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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
True Social DiSDity.

To be ashamed of their origin is Just
now in American society the weakness
of the little minds that compose it. The
man that rides in his carriage shrinks
from the acknowledgement that the
money that enables him to have it wa;
earned by his father, with toll and ~.
thence, in q lanyard, behind the couu5 !:
OF shoemaker, or by honest indus.i-'
in some other useful occupation be,o :
the (so-calleO grade Of the merchant OK
professional man; as if the man did net
honor the work, and not the work the
man.
To such let Daniel Webster speak.
Hear him: ut did not happen to me to
be born in log cabin, but my elder
brothers and sisters were born in one,
and raised among the snow drifts of
New Hampshire, at a period so early
that when the smoke arose from the
rude chimney, and curled over fine
frozen hills, there was no similar evil
dence Of o white mans habitation be-
tween that and the settlements on the
rivers of Canada.
Its remains still exist make it an
annual VISIT carry my children to it
to teach them the hardships endured
by the generations that have gone be-
fore them. I love to dwell on the ten
der recollections, the kindred ties. early
affections, and the variations and Incl
dents that mingle with all I know of
this primitive family abode.
IL weep to think that none of those
that inhabited it are now living, and, if
ever fail in affectionate veneration for
him who raised it against violence and
destruction, cherished all domestic vir-
tues beneath its roof, and, through fire
and blood of seven years. revolutionary
war, shrank from no toll, no sacrifice,
to serve his country, and raise his chill
dren to a condition better than his own,
may my name and the name of my pos
terity be blotted from the memory of
mankind"
And we add that he who is ashamed
of the poor father and mother whose
honest labor supported him in child
hood, and who daily toiled to give him
education, by which he has been able to
rise to a condition above the one they
occupied, is unworthy to be the associ-
ate of wise and good men. All such
will despise him; and, no matter how
lofty he carries his head, he is nothing
in the estimate of Americas true noble
men.-L2CtheTG7l Observer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
American Cider for England.

Among the articles which English
men are glad to import from this coun-
try is sweet cider. Within the last
three OF four years large trade has
sprung up Between this city and Liver
pool, and dozen merchants handle
American cider in bulk. In Great
Britain, English cider, made mostly IN
Devonshire, brings less price than the
American. Some cider also goes to
France, but Frenchmen are not so fond
of it as the English. The firm which
exports the most cider has its office in
Warren street. It's orchards and mill
are in Madison county. The pressing
is all done by steam in October, No
vember and December. The apples
used are mostly of the ungrafted kind,
and are all perfectly sound, otherwise
the flavor of the cider would be i'm
paired. Last season more than 100000
bushels of apples were crushed, and
the product was 10000 barrels of cider.
The juice is allowed to ferment until it
reaches a certain stage, and is then
filtered through sand to clean it thor
oughly. It is drawn off in large watts,
and is kept until it is wanted for barrel
ing. The barrels are bunged very
tightly, and the cider keeps without
change for two or three years. ANY
stock which becomes soured by age is
made into vinegar, and sells for three
fourths of the price Of cider.-Neav
York Sun.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
LIFE IN GREECE.
MODERN .Athenta,, Soctetu.

