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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
COsSACK CAVALRY.

It was not until the great war with Napo-
leon Bonaparte, in the early years of the
present century, that the Cossacks first be-
.ame generally known in Europe as part
of the Russian army. Afterward they &C
CURED sort of melodramatic halo from
Byron's poem Of "Mazeppa," written IL
1918. AS species of irregular cavalry
daring in spirit, hardy in constitution, rapid
of movement and and always self-reliant-
they are undoubtedly valuable troops. Some
of them are enrolled in regiments of tho
guard and Of the line; but for the most par,
they maintain the separate and distinctive
organization. They form the bulk of the
soldiers employed in Siberia and are always
ready when any hard or difficult duty is to be
performed. Of infantry, they furnish but
few; the Cossack is generally horseman.
Unlike other Russians, the Cossacks have at
all times enjoyed remarkable degree of
freedom. Serfage has never existed among
them; with the haughtiness of military
race, they have combined something of the
wild liberty that belongs to pastoral and
nomadic tribes, accustomed to the spacious
life of the desert. The Cossack commune
own the entire territory on which it is en-.
camped, and all it's members have an equal
right to the use of the land, together with tn;
pastures, hunting grounds and fisheries.
The people pay no taxes to the Imperial
government but are bound to perform mill
tary service. The Cossacks of the Ukraine
have for long time lost, to very great ex-
tent, the military organization for which
they were once as famous as their brethren ;
yet, when France invaded Russia in 1912,
they were able to equip at their own
expense force of eighteen thousand
cavalry. The other tribes are still admirable
auxiiaries, and in any great war are certain
to distinguish themselves. Until recently
every male Cossack from fifteen to sixty
years of age, was bound to render military
service, if called on to do SO; and the total
number of Cossacks under arms has been
computed at $4,000. One-half of this
force is kept in readiness for immediate ser.
vice; the other forms the reserve, but the
whole may at any time be called out al
once, and the strength of the regiments may
be augmented at the Emperor's pleasure.
Each of these warriors is obliged to equip,
clOthe and arm himself at his own avnanca
and to keep his horse; and it is only when
on active service beyond the frontiers of bis
own country that he receives any pay, "a.
tons or provender. Exchange.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
THE DANGER OF AIMLESSNES,S.

A great deal of time is wasted by
young people who have no particular
aim in life. Aimlessness and lack of
motive are the chief obstacles to the
best and most profitable use of time.
With goal to attain, an end to ac-
complish, and force of character sufi-
Gent to hold the mind steadfastly to its
purpose, the sands of time are easily
transmitted into golden rain. Life is
made worth the living. Then, boys
especially if you live in the country
utilize your time. Resolve to turn to
good account your hitherto-wasted mo-
ments. Most men of rank have easily
learned the lesson of utilizing the min
utes. Elihu Burritt, "the learned black
smith, % found time, during his work at
the forge, to master several languages
and surprised cultured Europe by adj
dressing its chief learned body in San
skirt. Hugh Miller learned the secrets
of the old red sandstone in the capac-
ity of day laborer. While his fellow
workmen idled during their mornings,
he was actively at work finding out the
a0hy of the specimens and fossils his
hammer disclosed. Lord Chesterfield
relates of one of his friends that he
wrote book of abstruse character dur
ing the intervals of waiting for his wife
to appear at breakfast Why not follow
such examples as these?
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
SELECTED MISCELLANY.

VICE has more martyrs than virtue
Cotton.
GIVE neither counsel nor salt until you
are asked for it.
ADVANCING or resting, we still go on
by and by to go off.
THERE are calumnies against which
even innocence loses courage.
BETTER be upright and want, than
wicked and have superabundance.
AN ounce of conviction is worth a
pound of caucus.-A. j. Gordon.
A YEAR Of pleasure passes like float
ing breeze, but moment Of misfortune
seems an age Of pain.
LIFE, as we call it, is nothing but the
edge of the boundless ocean of exist
ence.-O. W. Holmes.
A SIN without it's punishment is as
impossible, as complete a contradiction
in terms, as cause without an effect
Grey.
SUCCESS is full Of promise till men get
it; and then it is last years nest from
which the bird has flown. II. w.
Beecher.
He who is false to the present duty
breaks thread in the loom, and will
see the effect when the weaving of a
lifetime is unraveled.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
THE HEAT OF THE DESERT.

