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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

Mr.. THOMAS KINsELLA, forI twenty-one
years the editor of the Brooklyn, N. Y,
Eagle, which paper he made one of the
most influential journals of the country,
has disposed of his interest in the same,
and in company with his publisher, Vim.
Hester, has purchased the Brooklyn Union
Argus, of which he will be editor-in- chief.
Mr.. Kinsella is an independent Democrat,
but not owning the controlling shares of
the paper, he concluded to leave it to those
who happened to have the most money,
but the least brains. The Eagle will lose
what the Union has gained, for it cannot
hold the place which Mr.. Kinsella made for
If
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

wear them long. In this Republic men do
not SO young attain to high public posi-
ton, nor do they ever retain it for so great
PERIOD hence ours is more d government
of the people, for the people and by the
Deonle
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19
WASHINGTON
THE EFFECT or BEERDELL;S EYE
DENCE IN THE STIR ROUTE CASE.

A Belief that it Seriously Damages the
cause of the Defendants-How the Attor-
neys View 1.-THE Appropriation for the
Purchase of the Sioux decentralization.
Ter Case.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

AN interesting and somewhat curious
statement is made by the London Truth
regarding persons of wealth in England.
From August 1, 1881 to August 1, 1882
seventy eight persons died, each of whose
personal estate amounted to above one
hundred thousand pounds. Taking fifty
years as the average of life, this shows that
only three thousand persons living in the
United Kingdom have more than 100000
of personal property. This is quite sur
.prising fact, considering the scale of ex-
penditure of SO many people, but this fact
doubtless provides the cause, money being
spent as it is earned, and not accumulated.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19
an. PAUL, MONDAY, FEB. 10. 1888.
,vERNoR ST. JOHN of Kansas says

GOVERNOR ST., JOHN of Kansas says: Il
love the word fanatic" 1t happens many
time that people do not love wisely, and
when man avows such a love as this, it is
n frank announcement of his incapability
to do INV GOOD in the world.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

New HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 1S.-A confer
ence of Young Mems Christian associations
OF New England colleges, closed tonight
N faie college The students urged
greater activity in the cause of foreign
missions.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

havanagh sells household furniture to-day, a
% Summit avenue, 10 a. m.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

The late George F. Wilson, of Provi-
dence, Il. l., bequeathed 100000 to Brown
university and $4,000 TO Dartmouth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19
THE DAILY GLOBE
THE WEEKLY GLOBE.

An eight page paper published every Thurs
day, sent post paid at S1.15 per year. Three
months on trial for % cents.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19
Young Wsves for Old Hmsbands.

Henry Watterson: By-the-by, a few
years ago friend loaned me book con-
tanning the "reminiscences of Henry A.
Wise. In it he says he was riding out one
evening with President Tyler, who inferm-
cd him that he was going to get married
to Miss Gardner. "fFhy, said Wise, ''she
is too young for you" 'sNot at ALL" replied
the president, 'Pm still in my pHme."
s'That reminds me-" continued Wise, ''of
an old darkey down in Virginia, who was
generally consulted by an old master on
any atfair OF any Importance to beth.
The old master was widower, and when
he got the consent of a young lady to
marry him be communicated the fact to
the old darkey. "My Lord" said Sanbo,
she is too young for you" 'Not bit of
it. answered the master I'm still il my
prin.' yes" responded Sambo, you
are in your prime now, but wait till she
gets in her prime, then whore VIII your
prime be:''
L
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

Under the management of Frederick A.
Schwah, Mrs. Langtry and Dion Bouci-
cault begin in April professional tour of
he Pacific coast.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

Question addressed to Mr.. E F. Barrett.
rs an incentive for cattle to Craze on
natural grasses closely would it be profit
able to follow them with Mambrino sheep?
Mr. Barrett explained in a happy strain
giving his experience in sheep raising and
claims that he was the only one that ever.
grew wool on Hydraulic ram.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19
GEN. BRAGG ON PORTER.

