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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
Practical Application of knowledge.

Pupils in our common schools are
sadly deficient in the power OF practical
application. This must be evident to
every teacher and parent who has ever
tested the matter by asking practical
questions. The pupil who, with the
book before him, can readily "get the
answers" 10 tie difficult problems in
profit and loss is wholly at loss to de-
termine the profit his father receives on
cloth bought for 20 cents and sold for 25
cents per yard. He learns in school
that Columbus and Springfield are in
the same latitude, and is not sure at
home that Columbus is not between
Springfield and the North pole. he
learns that every proper noun should
commence with capital, and then d.
reefs his first love letter to miss jennie
smith. He can say with accuracy that
there are 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes,
and 49 seconds in a year, but has no idea
Of how many times the sun will rise and
set between two Christ1nasss. He car
give correctly the principal parts Of see
and go, and Immediately after be guilty
of saying, ST seen him, bnt now he has
went away"
Is this fault, this studying to no prac-
tical purpose, due to our system Of edu-
cation? If it is, it is high time that our
leaders in educational matters point out
the fault and suggest the remedy. Is it
because teachers fall into mechanical,
monotonous ruts of teaching, and per-
form their work in a manner so school
like and so little business-like that it
never occurs to the pupil that what he
learns from his books has any connec-
ton with or application to the things
that occur in everyday Life? Here we
think is the trouble, and in this we
should reform. Let each teacher make
his work more and more practical let
him strive to lift his pupils from their
unthinking, impractical methods OF
study let him give them matter for
thought upon the simple, common
things around them let him endeavor
to create an interest in their minds upon
the subjects discussed by the older peo-
pie of the community, and soon we shall
have race of children in our schools
who will know more at the age of II of
what is practical and useful than our
children now know when they leave the
common schools. Republican
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
Is That a MOsQuitO2

can so you're a-going out to the East
Hingies, my darlint Mrs. Marooney,"
said an old Irish crone to the young
wife of soldier about to embark for
Madras; GIVE been in them parts smee-
self, and we'll do remember the torment
I went through night and day with the
muskcatoes. They have long suckers
hanging down from their head, and
they'll draw the life-blood ont of ye be-
fore ye can say pease." This terrifying
account lived in the memory Of the
young woman. The vessel made the
Madras roads; the decks were crowded;
all hands were delighted at the sight of
land, Mrs. Marooney among the rest.
but her Joy was of short duration, for on
shore she perceived an elephant. Horror
struck at the sight, and in breathless
agitation, she approached the mate, ex-
claiming with uplifted hands, "Howly
Moses! is that muskcato?"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
A Typical Indian Village.

From Birdwood's industrial Arts of India.'1
Outside the entrance of the single
village street, N an exposed rise OF
ground, the hereditary potter sits by his
wheel, molding the swift revolving clay
by the natural curves of his hands. At
the back of the houses which form the
low, irregular street, there are two OF
three looms at work in blue and scarlet
and gold, the frames hanging between
the acacia trees, the yellow flowers of
which drop fast on the webs as they are
being woven. In the street the brass
and copper smiths are hammering away
at their pots and pans; and further down,
in the verandah of the rich mans house,
is the jeweler working rupees and gold
mohrs into fair jewelry. Gold and sill
yer earrings and round tires Like the
moon, bracelets and tablets and nose
rings, and tinkling ornaments for the
feet, taking his designs from the fruits
and flowers around him, or from the
traditional forms represented in the
paintings and carvings of the great tenn
pie, which rises over the grove of man
goes and palms at the end of the street,
above the lotus covered village tank. At
half-past three or four in the afternoon
the whole street is lighted up by the
moving robes of the women going down
to draw water from the tank, each with
two or three water jars on her head; and
so, while they are going and returning
in single file, the scene CLOVIS like Titi-
ans canvas and moves like the stately
procession of the Panathenaic frieze.
Later the men drive in the mild, gray
kline from the moaning plain, the looms
are folded up, the coppersmiths are
silent, the elders gather in the gate, the
lights begin to glimmer in the fast fall
ing darkness, the feasting and the music
are heard on every side, and late into
the night the songs were sung from the
Ramavana or Mahatharata. The next
morning at sunrise, after the simple
additions and adornments performed
in the open air before the houses, the
same begins again. This is the daily
life going on all over Western India in
the village communities of the Dakhin,
among a people happy in their simple
manners and frugal way of life, and in
the culture derived from the grand epics
of religion in which they live and move
and have their daily being, and in which
the highest expression Of their literature,
art and civilization has been stereotyped
for 5000 years.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
Travelling in Old Times.

