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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
THE PARTISAN PRESS.
One Thousand Five Hundred Frames
q Month for One or Two Articles.


Month for One OF Two Articles.
Owing to the absence of regular business
buildings in Paris the newspapers are wretch
edly lodged. The editorial rooms are rarely
large enough to "swing 6: cat' in, and the
composing room is generally cellar. Most
Of the Partisan journals are printed in one Of
three great central printing works In short,
the average French journal is compare
lively cheap affair in all senses of the word.
The fitting up is cheap; the amount of COM
position-never more than four pages, in
Guiding the advertisements small; and the
paper and ink employed are of very inferior
quality. The material cost of getting out
$4,000 copies of the large size Partisan four
page journal, including paper, composition,
printing, gas, rent, and wear and tear, is as
near as possible, 1850 francs
The editorial expenses are not so easy to
estimate. The pay varies very much with the
Journals, and, owing to the custom of sign
ing, Individual writers who have acquired
great celebrity are paid at exceptional rates,
like famous tenors and golden-mouthedc anta-
trices. The regular staff OF The Figaro, the
most numerous, is composed of twenty-five
persons. The pay of the celebrities of The
Chronique, like Albert Wolff, Scholl, and
Monselet, is 1,5OO francs a month for one or
two articles week. The leading reporter
of The Figaro receives the same sum-
together with handsome travelling expenses
In short, the small journalists earn from 9Ou
to 500 francs a month, while the lead
ing writers-say, at the outside, twenty
men-win make an average Of S25 600
francs year out of their PEN NJ Francisque
Sarcey, the leading dramatic feuilletoniste,
receives $50 francs for each of his weekly re-
views in LIE Temps. The general tariff for a
special article is $50 francs, and the highest
price paid to the dozen leaders of the Partisan
press is $50 francs. The weekly Partisan let
ter in The Independence Beige, which can
almost be reckoned among the Partisan jour-
mails, IS paid $50 francs. The price paid for
the roman-feuilleton varies very considerably
from 2 sous line to 80 sous. Thirty
sous q line was the price paid to Alphonse
Daudet for his last novel, 'L'Evangeliste, "
but it is altogether an exceptional figure; few
writers are paid more than s sous.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
What Pulpit Popularity 1Teans.
New York Tribune

Pulpit popularity has come to have a false
meaning. The popular preacher now is not
the one who stirs mems hearts, but tue one
who draws money. He is judged like an
actor. by the receipts at the box-otice. If the
pews are taken at high prices, if the church
can maintain itself in style and pay expenses,
the minister is a good card. He can command
liberal salary; perhaps he can figure as a
star, and make lucrative lecture engagements
Whether or not his congregation show any
advancement in spirituality under his ex-
hortations, or his people learn to adorn their
daily lives with simplicity and earnestness
and truth, or the poor and unhappy find sue
cor and comfort at his door, are questions
which trouble the applauding public very
little They measure the popular clergy
mans success by secular standards, and he
is but too apt to accept their measure as
lust one
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
The Applause Of One-Armed Hen.

This is not bad story of Sarah's expert
ence in Fedora" in Sweden: The great
actress was playing to a crowded house, and
the poison scene called forth tumultuous ap-
plause from all sides. Before these signs Of
approval had died away, people were aston
ished by hearing roars of laughter proceed
ing from that portion of the theatre occupied
by the divinities. Some indignation was felt
at this irrelevant mirth, and the high life in
the boxes and stalls were beginning to wax
exceedingly wroth, when they cast their eyes
upward in the direction of the laughter. Two
oue-armed men were seen standing up in the
third gallery, bringing their unique members
together, and cooperating in the production
of the necessary applause.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
Less Offensive.
EXCHANGED

A temperance mar Grating at soldiers
banquet out west had occasion to repeat the
ccupiet: sTheir bones are rnollldering in the
lust, their spirits are in heaven, we trust;n
but instead of ''spirits" he useei the word
tstirnulants," as being less offensive to some
good church members whom be saw present.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
Who Are the FretruI.
TJay Charlton.1

