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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
USEFUL HINTS.

HoUsEKEEPERs may be glad to know
thai q tablespoonful Of ammonia in one
gallon of warm water will restore the
color Of carpets.
To REMOVE grease from wall paper,
lay several folds of blotting paper on the
spot and hold hot iron near it until the
grease is absorbed
PUT one Or two red peppers, or few
pieces of charcoal, into a pot where ham,
cabbage, etc., is boiling, and the house
will not be filled with the offensive
Odor.
BEEswAx and salt will make fatirons
as clean and smooth as glass. Tie a
lump of wax in rag and keep it for that
purpose. When the irons are hot, rub
them with the wax rag, then scour with
paper or rag sprinkled with salt.
BOILING water will remove tea stains
and many fruit stains pour the water
through the stain, and thus prevent it
from spreading over the fabric, while
soaking in milk before washing will al
ways remove ink-stains from any fabric.
PASTE FOR PAPER.-To ten parts by
weight of gum arabic add three parts Of
sugar, in order to prevent the gum from
cracking then add water until the de-
sired consistency is obtained. IF a very
strong paste is required, add quantity
Of flour equal in weight to the gum,
without boiling the mixture. The paste
improves in strength when it begins to
ferment.
To CLEAN BLACK MATERIALS
the article you wish to clean, on the
side you intend to make up as the right
side; brush well all the dust out Of it !;
then take piece of black flannel or an
old black wooden stocking Git must al
ways be black; dip it into cold coffee.
and sponge well the material all over
alike; then fold up each piece or
breadth nice and even, and let it remain
for three or four hours. Iron on the
wrong side, and the old, dusty, shabby
dress will look just as fresh and bright
as new. I have tried this receipt on
black silk, paramtas, lusters and meri-
nos, and consider it the best I have
used. It neither streaks, deadens this
gloss nor rots the materials.
KEROSENE STAINS Upon A FLOOR
A correspondent writes from Pilot
Mound, Mimi, that the breaking Of a
kerosene lamp has caused "frightful
spot" upon the floor, and wishes to
know how it can be removed. Good
kerosene has boiling point Of $50 de-
grees, considerably above the melting
Of lard-hence in order to drive it COM
pletely from any fabric, from paper, or
from wood, it must be heated high
enough to form vapor, when, if pure,
it may be completely removed. Heat
may. be applied to the floor by using
fat-irons sufficiently hot, first placing a
piece of paper over the spot. It may be
that, after the oil is driven from the sur
face by heat, the stain will reappear !;
some Of the oil remaining in the wood
will be brought to the surface by capil-
larry attraction. In such case it will
be necessary to repeat the operation as
often as the stain appears.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
Minus E..

A correspondent of the Chicago In
ter Ocean writes: You newspaper
men have been publishing as something
marvellous string of verses in which
the letter "E" is Conspicuous for its alb
sence," as the phrase goes. Pshaw
That letter is very much over-estimated.
One hardly misses the little joker if he
gets used to doing without him, pro-
vided he is allowed to write as poets
generally do, without sense, too. Thus:
John Knox was a wight Of wondrous might,
And his words rang high and shril,
For bold and stout was his spirit bright,
And strong was his stalwart will.
Kings sought in vain his mind to chain,
And that giant brain to control,
But naught on plain or stormy main
Could daunt that mighty soul
John would sit and sigh till morning cold
Its shining lamps put out,
For thoughts untold on his mind laid hold,
And brought but pain and doubt.
But light ut last on his soul was cast,
Away sank pain and sorrow;
His soul Is gay in fair to-day,
And looks for bright tomorrow.
And SO on od in S,aitatna. So, you see,
fellow can write with ease without Els
Gf you will forgive cheap pun).
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27

