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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
A RARE OLD BIBLE.

There is an old Bible up in the Con-
gressional library at Washington which
is well worth a walk to the Capitol to ex-
anime. It is Of italian origin, and is
supposed to have been written in the
thirteenth or fourteenth century, but
the actual date is unknown. It is writ
ten in Latin upon vellum, in clear, bold
characters, and extremely uniform. The
writing is in two columns, about three
inches wide, and a margin Of two inches.
It is embellished with 146 miniature
paintings and upward of 1,200 smaller
Examinations, which are beautifully ex-
ecuted, and are as brilliant to-day as the
day they were done. The initials of
books and prologues are two and a half
inches in height, and those Of the chap
tiers are one inch in height. It is con-
tanned in two large volumes. and cost
the Government $4,000 in gold when
gold was at high premium, and was
purchased at a sale of the library of
Henry Perkins, Hanworth Park, near
London, in June, 1878. The skins in the
first volume have all been repaired. ex-
cept FIVE in the second volume they are
nearly all perfect.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
Old GENT IND YOUNG MAN.

A good story is told Of a Chicago
young man wha called upon young
lady for the first time on Sunday even
ing. After an hour or two Of pleasant
conversation ON various subjects, the
oman Of the house" entered the room
where the young people were sitting.
He was introduced to the young man,
and, after a few remarks upon the
weather. etc., left the room and retired
for the nighty Nine o'clock came. and
the caller, saying "Good night, left for
his home. The next morning, on passing
the house, the young man hsd occasion
to speak with the young Lady, and, when
about to resume his downtown journey,
met the "man of the house" coming in
the gate. "Well, young man, you hold
ON pretty long," said the old gentleman,
and the poor young man, without stop
ping to explain, went on his way, puz-
lied whether to commit suicide or to go
a-fishing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
THE FIRST QUESTIONS.

We do not hesitate to give it as our
theological opinion, founded on much
study and wide observation, that one OF
the first questions that st. Peter will
ask man who presents himself ct
heavens gate will be, "Did you put
sand, or ashes, OF sawdust on the side
walk in front Of your premises in slip
perry weather, Like good Christian? "
and that the man who cannot answer
that question satisfactorily will find it
harder to pass through the peaxly gate
than for camel to go through the eye
of needle. Journal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
Bind Your Books.

Lying about your house are probably
many pamphlets Of small value-magga-
azines, papers, numbers of the Franklin
Square and other libraries, musical
works, ETC., which, If bound, would
make nice little library. Why not try
to do this yourself7 We give some d.
rections as to the manner OF proceeding ::
Take numbers of Like size and shape for
one book if they are numbers Of a
periodical, arrange them In the order Of
their dates. Now touch the back edges
of them with little paste, not allowing
the paste to extend more than one
eighth of an inch on the margin, pile
them very squarely on each other, place
board and weight on them, and let
them remain for some hours, or even
over night. The paste is only to keep
them in place while being sewed. Next
procure some very stout cotton cloth,
and cut two pieces just the length of the
back of your book, and of sufficient
width to cross the back of the book and
extend three quarters Of an inch on each
side lay this on the back Of your book
and sew it through and through firmly
from top to bottom. For sewing you
require stout needle, some white car
pet warp, and small awl to make the
holes. The SEWN should be about q
quarter Of an inch from the back of the
book. You are now ready for the
covers, which should be made OF stout
cardboard slightly larger than the pages
of the book, and fastened with paste be
tween the pieces of cotton cloth on each
side. White paper may now be pasted
in as lining to the covers, and cover
Of the magazine or other suitable paper
pasted on the outside. Then finish the
whole with strip OF black cambria
down the back. In putting on these
use as little paste as will serve, as it has
tendency to soften the cardboard.
After finishing, let the book lie under a
weight till dry. You will find this
homemade binding great deal better
than none.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
!, CONNECTICUT clergyman, BENZ

A CONNECTICUT clergyman, being
asked to officiate at the funeral of 8
poor mans wife, inquired of the widow
er what carriages had been hired and,
when told, requested that q particular
team and vehicle be obtained In adj
dihon, because they were the ones he
and his wife habifually used, and he
might wish to take pleasure ride after
the services. This Disguised the wild
over, and he secured the services of
another minister. On the following day,
the first clergyman sent for him, and in
fiicted severe reprimand for disre-
spectful treatment OF his late wiie's pas
tor. ST want you TO understand, " said
he, "that when 1 marry o. bury any
one am paid for my services. As for
that other fellow, he's always ready to
do any dirty work. +"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
her needle. took up the story again.

