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PIREGORIC.

IF I were disposed to curse any
mother by the "crossness" of her clIii-
dren, I might advise the free use of this
fashionable article. It is used with the
false idea that it will aid the mother il
keeping her babe asleep OF in quoting.
Now, it will do no such thing, on the
whole, but the contrary. No one ever
saw a babe that had taken much of it
that was not unusually "cross," fretful,
peevish and very unamiable! To give
it is like borrowing money at an ex-
orbitant rate, then at higher rate to
pay the first, and SO on till one is bank
rupt. The sleep supposed to be OBJ
tanned is not sleep, but stupor, which
must so "unstring the nerves" as to in
crease the irritability and wakefulness.
It constipates, locks the whole powers
up, so to speak, so that natural action
is impossible. It produces general dis
order in the system, including costive-
ness, which is relieved by physic, which
as certainly aggravates the difficulty,
growing worse and worse by each ap-
plication. (How long will it take to re-
cover at that rate?)
But what shall be given? That de-
pends on what is the disturbance If
the babe is wakeful from pain in the
stomach, let that organ rest for time.
If there is pain in the bowels, give an
injection of warm water. If it is hungry,
and you are sure, very sure, of (which
may be doubtful, as children cry
from pain as well as hunger nurse it.
Remove the cause Of unrest, but do not
stupefy babe just for the purpose OF
having quiet, chance to work. 1t is
better for the mother to sleep. If the
babe has common sense, it need not
sleep all of the time It has a right to
play and look about part of the time
as we'll as adults.-Dr. j. H. Hama
ford.
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TUNNELS IN ENGLAND.

The lengths Of some OF the more i'm
portant tunnels in England will un-
doubtedly be matter of interest to
some Of our readers. The box tunnel,
on the Great Western railways is, per-
haps, the longest, its length amounting
to some $3.50 feet. The next in length
is the Kilsby tunnel, on the London and
Northwestern railway, which is 1874
feet, its cost Of construction being about
5000 per foot. The Honiton tunnel, on
the London and Southwestern road, is
1850 feet long, and cost about $50 per
foot in length. The Lydgate tunnel, on
the London and Northwestern railway,
is. 1896 feet in length, chiefly in the
coal measures, its cost also being $50
per foot. The length of the Guildford
tunnel is 2, 1896 feet.-Lron Age.
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be impracticable. These reasons are
sufficient TO justify the editorial rule un-
der consideration. If any peculiar
genius despises it, let him reflect that
many fine piece Of composition has
gone into the waste-paper basket because
this rule was not observed. How many
writer's have died in obscurity who
might, but for this one shortcoming,
have become immortal there is not suf-
ficient space here to record. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26

