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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-06
Constructing, R pairing and RELAXING
Sidewalks under contract Of Peter
BGrkey for the year ending Jan. |
1888. Estimate No, 5,

in said city of st. Paul, the undersigned will
on the 18th day of July, 1883, at 10 o'clock,
in the forenoon, at the City Treasurer's Office in
the city of st. Paul, county of Ramsey, offer
for sale at public auction, as provided by law,
to the best bidder for cash, the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09
A SENATOR'S JOKE

Writes Washington correspondent
John Law-not related to the Mississippi
bubble-distinguished in that, men,
bef of Congress from Indiana himself
during the war of the rebellion, he had
father in Congress during the war
with Mexico, and grandfather in Con-
gress during the war of the revolution,
used to tell story every time he came
to Washington about Senator Mac
Dougall, of California, who was in Con-
gress with him during the war. Wash
ington was full of holes and quagmires,
and the Senator from California was fire.
quently full of spirits so it was not sur
prising that he found himself one dark
night at the bottom of a deep sewer in
one of the principal avenues. He
struggled for a while to get out, but
finally relaxed his efforts, and, rolling
over in the mud, went quietly to sleep.
In the early morning some passing po-
liceman, peering into the sewer, saw the
Senator there, and straightwayszdrew
him up. He was a very funny lQoe3Da
object, slime from head to feet But his
wit was keen as ever. ,"Who are you
anyway" demanded one of@the police
man, shaking him impatiently. "We1,
said the statesman, "last night IytA2
Senator MacDougall OF California, but
this morning l seem to be Sewenel1 y
The expression on the face Of thezc6l!
emn Secretary Of State when he ~
heard this joke may be easil
agined. sss !.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09
KNOW THYSELF.

The average weight of an adult is LAC
lbs. 6 OF.
The average weight of a skeleton is
about IA lbs. Number OF bones, 240.
The skeleton measures one inch less
than the height of the living man.
The average weight OF the brain Of a
man is ~ pounds; of woman 2 pounds
ii OF.
The brain of man exceeds twice that
Of any other animal.
The average height of an Englishmar
is 5 #. in. Frenchman,. s it. in, and
of Belgian, 5 #. 6l1a in.
The average number of teeth is 50.
A man breathes about lS pints of all
in a minute or upwards OF 7 hogsheads
day.
A man gives off 4.Os per cent carbonit
gas of the air he respires; respires 10, ,66t
cubic feet of carbonic acid gas in p
hours; consumes 10000 cubic feet o
oxygen in 54 hours, equal to 125 inche:
of common air.
A man annually contributes to vegita
ton I24 lbs. of carbon. ..
The average of the pulse in infancy il
220 per minute in manhood, so; at 6t
years, 60. The pulse Of females is more
frequent than that of males.
The weight of the circulating blood il
about % lbs
The heart beats 75 times a minute
sends nearly ten pounds of blood through
the veins and arteries each beat; makes
four beats while we breathe once.
Five hundred and forty pounds, or on
hogshead one-fourth pints OF blood pas
through the heart in one hour.
Twelve thousand pounds, or "a hogs
heads 4 gallons, or 10,7S2A Rnts pas
through the heart in two hours.
One thousand ounces of blood pas
through the kidneys in one hour.
One hundred and seventy-five milliol
holes or cells are in the lungs; whicl
would cover a surface thirty times great
er than the human body.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09
ODDS AND ENDS.

"what did you get out of that case %
asked the old lawyer. 81 got my client
out Of it," replied the young one. "And
what did he get out of it?" "Satisfac-
ton; didn't leave anything else for
him to get" "Young man," said the
senior proudly, "you'll never be Judge,
there il not enough money on the bench
for you"
Chicago men can talk quickly when
there is necessity. A reporter who
caught one of them on the fly, re-
turned European tourist, got all of this
out OF him between drinks:c "Gone
two months, Liverpool, London, Paris,
Genoa, Rome, Geneva. The things
that impressed me most we're the Lon
don crowd, Westminster Abbey, the love
Of the French for Napoleon, and the de-
caying splendors Of Rome. Good-day.''
s. X. Stoddard, the canoeist, who
started last month to make water voy-
age Of about 1900 miles around New Eng
land. has abandoned the project for this
season, and has arrived in Boston to put
the "Atlantis" in winter quarters. Mr..
stoddard says that it is probable that
next July he will take the "Atlantis" tC
Edgartown, and starting from thence
make a renewed effort to finish the vOy.
age, a. mapped out. '
The pug dog must go. Its counte-
nance has not the refining influence de-
sired in society.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09
TOpNO0DY.

