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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
How the Russians Keep Warm.

The Russians have great knack of
making their winter pleasant. You feel
nothing of the cold in those tightly
built houses where all doors and win
dows are doubled, and where the rooms
are kept warm by big stoves hidden in
the walls. There is no damp in Rus
sian house, and the inmates may dress
indoors in the lightest Of CARDS, which
contrast oddly with the mass of furs and
wraps which they don when going out.
A Russian can afford to run no risk of
exposure when he leaves the house for
walk or drive. He covers his head and
ears with a fur bonnet. his feet and legs
with felt boots lined with wool or fur,
which are drawn over the ordinary boots
and trousers, and reach up to the knees
he next cloaks himself in top coat with
fur collar, lining and cuffs /; he buries his
hands in pair Of fngerless gloves Of
seal or bear-skin. Thus equipped, and
with the collar of his coat raised all
around so that it muffles him up to the
eyes, the Russian exposes only his nose
to the cold air; and he takes care fire.
quently to give that organ little rub to
keep the circulation going. A stranger,
who is apt to forget the pre-
caution, would often get his nose fro
zen if it were not for the courtesy of the
Russians, who will always warn him if
they see his nose whitening" and will,
unbidden, help him to chafe it vigorous
ly with snow. In Russian cities walk
ing is just possible for men during win
ter but hardly so for ladies. The women
of the lower order wear knee boots
those of the shopkeeping class seldom
venture out at all those of the aristoc-
racy go out in sleighs- The sleighs are
by no means pleasant vehicles for nerv-
GUS people, for the Kalmuck coachmen
drive them at such a terrific pace that
they frequently capsize; but persons not
destitute of pluck find their motion most
enjoyable. It must be added that to
be spilled out of Russian sleigh is tam
'tamount only to getting rough tumble
out of a soft mattress, for the very thick
furs in which the victim is sure to be
wrapped will be enough to break the
fall. The houses and novels of the Rus
sian working-cla are as well warmed
as those of the aristocracy. A stove is
always the principal item Of furniture in
them. and these conveniences are used
to sleep on as well as cook in. The mu-
jick, having no bed, crrls himself UP On
his stove at his time for going to rest.
Sometimes he may be found creeping
right into the stove and enjoying the
delights Of a vapor bath.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
Too Much RemOrse.

There has been feud of long stand
ing between two Galveston darkies.
They were continually fighting and omar
reling. Not long since one of them died,
and, to the astonishment of the colored
population, the other one attended the
funeral. After the funeral services were
over, the Rev. Aminidab Bledso, of the
Blue Light Colored Tabernacle, met the
surviving enemy, and said, impressively:
81 was much pleased to see yer at de
obsequies OBJ yore ole enemy. Hit does
credit to de goodness oh yore heart. Hit
shows dad yer don't carry yore PRESENT.
ments beyond de grave. Everybody is
praisin' yer for yore goodness"
81 dunno about dat ar. / had
to lose half days work attendin' dat ar
funeral, and de Bible says, 'Bizness
fust and pleasure afterward, and 1 tuck
de pleasure fust and did my work after
ward. reckon I ought to be ashamed
of myself. "7GaIvesto' NeaDs.
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down upon the upper lip or chin. It
annoys her, and she keeps feeling it and
pulling it continually. Perhaps she en-
deavors to clip it with scissors, or, in
some cases, to shave it away. The re-
suit is heavier growth next time, which
becomes so prominent that it must be
removed. The most frequent place
where the hair makes it's appearance is
on the upper lip or the chin, although it
sometimes appears on the side of the
face, and even on the throat. In the
course of my practice I have seen more
than one woman who could raise heavy
beard if she only wished to cultivate it. F"
"Do many women shave ?" "Why,
yes, a great many more than is generally
supposed. They hide the traces that the
shaving leaves with heavy doses Of pow
der and plaster. Whenever you see a
lady, especially if she be middle-aged,
and more especially if she be dark
featured, wearing heavy coating of lily
white, one Of the conclusions is that she
has been shaving, although it is not the
only inference. One thing is certain, a
lady who shaves must use powder in
large quantities, and there are many
ladies who shave"
els the facial decoration easily
removed? ?" "No, it is not. All the
books recommend depilatories, but
these are usually Of little service.
They are composed mainly Of quick
lime and orpient, which is a prepa-
ration of arsenic, and the only effect
is to cut hair to the surface of the
skin, leaving the root intact to grow
again. There is also another mode OF
treatment, but it is so slow and painful,
and requires the aid of SO skillful an ope-
rator, that it is seldom used. In this
latter, which is known as the electric
method, the patient sits in chair, hold
ing in her right hand sponge which IS
connected with the negative pole Of an
electric battery. The operator holds a
needle or fine wire which is connected
With the positive pole, and this he
thrusts with quick motion down into
each cell or follicle, thus destroying the
root. Every time the needle touches
the skin severe shock is caused, which
will cause g. nervous person to scream
out With pain, and, II the operator is
bungler, or if his nerve is notvery steady,
he will miss his mark and cause more
intense agony. Not more than one, or,
at most, two dozen hairs can be attend.
ed to at one sitting indeed, very few
persons can sit for one-fourth of the last
cumberland hence you will see that the
operation is exceedingly painful. Some
10 b.
themselves. They heat needles and en-
deavor to introduce them into the capil-
larry cells. The usual result is that the
carbon, which accumulates in the needle
during heating, is imbedded in the cpl
dermis or underskin, and frst-class
case Of tattooing is the result. Then,
again, many ladies use acid for the pur-
pose, and permanently scar their faces.
Others remove the hair With tweezers,
etc.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05

