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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18
Good Old Times.

There were no tax collectors; no Lon
don cries; no Christmas bills; no law
yers to set men by the ears; to telegram
to shorten your holidays; no newspapers
to chronicle your shortcomings; no gum
powder barges to blow you up in your
sleep; no steam launches to run you
down when you sailed in your shallop by
the reed margined river; no cynics to
sheer at Christmas customs or question
the reality of Christmas ghosts. In short
it was the good old days. Limited
liability" was not yet created to fasten
the intellect of finance and empty the
pockets of fools. Turks and Egyptians
were not borrowing in English markets,
though there were occasionally objects
of Christian attentions, which they have
since returned without interest.
The stage Irishman and the typical
North countryman had not yet shown
virtue her own bright image and shamed
vice into corner. Mr.. William Shak-
speare had not flung broadcast ten
thousand apples of discord to afflict a
school of acting that struts and mouths
and calls child "cheyld.". The short
hand writer was waiting to be born with
the press, and Lord Coleridge and the
lord chief Justice had not fired every
other counsel and judge in the land with
the desire to address law courts for four
teen days at stretch. There were no
perambulators, no Partisan modistes, no
necessity for cooperative stores, no COM
mission agents, no middlemen, no cleri-
cal magistrates, no school board beadles,
no game laws, no ticket-of-leave, traders
on charity, no Irish patriots, no deposit
banks, no societies for clothing the Hot
tentots. As I said before, it was the
good old days.
The zodiac was the perfect order. Not
q Christian man had heard Of the vaga-
ries of the Gulf Stream. May day
brought its flowers and it's festivals to
the moment by the record Of strictest
sun dial. At Easter there were gam
mons Of bacon all over the land, and
Easter huts even in the warren OF Stat
ness forest. The red men roamed at
will in the undreamed forests of the New
World. The dusky Indian had no mas
tor but his own untamed will. The
wild bear and the wolf challenged the
hunters power in English woods. The
eagle sat in solemn state on the white
cliffs of Dover. There were omens.
The owl shrieked, the night crow crowed,
the raven clapped his wings, death bells
were heard at sea; your grandfather,
clad in armor as he lived, walked out Of
his picture frame, and once in while
some weird and witched tree would spout
fire from its shrunken boughs. Night
was night, and day was day. You rose
with the lark, you rested when the sun
went down on lands not yet weighed and
mapped and colonized. Knives and
forks were unknown implements, and
when prince struck his wife he struck
her with his mailed hand, and none
could say him nay.-International an
nuGL,
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References

The name of O well known Quaker
this was at the end of the last century,
was once given as preference by young
man of good character who was just en-
tering business. The Quaker emphat-
ically recommended credit, but the
young man almost at once fell into bad
habits, neglected his business, and be-
came insolvent. The injured creditor
met the Quaker and complained that he
had been deceived by his representations
and thereby lost 95OO. The Quaker re-
piled that what he had stated was then
true, and he also had been deceived, but
as it was on his recommendation that
credit had been given he would pay the
debt. and then and there did so by q
check on his bankers. Now this is q
very pretty little story, and the good
Quaker in the then existing state of the
law could not have been legally COM
PEELED to make good the loss There is
commercial moral, however, with which
all our readers may not De acquainted.
and it is this: If in these days man on
being applied to for reference makes
broad and positive statement in writing,
or even verbally, that so-and-so is per-
fectly solvent, and that credit may be
safely given, and on this declaration
credit is given, the person or firm who
foolishly gave SO unqualified a reference
is legally liable for the resulting loss in
case of bankruptcy. Some firms on this
account make rule of refusing, under
any circumstances whatever, to lend
their names as references this
seems somewhat strained, if not cruel,
proceeding. The best plan is to state
honestly and fairly what is known, the
amount of credit-if any--that is being
given by the firm applied to, coupled
with the intimation that the firm apply
ing must use their own discretion entire
ly as to whether credit be given at all,
as it is against rules to guarantee the
commercial status Of any one.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18
How Poor Boys may Become Successful
Men.