A British critic says that Americans are
fretful. Bless you, no. Go into public hall
or conveyance and see the fretful, nervous.
looking for-their-rights people, and nine in
ten will be Englishmen. The only time in
ten years when we were on pins and needles
was when Herbert Spencer could not sleep
for winking.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
A Consistent Life.
1Chicaoo Tir1es.1

'There is one thing that 1 can say" re-
marked the tramp, after be had finished the
gratuitous reflection, 81 have always been
true to myself. Yes, ma'am, have lived
consistent life, and Ira proud of it. l was
born dependent-man at birth is the most de
pendent Of animals, you know-and I've
been DEPENDENT ever sincen
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
Dangerous Salr Taxa
ICbicapo Herald. I

The Mormons use Salt Lake solely as bath
ing resort, and for that purpose it is danger
Gus, since if a person gets the intensely salt
water into his mouth he viii strangle quickly
Eight or ten people drown in this way every
year. The lake is a most desolate and $50
lated body of water No creature lives in it
and no person lives near It.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
A Modern Jacob.

1t is said that young man made siueu-
lsr contract with a farmer near AbbeYiIle.
Ala, last year. He agreed to work wear
for the farmers daughter and a double-bar-
relied shot gun The contract he faithfully
carried out, and is now happy in the posses
zion of his double reward
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
The Slim HANS Remarkable Shot.

Pecks Sum-.
Il took trip mp to Calumet several years
ago." said the slim man, s'and I never seed
SO many ducks in my life. I took an old
army musket along and one cartridge"
Zone car.ridge" exclaimed half dozen
listeners. You don't mean to say you only
took one cartridge and no other ammuni-
tion!'
''Wal, didn't take anything else, but an
old army musket, one cartridge and big
spool of wire thread. That's the sum total Of
what always take. Ye see, In
'What was the wire forF inquired the
meek man.
''Wait till finish, hang it, an yen know
Wal, when got out on clear water away
from the rushes saw about half million
ducks ahead of me- I just took the end of
the wire and fastened it to the bullet in the
cartridge and loaded my gun an put the
spool On the bottom Of the boat, where I
thought it wouldn't become tangled up, and
then I waited for good chance happened
to blow my nose, which, of course, made
noise, when every duck raised his head to see
what was up. drew bead on the eye of
the duck nearest to me and pulled the trig-
ger before they had chance to get scared.
Jewhiz how that spool did spin
while the wire was unwinding The
ducks few away, frightened by the noise of
the gun. but had just $50 ducks, all strung
by their heads on that wire The bullet had
gone through their heads, dragging the wire
with it and it took eyes every time except
ing one; 1t took the tail of that duck just as
he raised from the water. The bullet would
have get more ducks only the spool got
caught before the wire was all unwound and
stopped it. believe if I had had another
| cartridge and another spool Of"
The slim man found himself talking to the
stove The rest had fed. and none but he
Pos.t.ve4y Ine Last.
Detroit Free PressJ
a traveller for New YORK house found a
new firm down in jersey about three months
ago. The sign over the door read Jacob
Reber & Co." On his next trip down the
sign Lad changed. Il read: Jacob Reber
s. Som When the traveller struck the town
the third time he looked for the sign and
discovered that it read: Hans Reber &
Father The old nan stood in the door,
and the traveller halted and said:
81 see that this firm has changed againg'
'sYes, we made a change last week.
''What's the matter-cant you agreew
"VhelI, you see, make der pudding, nv
wife furnish der money, und Hans put in his
experience. It vhas leedle mixed"
"Going to make another changer
"Shust one more. Next week der sign
VIII be: Mrs. Jacob Reber' She pays me
rent, hires Hans py der week, and expects to
boom NIT der fall trade"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
a HeW Ernurn.

The Rockford Register, telling of the SUI
eide Of rash young man, says: "At the
age of %, young, handsome, and talented, lie
was overtaken by the bitter pill Of nd
rar,ity"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26
R-r-revenge!
Eoston Post.1

Cook onions to-dayI' he said excitedly.
Cook onions to-day. That whelp in the fat
ABOVE has insulted meT
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05
SEA SICKNESS.

