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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
THE DEADLY SNAKE HOLE.
Visit Which Charley Campbell Made and
found Them all at Home.
from the Fresno Cali Expositor.I

AOht10 LACAn OIL al 11OAk1cs
from the Fresno (Cal) Expositor.l
A thrilling adventure recently took
place at the. White Rock quartz mine on
the north side at San Joaquin, in Fine
Gold district, which for nerve and dar-
ing is equal to anything we have ever
heard Of There is an old shaft on the
mine which had been unused for years,
and recently it became necessary to clear
it out and use it in working the mine.
The shaft is about thirty feet deep, per-
pendicularly, with an incline of thirty
feet more. A number of rattlesnakes
had taken possession of the inclosure,
probably in the start by falling down
the shaft, and by breeding had increased
till the whole bottom seemed like a
writhing mass of reptiles. At first an
effort was made to clean them out by
discharging giant powder cartridges at
the bottom of the shaft, but this pro-
cess only succeeded in killing such of
the snakes as changed to be at the top
OF the incline, and as a last resort one
of the workmen, Charles Campbell,
agreed to go to the bottom and kill the
horrible venomous reptiles, whose hiss
ing and rafting could be plainly heard
at the top of the shaft. Procuring a
quantity of antidotes for snake-poison,
and making all needed preparations for
raising and lowering the adventurous
man who was about, as it were, to place his
life in his own hands, Charles Campbell
was lowered into the shaft by his tremb-
ling fellow laborers. He was armed
only with lantern and small stick.
The stencil occasioned by the poisoned
breaths of the rattlesnakes was almost
overpowering, but nothing daunted he
proceeded on his errand. Reaching the
bottom of the shaft he gradually
CROPPED his way down the steep
and slippery incline, stopping ever
and anon to kill veno-
nous RATHER that impended his way
Reaching the bottom he piled his stick
with vigor, while the mass of snakes
squirmed and ratified, their eyes spark
ling like diamonds and their forked
tongues tapping the air as they moved
their heads in the intensity of their fury
or struck with their poisoned fangs at
the brave man that had dared encroach
on their quarters and give them battle
Rapidly they fell over in the agonies OF
death under the unnerring blows from
his ive-oak stick till not single one
was left alive. Thirteen large snakes,
with from seven to nine rattles each
were killed, and two with fourteen and
fifteen rattles respectively. In addition
number of younger ones were de-
stroyed. Finishing his daring labors he
returned to the bottom of the shaft and
was hauled out, but the sickening and
poisonous air of the snake-den SO over.
come him that he tainted away on reach
ing the top. Restoratives were admin
istered and he was taken to his home
where he lay sick two or three days.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
He Wanted TO Pose,

A resident of Park street had pho
tographer come up for the purpose of
taking view of his residence, and the
nan of the camera had just got in posi-
ton when along came an old coon with
buck-saw on his arm and wanted to
know what was up.
Going to photograph the house,"
was the reply.
"Then [ guess I'll pose," remarked
the old man. "I'll take position at
the left of the gate and represent the
statue of Industry"
The members of the family came out
and arranged themselves, and the man
called out:
Here, old man, you want to get out
of that!"
Cant represent Industry"
"No, sir!"
Cant stand over there and repre-
sent Laziness ?"
no, SRI We don't want you in the
group at all"
"Lenme represent the Sleeping
Beauty?"
"You go away!"
A1S uISN Ou 10 OIl0 Sue, Tie paSSl1S
teams halted to give the artist chance,
a directly the plate was made. Every
body rushed forward when it was ready
for inspection, and the cid man was one
of the first. As the plate was held up
he giggled and tickled, and finally
burst into loud laugh. He had lodged
around the corner of the house and his
full fiUura WAS revaaIed babiod tho
family.
what do you represent in that atti-
2" sternly inquired the photogra-
pher.
We'll, I reckon that's a pretty good
pose for Contentment"
Every well. I Will now represent
Dissatisfaction
And the artist took the festive old
chap by the ear and walked him out of
the crowd and put in a couple of kicks
which changed the pose of Contentment
to that of Sorrow. Detroit Free Press.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
..The Old Times'' in the South.

