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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

TEHRE's comet skirmishing around in
the northwestern sky, but it is go small a
one, scarcely SO large as a star of the sixth
magnitude, that it is invisible to individ-
uals who behold the heavens through the
organism of the naked eyes. 1t may be
interesting, however, to the general reader
to glance at the following from an eastern
paper, which is aptly spoken Of as "the
organ of the comet"
A small telescope would enable one to see the
tail, but using the eye alone the tail does not
appear. The searcher for the comet can get its
bearings by looking first at the bright star in
the northwestern heavens. That bright star is
Vega, or Alpha Lyr@. Over Vega, in yearly
vertical line, will be seen the star Alpha Cygni.
Between Vega and Alpha Cygni is the comet.
How is that for comet lore.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
THE HOUSE ooxMIrrEKs.

The final announcement of the standing
committees of the house will relieve good
deal Of curiosity, not to say anxiety on the
part of the managing political leaders
and their moro interested adherents. II
was earnestly hoped, in fact prsfaced by
the Republi cans, that Carlisle was sure to
embarass his supporters either by an IN
due appointments of southerners or of free
traders. Nothing Of the kind has occur
red. There is in. tho appointments no
leaning towards the south or the doctrin-
aires of the Democratic party. While the
chairman Of the ways and means commit
tee is pronounced free trader, there is 80
large protective element in the body of
that committee that nothing of an extreme
nature with reference to our foreign com
mercial relations needs be apprehended.
The character of the committee guar
antees that special attention will be given
to tariff reform, but that extremists will
not be tolerated.
The failure to place young Belmont at
the head of the committee of foreign rela-
tions will be accepted as wise movement.
Belmont is too young. Apart from the
services of his father to the Democratic
party there is no reason why the SON
should be honorsd with this
conspicuous place. In view of
the agitation in this country in regard to
Ireland and the tinidity and sensit1veness
of England, it is desirable that our foreign
policy should be shaped by cosl, sagacious
men, who will labor for the good of the
country and NOT in the interest of factions
or mere sgitstors.
Cox, of New York, IS chairman of naval
work. He may not be a sailor by instinct
or experience, but he has taken position
in which whatever he may do will
be in the nature of an improvement
over the work of his predecessors. He
may not give as a navy but he will at
naval matters and relieve the country of
SEINE Of the disgrace which has fallen upon
it through the imbecils and dishonest man
agemsnt of paat influences.
The placing of Finerty on the commit
tee of Indian affairs is a CAPITAL move
nent. He has fought the Indians, he
knows their needs and his vociferous meth
DDS of stating his views may be excused
IS being the ''war whoop" OF an Indian
fgehtr and of one who by much contact
with the aborigines has acquired soms-
what of their style of breezy expression.
AS whole the appointments cannet be
justly sabject to hostile criticism. They.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
A WILL CONTEST. .

The Daughter Of Junius Erutus Booth Sues
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
boston, Dec. 24.-The faes that Marie
R. E. Booth, daughter of the late Juniu 8
Brutus Booth, intended eontssting her
fathers will has been mentioned. The pc
tition which has just been fled at Salem,
sets forth that the daughter is resident of
New York and is over twsnty-one years of
age. She AYERS that she was not Notified
of her fathers illness until after his death
ner Of the proceedings attending the pro-
bate of the will until they were ended. The
petitioner on the death of her mother, in
1853, became half owner of her mothers
interest in Mr.. Booths valuable property
in California, and subsequently her father
conveyed to her hishalf interes1in the same.
She says that when 8 mere child she was
shut up in convent in Philadelphia and
kept there until after she attained her ma
iority. AS soon as she be-
came of age her brother, who had in the
meantime married his present widow Ag-
mes. came to her and induced her to sign
without reading a certain document,
whereby, as she has since learned, she
agreed to part with all her interest in real
estate in San Francisco. After she learned
the nature of the act she demanded of her
father reconveyance Of the property. He
disregarded the relation Of trust and con-
fdsnce existing between himself and the
petitioner, andi as his wife represented
that the property was of no great value
said he would give her $500 and would
further make suitable provision
for her in his will. The petitioner, believ-
ing in the aforesaid promises, did accept
the sum of $4,000 as part of the consider
alton money, The tsstator soon after sold
the property for $57 200.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