You want some good advice. It has
ruined many a man, but may not harm
you, because you will not follow it. Rise
early; be abstemious; be frugal; attend
to your own business and never trust it
to another; be not afraid to work, and
diligently, too, with your own hands;
treat every one with civility and respect;
good manners insure success; accom-
plish what you undertake; decide, then
persevere; diligence and industry over
come all difficulties; never be mean
rather give than take the odd shilling;
never postpone till tomorrow what can
be done to-day; never anticipate wealth
from any source but labor; honesty is not
only the best policy, but the only policy;
commence at the first round and keep
climbing; make your word as good as
your bond; seek knowledge to plan, en-
terprise to execute, honesty to govern
all; never trade beyond your stock; new
er give too large credit; time is money;
make few promises; keep your secrets;
live within your income; sobriety above
all things; luck is a word that does not
apply to successful man; not too much
caution-slow but sure is the thing; the
highest monuments are built piece by
piece; step by step we mount the pyra-
mids; be bold-be resolute when the
clouds gather, difficulties are surmount-
ed by opposition; self-confdence, self
reliance is your capital; your conscience
the best monitor; never be over-sangu-
inc, but do not underrate your own
abilities; don't be discouraged; ninety
nine may say no, the hundredth, yes:
take off your coat: roll up your sleeves,
don't be afraid of manual labor! America
is large enough for all-strike out for
the west-the sea-shore cities are too
crowded; the best letter of introduction
is your own energy: lean on yourself
when you walk; keep good company; the
Spaniards say, if you lie down with dogs
you will get up with feas; keep out Of
politics unless you are sure to win-you
are never sure to win. SO look out.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18
THE OCEAN PEBBLE.

o seaside pebb,e. what thy tale.
Where dumb are human lips,
OF fatal wreck, or pirate sail,
Or the old Norsemen's ships?
In converse with the wondrous tide,
Whose murmurs never sleep,
What whispers haunt thy rest beside
The threshold Of the deep?
But as single star might be
Where space begins her reign,
Or time beside eternity,
Art thou beside the main.
Mans record shrinks before thy past,
o world within world
Atom by fiery waves upcast,
Or icy torrents hurled.
More eloquent than tongue or pen
Beside thy story's worth,
What are the feeble words OF men,
The written books of earth?
And yet 1 hold thee in my sand,
Thou key that should unlock,
The awful door Of secret grand
Whereat yainly knock.
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A Model Seaside Hotel.

The Gobblecash seaside house is now
open for the season.
Contains over seven hundred rooms,
with every possible discomfort for your
money.
Chamber doors are just not large
enough to admit your Saratoga
Chambers square, having one window
and little inducements for heated air to
get out when once it gets in.
Water all in pitchers; no basins or
faucets.
Furniture of the light summer pat
terms. Fierce contest necessary to open
the bureau drawers, and similar one nee
essary to coax them back again.
Not less than four changes of dress tol.
Grated for ladies.
Washing, twenty cents per square inch,
hotel laundry measurement.
Guests having valuables are requested
to deposit them with the landlord, as he
wants them.
Chef de cuisine same as last season,
and will serve up the same chickens
Guests who do not properly fee the
walters are expected to satisfy their hun
ger elsewhere.
The clerk is an American gentleman Of
noble Europeanlineage, and distinguished
hauteaur, dignity and high old breeding
to parties bringing only hand baggage.
The bathing suits furnished, having
properly rotted during the winter, are
warranted to add to the excitement Of the
rolling breakers, and furnish much en-
tertainment to spectators on the beach.
: A distinguished swimmer has been en-
ployed by the Gobblecash Seaside House,
who will allow none but Objectionable
and questionable parties to drown on
venturing beyond safe distance in the
breakers.
The table will be supplied with pure
country milk and eggs from New York
Gty.-New York Graphic.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

SENIOR asks PROFESSOR very pro-
found question. Professor Mr.. W,
a fool can ask question that ten wise
men could not answer" Senior" Then
I suppose that's why SO many Of us
funk"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

United States Marshal Root, yesterday, ar
rested at Brooklyn, Poweshiek county, Iowa,
VIM. McCreigh, John Conner, John Butts,
and Elmer Shanks, charged with passing
counterfeit money. They were taken to Keo-
expected.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

ONE of the best rules IN conversation
is, never to say thing which any of the
company can reasonably wish had been
left unsaid.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

TEERE is no feeling, perhaps, excep
the extremes Of fear and grief, that does
not find relief in music.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

A SINGLE cucumber engraved upon
child's tomb is oftentimes more express
i've than ten lines OF obituary poetry.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