her needle. took up the story again.
"When the bridal party were entering
the church-door, and the organ was
playing wedding march, low, clear.
childish voice piped up:
"tOh, do just look at that mouse
right on the pulpit-cushion.'
Everybody heard it; everybody
looked and everybody felt it incumbent
upon themselves. Individually, to keep
watch Of the little intruder, for they ali
knew the silly little bride was mortally
afraid of mouse, and they imagined
the CONSERVATION should this pretty,
bright-eyed nibbler jump or fall upon
her bare white shoulders and arms as
she stood there almost exactly beneath
him.
The little creature behaved with all
possible decorum, however, in spite Of
their forebodings, and, after the holy
words had been spoken which made the
young couple one for life, the music
struck up and the mouse ran back along
the railing and into his hole in the high
platform"
go, dear me !"
elbow funny and you saw it, Aunt
Gratia %
"No, L didn't see the mouse I had
something more important to attend to. y
go, Aunt Gratia, it was your own
weddingi Wasn't it, now?"
eyes, dears, and it was lesson in
humility to me that I have always re-
membered. For there, when had
every reason to consider myself the GEN.
ter of attraction, and was as self-con-
scious as possible, I found afterward
that in this most important event of my
life I was entirely eclipsed in the eyes
of all my friends by a tiny long tailed
mouse"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
Prove It By Mother.

While driving along the street one day
last winter, in my sleigh, a little boy 6
or 7 years old asked me the usual ques-
ton: "Please. may I ride?"
I answered him: eyes, if you are a
good boy"
He climbed into the sleigh ; and when
I again asked, care you good boy?"
he looked up pleasantly and said, eyes,
sir"
"Can you prove it?"
eyes, sir.
''By whom?"
"Why, by my mother" said he
promptly.
I thought to myself, here is lesson
for boys and girls. When a child feels
and knows that mother not only hyes,
but has confidence in him Or her, and
can prove their obedience, truthfulness
and honesty by mother, they are pretty
safe. That boy will be a JOY to his
mother while she lives. She can trust
him out Of her sight, feeling that he
will not run into evil. I do not think
he will go to the saloon, the theater, or
the gambling-house. Children who
have praying mothers, and mothers who
have children they can trust, are blessed
indeed. Boys and girls, can You "prove
by mother" that you are good9 Try to
deserve the confidence of your parents
and every one else. s
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12

WHILE small proprietors are to be the
salvation Of Ireland, IN Bavaria 1879
farms were sold last year because the
small proprietors could not keep their
heads above wafer.
A BOY VINE found a $2,UUU cnecK re-
turned it TO it's owner and received b
cents as his reward. We are glad to see
that virtue is in sympathy with the gen
eral business boom-it may now be fair
ly quoted at S cents. PUCK.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
VIM No One Looked at the Bride.

i don't know as 1t Is much OF story,
but the telling of it one hot May afte--
noon frightened us all up wonderfully.
We were rather largely discussing a
wedding we had all attended that morn
ing, and were criticising, good-natured-
ly, the looks and appearance of the
bride, wien Aunt G-atia, who had been
busy over her sewing, spoke up and
asked:
"Did you ever hear Of wedding
where no one looked at the bride?'
"Such a thing would not be likely to
happen, unless it was at an asylum for
the blind, only patients admitted" said
Mabel.
"It might have been the couple who
were married under the window in
stormy weather." said Vra.
eve never heard of such a thing.
Did you, Aunt Graia2 Was it real
wedding, Or Is it conundrum
'sThe wedding to which L refer, !"
weat on the smiling old lady, "was in a
church, and the seats were oil filed, for
it was general invitation. 1t was a
real floral wedding. Being the 18th of
June, there was no lack of material,
and. as the Sabbath-school scholars
took the nantter of decoration In hand,
there we're plenty Of helpers. The huge
old wooden ark of a country meeting
house was transformed into veritable
bower Of beauty. The girls were all
dressed In white gowns topped up with
flowers, and the boys wore roses In the
button-holes of their white vests. Ev-
cry guest carried a bouquet, even to the
eldest grandfather and grandmother OF
them al, and pretty children scattered
flowers in the brides pathway as she
walked from her childhood's home nea,
by the church. There had never been
such display in that town before, and
it wasn't done for style at all, but just
because every one loved the minister
daughter and wanted to have finger IN
her marriage pie; but, after all this
parade, no one looked OF the bride"
Aunt 0ratia smiled, and went on COM
placently with her stitching, while we
all broke In afresh
'sDid sudden darkness cover all the
iand?"
"Perhaps there was prevailing eye.
distemper at the time"
"Did some fun-loving youngstei
throw pepper in the eyes Of the guests ?"
60! I know! something happened
at the very church door to prevent the
ceremony being performed How TO-
mantic!'
"Wrong, all OF yon," went On Aun
Gratia sit was as perfect June day
as ever slipped graoiously down into the
abyss of time. Every one was open
eyed with eager, breathless expectancy
And the ceremony came off according tt
the programme. know, forI was there
myself and heard every world"
go, Aunt Gratia, you are too tantaliz
ingl"
"Do tell us all about It! We give il
up!"
So the dear old lady, having threaded
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL.