Yesterday afternoon Gilhooly saun-
tered up to frrit-stand, and, after ex-
amining some Of the fruit, asked the
Major General in command if he believed
in the Bible.
81 do" was the reply; 81 have been
a member Of the Baptist Church for
twenty-five years.
eff you believe in the Bible, then I
suppose you admit that men are judged
by their fruits, and that by their fruits
We shall know them," and, picking up
an orange, Gilhooly showed him where
there was decayed spot as big as
half-dollar on it. The kick that good
man discharged at Gilhooly knocked a
hole in the awning five feet above his
head. q
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
Celebrated Prisoners.

At one time, poisoning was largely
practised in Italy. The most celebrated
of the italian prisoners were two women
named La Spaza and Tophania, who
were both executed. The latter con-
fessed that she had been instrumental in
poisoning 600 people, during life Of 70
years. Her poison was colorless and
tasteless, and could not be detected. It
was put up in walls and labeled by her
" Mamma Of ST. Nicholas, though it was
usually known by her own name as
Agna Tophania. So common thing
did poisoning become, that fashionable
ladies kept bottles of this fatal water
upon their dressing tables, as they would
lavender water. By regulating the dose
victims could be dispatched in week, a
fortnight, a month, Or longer period,
as suited the plans of the poison
ers. In England seventeen persons were
poisoned by Rouse, the Bishop of Roch-
ester's cook. Madame de Brinvilliers,
a young Frenchwoman Of most engaging
manners, rama most distinguished ca
reer as slow poisoner. By the advice
Of her husband, she leagued with poi
soner by the name of Saint Croix, to
dispatch her father and brothers, that
she might inherit their property. The
fellowship of crime inspired her with a
guilty passion for her accomplice, and
she afterward sought to poison her hus-
band that she might marry Saint Croix.
But the latter had no fancy to form a
closer connection with this wicked
woman, and, by the secret administra-
ton of anidotes, prevented the hus-
bands death. She was at length de-
tected in her practices, and persisted on
the scafold.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
Intellectual Women.