Of course. matches were Lit by touch
ing the sand with them. People who
worked their metal instruments without
gloves-and everyone except your eff
Terminate servant here did-got awk-
ward, big blisters. Even the mahogany
tripods-unfortunately not polished
were painfully hot; and an eyelid too
near the brass-work of the telescope was
instantly baked into a pretty loaf
Desert Life.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
LETTER FROM A LADY ONE HUN.
DRIED YEARS OLD.

DR.. Blackie has received letter from
his aunt, in Scotland, which begins:
EDINBURGH, May Is.
Ny VERY DEAR GEORGE: You will scarcely
wonder that so seldom take pen in hand when
tell you that this day, 17sO, 100 years ago,
first saw the light. My sight and hearing are
about gone, and the body SO fral that can
only slip from one room to another. lam neve
sick, and can enjoy my food. Of course, my
faculties are on the decay especially memory,
but can and do think of all my dear ones, and
pray that they may enjoy the love and comfort
Of our Heavenly Father.
The writing is marvelously distinct
and firm,-Nashvilze (1enn.) Amaers
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
IN 4E1ICTION.

The German papers tell this story in
connection with Baron Rothschild's
death: A meets B, weeping and Sob
bing aloud. Says A, "Why do you
weep" because" says B, as if his
heart were breaking, "because he is
dead-the powerful, the rich Baron. :"
"But," replied A, "why do you cry so
much? He was no relation of yours. ("
"That's just what I am crying about, -
howled B, more affected than ever.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
TOO MECH NOISE.

A little Ottawa miss was taken to
church for the first time, after being
duly impressed with the necessity thss
she should keep cas- still as a mouse. :"
She behaved herself until the preacher
became warmed up to his work and
then, thinking he was going too far, she
raised her finger and, looking straight
at him, cried, "See here, don't you
make so much noise"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
FRIGHTENING 4 RUSSIAN.


Ho,v Forrest Played "Metamora" to a
Flying audience of One.
Wikof, in his new book, says: AS
we penetrated into "the bowels of the
land" we observed that unusual delay
befell us at every post-house, and that,
instead of the four horses stipulated, we
were frequently encountered with six or
more. We called on our factotum
Joseph, whose services we had secured
till our return to France, for an explain
alton; and he alleged that, in spite OF
all bis circumstances, the Postmasters
invariably declared either their horses
were all gone, or that they were bespoke
by some General or Prince, hourly ex-
pected.
"What does that mean?" we demand
ed Indignantly. 3As
eft means, my masters, said Joseph,
in fume, "that the Postmasters are I'M
scrupulousknave and they employ these
pretexts to force me to take double the
number I ask for"
This revelation led to discussion be-
tween Forrest and myself as to the best
plan of action under the circumstances.
The drain on our purses for extra horses
was considerable, and added nothing to
our speed. Finally we determined,
rather than suffer loss Of time and tenn
per, we had better submit to extortion,
but cautioned Joseph to spare our pock-
cts, if possible. Things went on as usu-
al, till one night Joseph woke me up,
saying he was in despair, as the rogue
of a Postmaster asserted he had no
horses at all, which he knew was false.
I reused Forrest and stated the case.
"Tell the scamp" growled the TRACE
dian, "that we will murder him if he de-
tains us another minute"
"And notify him also," I added,
"that we have dispatched two or three
villains like him already"
Presently Joseph returned and said
the fellow only laughed at our threats.
I then proposed to Forrest we should
make demonstration that might posi-
bly, be successful. I suggested that he
should draw the long bowie-knife he
carried with him, and I should take a
pistol in either hand, and then make a
rush on our victim.
"Good," returned Forrest, who rel
ished the stratagem; ssand I will try
his nerves with Metamora's war whoop."
(Which I will supplement-" I con-
tinued, "with demoniac yells Of the
fiercest description.
Jumping out Of the carriage, we made
a dash at the long bearded rufian, who
turned pale with terror, and fled scream
ing across courtyard. We put chase,
and I fred my pistols in the air as we
ran. The varlet doubled mis- speed and
disappeared from view. We returned
chuckling to our mattress and awaited
the result. In a little while Joseph
came back in great fright, for he
thought it was all serious, and said he
had found the Russian hidden
under pile of straw, who implored us
to spare his life and we might take all
his horses if we chose
"Let us have four horses instantly"
we both responded, cor he is doomed
man"
In ten minutes we were off, congratu-
lating ourselves heartily over the sue
cess Of our ruse. Joseph told this story
to all succeeding Postmasters, and the
effect was magical.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
TWO GIANTS AND a DWARF.