An Athens letter in The Boston Advertis-
er says: Gayety reigns supreme here. l
L never went to so many balls, soirees, din
ners, and lunches IN any one week before
or experienced greater cordially. You
know that Prof. Goodwin and his new
wife, of Cambridge, are here, and their
friends will be pleased to learn that they
are the center of a delightful circle. In
fact, Mrs Goodwin, is little queen in all
branches of society, and her daily o'clock
teas are the resort of all that is swell in
court or literary life. I met lovely Mrs.
FELTON,, the wife of President Felton's son.
Her husband is studying here. She has g
beautiful baby, and she asked me to call
and see it. Forgetting for the moment
that it was not museum or a tomb, 1
rather shocked her by asking if it would be
open at 10 o'clock.
1 had letter OF introduction to Mr..
Schuyler, our minister, and he could not
have done more for me if he had been my
father. Al their express request oscillat-
ed between the Goodwin's house and the
American legation for nearly all my meals.
Athens is a queer place. Every one, no
matter how old, comes around and calls as
soon as one meets them; and then they i'm
medistely invite you to meal. Even the
English charge insisted on my coming to
a kind of supper before one of the balls.
L was taken to two balls by different
people on short notice, and found cordial
welcome, quantities of diamonds, ugly
women, and splendid dresses. Everything
is entirely European, for the people OF
wealth and position are foreign Greeks,
who have made their fortunes abroad and
who return to Athens for the winter.
Many of them cannot even speak Greek.
but they have all got fever of patriotism
and want to do as much for their poor
country as they can. The queen is dear
little body-a Russian. Once when L was
down on Palerum beach athens Coney
lsland) with the Schuylers she came up
and walked along with US. Later, at the
court ball, besides mumblipg few words
at the presentation, had the pleasure of
dancing in the same set with her in a
quadrille.
That court ball was memorable. Every
body appeared in uniforms, as there were
few there besides officers, diplomats and
the ministry. Some six hundred men on
one side and two hundred ladies on the
other formed lane for the royal party to
come through. Then all formality was
ended, and it went on like any other ball.
There were only two kinds of dances all
the evening, the quadrille and gallop, and
so fearfully danced! But everybody, from
royalty down, went in with tremendous
eagerness and vim. The supper was a
curious, economical sort of an affair-cold
chicken, vegetable salad, jellies and
oranges, poor claret, ordinary sparkling
Rhine wine, and vim du pays. Everybody
stood about and helped themselves, ex-
cept royalty and diplomats, who sat down
separately Ito very superior affair.
Down stairs, in sort of cellar room, were
jars of tobacco and cigarette papers. All
the guests stayed very late. -
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
History of the DotJnr.

Alexander Del Mar, in an interesting and
elaborate history of the dollar, sums up as
follows:
Con July 9th, 1855, the Spanish dollar
was adopted by the Continental congress
as its integer of moneys and accounts. At
this date the law of Spain required that
the coin should contain 374B grains of
silver, but. in point of fact, the actual
weight of the newest and best dollar circu-
lating in America, as ascertained after nu-
merous experiments by Jefferson, in 1856,
and Hamilton in 1790-was BIZ grains.
Accordingly, when, in 1871, Hamilton sub
mitted his report to the government of the
United States on the subject of mint and
coinage. he recommended 1t to coin dollars
containing exactly the same weight of fine
silver as the Spanish dollar then in circu-
lation, and in which the debts of the re-
public had been contracted. This was &C
cordingly done, and from that day (1792) to
the present the quantity of silver in the dol
lar of the United States has never been
changed. 1t has always been, and is still,
exactly 371A grains troy land the thing
dollar is, therefore, precisely the same to-
day as it was at the date of the establish
ment of our government"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
T5iGes az 1884
Keokuk Constitution. I

The candidacy of Tilden is the knell of
Republican hope. HIS name charms with
magic spell the Democratic hosts, and in
spires with confidence the wavering and
doubling. Around him cluster the mem
cries of we'll fought contest. In him is
conferred the hope of psople for pure
forms of government, honestly administer
ed, and the belief of the people that he
personates the strength of intellect to
compass reform and drive from power the
men who are making of American politics
a by-word and reproach.
With Tilden at the helm all doubts of
success vanish; all chickering's cease; unity
will take the place of discocd and mad
ambition will do homage to the demands
of national necessity. Party ties will be
loosened by the imperative demand for
change, and the 81 ye of '76 Will be a en-
didate of the peope, as Tsil Is shat of the
peoples party. He viii come to the
affairs of the republic as lid Gladstone 70
those of EDgland: Gambatta 10 France
after the spoilatjol Of Napol5opic dynasty;
purity will take the place OF corruption;
honesty dispossess sordid fraud, aud sim
plicity of forms aisPlac9 the present cum
bersome machiaery OF state, which, fasten-
ed upou the republic IN the commissions of
fratricidal war, are pecdlsssly perpetuated
in times of profound ard threatened
peace.
To such candidacy, and around the
policy for which his name would stand
sponsor, the thinkers ne patriots, the
business men, iBe !oilai ~ hand or brain,
could rally and faol cafe that their votes
would be re-eehoed in tho 6ecrees of state.
Years have but set the seal OF wisdom on
his brow. and ppiag from him the pal
try consider vf lie, nave lef5 his last
and best eff foc his oountry's call.
Tilden and vic,oTy would ring tIrOugb the
land from Sea 80 sea end lake 10 gulf.
An outhurs. o. uugeatrai1ed pUblic cpin-
iod. sponteseous, profound and uoi3iDg
would sweep hin Into place, and not MI
the powers Of organized corrapsica I'D
federated greed centeTed to the purpose
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
Interesting Facts About Hair.