Gen. Bragg has finally obtained per-
mission to print in the Record his set
speech on the Fitz John Porter
case. He is now having autographed
maps showing the position Of
the various lines, both Union and confed-
crate, on the Bull Run battle field, as shown
by the official records and according to
Gen. Bragg's personal membranes Of
the situation. Congressman Dawes has
also prepared an exposition of the Fitz
John Porter case in opposition to the stand
taken by Gen. Bragg. Mr. Dawes was asked
to-day why it was that he and Bragg diff
fered so materially when they had both
served in the same regiment at the time of
Porter's disobedience. He said that Bragg
was influenced by partisan consideration,
and that he believed if Bragg had been
member of that court martial instead
of Rufus King, of Wisconsin, Porter
would have been shot. ''Bragg was very
severe In his ideas of military discipline,
sail Mr.. Dawes, 'and know that at the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
Too Many foundations.

The pernicious results of the policy of
allowing large military and naval es-
adjustment in Washington, q policy
which has grown up since the war, re-
ceived striSing exemplification in the
revealment of the past week. tits doubt
full if the piping times of peace were
ever before marked by the discovery of
so large pocket of official rascals as
has been unearthed lately in army and
naval circles. Six officers, ranking
from colonel down to a commander
have been discovered in practices ..un-
becoming a gentleman and an officer"
OF the list four were of the butterfly
species, who prefer the dilettantte SER
wee of Washington society to fighting
Indians on the plains or fighting storms
on salt water. They are of the order
OF carpet knights whose only earthly
aim Of existence is to wait for pay day,
which is, rs shown by the recent dis
coveries, oftentimes frightfully antici-
pated. The vortex of pleasure draws
them in and the end comes in dishonor
and disgrace, even if there is not an
uglier name, as in one at least, of the six
cases quoted.
The list of these parlor soldiers which
infest Washington is a strong argument
for those economy shrlekers who would
reduce the present standing army even
to more skeleton-like limits Ii there is
no service for these ornamental appen-
dages in which they can put in an APP
pearance, at least, of serving their
country, it is entirely reasonable to sup
pose that the money paid out of the
treasury might be covered back into
the vaults and the ornaments dispensed
with. On the contrary however there
is work, but the trouble is '.influence,n
which keeps the fayoritc dwadlng by
the side of capital beauties, or enervat-
ing soul and body in capital gambling
dens, while the comrade is chilled by the
frosts of theforthwest or scorched by
the suns of Arizona while fighting the
of those quarters.
1t is said Secretary Lincoln is striving
to eradicate the curse of gambling from
the army. He has the best wishes of all
good citizens in his eudeavor. But it
might be suggested that thinning out
Of the shoulder straps from the Wash
lngton atmosphere, would assist some
what in the work of publication The
greatest evil lies not in the western can
comments, but under the very nose of
the worthy secretary, and within rifle
shot of his Office at the war department
Reform as well rs charity should begin
at home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
Aliens not Prohibited From Holding
Lands.

Washington Telegram: Acting COM
missioner Harrison, of the general land
office, sent letter to-day to the regis
terand receiver at Taylor's Falls, MINI.
answering the question, .'In case of a
man dying, and at the time holding
Il homestead, can an alien heir or heirs
enter his homestead land under the act
of June 10, lS80?' An entry man had
died at that place, his relatives being
in Canada. The acting commissioner
SAYS:
Before any heir can legally be per-
mitted to purchase the land embraced
| in the entry of de- eased homestead
! party. it must be shown that the entry
man left no widow. This fact being es-
| tablished, the rights of infant children
under section 1922 of the revised stat
utes, must be protected If it be
shown that neither widow nor infant
children survive the entry man, then
/ the rights of their heirs may be con.
sidered. and they may be permitted tc
acquire title in any of the methods pres.
cribed by the law In the event that
they elect to purchase the land rs pro
vided by the second section of the act
of June Is 1880. it is immaterial wheth
er they be residents or aliens. Their,
is nothing in the statutes prohibiting
aliens from purchasing lands subject
to private entry and the effect of tn,
second section of the act June 10, 1880
is to render lands affected by it subiec
to private entry by the persons entitle,
10 the benefit of its provisions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
One Cow to Four Acres.

