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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Men of Millions.

In the Treasury Department, writes a
correspondent ct Washington, there is
an interesting set of books printed and
bound, and each one about the size OF
Webster's Dictionary. But they are not
open to public inspection. These books
contain the name and residence of every
holder of registered 4-per-cent. bonds in
the United States. The amounts range
from $50, which is the smallest, up to
$51, 900, 600, which is the largest sum
owned by one person. This latter sum
isowned by w. n. Vanderbilt, and upon it
he draws 1910, 900 in interest every ninety
days. A check for that amount is mailed
to him quarterly. At the same time the
owner of $50 bond receives 30 cents.
These bonds are very popular, and, al
though the original holders of them paid
but par on a little share, since which
time the bonds have advanced to about
ID per cent. premium, yet the books of
the company show but comparatively
few transfers. The premium is not suf-
ficient temptation to cause the average
holder to part with his securities. For
instance, the bonds owned by Wander
bilt are now worth about $58, O0O, 900,
but he holds on to them all the same.
W. Il. Vanderbilt individually owns
more registered United States bonds
than are owned in all the nineteen West
ern States and Territories. These States
and Territories have a population of
over 10000, 900, yet there Is held among
them but $49, 900, 900 of registered bonds,
or less than Mr.. Vanderbilt owns. In
the fourteen Southern States So, GOO, 900
are owned, or about one-fourth the
amount held by single citizen in New
York.
A prominent treasury official, in
speaking Of the inequalities of fortune
as illustrated by these figures, said that
he thought it would eventually cause
discomfort. A man with the enormous
wealth now possessed by Mr.. Vanderbilt
could add to it very rapidly; in fact, it
will double itself in twenty years if put
into per cents and let alone save to add
the annual interest. With the present
"start" which Mr.. Vanderbilt has in
bonds and dividend-paying stocks, it
will be an easy matter for him to be
worth $3.50, 900, 900 should he live twenty
years hence. It is said that he is worth
more than half this sum now.
Outside the Vanderbilt family there is
no single individual who owns over
$5,000,0 600 OF registered bonds. Those
who own 81 10000 are not numerous.
Quite a number, several hundred in
fact, in different portions of the country,
have over 100000. This is regarded as
a nice plum, and the man who has tugged
a long time to get the round $4,000
can well afford to take rest, and draw
81, 900 in interest every ninety days. He
enjoys it almost as much as the man who,
by daily labor and application, earns an
equal income.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Didn't Affiliate.

A co]ored man was busily engaged in
saving some wood for Galveston gentle
man. The "man and brother " had a
large Masonic breast-pin on his shirt
bosom.
"Do you colored Masons and white
Masons affiliate ?"
Don't fllyate wuff a cuss."
s'What's the matter"
"Dunno, boss, but Use tried it. Oar
is barkeeper in dis town what toted
dis heah berry same emblem. was in
distress; hadn't had dram all dat morn
ing. I cum in and gave de distress sig
NAL"
Did he respond?"
"He didn't respond right. He made
motion at de doah wild one hand and
reached under de bar. I made the sign
once noah, and he fetched me between
de shoulders vid de bung-starter, jess as
was gettin' out de doah."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
How Plants Eat, Move and Sleep.

In a work entitled Z" Movements of
Plants" Mr.. Charles Darwin gives the
results of his latest Investigations into
the question of botanic life. These re-
seorches are of a nature which cannot
fail to excite general interest, while they
will be like ali eagle in dove-cot to
those who cling to the venerable belief
in distinct line of demarcation between
the animal and vegetable kingdoms.
Speaking from careful experiment, the
author tells us how plants exhibit many
OF the characteristics of animal nature.
They sleep, they move, they are very
sensitive, they have appetites, they are
carnivorous, and they have radicles
which by their sensibility and their eff
feet upon other parts of the plant act
part similar to to that of brain in lower
animals. We are told that leaf of o
carnivorous plant which has been mo-
tionless for hours will instantly curve on
being touched in most delicate man.
ner with piece of raw beef. In observ-
ing the sleeping habits of certain plants,
MIR. Darwin, by an ingenious contriv-
ance, held down the leaves which other
wise would have returned to vertical
or sleeping position at night. The re-
suit was that those leaves were FROST
bitten in temperature which had no
such effect on the leaves that were al
lowed freedom to sleep. Mr.. Darwin
thence concludes that the sleeping of
the plant is to it "question of life and
DEATH" the vertical position of the
leaves at night protecting it from inju-
rious effects of radiation and cold. Not
less instructive and suggestive are the
researches into the effects of light upon
certain forms Of vegetation. Instances
are given of the wonderful sensitiveness
of some plants to light. The seedlings
of the Phae1ris caia0riensis, for exam
pie, are said to have power of detect
ing differences in light which are inap-
preciable by the human eye, while they
alphabetically turn to the minutest
point of light. Nor is the constant mo-
ton of plants confined to any special
state of termination, for we learn that
from year to year since the tree first be-
gan to rise through the ground the tip
of each rootlet endeavors to sweep small
ellipses or circles, as far as the surround
ing earth permits. ALI this would seem
to show that when we speak of flowers
"peeping," smiling, and drinking
dew" we express something more than
a mere poetical metaphor
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

