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

The potatoe was discussed at a meet
ing of the Central New York Farmers
Club. The facts developed in the ex-
perience Of farmers present were that
though soil and season unques-
tionably have much to do with
the flavor of potatoes, the late potatoes
retain their flavor over winter and into
spring better than early sorts. Profess
sor Roberts found that under the same
conditions, small potatoes for seed gave
the poorest result, the middle part of
large potatoes next, the seed potatoes
next, and the seed end the best. A
whole large potato with single eye is
the best possible seed. More work is
needed, but better crop secured by
cultivating in rows or drilling, rather
than in hills.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
Fires la TReaferS

The Minneapolis Journal, in comment.
ing on the terrible disaster at Vienna,
says:
cit is horrible to imagine for moment
what would be the result should the cry
of fire arise and the flames break out
when either Pence Opera House, the
Academy of Music, or the St. Paul Opera
house are crowded"
There probably is no place of public
entertainment which would not bear i'm
proved methods of exit, but it is mani
testify unfair to compare the st. Paul Ope-
"a house with the Minneapolis Academy
of Music on this point. Several years
ago the st. Paul Opera house was provid-
ed with a rear platform and broad
stairs from the second floor,
which wonld enable any crowd
the house will hold, to escape in three
minutes. The Academy at Minneapolis,
is, however, regular fire trap and the
Journal acts wisely in calling attention
to it. The long, tortuous. and narrow
stairs renders 1t certain that terrible
disaster will result, if an alarm of fire
should evertake place when it is crowded
and if the fire should be actual no tongue
can depict the horrors which must ensue.
This has been so apparent to the people
of Minneapolis that for two or three
years they have been agitating the
question of a new opera house common
surate with the importance of
the city, and especially con-
structed to guard against fire
calamity. We believe site was secured
and the excavation made, but for some
reason the project lies dormant This is
a great mistake and the Journal will do
well to continue its timely agitation until
a leading place of amusement is secured
for that city which people can enter with
out stopping to make their wills in the
vestibule, and leave all hope behind.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11

Rarely, it is to be hoped, ilss politins
prejudice, in the case of man whom
nations. loved, survived as it seems to
have done in the town of Dumfries, Scot
land, where Robert Burns lived, and
where he died. It has been proposed to
erect there a suitable monument in
memory Of him and in testimony Of the
fame which, through him, the town has
acquired; but Burns was anything but a
tory in politics, and hence the local con-
servatives have refused to give the enter
prise any Of their support. Stiff Scotch
churchmen, who, as has been appropri-
ately said, have infinitely more ground,
on the score of theology, for objections
to Burns, and the example he left to the
world, have taken widely different
course, and are said to be among the
strongest admirers and apologists of
Burns in Dumfries.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
How Man Became Insane.
The Hermit of the Troy On. ~

Q
Times, writes:
A large number of lunatics in our asy-
lums are the victims of their own mis-
conduct. Almost any man can make
himself a lunatic if he pursues the d.
rect method. There are hum
dreds and perhaps thousands in this
city driving themselves to madness.
Gambling, speculation, and hard drink
ing will undermine the strongest intel
lects. A young man Of my acquaint-
ance has lately been sent to Blooming
dale asylum, who was few years ago so
promising as to obtain an important ap-
pointment. He abused his position, be-
came suddenly a gambler, and rake as
well as defaulter. Such a course of
vice destroyed his reason, and he is one
of the incurables.
The same idea is advanced by Ho-
garth, who finished the ''Rake's Pro-
gress," by the scene in the the mad
house. During the last five years large
numbers have been carried to the asy-
lum the victims of speculation. The
love of pleasure and the haste to get
rich have done a fearful work. After
the intellect has been over-driven it
must sink, and perhaps remain in hope
less prostration. It may be added that
the increase of insanity since the open
ing of the present year is of unparalleled
degree. More than 500 cases have been
reported during this brief interval, and
hence it is not surprising that the asy-
Iums are more than full. The attention
of the public has been called to this sub.
ject by the press, and additional room
must be provided. We must either
abate that furious intemperance which
is driving so many to madness or we
must double our asylums all through
the State.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
A German Silver Wedding.

