Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-18
SUNDAY GLoBELETS.

capital has reached height of $50 feet. The
proposed heighth is 500 feet.
Matthew Henry: Extraordinary afflctlous
are not always the punishment OF extraordi-
nary sins, but sometimes the trial of eXtraor-
binary graceS.
South: True repentance has double as
pect. 1t looks upon things of the past witt
weeping eye, and upon the future with
watehful eye.
The Rev. Mr.. Libiestrand, a Baptist preacher
in Finland, while preachig the gospel has
been shot at the instigation Of priest OF The
Luthern church.
Nearly 900 Swedes were landed from Eu
ropean steamers the other day, at Castle Gar
den. New York. All were bound to Minnesota
to live on farms.
tits alleged that the dominant idea OF the
Eastern Jew, whatever may be that OF his CO.
religionists in the Western countries, is to re-
turn to Palestine.
The old colored servant of Senator David
Davis, to visit whom he left the chair OF the
senate, is dead He was born slave to an
uncle of Davis.
A good temper, like summer day, IS the
sweetener of toll ard soother OF dlsqnetuae'
It sheds a brightness over everything. Joy
and health result from it.
1.-THE Lord invites us 10 trust him, but 1t is
command, too. We are hidden 10 believe on
the Son of God. as in the case OF the queen
q monarch's invitation is command.
The FIRST Presbyterian church in Indlanap-
oils last week cleared itself OF & mortgage
debt of $4,000, which had rested on the
church for number of years
= In Japan 80 per cent. of the people are
able to read; in the United States 50 per cent;
in England 81; in China 60, and in India only
5 per cent. can boast Of that accomplish
ment.
Chicago has the largest Hebrew population
of any other city of equal numbers in the
world. There are fifteen Synagogues IN the
CITY, which have an average attendance OF
1900 each.
The Merchants Exchange in San Francisco
was closed on the first Sabbath in April for
the first time since its organization. pla-
card on the door announced, "Closed on ac-
count of the Sunday law"
The Rev. Newman Smyth, D. D., pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church, in Quincy, H.,
has resigned the pastorate of that church, to
accept call from the Central Congregational
Church, in New Haven, Conn.
Mayor King, OF Philadelphia, has appointed
142 gentlemen to constitute the committee TO
perfect arrangements for the celebration OF
the 2OOth anniversary of the founding OF the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Times asserts that the
morals of society ladies of that city are at a
very low ebb; for it alleges that 'they are in
the habit of indulging so freely in intozicat-
ing beverages at lunch parties and dinners as
to act in an unlady-like not 10 say disgraceful
manner.
There is an old law in Turkey by which great
privileges are afforded to colonists, land the gen
eral laws affecting the tenure of land are re-
markedly just. There are large tracts OF rich
waste land in certain parts of the country, to
which three years occupation gives q pre-
scriptive title.
A London paper says: ain the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland there are
about 10000 places OF religious worship;
while it appears to be well assertained fact
that for every 1000 persons attending the
house OF God above 1900 are to be found Sun
day in the public house"
The European nationalities in Egypt are
represented, by estimate, as follows: Italians,
1900; French, $4,000; Austrians and Germans
9,5e6s English, $500; other nationalities'
1900; total, $4,000; and in the dangerous
state of anarchy which prevails in Egypt, these
nationalities are fleeing as rapidly as possible
from impending dangers.
The Missionary NerS states that united
Jewish colony is to be formed in the district
of Gilead and Moab, the Sultan of Turkey
having granted !, 100000 acres of land for the
purpose, in consideration of large amount of
money to be advanced by Jewish capitalists.
The new colony is to be ruled, ETC., by prince
of the Jewish race and religion, though trib-
utary to the Porte.
Many Jewish capitalists OF Russia have re-
solved TO erect factories in Zaffa, town in
Palestine, where there is already Jewish ag-
ricultural colony. Old Rabbis of the strictest
Jewish orthodoxy have recently said that
"Whosoever puts his hand to the working of
the soil of the Holy Land acts more meritori-
ously than ne who passes his time in the
study Beth Hamedrash."
1t is estimated that the direct pecuniary
damage to Russia by the Anti-Jewish cru
SADIE, including houses, breadstuffs, and other
property destroyed, and money taken away BY
tn emigration of Jews, far exceed 100000
600, and that the indirect injury is still
greater Perhaps Russia is rich enough to
afford this, but continued persecution will tell
forcibly on its material welfare.
The late earl OF Kintore, speaking one
day to three clergymen of different schools
of thought about their respective ministries,
said, ''When go to hear you addressing one
of them),you are always preaching about what
she-the church-says; and when go to hear
you addressing another), you are always di-
lating on it-doctrine; but when go and
listen to this man (alluding to the third, he
always breaches hinl-Christ."
New York Catholic Reuiear; In New York
bad landlords are far more numerous than
good ores. And the following illustration
shows what one tyrannical landlords tenants
have to endure. The landlord, who owns a
butcher store, compels them to deal in his