Much Of the old prejudice against in
tellectual women remains, because the
average man continues to regard them
as iDseparable from bookish dowdies
and pedantic cyclists, from tumbied
hair, soiled cuffs and personal inele-
gance. He has not learned that intel
lect no longer expresses itself-if, in
truth, it ever did-in such form and
fashion. He may have an intellectual
wife and be ignorant of the fact, since
she fails to discuss Greek roots and comic
sections, and since she fully appreciates
the advantages of clothes. His romantic
devotion to her is proverbial /; and he
rejoices in the consciousness that he
loves, often years after marriage, more
than he loved her on their wedding day.
He never imagines that he is under the
permanent spell Of her intellect, and
there are thousands of men of his nebu-
lous intelligence. The woman who
knows how to use her intellect has
guarantee for the final loyalty OF her
lover or husband. He may swerve or
wander, but she can be patient and I'M
disturbed ; the forces OF her mind, work
ing at distance, will in due time bring
the truant, contrlte and chagrlned, to
her ever-welcome arms.
The intellectual woman. properly bal
anced, is, in all the relations of life, the
best and longest loved, and is always
most genial and attractive. He who de-
clares that he detests intellectual women
simply means that he detests the osten-
tation of intellect, the self-conscious-
ness of undigested information. When
he meets a really intellectual woman, he
is likely to think her charming from lack
of intellect. He is too biased to COM
prehend that it is her intellect that gives
her charm. If most men who are still
in love with their wives could make the
last analysis Of their fascination, they
would be pretty certain to find its chief
source to be harmonious intellect.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05

The following is said to be an excel
lent method of fastening cloth to the top
of tables, desks, etc.: Make a mixture
of two and quarter pounds of wheat
-four, two tablespoonful of powdered
resin, and two tablespoonful of pow
dered alum rub the mixture in suita-
BILE vessel, with water, to uniform,
smooth paste transfer this to small
kettle over the fire, and stir till the
paste is perfectly homogeneous without
Jumps. AS soon as the mass has become
so stiff that the stirrer remains upright
in it, transfer it to another vessel and
cover it up so that no skin may form or
its surface. This paste is applied in a
very thin layer to the surface of the
table the cloth, or leather, is then laid
and pressed upon it, and smoothed with a
roller. The ends are cut off after dry
ing. IF leather is to be fastened on,
this must first be moistened with water.
The paste is then applied, and the leather
rubbed smooth with cloth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
High.Priced Beans.

Tom WatrOus, commercial traveller,
stopped off at the Marshall (Mich.) eat
ing-house several years ago.
He was not very hungry and called
for plate Of beans, which he received.
He inquired the price, and was informed
that it was Is cents.
"That's laundering price for beans, ~
said Tom.
"That's the price," said the propri-
etor.
The train was just starting; Tom
paid the bill, and the coaches bore him
and his Indignation on toward Detroit.
This was on Saturday. On Monday,
Gilmore, the clearinghouse man, received
telegram, collect on delivery, $1.25,
which he paid, and read on opening it =:
GA laundering price for beans.
Thirty days from that date neat ex-
press package was handed in to Gil
more, c. O. D., who paid 80 cents for
the privilege of opening it to discover a
lot of sawdust, on the top of which lay
slip of paper with the cabalistic sym
bols: GA laundering price for beans p
Two months from this Gilmore was
summoned to Chicago to meet former
business partner, and the hotel clerk
handed him letter conveying the pleas
ant information GA laundering price
for beans %
During Gilmore's absence his son paid
for two kilograms and one express pack
age, all bearing directly on the subject
of IS cents being .'a laundering price
for beans /" Cost of these articles, $3.50.
A genuine telegram from Gilmore's
mining-share broker advising him to
sell was refused, and the loss Of it en-
tailed an actual damage to Gilmore of
$1,000.
A year rolled away. Gilmore ordered
. case of Mackinac trout from Detroit.
They came G. o. D., $13.S3; when
opened he found every fish had been re-
moved from the ice and sawdust, and a
single met his eyes, marked with a
blue lead-pencil ga laundering price
for beans |" Trouble arose between Gill
more and the Detroit fish house, and
they went to law, Gilmore winning the
suit, $25 damages, and all at cost for
attorneys services of $500.
Gilmore grew detected. Life looked
gloomy. Letters poured in on every
one OF his family at regular intervals
from all parts Of the world, bearing the
unpleasant information that it was "a
laundering price for beans!"
At last Gilmore sold the Marshall eat
ing house and moved to Chicago. He
carried his deep affliction along with him,
gnawing like e cancer at his vitals. The
persecution never ceased. Gilmore
dropped, faded, and finally died. The
terribly afflicted family followed him to
his last resting place, and the widow,
with what little money she had saved
from the expenses of bogus kilograms
and express packages, erected plain
marble slab to the memory of the tor
tured Gilmore.
The following Sabbath the mourning
family went out to the cemetery to plant
some violets on Gilmore's grave. Arriv-
ing on the ground, they observed in
silent horror that another legend ap-
peared above the name of Gilmore, on
the tombstone. It was chalked on a
small blackboard and read:
:: LAUNDERING PRICE FOR BEANS.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROVIDED
FOR


