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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21

The Roman Catholic convent at George
town, d. c., is one of the few in the United
States where the nuns take vows for life,
years, and release is afterwards possible
through a dispensation from Rome. SIS
ter Laurentia, on lately inheriting $4,000,
asked for and obtained discharge from
the order. She is now plain Miss Smith
at her home in Reading. She says that she
had no difficulty in obtaining her freedom.
The promoters of the marriage with a
deceased wife's sister movement are about
to present to Mr.. Gladstone an album,
beautifully bound, in which they have
placed all the information desirable for tt Q
Prime Minister on the subject, including
that of the attitude of the Liberal party in
regard to it. Mr.. Gladstone is told of all
the Liberal associations who approved it.,
and, finally, is referred to his own speeches
Ga the subject. Some of the bishops are
reported to have recommended their cler-
gy to preach against the measure, while
the Noncomformist clergy will preach for
il. The struggle promises to be unusually
hot this year.
A recent publication on the fax industry
of Ireland from 1870 to 1881, inclusive,
gives The highest acreage devoted to fax
raising at 1888 acres in 1871. The low
est number Of acres was 101 ,2+8 in 1875.
The greatest product 1857 tons in 1870,
followed by 1854 tons in 1881; 4,50S tons
ia 1880; % APO tons in 1875; 22,O2S tons in
1877, and the lowest yield was 1850 tons
in 1871, when the acreage was very nearly
| as large as it was in 1880. But with all its
devotion to fax production, Ireland is far
down in the list of fax producing nations
| The Russian product is ten-fold greater,
and its fax acreage iftee l-fold grea er.
Austria, Belgium, France and Germany are
far away ahead of Ireland in pounds pro,
| duced. and Italy heads it in the number OF
| acres devoted to flax culture.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
f'ce cap That Cheers.



Now that aduiterated tea is to be ex-
Guided from Ameri can ports, may be well
to tell customers what they are about TO
escape. According to actual analysis and
common report there have been found in
the alleged tea of commerce uutgalls, cur
rant-leaves, n-flings, filbert-busks, sui
plate of copper, oak-bark hornets nests
and wasps' nests, shredded and colored,
acetic acid, aloes, common green paint lead
in various forms, desiccated DOR
mats, peach-leaves tarred rope
that had been ground to
powder and soaked in sea water, manila
paper, bamboo-leaves, vernal-grass, am
mOnia, arsenic, stable-sEeepings and
many other things too numerous and dis
gusting to mention. Whether any of
these substances have ever paid duty &C.
cording to their kind, instead of tea, is not
known, but there can be no doubt that
such of them as have been imported in
tea-boxes have been sold and swallowed
as tea by people who have the happy habit
of supposing that whatever comes out of
a teapot is good to drink. If the tea of
the past has in the main been cheering,
how wildly exciting the effect of the I'M
adulterated article will be!
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
- rapid Cow of Noya Scotia.

/, i PEI cd on n railway i'll Nova
l, oieh was going-well, it wasn't
II lightning express. The en-
istled down brakes" "What
r. .ble, conductor ?" "Cow on
r4-a. ccoily responded the con
lrrtt 10 man was satisfied. Shortly
rd down brakes" was whistled
,--a.. - What's the trouble now 2"
floo we sme passenger. "Cow on the
lrssa was the reply. "Great heavens Z"
ssid t.lle man, "hayen'5 we caught up
wlta that COW yet -
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
A MEDITATION FOR HIS LOVE.

You are tulip seen to-day.
But dearest, of so short stay,
That where you grow, scarce man can say.
You are lovely July flower,
Yet one rude wind, or ruffiing shower,
VIII force you hence. and in an houra
You are a sparkling rose i tn bud,
Yet lost, ere that chaste flesh and blood
Can shew where you, or grew, or stood.
You are a full-spread, faire-set vine,
And can with tendrils love entwine,
Yet dry'd ere you distil your wine.
You are the queen all flowers among,
But die you must, faire maid, ere long.
As he, the maker of this song.
robert HeTTick, 1900.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
Hs,c to St<rt ~, Echo.
Texas Siftings.