PLAIN Mr.. Tennyson used to have, or profess
ed to have, most cordial and poetic contempt
for the Peerage, and classed them off as Cotton
Spinners, unworthy to be the associates of poets
and the Ike. But at last the poet laureate has
assembled to the Peerage himself, and is Lord
Tennyson d. Eyncourt: He finds himself in
company with Cotton Spinners in plenty and a
lot Of other miscellaneous fellows, as for in
stance there is Lord Londonderry, who sells coal
by the bushel and hundred weight, and Lord
Dudley who manufactures marmalade and ham,
and of very good quality too, by the way, and
SO on. The new Peer must make himself as
comfortable as he can amongst the gentlemen
with whom he stands rank, and it is to
be hoped his ancient pref udice will not render
him unhappy.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
The Lottery Correspondence.

New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 24.-Some time
ago the New Orleans National bank OBJ
tanned an injunction against the United
States postal authorities, who were forbid
den interference with the correspondence
addressed to the bank for the Lottery com
pany, which was denied the use of the
mails. A motion to dissolve this iDiuac
ton was asked for in the argument to-day.
The postal authorities were represented by
Attorney General Brewster, Assistant AT
torney General Freeman, of the postoffice
department, ana District Attorney Leonard.
By an agreement between ths counsel, at
the suggestion of Brewster, Judge Pardee
postponed the case until Wednesday,.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

THE Judiciary committee of the house,
selected by Mr.. Carlisle, is the ablest one
to which that branch Of public consern has
been entrusted for years. There are no
drones upon it, like Hayes pet, Mckinley,
who went through whole congress with
out so much as looking at single case or
paper assigned him by the chairman of
the committee. From all appearances the
business of this congress will be done in o
busin ess-like way.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
Fire This Morning.

The alarm OF fire at three this morning
was occasioned. by straw burning in the
basement of William Niehoff's restaurant.
Sixth ward.
The fire department. responded aud ex-
tinguished the blaze before any damage
was done Niehoff had 1,6OO insurance.
The building belongs to Henry Peters.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

WAsHBUHN came very near being over
looked in the assignment of the House
committees, but at last place was made
for him at the tail of Appropriations, a
sort of fifth wheel, as it were.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
In nImeuIties.

MOUNT CARMEL, Dec. 24.-Msnager Sun
bury. Of the smelling works, reports the
company embarrassed, and needs $4,000
to place it on sound basis. The works
have suspended at No. Franklin col
iery, near Treverton, for three months,
and 500 men are disenploJed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
he is unquestionably correct in the view
that Arthur cannot carry Ohio in 1884.

TIE Cincinnati Enquirer thinks Arthur
looks to be nearer a nomination than any of
his accidental predecessors ever were. While
this is probably the case, Mr.. A. is doomed
to great disappointment. Every Repub-
lican you meet speaks kindly of him, and
every other one is deadly opposed to
his being nominated in 1884. There is no
tonic in the Arthur movement any more.
It is spent,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

JUDGING from what was to be seen on
every street in this city yesterday, in every
store and shop, in the beaming faces that
were seen by the tens of thousands, there
cannot be many, if any, empty stockings
in St. Paul this Christmas morning.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

Ex-CoNGREssMAN JOIN B. RICE, of Free
mont, Ohio. said in New York the other
day that Arthur cannot come within sixty
thousand of carrying Ohio. This gentle
man is a neighbor of ex President Hayes,
which may account for the size of the dis
count at which he puts Mr.. Arthur, though
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

Mr.. KEIEER is not very great man if
he was Mr.. Robeson's Speaker once upon
time. In making up the committees
MIR. Carlisle was good enough to put him
where he will be unable to show off his
luminous ability as the prize-fool III
politics.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

MINNESOTA statesmen seemed to be at
discount in the makeup of the House COM
mittees; Wakefield is tackled on TO the
Postofices and Post Roads committee,
Strait is on Public Lands and Knute
Nelson on Indian Affairs. They are where
they do no harm with level headed Demo
Gratis to watch them.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

