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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
Lonaon's Elers ana lDoczss

iCi- LOUIS Ls4OJE-OG-LDEtdL.
For several niles below London bridge
there is now no easy way Of getting from one
side Of the city to the other. The ferries are
lew and inefficient. I5may be destiny .aa5 la5
planted tie home OF sa-.-g0iug craft f2g to
the east. Some OF The modern piers and
docks are nlarvels OF capacity. Between Co.
600 and rocco barges enter and leave the East
and West India docks alone every year, cor
rying not half Of the goods received, to tAe
great disgust Of the dock owners, who are
compelled TO permit the lighternen to carry
on their business free of charge, as they used
TO, from time immemoIiaI, before the present.
works were constructed. In this particular
property then, are these spacious DOCKS each
not less than half a mile long and 450 TO 800
feet wide, with sufficient depth to hold the
largest merchantmen from foreign ports.
The piers are covered with mammoth ware
houses in which are stored the choicest treas
ures of tropical clinnes-lime juice, spices, Of
every sort, camels' hair, rum, cocoa, and the
miscellaneous articles that are imported
without stint for northern consumption. This
business, all of it, must evidently be kept be-
low bridges.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
a Rtc Counfry.

T"Gath" in New York Tribune
What Chief Justice COleridge said about
the great size of this country not being a
tasteful boast is clear to any man of traFJl
here, who finds in the short journey Of twg
or three days that he can be captured by q
bunko man, scalped both in Chicago and fu-
Their along, and finally deliver up his watch
in Missouri. Consider now the size Of tbs
country gives rise to Mormons to the amour,
OF 8 nation in one spot, practicing polygam,
and prophet worship; to . crusade for te1r,
perance in one great state while the next onc
care nothing about the subject; to repudia.
ton in Tennessee next do0E to u vendetta q
over Kentucky; tue gamblers running y
Louis ana no railroads permitted i'll ths Ia
dian territory; Missouri n.aLng duko C
Wellington out Of Prank James; part OF IL
states leasing their coaVie55 o-b to tl-ir gov
errors and senator's; lcazt op-9liu 5eZ--is
and the governor III L-..-.a ag-pa d.
whole state capital; % r--a whose -iai =.
the government ocl5 IF t-.-5a.tl5 OIL l1.-l
ruling o ranch a5 bis us .--5; D-a.a-
large IS Xoil- o.. ", a.t Jl3 ---
whom 81 was la-ei .-.- .a %. e.
extent OF tL.s c1u.E ...- l.1- prevent
fun h0mogsu y, ar. l.o
over the entire la.lo exec y. y. L-l--Lls.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
The Secret OF the "gso1ne look"
Louise Stockton in Outing.l


There are certain principles to be OBJ
served in room if it is to impress the Wis
itor with a sense of comfort or beauty. For
one thing there must be variety in it, It is
not necessary to buy q whole set of furniture
alike, but there should be enc prevailing
color, q solid basis on which to build. There
should also be care taken to furnish the wall
spaces. It is an admirable plan to pull a sofa
out, but if in doing SO q great empty space is
LETT the room is made bare. In such a case
the sofa could be turned SO as to break
the stiff line, and yet remain
against the wall. But the great
secret Of comfort and OF giving an i'm
mediate effect Of pleasant living is in the
making of cornersi What does an open fire
amount to if an easy chair does not stand in
front OF it, or a lovely view from window
of the curtain has to be drawn uD and the
visitor stand to look outs No; what we want
is the chair by The fire, the light on the table
and the lounge pushed near it; the easy seat
by the window where q good light falls all
ready and waiting
1t is ali in vain to put baskets OF bright
WOODS about, or magazines, or portfolios OF
engravings, to give q home look" if the
convenient and comfortable seat is not added.
The visitor who coming in finds an easy chair
by the fire, and near it the little stand with
the magazine, can endure waiting few
moments, because ne feels that his welcome
has met him. The chair by the window, the
fan ready to be picked up; the bench under
the tree, the seat on the porch, are the sue
cesses of hospitality. 1t is not given to every
one to appreciate pictures, or to feel color,
but every one delights in being made COM
Portable.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16