IT costs 10000 francs year to sweep
the Grand Opera House, Paris, and the
gas bill is 240, 900 francs year.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

A CALIFORNIA young man of twenty
six years. has recently married widow
of seventy-two years.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18

AN article on etiquette says that "a
gentleman is one who never inficts
pain" Dentists are no gentlemen.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18


"Oh! no. This is not 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. If my daugh-
ter were not motherless this would not
havehappened."
The Captain shook hands with every
body and followed the policemen. Miss
Pettigrew bolted the garnet door. MIR.
Walker assisted her.
81 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 OF 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.
"It's 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 Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-09

out as TO be almost illsgible and practically
useless, and they being Of the utmost i'm
portance to the Departments at Wishing
ton, and the individual soldier, in the
matter OF bounty claims, military lanG
allowances, pension claims, and for mos
purposes for which the original discharges
were intended, therefore
Be i enacted BY he Legislature Of West HE
GINA:
SECTION l, That the sum OF s., GOO 90 be
and il hereby appropriated, out Of any
money in the treasury not otherwise ap
propriAted, TO be expended in copying
valuable war records in the office Of the
AdiutRnt General.
Mr.. Grantham objected 10 this, and
there followed what Judge Ferguson pro
nounced
"a HIGHLY PATRIOTIC AND VERY EIoouENT
DISCUSSION"
Mr.. GranthGm objected to the passage
Of the bill. He said that with the excep.
ton OF the 18th Massachusetts and 9th
Pennsylvania Regimenta' West Virginia
troops had treated the people Of his Sec
ton worse than any other Federal troops.
He did not believe In spending money to
preserve their names on record.
Mr.. Cresap advocated the bill. These
men had fought against him, and had
helped to whip him, but their widows and
orphans depended upon these records for
their pensions, which were in many In.
stances their sole support, It was, there;
fore, the duty OF the State TO preserve
these rolls intact and legible,.
Mr.. Grantham again expressed his feel.
Ing OF resentment against the soldiers who
had defended the Union in the Rebellion,
He-reiterated his remark about the West
Virginia troops, and still opposed the bill,
MIR. FulkeTson made neat little defense
OF the bill. He regretted TO see his friend
from Jefferson GFapthaml with his gray
hairs, CheIishing such unkind feellngs
toward the widows and orphans oil those
who happened to be upon the opposite
side from himself in the late unhappy
struggle. All Nature Is now engaged In
wiping out and soltening down the traces
Of that sanguinary struggle. The ravages
OF shot and shell are scarce perCeptible,
and with the returning springs fields once
crimson are clad In greenest yer.
dure. 1t becomes the people Of one
nation. who owe allegiance to one flag, to
out.do Mother Nature, and forget, so far
as human nature can forget, the fratricidal
war. He hoped the provision intended by
the bill would be made,
Mr.. Grantham made retraCtion Of
bis former remarks. He said his friend
referred to his gray hairs. They came all
i'm anon In Iiip Soma nj tha tTonhlaR
through which he had passed in the days
Of bloody memory were responsible for his
whitened locks. He could forgive, but he
could not forget,
Mr.. Lowry also made few pretty and
patriotic remarks, and finally the bill was
ordered to It's engrossment and third read.
/ House Bill No. ia, making an appro.
prlation OF $3.50 to pay ]. W. Hobbs \ o.
balance due them for stone furnished the
was passed.
House Bill No. 17S, Mr.. Quarters bill
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wheeling whoieSais MARKET.
oIylcE DAILY 1NTELLiaEECER,
WHEELING, Tuesday, March 8


