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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
Underground Railrays in Paris.

A grand system of underground rail-
ways is planned in Paris, and seems likely
to be carried out. The central station
will be in the garden of the Palais Royal,
at depth of twenty-four feet below the
surface, and from that point three main
lines will diverge toward the great rail-
way stations and the principal subul ban
points, while separate railroad will fol-
low the south bank of the Seine. Some
such means of communication between
the different parts Of Paris has become
very necessary. Foreigners, who have
plenty of time for riding comfortably
about the streets, can content them
selves we'll enough with the cheap
carriages, which will transport them
over the long distance at an expense
which seems to them small, and with a
sufficient degree of swiftness and pune
tuality for their purposes; but for the
careful and economical French neither
time nor money is thing to be wasted,
and swift conveyance, at low rates, Is
one of the things to which the Parisians
have long looked forward. The 'estab-
lishment Of the elevated railways In
New York excited great interest in
France. and similar line was at one
time seriously contemplated in Paris,
but, as on this side of the ocean, subtsr-
ranean routes seem best to meet the pop
ular demand. saf 4y-sss-sf
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
Young Archibald Singerly, of German.

Young Archibald Singerly, of German
town, has been unfortunate. He read in
one of the papers that ''when the boys of
Virginia City wish to raise their kites, they
tie the strings to dogs tail and make the
animal rum 1t occurred to younE Mr..
Singerly that as this proceeding was conduc-
ted upon rational basis, he would
experiment in the same direction. The
difficulty encountered by Mr.. Singerlya at
the outset was that he had an extremely large
kite and mournfully small dog; and the
conclusion of the undertaking therefore may
be anticipated especially when wehintimate
that the wind was high. The residents of
the neighborhood were surprised to see a
dog rushing backward down the street, with
considerable velocity, clawing and scratch
ing at the earth for hold, and emitting
ejaculatory bowls asif he cherished secret
preference for going in the other direction.
And they were even more amazed to perceive
that he seemed to be anchored to something
in the heavens. But there was not time for
investigation. In a moment a cyclone or
something of the kind struck the kite, and
before Archibald Singerly could utter
scream, his dog had performed about one
third of the journey to the milky way. 1t
is supposed that the bird 's-eye view enjoyed
by that animal must have been magnificent,
embracing asst did Mount Airy, Conshohock-
en-, Savannah, ST. Petersburg and Pekin,
with numerous smaller towns and villages.
But the precise amount of felicity obtained
by Singerly's dog while dangling amid the
planetary system will perhaps never be
ascertamed, unless Singerly meets his victim
in better world For as the kite came.
sailing down, the string caught on the yane
of church steeple, became tangled, and
held Singerly's dog in permanent suspense.
They tried to blow him loose with shot guns
and they succeeded in producing a.showerof
sausage meat after each discharge; but when
the dog had all been shot away, his tail
remained pointing due north, and refused to
come down. Any one who has a good dog
can hear of something to his advantage by
applying at Singerly's. Old Mr.. Singerly
would prefer bob-tailed dog.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
The Best Cow.

A pretty rich thing occurred at the estab-
Gshment Of Simpson not long since. Simp-
sou used to be our milkman, and we attri-
butte to him in great measure, Our loss OF
confidence in humanity generally. and milk
men in particular. Mike Welch had been
recommended to Simpson as a fit man to as
sist in taking care Of horses and COWS; SO
Mike was hired. and placed in charge of his
department.
One morning after Mike had been a
month at the place, Simpson, who had made
ready to start off with his milk wagon, said
to him, Mike, you may give to the cows
some oatmeal this morning. and be sure
you give my best mixer az extra guam
tity.'
THE best mixer. is it, sir?"
."Yes; you know the old COW that gives
the most milk?''
''Bedad l think do, sir
"Wel, you may give her four quarts of
the mash
''All right. sir III do that same"
On 1.-THE evening of that day. Simpson had
occasion to go TO the old wooden pump in
The yard. He tried the handle but it
wouldn't work. The pump seemed to be
entirely choked up. Finally, he discovered
that all the upper part was loaded with
something very nearly resembling oatmeal
mash He called to his man servant
''A1ike." said he, whats the matter with
this pump?'
''The pump, is it. sir?'
eyes How came this oatmeal mash in
here?"
'Sure, sir. put it in meself''
"Stupid blockhead, why did you do
shat?n
sit was yerself that told me, sir.''
"I-I told you to put it in here?''
''Indade ye did, sir.
"Why, you thick-headed rascal what do
sou mean?''
'Don't be in passion, master. Didn't
sc tell me to give yer best mixer an extra
quantity of the mash ?-and where in all the
place, I'd like to know, is the creqthur that
gires so much milk to ger cans as does this
bid pump
The story leaked out, and added greatly tc
the distrust already entertained by Simp.
sons customers
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
Presently.