en-, ana as the fashion changes woman who
knows how TO sew can so modify It as TO suit
the passing fancy. This tact will have cost
some tAmc and temper, but II will be saving
In the end and enable a woman to look like q
queen in 50-cent twill and afford three
times as many dresses as she previously wore
when she paid SIS for having an IS cashmere
made
On the subject Of woman's good and weak
points little that is practical can be written
70 succeed in dressing well one must not only
study the styles, but study her figure, and, if
mistress of herself, she knows better than any
miliiner or modfste what she can wear. There
are some figures that cannot wear large pat
terms, sensational combinations of color, or
circular dsaperies. and what may convert a
tall, angular form into veritable scarecroW
viii enhance the woman proverbially bunchy.
A tall, spare frame, holow-chested, long
wasted, scrawny-armed, and fatbreasted
woman, if robed in thick material, with short
waist trimmed with braid, binding. or relief
collar, has the angles broken, and the surface
may be more generally covered if the goods
is slightly figured or ribbed and is dark in
color, but not black, as that is usually fin
ishea aad tends to polish down the contour.
The taller woman the shorter in parts her
suit should be cut, while a short waist
gets depth when the eye is forced
to take in the length of a basque,
say from the collar to line be-
low the hips. A full figure, if pronounced,
can be neutralized by plain waists, long,
scantily trimmed skirts and draperies that
fall vertically. In colors black, plain sur
facedlighS shades and fine, indistinct pat
terms in colors will influence the reduction.
Let the buttons be small, the collar low and
avoid broad banded trimmings. A multi
plicity of petticoats will counteract the most
persistent efforts on the part of modistes,
who recommend but one underskirt, the
weight and warmth of which must be suited
to the climate. The opposite will aid
woman of six feet in being reduced to lower
terms.
Bustles are an abomination, but most
figures require some pouf, especially where
the hips are prominent. This effect can be
secured by making two little cushions of,
say 5xS inches of cured hair or moss; sew
them to narrow band and attach to each
dress skirt belt. These will counteract all
fatness caused by the slide Or fall Of the
heavy skirts, and insure to the wearer more
comfort than the best organized hustle in the
market.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
Marriage Becoming Popular.
[Demorest's Monthly.l


TIE British house of lords, at its last ses-
sion, rejected bill permitting widower to
marry his dead wife's sister. This subject
comes up every year, and while it Passes the
commons by large majorities, it is annually
defeated by small majorities by the lords,
temporal and spiritual. The debate on the
motion brought out some curious statistics.
It seems that marriage is once more q
popular institution in Great Britain Twenty
five years ago the middle class Englishman
was reluctant TO marry. One of the popular
songs of that day was, ''Why don't the men
propose, mamma!" But now marrying is
again in order, but the old conditions of con.
jugal life are very greatly changed. There
is more freedom in marriage. The wife as
well as the husband is more her own master.
TIE former is no longer the mere echo of hel
cousort. while the latter resents being tied tx
the apron-strings of his wife.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
On Managing Husbands.


See that your husband is properly fed and
the chances are that he will take pleasure in
seeing that you are properly clothed. The
experiment is worth trying anyway.
When any of yeur husbands relatives come
always give them the spare room. If you
should give up your own apartment and
sleep in the spare room yourself you might
catch Your death Of cold.
Judge a man not by great deeds, but by the
little attentions of daily life II he nightly
brings an evening paper home to you, be
sure that although older and more eareworn
than when he married you he is your ardent
lover still.
Put down bedroom carpets late in the day,
when ii is too dark to see where you drop
your tacks. When your husband gets up at
night and goes searching around for the par
egoric be will find them and perhaps pick
them up for you.
Ia q fsnily Of children it usually happens
that one or two are bad tempered and very
hard to manage. Never lose an opportunity
OF reminding your husband that they do not
bear the slightest resemblance to any mem
Der of your family. This will keep him from
fancying that they take after you.
1t is very necessary when a business man
comes home after day of harasSing care
and continued struggles with powerful COM
petitors that his mind should be distracted
from such subjects. The best way to accom-
plish this is to spend the evening telling him
about the incapacity and impudence of youl
servants.
Always keep the love letters your husband
wrote you before marriage in a well-locked
iron box in the darkest corner of the attic
Nothing puts man in such temper as tx
stumble across his former illusions and reat
few pages of them. Some men under sucl
circumstances have been known to kicl
themselves down stairs and be seriously in
jured.
Always be in some far away part of TIL
house when your husband comes in and lie
him hunt you up. If be finds you in the lum
Der room covered with dust and dirt, slashin:
around with 8 wet cloth in your hand, he vii
know that your are faithfully doing you
''dooty." Il you should meet him in the hal
with neatly-arranged hair and a smiling, UP
turned face. ne might imagine that you ha
been iouaging in the parlor all day readin
French novels
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
NEW YORK gITYs FUTURE.
Everything Destined to Move Up
Town--The Harbor To BE Changed
New York World I

