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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
Women as Capitalists.

OF the 1916, 446, 800 Of and 41-per-
cent. national bonds held in this coun-
try by individuals, women hold $72, 672, =
$50 This by no means shows the in
terest of women in these bonds, for, es-
pecially In the Eastern and Middle
States, women own bank stock, or are
depositors in savings banks, to very
great extent. Ii to this we add the
fact that women in these days hold real
estate in their own names, and at their,
practically speaking, absolute disposal,
we shall see that the women of this
country have large interest in it.
And this is conservative factor in our
history. Whatever may be said as to
the matter of universal suffrage for
women, there is no question that those
who have property will seek to know
something of the reason of taxation, the
mode in which the money is spent, and
more or less of the fundamental princi-
pies and duties OF government. Nor is
there any more doubt that the intent of
this class would be to obtain and
maintain an honest, able and economical
government. The changes in our laws
which have given women so much right
in, and liberty of disposition of her
own, have been no more equitable to her
than they have been valuable in steady
ing the general Judgment. -Provjdence
Journal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
Jackson and Benton.

On the breaking out of the War of
1872 Gen. jackson was one of the very
first to tender his services to the Gov
eminent, and collected q force of $500
men which met at Natchez, where it re-
manned idle some two months, when it
was ordered disbanded. Jackson, en-
ragged, declined to disband the troops
there, but took them back home, giving
drafts on the Government for the ex-
penses thus incurred. These drafts the
Government refused to pay, which placed
Jackson in very unpleasant predica-
ment. At this juncture Col. Benton
volunteered to go to Washington in
Jackson's interest, and, if possible, in
duce the Government to pay the drafts,
and save Jackson's honor and property.
By his polite and adroit management
he succeeded. As Col. Benton was
about returning to Nashville he received
word from his brother, Jesse Benton,
that Gen. Jackson had acted as second
in a duel to that brothers antagonists
most ungracious act, as it appeared, at
q moment when the claims Of gratitude
should have been uppermost IN Jack
sons heart. In this duel Jesse Benton
was wounded. An angry letter was
written by Thomas 81. Benton to jack
son, and the latter swore "by the Fter-
nal he would horsewhip Tom Benton.
On Sept. 4, 1913, the two Bentons were
in the doorway of the City Hotel, at
Nashville, when jackson and Col. Coffee
approached. jackson brandished his
whip, Col. Benton fumbled for his pis-
tol, jackson drew his own, and at the
same time received in his arm aud shout
der a slug and a bullet from the pistol
of Jesse Benton, who stood behind him.
jackson was thus dropped by terrible
wound. Coffee then attacked Col. Ben
ton, who fell down flight of stairs.
This dsgraceful affair laid Jackson up for
several months and drove Benton to
Missouri.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
Habits Of the Beaver

I am we'll acquainted with the habits
of the Northern beaver. Several years
ago bought up several hundred acres
Of mining lands near the south shore of
Lake Superior, in Ontonagon county,
Mich. On Carp river, small stream
that crossed part of my lands, the
beavers had built several dams, and
formed extensive ponds, in which they
built their houses or lodges, as the In
dams call them. These lodges are built
in water several feet in depth, and the
entrance is several feet under water, but
the floor OF the lodge is built at least two
feet above high-water mark. The floor
is built solid from the bottom of the
pond except the entrance.
Although the beaver is warmly clad
with long, fine fur, he is very sensitive
to the cold, and rarely, if ever, leaves
the pond or lodge during the cold
weather He lays in his winter supply
of food, which mainly consists of the
bark of certain species OF poplar. He
cuts down small trees and cuts them in
to Short pieces of one foot Or little over
in length, and takes them into the pond.
These pieces of wood are dragged up i'll
to the lodge as often as food Is needed,
and the bark is gnawed of, andafter be-
ing denuded of the bark they are by no
means thrown away as useless, but are
taken under the ice and carefully placed
in the dam, to strengthen it.
They built one dam little below the
foot of Carp lake, which raised the lake
thirty inches. The lake is small one
about one mile long and fourth of a
mile wide. I measured the stump Of a
maple tree that they had cut down, and
it measured fourteen inches in diameter.
There were no less than eleven dams on
the stream, all in sight of our buildings,
where We were mining for copper.
The beaver possesses great engineer
ing skill, always building his dams in
form of an arch, giving it strength to
resist the pressure of the water. The
Indians used to tell the many singular
traits of character that this animal pos
sesses.-Forest and Stream.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
Substitutes for Lumber.