According to the figures, the average
circulation of daily newspapers is 3,7O4
Of weeklies connected with dailies, 3, ,219;
of weeklies not connected with dailies,
and all others than monthlies,
1924, and of monthlies, 1853.
OF the total number Of all papers print
ed in the census year, 1, 1876. .532, 446 were
dailies, 215, ,766, SOB weeklies connected
with dailies, 630,014,77 weeklies not
connected with daiIies, and Sc, 345, ,851
monthlies.
Mr.. North states that of the II, ,418
newspapers and periodicals published,
$3.50 are devoted to news, politics and
family reading; 572 to religion, 162 to
agriculture. 143 to commerce and
finance, l66 to trade exclusively, 81 to
insurance and railroad interes is, 145 to
general literature, including magazines;
Ill to medicine and surgery, Al to law,
73 to science and mechanics, 146 to the
several society orders, % to education,
p to society, art, music and fashion;
210 to colleges and schools, 1872 to chill
dren and Sunday-schools, 247 are Sun
day papers, and 496 are unclassifed.
OfllustIated papers there are 512. Ofthe
whole number 10,649 are published in
English, and 769 in other languages,
including German, French, Spanish, Bo-
hemian, Danish, Dutch, Chinese, In
dian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portu-
guese, Swedish, Welsh, Irish and Sean
dinavian. The religious sects publish
the following number of naners.
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a sigh as he prepared to boil his "letter"
down to ten words. He sighed again
after reading it through once or twice,
and then scratched out "Dallas Center,
Iowa, as though everybody knew where
he lived. Then he erased "early" and
drew his pen slowly through breakfast
with and ''in the temperance" Then
ne scratched over "dinner with and
went on to erase "and narrowly es-
capped" And so he went on through
the dispatch. Occasionally he would
hold it from him at arms length after
making an erasure, to get at the general
effect And at last, after much scratch
ing and erasing, and with many sighs,
he came to the window and said: "Here
is this telegraphic dispatch to my wife.
I have not been able to condense it into
ten words, and do not see how it can be
done without garbling the sense of the
dispatch, but if you can do it you would
oblige me greatly, as I do not wish to
incur any unnecessary expense" And
with that he handed the operator the
following e1punged edition of his origi-
nal message:
Mrs. Sarah H. FoIlingsbee:
My DEAR WIFE: I left the city-this morn.
ing after eating Prof. Morton alive-cause
70 ootx 4 D,4,,-
lay ed by terrible railroad accident on the rail-
road. I-being killed-terribly mangled and
since died; but 1 am-the conductor. I can
not-come to Dallas Center-but 1 CAM
Late-moiher and the children. Your loving
husband, Roger K. Fo1L1xsBEE.
The operator smiled once more, and
in his quick, nervous way that grows
cut OF his association with the lightning,
made q few quick dashes with his pencil,
and. without adding or changing letter
in the original message, shriveled it
down to It's very sinews, like this
Sarah II. Fo];inAbee. Dallas Center, Iowa:
Lett city 'smorning; delayed by accident ;
all right; home 'sevoning.
ROGER K. FoLLINsBEE
"There, that is all right, he said in
the CHEEKY magnetic way these opera
tors have. Fifty cents, sir only 25
cents if we had our own wire into Dallas,
sir; we'll have che next spring, too;
saves you several dollars, sir. That's
right, thank you" And the man went
all sat down on a chair by the stove
and stared at that operator until the
rescuing train came along, as though he
were Il worker of miracles. And when
he got OF the train at the junction for
Dallas heard him whispering softly te
himself: "Shfollsnbee-clisn smorn
ing; nothin smatter; home saftenoon.
And knew that he was practic1ng his
lesson and hal caught on. "-Burling.
ton Ha20h Eye.
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SALTWATER GLOBULES.

Rev. Mr.. Linstrom will hold religious
services in Alton at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Services at the Universalist church this
morning at the usual hour Sunday school
at u O'Clock m.
The game of ball between the printers
and cigarmakers was not concluded at I
O'Clock last night. On the first inning the
score stood eighteen for the cigarmakees
and two for the other side.
The funeral of Miss Mead occurred at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Deceased
had been an invalid from her childhood
up. and was an inmate of the asylum at
st. Peter at the time of her death.
Union services will be held this evening
at the Grand opera house. At the close q
collection will be taken up for the benefit
of the sufferers OF the late cyclone at
Rochester and vicinity all Of the different
denominations IL the city are expected tc
take part in the exercises.
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THE NORTHERN P1CIFTC.
Contribution of a Magnificent Exhibit Il
the Cincinnati Exposition.

Contribution of Magnificent Exhibit TO
the Cincinnati Exposition.
In response to an invitation from the
president of the Cincinnati exposition
to the Northern Pacific railroad to make
an exhibit of the products from the country
along the line, the company forwarded a
baggage car last evening filled to over
flowing with fine samples of wheat, oats,
barley and rye, in the straw and in the
grain, and grasses of various
kinds, specimens of minerals
from Montana, the Lake Superior country,
and other mineral districts, and specimens
of petrifcations from Pyramid park and
the Yellowstone country. Coal, brick,
building stone, pottery clays, samples of
the different woods that grow in the re-
gions traversed by the Northern Pacific;
flour from G. A. Pillsbury & Co.'s mills,
also from the Fergus Falls Touring mills
and from Frazee City, and samples of
potatoes in great variety, and vegetables
of every descri iption.
The samples of products forwarded to
Cincinnati last evening will give the Wis
ltors to the exposition a good idea of the
bountiful crops that have rewarded the
farmers in northern Minnesota, north Da-
kota. Montana, Washington and Oregon
And although the season is several weeks
later this year than usual, yet the large
yield goes to prove that this country can
be depended upon for sure crop every
year. The car was transported over the
Albert Lea route to Chicago and from
! thence by the Kankakee line to Cincin-
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Il GOOD RET0RT.