Three of the most remarkable men of
the century are now on exhibition in
London at the Royal Aquarium-the
giant Chang, a tea merchant of Pekin
Brustad, tall Norwegian, and Che-mah,
described as "the Chinese dwarf, the
smallest man in the world" Chang is
the largest giant in existence, stands
eight feet two inches, and is highly edu-
Gated, speaking five different languages,
inclndiug English, which he speaks very
well; but with the well-known sing-song
OF the Chinaman. He is eight feet high
without bis boots he measures sixty
inches round the chest, weighs twenty
six stone, has span of eight feet with
his outstretched arms, and signs his
uame without an effort upon sign-post
ten feet six inches high. Chang is 80
years Of age, and it is about fifteen years
since he was in England. After five
years residence in the Celestial empire
he returned to Europe for the Paris Ex-
hibition, and has since visited Vienna,
(where the Emperor gave him ring he
proudly exhibits, marked with tle i'm
perial eagles and the initials of Francis
Joseph, Berlin, and Hamburg. Since
his last residence in this country Chan
has grown six inches. He has benevo-
lent Monaghan face, courtly manner,
and wears richly-embroidered dress
worked for him by his sister, who is, like
the rest Of his family, of only ordinary
stature.
Next to Chang, and next at no long
interval, stands Brustad, about sevenfeet
nine inches high, very muscular, very
broad backed, having as great girth of
chest as Chang, aud wider span in
proportion to his height. He has low
forehead, but speaks English fairly well.
Brustad has also a ring which he greatly
delights in exhibiting. He presented it
to himself out of the profits, it is sup
posed, gained by being shown. It is
four and one-half ounces in weight, and
penny goes easily through it. To
grasp his mighty hand in greeting is
like shaking hands with an oak tree.
His weight is twenty-eight stone, greater
than Changes, for his bones are more
massive. His age is IS.
Che-mah, the dwarf, gives his age as
AZ, sings Chinese elegy, describes
himself with much fuency and variety,
and, as his height is only twenty five
inches, appears to be what he is de-
scribed, the smallest man in the world.
It is common for exhibited dwarfs to be
over three feet high. Sir Godfrey Hud-
son, the dwarf whom readers of Sir Wal
ter Scott will best remember, measured
three feet three inches when he had at
tanned his full stature. London Times
COOP nature and evenness of temper
will give you an easy companion for
Life ; virtue and good sense an agreeable
friend ; love and constancy good wife
or husband.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
WORK VERSUS IDEENESs.