For INTERNATIONALLY British Med
scal Journal says that garlic has always
had great reputation among the anti
hydrophobia remedies, and is found as
principal integral portion in q large
number of formula long kept secret.
A young man bitten by mad dog was
shut up in loft. In his deli,ium he
seized some bundles Of dried garlic, ate
greedily Of it, and awoke calm and
cured.
FUcHsrAs, says writer in the Horti-
cult,srist, may be trained into any de-
sired shape if taken in time. Take the
little upright plants, pinch out the cen
ter, and In place of one there will
spring out two, often three shoots. Let
these branches make about the same
growth, and repeat the process to each,
keeping the side branches of equal
length, or tapering like a pyramid; or
by clipping off all the lower limbs and
letting the upper ones droop over, you
have an umbrella.
ANOTHER USE FOR THE TELEPHONE
A modification Of the telephone has
been utilized by Prof. Roberts. Of the
London Mint, to detect spurious coin.
Two equally strong and very rapid cur
rents Of electricity are passed over two
coils connected by wire. A coin,
known to be good, is placed in one coil,
and, the current being disturbed, the
telephone registers that fact. Another
coin is placed in the second coil. II
good, the equilibrium is restored, and
the indicator is silent; if counterfeit,
consequent disturbance is noted. The
currents are affected similarly only by
equal volumes Of metal and alloy.
B1RDs.-Mr. Seebohm, a recent tray
eler in Siberia, says that "birds go to
the Arctic regions to breed, not by thou
sands, but by Millions. And he tells
us that the cause of this migration is
the search after food, which is there
provided for them with lavish prodigal-
ity. "Seed or fruit-eating birds find an
immediate and abundant supply Of cram
berries, crowberries and othel: ground
fruit, which have remained frozen during
the long winter, and are accessible the
moment the snow has melted; while
insect-eating birds have, only to open
their mouths to fill them with mosqui-
toes"
SHoRT-SIGHTEDNEss. Since short
sightedness is almost always caused by
strains sustained by the eye during
study in early youth, and since the NAL
ady is becoming increasingly.p prevalent
in this country, there should certainly
be some steps taken to abate It's contin-
unaSe. Myopia, as it is called, is sell
dom found among the village schools,
while in higher schools and colleges,
where the demand made upon the eye
is much greater, its frequency is in
creased. As partial remedy, an i'm
proved Typography Of text books, a
sufficient lighting Of class-rooms, and,
above all, an abatement of the modern
practice Of &c examining" is suggested.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12

documents are discovered which throw
any light on the subject. There is neither
record of marriage, divorce, will, nor
death of husband or relatives. Inquiry
at Newburgh, N. Y, thus far fails to
develope anything new. The police have
traced the deceased back for about five
years, and are following her history back
ward as fast as possible
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
NAUTICAL.

Husband Gokingly)-"Oh. I'm the
mainstay of the family" Wife" Yes,
and the jibboom and the-and the
Small boy (from experience)-" And the
spanker, too. mamma. :
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
OUR JUVENILES.
Before and after School,
BEFORE SCHOOL.

BEFORE Q2SSt dJtCT CCNOOSs
BEFORE SCHOOL.
~Quarter to nino!
Boys and girls, do you heart"
"One more buckwkeat, then
BE quick, mother dear.
Where is my luncheon-box?"
"Under the shelf,
Just in the place
You left 1t YOURSELF"
81 can't say my tsb,si"-
"Oh, find me my capt"
"One kiss for mamma
And.sweet sis in her lap"
"Be good, deari"y"I'n try"
"Nine times 9's 81"
"Take your mittens -" ALI right"
"Hurry up, VIII; let's run"
With slam of the door
They are off, girls and boys,
And the mother draws breath
In the lull of the noise.
AFTER SCHOOL.
" Don't wake up the baby!
Come gently, my dear?"
" Oh. mother, I've torn my
New dress, just look herel
I'm cory, only was
Climbing the wall"
ooh, mother, my map
Was the incest of ALL"
eAnd Nellie, in spelling,
Went on to the headp'
" Oh, say! can go out
On the bill with my sled ?"
"I've got such toothache'-
ssThe tescher's unfairW
els dinner most ready?
I'm just like bear!"
Be patient, worn mother,
They're growing up fast,
These nursery whiriwinds,
Not long do they last;
4 still, lonely house would.be
Far worse than the noise;
Rejoice and be glad in
Your brave girls and boys.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12