Modern dairy farming, says the Hon.
Hiram Smith Of Wisconsin, starts out
with keeping one COW on four acres,
and this should be the password to
every dairy lodge-''one COW to four
acres" and this should be rapidly re-
duced until the undoubted possibility is
reached of keeping one to every acre.
One of the principles of modern dairy
farming is to have our COWS give the
most milk when dairy goods are at the
highest price, which is invariably in
winter. 1t has been repeatedly de
monstrated that a good herd of cows
coming into milk in September, Octo-
Der and November will, in average,
give from 1880 to 5000 pounds of milk
annually. This milk is worth. to sell at n
factory or to manufacture into butter or
cheese, Sl.30 per 100 pounds, or $5S. so
as the average for each COW. In other
words dairy farming with one COW to
eight acres ON 100 acres produces ST.
100; modern dairy farming, with one
cow to four acres, produces 81, $780, AN
increase of 81 800; by an outlay for feed
and help, net profit of 500; sum
sufficient to raise the price of land from
800 per acre to 800 per acre. A fun
damental condition OF successful farm
ing is large crops of corn, not less than
two acres of fodder and four acres of
field corn for every ten cows, or total
of twenty-four acres for forty cows. All
the manure of the farm should be even
" placed on these twenty-four acres
during the winter and the land plowed
previous to the 10th of May and thor
oughly narrowed, the corn planted
Immediately thereafter with horse
drill, the rows three and one-half feet
apart, and the kernals from seven to
nine inches apart, and cultivated well
before the corn comes up with fine
tooth harrow Frequently thereafter
cultivate until the 10th of July, at which
time, if the work has been honestly done,
it will be free from weeds with never a
hoe in the field, and it is almost certain
to produce fifty bushels per acre of
shelled corn and thirty tons of fodder.
1t takes less labor to raise twenty-four
acres of corn as described above, than
to raise half that amount planted in hills
and the cultivation deferred until you
can see the rows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
The Honor of a Gentleman.

Washington Special Telegram: Army
circles are deeply scandalized BY
the developments in the case of Col.
a. ii. Nickerson, retired officer who
created sensation recently by marry
ing very young lady of Baltimore.
which was the first intimation his friends
ever had there was any trouble in his
domestic relations. Now he is about to
be eourtmartialed for conduct which is
characterised as infamous. Col. Barr
has gone to Philadelphia to look into
the case. Nickerson has been some
thing of a swell here. He has involved
himself in a most unpleasant scandal
by procuring fraudulent divorce from
his wife and marrying young woman
whom he had brought to his house here
as its mistress. A letter was to-day
sent him from the war department or
dering him not TO leave the city except
with the permission of the secretary of
war. In order to obtain the divorce
Nickerson stated to the court that his
wife had deserted him and that he was
y resident of Philadelphia Neither
statement had \ particle of truth. He
sent his wife to Europe and then began
to plan n severance of the relations be-
tween them. 1t is said that Mrs. Nick
orson wished TO return. but that he refus-
ed TO send her funds enough at any one
time to enable her to do so. Mrs
Nickerson has given the correspondence
to the secretary of war. and Nickerson
will undoubtedly be dismissed from the
army,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
How TO Escape TOrnados.

As to escaping from such storms, it is
well known that the cellar offers the
best place of refuge and moments
thought VIII show that the west or
southwest corner, close to the wall, will
in general be the safest part. In run
ming away, when there is chance for
it, one should run southeast or north
west, that is, at right angles with the
line of the general motion, and, if
caught, should run to the southeast.
Ii nothing better can be done, throw
yourself flat on your face, with your
head TO the northeast and cover ii with
your arms. These are simple direc-
tons, founded on the general course
and character of these most terrible
and awful visitors, whose ghastly do
ings are now the constant theme of con-
versation and the cause of so much
loss of life and property.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
Unrecognized Beauty.