Wholesale merchants report a fair trade do.
ing In groceries and dry gods. In the matter
Of grain, flour and provisions there are bnt
few changes Wheat Is flrmer and shade
stronger, ColIees all around are quoted at a
hAii cont lpss than Off last weeks quotations,
Seeds are 26c per bushel higher. Produce and
vegetables are nearly unchanged There Is
bit little hucthation in the live stock market.
Following Is The quotations:
AppLEs-Demaud fair at good prices. We
quote choice eating apples at 81 goal 50 per
barrel.
Characterization merchants report a
good trade. We quote choice 10 fancy grades
al iBa2Oa22c grease &c. {. :.
OGSNEb Goobs Quotations! Peaches, Q b cans
psf doz, 81 bOi 8 b cans, $is5; SD
cans tomatoes, &I26A1 40; sweet corn, 81 Is
al 40; WinslOw cOrn,Bl 70; common corn 81 q;
strawberries, 2 h cans. 81 so; blackbefries,
b cans, 81 10; raspberries, h cans, 81 30;
plumS, 2 n cans, 81 40; lima beans, 2 % cans,
81 25t cove oysters, ! h cans, light, Zoe; On
cans, 81 80; cherries 81 50.
CHERsE--We quote prime new Ohio and
Western factory 81 Halt 80, accordingt 70 quail
| ity New York cream, 1876; sWeitaer. loo,
DRiED FRUtrs = Quiet and steady. We
quote Apples at 4c, Peaches 70 for primt
halves; Prunes 6Hc; Currants new eMoi
RAlsins, now, layCrS u Is; Valencia raisins,
Il ESioS1Good demand. wsquotsst strictly trest
Al i6a 90 per dos.
FGI4HfRs-1n good demand live gees
FmH-No 8 small macketel bills, IS 90
No, 8 medium mackerel, II CO., No. 2, 81 30
lam
FiovR-Market firm. Patent Satin Clos
] u 80. Jobbing quotations are ~ follows
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Hoas-Good demand at $5 6Oa5 10 per hun.
dred in prime packing, lots butchers IS 5Oa
8 10. Sheep s. O0aS 6Oa4 0OaI 6OA6 90,
CATTLE-This market Is fair at present, cat.
tie scarce: We quote young cattle, from 200
to 900 lbs, at 3ho bulls 50; COO to
800 lbs, SaS1c; 600 to l, 900 lbs, 81 OOa4 Goa
476 Cattle offered at present are native,
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PHYSICIANS USE AND nEcoMMEND IT,

Some eight years ago my hair commenced
falling; top became quite bald. applied
London Hair Color Restorer" My hair
not only stopped falling, but Is now growing
for restoring the hair. ]. W, Abel, NJ. b.,
Druggist, 1924 Beach street, Philadelphia.
Price 70 cents bottle, six bottles 81. sold
by Druggists. MwF&w,
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NEv YoRK, March s.-Uotton easy al
II S.ieaii 7.i6c futures steady. Flour steady
receipts $4,000 BARRELS exports 5000 barrels
supefhne western and State 80 76a4 20
common to good 30a4 90; good to choice
Is O0a6 IS; white wheat extra IS 00a8, Q1j
extra Ohio.4 40a6 IS; 81. Louis q 40le rs
Minnesota patent proctss 90 seas co. WheaV
In moderate demand; receipts 5000 buah
els; exports 5000 buehels; rejected sptinG
96 iIa99c; ungrAded red u l7ai isN; No. s
81 49, steamer 81 07Ei No, 2 red q 20j No
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l red 81 96l<aI q; mixed winter 81 lsKa
/ lsh; unRraded white 81 10; No, 8. 81 10;
No, q 81 II: No. /, sales 5000 bushes at
81 lskAl lstS steamer No. do 81 l6al l6IS;
No, 9 red, March, sales 10000 bushels at
81 9OKal az; April, sales $4,000 bushels
OF 81 9O9fal 20H; May, sales 100000 bushels
at 81 l9KRl leK; June, Fales 5000 bushels
at 81 lSN Corn stronger and moderately
active; recsipls 70OO0 bushels; exports 49,
90 bushels; ungraded 66A6SLc; No.
8, ssh; steamer t6Na57c; No. 3 bSa
6Sko; old do AKA 67hu; store
$50; No. 2, white 62ci No. March
81 9Ga67 10! April 669Ga66jGc; May 649fab45Ec.
Oats weak; receipts 1900 bushels; western
mixed 4Sa44Hc; white western 4iaiIc, Hay
quiet and firm. Hops quiet and unchanged.
Coffee steady and In fair demand Sugar quiet.
and firm: fair to good refining quoted at ~
a7kc, MolaSsss nominally unchanged. Rice
In good demand; fair Carolina and louisiana
S6Nc; crude 7askc; refined exc TalloW
unchanged. Rosin firm at 81 76al so Tur-
penhne heavy at 46kc. Eggs dull and weak
vt 20kR9l Lc, Pork fairly active and shade
higher old mess SIS 70 Xal5 %; new do $l6 90
al6 l2k, Beef firm; India mess S22 90. Cut
meats strong and higher long clear IS So;
short clear 81 10 Lard strong; prime steam
quoteia at $40 OK. Butter firm for choice,
others dull at l2a27c, Cheese quiet and steady
at l0al2kc.
PHILADELPHIA, March S-FlouI dull, but
frmi western extra IS 6OaS 76i Minnesota
extras SS60a8 80; Ohio good IS bOa1 10; st.
Louis choice S6 Is; winter patents 81 co. Ohio
new process 50 75 Minnesota patent process
u 60a7 rs. Rye -four light; supply IS co.
Wheat opened dull and weak and closed
Hrmer; No, 2 red elevator 81 I6A; No. 2Ted
March 81 l6N bid, 81 II asked; April
81 l7H bid, 81 Tx asked; May 81 1871 bid,
81 lSk asked, Corn quiet, but frmi sail
elevator $780, steamer and track 6ic; sail
mixed and March 66No bid, 66No asked
April 64Itc bid, 64Nc asked; May 6SKo
bid, 6Sko asked. goats in moderate demand
and prices steady No. white 45Hci No, 2,
4ic; No. 8, 40; mixed 4lkc. ProVi sions
quiet and unchanged. Butter quiet and un-
changed, Eggs quiet at 20c. Cheese steady
creamery l2TalgXc; fair to good llHai2kc,
Petroleum dull at 0Kc Whisky quiet at
81 II.
CHICAGO, March s.-Flour quiet and un-
changed, Wheat demand fair and prices
shade higher; No. Chicago spring 0SNc
CASH o0NcaSl % April s. H4al ~ May,
Corn steady with fair demand ut 87kc cash
steady and firm at zoe CASH 2S1<a2sHc Aprir
3S1taSSNc May Rye and barley steady and
unchanged. Flax seed 81 20. Pork active,
tirm and higher at Sl4s5al4 81 4 cash 1914 OK
April; SIS % May. Lard active, frm and
higher $40 12kal0 10 cash; $40 29k April;
SlO Sax May, Bulk meats strong and
higher; shoulders unchanged at 50 90.
The following shows the fluctuations In the
Chicago grain and produce market yesterday,
~ reported by John N. HoOn & Co., brokers,
No, Il6O Main street.
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ABOLISH THE KAsAwuA BOARD,