JOHN SHERMAN wiltsd and finally made
no open opposition 10 the confirmation of
Internal Revenue Commissioner Evans.
The administration and senatorial
courtesy" ware toe powerful, and the sem
ator from Ohio had no recourse but to
bottle his wrath.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
WIN Not Row Then.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-Harvard de-
clined the Pennsylvania university's chal-
lenge to row an eight-oared race.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
THE sT PAUL DAILY DECEMBER 1883

are conservative in that they promise no
resort to extremes; no disturbance of the
foreign or commercial relations of the
country.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
WISH you Merry Christmas!

cured him place on the committee on
Agriculture.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

SENATOR PENDLHToN is spending the
holiday recess at Columbus looking after
''his lost cause"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

PRESIDENT ARTHUR will have the assistance
Of his sister, Mrs McElroy, for the New Years
ceremonies at the White House.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

A SINGLE sentence in the English Foreigs en-
hstment act contains six hundred words Mr..
Evarts is 'scooped"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
Prof. X. II. Evans,

Class reception, at Sherman hall, New Years
night. Former pupils inTi ed to attend. New
term commences january 9Th, 7th and 9Th. For
further particulars address Lock Box, Sherm an
all
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

N1w York. Dec. 24.-President Arthur
left at 8: 80 for Washington.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

The widow of O'Donnell, the executed assas-
sin of Carey, the informer, landed in New York
yesterday to resume her residence in this
country.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

HANLAN, the oarsman, has had in the last five
years an income of $4,000. He has 900
invested in hotel property On Toronto island,
$4,000 in bank, and $4,000 has ''gone
where the woodbine twineth -
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

The German navy list for 1854 exhibits that
the imperial navy is composed of seven frigates,
six corvettes (irorclad), thirteen ironclsd gun
boats, fifteen torpedo boats and thirty-one
cruisers, of which twenty-one are corvettes and
ten gunbeats.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

ME-. CARLISLE is something of joker too it
seems, though funny Sam Cox thinks it's no
joke to be at the head Of the navy committee
Some fine day he should take Mr.. Speaker under
arm and ask him to pint out Uncle Sam:s
Navee.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25

The Ohio river and its tributaries are lashing
their sides with an overflow of water, and much
damage has been done and greater seems likely
to follow. tits merely the impotence of hope
to express the desire that the disaster Of few
months ago may not be repeated. There is no
certain protection against it.
THE new missionary bishop Of North Dakota,
Rey. William David Walker, is about fsrty-fi7e
years of age, and has been for twenty years pas
tor OF Calvary chapel, West Twenty third street
New York. The new bishop will continue in
charge of Calvary Chapel until spring when he
Will enter upon his new duties.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25


been officially connected with you as
member of the board of educa-
cation, and as an officer
have learned to respect each of you as
man of honor and as man true to the
high trusts conferred oniyou by becoming
a member of the board of education
Although am not yet a very old man, I
have served continuously in the s.. Paul
board Of education since 1869, excepting
one year. We then had four schools, cost
ing $25 600 per year; now we have seven
teen schools, costing $250,000 per year.
Our city's growth has been rapid, but the
growth of our schools in number and in
efficiency has not Jagged behind. Gentle
men, this testimonial I shall treasure as
the exponent Of true friendship. Believe
me, feel unexpressibly fattered by this
mark of your appreciation.
In conclusion, gentlemen, permit me to
hope to be able by sincere gratitude in the
future to render myself worthy OF this
your very great and unexpected kindness
The looket bore the inscription, ''Mem-
bers of the Board of Education to Hon. J..
6. Donnelly, Secretary, 1885,"
At the conclusion Of the presentation
Mr.. Donnelly invited his friends to par
take of refreshments in token of the honor
conferred upon him.
NIB. AND MRS. LIrTELL's MEsRY CHRISTMAS.
About o'clock Christmas eve, Mr.. w.
81. Littell, superintendent of the st. Paul
City railway, was notified by telephone
that his presence was wanted at the Office
of the company and tina. something had
happened which made it important that
Mrs. Littell should accompany him. In a
few minutes both Mr.. and Mrs. Li.tell ar
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08
ARMY BADGES.