Mr.. Topnoody picked up the paper
one evening last week, and in scanning
its columns came upon the report of the
national convention OF Freethinkers in
Rochester, n. Y.
"Have you noticed my, dear" he
said to his wife, .'any Of the proceedings
Of this body"
"What body" she said with some
curiosity.
"The Freetbinkers, my dear"
"They amt Free Lovers, are they"
"Oh, no, my dear, they are the men
who have the force of character and
thought TO throw off the shackles which
have so long bound the minds OF the
people. They are men open to con-
viction, they believe in letting the light
shine through the interstices of doubt,
they are men of genuine liberality."
al shouldn't think you would like
that part Of their creed"
al refer now entirely" and Mr.. Top
moody WINGED, "to their liberality of
mind"
ooh. yes, that's where yours is-in
your mind"
"My dear, you should not bring up
trivial domestic matters in connection
with such topic. 1t is above and be-
yond such ordinary a;faRrG~ NSw, what
would you think if should tell you
contemplate attending that conven-
ton"
"Are there any men from here in at
tendance?" Mrs. T. asked with chuck
ling little laugh of severity,
"Yes; quite number"
"Do they know me personality"
"Yes. your friend, MIR. Cooper, is
there, and one or two others of your ac-
quaintance.
"All right, then, you may go. I'd
like to have you 60 the best in the world ;
but, Topnoody, if you never heard
Rune howl and don't want to, can tell
you you had better not let those men
who know me catch you taking part in a
Freethinkers' convention. Ha, ha, Top
moody, you Freethinker and your wife
still in the land Of the living? Well,
that is tho very best yet"
Mr.. Topnoody found something more
interesting to read about Merchant.
Traveller.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

While one of the judges of the Supreme
Court of the State of California was re-
Gently staying in Paris, he went to visit
a French professor. The Frenchman
asked him number of questions, and,
among the rest, "Where do you live?'
ain California" "Well," asked the
rude Gaul, "what is your occupation"
81 am Judge of the Supreme Court. "
"Oh, ah," returned the Frenchman-
"then need not ask your name-it is
Lynch, eh?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

"Don't like the bed?" said the hotel
clerk, astonished at the presumption OF
the complaining guest; "why, some OF
the best people, some Of the hightoned-
est folks in the United States have slept
in it,"
Eyes, that's just the trouble" re-
sponded the guest; 81 found last night
there were altogether too many big bugs
in it for the comfort of common people
like mo-"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

---Nanc Arhuthnot' ghost Keep him
away Don't let him come near me ="
Pardon me. but was told there was
a badly hurt passenger here. Can do
ANYTHING tu---good heavens, it is Regina
Grafton
And Regina found herself gazing into
the living ewes OF Nane Arbuthnot.
There was no time for greeting. Ger
ald Dunbar had fallen into commissions
which ended in death.
And Regina was left widow after
three days Of married life.
"IIow was it, Vane? Did he really"
And there she paused.
Nane Arbuthnot inclined his head.
lit is through no fault of his | am
living. He did strike me senseless to the
earth; he did fling my body into the
river; but was picked up by a boat
bound for Boston. Brain fever followed,
and lay unconscious for weeks When
! was able to travel reached Cambridge
on Your wedding day. DO you think,
darling, would accuse your husband
Of intent to kill? Well, | came on to
6allston to join a party of friends.
know not what brought me in the train
You started on. The accident came, but
! escaped uninjured. In seeking to do
what could for the wounded was di-
rected to Dunbar. Now you know all. :"
"And I---what else could | think but
that you had deserted me?''
darling. know. God separated us
for short time, and now He has joined
us again"
At the end of the year Re-
gina and Nane Arbuthnot were
quietly married, and the world flowed
on as if Gerald Dunbar had never been.
lie had taken fate into his own hand,
and an avenging Nemesis. had followed
him. In spite of his subtle machina-
tions, Regina and Vane were happy at
last.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