truism- and yet on all sides preach
ments resound in favor of universal
matrimony. Many persons do not
wish to be married, and more-gener-
ally those anxious to be- are no fitted
for the state. Good wifehood or true
husbandship is not inherit ed with
birth; nor does it appertain to the
multitude. Those who cannot live
alone cannot as rule live together.
Connubial adaptation is evidence of
individuality. The best wives and
the best husbands are doubtless they
who, with variation of their destiny,
would have been model maidens and
model bachelors. Nor is it improbable
that many who would have been the
noblest patterns of welded dOmesticty
are to-day enjoying themselves in
single bleSSedness.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Can Celibacy be Excused?
from the New York Times. !


Young men are continually advised
and urged. privately and publicly, to
take wife, the supposition being,
whether erroneous or not, that young
women are very willing to be taken
under almost any circumstances. The
postulate that marriage is always
desirable is obviously false. It is only
desirable when such conditions exist
for and between the cou pies as are
far from common and frequently
unattainable. The prospect of connubial
misery would seem to be quite as
good as the prospect of connubial
happiness, and no amount of fore.
sight or discretion will insure any
pair against sharp disappointment and
bitter discomfort. Everybody is
aware of this it is little less than 9
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
THE WORLD FROM THE SIDE
WALK

Did you ever stand in the crowded street,
In the glare of the city lamp,
And list to the tread of a million feet
In their quantity musical tramp?
As the surging crowd go 70 and fro
IT'S apleasant sight, ween,
To mark the figures that come aud go
In the eyer-changing scene.
Here the publican walks with the sinner proud;
And the priest in his gloomy cowl,
And Dives walks in the motley crowd
With Lazarus, cheek by jowl.
And the daughter of toll with her fresh young
heart
AS pure her spotess fame,
Keeps step with the woman who makes her mart
In the haunts Of sin and shame.
How lightly trips the country lass
In the midst of the city's ills.
As freshly pure as the daised grass
That grows on her native hills.
And the beggar, too, with his hungry eye
And his lean, wan face and crutch,
Gives blessing the same to the passer-by,
And he gives him little or much.
When time has beaten the worlds tattoo,
And his dusky armor digit
Is sreading with echoless footsteps through
The gloom of the silent night.
How many of these shall be daintiiy fed
And shall sing to sumbers sweet,
While many will go to a sleepless bed
And never crumb to eat
All me when the hours go joyfuIy By,
How httlew stop to heed
Our brothers and sisters despairing cry
In their woe and bitter need
Yet such world as the angels sought
This world of ours we'd call,
If the brotherly love that the Father taught
Was felt by each for all.
Yet few short years and this motley throng
Will all have passed away,
And the rich and the poor and the old and the
young
VIII be undistinguished clay,
And lips that laugh and lips that moan.
Shall in silence alike be sealed,
And some will lie under stately stone
And some in the potter's field.
But the will be shining just as bright,
And so will the silver moon,
And just such a crowd will be here tonight
And just such crowd at noon.
And men will be wicked and women will sin
As ever since Adams fall.
With the same old world to labor in,
And the same God over all
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
A Shocking Oversight.

