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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
How IN AIIigatHr Dimes.

An alligator's throat is an animated
sewer. Everything which lodges in his
mouth goes down. He is a lazy dog,
and, instead of hunting for something to
eat, he lets his victims hunt for him.
That is, be lies with great mouth open,
apparently dead, Ike the 'possum.
Soon bug crawis into it, then a fly,
then several gnats and a colony Of
mosquitoes. The alligator doesn't close
his mouth yet. He is waiting for a
whole drove OF things. He does
his eating by wholesale. A little
later lizard viii cool himself under
the shade Of his upper jaw. Then a
few frogs VIII hop up to catch tie
mosquitoes. Then more mosquitoes
and gnats viii light on the frogs.
Finally a whole village Of insects and
reptiles settle down for an afternoon
picnic. Then all at once there is an
earthquake. The big jaw falls, the
alligator blinks one eye, gulps down the
whole meaagerie, and opens bis great
front door again for more. Sammy
Souti.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
Luck.

FAD lack depends very largely upon
Inc amount of laziness which is pael14..
away II cur system, and good hlck
consists greatly in what is called year
grip of AFFAIRS. Some people hsvr, h,.d
bad luck because their hands alwarS
slip when they take hold OF anything.
and others have good luck bec.. ,.sa,
shey keep hold.
"All my crop Of corn," said one Of
t'ae former ilk sulkily, has somehow
failed me this season. I never dc have
some sort OF luck
A brisk, thriving farmer who stood
BY remarked: We'll. John, that's very
strange, for we haven't had such a
good season for many year. What
kind Of corn did you plant, pray?"
Wall" was the reply, II suppose
it IS partly to be accounted for BY the
fact that last spring I was so awful
busy about other things that I forgot
oil about the corn until it was too
late, and then I concluded not to plant
It at all"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

report of the commission states that the
unit of value On imported spool-cotton
per ten yards is $i3.06 per dozen, and
that On this basis the duty OF six cents per
dozen will be the equivalent of something
less than rs per cent. Mr.. Barrows says
that the commission has chosen as the
unit OF value the cheapest grade Of thread
one not generally used in this country.
The true unit of value would show a six
cent duty to be much less than IS per
cent At the same time, the commission
recommends duty On the cotton yarn used
III the manufacture of spool thread Of SO
per cent al valorem. The duty CT the
manufactured article is thus made much
lighter than the duty on the materials
from which it is manufactured. Mr.. Bar
rows is confident that congress Will correct
this irregu,ariy.
The most extended comment yet made
upon tie Tariff Commissions report is By
j. S Moore, The Parsee merchant, who
claims that the addition to the free list are
inconsiderabie compared with what they
should have been.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
The Potter and His Clay.

DR.. W. w. Patton closes q very
thoughtful article in the Iadepeae!ent
on 1.-The Responsibilities of Creator"
with q quotation from John Fletcher
which shows the unreasonableness Of
the old theologic notion of divine ire
sponsibisity based On Paul's reference to
the power Of potter over vessels of va
r;ous grades and uses. The quotation
reads 90 I have lived these fifteen years
III part of England where multitude
cf potters make all manner of iron aud
earthen vessels. Some Of these mccaan-
les are by no means conspicuous for
rcod sense and others are at times he
"---2 through excessive drinking; but
'i.>,r yes saw or heard Of one SO ex-
..,---..c-!y foolish as to make, even il q
IL i'.A"n IL, u vessel on purpose to break
=. stow that he had power over the
,..s y! hi, own hands. Such, however,
~ :vily that Ze.ote's scheree i'm
.,e 10 s3o,l. Nay, If potter makes
-:..sla, like dogs. and formed them on
purpose to roast them alive. tsias he
might show his sovereign power, would
you not execrate his cruelty as much IS
you would pity his maduess? ''
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
THE TARIFF REPORT.
ITS Success the Smrpris@ of the Season.