Old Commodore Vanderbilt was not
the kind Of . man ono would pick out
for Superintendent Of . Sundav School,
and yet he was free from the most eun.
spicious faults Of his son william. He
made no pretension Of aristocntic ex-
clusiveness, as mo following little story,
which is now going the rounds, will
show: Al Saratoga. On one occasion,
when sitting on the .rlaxsa Of q hotel, q
somewhat overdrsessd lady approached
and claimed III acquaintance. The com.
modore roa4thd talked adably with her,
while his VIE end daughter shifted the
air with scorn. "Fathar," said the
young lady, a. the commodore resumed
his seat, atdns you remember that vul-
gar Mrs. b% q the IFoman who used
to sell poultry TO us at hdler Ger
tainly," NspnQ6ed the old gentleman,
loud enough to be overheard, land I re-
member your mother when she used 10
sell root beer at three cents glass over
in Jersey, when l went up there from
Staten Island peddling oysters out Of my
boat" And this il all there il Of the
Vanderbilt aristocracy. II used 10 he
the remark Of the old commodore that
civilian always was a fool" and he
comprehended his son at an earlier
period than did anybody eise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

81 feel worried about Charles !" sighed
Mrs. Wildhusband. otis getting late,
sure enough" said sister Kate. looking
at the clock, "but l guess nothing un-
usual has happened" THAT is what
frets me-" replied Mrs. Wildhusband.
"I am afraid that something usual has
happened to Charles"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09
uopKan pnsss.

INC pfpttrHS ~ tlftlifattuh has us
veloped the decorative Tendencies In
every divction. bu, the original impulses
are found in all rounirie. aud In ell
times. The -avas~ Who shows q curious
,a-t. In nus. pl-ccs and ls,iy paint 10 ~
much vutary II fashion ss the psrisi.n.
ne whose whsle aoul IL concentrated
uIIsn the effectiveness. ui her dress.
Both sexes have l.een equally weak q,
times In their slayish surrender ,o shi.
,yfannlcal dezpotism. Hut the males
hav. in y measure emancipssed them.
selves, The Rafb ~ our modern burhs
AMI blo-ls compares fsvural,ly with the,
of the dsndiez and macaronis 10 the past.
Their attire has soms msnline~s in 10
they are ssnsibly -l,ca the stusfs they
~ear az. seryiceabl. and suited 10 our
chang-ahis seasons u h. no lans~s the
cu-'o'n ,o swallow up whsle psssiseay
ta tsilor's bills. Tie lavish swpioysssat
of the most co.tiy pssierial. has also dc
appeared. silks Ind saiins. escsvA -
regards gorgeous socks os dsc0sutive
ncck,ies, srr left Ia women. Tis - II
frslls and islrois ~ rasS yalsnuleuaas
has sone si,h fullhsssomed wtu ssd
M, go, MA, ~ ~" " ="
80. :. ,,... ,,a -. s"N sse " 50
"A -. -. g. a. ..'ua ~ - nsssss
n, H.. a. ..ss'..,.-s 49, ~ sr-ss 49,
ls,ss =, ..s.-s...~. ~ - - - - -. 49,
49,. ~. ..-Ss.,s ~ 49, - . ~.
sssr..s t,-..s..1..s...ss - '1S-~~- - x.-~.
. nora ,s..r, ,,.,s,., Ts.s ss~1.1. jeS2S~
gh.colls,.d r,,n.,r,.,,.s. "a s,.s uscs~s
ian eporh went ,.r ~,sn ~. g,-. ~,
r.,m,,,.a . ..,.., ,,.,, ,,.I,.a |. .---.. A..
,olerabI. NJ am. n.,, m. 80 s-s.....
and cmr,v .hs.,,sd d.,oss. "a h,sA 80.
lar, and .,n.l. .,,ss,.d 49, -..ls
y;vs . ,I,hs - ~, ,,.,. ~. r-.-.-~s
d.vo,.d 4. ma. y,,.,...... - 49,
un,uccc..s,i Tia. p.s ~,,h sn. -~ss.
sex ,he rrye,se /. alIi ,hs r.ss vsS,ss.
man have IN a ,,,,...rs ..,.h.r -.
.elves I,,.. ~a,ss. .,. - :. -.
com mul.,.lv wrd., A.. d,..i.,,,. - 49,.
The p..sIon i. :. old :. ~. ni,ss ~.
brrv vIvrs and m.,a-rs ,..s.s .s.sss,
and ad,,ed tri.s,. ~ s.v 60 =. -,
snow white ,oi.s. ~, s,ssn . -.
discovcvcd In ss,losn.u.s 80. ~. ...~i.l
nses of the ain vovm, .as -, ,s..-.s
ouI hab,lIe vhoums A sswll,ss s..sk,ss
elabor.,s d.rs son ssls !" E.vrSss.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

A swimming teacher says it is a curl,
ous fact that women can float on water
more easily than men. This may be
because their feet are lighter, although
some people will be mean enough to say
that the real fact is that constant talk
ing develops her lungs and thus renders
her body lighter in the water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