Let us fling overheard the sickly idea
more like the lazy dream Of water
lily at midday in Shiny pool than the
thought Of human being-the notion
that there is any absolute bliss in rest.
The world is working world, and man
is working creature and he who does
not understand this is plainly out of
place here. Epicurus, no doubt, sitting
in his leafy Attic garden, with fragrant
honey-laden breezes from Hymettus
tanning him on a summers day, might
fancy his Olympian gods doing nothing
through eternity but drinking nectar
and slipping ambrosia, and laughing at
lame Vulcan but this certainly was not
his serious thought; he was merely
shunting the Celestials Of that day off
into corner, like an easy David Hume,
not to be bothered in any wise with
what he could not comprehend; and he
was busy himself all the while writing
books, in which sort Of work he was ex-
tremely prolific, having written not less
than 300 volumes in his day. Buddha
likewise, the great Oriental Quietist,if
all that is written Of his Nirvana be true,
is the prophet Of an extreme kind of
stupid holy life, which can never be a
model for healthy Occidental man.
Historians and travellers prove most
abundantly that at all times and in all
places man is most man when he
has most to do. The savage in tropi-
cal climate works little, works violently
and works by starts our civilization in
this temperate Western zorle is all built
up of higher potency, more cunning
division, and a more persistent con-
tinuity of work. We are all working
men; those who work with the brain
often great deal more SO than those
who work with their hands. Who more
assiduous in work than q wen-employed
barrister? Who more the minister Of
another mans needs than skillful
country surgeon? Who more hardly
worked than a conscientious clergyman
in the most populous and least prosper
GUS districts in one of our large towns
Let no man, therefore, sit down and fret
over his work because it is work, and
envy the rich who have nothing to do.
The richest men are often those who
have worked and do work the hardest !;
and if there be rich men, as no doubt
there are in this country, who live upon
the inherited produce Of other peoples
work, with nothing specially to do for
themselves, they are to be pitied rather
than envied. Work enough there is for
them, no doubt. Plato would not have
tolerated them in his well-ordered re-
public, nor Alexander Severus in his
palace; but they have, unfortunately,
no spur for action, and, being inspired
by no high feeling Of the dignity ssof
work in the universe, they will be found
frequently sitting down and rotting their
lives away, living on their rents, or fill
ing up the vacancies of their hours with
degrading pleasures and unfrr1itful., ex-
element. For such we must be heartily
sorry, and, if they can be Of no other
use in the world, they may at least
teach us not to fret over our daily task,
but rather to rejoice in it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19

An Albany dog was SO fond Of his
drunken mistress that, after she was sent
to prison for three months, he searched
the Court House daily for her. Remem-
bering that he saw her in the hands of
policeman, he followed blue-coats in the
streets hour after hour, sometimes whin-
ing piteously as he looked up into their
faces, and sometimes swapping savagely
at them. He finally died, but not Of
grief, the fact being that boy fed him
poisoned meat.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
DISADVANTAGES OF RICHES.

A very rich man once said !: !" I worked
Like slave till I was nearly so to make
my fortune, and I have been watching
it ever since like detective" This
may be an exaggerated case Of opulent
misery, but the rich as often need socie-
ties for the amelioration of their condi-
ton as the poor.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
THE GRATEFUL GAMBLER.

The cool, unfinching gaze of brave
man, it is said, will awe tiger. The
statement is perhaps an exaggerated
one, but we will tell an incident OF
man who awed human tiger.
Some forty years ago, the citizens OF
Natchez, aroused by the excuses of the
gamblers infesting their city, drove them
out and threatened them with death if
they ever returned. Prominent among
these citizens was Capt. Quitman,
leading lawyer of Natchez A month or
two later, he and small band of men
crossed into Texas to aid those who were
fighting Santa Anna and his Mexicans.
Late one night Quitman arrived at
San Augustine, where he found the
people overawed by large gang of
gamblers, some of whom had lately
come from Natchez. They recognized
him and resolved to have revenge.
Quitman quartered his men in large
building, while he occupied room in
an adjacent house. He had just taken
off his coat, when the door was thrown
violently open. A tall, ferce-looking
man entered. In his belt was bowie
knife, and in his right hand he held
pistol.
Fortunately, Quitman had not laid
aside his belt-pistols, and drawing one
he raised it quickly, SO that the man
was covered by it.
81 know you and you know me" he
said, looking the gambler calmly in the
eye. CT desire no quarrel with you,
but don't fear you"
The gambler glared at him for mo-
ment, and then, his features relaxing
into smile, said
"Captain, you're brave man, and I
will be your friend" and he retired
quietly, closing the door after him.
A few weeks after, the war being at
an end, Capt. Quitman was returning
home overland, accompanied only by
his negro servant. Crossing small
stream, and mounting the bank, which
had dense underwood on both sides, he
found two trees felled across the path.
Suspecting that he was in trap, he
turned and saw three men, armed With
guns, coming up in the rear. He could
neither advance nor retreat.
Instantly springing to the ground, he
drew his pistol, and placed the horse
between himself and the robbers. The
sharp crack of rifle behind him, and
the rush of the ball over his head,
,caued him to turn. Seeing the gambler
whom he had met at San Augustine gal
Looping his horse at full speed toward
him, he prepared to sell his life as
dearly as possible.
The man, dropping his gun to show
that he was not an enemy, approached.
Recognizing Quitman, he said:
"Captain, I'm mighty glad [ had the
chance to serve you. land my partners
were coming this way, and I, being in
the advance, saw, as turned the angle
of the path, the situation. Let's see if
I hit one of those robbers"
On searching, they found traces of
blood, but no signs of the robbers.
Some years after, this gambler was
convicted of gambling, and sentenced
to six months imprisonment and 81, 900
fine. Quitman paid one-half of the fine.
The gambler, it is said, subsequently
reformed, and became an estimable man,
respected by all who knew him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19