IFS Success the Surprise Of TIE Season.
Washington Special to Chicago Tribune.
John L. Hayes, president Of the tariff
commission, said tonight: ''The report OF
the commission is meeting with more favor
than I expected. have received letters
from prominent men IN Penusy ivania who
are most affected by the schedules pro-
posed, and they say that, while they are
more hurt than any one, they think
much the wisest plan will be 10
pass the bill recommended by the
commission in exactly its form, as it will
settle disturbing question and do some
thing to take the tariff out of politics. A
number of New England senator's have
carefully examined the bill and have given
their advice to leading representatives to
take the commission bill Just as it was re-
ported. I have myself urged Senator Nor
rill to do this in the Senate. think it the
best measure we can get. OF course am
a strong protectionist, and had to
make concessions all the way through
There were many things to which 1
objected. thought it was unjust, for in
stance, to take the tariff Off of wood pulp,
but the bill is the result of mutual conces-
sions, and think it is successful. The
best thing in it in my judgment is the Gus
toms court. That feature certainly ought
to be adopted right away"
Senator Morrill,, as q matter Of fact, in
troduced IN the senate to-day an amend
ment to the tax bill nov pending there,
| which is in reality tariff bill, and which
| Incorporates the entire schedule recon-
| mended by the tariff commission as sub
stitute for the existing tariff.
The representatives OF some Of the New
| England cotton spooI-thread interests think
that they have discovered in the proposed
! reductions OF the commission a provision
which will be ruinons to them. This is a
Recommendation of duty of six cents per
dozen spools of cotton spool-threed con
tanning on each spool not to exceed 100
yards of thread. Mr.. Barrows, presi-
dent of the Williman.ic Cotton
Thread company, is here to call
attention to what he claims must be an
error on the part Of the commission. The
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
4 l5viAy Mate n Clear.

"Prof." 8. S. Baldwin tells how he
exposed the material izat:on trick of the
notorious Slade. Goa the night fixed
upon for an exposure" he says, "I
took my friend with NE. I requested
the naturalization Of my deceased fe-
male friend. The light was turned down.
and she was promptly produced, and
her hand extended for me to fondle as
before. The hand was quite adroia, but
after awhile 1 succeeded in grasping it.
1t Was soft and frail like woman's. 1
gave q signal to my friend, and the table
at which we sat was turned over. I
drew frcn my pocket little bomb pre-
pared with chemicals for the purpose.
threw it upon the floor, and INSTANTLY
the darkened room was illuminated as
with an electric light. There was the
whole secret exposed to view. NV
female friend from the shades of the
biest was 1G-yesr-old boy. "-Bu6aso
Ey.fly,oeS
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
EAssYVI NklIlssl

How beautiful are the innocent and
hea!th-lmparting sports of happy child
hood How the mid le-aged or still
older heart responds to tender memories
OF joclnd youth as the boys are seen alb
sorbea in their merry gamesl "Out on
first r "No, 'tisn't either p ss[ tell
yon It's; you just come out of that -
/" Well, you get me cut if you can u
You bet I just can, though T. You're
p liar !" s:You're liar !" "You're all
Ather!' Smash, crack, bangl hair
pulled, garments rolled in mud, blows,
mq;terings, and what Victor Hugo would
call ga formidable breathing" with
grunepgs and sllortings as the combat
ants Struggle. Finally: ssThere, haya
you had enough z" "Ye-e-s, let up,
viii you'd Were you out or not:'.
and, aftAr some mutterirg, a grumbliag
assent. These are the sounds that come
from the vacant lots OF the city of an al
ternoon, as the boys play the merry bat
and ball. Again, LET US remark, .s Happy.
happy childhood ~ Rosto,a Journal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
EOW TO Make Tea.