A careful inspection Of the vehicle OF
former times Leads us to the conclusion
that our forefhIhers were lined with zinc
and copper-fastened, for nothing short
Of it could have withstood the joltings
and Earrings, the bouncings and bump
ings entailed upon those who used any
other method of locomotion except that
which nature provides. The chariot in
which Gen. and Mrs. Washington went
to Philadelphia upon his election to the
Presidency was no doubt an instrument
of torture. To the discomforts of this
rambling old carriage may be added, for
the General, the incessant wagging OF
Mrs. Washington's tongue, for it is a
well-known fact that Martha was of a
shrewish nature, and made no bones Of
giving the General her views in very
forcible manner. The method of travel
ing which they pursued gave publicity
to the fact that the General had a cur
tain lecture every night for night-cap.
In the course of their journey, they ar
ranged to spend the nights at the houses
OF the gentry scattered along between
Mount Vernon and Philadelphia, and
Martins was often heard to nag her lord
and master until loud snore announced
that the General was safe in the land OF
dreams from all worldly annoyances.
The chariot was the acknowledged
mark Of aristocracy. Aiourney in these
days entailed a retinue, somewhat aftsr
the following order:
/. Marster and Missis In carriage.
2. Marster's "boy" on horseback,
with led horse for Marster to ride when
he wished to stretch his legs.
8. A wagon containing two hair trunks
and Missis' maid.
The rate Of progression was about four
miles an hour.
The habit Of carrying servants even
on neighborly visits obtainedin Virginia
and Maryland until the abolition OF
slavery. A form of entertaining called
spending the day" was the fashion.
This consisted in going to a friends
house early in the morning, and staying
until late in the evening, consuming the
interval in succession Of meals. Be-
side the visitors, the coachman and
horses, there was usually "maid, ="
who sat on the rack behind the carriage,
swinging her legs in ecstatic delight at
the prospect of "going abroad"
Chaises were the only two-seated
vehicles in use, and were something like
a modern top buggy, except that they
had but two wheels. Consequently, going
up hill, the occupants were being spilled
out behind, and going down hill they
werespilled out before. Louisville Post
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
MOSAICS.

BETTER bend the neck promptly than
to bruise the forehead.
LEARNING was given to promote good
actions, not empty disputes.
TIE truly brave are soft Of heart and eyes.
Byron.
NEVER put off till tomorrow laugh
that can be laughed to-day.
The heavens are as deep as our aspi-
rations are high.-Thoreau.
So LONG as thee cannot see thy way
clear what to do, do nothing.-A Qua
ker Friend.
THE generality Of men have, like plan
cts, latent properties which chance
brings to light.
PATIENCE! Why, 'tis the soul Of peace;
OF al the virtues 'tis the nearest heaven;
1t makes men look like gods.
WHEN friendships spoke honesty's understood !;
For none can be friend that is not good.
Catherine Phillips.
COSTLY followers are not to be liked;
lest while man maketh his train Ion
ger he makes his wings shorter.-Ba
con.
We never have q good time but that
we long for better one, and generally
spoil the second In the attempt to make
it better than the first.
To EACH his sufferings; all are men,
Condemned alike to groan;
The tender for another's pain,
The unfeeling for his own.
Gray.
LOVE is sentiment so delicate that a
lover should never know that he is
loved, but by divining it.-Mnae. de
Sat0ry.
The heroic virtue of silence requires
for practice the powers of ripening rea-
son. Reason teaches us to be silent,
the heart teaches us to speak.
A SOIL which produces nothing can
rarely be found; if it is not embellished
by flowers, fruit or grain, its surface is
covered by rocks and thorna Thus it
is with man; if he is not virtuous, he Se-
comes full Of vice-Bostssatet.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
An Arkansas Negro With a Wall Street
EducafiOn.