Ii child has bad earache, dip
plug of cotton wool in oil, warm it and
place it in the ear. Wrap up the head
and keep it out Of draughts.
SIcK-HEADAOHE can often be greatly
relieved, and sometime entirely cured,
by the application of mustard plaster
at the base of the neck. The plaster
should not be kept on more than quar-
ter Of an hour
BLEEDING at the nose can be stopped
by vigorous action of the jaws, as if In
progress of mastication. In the case of
child wad Of paper should be placed
In the mouth and the child instructed
to chew hard. It is the motion of the
jaw that stops the flow of blood.
DR.. FooTE's Health Monthly says that
a cold bath as q tonic can be safely used
call the year round" by those who
can bear it at all-if one will remember
that the temperature of the water should
be uniformly about go deg. Fahr., and
not take it as it comes, cool in summer,
and way down toward freezing In winter.
For neuralgia in the face, or other acute
suffering elsewhere, the following rene
dy has been tried with good effect: Gut
thick slice of bread all across the loaf
fresh bread is best. Soak one side for
minute in boiling water, and rapidly
sprinkle cayenne pepper over the hot
side. Apply while still smoking hot to
the painful surface. The bread retains
the heat long enough for the cayenne to
begin to act, and cayenne does not affect
delicate skins as mustard does. It acts
as a rubefacient, but not blister. An
other excellent remedy for congestion
from cold is to apply poultice of fax
seed meal and cayenne pepper. By
keeping bit of oil silk ON the outside
of the poultice-cloth it will retain both
heat and moisture for long time.
WHAra common complaint headaches
says the Family Physician. and yet no
one seems to know anything about it.
You suffer from it for years, and yet you
don't go to doctor, or if you do you
derive very little benefit from his advice.
Some people suffer from it at night only,
while others are troubled with it in the
daytime as well. It occurs most fire.
quently in women, but still you often
hear men complain of it. We believe
that the best remedy is hypophosphite
of lime in one or two grain doses twice
day. This is soluble in water, and
should be taken in the form of MKT
ure, nothing else being put with it, with
the exception, II you like, Of table
spoonful Of strip, to make it more pal
atable, although it is really by no means
disagreeable by itself. Another good
remedy is nux vomica-fve or SIX drops
of the tincture in little water three or
four times a day. 1t Is highly recon-
mended, and you may hope for great
things from it. Then you must do all
you possibly can to improve the state of
your general health. It is probable that
Won are below par somehow or other,
although we must admit that it does not
follow of necessity. IF you feel gener-
ally out Of sorts, and your appe-
lite is poor, quinine will do You
good. IF you are pale and anmmic, you
must put your faith in iron. Cod-liver
oil is an excellent remedy for improving
the general nutrition /; many people feel
quite in glow after each dose.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
WV HOME-RULER.
BIZ THE AUTHOR OF "JoHN HALIFAX, GENTLE
MAN."

Air" The Brave Irish Lad"
Oh, I've given my troth to my Irish lad
And win not take it away,
Though the times are bad, and the wicked glad,
And the righteous sad, they say.
His words his bond, and his heart is fond
And true, though his laugh rings gay;
His head is cool, fit for loves Home Rule,
And his smile Is my Peep-o-day.
He's bold and strong, is my Irish lad,
Yet he pays his debts full sure;
He would scorn to shoot man like brute;
He Is just to the rich as the poor.
His temper's warm when there's sign of q storm:
He will fight as brave lad can;
But to cringe or lie, why, he'd sooner die,
Like an honest Irishman.
His coat is poor, and the wolf at his door
Sits bowling with angry din;
It may prowl about, but we'll keep it out
When good wife enters in.
So I've given my faith to my Irish lad,
And cannot take it away;
For my hearts best school is his kind Home Rule
And his love ismy Peep-o'-day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
To Stain Wood.

Apple, pear, and walnut wood, if fine
grained, may be stained black by the
following process. Boil in glazed or
enamelled iron vessel with water four
ounces Of ground gall-nuts, one Of log
wood chips, and half an ounce each of
green-vitriol and crystals Of verdigris.
Filter while warm, and brush the wood
over with this repeatedly. Dry and
brush over with strong cold solution Of
acetate of iron, and dry. Repeat this
several times, and finally dry in an oven
at moderate temperature, and oil or
garnish.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27

head of her class, and certainly loved
learning for learning's sake. So
devoted, indeed, was she to it that, to
the establishment and perhaps disgust
of her schoolfellows, she always cried
when the holidays came. She learned
beside English and music, dancing and
French, and was considered a good
French scholar. She was of quiet,
studious habits, and, though generally
preferring books to play, was never
the less favorite among u.s.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
Economy.