If, from any cause whatsoever, any
one happened to have lost his COM
mand, or to have strayed away from
or been left behind by his regiment,
he could usually tell what part of the
army he was with.
An admirable and significant sys-
TEN of badge, was adopted for the
entire Union army. The different
corps wore distinguished by the
shapes, of their several badges. Thus,
the first corps wore a round badge,
the second a clover leaf, the third a
diamond, the fifth Maltese cross,
the sixth a Roman cross, the ninth a
shield, the eleventh crescent, the
twentieth a star, and so on. AS each
corps included three divisions, and
as it was necessary to distinguish
each of these from the other two, the
three good old colors of the flag were
chosen for the purpose-red. white
and blue red for the first division of
each corps, white for the second, and
blue for the third Thus, a round
red badge meant first division, first
corps; round white, second divis-
ion, first corps; round blue, third
division, first corps; and SO on of
the other corps. Division and corps
headquarters could always be known
by their respective commands. AS
the men were all obliged to wear
their proper badges, cut out of fan
mel or colored leather, on the top of
their caps, one could always tell at a
glance what part of the army of the
Potomac he was in. In addition to
this, some regiments were distin-
guished by some peculiarly of uni
form. Our own brigade was every
where known as "The Buck tails, y
for we all wore buck-tails on the
sides of our caps.-St. Nicholas.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08

not reach me. Nearer and nearer
came the lion, waving his tail in a
manner that meant business. If l
turned my back he would spring if
/ took my eyes from him, | was lost.
1t was terrible moment. / glided
backward swiftly as / dared. [ had
another fear. / feared stumbling
backwards, and | knew if / did fall,
| would make a meal for that lion.
AS l neared the elephant, | saw that
the lion understood my movements,
and fearing he would be banked
of his prey, he prepared to bring the
matter to a crisis. / then saw that /
had but one hope, to rush with all
my speed to the elephant. | think /
must have jumped twenty feet when
/ turned, and / know the lion jumped
thirty, but he just missed me. How
/ completed the race / do not know.
/ only knew that the elephants trunk
was around my waist and he was lift
ing me up on his head. | only knew
that | was saved.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08
BONE MANURE FOR PAS.
TURES.

An English paper, in commenting
upon the subject, remarks that the
Cheshire dairy farmer, by free use of
bone manure laid On the grass lands,
makes his farm, which at one time,
before the application of bone ma
nure, fed only twenty head of COWS,
now feed forty. In Cheshire two
thirds OF more, generally three
fourths, of dairy farm are kept in
perfect pasture, the remainder in til
lage. Its dairy farmers are common
ly bound to lay the whole of their
manure, not ON the arabic, but on
the grass land, purchasing what may
be necessary for the arabic. The
| chief Improvement besides drainage
consists in the application of bone
manure. In the milk of each cow.
in its urine, in its manure, and in the
bones of each calf reared and solo
off, farm parts with as much earth
ly phosphate of lime as is contained
in half hundred weight of bone
dust. Hence the advantage of re-
turning.this mineral manure by bon
ing the grass land. The quantity Of
bones now generally given in Chesh
ire to an imperial acre of grass lane
is 1920 to 800 weight. This dress
ing on pasture lands will last sever
OF eight years, and on moved lane
about half that period.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08
HOW GEN. GRANT WENT
THIRSTY.