There are things that even two hun
dred and fifty dollar night robes will not
reach. The hard and memorable logic
of this fact has been forced conclusively
upon the mind of Senator Tabor, nv the
grace Of luck ex-senator from Colorado.
When the Senator returned with his lat
est matrimonial venture TO his western
home, he was much astonished to find
that even his millions could not buy an
opening for his beautiful blonde into the
select society of uppertendom, of the
mountain city. Even 'the wife of his
partner failed to respond to the invita-
ton that she take the new charmer un-
der her protecting wing. In order to
get even, rs he imagined, for the slight,
Tabor brought suit against the partner
Bush, charging him with embezzlng the
amount of twenty thousand dollars.
The animus of the suit was at once re-
cognized, and society dropped little
heavier on the ambitious owner of the
Oshkosh beauty. The suit ended in a
unanimous acquittal few days ago,
and now the club of which Tabor was a
member have ousted him, on the ground
that his wife is not fit associate for the
wives of members of the club. To add in
suit TO injury. the best citizens Of Den
yer united in reception to the former
wife of Tabor, whom he divorced as too
old for his esthetic tastes, on the occa-
sion of her return to the city recently.
For once injustice and outrage, although
it comes in the person of millionaire.
appears TO have met its reward. East
ern society circles could profit greatly
by occasionally emulating the example
Of the Denver first families.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
The Illinois Road Law.

The new road law, which was the re-
suit of the agitation last fall in the
adjoining state of Illinois, has passed
the lower branch of that state legisla-
ture and now goes TO the Senate, with
excellent prospect of being sent through
that body also. The bill is quite volum-
nous and owing to this verbosity even
an abstract has not been obtainable,
but the new law is said to be bottomed
on the radical change that all road tax
es shall be paid in money instead of
labor. With this solid foundation as
starting point there is no doubt but the
new law will be found to carry Illinois
Il long stride in the way out the mud,
which has enveloped it for the past half
century.
A similar change must come in every
state before anything like permanent
roads can be obtained. The present
system makes good roads about smear
an impossibility as could well be done,
even by law constructed especially
for that purpose. The first step to-
wards system of highways which will
be a credit instead of disgrace to the
state must be the payment of road
taxes in money. 1t is the universal
opinion Of those who have had any
thing to do with road matters, that not
only would this change be an important
factor in the production Of permanent
roads. but that the road taxes would be
considerably lowered by the change. In
fact, several chairmen of town boards
ut the last November meeting, when
this matter was up for discussion. said
to the writer that if they could have the
road tax in money instead of labor, they
would agree to maintain much better
roads in their several districts with a
tax several mills lower than was now
necessary to make the roads barely
passablc.
1t is some time yet before another
session of the legislature in this state,
but the drift of public opinion is to-
wards this initiatory solution of the
road problem, and at the next session
the party of good roads ought to be
strong enough to secure the passage of
bill making this change, even if it is
not found advisable to so farther in the
way of securing new road laws.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
A Thin Ruil,linp

The narrowest house in New York
city may be seen at the northwest cor
ner of Lexington avenue and Eighty.
second street. The building, which
has been finished for some months. Is
i've feet wide, 100 feet deep and four
stories high. 1t is divided into two
houses, each fifty feet long, and the
entrance doors are, of course, on the
avenue, as there is no room for door
at either end of the building. The law
allows building at the corner of a
street to have projecting bay windows
along the side, and, taking advantage
of this circumstance. the architect has
managed To plan house which. while
peculiar in inside appearance and pro-
badly very uncomfortable to live in,
may find tenants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31
Proceed or Quit.