While all are willing to admit that the
habit Of economy is a useful, practical,
and most desirable one. few would think
of attributing to it anything of beauty
or attractiveness. Yet the economy Of
money, or its best 1se-for they ere
synonymous-has in it this very element.
Those who live fully up to or beyond
their income, in the wearisome effort to
build up to or keep up certain style of
appearance, really, though unconscious
~, sacrifice the very attractiveness which
they seek to produce. The difficult and
painful efert which it costs they fully
realize, but they imagine it to be hidden
from all but themselves herein lies
their great mistake.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27

shots to make things sure. Then the
Germans came crowding around in
scores. The Inspector tried to keep
them off with his gun, Forgetting that
it was at full cock. Suddenly it
went off, and Burman was shot
through the shoulder, and died a few
hours afterward. The tiger was just
under nine feet from tip to tip.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
King and School Master.

George III. is said to have related
with great gusto q tale Of q Scotch
school-master who accompanied him to
the door of the school-room with his hat
on, and when outside the door he said to
the uncovered monarch, who, by the
way -as then only Prince Of Wales
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27

"You will not think me wanting in
courtesy, I hope, but the fact is this
that if the boys thought there was any
one else as important as myself, Ishould
never get any obedience again. Bel.
QTaUia.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27

"I DON'T like a cottage built man."
said young Sweeps to his rich uncle,
who was telling the story of his early
trials for the hundredth time. "What
do you mean by a cottage built man ?"
asked his uncle. GA man with only
one story" answered young Sweeps.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27

Mr.. Walker? ?"
"Perhaps I had, Arneia-I mean,
Miss Pettigrew, said the old gentle
man.
"You angelic woman p cried Miss
Elsie, casting herself into Miss Petit
CREWS arms.
"Sir, I thank you," said Capt. Slash
er, who had grown red to the tips OF his
ears.
"I suppose no charge whatever will
be made, then," said Officer No. IL, in
an irritated tone.
"Oh! no. This is not a case for
charges" said Miss Pettigrew.
Goodnight, then" said Officer No.
IA, turning on his heel and departing as
he came, but in huff.
"You may call on my daughter two
evenings week and see her in Miss
Pettigrew's presence" said the old gen.
tleman to the Captain. eff my daugh-
ter were not motherless this would not
avehappened."
The Captain shook hands with every
body and followed the policemen. Miss
Pettigrew bolted the garnet door. MIR.
Walker assisted her.
thought you did not KNOW me,
Amelia" he said
"You might very well have forgotten
me, I'm so dreadfully changed" sighed
Miss Pettigrew.
And after these mysterious whispers
they went down stairs.
There was wedding at Miss Petit
CREWS that autumn. Elsie was united
to her Captain in the presence Of all the
boarders and many friends. But Miss
Pettigrew did not take boarders again
the next summer. Before that time
came she had changed her name, and
had married old Mr.. Walker.
cts rather late in life, Elsie" said
she, as she embraced her step daughter,
"but the fact is, your pa and I were old
sweethearts, and but for the cruelty OF
the old folks, who broke the match, I
suppose should have been your mother
in reality"
Elsie did not discuss the question.
She only kissed her and said:
"You've been my best friend, at all
events, dear mamma"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06
The Outlook for the Land Bill

