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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
For Young Men at Church Fairs.

The following bits Of advice, culled
from the leading magazines of the day,
are intended for the eye of the young
men who attend church fairs: Be
pleasant, and smiling, and cheerful.
When they offer you the seductive bowl
of oyster soup, bend over it, affect to
examine it critically, smell it, then rise
up, shake your head sadly, and with a
sweet, suggestive smile, say, No, thank
you, 1 guess not" This adds greatly to
the happiness of the silver-haired, moth
erly old lady who made the soup.
Lie boldly to the first girl who wants
you to take a chance in the parsonage
cake. Tell her that you have already
two chances. This will make it easier
for the next lie. Then, when she looks
over her list and says she can't find your
name, tell her you bought your chances
of the other young lady. Then, when
she says she is the only person selling
chances in this cake, tell her then it
must have been in the other cake. Then,
when she says this is the only cake they
are railing on, brace up, look her right
in the eye, and tell her, % yes, you
remembernow-itm must have benin the
cake last year." She can't deny this,
and you can look triumphant. But re-
member, my son, if you start a thing of
this kind you will have to keep it up.
If you pick up any pretty little arti-
Gle on the fancy tables ask the price of
the same. and. when you are told, drop
it from your nerveless fingers, and, as it
falls upon the floor, exclaim, it tones of
amazement, well, 1 am -" and
leave the audience to imagine what you
are. This never fails to please the
young lady who has charge OF that
table. She will mention you to her
friends
Affect pleasant, but natural and I'M
disguised, horror of the tides, and des-
ignate the worsted work as "strff."
Wonder what helambrequins are for, and
laugh short, explosive, sardonic laugh
when the ladies tell you. If some girl
has sent water-color or oil-painting of
her own to the fair, affect to mistake
the road for river, and wonder why
people are driving along the top of the
water in wagon. Also, try to spell
out the name of hotel on the elm tree
in the foreground, affecting to mistake it
for All old-fashioned swinging country
inn sign.-NelU Orleans Times.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Mother Worship in India-Strange Ira
.ditiOnS.

A writer in the London Athenglna
says: Mother worship, in some form
or other, is the popular worship in India.
In the first place, every living mother
is venerated Us kind Of deity by her
children. Then almost every village
has it's own special guardian mother,
called Mata, or Amba, OF, in the South of
India, Amman. There are about 40
distinct mothers in Gujarat, declared by
the Brahmins to be different forms of
oiva's consort. They are really the
representatives OF ancient local deities
(Grama devastas) worshiped by the
inhabitants from time immemorlal. L
visited small village near Kara, pre-
sided over by mother worshiped I'M
der the name Khodivar (A[ischief), be-
cause she is supposed, when in an amla-
BILE mood, to shield them from harm.
Nor is she undeserving other name, for
she will turn mischievous when her TEN
per is ,uffied by neglect. Ifan epidemic
breaks out among the villagers, Mother
Mischief is believed to be offended, and
must be appeased by extraordinary Of
ferings, and perhaps by blood. An
other mother, in neighboring village,
is worshiped under the name of Untai.
She has the special function of pre-
venting or producing cough in chill
dren. Another, named Beral, prevents
cholera; another, called Maraki (popu-
larly Marki), causes cholera; another,
Hadakai, controls mad dogs and pre-
vents hydrophobia; another, Asa-puri,
represented by two idols, satisfies the
hopes of wives by giving children.
The offering of goats blood to some Of
these mothers is supposed to be very
effectual. The animals are not always
killed. A story is told of clever Him
doc doctor who cured a whole village
Of influenza by simply assembling the
inhabitants and 'solemnly letting loose
pair of scapegoats into neighboring
wood infested by demons. The power
of at least one well-disposed mother in
Gujarat is exerted in remarkable way
for the benefit of women after child
birth. Among very low-caste set OF
Observation-Disclosures Pomla- is the
usual practice of wife to 60 about her
work Immediately after delivery, as if
nothing had happened. The presiding
Nata of the tribe is supposed to trans
fer her weakness to her husband, who
takes to his bed, and has to be sup
ported for several days on nourishing
Sod
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
A Sons Testimony.