When man living on Galveston ave-
nue. came home to dinner the other day,
his wife told him that their neighbo1
over the way had sent to borrow an ak.
>"What did you do?" heartlessly ex.
claimed the husband.
GAS we didn't have any ak, I sent
them word to that effect.
"Mother of Moses we are a ruined
community. Send right off to a hard
ware store and buy gilt-edged AK, and
carry it over yourself. Didn't you know
that our neighbor's wife's uncle lives IL
Ohio, and the whole family are obliged
to have fat offices or starve "-Galves
fOya Mems.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

'.Did, eh? And now what propo-
sition do you wish to make?'
'sThiS is your note for $S75. Give me
SIS, and you can have it."
s'Five dollars? No, sir! l have no
money to throw away, sir
''But it is your own note"
''True, sir, very true; but I'm not
such an idiot as to throw away money
on worthless securities, no matter who
signs them. Ideal only in first-class
paper, sir; and when that note has a
negotiable value, I will be pleased to
discount it. Good day, sir-looks like
settled weather again.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
Those Yassar Girls.

This is the way Vassar girl tells a
Joke: "Girls L heard the best thing
to-day. 1t was just too funny. I cant
remember how it came about, but one Of
the girls said to Prof. Mitchell-oh,
dear can't remember just what she
said. but Prof. Mitchell's answer was
just too funny for any use. I forget just
exactly what he said, but it was too
good for any thing p
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

WHEN DR.. 81. and Lawyer A. were
walking arm-in-arm, a wag said to a
friend "These two are just equal to
one highwayman." "Why ?" asked his
friend. because" rejoined the wag,
sit is lawyer aid q doctor-your
money or your Life.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

A SCHOLARSHIPS, while taking down
the names and ages of her pupils, and
of their parents, at the beginning of the
term, asked one little fellow, "What's
your fathers name?" go, you needn't
take down his name, he's too old to go
to school to woman |" was the inno-
cent reply,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

CELIA, is your father at home? "
said bashful lover to his sweetheart.
Iwant to propose something very I'M
portant to him." ''No, Clarence, papa
is not at home, but I am. Couldn't you
propose to me just as well ?" And ne
did with perfect success.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

'sYoU promised to pay this bill yes
tefday," said an angry creditor to a
debtor. EYES," calmly replied the
other "but to err is human, to forget
divine, and I forgot it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30

If thou desire to be held wise, be so
wise as to hold thy tongue.-Quarles.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
Opinions of New York Papers.

New YORK, October 26.-The Times
thinks it is unfortunate that Morgan's
maine should have been sent to the Senate
unless he intended to accept. AS for the
rumor about the Presidents intention tc
offer the Treasury to ex-senator Conkling,
it is hardly worth attention. -.
The Herald joins the Times, Eveninq
Post and World in depreeating the runlor
of the millionaire State Senator Astol's
nomination to Congress. Besides his slav-
sh adherence to the machine last winter,
and his open defiance of the wishes of his
the Herald says he became a
facile tool to resist one Of the most desira-
BILE Improvements Of the Eleventh Con-
gressional District, viz, the Harlem ship
canal.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
NOTES OF NEWS.

ST LOUIS, October 20.--Geo. F. Rob
erts, an Englishman, was robbed OF ST. 800
in sleeping car between indianapolis ant
Litchfeld, on the [. & St. Z. railroad. Two
other passengers We're also robbed Of small
sums.
ST. LOUIS, October 20.-Tricket, the
Australian oarsman, sent a formal chal-
lenge to row three-mile race over Creve
Cpur lake, near here, for 81 900 side aud
the championship of the world on or about
the end Of November next. The date will
be agreed upon at the signing Of articles.
HANNIBAL, October 2O.-The river has
risen thirteen inches within the past "a
hours. It is nineteen feet above low water
mark, and even with the water mark of
last spring. The levy is still intact, but a
break is looked for at any moment.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, October 10 The
number of passengers injured in the acci-
Paul Railroad this morning near PeWall-
kee, Wisconsin, was twenty-five, but
strang to say none fatally. Although five
cars jumped the track they We're slightly
damaged.
ST.. Louis, October 2O.--A north-bound
freight train on the ST. Louis, Hannibal 6
Keokuk railroad was ditched near Nc
Kune's Mill, making a complete wreck Of
the train. No injured. A cattle train com
ing south on the c. B. e @. railroad, was
wrecked near Preston, Iowa. Twelve. cars
were wrecked, but no one was seriously in
jured. Some cattle were killed.
CHICAGO. October l9.--The Chicago,
Burlington 8 Quincy railroad has been
pushing rapidly forward its. extension to
Denver, and within two weeks has graded
twenty five miles from IndianoIa, Kansas.
It has now about l01 miles under grade a
distance from Indianola to Denver Of only.
240 miles, which will be completed III d
few months, and the road will begin to
run and take business as soon as the last
rails are laid -.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
HanH1paginsg Cow Boys,