There are abundant Evidences that
less lumber of any description will be
used IN the future than in the past. The
fire ordinances of all large cities have
put stop to the construction of wooden
buildings within their limits. In most
large cities wooden sidewalks are pro-
hibited. Wooden pavements which
were so popular few years ago, and
which called for the destruction of so
large an amount Of lumber, have fallen
into disfavor. Many public and large
number of private buildings in all large
towns are now constructed, finished and
furnished almost entirely of other ma
terials than wood. The walls are of
stone, brick or concrete, the roof is cov-
cred with slate or metal, the ceilings and
supports of the floors and roof are iron,
while partition walls are made of some
form of concrete or of plastering ap-
piled to lathing formed of wire. Stone
is generally taking the place Of wood for
making culverts on dirt roads, and iron
bridges are very fast superseding those
made of wood. More iron and less wood
is used in the construction of carriages
and farming implements.
About half the pine lumber used In
the Western States since their settle
ment commenced has been employed
for erecting fences on farms. At present
very little is used for this purpose, and
in the future less will be used than at
present. Barbed wire has taken the
place of boards Of pine or hemlock, and
metal or stone posts will soon be used
instead of those formed of cedar or vari-
GUS other kinds of wood. In many
places posts split from limestone could
be furnished cheaper than those made
OF red cedar. With rare exceptions,
wood is no longer used as fuel. Rail
roads discontinued its employment for
generating steam long ago, and manu-
featuring establishments followed their
example. Aside from its employment
in lighting fires, soft coal has taken the
place Of wood for heating and cooking
purposes in nearly every portion of the
West. Coal can generally be purchased
for the money it costs to prepare wood
for burning in stove or. CRATE. With
this diminished use for timber, our sup
ply is sufficient for at least century.
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Course of True Love.

She came tripping from the church
door, her face flushed with emotion by
the iust-uttered discourse, and her eyes
bright with loving expectation. de
shivered on the curbstOne, where tor an
hour he had shivered impatiently, with
burning heart palpitating in his throat,
and frozen fingers in his pockets. They
linked arms and started for the resi-
dence of her parents.
After few moments hesitatlng
silence, he said:
"Jane, we have known each other
long. You must know how I feel. You
must have seen that clear down at the
bottom-O, Moses !"
He had slipped down on the ice with
SO much force that his spine was driven
up into his hat, and his hat was tipped
| over his nose, but she was tender.
hearted girl. She did not laugh, but
she carefully helped him to his feet, and
| said:
"You were saying, John, when you
slipped, that the foundation-O, good
ness !"
She slipped herself that time, and saw
little stars come down to dance before
her eyes, but he pulled her up'in haste
and went on:
eyes; just as I said, clear down al
the bottom of my heart is fervent love
on which build my hope. That love
has helped me to stand face-thunder ,
He was down again, but scrambled
up before she could stoop to help him
and she said, breathlessly:
eyes, yes, John. You remember yor
just said love that helped you stani
and face thunder. And that you found
| ed your hopes on-this pesky ice !"
There she sat. John grasped the
loose part of her sacque between the
shoulders and raised her to her feet, az
one would Lift kitten from pail O
water by the back of the neck. Tier
he said, with increased earnestness:
"Of course, darling, and I have longei
for an opportunity to tell my love, anG
to hear those whispers p
Somehow Johns feet had slipped
| from under him, and he came down Like
capital V, with his head and feet point
ing skyward. She twined her taper fin
gers In his curling locks and raised hin
to the stature OF man, set his hat firm
ly over his eyes with both hands, ani
cried, in breathless haste:
81 understand, and let me assure you
John, that if it is in my power to lighter
your cares and make brighter your Jour
ney through life to-Jerusalem p
80, my precious, and thus it shall bt
| my lifelong pleasure to Lift you from the
| rude assaults of earth and surround yor
| with the loving atmosphere of-Texas 2
And there they both sat together
They had nearly reached the gate, ani
hand in hand, and with the bliss O.
young loves first confession, they crep
along on their knees up the front door
steps, and were soon forgetful of theil
bumps on the softest cushion of the. par
lnr sofa
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
Experiment with a Mirror.

Some of you will remember, in the
years agone, the store of Sam Curtis, on
Washington street, Boston, where, in his
palmy days, he manufactured the best
frames, and put up the largest mirrors
to be found in the city. Well, once
upon a time curious discussion arose
in that store. A large French-plate
mirror had been set up on exhibition in
the great swell-front window, it's mirror
. surface toward the street; and the ques-
ton was: Would the most men OF the
most women stop and look into that
mirror in passing?
Most of us, naturally, declared; with
out hesitation, in favor of the women.
We believed six women to one man
would stop and take look at the bright
ly-refecting surface, as it was SO set that
it would reflect the full length of hui
man figure upon the sidewalk. AT
length, two of our number agreed to take
a favorable stand for observation, and
make strict count; and the result, which
may be relied upon, somewhat surprised
us. Here it is:
They kept their post just one hour.
During that time they counted 876 men
who went by the store on that side; and
all save two glanced at the mirror suffi-
GENTLY to gain clear view of them
selves, most of them stopping for a
longer or shorter period. Of the two
who did not stop, one had huge bundle
on the shoulder next to the window, and
could not look in that direction; while
the other was being led by boy-evi-
IDENTIFY blind man.
During that same hour there were 592
women who passed the window, not one
of whom stopped, and only three OF
whom even glanced at the mirror. Each
and every enc of the dear creatures was
entirely occupied in studying the dresses
of other women
That was the report of our watchers;
and they were both married men, and
truthful, and admirers of the gentler
sex.-NeU York Ledger.
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Young Ladies, Beware OF DANGERS