Hackney coaehss vsvs aIuays Asuvu
by pair Of hcrass. lps ~ aesa ~
miserable looking cseasssos, vhiak h
would have eeen cvusity - ssup = oay
speed. thouvh ] iaaey el>sy Wa0o saasAis
of keeping up tness lao-tsue koe 3 60
sid. able time. The drivers were ussaI.
ly elderly men. sttirpd in stone -colospA
grcat-ccats with many ropes. ! also
Just rcsnemier two az ths~s sednn.
chairs waiting Tor lluo near ~ Cd
squares At the west - u tovs, hus
they were wusn and sAuhhy. ShsnnA
with lilDsess enough = oAsls SsoSss
selves % Gpsll Iiosasth's ptgtusps u
mind. The we're ssase ecschss lsua
certain ccnt|h points n the subuvhs
running sstrts, times . day, ~ ssaAsn
starting ON their last jousnsy tsAss thea
$50 o'cIock '. y. small chssee gas
there Of procuring . place In the sslass
coarh" from any suburban dlsovycS
without the preliminary cerrsnoay III
hooking u. yhess was always, hovsysr.
and n all hours of the day. one hops.-.
though often = forlorm one---fos the
tired waytarev. snd this vas ''ss>asu
chaisc." r,sss phrase. familiar saeush
30 or 90 yeasa ego. has M meaning aow.
but whcp railways were not. end ths
wealthics 'slasaes travelled chseAy by
aid of post.hosscs. the enpsy pss>rhaiss
on i's return journey wss ottsa 70 h
secn on the hishroad. Tho pcstilliea
he sure. always kept his eyes opea "a
catch any sisn from . pedessssan going
the same way. ior u vas . common
thing Tor the roo,ay yellow chariot "a
halt and little bargain IN be sssuch
In accortanec with which the pedestrian
obtained "a liz. - London sccisey.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

Ruskin says that a couple should
court seven years before getting mar
ried. If Ruskin were q titled foreigner,
playing for an American heiress, he
would endeavor to work the racket in
about seven days.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

A March Foyups xfoR A BosroN
QrH.-Two BostOAst kentlemen while
tramping through the White Mountains
the past summer, came across q lonely
hut among the hills from which the
prospect was particularly fine and ex-
tended. The proprietor of the estab-
lishmcnt WAS hoeing in his small gar
den, and the travellers began to quiz
him. Said one:
"You have an excellent view from
your house"
Purity fair" replied the farmer.
IL suppose" continued the first
speaker, winking to his companion, ION
fair day you can see almost to Eu'
rope?"
"kin see further'n that" returned
the man.
GLOW SOP" was asked in surprise.
1--WE don't think nothin' of seein' al
fur as the mune"
The Bostonians had found theil
match.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

The mother of twenty-eight children
is living in Brownsville, Ga. She is
still in the prime of life and vigorous.
Her husband, the only one she has ever
had, is also alive. Twenty three Of the
children are dead, though all lived
several years. Among them were four
pairs of twins, born within period Of
six years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

"How is it you can tell such whop-
pers?" asked a caller addressing the
editor of the fish story department.
"Well, you see," replied the editor,
"Our wife's name is Anna"
"What has that to DO with it?"
ga great deal. When We are writing
fish stories we usually have Anna nigh
us to help u.s."
The caller was carried to the hos
pital.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

new version of East Lynne" has
been written for Mrs. Chanfrau. 1t
makes the heroine older and st6uter in
the first act, and contains pint of tears
more than the old play.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

Tho late DR.. Mofiat, the venerable
missionary, became 40 used TO trough
ing it" In the wilds Of Africa thst when
~ returned 70 England il IL said that ~
seah not sleep comfortably on soft pill
low, but REefprved q wooden foot stool
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

zola. the French writer, asiahs
brandy and water while st wosh. John
bright, the English statesman, hes css
tonched spiriss ios zen ycavs, sud. hs
finds his health improved. Cassm Var.
rar II q total abssainer. rreasd~ns
49, drinks soci rye whi.tey dusims
10y and never less than q t,ossls II
eNampasne n dinner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

~ Eagland's Chief Justice is In this
keapltrys This makes il had fas thoss
wh6 stay in England.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-09

The amounts paid into the United
States treasury as conscience money
since 1881 aggregate $1S6, ass OIL.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-25
DIR. JOHN BULLS
Sllitl'S Tonic Syrup
FOR THE CURE OF
FEVER and ACUE
Or CHsLLS and FEVER.