DR.. Fraser, the able Bishop of Man
chester, England, testified, in public
address, that he owed all that he was
and had Eeen able to do to the self
sacrificing devotion of his mother.
His father, man of some fortune,
lost everything in iron-mining, leaving
family of seven, the Bishop at that
time being IA years old.
His mother was a woman of sound
sense and great unselfshness. She
said:
81 cannot give these lads of mine a
large fortune; but, by denying myself
bit, and living quietly. I can give them
all good education"
She did so, but he did not under
stand how she managed it. By Gods
providence, he had that mother still
spared to him. She was now paralyzed,
speechless and helpless, but every day
when he went into her room and looked
on her sweet face he thought gratefully
of all he owed to her, of what he was,
and what he had been enabled to do.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
NOah'S Tomb.

A road practicable for wheeled vehi-
cles leads along the plain to Baal-
bee, distance of about forty miles-a
pleasant road, for the first hour skirting
the lower Lebanon spurs, and winding
between hedges of roses in bloom and
through richly-cultivated country. I
turned off from it before it became hot
and dull, at the village of Muallaka, Gel
ebrated as containing the mortal remains
of Noah, whose tomb is shown to the
credulous stranger. Its dimensions are
104 feet long by 10 broad, and it con-
veys some idea of the size of the human
race before they evolved backward, as
it were, to their present dimensions.
As Noah lived to the age of $50 years,
and built an ark large enough to con-
tain specimens of every living thing on
the face of the globe, there seems to be
no reason why he should not himself
have been over 100 feet high.-Black-
moods Mdgasine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
He Wanted Only Five Minutes,

A Western Judge gives an account of
his first visit to the at-that-time semi
barbarous mining regions of California.
He had just been admitted to the bar at
his home, small Eastern village, and
his desire for fame and fortune led him
Westward, arriving at the camp OF his
future home on the back of broncho
Gan animal we'll known for his eleyating
Guaities) about sunset. As he ap-
preached the camp he saw q group Of
men in excited conversation, and, going
nearer, saw in the center q man and
rope. He knew at once what these
meant, and, copgratulating himself On
SO excellent an opportunity to make an
impression which would give him
boost in his profession Immediately, he
rode up to the crowd and asked what
the man had done, and was Informed
that he had been caught an hour before
with two horses not his own, and they
were debating as to whether they would
shoot or hang him.
"But, gentlemen" said the Judge.
these summary proceedings are not
right. Surely you would not Outrage
the majesty OF both human and divine
law by taking the life of this man in
your own hands? No, gentlemen, I
feel assured you will let better counsel
prevail. Give the man the benefit OF a
trial in court Of law by jury of his
peers, and if by them he is condemned
to punishment, your souls will be free
from the stain of his blood. If he has
no attorney, I beg to offer my services.
That you may see, gentlemen, that am
qualified, IN due form of law, 1 will
show you my dip"
stranger" drawingly interrupted
the leader, this heer klaim is registered.
We've struck lead, an y kin jist bet
cher bottom dollar it's a-goin' t pan out
'cordin' t. previ's calc1ation. Stranger,
you kin hev one hour t prospect f'r tn
suburbs O. this heer camp"
The Judge, to use his own express
sion, "tumbled" to the situation, and,
adjusting himself in the saddle, lie
grasped the bride reins, preparatory to
moving, and remarked:
Gentlemen, for your courtesy /
thank you. You have given me an hour
to get out of town, but, if the girth
holds and this mule don't buck, all I
want is five minutes" Saying which,
the Judge clapped the enormous rowels
into the sides of the beast and adjourned
sine die.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Light Vibrations.

