Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
TIMELY TOPICS.

lMGL 4OIlOS.
THERE is a town in Missouri, called Liberal,
in which there is no God. It is town of
some size, and claims to be liberal in every
thing, boasts that it is real Eden, claims that
no God or devil, heaven or hell is known
there; no church or saloon,-the latter cannot
be there, for II is across the Kansas line, and
through the influence of the church the strong
arm of the law has put down dram shops in
that State. Yet they differ among themselves,
and sometimes an applicant is turned away be-
cause he can't subscribe to their creed Even
the Liberals have creed, and the following
sentence is found in a paper published there:
"The fool has said in his heart there is no
God, but the wise man knows there is none"
Hon. Alexander II. Stevens, member OF con-
gress from Georgia, was able to take his seat
on the first day of the session and is in better
health than he has been for some years, and
now weighs ninety-four pounds, having at
one time weighed as little as seventy three.
Mr.. Stephens has read his own obituary three
times. In regard to his new book, nc says:
"When began it, did not know whether I
should live to finish it, and, therefore, con-
cluded to let nobody except my clerical assist
ants know anything about it. have not yet
decided upon its title, though it is now fin.
ished and was sent to the publishers last
Thursday night. It is comprehensive his
tory of this country from its earliest estab-
lishment down to the assassination of Presi-
dent Garfield"
Royalty enjoys the trivialities of life, no less
than the lowly subject. The empress of
India spends many day of rest and recrea-
ton at her delightful Highland home, Balmo-
raj Castle. She was there to witness with
pleased enjoyment the whimsical oddities of
the late Halloween festivities. The occasion
was celebrated quite in the old style. The
arrangements for the festival were of the
most elaborate character. A huge bonfire
was prepared on the lawn in front of the Cas-
tie, and this was lighted by Princess Beatrice,
who was escorted by a procession of two
hundred torch-bearers; then a witch was
drawn out of the stable-yard on car, follow
ed by masked figures, in variety of gro
tesqne dresses, and, after "drum-head" sort
of trial, she was consigned to the flames.
Queen Victoria remained outside during the
sports, and her majesty's health and that Of
the princess were drunk in Lochnager, with
full Highland honors, after which the national
anthem was sung by the company, who num-
bered nearly four hundred.
A GREAT sensation was made in New York
rDpar Of cociofu lost cruuar bv tho
ding in Astoria, suburb of New York, of
Miss Hattie Cole and Charles Wesley Ayers,
and the sensational developments which fol-
lowed the union, both the young people be-
ing of wealthy family. On returning from
their wedding tour the couple at once sepa-
rated, and rumors were current that the
BRIDES mind had. given way. Her father made
an effort to have her admitted to the Bloom
ingdale asylum, but medical examination
developed the fact that the young lady was
perfectly sane. These proceedings, and the
fact of his wifes departure from him, so af-
fected Mr.. Ayers that he became broken down
in health and died, his funeral occurring
within two months OF the marriage. just as
the affair was beginning to die out, except in
the minds of the parties directly interested, it
is brought to the surface again by the action
of Mr.. Ayers widow, who has begun pro-
ceedings to compel the father of her late hus-
band to give an accounting of his sons prop
erty, which the lady would like to handle her.
self.
The poetry of Byron is full of surprises,
touching and tender. He had the true, divine
aflatus, and in many respects his writings are
unexcelled and unequaled by any other Eng
lish poet That wild, wierd, eccentric,
wicked poem, Don Juan has some of the most
melting poetic passages to be found in our
language, coming upon the reader with sur
prise that awakens the deepest sensibilities.
AS sample, abruptly turning from his exub-
Grant baddinage, he bursts forth in the follow
ing subduing strain:
'"Tis sweet to hear,
At midnight on the blue and moonlit deep,
The song and oar of Adria's gondolier,
By distance mellowed, FER the waters sweep
'Tis sweet to see the evening star appear;
It's sweet to listen as the night winds creep
From leaf to leaf; It is sweet to view on high
The rainbow, based on ocean, earth and sky;
IT'S sweet to hear the watchdog's honest bark
Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we draw
near home:
IT'S saoeet to know there is an eye wiU mark
Our coming, and look brighter sohen are
come:
IT'S sweet to be awakened by the lark,
Or lulled by falling waters; sweet the hum
Of bees, the voice of girls, the song of birds,
The lisp of children. and their earliest words"
Here We have the very perfection of poetic
feeling from the heart, and reaching to, and
affecting the heart with subdued, yet pleas
ing sadness.
For genuine samples of human mot TO place
a prefix before the word) selfshness, COM
mend US to the rail car. the street car and the
omnibus. An aged gentleman in New York
gives several instances of his experience. We
select the following, and the reader can
readily recall in his own experience, similar
instances, at least, in spirit and character:
81 was coming up town, and entered the
stage in which five elegantly dressed and fine
looking women were sitting on each side of
it. They might be the lady patronesses of
some society. There was room for another
person on each side, but not one of those ten
women moved to make room for me, and /
rode mile or more, while these ten women
do not say ladies-declined 10 give me