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Daily globe., 1881-03-20
First ENYe.

Here is the danger which lies in first
love, according to the Basar:: Always
it is vowed to an ideal. Once in 1000
times, perhaps. the actual person is
found so much to resemble the imagin-
ary being that the exalted sentiment
may drop, and rest upon that reality
without shock Or change. But commonly
the difference is worldwide. And, if it
be the unrelenting test Of marriage
which discloses it, happy is it for those
hasty lovers if character and principle
maintain the VOWS which passion took.
Yet first love, though oftenest delusion,
is not, therefore, 8 folly. That rapt ex-
istence in upper air, that losing of self in
another, is not ignoble, and leaves be-
hind it something sweeter than it takes
away, as when our friend dies, his angel
comes. It is only when the radiant vision
of long past defrauds the honest pres
ent that it can harm. Poor faithful Jean
Burns, toiling early and late to keep the
BARNS together and her Robin respect
able, could not have relished his moon
ing about under haystacks and wetting
his rheumatic feet, in composing songs
to his various first loves. Madame
Gemma Donati Dante doubtless had her
own views as to the fuss which her satur
nine husband made over his lost Bea-
trice; and If their conjugal differences
grew into a separation, who shall say
that the patience of that high-born lady
with her shadowy rival had not been ex-
emplary? And though Mistress Laura
Gle Sade WIS as proper as ST. Ursula, we
certainly do not hear of her noble hus-
band making himself unpleasant until
the handsome Petrarch had built mount
aims Of sonnets to her. If pretty Mrs.
Smith fails to make the most Of her lord,
and Of her life with him, because she
fancies that Brown alone, discovered but
unforgotten, was the true prince, her
folly of first love is fatuous If Jones,
having married that nice Miss Robinson,
defrauds her of one kind word, courtesy
OF attention, because of his early infatu-
alton for the lovely Miss Thompson, he
is deluded and deluding Jones. The
chance is that each has gained profit
by losing of his prayers.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20
Austrian Women.

Women in Austria perform the duties
of bricklayers, laDorers, and may be
seen carrying hods Of mortar and bas-
kets of bricks up high ladders. More
than this, they actually supply the place
of navvies, and dig and wheel barrows of
"ballast" as nimbly as their lords. They
chop wood, they carry water, they offer
to black our boots in the streets; and
perform many other little offices which,
according to our notions, hardly come
under the denomination of "women's
work" Perhaps this state of things is
unavoidable in country where it is con-
sidered necessary to keep a standing
army Of 100000 men. The women
work inordinately hard, while hundreds
of idle men are constantly sauntering
about in various uniforms, doing moth
ing at all except perhaps blowing q
cloud Of tobacco smoke.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20
Suicidal Facts.

The Frenchman kills himself to very
large extent. No less than 149 French
men commit suicide every year, This
is what we might expect of people
struggling to remember day by day
whether they are living under King
or an Emperor or one of two OF three
kinds of republics. The reading of
French newspapers must else be a pro-
Life cause of suicide. The reader is lia-
BILE at almost any time to be shocked by
finding news paragraph setting forth
some occurrence Of not more than three
days old. Of course, Frenchman of a
nervous temperament would be serious
ly disturbed by q succession Of such
shocks happening within a space OF six
months, and would very likely In his ex-
citement seek the sure serenity of death.
Life is hardly worth living in country
where you may be dragged out of bed at
any hour in the night by excited patriots
and required to lend hand in upsetting
the Government. The wonder is, not
that so many Frenchmen commit sui
eide, but that suicide is not the univer-
sal practice.
One would imagine that the Danes
would very seldom kill themselves.
They have small country, the geogra-
ply of which they can master in half an
hour, and they are believed to be pros
porous and happy people, exempt from
revolutions and elections, and to very
great degree from daily newspapers and
malaria. Nevertheless, out of the small
population Of Denmark 258 persons kill
themselves every year. The fact admits
Of but two explanations, neither of
which will be felt to be fully satisfactc-
ry. We may assume that as nation
the Danes are still trying to understand
what was the the famous Schleswig-
Holstein question which led to the war
with Prussia and Austria, and that many
of them are thereby reduced to such a
state Of disgrace that they seek refuge
in death; or, we may suppose that the
Muhlbach novels, which few years ago
devastated this country, have been trans
lated into Danish and are universally
read. These two causes would undoubt-
edly be sufficient to account for any
quantity of suicides, but it is not Ger
tain that either the Schleswig- -Holstein
question or the Muhlbach novels engage
to any extent the attention of the Danes
of the present time.-New York Times.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20
A Literary Clown.