The vibrations of light, says the
Edinburgh Revie,U, which make
their presence felt by striking upon
the nerve structures OF the eye,
are as marvellous in the matter
of size as they are in the matter of
speed. A soap-bubble can be blown
SO thin that the film is not more than
the 1-156,000 part of an inch in thick
ness. Experiment with finn OF this
character has shown that three or four
such, placed together, would give depth
enough for single vibration of light.
The German optician, Nobert, by the
exertion Of almost inconceivable skill,
rules lines upon glass, of which as many
as 10000 lie within the sixth of an
inch. Such lines, again, have been eX-
perimentally shown to be little frr-
ther apart than the length of lumin
GUS vibration. The shortest vibrations
of light include at least two such lines
in their excursions or amplitude. The
finest AUTHORIZATIONS which have been
measured are not more than 1-57 600
part of an inch in length. The line
which follows here, =, represents the
length of such vibration njagnified
10000 times. But if there are $1,000
vibrations of light in an inch, how many
must there be in the 93,000,000 miles
which intervene between the earth
and the sun! Fifty-seven thous-
and in an inch implies nearly
3,700,000,000 in a mile, or, in round
numbers, 679,OGO,0OO,O0O,OO0 in 1885,
600 miles. AS light travels $4,000
miles in second, therefore, 679,000,-
000,000.000 of vibrations must pass any
fixed point in the route every second,
or, what comes to the same thing, must
strike each second upon the eye at the
end of the journey, to cali up in it the
sensation Of vision. The number, as
matter of fact, far transcends mans
powers of exact estimation. Millions
Of millions are quantities that the hui
man mind is entirely incompetent TO
grasp in any definite sense; and this
difficulty is materially enhanced when,
as in this case, the millions of millions
have to be conceived as succeeding each
other in the brief interval which is con-
cerned in the single beat of a seconds
pendulum. Nevertheless, it is substan-
tally with such quantities that physical
science has of necessity to deal when it
undertakes to investigate the character
OF light. When beam OF clear sun
shine flashes upon the human eye
shocks as frequent and as minute as
those which have been described strike
upon the nerve structure of the organ.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Learning the Ballet,

To learn how to dance on the stage
requires considerable time. A girl is
first taught to turn her feet out by
standing with the toe of eacn foot to
the heel Of the other. The next thing
is to give her "a point" This is done
by seating her On form with one leg
strapped to it at the knee-joint, while a
person presses the toe down SO as to
arch the instep. Then she is told to
hold on to bar and to throw each leg
as high as possible without bending the
knee. This exercise loosens the joints
and renders them supple. After daily
work of this kind during some months,
and sometimes years, the girl is taught
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
Wooing and Winning in AreenIand.

When the Danish missionaries had
secured the confidence of the Green
landers marriage was made religious
ceremony. Formerly the man married
the woman by force. One of the mis-
sionaries, writing in his journal, describes
the present style of courtship as follows:
The sutton, coming to the missionary,
says, I should like to have wife"
aWhom? ?" asks the missionary. The
man names the woman. Hast thou
spoken to herr" Sometimes the man
will answer, Eyes; she is not unwilling,
but thou knowest womankind." More
frequently the answer is, "No." "Why
not?" at is difficult; girls are prudish.
Thou must speak to her" The mission
airy summons the girl, and, after little
conversation, says, Il think it is time to
have thee married" Il won't marry"
"What pity! I had sutton for thee"
aWhom ?" The missionary names the
man who has sought his aid. "He is
good for nothing! I won't have him ]"
"But," replies the missionary, che is a
good provider; he throws the harpoon
with skill, and he loves thee" Though
listening to his praise with evident
pleasure the girl answers, Il won't have
himw Well, I won't force thee. I
shall find wife for such clever fell
low" The missionary remains silent,
as though he understood her "No" to
have ended the matter. At last, with
sigh, she whispers, Just as thou wilt
have it." NO." replies the clergyman,
"as thou wilt; III not persuade thee"
Then, with deep groan, comes "Yes,"
and the matter is settled.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15
IS LIFE WORTH LIVING
THE BABE.


Begun and round me glowed
Huge masks, with staring eyes
And smiles alarmed me more
after saw in pantomimal story.
had no sense of time nor oyermuch
sense of anything;
Iwoke!-my eyes confronted with glory
That made them open more and more,
1t seemed they'd crack to take it in:
Anon. q wall of black would supervene,
I'd try to fight it oil, and cry aloud!-
The light was out!
Brief, brief candle!
THE LOVER.
Another spell-'twas not the one at school,
Yet taught ME more than aught beside;
4 being like myself,
But unlike more-a tiner-fairer-
To every sense aud thought newer zeSt
And newer meaning.
How great had been the void
That now was Drumming DER!
What measures depth could hold it all!
Riches untold; world unknown before;
The idol and l worshiped.
Twas burning then. was life and love-
Brief, brief candlel
THE OLD MAN.
TITS further on; I've staying power
For f<enGs are gone, snuffed out
As though they neer had been
Whilst L who miss them here, live on alone
A retrospect OF graves
And just ahead-my own.
There's over all ghostly hue
And rosy, golden day no more
As seen with infants, lovers eyes
The flame OF life is burning blue!
And dwin2ling il the final flicker!
But at its best it gives me handle
To ask if il were worth the candle?
Brief. brief candlei
g. j. a., il, ScYtjRer's @Bric-O-Brdc."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