In various parts of Louisiana I found
many people who had lived on some of
the great plantations before the war,
and heard their accounts of the pecu-
liar life of the inhabitants of some of
these rich, retired regions in the inter-
ior of the State. The planters had con-
siderable wealth, for that time, and
they and their families lived life Of
elegant, refined leisure" with little
business or care except pleasure and
happiness. All supplies for the plan
tation came from New Orleans mer-
chants. Once year the young ladies
had bonnets, and sometimes gowns,
from Paris. Visits and parties and
balls were the events of life. The
young people had a good education !;
many OF them were sent to northern
schools, but the south had good schools
and colleges ii t",.ae days. l Go not
doubt thar :; -. to the people iv-
ing it a pure a.4u -. .ocent life, happy
and wholesome, and % natural and sta
Ele that it was Likely to go on forever.
"We did not know it was wrong"
said an accomplished woman to me one
day. "No one had ever told us it was
all wrong, or that we were going on
gayly toward an awful destruction.
We knew no world but our own. We
thought we were very happy, and we
meant to be good. We were much at
tached to our people-the negroes, I
mean-and they were happy, too, then.
We heard sometimes of low, miserable
wretches who abused their negroes, and
how We despised them!"
Would you rather have it all back,
that old time and that beautiful life,
if you could?" ] asked.
ooh, no; L think it is just like one of
the great changes, revolutions, that we
read about in history! It ali had to be,
I should think, and so it must be there
is Providence in 1t: it must be for the
best In some way.-.4HGgt;c MORtbIu.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
Directions for SeIE.ControI.

No human power can be so strength
ened by practice as this power of self
control. Every successful moral con-
fict leaves the victor so much stronger
with SO much more good-for the
next time. The way to conquer tempta-
ton is to fix the mind upon some other
object. It is a bad policy to keep say
ing over, II will not yield to this" for
then the object is kept before the mind,
but the mind should resolutely be
turned to some other thing. Instead of
brooding over wrongs and the~slights
inflicted upon us by friends, the remedy
is not to say, II will not think about il, ~
but to turn the mind to some other
channel. Frequently the morose feel
ings are the result of some bodily de-
rangement, often the liver. Nothing is
worse than brooding. In periods of de-
preston, DR.. Carpenter said he had
found much relief in reading SCOTS
novels.-Prof ". B. Carpenter.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
Agony in a Dry Well.

For twenty year an old man of Mon
tezuma county, Georgia, whom we will
call Jack Baldwin, has cultivated the
soil and drawn therefrom a support for
himself and wife; he is childless,. One
day Jack left his house in search of
missing COW. His route led him through
al old wornout piece of clay land, of
about six acres in extent, in the center
of which was well-about twenty or
thirty feet deep, that at some time had
probable furnished the inmates of di-
lapidated house near by with water.
In passing the spot an i'll wind drifted
Jacks hat from his head and malicious
ly waited it to the edge of the well, and
it tumbled. Now Jack had always
practiced the virtue of economy, and lie
Immediately sat upon recovering his
hat. He ran to the well, and finding it
was dry at the bottom, he unrolled the
rope which he had brought for the pur-
pose of capturing the COW, and after
several attempts to catch the hat with
q moose, he concluded to save time by
going down into the well himself. To
accomplish this he made fast one end of
the rope to g stump hard by, and was
soon on his way dowR into the we'll. It
was fact of which Jack was less OBJ
yious than the reader hereof-that q
mischievous fellow whom we will call
Neal was in the old building and saw
Jack go down into the well, and it hap
pened that Jacks old blind horse was
near by with a bell on his neck. The
devil himself, or some other wicked
spirit, put it into Meals head to have
little fun; SO he slipped up to the old
horse, unbuckled the strap and APP
preached the well with the bell in his
hand, ting-a-ting. Jack thought the
old horse was coming, and said in an
audible tone, Hang the old blind horse;
he's comm this way, sure, and he amt
got no more sense than to fall in here
on me-wo, BALL" But the sound OF
the bell came closer, and Jack was rest
ing at the bottom of the we'll. "Great Je-
rusalem" said Jack "the old blind fool
will be right on top of me in mint
wo, Ball-wo, haw, BALL" Just then
Neal got closer to the we'll and kicked a
little dirt on Jacks head. Jack thought
Ball was about to come, got close to the
side of the wall and began to pray, ooh,
Lord, have mercy on me-wo Ball-a
poor sinner. I'm gone now; wo Ball
Our father who art in-wo Ball
Heaven, hallowed be Thy-jee! Ball.
iee-name Now lay me down to 81
jee, Ball out of your ivers! Gust then
in fell more dirt Back, Ball; oh Lord,
if you ever intended to do anything for
me, back. Ball, wo, no! Thy kingdom
come-jee, Bali"
Neal could hold in no longer, land show
ed himself at the top of the well, with q
big hoarse. laugh, which might have
been heard two miles. This was more
that Jack could bear and he started up
the rope like a monkey. Blame your
pictures. I'll give you fits; I'll make
your ears ring worse'n that bell" Neal
took to his heels and ran like quarter
horse, and the last that was seen of him
he was half mile from the well, with
two big dogs grabbing at his coat, and
Jack was close behind linn, yelling at
the dogs.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
How to Catch BURGLARS Portraits.