On this Sunday there WAS evidently
something unusual astir. People chung
like swarming bees about the doors Of
the bakers house, where swung the
blue wooden sign, displaying the usual
white coffee-pot and the lavish assort-
ment of fancy bread, painted with print
tive notions of perspective, wreathed for
the occasion with laurel and bay, as if
the portly baker had just returned from
a glorious military campaign. I no.
ticed that the ladies of the party pushed
bravely in at the narrow doorway. while
the gentlemen fingered more shyly out
side. whispering together. and nudging
each other to enter first. Every one
was in gala dress, and turned pleasant
brown faces to greet me as 1 entered the
bakers house, which is built, as are all
the farm houses OF North Germany (for
the baker had some land OF his own to
farm, in two parts that is to say, a
long brick-hoored hall divides the living
rooms, which open upon it on one side,
from the stalls for horses and COWS,
which are ranged on the other. The
chief work Of the house is done in this
big, open hall. The women wash their
clothes and the girls cook and iron at the
stove in the corner, while the COWS and
the customers look on from opposite
sides, for the shop, the parlor, and the
sleeping rooms Of the family all open on
the hall. This arrangement affords rare
opportunities for gossiping with all the
old women who look in, ostensibly to
fetch their daily loaves of black bread,
a yard long, and as hard as a brickbat.
But on this occasion long table occu-
pies the center Of the hall, spread with
all sorts of unusual delicacies. Six or
eight brown smoked hams, and as many
long, blue-black sausages; piles of bread
and butter and gingerbread; fiat cakes
sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar;
square cakes full of raisins, ora ter
rible danger to unwary teeth-fresh
cherries, with an unnatural preponder-
ance of stones, which have knack of
imbedding themselves where they are
least expected, in the soft corners of q
wedge-shaped slice. The table was gar
nished with huge bouquets of flowers
asters, fuschias, and larkspur- which
had been contributed by all the neigh
bors, and accounted for the generally
cropped appearance of all the gardens in
the village. The Atgosy.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
PERSONAL,

Geo. W. Benedict, of Sank Centre, is at the
Clarendon.
CIV. Belts, of Chicago, has rooms at
Clarendon.
c. J. Scribner, of Boston, Mass, is stopping
at the Clarendon.
Mrs. DR.. Alley, of Poughkeepsie, is stop
ping at the Clarendon.
c. j. Sullivan and son, of Milwaukee, are
stopping at The Clarendon.
Hon. L. Wheelock, of Owatonna, was among
the arrivals at the Metropolitan, yesterday.
John r. Howard, ESQ.,, chief clerk of the
house of representatives, is at the Merchants.
n. W. Kittson, Esq, leaves this evening on
a business trip to New York and other eastern
cities.
Lieut.. Gov. c. A. Gilman, of St. Cloud, is
occupying his favorite apartments at the
Merchants.
Major G. A. Ruffee, of Brainerd, formerly
Indian agent at the White Earth reservation,
was at the Merchants.
Hon. j. V. Brewer, of the st. Cloud land
Office, will spend the Sabbath in st. Paul with
headquarters at the Merchants.
At the Metropolitan: Capt. N. Brown, E.
Banning, Chicago; r. A. Platt, New York; q.
Mckinney, Dakota W. Walker, Detroit.
Hugh Gammell, Esq, the well known news
dealer at the Merchants, is home from pleas
ure trip through Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and
Kansas.
At the Merchants G. Hall, Casselton E.
Mcknight, Fargo; w. Nichols, Pembina.; c.
Perry, Brainerd; W. Stephens, Stephen Geo
Clapp, Moorhead, Il. Mckinney, Winona.
James Goodhue, ESQ.,, after spending sew
eral days in St. Paul, his old home, left last
evening for Detroit, Mimi, where he is now
located in the wood business, buying princi-
pally for the Fargo market.
Among the arrivals at the Clarendon are
c. j. Cunningham and family, Oshkosh, Wis,
Dan. j. Collins, Jr., Sioux City-Geo. B.
johnson ard wife, Green Bay-F. K. Burn
ham, Milwaukee-Theo. Holton, Lake Park.
Mr.. Joseph Hahn and wife, old residents of
Lake city, parents of Attorney General Hahn
and of Mrs. Frank R. Sterrett, will spend the
winter in st. Paul with Mr.. Sterrett. Tues
day last was the forty-eighth anniversary OF
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs Hahn, on which
occasion there was pleasant reception at Mr..
and Mss. Sterrett, Summit avenue, at which
were assembled Judge Baldwin and wife and
mother, Geo. T. Gibbs and wife, d. D. Brown
and wife, and many old friends Of the aged
couple, as well as sevaral members of the
family
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
SALTWATER.