We cannot vouch for the truth OF the
following story, but an Austin gentleman
said he was an eyewitness of the occur
renee. he was on steamboat on the
Hudson river with party of excursionists.
The boat stopped at a place in the river
where there is a wonderful echo. One of
the gentlemen asked everybody in the
crowd for pistol with which to wake up
the echoes. Nobody had any pistol, but a
gentleman from Arkansas said that he had
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
4 HINT t. LitigGntS.

"How did you come out of that lawsuit
you had with John Pendry, before Justice
Solomon, about horse?" asked Bradford
Curtis of Warren Roadway.
II won it. I wrote note to Justice Solo.
mon, telling him that, if he would decide
in my favor, would pay him $40, and he
did decide in my favor"
"You can't make me believe but that
Solomon is an upright judge. and if YOU
wrote him letter offering him money, he
would have decided against you, and in
favor of the other fellow"
''Yes, expect that is what he would
have done if 1 had not been careful to
sign the other fellows name to the letter
offering the bride. You haven't got much
more sense than the justice himself"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
From the yanadian Capital.

OTTAWA, March 20.-The bonds for the
construction of the Pontiac Pacific juno
ton railway have been successfully fioated
in the English market. The bonds are for
100000 per mile, and ara guaranteed by
the Quebec government.
Fhe queen opens the fisheries exhibition
in person on the 18th Of May.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21

PETERSBURG, March GOV E. Mcors
ard bride started on the day of their mar
riage in January for a;visit West, and have
not been heard from since. The families
of the parties are very much concerned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21

something that was darned sight more
reliable than pistol, and pulling out OF
his boot knife with thirteen inch blade,
handed it over to the party who wanted to
stir n n the echoes
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
late MINNEAPOLIS News.
THE DEMOCRACY.
THEY MEET IN CONTENTION IND
NONINATE 4 TICKET.

a. T. Anlzeny Named for Mum cipal Judge
and Strong, Straight Ticket Placed Be
fore the People-The Veteran Treasurer
Re-Nominated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PATCHES.

The new time standard adoptedon November
Is is being followed by the Introduction Of twenty-four
hour watch dals. The American watch company OF
Waltham has issued notice that Il is manufacturing
these dsls In such shape viii permit of their being sub
sttuted for any OF the ordinarily divided watch dals on
their watches. At Edwin A. Thrals, No Maiden Lane
OF the new dals may be The hours from IL TO
"a arepaced close to the outer circumference Of the dial
the figures from to IL being within smaller crcumfer-
Thus just above the figure is the figure above
the figure the figure Ia, and The ordinary
tinctons between day and night will sufficiently Indicate
TO the observer unless he has been prolonged
whether the time indicated ia O'Clock In the morning or
ID O'clock, which would be equivalent 10 D. m accord
ing TO the present method OF registering time.
Most or the orders for these style watches have
thus far come from railroad companies 90" regard them
said Mr. Thral "a the precursors Of more radical
change that not far distant We shall have in gen
er use watches with the hours marked from TO "a In
which the hour hand makes only complete revolution
IN twenyt0ur hours In most watches tho only change
necessary TO effect this will be dial and an aefa-
ton In the minute pinion and the hour wheel Mean
while these compromise dals 10 make the change
gradual and easy.p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
INSURANCE NEWS AND INCIDENTS.