TOMBSTONE, Arizona, October 27.-Fo,u
cow boys, Ike Billy Clanton and Franl
and Tom McLowery, have been parading
the town for several days. drinking heav-
lly and making themselves obnoxious. The
CITY Marshal arrested Ike Clanton. Soon
after his release the four met the Marshal
and his brothers Morgan and Wyatt carp,
and City Marshal j. Ii. Holiday. The
Marshal ordered them TO give up their
weapons, when fight commenced. Both
the LoWery boys were killed, Bill Clanton
was n1oItally wounded, dying soon after.
and Ike was slightly wounded and was ar
rested. Morgan carp was severely wound
ed III the shoulder, Wyatt slightly and the
others were unhurt.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
Nominations and Resignation OF
Fynero

WASHINGTON, October 26.-The follow
ing nominations have been sent TO the Sen
ate:
Chas. w. S. Eaton, Of New York, Su-
perintendent Of Census; Fred. Knaf1er, OF
Indiana, Pension Agent. Indianapolis
JAS. nc. Wilkinson, of Michigan, Receiver
of Public Moneys, Marquette, Michigan;
Maffin w. Gibbs, of Arkansas, Register of
the Land Office.
The Democrats are opposing the confir-
nation Of Mahone's friend, Strahan, as
postmaster at Lynchburg, and are trying
to hold the case In the committee.
The appointment Of Watmous as Pay
master General of the Navy made sharp
fight between rival candidates Tor the
place. The appointment, however, is in
the line of civil service reform as are sew
eral others Of the President.
Tyner has resigned, indicating that he
has given up the fight. He had prepared
a statement denying the truth Of the charge
against him.
A brief Cabinet session was held to-day.
IYner's statement says he never made
anv expenditure for the Star route service
without consulting the then Postmaster
General, Governor JeWett, and that later
lie refused to make large increase OF the
service. He required Of General Brady
monthly statements regarding the Star
route service and never sanctioned any
large expenditure. During the last month
he was Postmaster General, no report
came to him. and after he had ceased to be
Postmaster General, he was Informed that
during that month Brady had largely ex-
pedited the service. He went at once to
General Key, who had just assumed charge
Of the Department, and told him Of it and
advised him to cancel all orders for in
creased service. Tyner says further that
the starroute= prosecutions We're frequent.
" Il matter of consultation between him
self and President Garfield: that he took
his report Of the investigation made BY
himself into the service and read Il to
Garfield who requested that ne might also
show it To Postmaster General james,
which he did. This was soon after Gen.
Garfield became President.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03

DUBLIN, October 26.-Hundreds Of ten
ant farmers marched into Tualn to-day to
get the readinstment Of the rent notices
completed. Cheers were given for the land
act. Arrangements are making to hold
. Land League meeting in every Catholic
chapel ii Roscommon9 or. Sunday.
A dispatch says that the eonstabularY
were instructed to warn persons against
allowing Land League meetings ii their
houses. Every person attempting to hold
meetings will be Immediately arrested.
DUBLIN, October 26.At the opening Of
the new market BY the Lord Mayor, groans
and misses and an ganized demonstration
TO revenge for bis rejection Of Gray's mo-
ton to confer the freedom Ct the city upon
ParneIl and Dillon, prevented him from
being heard.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
Cabinet Gossip