Perhaps the most acceptable theory to-
day is the one which places the origin Of
the trouble in the inner ear. The ear con-
sists of three PARTS, the outer Of these runs
mas far as the drum the middle part is
inside of the drum, and contains the chain
of ear bones !; while the inner ear is COM
plicated affair, containing the essential organ
ofhearing.
/. AS far az we are concerned, the inner ear
is membranous bag filed with fuid, and
situated in the solid bone. From the back
part of this bag run out three semicircular
Tubes communicating at both their ends
with the bag or vestibule. These run in
three different planes, and are lined with
hair-like nerve-flaments, which are much
more abundant and more sensitive at the
anterior part of the tubes. The tubes are
flled with liquid in which float little cal
careous particles, the otolths. These tubes
are known as the semicircular canals. 1t
was difficult to see what connection with the
sense, of hearing these canals could possibly
have, but some time ago it was noticed that in
juries to these impaired the sense Of hearing
in no way, but caused most curious effects
in the lost of equilibrium. From Tie
Cause Of Sea Sickness" By Il. w. Looett IN
Popular Science Monthly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05
ITALIANS IN NEW YORK.

4 remark made by the Castle Garden
SUI erintendent about the assisted immi-
grants has a significance in connection with
some action just taken by the Health Board.
What he said was "Compared with the
Italians, even, these assisted Irish are
good immigrants" The action of the
Health Board relates to the condition Of
some of the Italian tenements. In point OF
health, at least, many of the italian tene-
ments are more dangerous than any of the
crowded and nauseating Chinese dens in
Mott street. A single bonse ON Mulberry
street is occupied by nearly 200 Italians
and there are many others in other streets
packed with these people in the same way
The occupants are all of the poorest and, l
might say, of the lowest class, and they
seem to have no thought at all of comfort or
even of common decency in their mode OF
living. Beds are unknown luxuries in some
Of the italian tenements. An officer who
entered one few nights ago found the
floor covered so thickly with human beings
that he could not move about without step
ping ON sleeper. II was the same on each
floor even down to the cellar. No particu-
lar complaint can be made of this class of
Italians on the score of morality, except
that most of them are always too ready to
stab but their manner of living, like ami.
mails huddled in u pen, is abominable.
Sometimes three or four families occupy a
single room, and not only that but occupy
It in company with miscellaneous collec-
ton Of rags, old paper and dirty scraps Of
ell kinds gathered in the streets during the
day, and often reeking with filth from the
cutters. Yet there is good physical ma,
terial even among these people, IN anyone
may see by looking Mt them. Many of the
men are sturdy fellows, well put together
and many Of the women have fine forms and
good faces. And 1t should be said, too,
that nearly all are industrious. They work
at one thing or another as steadily as any
class, and most Of them know how 10 save
money, even out Of their small earnings.
If they could be taught to live in civilized
way do not know that much fault could
DO found with them for other things.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05
FouR-LEdGED CANNoNEER.
why His Majesty Of Dahomey Roasted All
Night Up Baunnn Tree.

The King of Dahomey received an invoice
of Krupp cannon not long ago and conceiv-
ed the idea of having them mounted on
elephants backs for use in the field. With
much difficulty this project was carried out
and at the next military review the King
ordered that one of the guns be fired i'm
mediately in front of the royal position, first
alring the precaution to place u couple OF
thousand prisoners about where 1t was
calculated the ball would strike, SO as to
Judge of the effectiveness of the shot.
When oil was ready, one Of the biggest
Just as the lanyard was jerked, however,
the animal turned half round to reach for
peanut or something and the shell took off
the Prime Minister'S head and knocked
hole as big as a sewer through the royal
palace. His Majesty wouldn't have cared
so much if the matter had ended there-as
the Minister wasn't very prime and the
palace needed ventilation it didn't.
On the contrary thO elephant, which had
been stood on its head by the recoil, picked
Itself up in fury and started in on the
down grade ahead of its ticket. 1t upset
the grand stand the very first rush, slung
the Grand Chamberlain and Past Grand
Carver of Missionaries into the next street.
It then jumped into the brass band with all
four feet, and if 1t hadn't gotten the big
drum over its head so that it couldn't see,
would probably have cleaned out the entire
congregation.
The King was not found until the next
morning, and then, as he slid down out Of
banana tree, he was understood to remark
that there was only one thing needed TO
render his new artillery system an entire
success that was to get tho enemy to adopt
it.-iSan francisco Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05
BILL NYE IN A sAW-MILL.

