field, leaving Crawford away
out of sight In the race. La 1923 local
conventions multiplied, and the spirit of
the movement manifested itself when
(Sept. 16, 1881 the United States Anti
Masonic Convention met at Baltimore
and nominated William Writ for the
Presidency. That was the time of the
excitement In relation to the abduction
of William Morgan, and the Anti-Ma-
sons made the first great move. Then
the National-Republican adams and
Clay's) party met as such for the first
and last time, at Baltimore, Dec. u,
1881, and Henry Clay was nominated.
In the same city, in the spring of 1882,
the Democrats held their first National
Convention, and nominated jackson and
Van Buren,. From that campaign dates
the National Political Conventions in
the United States, which have become
such an important factor In our politics.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26
Are Your Closets Yentnateds

There IS nothing SO handy In house
as an abundance of large, roomy closets;
but because they are handy and extreme.
iy useful they are apt to be abused.
There aremany things which, as a,mat-
ter of course, are always put into closet,
of which the articles of outward wearing
apparel make large part. There are
always things which ought not to go
into the closet, Z. e., closet adjoining or
closely connected with living or sleep
ing room. OF such are all soiled under
garments, the wash clothes, which
should be put into large bag for the
purpose, or n roomy basket, and then
placed IN the Mushroom or some other
well-aired room at some distance from
the family Having thus excluded one
of the fertile sources of bad oders in
closets, the next point is to see that the
closets are properly ventilated. It mat
tiers not how clean the clothing in the
closet may be. Any garment after be-
ing worn for a while will absorb more OF
less of the exhalations which arise from
the body, and thus contain an amount of
foreign-it may be hurtful-matter
which free circulation Of pure air can
soon remove; bat if this is excluded, as
in many close closets, the effiuyia IN
creases, aud the clothes closets and ad-
joining rooms in time possess an odor
that any acute sense of smell will readily
detect Every closet in daily use in
which the night clothes are hung by day
and the day clothing by night, should
have an airing Us well rs the bed. If
the closet can be large enough to admit
Of q window-and it is i'll some cases
an ample provision for sunlight and the
circulation of pure air is provided in the
window, which should be left open for a
short time each day. In the case of
small closets a ventilator could be put
over the door or even In it. In many
cases such precautions for pure clothing
are not practicable, and the next-best
thing is, to see that the door Of the
closet is left open for half hour or SO
each day at that time when the windows
me thrown up and the large room is
purified with fresh air from out of doors.
In this way, first, by keeping ont clothes
intended for the wash, and second, daily
changing of the air, the closets may be
kept comparatively pure
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26
A yyOREAN'S CONCLUSIONS
BY PH&BE CARY.

I said if might go back again
10 the very hoar and place of my birth;
Might have my life whatever chose
And live il in any part of the earth;
Put perfect sunshine into my sky,
Danish tho shadow Of sorrow and doubt,
Have all my happiness multiplied,
And all my suffering stricken out;
If could have known in the years that are gone,
The best that q woman comes TO know;
Could have had whatever will make her best,
Or whatever she thinks viii make her so;
Have found the highest and purest bliss
That the bridal wreath and ring inclese,
And gained the one outof all the world
That my heart as well as my reason chose;
And if this had been, and stood tonight
BY my children lying asleep in their beds,
And could count in my prayers for rosary
The shining row of golden heads;
Yea, said, # miracle such as this
Gould be wrought for at my bidding, Still
would choose to have my past as it is,
And let my future come as it will
l would not make the path have trod
More pleasant or even more straight or wide;
Nor change my course the breadth Of hair,
This way or that, to either side.
My past is mine, and take it all;
It's weakness, 1tS foily-u you piease
Nay. even my sins, if you come to that,
May have been my helps, not hindrances
If saved my body from the flames
Because that once had burned my hand,
Or kept myself from greater sin
By doing less-you will understand;
1t was better I suffered little pain,
Better I sirned for a little time,
If the smarting held me back from death,
And the sting of sin withheld from crime.
Who knows it's strength, by trial. will know
What strength must be set against sin,
And how temptation is overcome
He has learned who has felt its power within,
And who knows how life at last may show,
Why, look at the morn from where we stand
Opaque, uneven, you say yet it shines;
A luminous sphere, complete and grand.
So let my past stand, Just as it stands,
And let me now, as may, grow old;
1 am what am, and my life for noe
Is the best-or it had not been, I held.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26
Nasal PARALYSIS.