The question of extension northward pre-
sents no problem. 1t is the lower part of the
island that, by it's conformation and lateral
pressure, must undergo some radical changes.
For years the compression of business between
wall street and Chambers has been terrible,
and not only residents but retail dealers and
small manufacturers have fed before it. The
value OF property, the want Of room and
the lack. Of easy intramuraI commnnica-
tions, to say moth ng of the growing lack OF
water fof industrial purposes, have steadily
pushed one class up town and forced another
into the suburbs across the rivers. The
shipping interests, The wholesale importers
and the heavy dealers have similarly en-
croached upon the upper wards of late years.
Visitors to the city notice with curious inter
est the anomaly OF q continuous stream OF
travel from Jersey and Long Island forceds6T
pick its way from a score of ferry boats
through streets choked with merchandise and
barricaded with skids and drays, before is
can reach the main arteries of the town.
There is only one remedy for this, and it is
seen in the Brooklyn bridge and the attempt
to travel the North river. But these devices
to accommodate the necessary travel between
points that must always be points of inter
communication will in themselves ultimately
tend to send the shipping interests up town.
Ihe increase of bridges is not q convenience
10 shipping. 1t is therefore not at all lnlprob-
able that within the next eighty years Rev
York viii change its entire character as Ia
CARDS the disposition of its interests, and make
It's harber at the upper end Of the island,
along the improved Harlem river. Is is
nanifestly absurd to suppose that q city
which finds its space already restricted will
continue to put up with this inconvenience
when the population is doubled-an incon-
venience that is remedied by moving up
town. The truth is that everything in New
York is destined to move up town. That is
the law Of its being.
1t would be curious and interesting to de-
scribe the city of 1868, with its Battery and
lower Broadway again invaded by dwellings
and its Wall street once more the quietproa-
enade of travellers, with its commercial Rsa-
rine coming in through the sound, its ware
house built On the Harlem and its Printing
House square Gu the boulevards round Noun
Morris.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
THE oLD-FAsHIoNED WHIsZY.
E1ome-EEade Liquor Which us as
Honestly Manufactured as Sweeg
Cider
["Gath'sn Maryland Letter.i