Whether the hair should be cut
never could quite satisfy myself. As a
physiological practice, I seriously doubt
the propriety. Every cutting is a
wounding, and there is some bleeding
in consequence, and waste of vital
force. think it Will be found that
most long-lived persons wear their hair
long.
The cutting of the hair stimulates to
a new growth, to supply the waste.
Thus the energy required to maintain
the vigor of the body is drawn off to
make good the wanton destruction. 1t
is said, I know, that after the hair has
grown to certain length it loses its vi
tality at the extremity and splits OF
"brooms up" Whether this would be
the case if the hair should never be cut
I would like to know. When it is cut q
fluid exudes, and forms scab or cica-
trix at each wounded extremity, indi-
eating that there has been injury.
Women and priests have generally
worn long hair. [ never could imagine
why this distinction was made. The
ancient priest was very often unsexed
VI OlSNOb6u w vow VI CSl1OdCt, DuU 1
cannot surmise whether that had any
thing to do with it. Kings wore their
hair long, in imitation of Samson, and
the golden Sun-God Mithias. I sus-
pect from this that the first men shorn
were slaves and laborers; that freemen
wore their hair unmutilated, as the
crown of perfect manhood and manli-
ness. If this be correct, the new era
of freedom, when it ever shall dawn,
will be characterized by men unshorn
as well as women unperverted.
wish our science and our civiliza-
ton had better devices for preserving
the integrity of the hair. Badness is
a deformity and premature wilderness a
defect. If the head was in health, and
the body in proper vigor, am conf
dent that this would not be. I am APP
prehensive that our dietetic habits oc-
casion the bleaching of the hair; the
stiff, arsenic-prepared hat is responsible
for much of the badness. Our hats
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
She Jumped about a Foot.

A breach-of promise case is on trial in
New York, which for several weeks has
provided that city with considerable
amusement. Mr. Barwick was engaged to
and confidently expected to marry Miss
Mclean, pretty heiress on Staten island
For several months they billed and cooed
like the most fervid lovers, and then, for
some lnexplicable reason, Miss McLean's
ardor began to diminist. She met her
lover with less impassioned kisses, mani
Tested disposition to find fault with him,
and, passing from one degree of GOODNESS
to another, she became so frigid at last as
to throw him overheard without the slight
est conjunction. The loss of this wealth
of affection and the amount of cash which
it implied induced Mr.. Barwick to bring
suit for breach of promise, fixing his dam
ages to heart and pocket at $4,000. In
the trial, the other day, the plaintiff gave
description of his ex-sweetheart's con-
duet when she had made up her mind to
break the engagement. ''What was her
condition? asked the lawyer. She was
glad and excited because she had broken
the engagement. My herrt is cold like
ice,' she said, and should think you would
have noticed it long ago if you had
wanted to- She carried on and jumped
wildly" GLOW high did she jump?"
asked the young lady's counsel, about
foot. Two or three times she jumped
out into the middle of the room just like
Bird" was the answer. Being pressed as
to the exact height of the jumps, the wit
ness said,' 81 didn't measure the jumps.
She threw up her arms as though she was
going to fly like a bird.' Miss Mclean
would appear to be very eccentric young
lady. young person with propensity
for jumping in the way described, throwing
her arms about, and generally conduct
ing herself like disorderly bird, might
not make the pleasantest companion for
life, and perhaps Mr.. Barwick is better off
without her.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01