Never say you will do presently what your
reason or your conscience tells you should be
done now. No man ever shaped his own
destiny or the destinies of others wisely and
well who dealt much in presentlies. Look
at Nature. She never postpones. When
the time arrives for the buds to open,
they open-for the leaves to fall, they fall.
Look forward. The shining worlds never
PIT off their risings or their settings. The
comets even, cratic as they are, keep their
appointments and eclipses are always
punctual to the minute. There are no delays
in any Of the movements of the universe
which have been predetermined by the alb
solute fat of the Creator. Procrastination
among the stars might involve the destruction
of innumerable systems; procrastinations in
the operation of nature on this earth might
result in famine, pestilence, and the blotting
out Of the human race. Man, however,
being free agent, can postpone the perfor-
nance of his duty and he does so too
frequently to his own destruction. The
drafts drawn by Incidence upon the Future
are pretty apt to be dishonored. Make Now
your banker. Do not say you will economic
presently, presently you may be bankrupt
nor that you will repent and make atonemeni
presently, for presently you may be judged
Bear in mind the important fact, taught alike
by the history of nations, rulers and private
individuals, that in at least three cases out Of
FIVE, presently is too late.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
The Bridal Tour.

Young Spriggles and his Amarantha Jane
had just been married, and were going upon
their bridal tour. They didn' know whether
upon their return, they would board with the
old folks or take rooms in a private hotel,
Being only clerk, Sprigges's means were
limited, and he could not expect much at
first in the way of living, "Of course, he
said to old Dodge, wealthy member of the
firm who had granted him three weeks
leave of absence, we must be in style, you
know, sir. Is'pose you took a rusher when
you were married. mean, took an extern
size one. and showed your wife the sights.
E'Yes, said Dodge, with q nod, 'sI'll tell
you about it. l made long preparations for
my bridal tour, and the girl that was to be
my wife helped me. We had it all fixed,
and everything laid out beforehand. L
worked hard for it, and she worked too. 1t
was to he the grand event Of our lives,
and we wanted that it should be a success.
We felt thai as a new life opened, SO should
it continue. l was earning $500 year.
That was good pay for salesman thirty
five years ago-better than three times that
amount now. as things go. We were mar
ried in the morning at the house of my wife g
father. Then we rode two miles to the sub
stantial cottage I had secured as a home.
Ny money had made the first payment on it
and Mary's money had furnished three
rooms IN It. And We ate our first meal
thereafter in our own house, and thence
went to my work, and my wife Iset about
her work. Il was new life, and we were
determineito succeed if possible. And in
that effort was our joy. And in the success
that followed was usually happiness. In
less than three years my house was paid for
and my home was my own. Come storm
or come sunshine, we had roof to cover US
8 roof from which the hand of man could
not turn Us.
Il doubt. young man, if ever a bridal
tour was happier or more profitable than
was mine. and l know that the exercise of
housekeeping upon her own account was in
MIGRATING and healthfuI. But. then, we
we're married for real earnest living and low
ing. We believed we should find life's
purest joys in the discharge Of LIES sacred
duties. I declare pursued the old man,
with gIistening moisture in bis eye, 81
should ike those first blessed days of my
OWL home-life to live over again. But it
may not be. And" he added, with a regret
full shake ofhis head, 9 fear the young men
Of the present generation will not live them
for my viewings."
Spriggles walked away, scratching his
head. He wasn't sure that ne had really
caught the drift of the old mans remarks;
but the old man was sure that he had fully
intended them for him to take to heart
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
The Gambling Mansa

The spirit Of gambling is the greatest
evil a farmer has to contend with. Take
hops, for instance. That is an extreme
case. More men have been ruined by
holding their hops for higher prices,
when they could have sold at thirty cents
a pound, than have been hurt by selling
in season when the market ruled at ten
cents per pound So with wheat. Farm
ers are always holding out for higher
prices. This popularity seems to be con-
aned to the native or American farmers,
and that is the reason why they are put
1T . disadvantage when they have to
compete with German and other foreign
born farmers, who sell whenever they can
realize fair profit Not until the Amer
lean farmer rids himself of this gambling
mania can he compete on terms OF
equality with his, neighbors abroad
Hordti0 Seymour. e.f a. Rsf g5ys4 :
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Independence In Taste.