Some years ago there died in the hos
pital OF the Sisters Of Mercy, in st.
Louis, a man of brilliant wit and noble
imagination whose life had dropped into
farce and closed in a tragedy. He
had been an editorial writer on the st.
Louis Republican, the leading news
paper of the city, and had been, beside,
frequent contributor in verse and
prose to the columns of other journals.
One Of his sketches had been copied by
the London Times and had received
favorable mention from that journal.
He wrote a work called "Brass and
Steel" His nom de plume was "Beau
Hackett," his real name j. L. Bowman.
His misfortune was taste for liquor.
He was In state of constant intoxica-
ton. At length his delicate nervous or
ganization gave way. As his physical
health failed he grew eccentric. In the
autumn of 1868, he paraded the streets
in circus procession with a monkey on
his back. At night he appeared in the
circus ring, where he played the part of
clown. The event was local sensa-
ton. He returned to the ring night
after night. Never were such jokes
heard in a circus before. He was
natural wit. Instead Of the old hack
neyed Jokes of clowns, his was genuine
sparkling wit. Crowds were drawn to
the circus. They laughed immoderate-
~. They saw the pleased face of the
clown; they did not see the haggard
face of the man.
The farce was soon over. In few
weeks the jester was confined in the
hospital of the Sisters of Mercy, a
maniac. The curtains of the eyelids of
the gentle poet fell upon life in the
frenzy of delirium. His troubles were
over. In the hands of the gentle Sis
tiers of Mercy his spirit passed away.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20

The marvellous accomplishments of
electric telegraphy at the present day
are seen in the following schedule of
times and places, as given in a French
paper. A telegraphic dispatch sent from
Paris will reach Alexandria, Egypt, in
5 hours, Berlin In one hour 80 minutes,
Basle in hour and Is minutes, Buchar-
est in hours, Constantinople in hours,
Copenhagen in 4 hours, Cuba in 10
hours, Edinburgh in 2 hours 30 minutes,
Dublin in hours, Frankfort-on-the-
Main in 1 hour 20 minutes, Geneva in 1
hour Is minutes, Hong Kong in IL
hours, Hamburg in hour 30 minutes,
Jerusalem in 6 hours, Liverpool in 2
hours, London in l hour Is minutes,
Madrid in 2 hours 80 minutes, Man
chester in 2 hours 80 minutes, New York
in 4 hours, New Orleans in hours, Rio
Janeiro in 8 hours, Rome in l hour 80
minutes, San Francisco in IL hours, st.
Petersburg in hours, Saigon in IL
hours, Southampton in 6 hours, Sidney,
Australia, in Is hours, Valparaiso in II
hours, Vienna in l hour 45 minutes,
Washington in 6 hours, Yokohama in IA
hours. and Zanzibar in Z hours.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20
WOl,aan,s Rights.

Talk about women's rights. Why,
woman is the most Independent creature
on the foot-stool, hog on ice not ex-
cepted. When man goes into q room
he looks about him, and will keep his
hat on or off according as others have
done; but woman, Lord bless you,
will only ask herself, "Do look bet
ter with OF without my bonnet ?" and as
that question is decided will she newt
ably act. It makes no difference to her
whether it be ball or funeral, sup
per party OR at church. IF her bonnet
is becoming she will wear it, and If it
isn't she won't. Talk Of woman's rights!
Boston Transcript.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20
BROTHER BARTHOLOMEW.