A fire was soon and easily built,
for dry wood was plenty, and soon
the flames were cracking and light
ing up the dusky woods. Taking our
two canteens, Harter started off in
search of water, leaving me to stretch
myself out in the tent, and heartily
wish myself at home.
81 tell you, Harry" said the ser
geant, as he flung down the canteens
on his return, "there isn't anything
like military discipline. l went down
the road here about quarter of a
mile, and came out near General
Grants headquarters in a clearing.
Down at the foot of hill in front of
his headquarters is spring; but it
seems the surgeon of some hospital
near by had got there before the
General, and put a guard on the
spring to keep the water for the
wounded. AS 1 came up l heard the
guard say to a darkey who had come
to the spring for water with buck
ct:
"'Get out of that, you black ras-
cal You can't have any water
here"
"'Guess KIM said the darkey
Il want dis yer water fer Gen
Grant; an amt he commandin' dis
yer army?'
"'You touch that water and II
run my bayonet through you! sale
the guard. General Grant cam
have any water from tits spring til
my orders are changed
The darkey, saying that he'd SCI
about dat, went up the hill to head
quarters, and returned in few mo
ments, declaring that 'Gen'l Gran
said dat you got to glib me water.
You go back and tell Genera
Grant, said the corporal of tn
guard, coming up at the moment
that neither he nor any other gener
al can get water from this spring I'm
til my orders are changed
''Now you see, Harry" continued
Harter, as he gave me tin cup on
stick to hold over the fire for coffee
while he cut down a slice of pork
"that's what / call discipline. '-,S1
Nicholas.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08
SnMlh's Golnlnm.
THE ELEPHANT SEAL.

Almost the first voyagers who sail
ed into the then unknown seas sur
rounding the south pole took back to
Europe stories about a gigantic seal,
much larger than the elephant, and,
like that animal, furnished with a
trunk. But the people had begun to
doubt the stories of travellers, and
consequently not mnch reliance was
placed on these various accounts.
When the real Robinson Crusoe,
whose name was Alexander Selkirk,
was found on his island of Juan Fer
nandez and taken home to England,
he also told about the giant seal. and
gave such minute particulars concern
ing it that it's existence was no long
er doubted. Still, it was not until a
century later, when the report of
Captain Cooks voyages was publish
ed, that any real interest was reused
in the sea-elephant, or elephant seal.
This report said that the oil and skin
furnished by the animal were valua-
BILE, and that statement was hint
enough for one or two enterprising
merchants. Without more ado, they
fitted out few whaling ships, and
sent them to the southern seas to
procure the oil and skins of the hap
less creatures.
Among these ships the trlmmest
and swiftest was the ''Mary Ann.
How many elephant-seals were
slaughtered by the crew of the ''Mary
Ann" is not known; but it is record
ed that, within twenty-five years of
the time of her visit to Georgia ISL
and, there were killed on that island
alone over one million two hundred
thousand animals. or about one thous-
and every day during the season.
How many millions were killed alto
gether can never be known, but it is
certain that the killing did not cease
until the elephant-seal was almost
exterminated. 1t will interest you
to know that two young elephant
seals are now to be seen in the To-
illogical Gardens at Philadelphia.
The young sea-elephant is as big
as a small man when it is born, and
in eight days it will grow four feet
longer and one hundred pounds heav-
Ter. That is pretty quick growth :;
but, to reach a circumference of
eighteen feet and length of thirty
feet in three years, it has need to
grow quickly.
Penrose, in his account of the ele-
phant-seal, says that his sailors used
to mount upon the backs of the ami
mails as they were in the water, and
race with each other, making the an
finals swim by squirting them with
their knives. This story is not pre-
cisely doubted, but it is not believed
either. The elephant-seal always
comes ashore, if possible, when about
to die, which seems somewhat odd,
when the water is the element in
which it is most at home. There il
is surprisingly swift and agile, and
indeed, it so comfortable that it sleeps
on the rocking waves as quietly as
on shore. st. Nicholas.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08
AN OLD sHOWMAN'S STORY.

"After the exhibition was over"
he says, Il passed into the menage-
RE to talk to the Waterman. From
some cause he was absent from his
post, and | walked across the am
phitheatre toward my old friend the
elephant, to give him an apple, for
we were the best of friends. He was
one of the largest elephants l ever
saw, and was as good natured as he
was large. i was about half way
across the ring when heard a growl
and saw one of the lions out of his
cage and approaching me in crouch
iag manner, ready for spring. /
had sufficient presence of mind to re-
alize my dangerous situation and to
know that it required the utmost eau
ton to extricate myself from it. One
hasty motion on my part, and | would
be in the jaws of the monster. / felt
that my only hope was in the ele-
phant, if / could reach him, but he
was chained by the foot and could