The English make q distinction be-
Sween sick and i'll. The former they
use of slight ailments like nausea OF
sickness at the stomach, the latter of
protracted or serious illness. They
often laugh at Americans for neglect
ing such distinction. This one led to
an impertinent question and a very
happy retort:
A British merchant, receiving at his
own house Yankee youth at a little
party, said, in tone that attracted the
notice Of the whole company:
Good evening! We haven't seen
you for a long while. Have you been
SEEK (the sneer prolonged the worD,
"as you say in your country?" mo,
thank you" said the othe1, frankly and
promptly Il have been hill, as they
say in yours"
The host was sensible enough to join
his guests in the laugh that followed.
He refraiped from a second attack on
Americans.
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ICE WATER,

7 die two or three times a day Gin
"Camille'), sometimes for weeks in
succession, but somehow it does not
seem to affect my general health. AS
for myself, I am never sick. If my
head aches little I apply ice water and
he Pain is gone. If take cold and my
throat is sore I dash on ice water and
am well. Always ice water; it is my
sovereign remedy. But do not drink
it. No. If did L should be pale and
delicate and always Ill, like some of
your pretty American ladies. Do you
know I believe drinking SO much Of this
same cold, cruel ice water is what makes
invalids Of so many American women
From an intervieaO aOith lfIle. Ehea.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug. 25.-A telegram was receiv-
ed by the minister OF the marine from
Sayon to-day announcing that the French
had bombarded and captured the forts and
battery at the mouth of the Hue river af-
Ter a brilliant land attack. The operations
occurred On the 18th, 18th and goth. Sew
en- hundred Annamites were killed during
the engagement. The only casualties suf-
fered by the French were several men
slightly wounded. The gunboats Vapor
and Lynx entered the Theran passage and
the French admiral has granted truce
and blockade has been declared. Ham
mond, the French civil commissioner to
Tonquin, has gone to Hue, the capital of
AMMAN, to negotiate with the Annamite
court, which is greatly alarmed at thc
movements of the French.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
HOW TO JUDGE Il HORSE.

The weak points of q horse can be
better discovered while standing than
while moving. II he is sound he will
stand firmly and squarely on his limbs,
without moving any of them, the feet
planted fatty upon the ground, with
legs plumb and naturally poised. If one
foot is thrown forward with the toe
pointing to the ground and the heel
raised, OF if the foot is lifted from the
ground and the weight taken from it,
disease may be expected, or at least ten
derness, which is a precursor Of disease.
II the horse stands with his feet spread
apart, or straddles with the hind leg,
there is weakness Of the loins, and the
kidneys are disordered. Heavy pulling
bends the knees. BLUSH or milky cast
eyes in horses indicate moon blindness,
or something else. 4 bad-tempered
horse keeps his ears thrown back. A
kicking horse is apt to have SCARED legs.
A stumbling horse has 5len1ished knees.
When the skin is rough and harsh, and
does not move easily and smoothly to the
touch, the horse is a heavy eater and
his digestion is bad. Never buy horse
whose respiratory organs are at all i'm
paired. Place your ear at the side of
the heart, and if q Wheeling sound is
heard, it is an Indication of trouble let
him go.
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ply on hand, which may be estimated at
$4,000 tierces.
NEW YORK.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

New York, Aug. 25.-The feeling on
Wall street to-day was one of tameness and
the market on the stock exchange was
rather feeble. The coalers crumbled away
from the opening. Louisville & Nash
Vile dropped from 4511a to ~ during the
morning and Denver & Rio Grande fell to
q. There was no particular strength Wis
ible anywhere. A few properties managed
to about hold their own. while in some of
the dividend payers there was no business
doing. The activity, what little existed,
centered in those mentioned above. The
bank statement revealed the fact that
money has been leaving New York in n o
small quantities. The deposits were down
$634S,000 and the reserve over $1,000,000.
In the closing half hour the bears
INDUCED in somewhat of a carnival and
prices were forced down to the lowest
points of the day without a sign of an at
tempt to check the declining from any
quarter. The Northwestern
earnings for the third
week in August increased $4,000. It is
reported that the Memphis 6 Charleston
passed into the hands of the east Tennes-
ses to day. The tendency at the last seemed
to be toward lower prices. The following
reduction in values was established for the
day: Northwestern 15c; ST. Paul 1890;
Omaha preferred 1Ic; Manitoba 15c; West
ern Union 15c; Northern Pacific 1]4c:
Northern Pacific preferred 1870; Oregon
TranscontInental 1$8c.
Special efforts at depression were
directed towards Lackawanna and Den
yer, and then et the Northern Paoifics and
Oregon, and for time the rest of the list
was neglected and represented only the dull
lest kind Of a brokers' market. Pullman
was advanced to 126. Later in the forenoon
Louisville & Nashville was set upon by
the Van Emberg party, and promptly re-
sponded to the pressure brought
against it by going off easily
to Az, the lowest figure
touched by it in many day. There was
some slight recovery just before the ap-
pearance of the bank statement. From
1:20 to 1:30 there was considerable activity
on the coalers, Northern Pscifcs, Oregon
LOUISVILLE q Nashville. and Denver. These
properties were jammed down sharply by
the bears and room traders. The bears
seemed TO have the market all to them
selves and manipulated it to suit their OWL
purposes without much opposition. The
attendance was very light and up to l
O'Clock transactions amounted to only
100000 shares. Memphis & Charleston
was marvel of activity, opening at 45; i;
quickly dropped to 42B and with equal
activity reached Az and then coolly slid
off to ~, at which it closed. During the
last half hour the market was continuously
hammered and closed weak al
about the lowest prices OF
the day. The Northern Pacific
earnings for the third week of August in
creased $4,000. During the afternoon
there was a bad break in Reading and the
Willard stock and all closed lower than
ever. Stocks are not in fashion just nov
and it will require a considerable amount
of general prosperity to bring the outside
public into the market.
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EVENING.