Judge McCluer will begin term OF
court at Redwing tomorrow.
Mr.. W. H. Harrington will hold his
night school on Monday evening.
Judge Crosby is holding term of court
in Judge St. Julien Cox's district.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Durant left Friday
for Chicago, to be absent about ten days.
The board Of county commissioners
will meet at the court house next Tues
day.
Mr.. l.. W. Daley is the father of girl
baby which came along to his house
Thursday last,
Some one who didn't have as much
wood as they wanted, took away cord
from Mr.. Kellogg, which was piled near
the upper depot.
The project for Introducing the electric
light into this city seems to meet the ap-
prevail of the citizens generally. Seymour,
Sabin s. Co. are placing them in then
workshop as test.
The citizens of Saltwater will have the
pleasure at an early date of listening to
the Rev. Dr.. j. Wechsler, a distinguished
Rabbi of st. Paul, upon some historic
subject that will be interesting to all.
Sheriff Geo. A. Blair, of LIE Seuer coun-
ty, came over Friday and left with War
den Reed, Andrew Thompson, for enter
ing shop in the night time with intent
to commit larceny and sentenced for
three years, and James ]. Merry, assault
with intent to do great bodily harm, five
years.
The Rev. Mr. McClary delivered his
lecture on "Labor and Sunshine at the
Methodist church Friday evening to a
we'll filed house. The lecture was very
entertaining and the speaker drew out
many useful ideas. Little Zue's recita-
ton at the close of the lecture was high
ly complimented, and for child Of only
eight years she showed remarkable taste
for dramatic art
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
The Modern Cook.
MRS. NJ. B. WEIGH, in College Mon

MRS. NJ. B. WEIGH, in College Monthly.l
What are some of the things that
every cook who prepares meal for any
family ought to know? Unless the whole
routine of her work be haphazard and
unreliable, she should have intelligent
and well defined opinions concerning
the relations of food to physical growth,
so that she can furnish that which is the
best adapted to the whole household, fit
to build up healthful and symmetrical
bodies for the children as we'll as the ma
ture workers in the family, the nutriment
necessary to keep good the balance be-
tween supply and demand. The children
should not fail to develop properly on
account of her ignorance OF their needs.
The father should never give out more
vitality in his struggle with the world
than she can make good to him as she
prepares his daily food. All this applies
practical application of the principles
taught in physiology and chemistry, as
well as knowledge of the kind and the
quality of nourishment stored in plants,
flesh, fish and fowl. Earth, air and sea
furnish her with materials which she
must understand how to prepare, so that
it can be transformed into bone, blood
and muscle in such proportion that each
shall have its proper development. She
must be both too wise and too humane
to concoct any dish or brew any drink
that will induce dyspepsia, headache or
dullness.
Never until the cook gives more time
to the mastery of such studies will cook
cry take its proper place among the
sciences. These bodies of ours are ex-
ceedingly complicated and delicate mach
ines, not to be safely tempered with by
bungling. A blacksmith can undertake
with greater impunity to make watch
than an ignorant and unframed house.
keeper to build up, without knowledge
or skill, Symmetrical and perfectly de-
veloped human body. And when the
value Of these bodies, not only as physi.
cal organisms, but as related to mental
growth, is fully appreciated, the work Of
the skilled cook will rank with that OF
other great philanthropists. It is not
extravaganza to say that the progress Of
humanity toward true perfecting de4
ponds largely upon this branch of do-
nestle economy. How much thought,
and study are given to the proper food
for fine stock. Surely we owe as much
care to our children as to our herds. t.
is certainly true that just in proportions
to the advance, of any people in ciyiliza-
ton will be the advance of care and skill
in the preparation of the articles of food.
tits, therefore. worthy of an absorbing
study. Health, mental vigor, virtue and
happiness are more closely dependents
than we are apt to imagine on the cook
that reigns in the kitchen.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11