Ash. LOUIS rich man drew up VIII
which was so pathetically worded that It
moved all his relatives to tears. It left
all his property to an orphan asylum.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
TIE principal lake cities rank as fol-
lows in population:
Chicago and it's suburbs in Cook county
have nearly as large population as the
other seven cities combined.

O~~>~N~-eS~es
RHODE ISLAND has the following stat
ute: Cali marriages between white per-
son and negro shall be absolutely null
and void and the person joining them
in marriage shall be subject to penalty
of 5000" Samuel D. Dorrel, full
blooded negro, was lately married at
Providence to Ellen Darlington, white
girl. The Rev. George 81. Smith, who
performed the ceremony, is to be prose-
cuted, in order to test the law.
BLoND1N says in. a letter 81 antici-
pate revisiting America at the close Of
my European engagement, and propose
to cross directly over Niagara falls at
a height of 100 feet above the cataractts
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19

Coop nature and evenness of temper
will give you an easy companion for
Life virtue and good sense an agreeable
friend love and constancy good wife
or husband.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-27
THE TIMES NEW BLooMFIELD, PA, JULY 27, 1880

nearly his own age, upon some subject
which to judge from their manner,
keenly enlisted the sympathles of every
one of the party.
It was soon fully dark. Sykes was In
Farmer Lewis parlor, making himself
as disagreeable as possible to Mary, and
Mary was doing her utmost to keep her
temper and treut him decently. But
the boys we have mentioned, led by
Sam, had business Of Importance upon
their hands. They drew Sykes skele-
ton around behind the barn and there
with the help of Mr.. Lewis carriage
wrench, took II to pieces. They took
Off the wheels, took off the seat, the
dashboard and the thills. Then they
took each separate piece and section of
the vehicle and placed II In the top of
an apple tree in the ADJACENT orchard,
each in separate tree, and as widely
scattered as the size of the orchard
would allow.
Sykes stayed even later than upon his
first visit, and IL was halfpast nine
when he finally rose and said he ''guess-
ed he must be going" Mary went to
speak to Sam but found that Sam and
her parents had gone to bed. Sykes as
sured her that he was familiar with the
barns, and If she would furnish him a
lantern he would get his own horse
She brought the lantern and he went
out. He found his horse he found his
harness, even to the bridle, but his skel-
eton he did not find. Round and round
the yards and barns like q will-o'-the-
wisp went that lantern--around the
house, down to the orchard out into the
highway--sti no skeleton could he find.
What was to be donep The case was
fearful one. He pondered, he wept, he
swore. AS he thought of the storm of
ridicule that would burst upon him from
the whole countryside, he absolutely
raved. Yet there was the awful fact, the
skeleton was gone. Mary had retired,
the house was dark and he was ashamed
to arouse the family. In anguish of
spirit, he bestrode his nick. tailed pony,
harnessed as he was, without saddle or
blanket, and rode slo WHY home.
Sam was away when Sykes returned
next day to see about his skeleton. The
events of hunting up and getting togeth-
er the scattered members of the vehicle,
the immeasurable fun that was had,
and the storms of relentless ridicule
through which the victim passed, we
leave to the readers imagination; only
adding that Mary Lewis was never
troubled with any more visits from Bill
Sykes, nor was Sans strategy ever
known to be insufficient for any similar
emergency.