Most housewives understand the mys-
terry OF making tea, but lew know the
aGvaut. 6 Of the Russian samovar over
al Ctilo. methods of making It. The
samovar is tea kettle which has its fire
in tube running through it, and which,
with few pieces of lighted charcoal
dropped into tie tube, maintains the
water at boiling point with minimum
of evaporation, and gives it at that poiut
on the table. And as & beverage the
Russian does certainly surpass all other
nations in tea making. We drink it as a
s:iunuiant, and take it strong IN the
morning., anu too strong at NIGHT, with
milk AID sugar as o general thing; we
finish aud send the tea things away; but
to the Russian it is al all-the-evening
enjoyment. The samovar stands on the
table, and the tea (the delicious yellow
variety generally is put into the
teapot, the boiling water run on,
allowed to stand moment, and then
tea is served mild rather than weak, and
more water poured on at once a little
tea added from time to time if needed.
I have often seen Russian friends drink
dozen or more cups in the evening.
The quick making of the infusion is in
accordance with Chinese custom, but
there the parallel ends. The addition OF
sugar-to the Celestial o barbarism- is
now opposed by some English tea-drinsh.
ers, but the over whelming majority OF
opinion is in favor of its use. It seems
to me as indispensable to the develop
ment of the best appreciation Of the tea
as salt is to that of beefsteak. The si,g.
ar IS so neutral as an emcl lent that i;
absolutely DISCUSSES no quality Of the tea,
and hold it to be cardinal principle
in gustatics that where two favors can be
so combined as to sacrifice neither an adj.
vance in art is achieved. And the same
IS true Of coffee-tne addition ofsugar is
a Development of the beverage. Bu,
milk does not come under the same cat
egory. When people drink tea as strons
as most of us Go at breakfast the intense
bitter is Modified by milk, but weak tea
Is made insipid by it.
The Russian adds slice of lemon, the
only addition afte- sugar, which does
not deteriorate the quality of delicate
tea, but he also takes little rum, dis
tinct departure from the purest STANDARD,
due probably to his general imbiblna
propensity. Both rum and cognac, hay.
ing distinct favors which disguise tie
quality of the tea, are abuses unless til,
tea is bad. A delicate yellow tea, will
sugar and lemon, Is. me JUDGE, tie per-
lection OF tea-arinking If made With the
samovar. A hint to economists on Iona
sleeping of tea (for boiling is horrible
barbarism never to be dreamed of: 5he
samovar is arranged SO as to allow the
teapot to stand in the chimney
keeping the tea q. point Just below
the boitng.indefnitely, and when the tes
is of an Old crop the flavor will be
greatly and judiciously developed by fiji
teen or twenty minutes standing on tle
samovar top. A new-crop tea does 70
require this treatment. Mat
Gazette.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
Starting in the World.

Many an unwise parent labors hard
and lives sparingly all his life for the
purpose OF leaving enough to give his
children start In this world, as it is
called. Setting young man afoat with
money left by his relatives is like tying
bladders under the arms of one who
cannos swim; ten chances to one he will
lose his bladders and go to the bottom.
Teach him how to swim, and lie will
never need the bIadders. Give your
child sound education and you have
done enough for aim. See to It that
his morals ere pure, his mind cultivated.
and bis whole nature made subserv;ent
to laws which govern man. and YOU have
given him what viii be OF more value
than the wealth of tie Indies.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
CaSsaya.

The cultivation OF the cassava root is
at.lacting the attention of California
farmers. It is said to be more profta-
bile to grow cassava than corn. Cassava
fourishes in moist bottom land. It is
grown for the purpose Of furnishing
glucose, substance now extensively
used in the manufacture of beer and as
a substance for honey and sugar. The
figures given are as follows: Corn yields
ta,fty pounds OF glucose to the bushel;
cassava yields about the same amount
per bnshel. But a corn crop ranges
from thirty to sixty bushels to the acre,
while e cassava crop is often twenty
tons. So the yield of glucose from an
acre of cassava would be nearly ter
times greater than from an acre of corr.
The quality is superior.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
Synonymous with Synopsis.

A grave and dignifed doctor of di-
vinity, after listening to the recitation
of the catechism by g class of children
was asked to make few remarks to
them. Whereupon he arose and said /:
Il desire, my young friends, to express
my unqualified appreciation of this ex-
ercise. I regard tie catechism as the
most-almirable epitome Of religious be-
lief extant." The superintende,,.
pulled his sleeve, and asked him to ex-
plain the word epitome, which he elnci-
dated as follows: "Dy epitone, ci,l-
dren, I mean-that is-it is Synonymous
with synopsis !"- CO2aJregationa!isi.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
KEISCEIIGEA ZION.