The dangler falls into habit of drop
ping in at all seasons, and, in a short
time, from being % good looking young
man, and OF tolerable address, becomes
privileged person in the household. Ii
there be any dinner, tea or supper party
he is sure to be put down first on the
list, or is there of his own accord and,
from his frequent appearances on such
occasions, q certain kind of understand
ing as to his motives prevails among all
descriptions of regular visitors. The
dangler thus makes himself species of
necessary evil in the family. He brings
all the floating small talk Of the town to
the young ladies, speaks to them about
concerts, play actors and preachers ;
has habit of saying Pallow me" and
making motion as if to rise, when any
thing is to be done; converses on the
prevailing color IN the new winter
dresses, and leads the laugh when any
thing droll is mentioned.
Such character acts like blight on
the fate of a young lady; forhe not only
consumes her valuable time and dis
tracts her feelings, but prevents real and
modest admirers from making advances.
Young ladies, beware of danglers !
NelO York Ledger.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
60, AND BEWARE.

There's boy full of joy, seldom coy, has a toy
Which consists Of culver and bow;
BY repute he's acute, rather mute, but can shoot,
And his aim is at random, trow.
1t is clear he's queer, little dear, and hear
That his arrows are swift in their flight.
Have q care, and beware how you dare anywhere
Meet the youngster by day or by night.
Now he brings meath his wings, silken strings pretty
things,
And he calls them his true lovers knot,
Which hetries to disguise, he ties up his eyes,
Then he's bhndas bat every jot;
But find, though he's blind, he's inclined oft to
bind
Maidens' hearts with his gay ''oords of Lowell"
SO beware, have q care how you fare when you dare
To commune with this boy as you rove.
With glance of romance he'll advance, and enhance
All the virtues that he may possess;
On his knees he will please by degrees he will tease
Then he'll fatter, and so0the and caress.
So again, to be plain, if You deign to retain
In your service this cherub say,
Have care, and beware, or he'll dare cen to bear
You in triumph to HyInen one day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23

known as gros de tour, the point of the
skirt being one solid mass of embrold-
cry, wrought upon white satin with
beads, crystals and pearls of the very
finest description, the pattern for which
was copied from q painting of an old
court robe now hanging in the gallery
of the Louvre, in Paris, France. Down
the sides of this embroidered frontpiece
were panels of point d'Angleterre lace,
fifteen inches wide, with revers of the
pearl embroidery that joined on to the
undertrain, over which fell second
train of the same magnificent silk and
which is known as the Manteau de Cour,
or, to put it in English, the same style of
court train that is worn at a presenta-
ton to the English Queen of to-day. 1t
was put in deep pleats on band and
joined to the waist under the body,
which was cut in points both front and
back with bands of the same embroidery
around the square-cut neck, down to
the front and around the side, and laced
in the back. The demi-sleeves were
finished with fall of the same rich lace
about two and half inches wide, and
above it band of the embroidery, but
the browning feature of the robe was
the rich piece of lace (also point dan
gleterre and the same width as the pan
els) which commenced at the point of
the body in front, was carried gracefully
over the hips and met in the back, fall
ing over the center train and reaching
to the bottom Of it in two broad waves,
being caught to the gown with punches
of white flowers of an indescribable
style. A drapery of point d'Angleterre
the front, and was held together by a
bunch of anbepine flowers. A perfectly
plain, long tulle veil reaching to the floor
was fastened to the hair with a little
knot of anbepines. The ornaments
were most magnificent diamonds that
once belonged to her mother.
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Steel Making in China.