was also passed. By 1t Is enacted that
no tolls on the Great Kanawha river shall
hereafter be levied or collected by or I'M
der the authority OF the Kanawha Board,
10 pursuance OF the provisions OF the act
passed March 8, 1860, entitled IAN act to
enlarge the powers and define the duties
Of the Kanawha Board, and to authorize
them to prosecute the improvement oil
the Kanawhs river" or otherwise, except
as follows: First, to pay an existing
indebtedness, for the payment Of
which the said board Is, or may be ad.
judged to be liable, and the costs Of any
suit or suits to enforce such liability; and,
aecond, for the purpose Of paying the
necessary expenses Of removing obstruo'
tions to the navigation ofsaid river which
cannot otherwise be removed than by or
under the direction oil said board. The
board In no case Is to be liable In damage,
for any loss or Injury that any boat, raft,
carlo or party may sustain In using or
navigating said river.
The House on motion OF Mr.. Grantham,
then adjourned till Ga. M. to day.
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STATS BoSDs-Dull and nominal.

sr0cKs The stock market was ieverlsh aud
unuettled In early dealings, and at the first
board prices fell y to ~ per cent, Union
Pacific and Northern Pacific leading In the
decline, but subsequently speculation became
firm and prices recovered Y 10 az per cent,
but the improvement was afterwards partly
Lost, During the afternoon the market
was strong and advanced from the lowest
point 4 10 ~ per cent took place. Just be.
fore The CLOSE prices d'oppcd Y to 2N per
cent, The latter in New Jersey Central. but In
The final sales there was recovery OF pei
cent In the New Jersey Central, while The
general list rallied fraction.
Transactions 4SI, 600 shares.
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"ro Enjoy Life, Have Strong I,uurv,u

Free from coughs and colds, good sppetl Q,
refreshing sleep, use "Dr. Swayne Compound
Syrup OF Wild Cherry" the best remedy fol
week lungs, bronchial and astlnetic affections
ever discovered. Sold by druggists at IS cents
and 81 q bottle. MwE&w,