A candidate asked man, who was
working against him, if there was not
something the matter with his nose.
"Not that knows of" was the reply.
"Isn't your nose paralyzed ?"
"Why, no what makes you think
SOP" responded the otLer, feeling his
nasal organ.
Nothing, except that my opponent
has been leading you about by the nose
for the last four or five years, and you
don't seem to know it, SO thought you
could not have much feeling in it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26

Wolves are threatening large districts
within hail of populous towns ON the
northern shore of the Gulf of Finland.
Eleven children have been carried off by
those ferocious maraudars, stealing
down from the neighboring woods to the
very thresholds of the peasants houses.
The Finnish authorities have offered a
reward for the head of every wolf killed
or captured. Two kinds of dogs are in
dcated as most serviceable IN wolf hunt
ing. These are sheep dogs and bull
dogs; the former to drive the game and
bring it into circle, and the latter to
pull it down.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26
FIattering a Monarch.

When the Emperor of Germany was
hunting in the Hartz mountains, he
fired sixteen shots at the deer, which
appeared in large numbers wherever he
went. In the evening the Chief For
ester, who had conducted tho hunt,
showed him twenty-three of them dead,
which he said the Emperor had shot.
care you quite certain about thai? ?"
asked his Majesty. eyes; positive. !"
"Well," said the Emperor, laughing !;
CHATS very curious, for L fired only
sixteen Shots"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26

A BILL introduced in the Vermont
Legislature forbids running railroad
trains OF locomotives on Sunday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26

The photographers think there is little
probability of having clear weather in
the future, with Hazen doing it out.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26
TIE duty of being {

The duty OF being cheerful, says a
contemporary, is one which is at all
times binding upon us. We have no
right to be morose or suller, or accus-
tom ourselves to look on the dark side
of things. No sense of the solemnity
and importance of life can excuse Us for
giving way to a sour and unhappy tenn
per.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-26

Let US venerate the bones
OF patient Mercy Jones,
Who lies underneath these stones.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10
"Full many II flower etc.

The mandamus sued out by the
Natchez and Jackson Railroad Com
pany to compel the Board of Super
sisors of this county to issue bonds to
that company, equal in money to the
$500, 900 in bonds subscribed by the
county for the construction of that
road was tried before Judge CalhOon
on Monday. The Court decided that
the Company would have to accept
the county bonds at par. 1t was also
decided by the Court that the Com
pany could not pay for the right of
way out of the bonds issued by the
county for the construction of the road.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

Returning fresh from Washington
where he had the entire to IL personal
association with the representative
men of the nation and having quick
penetration into the drift of sentiment
Maj Jones, Of the Aberdeen Exami-
ner, has this to say in his paper OF the
5th inst:
Never in the history of political par
ties was such II panic apparent, or
such through decentralization evident
as characterized the Radical party
when the announcement that w. S.
Hancock had been nominated by the
Cincinnati Convention, upon the sec
ond ballot, with practical unanimity,
was given to the wind and wires.
Our enemies predicted and fondly an
ticipated a stormy time at Cincinnati.
They expected one of two things to
happen, either Of which would have
been disasterous to us-that Tilden
would maneuver himself into leader
ship, thereby losing New York to the
party and discouraging his fellow
Democrats every where, or, that if
defeated in Convention, it would be
after much contention and many bal
lots, and such decentralization as
would send the delegates hcartsicli
and jaded home to dispirited constt-
uency and now the reluctant follow
ers Of Garfield are Thoroughly whip
ped at the very threshold Of the cam
paign. But it will not do to relax
effort i'll the slightest degree before
the polls close in November, for there
is wonderful vitality in d spair, and a
power of cohesiveness engendcred of
the hundred thousand officers the
hold, that cannot be disregardcd or
lespised. They fully realize the stu
ltion, and will rally and contend
against the inevitable with all the
3tubboruness-though lacking thcchiv-
ilry-that characterized the moors
re they fled from beautiful Grenada.
They realize that if defeated in
the party is destroyed for
,ver for besides "the cohesive power
If public plunder" it has not Il single
prop to lean upon, and there is not
he slightest necessity for an extern
ion or renewal of its lease of power.
But we mustrelaX no effort spare no
Dlow-wc must strike till it falls, and
Ontinue to strike until the last hope
t recuperation or resurrection passes
way.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