have just returned from trip up from
the North Wisconsin Railway, where / went
to catch a string of Goldfish and anything
else that might be contagious.
Northern Wisconsin is the place where
they yank big wet log into a mill and turn
It into cash as quick as a railroad man can
draw his salary out Of the pay Car. The log
is held on carriage by means of iron dogs
while II is being worked into lumber. These
iron dogs are not like those we see on the
'front.' steps Of brown-stone front occasion
ally. They are another breed of dogs.
The managing editor of tho mill lays
out the log in his mind and works it into
dimension stuff, single bolts, slabs, edg-
ings, two by fours, two by Fights, two by
skies, ETC., SO as to use the goods TO the best
advantage, just as woman takes dress
pattern and cuts it so she won't have to
piece the front breadths, and will still have
enough left to make a polonaise for last
summers gown.
stood there for n long time Watching
the various saws and listening TO the
monotonous growl, and wishing that I had
been born O successful timber thief instead
Of poor boy without rag to my back.
At one of these mills, not long ago, n man
backed up to get away from the carriage,
and thoughtlessly backed against large
saw that was revolving at the rate of about
200 times minute. The saw took large
chew of tobacco from tho plug he had in
his pistol pocket, and then began on him.
But there's no use going into details
Such things are not cheerful. They gather
ed him up out of the saw-dust and put him
In a nail-keg and carried him away, but he
did not speak again. Life was quite ex.
tinct. Whether ii was the nervous shock
tina. killed him, or the conclusion of the
cold saw against his liver that killed him,
no one ever knew.
The mill shut down couple of hours 50
that the head sawyer could file his saw, ana
then work was resumed once more.
We should learn from this never to lean
ON the buzz saw when it moyeth itself
Alright. Boomerang.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05
BONES OF A GIANT RACE.

Two miles from Mandan, says the Pion.
ser, on the bluffs near the junction of Hart
and Missouri Rivers, is an old cemetery of
fully 100 acres in extent, filled with tho
bones of giant race. This vast city of tho
dead lies just east of the Fort Lincoln road.
The ground has the appearance of having
been filed with trenches piled full of dead
bodies, both man and beast and covered
with several feet of earth. In many placer
mounds from eight to ten feet high, and
some Of them 100 feet or more in length,
have been thrown up and are filed witt
bones, broken pottery. vases of variouf
bright-colored fints and agates The pot
terry is of dark material, beautifully decor
tied, delicate in finish, and as light as wood
showing the work OF a people skilled in tho
arts and possessed If high state of civiliza.
ton. This has evidently been grand
battlefield where thousands Of men and
horses have fallen. Nothing like q sys-
tematie or intelligent exploration has been
made, as only little holes two or three feet
in depth have been dug in some of the
mounds, but many of tho parts OF the
anatomy Of man and beast, and beautiful
specimens Of broken pottery and other
curiosities have been found in these feeble
efforts at excavation. Five miles above Man
dan, on the opposite side of the Missouri
is another vast cemetery, as yet unexplored.
We asked an aged Indian what his people
knew of these ancient grayeyards. He an
'wered ; Me know nothing about them.
They were here before the red man"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05
OBSTINATE.