are unneaithy, IRON the trlcks o1 uue
matters. L suppose there are other
causes, however. Heredity has its in
huence. Certain diseases wither the
hair at its roots; others lower the vital
ity Of the skin, and so depilate the
body.
I acknowledge that the shingled head
disgusts me. It cannot be wholesome.
The most sensitive part of the head is
at the back where the neck joins. That
place exposed to unusual cold or heat
is liable to receive an injury that will
be permanent, if not fatal, in short
period. The whole head wants pro-
lection; and the hair affords this as no
other protection can. Men have boards
because they need them, and it is
wicked to cut them off. No growth OF
part of the body is superfuous, and we
ought, as candidates for health and long
Life, to preserve ourselves from violence
and mutilation. Integrity is the true
manly standard.-Dr. Wilder, j1l Ned
zeal Tribune.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
The Shirt of an Aboriginal.

Over both shoulders and down the
full length Of each arm are embroidered
broad bands of brightly colored porcu-
pine quilts, and from both arms hangs
a very heavy buckskin fringe twenty
inches in depth. At intervals along the
fringe on the left arm are woven in
scalp-locks, fourteen in number, show
ing the number of enemies that its
wearer had slain. Hanging down at
the front and back are two pointed or
namental flaps, about eight inches long
and three broad at the top, trimmed
with fine buckskin fringe and beauti-
fully ornamented with bead-work On
the front and back are painted OF stained,
in manner known only to the untu-
tored red, sixty representations of horse
shoes, showing the number of horses
and ponies that its proud owner had
stolen from his foes. But even a Sioux
chief, bedecked with all the gaudy trap
pings that delight his race, must him
self succumb to the grim warrior Death
at last; and small bullet hole in the
left shoulder of the shirt, with stains of
blood still visible down the front, tells
plainly the manner of its former own
er's taking off.-FGrgO (Dak) Repu6-
Hcn7l
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
A Brace Tom,an of Yhe Var.

Miss Clara Barton, who was nominated
and confirmed ! pril II as superinterGent
Of the women's prison at Sherborn, NJ lass,
is the daughter of me late Judge Barton, OF
Worcester. Her father, at his decease, left
her with small com Detence, and when the
war broke out she deemed it her duty to 90
into the field to take care of sick and
wounded soldiers. She did thai duty to
the full acceptance and commendation of
every commander in whose army she was,
and obtained the love and respect of every
grade. After the war was over she was de-
tailed by the secretary or war to go down
to Andersonville and sec to the memorials
and the history of the prisoners confined
there, and take care of the sick and desti-
tute who we're left behind. At the break
ing out of the Franco German war she
again went to the field, this time acting in
connection with the organization known
as the Association of the Red Cross, which
has for its object the relief of the sick and
wounded, without regard to the army in
which they are servlng-a society respect
ed by the armies of every civilized nation.
After the war was over Miss Barton re-
turned home and established a branch of
the association of the Red Gross in the
United States, of which society she is now
the president. This association also con-
templates the relief of great distresses, of
the people by floods, accidents, and cpl
denies in the time of peace. The emperor
and empress of Germany subscribed a
large sum for the RELIEF OF the sufferings
of the Germans caused by the late floods
in the west, which sun was sent to Presi-
dent Arthur, and was by him turned over
to Miss Barton to be by her distributed
through the agency of her association in
which employment she Is at present en-
gagged. Early in his term OF Office Gov.
Butler who was acquainted with Miss Bar
ton and her services in mis- army in Virgin
ia, rendered to her the appointment of su-
perintendent of The reformatory Prison
for women. This appointment she de
clined, however, for the reason that she
must finish the work which had already
been imposed upon her. The governor
therefore kept the position open until the
time when Miss Barton could eccept.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
OntGriO's Loss Of Population.
[Toronto (Canadal GIobe