Brother Bartholomew, working time,
Would fan into musing and drop his tools;
Brother Bartholomew cared for rhyme
More than for theses of the schools;
For gain or losing, for veal or woe,
God made hun poet, long ago.
At mathis he sat, the book on his knees,
And his thoughts were wandering far, wis;
The brotherhood chanted the htanies,
While he had no praying to do but this:
Watching through arched windows high
The birds that sailed DER the morning sky.
At compln hour, in the chapel dim,
He went to his stall and knelt with the rest;
And oft, on the wings of the evening hymn,
Would his soul float out to the nights fair breast
And ever to him the starry host
Flamed bright as the tongue at Pentecost.
"A foolish rhymester and nothing more;
The idle fellow cell can ho.d;"
SO Judged the worthy Isidor,
Prior OF ancient Nithiswold;
Yet somehow, with dspraise content,
Signed not the culprits Punishment.
Meanwhile bartholomew went his way,
And patiently wrote in his sunny cell;
His pen fast Travelled from day to day.
His books were covered the walls as well
He were better pious monk instead
or hstess dawdler," the Prior said
Bartholomew died, as mortals must;
His spirit went free from the cowle6 throng;
And after, they took from the dark and dust
OF shelves and corners many song,
That cried from Britain to far Cathay
How bard had risen-and passed away.
Wonderful verses fair an fine
Full of the old Greek lovehness;
The seer-like vision, half divine;
Pathos and merriment in excess;
And every careful stanZa told
OF love and of labor manifold.
The King came out and stood beside
Batholomew's taper-ighted bier,
Aud, turning to his lords, he sighed;
" How worn and weary doth he appear
Our noble poet-now he is deadr'
30 treess worker ~ the Prior said.
Boston Courier.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20

on the child was dragging him to de-
struction. With tremendous power he
flung the child clear of the train; and
this, with the lessening momentum,
threw him off to be crushed beneath th'
engine.
The mother found her child unhurt,
and, straining it to her breast. wept
bitter tears as she knelt over the lifeless
form of brave Ben Miles.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
The Tongue of the Maid of Athens

he Tongue of the Maid of Athens
Maid Of Athens, we must part
Your will is strong, your temper's tart;
And, when I go and when come,
Your tongue swings like pendulum.
Hear my prayer before go,
Remember tbs my last request,
And if you can for an hour or 80,
Keep it still and let me rest.
BY those banged locks all unconfined,
Blown all about by every wind;
BY that curled nose all out Of joint,
Like an interrogation point,
Check that tongues eternal dow.
Oh, heed, I beg, this one behest,
And, II you can for an hour or 30,
Keep 1t still and let me rest.
By those lips that never close;
BY those crossed eyes which daunt their foes;
BY my bald head, SO prompt to tell
What words can never speak 80 well,
Your tongue is darting to and fro;
You pour forth words like one possessed;
But, If you can for an hour 30,
Please keep it still and let me rest.
Maid of Athens, am gone!
I'll be at peace when I'm alone.
Yet, though fly to Istambol,
Your strident tones shall fright my soul.
Can cease to hear thee? No!
That tongue is heard from east to west;
But, If you can for an hour or so,
Oh, keep it still and let me rest
Y,J,
Daily globe., 1881-03-20
Good Wives.

A correspondent writes to the Buffalo
Express :; In the ''Notes and News
column of the Erpress Of Saturday last
there are some lines under the heading
"Good Wives" but they are anything
but what the author, the late W. w.
How, of Shrewsbury, England, with
whom I was personally acquainted,
wrote. The original verses ran as fol.
lows
Theee things good wife should be like
Which three things she should net be like:
wife domestic, good and pure,
Like snail should keep within her door;
But not like snail, with silver pack,
Place all her wealth upon her back.
Like town clock wife should be,
Keep time and regularity.
But not, like clock, harangue so clear
That all the town her voice may hear.
Like echo, wife should be true,
And speak but when she's spoken to.
But not, like echo, still be heard
Contending for the final word.
Daily globe., 1881-03-20

In theater in this country some time
ago disappointed man in the audience
threw goose's head at an actor. The
latter came to the foot-lights with great
GOODNESS, and said Gentlemen, per-
ceive that one Of you has lost his head /;
but he need have no fear I am willing
to return it to him at the conclusion OF
the performance"
Daily globe., 1881-03-20