The proprietor OF this celebrated medicine
Justly claims for it superiority over all REM
'edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
ofAgue and Fever, or Chllls and Fever, whetl,-
er Of short or long standing, He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth of the assertion
that in no case whatever will it fail to cure if
thedirections are strictly followed and carricd
out. In great many cases single dose has
been sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured by a single bottle, with per-
feet restoration of tho general health. It is.
however, prudent, and in every case more GER
tain to cure. if its use is continued in smaller
doses for week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difficult and
long-standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order Should the patient, however, re-
quire acathartic medicine, after having taken
three or four doses Of the Tonic, a single dose
of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
have DIR. JOHN BULL'Sprivate stamp on each
bottle. DR.. JOHN BULL only has the right to
manufacture and sell the original JOHN J.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, of Louisville, Ky.
Examine well the label on each bottle. II my
private stamp is not on each bottle do not
purchase, or you will be deceived.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-25
Influence of Forests on Climate.
Londoa Times.


DR.. Sciomburgk, the director Of the botan-
zeal gardens at Adelaide, has added TO his
recently issued report an appendix Oh the sub
jet of the influence of forests on climate. He
recalls how the Russians, by burning down
some of the Trans Caucasian forests, at the
time of their struggle with the Crcaszians,
converted the country from fertile LAID
into desert, simply through the cut
ting Off of the supply of rain Similar
instances of rain having deserted country
denuded of forest have occurred in the Maur-
titus, in Jamaica, the Azores, and it may also
be added to q still more remarkable extent in
several of the smaller West India islands No
sooner had the forests of these places been
destroyed than the springs aid rivnle$a
ceased to flow, the rainfall became irregular
and even the deposition of dew was almost en-
tirely checked. On the other hand, it il
generally accepted as a fact that Mehomct
Ali increased the fertility of Egypt enos-
mously by planting trees. He alone
planted some 10000, coo on the Delta, his sue
cessor followed up the work, and it is note-
worthy circumstance that the rainfall rose
from six inches to forty inches Planting llas
also, it would seem, produced remarkable
effects in France and Algiers. Extensive re
gions have been planted with gums aud other
trees, which, for the most part grow to about
thirty to forty feet in height, and it is notice
that the quantities of rain and dew which ROW
fall On the adjacent land are double what they
formerly WERE
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-25
minnesota Earrils.

Cor. Detroit Free Press.
The farms, as designed by the surveyors,
are 100 acres, a quarter section each; and all
the farms now Under cultivation are of 100
acres or some multiple thereof. A quarter
section, more or less, out here doesn't matter
much to farmer. The only question for him
to consider -. How much land can be cult
waited? The cost is secondary consideration.
Timber is the great want of the country; but
the cars that carry the grain to q market come
back loaded with lumber and fuel, and the
want is supplied. Of course both are expen-
siye because of the cost of transportion, but
in reality the Minnesota farmers expense for
lumber is less than that of his Michigan
brother, for he has no fences to build. Min
nesota is as barren of fences as of forests. 1t
may be asked, what becomes of the iocks?
There are none / have not seen sheep in
the state. but a travelled resident declares that
there are three down by the Iowa line. Farm
work is done with horses, and they are stabbed
throughout the year. But few COWS are kept
and they are led out in the early morning to a
feeding ground and tethered, or, to use the
Yernacular, anchored to an iron pin by a long
rope, and left there until night. The grass
is nutridve and abundant-knee deep, for that
matter, and this must ultimately become @
great country for dairy purposes.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-25
Sound Advice.

Wall Strast News.
4 stranger who had made a purchase of
secondhand dealer on Chatham street grew
confidential, and said he would like some adj
vice.
"vhell, go aheadt."
eff you were in my place and wanted to so
into business here would you lend your money
and live on the interest, or would you go into
the secondhand clothing busness?"
"My trent, replied the other, with very
serious look on his face, @let me tole you shust
like fadder. Doan' 60 into de second hand
peesness yourself, but lend me your money
and pecome a silent partner"
. sAre the profits larger"
Large? How much you thinks made on dot
west sold you for two dollars? Imake shust
twelve shillings."
sNot by blamed sight, for haven't paid
for it, and won't take it !" exclaimed the stran-
ger, as he dropped the bundle and walked out.
@Vhell, vlellt" sighed Moses, as he looked
after him, "efery times tell der truth lose
money, and efery time lie lose customer.
How can an honest man make living in New
York;"