O10eF.
['Gath's" Maryland letter.
l. observe, for the benefit of your temper
ance element in Ohio, for whose sobriety /
nave great respect, that the plain old Ger
nan sects-the Mennonists, the Dunkers, &c.
generally keep little distilleries 1t does
not appear to have been fifty years ago the
theory that little whisky was death in the
pot. Sometimes these distilleries are built Of
stone, and are of odd shapes, with overhang-
ing caves. Again they are two stories high
and built Of brick, to store the liquor after it
is distilled.
Said to my man: " How did they distin
liquor in those little placesa"
Why, they first ground up the grain in
the proportion they wanted and then let it
soak in hogshead until it fermented Then
it was put in nlash-tub and boiled until its
vapor went over into another place and came
out whisky"
g Do you make any whisky in this region
now?'
g Yes, it is said we make the best east Of
the Allegheny neutrality-suspicious. the best
anywhere. l know one man up here near
Greencastle, Pa, who has about one thousand
barrels on hand. Last year he would not dis
till any because the corn was too wet Every
parcel that man sells he takes sample from
and labels it. Some time ago he sent barrel
to New York and he got the sample back
from the barrel, and said he, that whisky was
tempered with on the way. 1t tasted to me
as if an old iron nail had dropped in it,"
My driver then remarked: ''The whisky
you get in cities is not fit to drink Our old
distiliers i'll this region, Of whom there are
some left, are just as honest in making
whisky as if they mi e cider or put up canned
peaches. Their fatl rs made whisky before
them. Almost every miller had little still
down by the spring house,
Said L: ''What do you think about taking
Off the internal revenue taxes and having
free whisky?"
81 don't know much about it," said the
driver, candidly. cit seems strange that in
country as big as ours, aud SO full OF grain,
we can not have any honest liquor. Il must
be from these revenue laws. When they put
a tax of 81. 80 to $2a gallon on whisky, which
only costs so cents d gallon to make, there
viii be collaboration of it. 1 suppose they
didn't have the drunkards forty years ago
that they do ROW, nor the new diseases that
you hear about"
Glow much does that man Up in PennsyI-
vauia as]- Tor whisky!'
tie asks $3.50 gallon now. The internal
revenue system gives our humble, old-fesh-
i0na1 distilers q good deal Of trouble. Tho
laws are SO minute that a plain man can
hardly understand them, and they also il
crease the cost oil making the LIQUOR
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
To Succeed in Dressing Well.
CHICAGO Herald.


Nine-tenths of q dress is in the fit; if it is
good it will redeem 25-cent rep; if poor, it
viii ruin a satin de Lyon. The best way to
get a perfect waist is to patronize man
dressnlaber or 8 fashionable modiste, whose
services rlay be secured for SIS or SIS, ac-
cording to the fabric used and the style of
dress desired. If the aid of these artists is
beyond the reach Of the average woman,
there is one thing she can do-go and buy a
pattern, put her wits to work, and persevere
until the bodice fits. The task is not diff
cult one If she will but remember that she
will have to have dresses all her natural life,
ami once fit is secured the trial is over.
IL may l,c advantageous to know that for a
few collars a tailor vii! take her measure and
draft her 4 waist pattern that can be relied
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
AGtTG csTORs Tor the Grow
rNT,..- -t~-o..1- ~, H. rr,-,,,,1. 7


Walking through Wall street noaced the
worklren laying the foundation for the
Washington statue. a crowd was watching
the job How easily & crowd is gathered
here! The reason is found ia the fact that
large part OF the popuiace IS composed of
those who tramp the streets without appar-
ent purpose, anu are always ready 20 stop
and gaze. Fourteenth street is the biggest Of
such idle gatherings, as there is a window
there Gn the third storyj il which ridiculous
marionettes are exhibited. These little toys
are only fit for the children, and yet they at
tract great numbers Of grown people, who
stand On the opposite side and gaze with
strange intentness on the silly performance
The joke of the thing is that the latter is only
a bait for an advertisement. The Snowman
has hired the window for this purpose, and
while he attracts the public he also parades
his business.
crowd of fashion worshipers is always
found at Arnold & Constable's immense
corner window, where half dozen wax
figures display the fall styles in the most gor-
geous manner. Rich and poor mingle i'll this
circle Of admiration. Here one meets an IT.
resistiable denial Of the idea that "beauty
unadorned is adorned the most" No, no!
beauty WAX ana palnb beauty, at least re-
quires $4,000 dress to do it full justice.
There is always crowd at the bookstands,
where SO many stop, though not one in fifty
makes a purchase. When one sees the words.
''Your choice for % cents" how natural it is
to halt and lookl Each ore gazes a moment
or TWO, and then passes on, but some one else
is ready to take his place, These facts show
that though street life has o hurried aspect,
q large part OF it is composed of hstless wan
NnrnIS
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
MEXICAN PesToFFIUE METHODS
Postage Peeuliarities in Monterrey
no City Delivery, No Stamps Sold,
No Accommodation.