At the battle of Shiloh, Confederate
courier, whose horse had been killed, cap
tured mule and mounted him. In the last
charge, the courier charged ahead by him.
self. Look at that brave fellow, charging
into the jaws of DEATH" exclaimed the sol.
diers. g 1t arn't me, boys !" he shouted, az
he see-sawed the mule Whoa whoa 70
Private Watkins, late of the Confederate
army, tells in his sketch of the First Tenn
essee Regiment of his experience, at the
same battle, with mule:
On Monday morning /, too, captured ms
. mule. He was not fast mule, and !
soon found out that he thought he knew 90
much as did. He had propensity to take
every hog-path he came to. All the per,
suasions that could use would not make
him accelerate his speed. If wanted him
to go on one side of the road, he was sure to
go on the other side.
Finally and my mule fell out. / got q
big hickory and administered severe correc-
ton, but he would shake his head and flop
his ears, and seem to say, "well now,
you think you are smart, don't your"
SO the mule and / worried along until we
cnine to creek. Mule did not desire to
cross, while was trying to persuade him
with twister ON his nose.
The caisson of battery was about to
cross. The driver said, "rll take your
mule over for you"
So he got large two-inch rope, tied one
end around the mules neck and the othe,
TO the caisson, and ordered tho driver TO
whip up. The mule was 10th to take to the
water. But the rope began to tighten and
the mule to squeal. The rope, however,
was stronger than the mules "no," and he
was prevailed upon to cross the creek.
On my taking the rope off he shook him.
self and seemed to be in deep meditation.
got on him again, when suddenly he lift
cd his head, pricked up his ears, began to
champ his bit, gave o little squeal, moved
little faster, finally went into gallop and
then run.
He seemed all at once to have remembered
something, and was now making up for lost
time. With oil my strength l could not
stop him until he brought up at Corinth,
Mississippi.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05

A house was built in the early part Of
winter, or. rather, the walls were then put
up, and the finishing done during the
spring The house was not occupied until
May l., but within week the inmates began
TO sicken. The--to ACCOMMODATIONS in
fuence operating against good health
prompted an inquiry at the Health Depart
ment. The inspectors found the interior
wall dripping with moisture everywhere,
The accumulations of which were so great at
she base that 1t ran out upon the ground in
streams. Even the floors we're damp and
the carpets beginning to mildew. Clothing
and shoes could not be kept in closets, AZ
they soon became coated with mold. The
families at first attributed it to the " natural
iampnessn of new house-as though
new house must necessarily be damp--and
kept fires burning freely but they could
not get relief. The owner had to bow to
the humane demands Of the law and lost his
tenants If the walls can be dried out with
salamanders, he will be permitted to fill the
rooms again. In spite of all he can do,
however, except to tear the walls down and
build anew IN warm weather, 1t will be
absolutely impossible to make them dry
and the building fit to live in for years.
The sun may dry ont the south walls, bu,
those ON other sides of the building will not
,eadily be penetrated by heat from within.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-09-05
EGGS BY THE ACRE.
Millions OF Them Covering the Surface Of
n Gunn0 Island in the Pacific.

Last Tuesday afternoon Captain A. LARGO,
after five Gays cruise among the islands
off the coast. His voyage was something
out of the ordinary way and his route was
one seldom taken by him, or, in fact, any
other coaster. The most interesting por-
ton of Captain Larcos story was his de-
scnption of an island covered with eggs.
He says that short distance from San
Miguel Island, standing out lone and soil
tary in the Pacific Ocean, there is rock
with surface of about three acres. The
sides are preciptous and almost inaccessible
except during calm weather. While be-
Gained near the rock he visited it and was
amazed ut the scene.presented to his vision.
The island is covered with layer of guano,
In which sen fowls of all description were
found laying or incubating their eggs The
surface appeared to be almost entirely
covered with eggs, principally those of the
sea gulls, shaggs and small bird known as
the saltwater duck. He soysit was difficult
TO walk without treading upon the eggs.
He brought away several bushels of these
eggs. The shagg's eggs are of light-blue
color and somewhat smaller than domestic
hens eggs. The gull eggs are somewhat
larger in size, light brown, spotted with
black dots.
LARGO says he could ensily load ship
with those eggs from this island, but as
there is no market for them here they are
not worth gathering. -SaatS Barbara
Pgess