@s~SssS0OA.s
"Mr. Armfeld," said Simon, evil
yer please ter pay me dem $40 what yer's
been OWN me fur five munts. A man
is about ter get mortgage on my sto,
and wants de ready money bad"
"Bruder Simon, said Mr.. Armfeld,
rehectively marking on the sidewalk
with his stick, Use been big fnan-
cial benefit ter you"
"Doan see how when yer owes me
80"
eff II show yer, will yer let me off
wild de 3d."
eyes, an be powerful glad oh de
chance"
"Some time ago." continued Mr..
Armfeld, ct came ter yer sto an
bought SIS with OBJ goods on credic.
Amt dat fack ?"
"Yas, keep ur comm"
"Three days afterwards I cum roun'
an paid yer. Amt dat fack ?"
"Yas, cut agin."
"Seberal days after dis my credic
wuz so strengthened dat cum roun' an
got 81 with on credic. Amt dat a
fack?"
"Yas. come agin.'
"Two days afterwards I cum roun'
an paid yer de 81. Den on de naked
day cum roun' an got $40 with on a
credic."
"Yas, I know, an yer owes me yet.
Now how'se yer gwine ter show dat yer's
been a financial benefit ter me?"
"Case saved money fur yer"
Chow, sab ?"
"In dis fack-my credit was so
strengthened dat I could hab got in
debt fur $40; but I conquered my
feelin's and let yer off wild $40. Now,
amt dat fack?"
"Hit do look dat way, Mister Arm
field"
cam now dat our little 'sturbance is
settled, I'll come roun' Sunday and eat
dinner wild yer. "-Little Rock Gazette.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22

When Kansas editor takes his afi-
davit that he saw grasshopper light
down on the back of robin and Lift him
two feet high, in an effort to carry him
of, it is simply one solitary instance of
the wonderful richness Of the soil of that
State. Next year they are going to
tame the grasshopper, and use him to
hunt rats.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
BITS OF INFORMATION.

The first records we have Of geograph-
icA knowledge are in the Pentateuch
and in the Book of Joshua.
ANTHRACITE coal was first discovered
in the Lehigh valley, Pennsylvania, IN
the year 1871, by hunter named Philip
Ginther.
THE Mohammedans are the most nu-
merous sect in the world by at least
100, 100000. The .Buddhists are next IN
number, being estimated at $50, 900, 900.
The word Fenian is derived from
Finian or Finii, the old militia of Ire
land, so called from Fian or Fingal, a
popular hero of Irish Evolutionary his
tory.
THE paving of streets is Of early date.
The Romans paved their streets in a very
elaborate and solid manner. Portions
of the pavements still remain, and are in
use at the present day /; and the pave
ment Of Pompeii remains entire.
In the whole continent of America
there are 1920, 900 Catholics and 3d.
100000 Protestants. In the United
States there are the following church
organizations and church sittings:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22
Yne Tunisian's Passion for Flowers.
AN the Year Round.1

The Tunisian Arabs have passion for
flowers, and as soon as their spring COM
mences, even the poorest and rageddest
may be seen with a delicately scented
blossom stuck above his ear, the stalk
resting amid the folds Of his turban and
the flower projecting forward over his
dark cheek. have been told by those
who have had thirty years knowledge Of
these people that they viii almost go
without bread to buy flowers. And
there is something in the sight Of gaunt,
toil-worn Arab, whose sole garments
may consist of piece Of coarse sackng
and a ragged old turban, with bunch
of delicate. spring blossoms dropping
their cool freshness against his swarthy
cheek, which stirs strange minglng Of
sympathy and pity and admiration.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22