Whereas, up to 1873, the increase of
population in this province ranged steadily
between $4,000 and $4,000 per annum, in
1879 there came a change; the increase
dropped to $4,000 per annum, and IN the
next year not only disappeared, but was
supplanted by decrease of 5000, and in
1882 there was an increase Of only 1000.
These figures show that instead of the gain
of 10000 which Ontario should have made
in the last four years she made gain of
$4,000 only, or, allowing for Algoma, &C.,
of $4,000 only. And as immigration from
Europe has beeh larger during the last two
years than for the few years Immediately
preceding, the actual loss must have been
greater still. Now, where have these 1OO,-
900 lost sons of Ontario gone? In April,
1881, there are but $4,000 people in Mani
toba, and $4,000 in the Northwest, includ-
ing Indiana. If we allow that 10000
Ontarians we're in Manitoba, &C., by the
end of 1882-which is q liberal estimate,
seeing that the $4,000 people in Manitoba
in 1881 included only 5000 Ontarians-we
are probably not far from wrong in con-
Guiding that the remainder of the 100000
went to the states, and this 100000 in four
years, from Ontario alone, does not differ
so very widely from the facts as shown by
the American census.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
Why He Kept His Temper.

A small-sized colored man was round
ly abusing brother of color on Antoine
street large enough to eat him up. Aft
er the abuse had continued for a long
time without result white man said to
the party of the second part, "Why
don't you pick him up and mop the
snow with his legs?" Il could do it,
boss. "Then why don't you?" "Waal,
I was considerin'. If we have bout I
shall prob'ly be rested. If I'm rested
my name will be in de papers. If ] gen
in de papers de mar up on Ca1.oun
street who owns de house dat ! moved
out OBJ in de night will know whae 70
find me, an gently elucidate de infonl-
alton dat he wants de 70 months back
rent. "-Detrod Free Press.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
Necer Too Oia 20 harry.
Chicago Herald.

SIN the spring." says the poet, young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
love-" If these thoughts become more
serious as the year grows older, the license
clerk and clergyman are kept busy in the
early summer. And it is of the marriages,
without which elimination love is vain.
that the Herald could speak. Rather it is
of the comparative ages at which the two
sexes separately arrive at the conclusion
that it is not we'll for men to be alone The
bureau of vital statistics Of New York fur
nishes the figures, which afford food or
facts for reflection. With 1l,O85 couples
passing under the bureaus eye the follow
ing curious facts were revealed:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
A M1sER1Y old lady, during the war

A h1sERnY old lady, during the war,
kept an inn. One day a famishe,l
soldier called on her for something to
eat. Some bones, that had been pretty
well picked, we're placed before him.
After finishing his dinner, little son OF
the landlady, noticing that the soldier
found it very difficult to make out much
Of dinner, put some money in his hand
as he stepped out of the door. When
his mother came in he asked her how
much it was worth to pick those old
bones. ga shilling, my dear" said the
old lady, expecting to receive themoney.
81 thought SO, said the boy, sand
gave the old soldier a shilling for
doing ii"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01

A COMPANY of Americans met at din
ner at hotel in Glasgow. Some fine
large gooseberries were placed on the
table for dessert. One of the party asked
the waiter, Hibernian, to bring him
some more of the Scotch grapes. The
man returned, and, with broad grin
Oh lis tee, put the fruit on the table.
: he Stranger innocently inquired if
S ',s:'i' people served their grapes with
''t ':Io stem. always" was the ready
@o". o.lor, they are nice and handy for
u.rkng gooseberry fools"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-01
4 Wfscons IN Snake Story.
(Rome Sentinel

Henry Fish of Lee Centre, whe has late
ly come from Lone Rock, Wis, says: '''An-
drew Rarter of Lone Rock went out on a
rocky part of his farm one day last spring
and while looking around saw the head of
rattlesnake protruding from crevice in
rock. Taking in the general surround
ings, he concluded that it must be regu-
ular den of rattiesnakes, so he built pen
about ten feet square and three feet high
about the place and awaited results. The
pen was watched, and with wire snare
something like fish snare seventy mine
snakes, varying in length, from Is inches
to AZ feet, were, during the summer, land
ed in barrel placed inside the enclosure.
Four of the largest we're placed in the bar
rel on Decoration day, and in November
they were still alive. AS they had been
placed in the barrel as soon as they left
their winter quarters, they had lived a
whole year without anything to eat. As
the snakes had not thawed out this spring,
when Mr.. Fish left, 1t was not known
whether they were still alive or not.'