The burglar-alarm now in use, true
TO its name, alarms the burglar, and he
is away. Instead Of ringing the alarm,
let it be set 20 turn oE momentarily the
full glare of electric light, and at the
same instant have it expose a plate in a
camara al ready 10 take an instantane-
GUS picture. The burglar of course
viii take to fight, but will leave his
photograph behind. The same blaze OF
light which has alarmed him will
awaken the sleeping inmates, who can
proceed at once to the camera and Sc
cure he negative. In order, however
ti.at the camera should be set at the
right focus the alarm used should be all
electric mat set in certain place on
the floor, shat spot being covered by the
focus Of the camera.-E. S. BroUfl, ial
Scientific american.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
An Authority on Beans.

The Sunday morning bean cart is not
as profitable as it used to be in some
quarters OF New England. Within the
past few years the cost OF beans, of
pork, and of labor has increased. while
the price of the classic products hot
from the place of cooking has been
raised but slightly. The farmer rather
than the manipulation of the venerable
in the bakehouse, is enriched by the
trade in this article of diet, which phi
losophers eat and at which the neon
siderate sneer.-B0Ston Daily AdUer-
tiSeT.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
The Revised Bible.

You see pa has been reading ont of
an Old back number of the Bible, and
ma and me argued with him about get
ting a new revised edition. We told
him that the old one was all out of
style, and that all the neigkbors had
the newest cut in Bibles, with dolman
sleeves, and gathered in the back, and
they put on style over us, and we could
not hold up our heads In society when
it was known that we were wearing the
old last years Bible Pa kicked against
It. nut finally got one I thought l had
as much right to change things in the
revised Bible, as the other fellows had
TO change the cid one, so pasted some
notices and patent medicine advertise
ments in it, after the verses. Pa never
reads whole chapter, but reads verse
or two and skips around. Before break
fast, the other morning, pa got the new
Bible and started to read the ten com
mandments, and some other things.
The first thing pa struck was, Verify [
say unto you, try st. Jacobs oil for
rheumatism Pa looked over his specks
at ma, and then looked at me, but had
my face covered with my hands, sort of
pious. Pa said he didn't think it was
Just the thing to put advertisements in
the Bible, but ma said she didn't know
as it was any worse than to have patent
medicine notice next to Beecher'S SER
mon in the religious paper. Pa sighed
and turned over few leaves and read,
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours
wife, nor his OK, if you love me as love
you no knife can cut our love in two"
That last part was motto that got
out of paper of candy. Pa said that
the sentiment was good, but he didn't
think the revisers had improved the old
commandment very much. Then pa
turned over and read "Take little wine
for the stomach's sake, and keep bot
tie of Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic on your
side-board, and you can defy malaria,
and chills and fever" Pa was hot. He
looked at it again, and noticed that the
tonic commandment was on yellow pa
per, and the corner curled up, and pa
took hold of it, and the paste that I
stuck it on with was not good, and it
came off, and when L saw pa lay down
the. Bible. and put his spectacles in the
case, and reach for the fre-poker, I
knew he was not going to pray, and
7 looked out of the window and yelled
dog-fght, and lit out, and pa followed
me as far as the sidewalk, and it was
that morning when it was so slippery,
and pas feet slipped out from under
him, and he stood on his neck, and slid
around on his ear, and the sleet on the
| sidewalk saved Peck'S Sim.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
How American Girls Talk.