During the late session of Congress
representative Murch took occasion to
make certain charges against Supervis-
ing Architect Hill, alleging fearful
state of rotteness in the official sanctum
of that gentleman. Secretary Folger
promptly ordered an investigation into
the charges and invited Mr.. Murch to
step forward and uncover the corrupt
spots, in order that they might be disin-
fected. Since, that time several months
have elapsed and still the gentleman
from Maine begs delay, which, consd-
ering the flourish of trumpets at the an
nouncement, appears extremely odd.
In fact it might be said such stress
and pre-occupation of business as has
prevented Mr.. Murch from continuing
his portion of the investigation, is phe-
nomonal. 1t was thought last week
that everything was ready for the fun
to commence, but the guardian of the
peoples interest was still lacking Just
one more paper, and another adjourn
ment was taken. In the meantime the
ire of the worthy secretary of the treas
ury is being aroused and, unless the ac-
cuser speedily substantiates his charges,
it is insinuated the tables may be turned
and he find himself for the defense in
stead of for the prosecution. If there
is anything wrong in the official life of
MIR. Hill the people want to know it, but
they do not care to have the power of
this great government used simply to
keep an official on the ragged edge of
misjudgment, to crafty what now APP
pears TO be personal spite. In the
language of the sporting fraternity it
is time for the gentleman from Maine to
to put up or shut up"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31

Joseph Gorum, or Uncle Joe, en-
tered the government service at the
Fortress Monroe postin 1916. He help
ed to lay the cornerstone of the strong
hold. and saw the great fort completed.
He knew hundreds of army officers.
and was regarded IS character
His death took place in the fort few
DAYS ago, at the age of 90 years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31

a lady in Los Angeles, who wished
TO send some beautiful flowers buds to
a friend in this city, was at a loss how
to do it. A florist friend said he would
fix them. He cut potato in two
pieces and cut holes in thens into which
he inserted the stems of the buds, and
placed them in box with cotton to sup
port them A letter from the recipient
acknowledged the remembrance. and
said the buds had developed into full
blown flowers. There is sufficient
moisture in a good sized potato to sup
port q flower two weeks in a moder-
ately cool temperature. Flowers from
bouquets or baskets may be preserved
in the same way. The potatoes may
be hidden by leaves or MOSES. -Er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31

Twenty new hotels are now building
in the City of Mexico.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31

WASHINGTON WISDOM.
As shown In the Beautifying of the City ON the
Potomae-The Capitol and its Riches.

Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May Is, 1885,
The capitol park on this May day is in
its beautiful garb Of spring time. Its
broad acres are carpeted with the love-
hest green, and shrubs rare and varied
are loaded with flowers. The trees now
clothed in richest yernal vesture
are filled with singing birds. The
work of the distinguished landscape
architect, Fred Law Olmstead, of New
York city, begun in 1874. now bespeaks
his wisdom in conceiving and carrying
out systematic improvement of the
capitol park. The broad carriage court
800 feet wide, on the e. st of the central
portico, is paved with asphalt and kept
innocent of all that can offend. Six
lamp piers thirteen feet high, of beauti-
full stone work, are crowned with bronze
posts and lanterns twelve feet high.
The walks, carriage drives, courts and
porte cocheres are planned by the skill
ful artist with reference to scenic effects.
AN IMPROVEMENT
is now under way which when COM
pleted will seem to add another story to
the capitol A magnificent terrace of
marble is being constructed on the
north, south and west around the capt.
tol, with double flight of steps to
walk forty feet wide and 200 feet long
ornamented with beautiful pavilions,
and giving nearly seventy rooms for
storage of documents and for use in
other ways.
From the west front the great oval
basin with q capacity of 1892 gallons
is supplied with water from q never
failing spring one and a half miles north
of the capitol, near Howard University.
Water in the early history of the gov
eminent was necessary to dilute ''cold
tea and other drinkables, and Con-
gress wisely appropriated the money
and bought this spring in 1882 aad
erected this fountain in which disport
thousands of tiny gold fish to the delight
of crowds of children and throngs of
visitors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-05-31

The average salary OF Methodist min
listers N New England is $3.50.