A MAN named Farmer, living on Null
draugh's Hill, KY, captured o live Wild
cat, which he succeeded In csging. BY
mutual consent theboys or the surround
ing country got up q fight between it
and plucky bulldog belonging to man
named Hodgenville. The fight took
place in barn, and, after the cat had
been let into The pit it was discovered
that the collar that fastened it, so that it
could be handled, had come Off This was
announced to the crowd Of about fifty
spectators, and, as there was but one
small door to get out of, the boys took
to the rafsers, and during the fight hung
by their hands, like hams in smoke
house, until the dog got in his work.
The fight lasted half an hour.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12
THE DEPTH OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN
THE ropy,Iar belief as to the compara-

THE DEPTH OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN
The popular belief as to the compare
tive shallowness of the Pacific ocean
may have to be modified by soundings
made with what is known as Sir William
Thompson's steel wire, and which show
that along the entire coast of California
depth of 1900 fathoms or more Is
reached within distance of from twenty
to seventy miles westward from the
shores, TIE greater part of this sudden
fall occurring in the last ten to fifty
miles. At 100 miles west of San Fran
cisco the bottom is found to be $500
fathoms deep. The bed of the ocean
continues of uniform depth greater
than 1900 fathoms until the Sandwich
islands are reached, the greatest depth,
5000 fathoms, at distance Of about 400
miles east of Honolulu That great
depth is maintained until within ninety
miles of Honolulu; at fifty miles from
that place the depth is 1000 fathoms,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-12

Ou tuc StCOuU dUuuCtIOu Hits. Dell 61iu
that she acted as her own detective, and
recovered her child. When and where
these abductiOns took place are unknown
to any of the parties yet found. Even
Allen Fairclough, who was her friend
and financial sponsor, seems to know
nothing of her antecedents. He says he
became acquainted with her four years
ago, when he happened to live in the
same house with her. She did washing
and took in sewing, but seemed to have
| had hard time to support herself and
little girl. She had been compelled to
move from several places for non-pay-
ment of rent, and upon his learning that
she had no one in the world to
help her, he took an interest in her. In
the course of his business he sold GER
tain kind of ink, which he mixed about
once every fortnight 1t was necessary
to have some one to look after this ink
in his absence, and the woman had charge
of the mixture When he was away from
the city. Thus it was that he got into
the habit of paying Mrs. Bells rent. She
was most industrious and capable wo-
man, and as time passed his interest in
her increased. AS she was alone in the
world he grew to regard ner as sister,
and her little girl locked upon him as an
uncle He believed that Mrs. Bell came
to Boston from New York before the lit
tie girl Villa was born. The child her
self has been well trained in reticence,
and does not remember until pressed any
thing about the male friends whose names
are discovered only by the persistent fol-
lowing of clues accidentally discovered
These male friends all profess TO know
nothing about the early life of the wo-
man.
In searching her effects no letters MOI
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-08
Compactin0 the Soil.


American AErieultbnE,.
SLOW is IT," once oskcd young
friend OF us, "that every cutting YOU
touch will grow, while only a small
part OF mine succeed 2" We were
both amateur gardeners, and as
neighbors INDUCED in friendly riy.
airy. We gave him the secret Of our
"touch," which was, TO always press
the soil firmly around the cuttings
after this he had no cause 10 com.
plain of failure. This matter Of bring
ing the soil in close contact not only
with cuttings, but with rooted plants
and seeds is Of the greatest impor-
tance, and its neglect is a frequent
source of failure. If the soil is left
loosely around a cutting or around a
seed, the minute root in either case,
as it pushes, may fail 70 come in
contact with the needed moist soil
and perish for the want Of it. When
ripe wood cuttings, such as those of
the currant are set out in the open
ground, and one lot have the earth
thoroughly pressed against theirlower
portion, even pounded down TO make
sure, every one will grow. If this is
neglected more or less will fail. So
in setting out plants, such as those Of
cabbage, celery, etc. The market
gardeners make sure that the soil
shall be brought close TO the roots,
by going along the row and pressing
IL firmly TO the plant with the feet.
In an article we'printed q few years
ago, Mr.. Peter Henderson showed
that success with raising his crop Of
celery plants was due TO the fact that,
after sowing the seed be had the
whole surface Of the soil OF the bed
well patted down with the back Of the
spade. The end is accomplished on
a large scale by the use Of roller,
but in small beds the spade is an ex-
cellent substitute. In setting out
trees or shrubs, the more carefully
the soil is filled in and worked in
among the roots, and firmly pressed
not stamped down, with the foot,
the greater the chances Of success.
Even in laying turf or sods, the roots
Of the grass should be brought in
close contact with the soil by the use
Of "beater," a piece of heavy plank
with a handle, or by beating down
with the spade back.