In brief speech at Cincinnati, in
ination of Hancock and English, Col.
l.. Q. G. Lamar, made ringing
speech in which he made a telling
point in regard to the cry against the
"Solid South" Referring to some
speeches he had heard at a Garfield
ratification meeting, where nothing
but distrust and hatred of one portion
of his cOuntrymen, nothing but fierce
phillipics against the solid South We're
uttered, our eloquent senator said:
"The great objection to the Demo-
cratic party which was urged was the
fact that it stood before the country
backed by the solid South. That's
true. The objection was that the
party ought not to be put in power
which had united and unani-
NOUS section in its favor, and only
half Of its votes in the other section.
One or two thoughts occurred to me
on that point First, if it is unfortunate
that party should get into power
with one section united, and only Il
small portion of another section it
would be still worse for the other
party to get into power with nothing
at all but the one section at its back.
Laughter and cheers. There was
another consideration, and that is, if
it is an objection to the Democratic
party that it has all the Southern
votes and but few Northern votes,
the work of the convention to-day
will remedy it, for, in my opinion, it
will present united Southern people
md majority of the Northern people.
Applause. Now there is the sOIu-
ion of this great difficulty. If it he an
'vil for the Dimocratic party to have |
uch few electoral votes in the North, !
wheel your States into the Democratic |
column north of the Potomac. know |
you'll do it "
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10
ADDRESS.
Delivered by Capt. Frank Johnston,
at the Entertainment for the
Benefit of the Irish
Sufferers.
Ladies and Gentlemen :

Ladies and Gentlemen
The entertainment to which you are
invited this evening has been devised
as a means of raising a fund for the
benefit of the Irish people.
While we may regret that we have
been tardy in moving in this most
commendable work of charity, we
must reflect that it is not yet too late
for us to act, and that every dollar
now given will bring comfort and re-
lief to some suffering Irish family.
| For | can assure you the famine in
Ireland has not yet ended; the wolf
that has been knocking at the door OF
Irish homes, has only been held in
check, and not driven away.
1t will be from six to eight weeks
yet before the present crop is gathered;
and until that time, Ireland will need
the assistance of her friends.
As we sit in our beautiful and happy
homes, in land of comfort and
plenty, if not of wealth, it is not easy
for us to form an adequate conception
of the condition of a people but recent
Nv on the actual verge of starvation,
and even now depending on external
aid for subsistence. Nature has Deen
bOuntiful to us-the corn fields give
their promise of an ample harvest,
and the fields that will soon whiten
with our great staple are suggestive
of the golden market that unfaillngly
demands it. With peace and plenty
around us, under the blue skies and
sparkling sunshine of this beautiful
South, it is difficult, if not impossible
for us to realize that Ireland to-day is
bewailing her sterile fields, and the
Irish peasantry are actually suffering
for the want of food. And yet, it is
fact that thousands in that unhappy
island are thankful for one scanty
meal of potatoes or Indian corn in the
twenty-four hours.
And the picture, 1 am informed, is
common one, of the poor dividing
their own scanty stock of the coarest
food, with those unfortunate ones VINO
are yet poorer and more destitute thah
themselves. 49,.
1t will be bourne in mind that TINS
is not a nation Of oilers, but manly an
agricultural people, remarkable lor
their habits of industry and economy
And row the reflection that in the
pestilence that betell us in 1919, the
charity of our neighbors and recent
enemies of the North, if you please,
responded generously to our own plea
for help, can but quicken and enlarge
our sympathies for a brave and viz
tuous people, who, it seems to me-
have experienced but little else Tor
centuries, save the " forms of adverse
fortune"
War has swept over that Inflated
Island pestilence has scourged II {
famine has stricken il, and its liberties
have worn shackles until we well
might believe that the word
a Freedom had lost its meaning to
that people. ;
I believe the sentiment Of the whole
American people is one Of profound
sympathy for the Irish.
1t Is not material for us to consider
It present, the governmental and
,olitical relations that this people bear !
o the English government. Nor
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10
Senator Lamar.

We make no apology for the large
space we devote TO the speech of the
Hon. Mr.. Lamar. Our only regret is
that we cannot produce it literally.
To our river planting community, of
whom this most able and mastery
effort is chiefly a vindication, this
speech is of especial interest. We are
sure that there is no Mississippian,
who can read Mr.. LamaT's late ad-
dress in their defence upon that sub
ject where assault is most to be apprc-
hended whose pride in such a cham
pion, does not rise above and dwarf
all past rosentments, and patsy, for
the time, the power Of factiOus envy
Greenville Times.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

He who fails to read the short adj
dress of Frank Johnston upon the
occasion of the Concert for the relief of
the Irish people given at Robinson's
Hall Thursday night, will miss one of
the most chaste and simply touching
appeals which has been pronounced in
behalf of that great and deserving
charity. 1t is an effort worthy of the
cause, and deserving of universal cir
culation.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10
The Concert.