The young American ladies take the
talking relns in their hands very early
in life. At Is they ease their NAM
mas considerably in that respect, and.
singularly enough, with their mammas'
consent. The English mammas, at
that age, would prefer conversationally
sleeping daughters.
About this early American talk there
is no gabble. These young women ris-
ing 16 speak as deliberately and
naturally as Mr.. Henry Irving, and
without the mocking twinkle of having
something in reserve which renders the
talk Of that eminent actor not unpleas-
antly irritating. English girls at the
same age talk, as it were, with their
hands behind them, as if too conceal q
skipping rope. The Yankee girl looks
you straight and serenely in the face
We never ourselves shirked the ordeal
and screels off an easy bobbin of con-
veTsation. You may act as "piercer" if
you please, but generally she does the
piercing" herself; you have sat down
to talk to your companion as child
and before the talk is over an interval
of three years is supposed to have
elapsed and you say good afternoon to
a self-possessed woman. Should any one
run away with the idea that all this is
unnatural or precocious he should be
undeceived. For us it was one of the
pleasantest pastimes on the ship, and
when the sun was shining and the
waves were dancing there could be no
more agreeable accompaniment than
the unaccustomed chant of the New
England dialect, with its note of inter-
rogation at the end.-A11 E1aglishma9e
| i71 the Manchester Examiner.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
HUMOR.

WHOEVER doubts that the newspapers.
have mission should enter car and
see how useful they are to the men
when fat woman with big basket is
looking around for d seat.-LoaoeJt
Courier.
WIDOW woman Ito chemist, who was
weighing grain of calomel in dispen-
sing prescription for her sick child:
"Man, We medina be sac scrimpy VIII
tbs for a puir faitherless bairn!"
SAID crafty husband to his business.
partner: Il have promised my wife an
immense surprise on her birthday"
"More Extravaganza" Il shall give her
nothing; it will be an immense sur
prise!"
LIGHTNING struck contribution plate.
in Western church just a. The deacon
was passing it around This is the,
first time anything has struck this plate
for three MONTHS" said the deacon
thoughtfully.
BILL NYE is not Mormon. He gives.
out as his platform, zone country, one,
flag and one wife" Bill says he "has
never pined to make the marriage reg
lister of his family Bible to look like
hotel register"
A SPLENDID dog fell overheard from
steamer. The captain refused to stop
for anything short of drowning man.
"You will stop for me, of course" said
the gentleman, who leaped overheard.
Of course master and dog were saved
Cambridge Tribune.
A SLIPPERY answer. Schoolmistress.
Nov, Matilda Ann, look up and tell
me what first caused the fall of man. )"
No answer. "You are very stupid, after
having just read all about it. What
frait was it?" Matilda Ann-"Please.
marin! please. marin! orange-peel.n
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
Observations About the Baby.

The baby does not belong to the ami
NAL kingdom the animal kingdom be-
longs to him. He is King. In fact,
he is always aching. However, a baby
is often spoken of as " this wheat Great
ure;" which is why they cradle him.
You can't shock him. He is not a
creature comfort. The baby is some
times called an infant, IN fanciful allu-
sion to infantry, which he is thought to
resemble because he is generally found
with arms about him. Bless the baby
-BOstO1a TRANSCRIPT
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01

Mr.. MARRowFAT had been complain
ing of nervousness, and declared that
OF late he felt so bad that any ex-
element was distressing TO him. One
day he asked the family physician what
he should take for it. els it noise that
chiefly troubles you?" ~ think it is, -
said Mr.. Marrowfat. ''Very well, then, -
resumed the astHte and sympathizing
Galen, "put spoonful Of paregoric in
your wife's coffee every morning at
breakfast"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01
A uUsE-srCK PIECE toF4s PIECES,
BY H. c. DODGE