Discretion is the greater part of valor in
every other matterisave dress but in this
one particular they deny any authority, and
recognize no power. but that of downright
penury.4 $50 9-se tAts
What tires a woman's soul is not what
she has not, so much as it is what her neigh
Dor has. So many female fashions are en-
tirely needless that nothing but rivalry
could ever bring them before the public 1t
is not that the Japanese sun-shades are pop
ular or pretty that women are induced to
buy them, but because some other woman
faunts one. Each woman is but the echo
of the other, so far as dress is concerned,
and what one does or has-by reason of her
superabundance of money-the others must
and will do and have by the exercise of in
genuity, continuance and planning. And
were the secrets of households made bare,
more than half the anxiety of the inmates,
and all the premature wrinkles in the faces
of women would be found to have originated
in disappointment in dress. Not that they
have not had enough to wear, but that they
could not over-shadow others in their ele-
gance of attire.
So long as dress is the criterion by which
a woman is judged, and by which all are
measured, the rivalry will go on, and the
excess of money, time and health be devoted
to fashion.
This season the variety of goods offered
makes it possible for woman to be more IL
dividual in taste than heretofore, and in
trimmings particularly, unless they are
pledged to embroidery. Any amount of
taste and ingenuity may be displayed in
finishing off dresses, and where the COM
bination of two or more kinds of goods is
not essential, the flowers and phfs and folds
are by no means an impossible performance
for even the most uninformed amateur.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25

No little anxiety exists in the neishbor-

No little anxiety exists in the neighbor-
hood Of London by the plauge of ants. Those
who are accustomed to look on the ant as an
Industrious but Insignificant creature will
probably smile at the idea of its presence
even in swarms being source of serious in
convenience. Without any wish to cause
IN unnecessary panic, but merely with the
view of preparing Londoners for possible
contingencies, it may be as well to call az
tention to the proceedings of an army Of ants
that some years ago invaded the island of
Grenada. The ants on that occasion ''de-
scended from the hills like torrents, and the
plantations as well as every path and road
or miles were filled with them. Rats, mice,
and reptiles became an easy prey to them,
and even the birds, which they attacked
whenever they lighted on the ground in
search of food, were so harassed as to be at
length unable to resist them. Streams of
water only opposed temporary obstacle to
their progress the foremost rushing blindly
on certain death and fresh armies instantly
following. until a bank was formed of the
carcases of those which We're drowned suffi-
:ient to dam up the waters and allow the
main body to pass over in safety. Even fire
was tried without effect. When it was
lighted to arrest their route, they rushed
into the blaze in such myriads as to extin-
guish it. To such straits was the unfortun-
ate island reduced by the ants that reward
of $50 600 was offered, but in vain, for an
efectual means of destroying them and it
was not until hurricane in 1870 came and
blew them away and destroyed them-doing,
by the way, almost more mischief than the
anss-that Grenada was freed from these
terrible destroyers. Happily, in London we
have the steam-roller. which should be kept
ready for immediate action in the face Of the
calamity with which we are now threatened.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
Not a Certain Remedy.

A doctor called on cholera patient, a
German, and prescribed for him. Next
day he found the patient better.
"Well," said the doctor, ''the medicine
cured you? "No, sir; didn't take it.
"What did you take?" 81 ate sour krout,
and turnip sauce"
The doctor, pleased at having learned
something, wrote in his memorandum thai
''sour krout and turnip sauce are good fol
the cholera"
Next week he called on another cholers
patient--an Irishman this time. He pre-
scribed sour krout and turnip sauce. Or
the following day he found the IrishmaI
dead.
He was learning medical suienee l.pidlv
so he wrote opposite the Old memorandum
s'sour krout and turnips are good for {
= putchman but death to an Irislman."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
POnlpeii.

One of the most interesting features OF the
excavations in this buried city is the discov-
cry of many homely domestic articles of
whiehwe have counterparts. 1t is astonish-
ing how many things. in common use now
were in use then. Here you will see almost
every kitchen utensil, portable cooking
stoves, jelly-cake and butter-moulds in the
imitation of birds and flowers pots, kettles,
crooks, dishes, cups and saucers, spoons,
knives and forks, dippers, skimmers, sauce
pans, frying-pans, lamps, lamp-stands,
Aesh-hooks. brazers for charcoal. Ina word,
pretty much every kitchen, dining-room or
chamber article found in modern use entered
into the economy Of the daily life of Roman
antiquity. All the articles of lady's toilet,
including jewelry of all kinds, gold and
silver ornaments, corals and precious stones,
were found in houses in Pompeii. Taken
from the retail shops were steelyards,
balances, weights, and measures From a
doctors Office was recovered full set of
surgical instruments, including ''pulikins'
for extracting teeth, and trepans for drilling
holes in,the skull. There is any number of
shoemaker, tailor, carpenter, and blacksmith
tools, and, indeed, implements ofalmost every
present mechanical operation. Taken alto
gether, the collection of articles taken from
the dead city is a surprising revelation to
every one, showing that the ancients invent
ed and perfected ten thousand implements
and articles of common life which we still
use with little Improvement thereon, and
without giving them credit therefor.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25