Il Young GIN oj Seccs,teem E"fatmefcd
Cnss Of f'errers;ty.
Eight years ago Dr.. J. Ell. Stewart, now
living at 1913 Sixth avenue south, took in
to his home i'll Kansas Mary Stevens, then
a girl Of nine years. The girl was given
good home and was brought up as though
size were member OF the family. The
doctor became much attached to her, and
was kind and fatherly. A short time since,
the family having come to this city, the
girl became acquainted with William
Angel. negro, and was strangely infatu-
ated with him. The doctor,
frequentirg his house to visit
the girl, now II years old, and finding him
there few evenings ago, IL disgust and
contempt, kicked him out and warned
him against ever coming there again.
Yesterday morning the girl failed TO make
her appearance, and a member of the
family went to call her, out judge of their
surprise at finding the room empty. In
ves:igation showed that she had bundled
UP her wearing apparel and thrown it
from the bedroom window to the ground,
and then went from the house 10 join her
da:k-skinned paramour, who was
waiting outside. Chief Mnii-
ger was promptly notified
of the unnatural elope,aent. and IN COM
pany with al officer instituted search for
the parties. The girl End the coon were
found on Western avenue. They had
spent the night in a barn. The occurrence
was a sad blow to DR.. Stewart, who es-
teemed the girl as member of his family.
He is still undecided as to what course to
pursue III the matter.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
THE VERY NICE YOUNG MAN.

Ny GInL.
She's niee-as-a-pie young girl.
She's mske-a-boy-sigh young GIRL
She's quite unpermssbe, b,ushingly -kisssble.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. young girl
She's slightly red-headed young girl
She's want-to-be-wedded young girl
She's gc-aH-you- please young girl -,
Do-if-you-dare young girl. ~
MY RIVAL.
He's an awkward and foolish younp bov.
Hes stubborn end rnrlish young bow.
A very uninanneriy, w,.at's-the- matter-with- Han
ner-ly,
Chewing tobaccoyoung boy.
He's creeping and sneakng young bow.
He's an inelegant speaking young bow
lea oull-headed, stoical, all-tae-tme-blowicsl.
Stck-in-the-mud young boy.
MYSELF. ~
am very good-looking young man.
I'm d ,GIiier tiIe-spoken young man:
Pm highly enjoyable, not bit boyab.e
Very-mrch-sought young man.
r., So.
I'm: 8 ~gir.s-c.azy young man,
Am at ease, not lag young man:
I'm very re,lsr kab.e, sleek, sly and sparkable,
Peprermint-perfuTed young man.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
Basis for a Good Breakfast.

Lamb chops are excellent, cooked in
this way: Put them in frying pan, with
q very little water-so little that it will
boil away by the time the meat is tender
then put in Jumps of butter with the
meat and let it brown slowly; there will
be brown, crisp surface with fine
favor. Serve for breakfast with pota-
toes cooked thus: Choose small ones
and let them boil TIL they are tender;
drain off the water and pour over them,
while still in the kettle. st least one tea
cup of cream; mash them smooth il this.
-Ne,o York EUeniaag Post
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
And He Sat.

he sat at her feet in quiet peace. He
looked into her face and said softly
" All, dear, I could sit here forever
"Could you, love?" answered she.
. les, Sweet You are right sure
you could, darling?" 81 know it, my
own. very well, then, you sit there,
for have an engagement to 60 out with
young Dir. Fitzspooner, and I won't be
back this evening. Turn down the gas
and fasten the night-latch when you GO
away. Ia, t., dear" And she went
cut. leaving him in an awful solitude Of
her goa:aess and lis bitter disappoint-
lcIL Sfruhr1,;Ue J[ynlI
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

A Missouri woman 50 years old, and
the mother OF seven children, recently
eloped with beardless youth. There
must be tinge of the romantic about
this sort of thing, but if that young man
don't find out that he's adopted a worse
evil than mother-in-law, we shall own
up beat.-Neso Haven Register.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

A GEORGIA politician went to Wash
ington in search of an office. Deceived
by the fattering promises held out to
him, he telegraphed home: "Things
are working; will be home in few
days" Not long afterward he again
telegraphed home: "Things have
worked /; send me S25 to get home"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