COFFEE is said to have been first used
as drink at Alden, thence introduced
into Egypt, and thence into Turkey. An
African traveller mentions that the coffee
tree was taken by the Jesuit missionaries
to the western coast of Africa, where it
has since become naturalized, and covers
vast spaces Of waste land. 1t was intro
duced in England in the early part OF
the sevente zenith century.
THE expression "humbug" is corr
ruption Of the word Hamburg, and origi-
mated in the following manner: During
q period when war prevailed on the Con-
tinent, so many false reports were manu-
featured at Hamburg that at length,
when any one would signify his disbelief
of statement, he would say "You
had that from Hamburg" which was
soon corrupted into humbug, and has
become common expression of mere
dulity.
THERE is little or nothing known with
certainty in regard to the invention Of
glass. Some of the oldest specimens
are Egyptian, and are traced to about
1900 years before Christ (b.y sone $500
B. c. Transparent glass is believed to
have been first used about $50 years be-
fore the Christian era. The credit of the
invention was given by the ancients to
the Phenicians. The story is familiar
one, of the Ph9nician merchants, who
rested their cooking pots on blocks Of
natron (sub-carbonate of soda) and found
glass produced by the union, under heat,
of the alkai and the sand on the shore.
The first locomotive engine ever seen
in the United States was one imported
from England in the spring of 1929. It
was built by George Stephenson atNew-
castle-upon-Tyne. It was put upon ex-
hibiion in the yard OFF. Duncomb, Water
street, New York, on its arrival here.
The first locomotive that was used ON an
American road was one brought from
England early in the summer of 1929,
and in two or three months it was rum
ming on the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company's road. The first steam loco
motive engine constructed in the United
States was built by the Messrs. Kemble,
New York city.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-22

WHAT is it that goes all around the
house, and yet never makes a track ?
Snow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18

1t chiefly comes from Switzerland, but
some comes from France and Germany.
1t is principally used Id the manufacture
OF homeopathic medicine, but some is
employed for other purposes. Much of
1t would be used IN preparing food for
Infants and IN the preparation Of various
syrups and proprietary medicines if the
price was not SO high. The crystals of
the sugar are very hard, quite difficult
to dissolve, and only slightly sweet.
The AMOUNT Of sugar in whey is about
five per cent, but in practice 1t is found
difficult to extract this amount, or any
near approach to it. The presence of
Gaseous matter in the whey and the
tendency of the latter to become acid are
the leading difficulties in the way of ex-
tracing the sugar If the sugar could
be collected cheaply, all cheese factories
would have an additional source of rev.
enue. The whey is of little value for
feeding purposes, and it is hard to dis
pose OF it to much advantage. It is
most too good to throw away and not
quite good enough to pay for saving.
DIR. L. FL. Whittle, Of Cleveland, O., has
recently put in operation q large estab-
llshment for making this kind Of sugar,
and is said to be very successful in his
operations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18
The Woman Corrected Him.

One day recently curious scene was
witnessed in the Rue Descartes, where a
man was hawking pamphlet" How
to Correct Women and loudl5r crying
his wares. A young woman, inceDsed
at the title of the book, inflicted sound
slap on the hawker's face; other mem
bers of the so-called tender sex joined
their champion, and gave the unfortu-
nate wretch a severe drubbing, scatter
ing the offending pamphlets in the mud
of the pavement. Some men took the
part of the vendor, and general scuffie
ensued. A regular scrimmage went on
for half an hour, hats, caps, bonnets.
and false HAIR flying in all directions.
Finally, the female contingent retreated
in disorder, and the hawker left the
neighborhood, vowing that he would
never again attempt to sell infammatory
brochures in that quarter of Paris.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18
Artists on a Lark.

A band of eight or ten New York
artists, several of them quite famous,
including Chase, Quartley, Vinton and
others, amused themselves during a
recent voyage to Antwerp on the steamer
Pennland with painting eight panels in
the captains chart-room. One was a
portrait of the captain himself with
cigar in hand; another a study Of the
seamen's deck in squally weather; an
other was that OF Dutch emigrant with
wooden shoes on and hands in his peck
cts; marine views by moonlight, land
scapes, figures, snow scenes, etc. The
barometer and clock were decorated
with a clown in red and white, resting on
a cushion and with his feet III the air up
holding the weather indicator, trying to
turn it in the direction OF fair weather,
the motto by his side reading: "One
good turn deserves another;" while a
merry young gentleman in his dress
suit, with his hat on his head and a
glass in his eye, dancing the can-can to
the tune Of an exploding champagne bot
tie, upholding the clock and having, as
the legend explains, GA Good Time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18
Ignorant, but a Cousin.