The month of November rather, severe one
10 most fire insurance companies. A statistical
comparison IS not necessary 10 show that the month
iust closed was more disastrous 10 the companies
than tho usual run of NOycmbers "A rule, dur
inV the eleventh month of the year fire under
writers calculate on paying about S3,oOo,OD IN
indemnity to insured prOperty-owners, which rep
resents about half the total fire loss. Ihc last
month probably had fire loss of 81 800. 600 To
So OOO, 000 of which the fire insurance companies
will be called on to pay abont S5,0OO,OOQ These
figures are based on a careful estimate by an OBJ
servant underwater, and considered fairly
Trustworthy. Tho heavy confiogratlOns during the
latter part Of the month will do much toward
shifting the balance on the years business from
the side of profit TO that OF loss Indeed, there is
no longer much room to doubt that the record OF
1888 will show loss TO most fire insurance COM
On Friday the New York Board of Underwriters
held special meeting to adopt In revised FORM the
new schedule Of standard rates for warehouses ana
storage stores. The schedule Is substantially the
same as that which was to 20 into effect on NOyem-
Der l. the changes therein made by the Committee
on Surveys being chiefly IN phr,aseology, d ds
principal deficiency charges do not vary To any
great extent from those printed in The IHBt NE
month ago. Some amendments have been made TO
the Boards requirements as to what shall constl-
tnte a standard warehouse building, but even these
are not remarkable. January !, 1851 IL the date
chosen for putting the new schedule into effect.
approx imated $2, GO7 900, the noteworthy fires Of
tho week being at Ocala, Fla. Now-York City
Windsor Theatrel Kansas City, Baltimore Albany,
Wis, Minneapolis Mimi, and CaIbondale III. The
number of fires causing loss OF Sl0O,OOO or over
was unusually large
The New-York life insurance companies are
watching the onslaught of tho Massachusetts In,
surancc Department Oh the Union Mutual Life, or
Portland, Me-. with more than casual interest," In
uniry among the life offices will convince the in
duiror that Insurance Commissioner Tarbox's raid
is regarded as an attack, not on the Maine company
alone but on life Insurance as A whole. Life under
writer's are disposed 10 make common cause against
such methods in State supervision. AT least such
were the stories that came to the ears OF RBUNE
reporter during stroll among the life Offices yes
terday.
The following sales of fire insurance stocks during
last week are reported: City Fire l2O, Sterling
Fire 90 and Home Fire l42l2.
Resident Manager u. $. Gilbert, OF the American
branch of the sun Fire Ofce, of England, sailed
Yesterday for EurOpe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILA DELPHIA STOCKS
Repsrtsd BY JoaS Ii. DAVIS 4 Co, II WalLst.
SATURDAY, Dec. Up. NJ


The dealings in stocks to-day amounted to $780,
600 shares against 215,600 shares yesterday, and
of the days total Delaware, Laekawanna and West
ern contributed nearly one-third-l27, $40 shares.
Erie was second, with sales of 4l,200 shares, and
Lake Shore was third, with $4,000 shares. The
character Of the market was the same as that of
yesterday-nOthing more than large trading at
steadily advancing figures. There, however, were
periods of extreme dulness, as well as Of activity,
and marked feature of tho days dealings was that
the changes from one condition to the other were
sudden and affected the whole list alike Either
there was no business doing or the whole
list was active Taking the market as
q whole, the final prices, which generally were at
the highest figures, show an average advance of a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
TIE SANITARY CONDITION OF SCHOOLS

The inspection of the school buildings in the city
was finished yesterday, and the last report of the
Sanitary Inspectors was sent To the Board of Edu-
cation At the beginning of the inspection Sanitary
SUPERINTENDENT Day was directed to make a cOnsOl-
idated report to tho Board of Health when tEe i'll,
TO the Board on Tuesday. The Health Commits
soners and the president Of the Board of Education
have refused to make public the reports of the
Sanitary Inspectors on any of the schools. 1t was
said in the Office of the Board of Health that Dr.
Days consolidated report probably would be kept
from the newspapers on Tuesday. One reason for
alarm on the part of parents whose children attend
some Of the schools. The inspection embraced
about seventy grammar schools, fifty primary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
THE P0STAUS PROPERTY TRANSFERRED.

AT special meeting of the stockholders of the
Postal Telegraph Company, yesterday, the transfer
of the property of the company to the Postal Teec
graph and Cable Company was ratified by vote OF
more than S15,000000 out of total capital OF
S21 O00, 900. At the Office Of the company it was
said that the, change in ownership was the only,
business which the stockholders were empowered
dent of the company, said after the meeting: 1--WE
have simply made the transfer according to pre-
vious agreement Next week the same directors
and officers will be elected TO similar positions in
the new company without opposition
John w. Mackay was present at the meeting OF
stockholders, but afterwards he refused to talk
dcrstood that he wished to have some of his personal
friends elected to the directory but at the meeting
yesterday he expressed no wish in this direction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
REAL ESTAT BCSINESSQUIEE.
EFFECT or THE HoLDAYs-PRIyATE SALES LAS


