Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-28
CURRENT CoMMENr.


DEs MONIES, Iowa is III considerable conmo
ton over pretty well defined rumor that Hon.
John A. Kasson is about to embark in journal
ism. There are two propositions involved, one
JOIN Mr.. Orwig upon new paper to be
called the Bulletin, and the other to establish
journal OF which he would be the sole head and
moving Split, morning paper, metropolitan
Ii size with an editorial corps as able as money
can procure. The Des MONIES Leader thinks
that Mr.. Kasson, with the splendid personal and
political following he could command, added to
his acknowledged ability would speedily build
up strong and influential party paper. This
may be the judgment of the Leader, but it is
faliacious. Successful and influential journals
are not, nowadays, conducted by politicians, no
matter how able, nor how "splendid'' their
following. Mr.. Kasson is not without oppon-
ents, perhaps enemies is the better werd His
political career has been thorny one. He has
encountered the opposition of men and jour
nails, and had his ups and downs, now in office,
now out and back in again. TIE new venture
would encounter the competition of established
journals, conducted by trained news
paper, men and it would be a sort of eighth
wonder for en- enterprise lacking genuine journ-
alistic stimuleus to speedily or terdily grow to
proportions of power, influence and profit Mr..
Kasson will find his newspaper project if he
actually engages in it costly plaything, bring
ing nothing but care and vexation and disap-
pontment. If he Will accept good advice let
him let newspapers alone. He has no call or
business to NEEDLE with them.
The Philadelphia Press is lecturing the peo-
pie of the Quaker City upon the subject of New
Years cards and New Years calls. Excreab,e
taste, it remarks, is often displayed in cards
used for New Year calls. No gentleman should
leave upon a lady under any circumstances
pasteboard decorated like chrome or a comic
valentine. The palmer the card always the bet
ter. Gentlemen calling together may have their
names upon one card. The names NAV be writ
ten by the gentlemen themselves or engraved,
Printed cards are rot good for the New Year or
any other time. New Year calls may be too
short or too long. To rush into house and
then rush out again as if pursued by the furies
ID disrespectfol TO your hostess. To stay TIVE
OF three hours is is to make of yourself nuis-
ance. call of about fifteen minutes is the
happy medium.
MR.. BARKER, a prominent man of Worces-
ter Mass, slipped and fell upon an icy side
walk, and suad the city for damages sustained.
1t turned cut that the accident transpired on
Sunday and the city attorney put in the Plea
that Br. Barker could not recover, as at the
time he violating the public statutes 'sb,
travelling on the Lords day. The Judge aus
tained the irgenius attorney and poor Mr. Bar
ker was put out of court without Gaze, bruised
and manned, all because he walked abroad on
| the "Lords day. While this queer old law re-
mains in force Massachusetts people will have
to take their own chances and 60 to church
unprotected by any of the statutes that are in
| force upon other days of the week.
IF a man stays in the Congressional House
| two terms he expects to get into the Senate.
Joe Blackburn is one of this measure of states
men. In drawing for seats at the beginning of
| tho 4sth congress, he got one of the best in the
House, the seat formerly occupied by ValIan-
digham, Thad. Stevens and Pendletsl, two of
whom went over to the senate. Mr.. Blackburn
says he thought the fact to be something Of an
augury, and that he might be promoted too,
if the DDS that rule over chance, put the
desk in his reach. The seat remained un-
chosen when his name was called, and he Sc
lected it. man wouldn't do all that if he
O1OnJ UHluk No ud0 u u2nC0 10 R6t l1CO LQo
senate.
SENATOR SA1IN's long leap ahead in public life,
United States senator and as chairman Of the Ma
| ii. nal committee tae head of the Republican
party has attracted the widest attention, and bis
success business man, from poor young
| mans beginning is also notsd "Sone OF oar
| readers" says the Springfield Mass. Republic
can, remember him when as syoung man. with
| his brssches tucked in his boots, he used to
| draw cord wood into the southern towns Of
Worcester county for 81 cord. We do not re-
| fer to his humble beginning az groaad of pei
! itical disparagement, but as an evidence of his
business success, Of which he may well be
proud
| In 1881 the murders in the United States
numbered TO. So far this year there have
besn 1,4s4. Ohio carries the banner with 11s
cases Of this barbaric crime; Now York and
Missouri hsd each 10i. During the year US
legal executions have transpired, and o. ut the
hands Of vigilance committees acting under the
sealed orders Of Judge Lynch. The suicides of
| 1883 number $40, and New York with 2e4 in
| stances furnishes the largest number of those
who desired to be anywhere, anywhere, out of
the world. These statistics show about four
murders per dsy and two suicides each twenty
| four he urs of standard time.
COLUMBUS Ohio is full Of business this week
with the meeting of tina State Bar Association,
| the School Teachers Association, tbs Associa-
| ton Of Ohio Colleges, the Music Teachers Asss-
citation, the Brewers and Liquor Dealers Asse-
citation and the Colored convention. Before
| the people can obtain rest the Ohio legislature
will be IN session. That town is deeply afflict-
| ed.
The New York World has been aaked to state
| who is the most prominent nan in America.
| It thinks that is difficult question to decide.
The most CONSPICUOUS man is Chester A. Arthur.
The honor of being the most prominent man be-
| longs to either Henry Ward Beacher or John L.
Sullivan, and we are not quite certain which,
says the editor.
SUSAN B. ANTHoNI has passed her s'1ty-third
| birthday, but looks no older than she did
| twenty years ago, She has large faith and
great expectations Of her sex. The woman Of
the future, she says. viii be bstter mother and
b.tter citizen than the woman of to-day.
FoRTf handsome widows are applicants for