A GOOD book, whether a novel or not,
Is one that leaves you farther on than
when you took it up. If when you drop
1t, it drops you down in the same old
spot, with no finer outlook, no cleared
vision, no stimulated desires for tina;
which is better and higher, 1t is in DC
sense good book.-Anma Warner.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

PEoPnE who snore are supposed to
sleep heavily, yet experience has proved
that shrill sound like the chirp of a
bird will wake them. Don't kill the
birds, the pretty birds, that fly about
your door, for think, oh, think, how oft
they stop your next-door neighbours
SnOre.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

The meanest man in Virginia is a
ferryman, who, when his grandmother
died, not only charged ferriage on the
remains. but demanded payment in adj
vance, before the wagon containing the
corpse could be driven into the boat.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

ir is proposed to introduce the culture
Of fax into Southern Australia. It is
thought that the seed and lint can be ex-
ported cheaper than any of the crops
generally raised.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

NEVADA has about 1, 900, 900 acres of
salt land, and could supply the whole
earth If necessary. Beside this she has
about ], 00O, 900 acres Of soda and brim-
stone deposits.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

CONCERNING the campaign in favor Of
an Englishman's marrying his deceased
~ife's sister, the Boston transcript
wishes to know why Englishmen don't
marry the sisters in the first place.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

He that j. proud, eats up himself
pride is his own glass, his own trumpet,
his own chronicle, and whatever praises
itself but in the deed, devours tie deed
N the praise. ~ 1roilt1s.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

A Swiss genius has succeeded in
mixing watch of paper, and this will
doubtless stir up some American to
bring out crow-bar made of straw.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND per-
sons, over 10000 of them women and
girls, used the free baths of New York
last week.
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MINNEAPOLIS

OFFICE-No. 8 WnshiaJton aren"e, OPP
postte Nicot;et Honse. Office ho'trs from q
a. sss to 10 o-ctocfs u. M.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-14

the managers Of the st. Louis and Cairo
railroad in their negotiations with the
citizens committee Of five, by saying; "The
Wabash railroad runs the entire length Of
the city, through it, and if railroads are to
keep up the Mississippi embankmeDt, it is
no more than right that this road should
do share Of it. 1t has the protection Of
the embankment as much as the st. Louis
Il Cairo road, and to ask the latter road TO
alone contribute to keep it up does not ap-
pear equitable. This doubtless is about
the view the st. Louis & Cairo officials
take of the matter, and why no understand
ing has been arrived at with them about il.
They do not feel like expanding many
thousands Of dollars to protect another road,
which will do nothing to protect Itself
Because the Wabash railroad runs the
entire length OF the city through it," there,
fore the st. Louis and Cairo company is
justified IN refusing to build the proposed
embankment with the city; because the
Wabash company "has the protection Of
the embankment as much as the 81. Louis
and Cairo company, therefore the latter
company has right to refuse to assist the
city in protecting il (the latter company;
because Smith wont join Jones ia throwing
water on Jones burning homestead, there
fore Jones is justified in common sense TO
refuse Browns assistance IN quenching the
flames. 1t certainly "does not appear
equitable" to require the St. Louis & Cairo
company to Join the city in giving it, the
company perpetual protection against the
river, but itcertsinly does "seem equitable"
to ask the Trust Property company, and the
Illinois Central company, and the city to
do SO. The Trust Property company, and
the Illinois Central company, and the city
have no right to mot feel like expanding
many thousands Of dollars to protect" one
or two people OF corporations who "will
do nothing to protect themselves" Of coarse,
they have not But the St. Louis
and Cairo company is privileged organ
naton; it is an extraordinarily,
painfully, aesthetic organization and is par
ticular OF its associates objects to plebian
municipal governments as associates IN
the prosecution Of piece of work for
mutual benefit. 1t certainly has right to
be aesthetic, and prudisb, and unreasonable,
and inconsistent, and suicidal, and stub
born, and nerrow minded as we'll as narrow
gauge. Ithas a right to be and to do any
thing which ordinary people aud compa-
mics have nc right to be and to do, there.
fore it must not be judged by the common
rules Of right and reason