EFFECT or TIE IlOfIDAIs-PRlNAIE SAILS LAeI
WEEK.
There was little stir in real estate circl es last
week The two holidays not only reduced the vol
umc of business bat checked the progress Of the
movements for the new real estate exchanges: Not
that no new were obtained to the lists OF
snhscrihers for both Of them last night showed an
Increase from the record OF the previous week.
Ilnt the gains made would most probably nave
been larger if slX instead Of four days had been AT
the disposal Of the two committcrs ior active
canyassing The desirability Of uniting the en-
ergirs Of the active workers IN the two organZa-
tion. IN labor toward the same goal being irIt
more aud more by conservative people, but II ~ too
mich 10 hope that such desirable contamination
will be- reached for some time.
The number of COuycyauCcS recorded last week
llO2l compares uufaYOrably with the hgurcs OF inc
same week in 1852, when they were $50. ana the
amounts involved were %I,O2l ,l92 last week
against S3.9i6.3l2 u year ago; Prices are nm
changed. and the market generally shows dispO-
-itOu tO wait patiently In hopes OF better Things;
Being so short. last week presented no record vi
sales M auction that were noteworthy. Next week
the estate of William Forgay VIII he sold AT auc-
ton comprising valuable investment property III
MANY part, of the city. The week after, the sale ot
the estate of John Suydam ought 10 attract large
attention for the estate consists ot good dcal ol
downtown business property. Among inc most
notable transactions at private sale liS' Week were
the following: Frederick W. vanderbilt mousse,
No 500 Flfth-avc.. was sold 10 CALVIN ;. Brlce'
prominent member of the wcll-knOwn Seney syn
dicatc. Tho consideration named in the deed is
$3.50, 900, but the actual spot caSh when the
property would have commanded Is probably con
Sldcrably less NOS 90 70 90 Last iiAlS
have been sold by William A; lIankinson Tor
SLID 900. No. 65i Madsonave. has been bought
nv Cyrillc Carreau for $4,000. James A. Frame
bought five lots in Seventy .ninth-st. Just west OF
Ic1ingtOn-aye. from Myor Finn; the land Will be
al once improved by the erection of SIX hrst-ciass
houses at an estimated cost of $4,000 Five lots
in Si1ty.si1th-st west of Nnth-aye.,, have been
sold to Hugh Blossom for S37 700. and the buyer
purposes dwellings improvements upon them 70
cost about $3.50 900 Sales Of fourteen lots, eight
I'm Eighth-aye. between northumberland thirty
fourth and One-handrcd and thirty -ifth-sts., and
three on each adjoining street, are announced, the
Luyrr being t. II NJ inst. Three lots at First ave.
and Onc-hundrcd- and have been bought
from Hugh Mcchan by John Cullen for $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

There will be a full-dress reception by the 23d
Regiment on December 81. limited number OF
tickets will be issued TO members only. The regl.
mcnt has been ordered to parade at the arnory next
Saturday.
The Acknowledgement of Iowa has suggested q
Convention of Officers of State Militia, TO meet
object of securing the passage of law for the sup
port of the militia generally.
On November "a there was filed at Albany the
certificate of incorporation of the Council of Oicers
of the 18th Regiment, formed for the purpose OF
improving its members in the science of military
tactics, with power to hold and acquire real estate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

the most real things concevabe;far away from ana De
yond all arthce and the cheap preensions of mere ora
tory He seizes the edges of his pulpit with restless
grasp leases struggles with II IN his unconscious wrest
lings and violent systole and dasole thrill his as
course with irrepressible personal magnetism ho
plunges bodily into the growing periods WIN d
vehemenco almost fierce and furious. Indeed any III
tegent observer cannot but that the whole cOhpeN
manhood Is prcachng.-mind, heart and body chance
cOupet of old Scotch ballad flashes into his mscoursc'
and the aging face brightcns into youth the io"e'!'
flaming eyes glow with delight, and the preacher s'u'
transhgued In the realms OF pOcsy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

schools, and twenty parochial schools. Ont Of the
entire number only about dozen school buildings
the inspectors declined to recommend repairs or
alterations The condition Of a great majority OF
the buildings was bad. No less than fifty OF the
account of impure Odors arising from defects In the
drainage. Members of the Board of Education con,
suited with Health Commissioners Smaller ana
the necessary repairs IN the worst of the school
buildings at once An arrangement was made lot
reinspecton of these schools by sanitary IN.
spector and an engineer to be appointed by TIC
Board of Education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth then q
cup of sifted -four in which two teaspo9nInls OF
baking powder has been stirred, ana iaSIly, d
scant teacup of boiling water stirred IN niue al
time. Flavor, add salt and however thin the
mixture may seem, do not add any more hour
Bake In shallow tins
OATMEAL GEMs.-Soak cup of fine oatmeal III
cupof cold water over night In the morning SIT one
cup Of wheat -four, little salt and two teaspoon
fuls of baking-powder together. Stir into the oat-
meal and thin TO stiff batter with sweet MIX
Drop in hot gem pans and bake in a quick oven.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