Postage Peculiarities in Monterey
no City Delivery, No Stamps Sold,
No Accommodation.
Fannie Brigham Ward in Pioneer Press1
The postoffice, on the opposite side of the
same plaza, is an Institution of the most
aggravating character, conducted strictly on
Mexican manana tomorrow principles.
Although Monterey has now many foreign
residents, there is not clerk in the office who
understands a word of any language, or can
read other than Mexican names As the
Spanish alphabet does not contain all the
English letters for instance, it has no W, its
Us are all F's, and its rs are VS. the mistakes
that perpetually occur are enough to make an
angel weep. OF course Mexican ladies never
go to the postofice, and if an "Americanon
ventures to do SO, perhaps she will be waited
upon in course of time, after having been
severely stared at, and all the men about the
premises are first attended to.
There is no drop-letter system, and no city
delivery. If you desire to communicate by
letter with a person in the same town, no
amount Of persuasion OF number of postage
stamps will induce the powers that be to to
put your nlissive into his box. While post
age 10 the United States, Canada and Eu-
cents to any part of Mexico, if. only across
the line from one state to another; and very
particular they are in weighing, TO get in
another IS cents if possible. Mexi-
can postal cards are cents each, good
for any part Of the world, except in Mexico
but may not be sent from one town TO an
other within their own borders
In Monterey III you look particularly hon
est they will sometimes sell you one or two
postage stamps to carry away with you-but
never more than two; while in other Mexican
postoldces they viii not sell you any. Why,
heaven only knows, except that it is one Of
the many ''ruies Of the government" The
postoffice is frequently closed, for hours at
time, while the postmaster and all his clerks
are enjoying a long siesta. AS there is no
outside box for depositing letters, even il we
had stamps to put on them. am afraid that
this institution irresponsible for considerable
profanity, especially on the part Of those who
have been accustomed to better treatment in
Los Estados Unidos del Norte as they insist
ON calling our United States, in contradis-
tinction to their del sur.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
Escape the OLD Folly.
ICnr. Dio lewis, Nfonthlv.l

vi
Let our girls have as regular daily duties
as our boys. Let idleness be forbidden them.
Let recreation be indeed recreation, at proper
times and in PFC per quantities. Let US open
more numerous avenues of female industry,
and let ever women be clothed with the
dignity of useful life. Can such a reforma-
ton be brought about? My dear madam, be-
gin it yourself. Rule your household on this
principle. Have the courage to defy fashion
where it opposes. -
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
Care of Little Girls Hair.
TChicaoo Herald.

1t is the opinion Of several downtown doc
tors that women not only rob themselves but
their children of the best part OF their hair,
simply because they don't know how to use a
comb or brush. When the hair is loose and
smooth use the fine end of the comb and let
each application touch the scalp. Comb the
hair in every direction-right, left, up, back,
down, from the poll and ears forward, part
ing it at a dozen different lines from ear to
ear. The brush may be of metal or bristle
so long as it is in intelligent hands. Have a
towel at hand and wipe off the brush after
every few applications. Brush little tresses
at q time, if you would keep less hair in the
brush than On the head While short it is
better to let tie hair hang loosely. When
started for the final growth braid it in one or
two strands, but not tightly Always fasten
the ends with combings, as a string,
cord or elastic viii certainly cut the
hair. Don't Try TO crimp your lit
tie daughters hair. To be sure it
has the appearance Of just doubling the
thickness and tickling the vanity Of the little
girl, as well as warming the pride Of her
mother, but ct the same tIIne it breaks OF the
individual hairs and keeps diem OF an uneven
length for years.
The heavy heads Of hair that many little
girls are made TO carry, just because it IS the
fashion, or because some proud mother hates
to cut it of" is not frequently the cause OF
nervous diseases and general i'll health. Eight
or ten inches Of hair is too hot in summer, too
great strain on the nerves in the winter,
and in nineteen cases out Of twenty 50 inpov-
erishes the hair cells that the product is ever
afterward very frugal. Medical works on
the subject are full of instances in which
twitching Of the facial muscles, Saint Vitus
dance, weakness of the nerves Of the eyes,
and various nervous troubles can be traced
to heavy name which some little one has
been burdened with through the weakness Of
her father and the vanity of her mother.