The Lutheran Visitor calls for Lutheran
ecumenical council. 1t believes that such
body will be perhaps one Of the greatest meet
ings ever held, and asserts that instead Of s'a
few millions Of Calvanists, or Arminisus, or
Dissenters," it would represent 0,0oO, 900 OF
Lutherans from all quarters of the globe.
TAKE your mother-in-law on steamboat
exca,srons-this is the time when boilers
most do burst. sc .fiena.
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original print. go L.
Tread lightly! Tread lightly! Disturb nothis
sleep,
His pains are all over and nations now weep;
Speak softly! Speak softly For he whom we
Has gone to the regions of glory above. = ~
Tread lightly. Tread lightly Move gently
around, o.r. Flgs,s - ALL
IT'S hero who sleepeth; oh, breathe not a
sound; 1870 TlsfxT 20
The low, muffled drums and the marshaued
array = ElF ts 9.4oa -
In friendship do gather to bear him away. ~
Brave GARFIELD, beloved, thy memory shall
/ Irvine
AS close round our hearts as soma. evergreen
+ vine; > sa,-s ~
For sweetly, and gently, thou sank to thy rest.
A spirit by Deity called 10 the blest. ~
Tread lightly Tread lightly! In silence all
keep; sf
HiA LIE work Is ever, let GARFIELD now
sleep. ~
No sound CO IL, bin. tho bosoms may
swell; F. sssrs'e-s.' = - 50
We pause a asket, ana bid him-FARE-
WELL. s -A ;, ,-,r.or
ST. PAUL, Sept. %, 1851.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25

GAMBLING was invented by Lydians,
when under the pressure of great famine.
To divert themselves from dwelling on
their suferings, they invented dice, balls,
tables, etc. It is added that, to bear their
calamity the better, they used to play a
whole day without internission, that they
might not feel the effects of the want Of
food. The invention intended as remedy
for hunger, is now very common cause
for that evil. a}u 2 io
By the bursting of Condils paper mill in
the city of Kingston, N. Y, on Saturday
evening, eight persons were killed and many
more fatally injured. The boiler weighing
some fye tons, was thrown 600 feet. The
excitement was so great that a crowd threat
sned to lynch the Superintendent. sysd oae
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25
False Diamonds.

They make diamonds in Paris now with a
very near approach to reality. First, it is
necessary to dissolve charcoal. Then follow
processes requiring crystallization- a mingl-
ing of pure water, little carbonate of
sulphur, and certain proportions of lique6ed
phosphorus. Still, all this may not yield a
thoroughly deceptive diamond Another
composition is made from silver sand, very
pure potash, minimum, calcined borax, and e.
form of arsenic, varied occasionally by a
mixture of strass-a mixture for which an
equivalent is paste, and which represents
transparent pebbles burnt to powder, white
lead, and other similar materials. Some
times roek-oyster is used, with borax acid
from Italy, and nitrate of potash. Of these
materials is composed the false diamond,
which figures so aIluringly in the shop-win-
dows Of the Palais Royal. The time and
labor devoted to these productions might be
much better employed. sts
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-25

The broken ties of happier years,
How often do they seem
To come before our melting gaze,
Like q remembered dream!
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JAMES A. GX1RF1ELD.

Werepublish the following poetic tribute
to GARFIELD, as Several errors occurred in the
original print .,,-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-07
Sir Thornton,s Views.

New York, July 6.-Sir Edward
Thornton thinks the president will re-
cover on account Of his physique and
bravery, and the favorable outcome SO
far was very complimentary to Mrs.
Garfield. He believes Guitteau was
alone in the crime, but unquestionably
the fight against the president infiu-
enced and made the crime possible.
This fact has much depressed Arthur,
who, Thornton believes, would not en-
ter upon the presidency if Garfield dies,
because he had arrayed himself against
the president, supported by the people.
1t is a sad fact that a mailman has been
inspired with the belief lately that the
killing of ruler would change the gov
eminent. The English way of locking
up those who attempted to shoot the
queen, and flogging at intervals, might
be rs wise remedy as it was there.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-07
FOREIGN BRIEFS.

st. Petersburg: A fire at Minsk has
been raging since Sunday; 900 houses
destroyed.
Vienna: A great tumult occurred
at Firnova to-day. Many persons were
wounded. Several houses were burned
and banks plundered.
Dublin: Sexton has intimated to the
land league farmers that they might be
asked to contribute portion of their
abatement, when the contributions
from America dropped off.
London: There is greater excite
ment and::feeling among the English
people over the shooting Of Garfield
than over any foreigner for years. 1t
is believed Lefroy has suicided.
Berlin: The press paid as much at
tention to Garfeld's shooting as to the
cars kindred experience. 1t makes
the Germans kind to the American
colony, who entirely neglected indie
pendence day with every sign of grief
and horror.
London: The queen will review
$1,000 men at Windsor, the largest re.
view ever held here. The duke oi
Cambridge will command. The prince
OF Wales will march at the head Of the
honorable artillery Of London. The
duke OF Connaught will command the
second division second army corps.