A CORRESPONDENT of Notes and
Queries gives the following remarkable
instance of beetles tenacity of life:
A relative OF mine, while cutting loaf
of bread, found imbedded in it beetle.
A small portion of the loaf with the in
sect in it was cut out entire, and, after
lapse of about five minutes, the beetle
began to crawl out, apparently none the
worse for its incarceration. It is, of
course, well known that beetles are fond
of warmth, but I should not have
thought that one would have so COM
fortably survived some hours spent in
living tomb, escaping the danger of
being crushed to death in the making
of the bread, and subsequently the
risk OF being killed, either by suffoca-
ton or the heat of the oven.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

THE Japanese, who are wise people
and fond of expressing themselves by
symbols, present to each other on every
New-Year's day piece of the COM
monest and coarsest dried fish, done up
in rough scrap of paper. This is to
remind them of the frugality and tenn
perance of their ancestors, and in this
way to exhort each other to form and
keep good resolutions for the next
twelvemonth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

The wife of a defeated candidate in
Massachusetts, the day after an cleo
ton, presented her husband with trip
lets. He did not arrive at home until
the next day; then he was shown his off
spring, one at time, until all three
had been exhibited, when, looking at
his wife, he asked: care the returns
all in, M'ria?n
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

ABsTEMIoUsLY and facetiously are
said to be the only two words in which
the vowels follow one another in alpha
betical order.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-15

If you wish some man to think often
of you and wish you well, borrow 81 900
of him on your personal integrity, and
see the undyipg interest he will have in
you e per cent. and commission) till
he is paid.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

Late reports from Ohio are Of such q
hopeful character that the question Of
giving the Democracy of that State
assistance from the outside is being dis
cussed in Washington. Information re-
Gently received from Garield's district
proves that the Republicans there who
demanded his retirement in 1878 and
and 1876, because of his connection with
the Credit Mobilier and De Golyer paw
ing contract, will not vote for him for
President. Garfeld's majority fell from
10, 935 in 1872 to 1926 in 1874 loss Of
s,409 votes. Hayes majority over Til
den in Ohio in 1876 was 1916. The
German vote Of Cincinnati, it is reported,
will be cast largely for Hancock, and
there is good reason to believe that, with
a good organization and determined
effort, the State will be carried by the
Democrats.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29
PACIFIC COAST INTELLIGENCE
ALIFORNIA

Squire p. Dewey's yolumfnous Com.
plafnt Against the bonanza Firm
and Others-A Suit for $40, 0oO. 900
Preparations for Hayes Recep-
tfon-A Horse that is Worth $780,
900.
TBy Telegraph to the sentinel.l
SAN Francisco, August 2S.-Squire p.
Dewey has fled a voluminous complaint
in the Superior Court against John W.
Mackay, James G. Fair, James G. Flood
and J. W. Coleman, executors of VIM. s.
O'Brien, the Pacific Lumber and Flume
Company, Nevada Bank, Pacific Refinery
and Bullion Exchange and California Min
ing Company, demanding an accounting to
the California Mining Company and its
stockholders. for alleged wrongs, frauds
and breaches of trust, and on such account
ing to repay to the said Company, for the
use of its stockholders, all profits and
property belonging to the Company, OBJ
tanned by the defendants by means Of
transactions set forth in the complaint,
which contain similar allegations as are
made in the notorious Burke suits against
the Bonanza firm. The sum involved is
represented to be in the region Of $10,-
600, 900.
The end OF the track of the Southern
Pacific railroad is now within 1876 miles Of
Ell Paso, and it is the intention to reach
that point on or before January 26, 1881.
On the 23rd instant the party at the front
had surmounted all the obstacles ~encount-
cred in the Dragon Mountains. The
boundary line between New Mexico and
Arizona will be reached in IL days.
President Hayes and party, during their
stay in Sacramento, will be the guests OF
ex- Governor Leland Stanford. The Mayor
Of Sacramento has called q meeting of cit
liens to prepare for the Presidential recep-
ton.
Robert Morrow, the owner st. Julian,
denies the report telegraphed from the East
that the horse had been sold to W. H.
Vanderbilt, but expressed a willingness to
sell him for SO, 900. This was before re-
ceiving the news Of his yesterdays per-
Torrance.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