"Good wife, what YOU singing for? You know
we've lost the hay,
And what we'll do with horse and kye is moro than
say;
While like as not, with storm and rain, we'll lose
both corn and wheat
She looked up with pleasant face, and answered
low and sweet:
"There is Heart, there is Hand, we feel, but
cannot see;
We've always been provided for, and we shall al
ways be-"
He turned round with sudden gloom. She said
"Love, be at rest;
You cut the grass, worked soon and late you did
your very best
That was your work; you'd naught at all to do with
wind and rain,
And do not doubt but you will reap rich fields of
golden grain;
For there's Heart, and there's Hand, We feel, but
cannot see
We've always been provided for, and we shall al
ways be-"
"That's like womans reasoning-we must, be-
cause must"
She softly said: 60 reason not, only work and
trust;
The harvest may redeem the day-keep heart, what
e'er betide.
When one door shuts, I've always seen another open
wide.
There is Heart, there is Hand, we feel but can
not see;
We've always been provided for, and we shall always
be.n
He kissed the calm and trustful face, gone was his
restless pain.
She heard him with cheerful step go whisthng
down the lane,
And went about her household tasks, full of glad
content,
Singing, to time her busy hands, as TO and fro she
went
s'There is Heart there is Hand, we feel but can
not see;
We've always been provided for, and shall always
be-"
Days come and go-twas Christmas tide, and the
great fire burned clear.
The farmer said: "Dear wife, it's been good and
happy year;
The fruit was gain the surplus corn has bought the
hay, you know"
She lifted then smiling face, and said: " I told
you SOL
For there's Heart, and there's Hand, we feel but
cannot see;
We've always been provided for, and we shall always
be.p
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NAMES and occupations reported to
London census enumerators "' VIM.
Wackwinkle, aged SO, cobblers' wax
merchant ; Simon Slitwizen, bug de-
stroyer and pork-sausage maker > WIN.
Barlow, hoof padder, Herts,' with, un-
der the head of Affections, food and
mouth disease, namely, nothing to eat
and jolly bad boots Some boldly In
scribed themselves cadger and beggar
and 'magsman,' the aforementioned
worthy putting himself down as sout Of
luck instead of out of work. And yet
one more, more impudent than all the
rest, set himself down thief Joe -,
aged "a, thief, plenty of work. Port
and"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
Musfached Girls.

eyes," said st. Louis professor,
when asked about the frequency of such
cases, "there are considerable number
of ladies afflicted with boards. The
trouble usually occurs in women who
are of dark complexion, and more fire.
quently in middle age than in youth.
When you see dark woman with large,
bushy eyebrows, which nearly grow to-
gether, you may be pretty sure that she
can grow an imperial if she will only
take the necessary pains. Hirsute
adornments are not so frequent in young
women, although they sometimes oc.
cur. a girl often has . heavy growth OF
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05

year 1888 factories, having an invested
capital of $1S, $780, 800, and producing
annually $34,41O,4l6 of silk goods.
The total wages paid was $9,107, 1885.
These two industries make, according
to the superintendent of the census,
very gratifying returns and show a
good healthy growth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05

A BANK in Lyons uses paper colored
with ultramarine green. The bills of
exchange are Autographed and the fig
ures are written with an calculated ink,
so as to appear white upon a green
ground. This seems to furnish per-
feet security against alterations.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Riding Down.