The concert and entertainment fol
the benefit of the Irish sufferers, giver
by the amateurs of this city, at Rob
inson's Opera House on Thursday
night, was attended by very large
and appreciative audience, and a very
handsome sum was realized for the
"Relief Fund" The following pro-
gramme was effectually rendered, and
in fact all did so well that we will not
attempt to particularize;
Oyerture-By the Band.
Address-By Mr.. Frank Johnston.
PART FIRST.
Come Where the Lilies-ChOrus.
Poet and ant-Instrumental Duct
Mr.. and Miss. Bloom.
Beautiful Bird-SOlo-Mrs NJ. C. Nickers.
Sunrise-VOcal Quartette-Misses. Zehn-
der and Muller, Messrs. Julienne and
Hunter.
Favorita-Instrumcnta Solo-Miss Fam
ME Johnston.
kathleen Mayourneen-SolO-A A. L.
BrunsOn.
Babes on the Block-SOlO-Mr Skel-
4. b. EIlis-as the Old Maid.
PART SECOND.
The Harp that once thrO' Tara's Hall
SOlo-Mrs. W. f. Cage.
Operate Selections-Instrument Solo
Miss. III. Bloom.
Wearing of the Grcen-Solo-MIss' Jeh-
ME Herbert.
Just to Please the BOys-Solo-Mlss
Fannie Johnston.
Greeting to g-Quartette-Mlsses'
X. and l.. Muller. Herbert and Johnston;
Sketches from Soldier Life" Around the
Campfire" and " After the Surrender -
BY the Author.
The entertainment concluded with
the farce of Country Cousin"
Characters by Misses. Hammill and
Lonigan, and Messrs. Ellis, Millett,
Mosal and Smylie.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

Tuesday night is one long Ia bc pa.
membered by the beauX and bellies ol
the Capital CITY; the occasion bcjny
the Grand Fete and Party given Inv
Che young gentlemen of this city. nt
the residence Of DR.. A. III. Hilzheim.
III honor Of the young Lady graduates
OF The different schools. A more pro-
pltlous time could not have been Sc
lected, the evening being very cool
ana pleasant, and, as consequence
all were in pleasant huInor and in
condition to enjoy the festive occasion
to the fullest extent. The ladies never
looked prettier, nor the gentlemen
handsomer than upon this occasion.
The exquisite costumes, worn by the
young ladies are beyond our power of
description, each Que seeming to sur
pass the other in lovliness. The gen
tlemen seemed to vie with each other
IN their attentions to the wants of the
fair ones who graced the Fete with
thelr presence. Refreshments appro-
pos to the occasion, were in abundance
and were enjoyed by all. The music
for the dancing was furnished by the
Capital City SeXtette Band, and hours
were spent in the merry mazes of the
waltz, polka, quadrille and schotische.
When the night had advanced into
the occe smd hours the merry makers
departed for their respective homes,
all expressing themselves highly
pleased with the festivities of the
evening.
Too much credit cannot be given to
The young gentlemen who perfected
md carried out the programme of this
pleasant affair; and especially is the
hanks of all the participants due to
Messrs. G. G. Johnston, Walter Virden,
md H. V. Wall, who were mainly in
trumental in carrying it out.
We hope our young society gallants
will find it convenient to repeat this
cry successful entertainment semi
OCCASIONALLY. t
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

Maj. IL. S. Foote, the able and eff
Gent District Attorney of this district,
Is winning golden opinions for the
manner in which he discharges the
arduous duties of that responsible
Office. We are not egotistical, but we
mink we have the best Judge and
District Attorney in the State: tbe
people appreciate them and the Often
ders against the majesty of the law
appreciate them too.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

|essrs. Thos. Watts, Tim. Jewett
Mike Nall are the pop lar con-
|Ors who control the destinies of
Pity trains on the Chicago, St.
PS and New Orleans Road. We
|ratulate the Company upon the
potion of these popular gentlemen
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

"A mad dog was on the rampage in
west Jackson on Friday morning, and
succeeded in biting colored boy and
several animals before he was killed
AS thls is the season for rabid dogs we
would advise our citizens to be on the
watch for them.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-10

ror lne Denefit Of those who We're pre-
vented from attending the Concert for the
dement, of the Irish sufferers of Thursday
hight' subscription lists have been opened
and can be found at the Clarion office and
at the law office of Capt. Frank Johnston.
where all who may desire can contribute
to this worth cause.