THE MEXICAN war VETERANS.
A VISIT TO GENERAL HANCOCK.
A Cordial Haud-Shaking.
WHAT WAS SAID AND DOM E.
A Lady Assaulted by a Negro.
GENERAL GRANT ON THE STUMP.
Suicide Of Miss c. M. Olney.
THE MEXICAN war VETERANS.
WAS SAID AND DON B.
A Lady Assaulted by a Negro.
GENERAL GRANT ON THE STUMP

Suicide Of Miss c. M. Olney.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

The Republicans, says the Boston Post,
do not know what they are talking about
when they say that General Hancock is
not a statesman. How do you know he
isn't Statesmen are not manufactured;
they are born, and General Hancock has
given the strongest presumptive evidence
that he possesses the qualities that dis
tinguish them. On the contrary, Gar
fields fifteen years services have proved
that he is only a politician, and a very
slippery one at that.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29
OVER THE WATER.

The Frontier Prescribed by the
Treaty of Gundamuk.
by Telegraph to the Sentinel
LONDON. August 28.--In the House OF
Commonss0la st evening, the Marquis Of
Harrington, Secretary Of State Of India,
said the viceroy Of India has under consid-
Grafton the advisability Of maintaining the
frontier prescribed by the treaty OF Gunda-
muk. The Viceroy's decision in regard to
the frontier line would not be Influenced
by the mere fact Of certain territory hav-
ing been acquired by the treaty Of Gunda.
muk. In the present consideration Of the
question, that treaty may be regarded as
having ceased to exist. The viceroy is
taking the best advice he can get, and on
his report the government will act. Lord
Harrington was not now prepared, there
fore, to state what part Of the Afghan from
tier Her Majesty's forces will occupy.
Lord Harrington also stated that he had
received no confirmation Of the alarming
Afghan news Of the morning. He had q
telegram from the viceroy dated yesterday,
which makes no reference to that news.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

Comstock Mining Intelligence.

COmstock Mining Intelligence.
VIRGINIA, August 28.-The official report
of the Union gives distances only: South
drift, from shaft Of $500 level, extended
33 feet; No. 1 winze sunk II feet; east
% feet.
California raised 918 tons of ore; aver
age assays, 500. 81.
Con. Virginia, TIA tons; average assays,
$30.72 !.
Bullion shipped by Con. Virginia, $780,
443. 80.
The Sierra Nevada drift south, from
crosscut No. 2, to prospect the ore body
and connect with crosscut No. 2, is in II
feet.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

Eureka. August 26-Heman A. Powers, infant
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.. Ford, aged 8
months and s days.
The funeral will take place s O'Clock p. NJ.
from the Cosmopolitan Hotel. OH South Main
street. Friends and acquaintances Of the fam.
lily are invited to attend.
New Town ruby HilD, August 2s-Infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mellen.
The funeral takes place from the residence
Of the parents at $50 p. N. today. Friends and
acqusintsnces Of the family are invited to At
tend.
Long Valley, August 2i-A. R. Lent, aged So
years.
Reno. August 22-Infsnt daughter Of J. r. and
Matilda Boldon.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29
Copartnership Formed.

COpartnership Formed.
y EFERRING TO THE ABOVE, NOTICE Is
III hereby given that an equal copartnership
has been formed between the undersigned,
dating from August %. 1880, TO conduct and
carry on a draying business in Eureka. under
the arm name and style of Egleston & Single
ton. All orders promptly attended to.
r. II. EGLEsTON.
J.B. SINGLETON.
eureka, August ~, is3o. au20 u
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29
Dissolution Of Co-partnership.

VNEE coPARTNERsHIP HERETOFORE Elk.
i listing between the undersigned in the
draying business In Eureka, was, on the 23d
day of August. 1880. dissolved by mutual con-
sent. The late Arm will collect and settle ali
hrm bills. Il. II. EGLESTON.
M. L. CAUSEY.
Eureka. August 2T, 1880. au28 II
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

through his eloquence and numerous good
poinfs.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

NEW YORK, August 2s.-The Democratic
State Committee. by q vote "a to 7. has de-
cided to hold a State Convention TO nomi-
nate q candidate for Chief Justice OF the
Court Of Appeals at Saratoga, September
Goth.
John Kelly has written q letter stating
that IL the Democracy held q State Con
v~ention, the convention called by Tam
many Hall will be abandoned.