Back in the parlor Car sat a company
of Americas foremost fnanciers; men
who talked and traded in railroads and
millions with the nonchalance of the
clerks who counted their gains. They
lounged about, chatting on whatever
came uppermost-providing it was not
the real affairs on their minds-and
Daily globe., 1881-03-20

show her the grandest poem she ever
| saw!"
"He's worse than ever; strange how
the liquor hangs on to him." said Jake
81 never knew him to speak Of her IN
| til to-day"
In fact, it seemed as if Ben Miles was
mad. He had run two hundred miles
in four hours-the track being cleared
| for this train-including the few short
stops for water-andinsteado Of SOLDERING,
the motion had seemed to keep the
liquor in his head. Jake made up his
mind to rebel, so fearful was he of an
accident In the short distance yet to
run.
''You do not stoke, Jaker'
"She's got more than enough fire
| now"
"What oh, confound this arm
But no matter stand aside-I can do it
with one p
A thought struck the fireman. "She
will not be looking for you to pass now"
Ben looked fercely at the fireman.
"This is a special" continued Jake,
seeing Ben waver. "Come, slack up!"
Touch the lever at your peril I'll
| iioA hSA hhO"AiiS diy OuSnS, SdIu Dou
to himself and, throwing the lever wide
open, he fixed his eyes on the cottage.
now only mile away.
"Ben! Ben shut off p cried Jake.
"Not for life She's coming out p
"Look on the track The child !''
"Great God !" shouted Ben, "shut
of, Jake |" and out to the front of the
locomotive he clambered, this time with
the speed of wildcat.
| The little girl had been crossing the
track, with her apron full of flowers,
when the lightning like speed of this
terrible apparition, the unexpected
train, had frightened her into a swoon,
and she had fallen between the rails.
Ben had only seen the mother as she
ran out in frantic alarm.
Ben reached the cowcateher and threw
himself utterly reckless-prone upon
bis stomach across the extreme front
edge, while, with his hand outstretched,
he waited to grasp the child.
| Quick as thought she was reached.
The train had slackened to ten miles an
hour. Ben seized the child and lifted
it from the track. but the effort destroyed
his balance. He was rolling off in front.
Oh, for another hand to cling with He
made frantic effort to use his wounded
arm. Impossible |! His unyielding grip
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-01
Mind 1n Work.
From the London Iancet.l


 Medical men see great deal of life, and nothing strikes the observant family practi- tioner more than the number of feeble, sauntering and lettering minds with which he is brought into contact. No inconsidera- ble portion of the common and some of the special ailments by which the multitude are affected may be traced to the want of vigor in their way of living. The human organ ism is piece of physico mental machinery which can only be successfully worked at 8 fairly high pressure. It will almost inevita- ply get out of gear if the propelling force is allowed to fall below a moderately high standard of pressure or tension, and that degree of tension cannot be maintained without so much interest as will secure that the mind of the worker shall be in his work. It is curious to observe the way in which particular temperaments and types of mental constitution are, so to say, gifted with spe- cial affinities or predilection for particular classes of work The men who work in hard material are men of iron will, which is equivalent to saying that the men of what IS called hard-headed earnestness find a natural vent for their energy in work that requires and consumes active power. On the other hand, the worker in soft materials is com monly either theoretical or dreamy. There is a special type of mental constitution con- nected with almost every distinct branch of industry, at least with those branches which have existed long enough to exercise suff- c1ent amount of influence on successive gen. erations of workers. We are all familiar with what are called the radical types of character. It would be well if some atten- ton could be bestowed on the industrial types, both in relation to educational policy and the study of mental and physical habits in health and disease.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-01
The Zulu King i'm Prison. rI..r.,, fl,a I nradarn WArld

s.De oude molen," or the old mill, which is at present the prison of the ex-king of the Zulus, is two-storied farm house, some four miles from Cape Town. The mill has dlsap peared, but the house is in good repair, well built and with large airy rooms. It would be hard to find finer view. In the matter of scenery and accommodation the captive has little to complain of. Visitors to Citi- wayo must be furnished with an order from the office of the secretary for foreign affairs "a precaution very necessary to prevent an- noyance to the king, who is regarded by the crowd of passengers calling at Cape Town as kind of geological specimen. Among the names inscribed on the visitors book are those of Edward and George (the two sons hands. The drawing room is cheery in as pect and scrupulously clean, but coldly fur nished with half dozen American kitchen chairs, on one of which sits Citiwayo in blue-serge suit, with gorgeous smoking cap on his head. No description would, per haps, hit him of as Falstaf's ideal portrait of himself 'tA goodly portly man in faith, ing eye, and most noble carriage" It is Citiwayo to the life
 Conversation is carried on through the medium of an interpreter. Citiwayo remarks that he is too old ito learn English ;" but adds, My son shall do so." He liked the young princes much; 'sthey were fine boys, and he could see that they were of royal blood. He liked de oude molen ; but what was the good of liking anything he was dead now" T and Langabale,' ,'' remarks his ere while majesty, .'are like two old pauws (bus- tards) down here'-meaning irds who have no home-not bad paraphrase Of David's partridge on tho mountains. He followed every step of our conflict with the Boers through the newspapers which the interpre-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-01