al per cent but Michigan Genital was exception
ally strong at an advance of 90, and the Northern
Pacific, and Oregon and Transcontinental were
specially weak. The market closed strong.
Government bonds were extremely dull but the
bids for the As were advanced lsper cent. Annexed
are the closing quotations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

State bonds were dull, and the sales included only
North Carolina special taxes. There were no trans
actions in city bank stocks.
The market for railroad bonds was unusually
octive and generally the issues that to-day sold ex-
interest show handsome advances. Erie second
cOnsOs were Il higher at 94l2 ex-interest. Missouri,
Kansas and Texas general Is were 1ls higher
at S2ls ex-interest. Chesapeake and Ohio
firsts series b, were y lower at
074 Canada Southern first 5s were p higher at
co. West Shore and Buffalo first gold 5s were only
Il better at 75l4 after 75l2 Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy debenture IS were steady at 923sd93,
and Northwestern debenture 5s were ls easier at
93ls East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia consol
5s were firm at 75ls New-York, Chicago and st.
Louis first 0s were 7s per cent higher at 1924 1919
ex-nterest. New-York, Susquehanna and Western
firsts were firm at s50S4si. A large business wac
done in Manitoba consols at 125. Texas and Pacific
division were up q at 20. Atlantic and Pacific
firsts were "a higher at 9J6043 and the incomes,
fT Cps Tss at 70 f and NW
Orleans and Pacific iirsts rose Il 10 w. New
York and Texas Land scrip, after opening at TO-
sold in large quantities at 45U44
The ub-Treasury to-day lost on balance $3.50 614,
made up by coin loss of 1856, 294, less currency
gain of $74 $50. The days transactions covered:
Resspbs slancd eoS Saanee s
7OS, 800.
Money at the Stock Exchange ruled easy at %
2l2 per cent for call loans.
fo-day's bank statement, like that Of last week.
is remarkable in showing small increase in the de-
poslts compared with the increase which the other
changes call for. Last weeks statement showed a
ment the increase reported in deposits il only
81 1853 800 against an increase of 81 36G 500 which
the other changes call for, making the dis
making due allowance for the Over-state
ment of cash held a week ago, to-day's
showing of an increase of$1 ,254 700 is fair repre-
money during the week. The banks at the close Of
business last evening held just about the amount Of
specie and legaltenderS reported in the statement
The surplus reserve was increased average) by the
sum of $915,075.
The following are the comparative totals Of the
statements of November "a and December ]:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

NEw.YoRK. Dec. l.
A "bullsh" report of the development woi.
In tho oil fields last month was received today ou' no
petroleum market failed to respond to It, Business
dull and the highest price touched was 81 IL Inc c"'
weak at nearly the lowest figures OF the DAY vera
The range OF prices ana the total dealings today H'
As fohows; yyp.. Cons FL
Opsp,nx ...............,. l16h ~
n6S.
YaaA Al
6aas. barrels. O6y2OW
Clearancss yesterday beo<'voo 700 900:
The clearances elsewhere were: OIL City, 2isS'VN''
Bradford, 100000; Pittsburg, 0,302,oVo p1'~
Refined OIL was without change
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02
MEM.
Julirnne Soup.

MEM.
Julifnne Soup
IIalibut steak, Fried.
Breast OF Veal, Stuffed. Sweet Potatoes, etewed.
Tomatoes Celery.
Teal Duck. Jelly.
Lettuce MayOnuaise.
Orange Pudding. Cake.
Fruit.
Coffee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

The United States Treasury now holds $751;
ia, 600 United States bonds to secure National
bank circulation bonds deposited for circulation
during the week, 1871 100 bonds withdrawn
during the week 81 $40 900. National bank circn-
lation utstanding-Currency notes. $3.50, l75,977j
gold notes $737, ISL.
The following is the public debt statement issued
on December /, 1888, compared with that OF
al.