Adb-el-Al Bey, who held out so stub
bornly at Damletta after the fall of Cairo
and capture Of Arab, and who was in
correctly reported to have been killed by
his own troops in highly dramatic
manner, was the most soldier-like of the
three colonies who precipitated the war
in Egypt. He was bon UiU0aat, reck-
lessly brave, and was almost adored by
his black Soudanee troops. He was a
cousin of Arab Bey, and to that fact
owed his rank. Last March Arab an
nounced his intention to promote him to
the rank of colonel from very subor-
dinate position. AS Abd-el-Al could
neither read nor write, and had done
nothing to warrant the promotion, other
officers pointed out Ito Arab that the
step was contrary to precedent and
discipline. "What of that ?" retorted
Arab; "he is my cousin" And that
ended the discussion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18
A Successful Practical Joke.
From the New York Tribune. /


A correspondent of the Boston Trans
cript declares that Mr.. James Russell
Lowell once made up his mind to play
joke upon the Atlantic, and to that
end wrote an article called the Essence
of American Humor, which was said by
the friends to whom he read it to be
among the best of his writings. "He
employed some one to copy it" says the
correspondent, "and signed it Wv.
Perry Paine, and sent it to the Allan
tic, with the request that, as it was a
maiden effort, the editor would give an
opinion in writing to said Paine. He
waited fortnight, but heard nothing
from his paper, when, being in Boston,
he dropped into the Office OF the Allan
tic, and. meeting James T. Fields,
adroltly turned the conversation upon
humor and remarked that it was singular
so little was written upon the subject.
Fields replied: I'VE get a great deal
of manuscript on humor, but it is so
poor that we cannot use it. I threw into
the waste basket the other day long
screed christened the "Essence of
American Humor," which should have
been styled the Essence of Nonsense, :"
for a more absurd farrago of stuff I have
never seen. Lowell, much to the sur
prise Of the editor, burst into roar of
laughter and informed Mr.. Fields of
the authorship of the article. The edi-
| tor turned ali colors and swore it was
one of Lowelrs jokes. Indeed, it is, ,
responded Lowell, and the best joke [
ever played. I never thought highly of
my scribbling, but, by Jove! I didn't
believe twas the most ridiculous farrago
of stuff you had ever SEEN By way of
self-defense, Fields declared that he did
not read the thing, but he did not be-
lieve that man who signed his first
name with the initial and the second
full could write for The Atlantic That
was about as ingenious an excuse as he
could make for his partiality."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18
Three British Heroes

The following descriptions of three
great Englishmen at the seat OF war are
written by the special correspondent of
the Cologne Gazette (K0lnische lei
tung):
Wolseley is an undergrown and spare
man, lantern lawed, with short gray hair
and blonde mustache. He wears a vel
low sun-helmet, wound about with q
handkerchief of white and violet check;
his red coat is open at the chest and
spotted with many stains OF grease; he
has variegated necktie, wooden shirt
of loud pattern, gray checked
trousers, yellow riding-boots and spurs,
an opera-glass with yellow case and
strap, yellow revolver belt, with car
fridge case, yellow gauntlets, violet
pocket handkerchief stuck in his red
coat, gigantic pair of black spectacles,
and in bis hand he fourishes ian to
keep off the flies.
Sir John Adye is delicately-formed
man of middle height, with white HAIR
and intelligent features.
Admiral Seymour is thick set, of mid
die height, and comfortable round body,
and his appearance at once suggests to
the spectator life of good living and
little exercise on board ship. He wears
white sun-helmet, blue coat, white
trousers, yellow laced shoes, navy
sword, a drinking flask, dirty linen
haversack, out of which projects piece
of cheese, and carries walking-stick.