bed, should never be again repeated His chosen disciples. one of whom was M.l Du- bost, now deputy, and M. Caubet, the actu- al director of the municipal police, formed a guard around him to protect him from cl. ri- cal importunities. This guard was relieved at intervals agreed on by the disciples. Lit Ire unexpectedly recovered, and when he fell ill again, sisters of charity were called in to attend and positivists were kept out. One of the nuns was woman of talent, education and very sweet manners. Iittre conceived for her an affectionate veneration, and felt when she left the house as if the sun- shine went along with her. He was natural ly disposed to venerate women. The few whom he had in his long life associated with were of pure life and elevated sentiment, and his mother, of whom he constantly spoke in his latter days, was one of the heroines in the siege of Lyons in the revolution. It was remarked that after the sisters of charity won his affectionate gratitude and esteem, his articles in the PositiUist ReUieao became more and more conservative and indulgent toward the Catholic party Another influence was also at york. It was that of the learned Aloe Huvelin, of St. Augustine's. This priest has imposed on himself the mission of drawing the young men of the schools toward religious ideas through science and Barthelemy St. Hilaire as Hellenist, and is an eloquent and interesting man in the pulpit and in conversation. Madame Littre called him in to try the effect of his erudition and eloquenee on her husband.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-01
Friday Morning, July I. 1881.
BAD SHEPHERD coWLEY's CASE.

A committee of the Protestant Episcopal Church, appointed by Bishop Potter, have
 been investigating the case of the Rev. Ed Cowley. Cowley is the man who, after . long course of suspicious conduct at the head of an alleged charitable organization in New York city known as 'sthe Shepherds Fold,n was convicted by a jury of cruelty to one of the inmates, little Louis Victor, and served term in the penitentiary. Throughout his trial and term of imprisonment Cow1ey re- tained his position as a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church in good and regular standing. and to the committee ap- pointed by Bishop Potter was given the duty of ascertaining, after Cowley's release, whether or not there was anything in his conduct which. would justify his arraign- ment before an ecclesiastical tribunal of that branch of the church of which he was one of the officers. This committee has, it seems decided that there is no ground for any further legal proceedings
 Rev. pr. J. H. Rylance of St. Marks church, New York city, was one of the con- mittee, and he is reported as saying: t'There were only two points which could be made to cover the Rev. MT. Cow1ey's case One line of inquiry was whether he had commit ted immoral acts and the other was whether he had been guilty of criminal acts, The question was whether his case should be pre- sented to the Bishop, as calling for an eccle- siastical trial The committee came to the conclusion that on neither of these points did tha evidence call for O tr;aI Tba oo,, mittee did, however, blame the Rev MT. Cowley for not taking prompt and energetic action in the case of little Louis Victor When the boy fell sick the Rev. Mr. Cowley should, the committee say, have taken him to physician. But they do not censure him for wilful neglect" Dr. Rylance is also re- ported as saying that the Bishop has nothing to stand on in ordering a trial, and that ''all fair-minded men can but admit that the pub lie were over nasty in wholesale condemna- tion of the Rev. MT. Cowley when he was tried in a secular court'' But, as the New York Tunes points out, 'tthe public did not try, condemn and sentence Cowley. The proceedings in his case were strictly judicial. The legal evidence was overwhelming. Cow ley had the benefit of accomplished counsel, and he received the mor- al support of those clerical associates who have more recently acquitted him of hay ing committed any immoral or criminal acts in his management of the so-called Shep- herds Fold. Yet The was convicted, and if the public did approve the findings in his case. the public did not have any hand in procuring that result The verdict was based on conclusive evidence not on popular clam or"
 We believe that most of those who read the testimony given when Cowley was tried could not well avoid coming to the same con- clusion which the jury that convicted him reached. That he should now be called martyr by his Church is, to say the least, surprising