The prospects for the passage of Mr..
GladstoDe's Irish Land Bill are thought to
be very promising. The Saturday Review,
one of the ablest and most extreme of the
Conservative organs, supports the measure,
not because it is the best, but because it is
the only one that at this time can be passed.
The Review fears that longer delay in CIV
ing relief will make the pacification of Ire
land impossible, and that, unless the pro-
posed bill is speedily enacted that country
will be in open revolt. 1t holds to the i'm
POSSIBILITY of even so moderate legislation a
less reflects the opinion of cons iderable
number of English conservatives.
With these English Conservatives will
stand the entire Irish Tory interest, the
Ulster representatives. Parliament contains
forty Protestant Irishmen, of whom twenty
five act with the Conservatives. These
men are committed to what is known as
the Ulster plan. in the north of Ireland
tenant rights are tenaciously held. The
farmers enjoy certain valuable privileges.
of rent until the expiration of the lease.
They have also the privilege of selling their
leases, and at the end of the term they can
not be put off their farms without compen-
sation for improvements they may have
made thereon. The landlord may increase
the rent at the end of the term, but if the
tenant deems the increase too high he can
claim full compensation for all the improve
ments and betterments he has made upon
the farm.
The Gladstone bill extends these privi-
leges to the entire island; and even enlarges
them by making better provision for the
payment for improvement, by affording bet
ter security for lease-holders at the expira-
tion OF their leases, and by providing gov
ernment aid for the purchase of land The
Ulster representatives are committed to
this plan, and will be glad to have it extend
ed, and the custom of their district made
law. Hitherto they have acted with the
Conservatives because of their hatred of
Catholicism. But religious bigotry will not
be likely to influence their action in this
matter.
Thus Mr.. Gladstone will have the support
of considerable number of the Conser-
ative members, of the entire Liberal strength
with the exception of the politically weak
Scottish landlord interest represented by the
Duke of Argyle, and of those of the Home
Rulers who place the exigencies of their
country above the interests of partisanship
and believe in taking what they can get
now, looking to the future for further gains.
With this array behind him Mr.. Gladstone
has abundant reasons to feel assured of the
success of his bill
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

THE Detroit Post is looking forward to
this delightful state Of things: The tele
phone will supercede and annul any sound
reasons for assembling hackmen and dray-
men in the streets, to destroy the pavement,
pollute the air, and expose their animals to
standing hours in the broiling hot sun of
summer, or the freezing cold of winter, or
the pitiless storms of spring and fall. The
method of the future will be something
like this: Comfortable stables or sheds will
be maintained by workmen's and draymen's S
associations, or else by companies like the
omnibus and street railway companies, at
convenient points. These stables will be
connected by telephone with hotels and all
other places where the telephone is used. A
Clerk at the stables will keep simple form
of registry, and drivers will be sent out each
in his turn, unless the customer specifies
the one he wishes to employ. If a company
undertakes the hack or dray business, this
will be pretty certainly its methods; in an
association of hackmen or draymen, its
methods, to be fair, will be something like
thic
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

The first step towards practical applica-
tion of the telephone in Austria has at last
been made. The Vienna Local Telegraph
Company has applied for and been granted
concession to establish telephone commu-
nication in the city. In granting the privi-
lege, the Austrian Government has made
two conditions; firstly, that the subscription
should be as low as possible, and second,
that telephonic communication should in
certain cases come under control as is done
with telegraphc communication. The first
condition has been fulfilled already by the
Company's intending to limit the amount
OF subscription to from 100 to lao forms a
year. Telephones are now in operation in
London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow,
Stockholm, Christiana, Brussels, Ant
werp, Liege, Zurich, and between
the Government offices in Rome. Tele-
phones are about to be introduced in Mu-
mich, Stuttgart, Augsburg, Rome, Ma
pies, Milan, Genoa, Turin, Petersburg,
Odessa, &c. 1t will be high satisfaction to
the American nation to see the latest of its
great inventions thus rapidly spreading over
Europe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

A Mr.. PERKINS of England has designed
an ocean steamship which be says on a con-
sumption of so tons of coal day of "a hours
will cross from Queenstown to New York in
four days, and on occasion can make forty
miles an hour. The suggested steamer has
twin scre IS forward and aft, the bow screws
pulling and the stern ones going ahead.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
MAY CARNIVAL,
Dedicated to the Young Folks,
q }<<z>a5
THE POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHER.