WASHINGTON, October 26.--It is the be-
lief that Conkling is ultimately designated
for the Secretaryship of the Treasury, and
If he were at liberty to accept it it is be
lieyed the President would have appointed
him. Ex-Secretary, now Senator, Win
dom Informed the associated press agent
Tonight positively that Folger had been
offered and had formally accepted the
Treasury and that the President will nom
mate him tomorrow. Howe will be nom
mated tomorrow also, for Attorney Genl.
It is likely the Senate will adjourn to-
morrow.
Secretary Window had a long interview
with President Arthur tllis afternoon. The
Secretary says with the close of business
to-day his administration as Secretary of
the Treasury virtually terminated. He
will be at the Department part Of the time
for the next few days.
WASHINGTON, October 26.-It is positive
ly stated tonight that Chief Justice Folger
of New York, has been rendered and ac-
cepted the appointment of Secretary of the
Treasury and his name will be sent to the
Senate tomorrow. In connection with
this appointment it is asserted that Folger
agreed to accept it on condition and with
the understanding he shall be appointed to
the United States Supreme Bench, to sue
ceed Hunt, who it is confidently believed
will be retired.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
MORE NOMINATIONS.


WASHINGTON, October 27 The Pres
dent nominated Charles j. Folger, of Ne,
York for Secretary Of the Treasury; Thos
L. James. Of New York, for Postmaste
! General; and Frank Hatton, of Iowa. 70
FIRST Assistant Postmaster General.
| Consuls :-Chas. Kahlo, of Indiana, {
Sidney, Australia; G. w. Roosevelt. o
Pennsylvania, to Bordeaux; J, A. Leonart
Of Minnesota, TO Leith; John 5. Robeson
OF Tennessee, to Tripoli.
The Senate confirmed Folger for Secre
tary OF the Treasury; James, for Pestmas
ter-General, and Hatton, for First Assist.
ant Postmaster-Genera.
John ). Paris, Of Louisiana, was nomi-
mated for veyor-General Of Montana.
There was some surprise in the Senate
That Howe was not nominated to-day fol
Attorney-General. James was nominated
to-day for Attorney-General james was
nominated as a plecaution to avoid any
quibble regarding his future official acts.
HoWess friends claim that he will be nom
mated as soon as the President can COM
munleate with him. Others assert that
the recent Star Route complications have
convinced the President that MacVeagb
ought to remain and conduct the cases, and
that he will insist on his doing so, or ap-
point Solicitor-General Philips as Attorney
General pro tenn. until Congress meets.
The President has informed the Senators
that they can adjourn tomorrow as he has
only d few more nominations.
Ramsdcll has been nominated Register
OF Wills. 1t was supposed Webster, whom
Grant backed and whom Ramsdell sup
planted, would get the place.
The only thing urged against Folger's
was that he had claim
against the Government for compensation
while Assistant Treasurer at New York.
1t being learned that this claim had been
settled he was confirmed.
Among the combinations by the Senate
so-day were Max Frost, as Register of the
Land Office at Santa Fe, and r. M. East
nan, as United States Attorney for Mon
ana
The session lasted until $50 and the
senate adjourned.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
dszziteata7S Affairs

WASHINGTON, October 26.-Jutlge Law
renee, Assistant Comptroller OF the Treas
ury, decided that Gniteau's witnesses liv-
lhg over 100 miles away are outside the
jurisdiction Of the District Court and can
not he paid Ivy the Government.
WASHINGTON, October 26.-After argu-
ments by Scoyille, Judge Cox postponed
Gujteau's trial until Nov. 10. scoville
stated that in his opinion the court had
Jurisdiction and iutimated that he would
not raise amy question Oh that point.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
TRANSATLANTIC NOTES,

The German Government, in addition tc
the projects for subsidized steamship lines
to Japan and the South Seas, to be intro
duced at the next session of the Reichstag
will also consider the question Of Ger.
many's transatlantic traffic.
In England Sir Stafford Northcote
speaking at Conservative banquet al
Newcastle-on-Tyne on Tuesday denounced
protection, denied that he had ever favored
the restoration Of the corn duty and advo-
Gated the readjustment Of local taxation.
Mr.. Gladstone #favors some kind af local
government for Ireland provided it be not
Incompatible with the union with Eng
land.
A Commission Of experts appointed by
the Hungarian government has decided in
favor of maintaining the prohibition
against the importation Of American pork.
III Ireland the Land League has ordered
the local branches to stop hunting, and
many wealthy landlords are breaking up
their establishments. The Empress OF
Austria has arranged to hunt i'll the County
ALeafh during the coming season. The
loss to the country BY the stoppage of
hunting for the season will be about aIO0,-
900.