In the manufacture and use OF steel
the Chinese appear to have attained
very early and remarkable proficiency.
Chinese records do not eniighten us as
to the precise period at which the art of
reducing metals from their ores became
known III that country; but it is evident
that it must have been some centuries
before the Christian era. Mention is
made of steel in the most ancient Of the
Chinese writings, and Leih-tze, an author
who fourished about 400 +. c., de-
scribed the process by which it was
made. In the Yu Kung section Of the
Shoe King, Book L., it is stated that
among the articles forming the tribute
of Va were nautical gem stones, iron,
silver, steel, stones for arrow heads, etc.
Legge points out that, in the time of the
Han dynasty, iron masters were appoint
ed in several districts of the old Liam
Choo to superintend the iron works.
With the exception of this passage,
however, it is considered probable that
there is no distinct allusion to iron in
Chinese writings older than 1000 B. G.
Steel continues to be manufactured in
China up to the present day. Mr.. James
Chang, the Governor General of Chilli,
a Minister of the young King of China,
states that the &C steel which comes to
TENTS from the Upper Yang-tse is
highly priced, and bears much higher
prices than the Swedish steel imported
into China {"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
A Nut for the Sharpwits to Crack

Some Of your readers may find some
amusement in puzzling out the follow
ing riddle, commonly attributed to Lord
Chesterfield. 1t was published in the
May number OF the Gentlena0n's Maya
zine for 1757, and has, think, never
been answered:
]. The nobiest object in the works Of art;
2. The brightest scenes which nature can impart:
3. The we'll known signal in the time of peace;
4. The point essential in a tenants lease
8. The farmers comfort as he drives the plow;
6. A soldiers duty and lovers VOW;
2. A contract made before the nuptial tie
g. A blessing riches never can supply;
o. A spot that adds new charms TO pretty faces,
TO- An engine used in fundamental cases;
ii. A planet seen between the earth and sun,
IL A prize that merit never yet has won;
49, A loss which prudence seldom can retrieve,
A. The death of Judas and the fall of Eve;
IS A part between the ankle and the knee,
16 Papist's coast and physicians fee;
IT, A wife's ambition and parsons dues,
49, A miser's idol and the badge of Jews.
If now your happy genius can divine the correspon-
dents words IN every line,
By the first letter(s) may be found ancient city
that is much renowned.
-NeaO York World.
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Our Dying Commerce.

Twenty-four years ago our exports
and imports in American ships we're
double what they are to-day. During
the last five years Britain has built
/ 300, 900 tons of iron ships. Since 1856
we have built in that time 10O,0 900 tons.
British tonnage in our ports has in
creased 1000, 900 tons. In 1860 foreign
ers had SO per cent. of our commerce !;
In 1880 they have 80 per cent. We pay
800, 000, 900 every year to foreign ship
owners for transportation, all Of which
cash goes out of this country. Every
year we have fewer ships, and the for
eigner takes an increased percentage Of
our traffic.
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
My Rights.

My Rights.
Yes, God has made me woman;
just What III ass nS san n not &c .ciHg out
For other things, since he
Who knows me best and loves me most has ordered
this for me.
woman. TO live my life out
In quiet, womanly ways,
Hearing the far-oH battle
Seeing as through haze
The crowding, struggling world of men fight through
their busy days.
1 am not strong or valiant
1 would not join the fight
Or jostle with the crowds in the highways
To sully my garments white;
But have nights as woman, and mere ciaiih my
right
The right of rose to bloom
In its own sweet, separate way,
With none to question the perfumed pink,
And mono to utter nay
II il reaches root on points thorn, rs even rose
tree may.
The right Of the lady-birch to grow,
TO grow the Lord shall please
BY never a sturdy oak rebuked,
Denied not sun nor breeze
For all its plant senderness, kin to the stronger
trees.
The right to a life of my own
Not merely a casual bit
OF somebody else's hfe flung out,
That, taking hold of 1t,
may stand as cipher does uter nuinerA WITH
The right TO gather and CLEAN
What food l need and can
From the garnered store of knowledge
Which man has heaped for man,
Taking with free hands freely, and after an ordered
pan.
The right-ah, best and sweetest =
To sand all undismayed
Whenever sorrow, want, or sin
Call for q woman's aid,
With TO cavl question, by never look gain
said.
do not ask for a ballot
Though very life were at stake
4 would beg for the nohler justice
That men for manhood's sake
Should give ungrudgingy, nor withhold till I must
fight and take.
Tho fleet foot and the feeble foot
Both seek tho self-same goal;
The weakestsoldiers name i5 writ
On the great army-roll
And God, who made mans body strong, made, too,
the woman's soul.
Sarah Coolidge
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A Fable.

A Venetian merchant who was lolling
in the lap of luxury was acoosted on the
Rialto by friend who had not seen him
for many months. elbow is this % cried
the latter "when I last saw you your
gaberdine was out at elbows, and now
you sail in your own gondola." "True, +"
replied the merchant; "but since then
I have met with serious losses, and been
obliged to compound with my creditors
for 10 cents on the dollar"
Moral Composition is the Life Of
Trade.-NeaO York World.
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A MODERN illustration of vicar1ous
atonement is found in the case of Dr.
Legof, of Paris, who allowed blood to
be pumped from his own veins into the
body of wounded soldier-the opera
ton being Of the TRANSMISSION of blood.
The sick man recovered and the doctors
health failed. He tried change OF eli
mate in hope of improvement, but with
out avail, and he finally died from the
effects of his generosity.