o did you see him riding down,
And riding down, while all the town
Came out to see, came out to see,
And all the bells were mad with glee?
did you hear those bells ring out,
The bells ring out, the people shout,
And did you hear that cheer on cheer
That over all the bells rang clear?
And did you see the waving flags,
The huttering flags, the tattered flags,
Red, white and blue shot through and through
Baptized with battles deadly dew?
And did you hear the drums gay beat,
The drums gay beat, the bugles sweet,
The cymbals' clash, the lannon's crash,
Thatre the sky with sound and fash?
And did you see me waiting there,
Just waiting there, and watching there,
One little lass, amid the mass
That pressed to see the hero pass?
And did you see him smiling down.
And smiling down, as riding down,
With slowest pace, with stately grace
He caught the vision of face
My face, uplifted red and white,
Turned red and white with sheer delight
To meet the eyes, the smiling eyes,
Outnashing in their swift surprise?
o did you see how sweet it came,
How swift it came, with sudden dame,
That smile to me, to only me-
That little lass who blushed TO see?
And at the windows all along,
o all along, lovely throng
OF faces fair, beyond.compare.
Beamed out upon him, riding there!
Each face was like radiant gem,
A sparkling gem, and yet for them
No swift smile came like sudden flame,
No arrowing glance took certain aim.
He turned away from all their grace,
From all that grace of perfect face
He turned to me, to only me,
The little lass who blushed to see
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05

MARRYING by telegraph and telephone
has become very popular. It prevents
the preacher from kissing the bride.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-05
What Made Him Mad.

Central city Item.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-04-09
THE LADIES OF THE CABINET.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l.

w ASHINOION, L. u. y EJIlI l.
Seldom has it been that, in the
selection of cabinet, the wives of
the members enjoyed such distinc-
ton, apart from the reputation of
their husbands, as do some of them OF
the present administration. Mrs.
Blaine is a fne-looking lady tall,
with good features, and hair well
sprinkled with gray. She is pleasant
in her manners, and a ready CONVEX
sationalist Her long experience in
public life has made her a valuable
acquisition to the administration, or at
least to that part OF it represented by
her husband. Mrs. Blaine possesses
those peculiar qualifications which
make wife a great comfort and aid
to a public man. Mrs. Window is a
fine, matronly lady, who has never
shown any disposition for society and
its frivolities while she always dresses
in good taste, in either black silk or
satin, or some solid color, there is
nothing dashing to distinguish her in
crowded reception room. She ap-
pears to best advantage IN the home
circle. The oldest fish in the cabinet
basket is Samuel J. Kirkwood, the
Secretary of the Interior; he is a
plain man, and has an agricultural
appearance, but the one who picks
him up as g fat " will be mistaken.
Little is known of his wife beyond
the fact that she is an estimable lady,
who partakes, in measure, the quiet
manner of her husband, and has a
limited circle of acquaintance. Sec
rotary Lincoln's wife was Mary Har-
Ian, daughter of ex-senator Harlan,
a woman of exquisite loneliness. In
her younger days, the suitors for her
hand were numbered by the score.
Her presence in the charmed circle
of the cabinet will add to its brilliancy.
The fact that Mrs MacVeagh is
Simon Cameron's daughter, has given
her a reputation which has preceded
her here. She is tall, graceful OF
figure, and, having spent years in
society with her father when he was
in the zenith of his political glory and
power, comes well prepared for the
new honors which both her husband
and herself will receive. Those who
know her intimately, say that she
possesses, in a marked decree, many
of the characteristics which distin-
guish her father, and that these traits
are more largely developed than in any
of her relatives. Mrs. Hunt will be
the belle of the cabinet beyond doubt.
She is beautiful blonde, agreeable in
manner and cultivated in taste Mrs.
Hunt is one of the best educated
ladies in Washington, and withal a
brilliant woman. Her circle of ac-
quaintances is large, and she enter
tains with true southern iberality.
Postmaster James has lovely wife,
who is an ornament to society here.
LOLA
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