When this band begins to play,
Stop your ears and run away.
Odd song.
''Ohi long enough fife fiddle love
ZOO vsSnl to mention,
Now, while de-ciarin ct will. dove,
Euphone-ish strict attention."
"Thou didst trtang'e-ing, adored,
All this dulcimer duly;
Thu castanet, threw inanichord,
And caught Cboe-yours truly"
There's spinet times when by thy side
I've thought, Yici, love, thou eyed me
The caIiope &c make my bride
Is this ar girl beside me-"
CIT w,l....s it:s3s Thought but oh!
Its hsfyNiHess was thrilling.
What cOud hautbOy do then but show
Horn angel lie was Wiling"
swell, Tyre, resolved to guitar chance
TO pop-nay, do not mourn it;
Blu, Oh, bcll-ieve this heart which pants
And 10 NOT, precious, cornet-"
'INe thought tn.byi,-liant," unused the maid,
- Bat I de-ciaron-ly
Th:4y-ht he d banio-king when be said,
Love! violone am lonely
In coHcertina room began
Two hearts like one a-beating.
In sweet accordion his Ann
Watched moments swiftly leeting.
Flew nine hutina ock; he stayed
With his harmonica-ar
telling TO the cynnbal maid
His JOY WAS worth a dollar.
Now had that young buccina-head
Ptr-Garpsichcrd have ended
HIS xyopnCne i'll time and fed
Ere pa came in offended.
f" That :aHi-Dour-ipe my house again
Ana, cIttern close piano.
And have l got tabouret when
I stii! shoot man? MOL"
Pc AlIte to get organ to shoot
And Gram had made him ravage.
"l've GOT tabor that young gai-lute
NTH Duilets." He was savage.
''Oh, see, melod "-ian-gry said,
This gun-that basS-viol fellow
From him will picco.o-de OF lead
Cub bGg.e-ioaG,' I'll yell, CHI"
Explanation necessary: Spy Ann, oh!' scot
bear it."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01

THE Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company of Boston have made what
they call century box, in which are
put thirty essays by members on past
and present events in Boston. The box
is to be kept sealed until 1880, when the
essays may be publicly read.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-01

"WHY don't you have some stile
about you % said the man who had
looked along mile of barbed fence for
en- entrance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-07
!. E. TACKETT.
DIR GOODS.
To Read This, is to Save Money.

We arc not out with flashing Newspaper Advcr-
tiscmcnts as we arc too busy without them. Al
though employ ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
Statesmen AND SALEsEADIES, our Customers
would suffer by the rush, if it larger. All we
want to call your attention TO is our Stock of
LADIES AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS,
All of the most fashionable styles We have mis-
calculated the QUANTITY of our purchases, aud
find that if we sell ut the rate of one hundred 4
day until the 1st of January assortment would
still be large enough tn stock any two Houses in
this city.
We therefore have concluded not to wait until
tho latter part of the Season. but to reduce prices
at once to such figures as will make them sell.
Our Ten. H.DoLLAE RADAME SATIN CIRCULAR.
QUILTED LINING, is WORTH FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
All our goods arc made
EXPRESSLY FOR Us, OR MANUFACTERED
By Us ON OUR FOURTH FLOOR.
DO not neglect this opportunity, but call at once,
even if you have no intention to buy at present.
A few words about our STOCK OF BLANKETS.
We have attended three TRADE-SALEs OF BLANK
Ers in New York, and find VIC have ovc-
ONE HUNDRED CASES
on hand. The goods were bought 40 per cont.
Cheaper than last years prices. which insurcs us
against loss even if we would carry them over to
next year. What we dread is the idea of carrying
them, for want of Storage Room. We shall there
fore sell them, with small advance on cost, by
the single pair, at prices which will throw all
competition in the shade.
We arc selling lO.i Blanket at Sl.2O Il pair.
We are selling an all-wool, warranted . lbs, at
S21O pair.
Wholesale dealers arc selling them at $3.50, and
all finer goods in proportion. We have them as
large as 14-4, and guarantee you saving Of at
least 40 per cent.
We trust that our long and well.cstablished
Reputation for Reliability will place, with an
Intelligent Public, all Statements of interruptions
Competitors on their Respective Merits.
Lansburgh & Bro,
42O, 422 AND 424 SEVENTH STREET,
oct31-tjan1 WASHINGTON, d. G.
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=aa - . - -
NEDICINdL.
LIAN TAKES LOGICAL ACTION.

The following ettor tells its own story The
signature will be recognized rs that OF the Phys-
clan in. Chief of the DeQuincey Home and author
of Drugs That Enslavc." The Hypodcrmic In.
lection Of Morphinc,' "A Manual %! Nursing.
aud many otller popular and valuable special med
icnl works:
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only thousandth part Of the light we en-

JOY. o.,
Mercury is morning star until the Goth,
and evening star the rest of the month. On
the 2Gth, at o'clock in the morning, he Is
in super conjunction With the SUD, passing
beyond and below him, ard reappearing on
his eastern side as evening star. He takes
no active part in the events of the month,
but speeds on his way, the smallest and the
swiftest, as we'll as the nearest to the sun
among the planets.