IHE TUBULAR PHO1OGkAPHEk.
His Spacious Rooms have been thorough.
~ renovated and will be decorated with
Evergreen, Flowers, &C., with view to
making them specially attractive during
the present week, for the benefit and
amusement of the Misses and Masters who
are out OF School on vacation. Numerous
sWeetly singing Birds and many Curl
Osltles will be introduced, and all schOl-
arS connected with our Public or Private
schools are specially invited, together
with their Parents and Friends. Come
often and stay good while. 1t doesn't
matter whether or not you desire sit
tlngs. Mr. q. is already crowded with
work. The object is to have everybody
call ana inspect his rooms and see the
Quality Of his work, that they may know
Where to go when they do want work
done. He has been particular, however,
ana will continue to make appointments
only on the hour, reserving the bal
ance Of the time for those Of his visitors
who may desire to test his skill. During
the week, and in fact during the entire
month, all School Children will be fa-
vOred with special discount of 25 per
cent. from regular prices, and to all
those who participated at Gilbert'S Ball,
the 4. A. r. Festival, or similar enter
tainmentS, who have Cabinets or Pauel
sizes in Costume, discount of 3S 1.S
per cent. will be allowed.
This liberal proposition will enable many to
ha pictures of their little ones taken, who would
otherwise feel that they could afford it, and at
same time furnish Mr.. G. with ample opportunity
to display his taste in Artistic Lighting and Posing.
Don't fail to visit his Studio during the weeF.
and 80 to O'Clock p. NJ.
A Gala week may be expected may2dlw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

THE New York Times wants it under
United States cannot afford to be response
BILE for an Inscriptions journalistic bravo
like George c. Gorham.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica-
ton but as guaranty of good faith
We cannot undertake to return preserve com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 6.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming represent our journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06
Ocean Park Association.
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that special meeting
~ OF Ocean Park Association, will be held on
their grounds at Old Orchard, Saco, Me-, on TUES
DAY the 10th day of May, 1881, at nine and a halt
is the dedication of the grounds and the sale of lots
The directors meeting will be on the day preceding
at o'clock p. In at the Central House.
Persons wishing entertainment, should apply at
once, to w. G. SMITH, Central House, cid Orchard.
L. w. STONE Secretary of Association.
Biddeford, April 81, 1881. may2d7t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

MINNESOTA ard Dakota are filling up
with Scandinavians and North Germans, all
PrOtestants, and usually coming with money
enough to buy their land and begin in some
rude comfort.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

"a GEORGIA YANKEE" is good man to
initiate. The phrase, according to cor
respondent of the New York Tribune, is
used TO describe native Georgians who are
making money in business and getting
ahead.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

A WISE young woman has been discovered
in Boston. When men stare at her she
looks at their boots with sa:irical smile,
and they forget her face in wondering what
is the matter with their feet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

BILL has been laid before the Danish
Folkthing, having for its object the provis-
ion Of annuities for the. whole population of
Denmark. The bill states that two ores
Tone ore is a hundredth part of Danish
CROWN laid by daily from the fifteenth up to
the twenty-second year, and seven ores
from the twenty-second to the sixtieth, will,
If eleven crowns are annually added from
the public funds-secure at sixty years of
age for men an annuity of about 320 crowns,
and for women about 2S5 crowns. If the
saving should amount to ten ore daily from
the age of twenty-five to sixty, the annuity
would increase to AT and 81 crowns re-
spectively. 1t is calculated that the annual
expenses of the Government in connection
with the scheme would amount to about
10000 crowns, and that of the municipal
funds to 100000 crowns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-06

MEMPHIS will have to try again. The fact
that during the twelve weeks ending March
81 the average death rate should have been
forty-one per thousand, shows very plainly
that the sanitary reforms which were under
taken year or so ago were prematurely
abandoned. If the Me mphis people want to
escape an epidemic next Summer, they will
have to resume the cleansing and draining
operations, and do the work in more thor
ough manner than heretofore. A death
rate of forty in thousand is conclusive evil
dence that the sanitary arrangements are
not what they should be. Even for the un-
healthy climate of Memphis the rate is ex-
traordinary.