1sAz24<
The sunlight fades from the distant MIs.
The birds grow drowsy at approach Of MIG
No more burst out in melodious trills,
But silently wait the coming light.
The cow bell tinkling far away
Comes nearer through the forest trees;
And the cows soft lowing as they slowly stray,
Is borne along by the evening breeze.
The shades Of night are growing deeper.
The air is heavy with the scent of flowers
That seems as though it could be no sweeter,
We're it breath from Eden's bowers.
Silence for a time broods over all,
When suddenly from DER the hill
Comes sweet and piaintive cal,
OF the twilight loving whip-poor-will
Weary with the labors of the day,
We slowly go to our nightly rest,
And as our eye-ids droop we say:
OF all times, evening is the best.
Lille S. Jesnaore.
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Non de iury-bus disputandum Little
Bohbie, who talks slang for the whole
family, said to his father one night,
"There are fixed stars, amt there:
papa?" 70 which his father replied:
Eyes, Bobbie." And then the young
rascal asked: care they well fixed,
papa? 2"
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
QUEER REWARDS FOR DOCTORS.

The late Empress Of China having re-
covered from her former serious illness,
some half a dozen surgeons chosen by
Governors of provinces and sent to Pc
KIN, according to imperial instructions,
to attend upon her Majesty, have been
rewarded by various appointments.
One, it is announced. is to be
made a taotai, or intendent of cir
cult, another project, another a district
magistrate, and so forth. This is very
much as if after the recovery of the
Prince of Wales from his historic illness
Sir William Jenner had been made a
county court and Judge and Sir W. Gull
q stipenliary magistrate. .-M0ng1tai
Courier.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
RICHEST CITY IN THE WORLD.

Frankfort-on-the-Ma containing a
population of about 100000, is said to
be the richest city Of its size in the
world. If its wealth were equally di-
vided among the inhabitants, every man,
woman and child would have, it is said,
some $4,000 apiece. There are, as may
be supposed, many poor people in the
town; but the citizens are, as whole, in
unusually-comfortable circumstances
more SO, probably, than the citizens of
any other capital in Germany or Europe.
It is stated that there are 100 Frank
forters worth from $4,000,000 to ST.
000,000 each, and 25O who are worth
So 100000 and upward. The city is
one Of the great banking centers of the
globe. Its aggregate banking capital
is estimated at $4,000, 900, coo, more
than one-fourth of which the famous
Observation-Disclosures original and parent
house is there-own and control. The
annual transactions in bills of exchange
are in excess Of 800, 600, 900.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
SAP CIRCULATION.