"'Tis no use! We are now In the
worst crisis of our history" said an en-
thusiastic young reformer, at the family
supper-table. Subsidy and Perfdy
openly walk hand in hand!'
"Mebbe they be a-going to get mar
ried, Tommy" put in the venerable
grandmother, ''and that makes things
not as bad as they look to you. I re-
member when I was girl, and your
grandfather came accounting"
go! bother grandmother, I say!"
exclaimed Mr.. Reform Thomas, i'm
patiently, upsetting his empty tea.cup
with such jangle as to send the dear
old lady off on dissertation about the
best dement's for mending broken
''chaney."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
An Adventure in Africa.

On the fifth day Of our march from
Iendwe, was, as usual, considerably IN
front OF my men, who with their loads
were not able to walk as fast as myself.
The sky threatened a storm, which made
me hasten to reach Pamlilo. On ap-
preaching the village no one was to be
seen, the natives being either out in the
fields or in their houses out of the rain.
The stockade presented rather unin-
viting appearance, being ornamented by
few hundred human skulls in all con-
ditions, from the freshly stuck-up head,
to the bleached Uranium, and all appar-
emily swapping their jaws at the thought
of new companion, as the wind
wheeled them backwards and forwards.
However, the rain was falling fast, and
there was no use being squeamish about it
so into the village 1 marched unnoticed,
and finding out hut with broad over
hanging cave, I took refuge out of sight
until my men came up, in order that I
might appear with appropriate pomp. I
had been thus ensconed nearly ten min
utes, when suddenly the stiffness of the
village was broken by loud, peculiar
shout. This was almost Immediately
taken up from every quarter in the VII
lage, until every stone seemed to yell
out the strange cry. Drums added TO
the uproar, while women screamed and
the men were seen hurrying toward the
gates, shouting anG brandishing their
spears. I was very much astonished at
this; but supposing it was simply the
fashionable mode Of receiving caravan,
I remained still, expecting my men
every minute. However, the uproar
continued without abatement, and my
men did not appear. Thinking there
must be something wrong, I emerged
from my cover. To my surprise, I found
the gates closed, and the stockade and
the crow's-nests manned by an excited
multitude, brandishing their spears at
some apparent enemy outside. It in
stantly flashed upon me that I was a
prisoner, and cut off from my men. My
presence in the village was evidently
unknown. For, on my appearance
among them, every voice was silent, and
the once excited multitude now seemed
to have become paralyzed with fear. I
was supposed to be q ghost. Seeing
this, I recovered my presence OF mind,
and assuming an attitude like Hamlet's
ghost, I moved forward with slow, de-
iberate steps, and severe expression
of face. At each step the warriors re-
cooled. Struck with awe, they looked
at mo with staring eyes and open mouths
in breathless silence. This was too
much for me, and unable to keep up the
character, I burst out with an irrepres-
sible roar of laughter. The effect Of
that laugh was tremendous. The
amazed savages recoiled still further.
leaving the gate free. With
o bound I reached it, and before they
could recover their senses it was open,
and I was outside, to the unbounded
joy Of my men, who were trembling for
my safety.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
Abrodd.

A6rOQd.
The Alice Oates company are giving
'sThe Mascotte'' in San Francisco.
Mr.. Hipkins has decided that the
Italian Cristofori was the inventor of the
piano.
The Melville Comic opera company
averaged $1,000 night during their stay
in Boston.
Imogene, who made herself somewhat
notorious year or so ago, is keeping a
hotel in Boston.
Dalziel's "Pajamas" has been purchas-
ed by Harry E. Dixey. The comedian
means to star in it.
Miss Emma Nevada, an American girl,
has been singing with great success in
ssSonnambula' at Milan.
John McCullough's new play is to be
called The Bondsman and not Democra-
cy, as has been announced.
The statement Is made by the Madison
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ShOrt.Tghted.