AS the sap rises in the stem of plants
it is of a watery nature, and contains the
various inorganic matters absorbed by
the roots, also some sugar, dextrine and
other organic substances, which it has
dissolved in its upward course. In its
passage to the leaves it becomes more
and more altered from the state in which
it was absorbed by the roots; but when
it reaches the leaves it is still untitled
for the requirements Of the plant, and
hence is termed "crude sap" Through
the action of the light and air, it under
goes important changes in the leaves
and other green parts, and becomes
adapted for the nourishment of the
plant. Ii this state it is termed "elab-
GRATED sap" In the winter months
there is an almost entire suspension Of
the sap-secreting power; enough of sap
remains in the plant or tree to supply
whatever of waste there may be, al
though the life fluid may not be in such
an active state during that period as in
the spring, summer and autumn.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
LIBEL SUITS BECOMING UNF4SR-
TONABLE.
Lille S. JeSnaOre

Most people bring libel suits against
newspapers when laboripg under excite
ment. and when they conceive the idea
that the public is expecting them to do
something by way Of indicating them
selves. Many persons, smarting u2der
a sense Of injury, are persuaded to enter
suits by barratrous shy sters who either
want to see their names in print or who
are driven by hunger and want to join
IN q scheme which can but be classed as
indirect blackmail. Two-thirds of these
libel suits are taken by the so-called
lawyers on contingency. That is to
say, they divide the proceeds of the
hunt with the injured plaintiff. It is
gratifying to know that out OF every
100000 worth Of libel suits brought
against the press not more than S10O in
the shape of judgments arc divided be-
tween the legal hyenas and their patrons.
The fact seems to be pretty well under
stood now, and libel suits are not as
fashionable as they were few years ago.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
THE QUEENS ADDRESS
VICTORIA TO MY LORDS IND
GENTLEWEN !" OF PARLT4M ENT.

Free Navigation of the Danube-Egyptian
Affairs-Stable Peace to be Maintained i'll
Acknowledgement Trade and Industry
Sound Agrarian Crime Decreasing in
Ireland, and Emigration and Migration
Therefrom Commended as Affor(liDg that
Country Relief.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
SENDING 4 TELEGRAM.

One man reached long arm over the
little crowd clustered at the operators
window and asked for "blank tele-
graphic form,'' explaining that he
' wished to send a telegraphic dispatch
to his family" Presently he handed
the operator the following explicit mes
sage:
Mrs. Sarah Il. FCll;nsbee, Dallas Center, Iowa:
Nv DEAR WIFE left the city early this
morning after eating breakfast with Prof.
Horton. q live man in the temperance cause.
leSfected to cat dinner with you at home, but
We were delayed by q terrible railroad accident,
AID I narrowly escaped being killed; one
passenger was terribly mangled and has since
tlcd. hut I am alive. The conductor says
cannot make connection so as to come to Dallas
Confer this morning but can get there by s
O'clock this evening. hate to disappoint you
Lat cannot help il. With love to mother and
the children, am your loving husband,
ROGER K. FoLLINsBEE.
The operator read it; smiled and said !:
You can save considerable expense
and tell all that is necessary, I presume,
by shortening this message down to ten
words. We have no wire direct into
Dallas, and will have to send this mes
sage part of the way over another line,
which adds largely to the cost of trans
mission. Shall I shorten this for you?'
"No, oh, mol" the man with shawl re-
piled, "I'll fix it myself. Ten words,
words, you say ?" eyes, ST." It was
q stunner. for q fact. and the man heaYed
Daily globe., 1883-08-26

Prof. PRocToR has been making as
Economical calculations, the result
whereof is prediction that comet, to
appear early in 1897, will plunge head
long into the sun and destroy the whole
world. 1t may be a consolation to
some people to know that a great deal
Of money may be borrowed before that
day arrives. We should always look on
the bright side of things NorustoaUn
Herald.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26

:-D0A1sD ATnEnwALD wants to
know what is meant by the expression,
"3amned with faint praise" Well,
Edward, when a gentle-hearted editor,
dipping his pen in nectar, says of the
journalist at the head Of the opposition
sheet that "in point Of editorial ability
and general intelligence he divides hon.
ors with a Little Neck clam, that, Ed
ward, is "damning with faint praise. p
Boston Times.
Daily globe., 1883-08-26
THE PEPPERMINT CROP.

The peppermint crop of the United
States has for the past few years reached
the amount Of 10000 pounds per year,
Of which about 0,O00 pounds were an
nually exported. Two-thirds of the pep
ermint oil of this country is produced in
New York and about one-third in Mich
igan. The best oil comes from Wayne
county, New York, where it is carefully
prepared by man named Hotchkiss,
whose name it bears, and usually brings
20 cents more than the common. The
plant is perennial one and
IS planted in the spring. The
next year it is ready for cutting and
generally may be cut for three years.
The best yield is given in the first and
second years of cutting; in the third
year the plant becomes bitter. After
the plant becomes four years old it is
not cut, and the field is plowed over
nd new crop planted. The usual
method of planting is in rows, and in
August the plant is ready for cutting.