There were two ,Fhort-sighted men,
Ching and Chang, who were always quar-
reling as to which could see the best. As
they had heard there was to be tablet
erected at the gable of a naighboring tenn
pie, they determined thst they would
visit it together on given day, and put
their power of eyesight to the test. But
each desiring to take advantage Of the
other, Ching went by stealth to the tenn
pie, and looking quite close to the tablet
he saw an inscription with the words,
''To the great man Of the past and the
future"
Chang also went, prying yet closer,
and in addition to the inscription, 'To
the great man of the past and the
future" he read in smaller characters,
'sThis tablet is erected by the family Of
Ling, in honor Of the great man."
On the day appointed, standing at a
distance from which neither Of them
could read, Ching exclaimed, ''The in
scription is, TO the great man Of the
past and the future"
ssTrue," said Chang, s'but you have
left out a part of the inscription, which
can read but you cannot, and which is
written in smaller letters: Erected by
the family Of Ling, in honor of the great
man."
s'There is no such inscription" said
Ching.
''There isl" said Chang.
So they waved wroth, and after abus-
ing each othey, they agreed to refer the
matter to the high priest of the temple.
He heard their story and quietly said:
"There is no tablet to read; it was taken
into the interior Of the temple yester-
day."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11
Gentle
Women

Who want glossy, luxuriant
and wavy tresses Of abundant,
beautiful Hair must use
LYONS KATHAIRON. This
elegant, cheap article always
makes the Hair grow freely
and fast, keeps it from falling
out, arrests and cures gray.
ness, removes dandruff and
itching, makes the Hair
strong, giving it a curling
tendency and keeping it in
any desired position. Beau.
tiful, healthy Hair is the sure
result Of using Kathairon.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11

An Italian tramp, named Cassasser, stabbed
farmer named Harry Jones, seven times
Wednesday night, near Nashville, Barry
county, Mich. The tramp had applied for
lodgings, and not getting as good accomoda-
building. From this the alteration arose.
1t is feared Jones cannot live. The tramp is
in Jail.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Learitt's Gigantic Minstrels.

Leavitt's Gigantic Minstrels closed their
engagement at the Opera house last even
ing. giving an excellent performance be-
fore large and well-pleased audience.
The troupe is one of the best that has
ever visited St. Paul, and have many
novel features in their repertoire. The
arrangement of the first part scene
was the most attractive, and the
costumes of the performers were
the handsomest ever seen IN
minstrel show here. The principal COM
edians Billy Arlington, Lew Benedict,
Harry Armstrong and Billy West are all
old favorites, and their end, songs and
Jokes were provocative of much merrl-
ment. The vocal selections were fairly
rendered. Arthur Cooks tenor solo be-
ing especially good, and the instrument
tation was of high decree OF excel
lence. -.
The olio was varied and replete with
entertaining acts. The break-neck song
end dance of O'Connors & Kelly was
most laughable and exciting
exhibition. The act re-
presenting old time minstrelsy as intro
duced by Dan Emmett in 1910, showed
by contrast the great advance made in
this line of amusement. The three Rank
ms, musical speciality, called the ANA
teur Rehearsal, were simply immense.
The concluding burlesque, patients"
barring slight tendency to coarsenesss,
was very amusing and well appreciated
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Sacred Concert.

Sacred Concert
Thursday evening next, the 10Th, a
sacred concert will be given at the Cathe-
dral, at which the following excellent
programme will be presented:
/. Organ Prelude - Prof. Manner
q Veni Creator-Wallace. -. Tenor Solo
and Chorus ................J y. Dickinson
8. 1.-Recltative-"And God said: let the
WATERS o. Aria - Rolling in
foaming pillows.
4, "Must l then part" ..................Ot Otto
Messrs Draper, Wood, Manner and Buckalew
5. "Domine Dominus noster" I'll. Weiss
Miss A. Schonarth, Mr.. W. Manner.
g. "Gaudeamus" Observation-Disclosures. Diabelli
Mrs Z. Lamprey, Messrs. Dickinson, Man
ner and Giesen.
PART II.
1. Gloria in Excelsis -Ellerton. =. Chorus
with soprano and bass solos. .Soloists,
Mrs. Mitchell and Mr.. j. Giesen.
2. Bass Solo. Mr.. Buckalew
8. Gratias Agimus- Guillma. Soprano
Solo, Mrs. Z. Lamprey
+. Judith. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .Concone
Miss Emma Haggerty.
Mr.. W. L. Anderson.
8, Chorus. ............St. Paul Mannerchor