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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

CLEVELAND housewives buy eightpound crooks
Of butter at twenty-five cents per pound, and
after getting down through the crust st.ike =
pay ng vein OF tallow which would run dog 70
the woods.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

TUE Boston Post charges Western journalism
with always slluoing 10 death as the "grim mon
arch That Is lot true. Within u week we
have seen two references IN which he was
stamped as the '.insicious monster with the
clammy hand" We are right sup" on the old
chspout this way.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

''MRs. HowGLTE, the wife OF the fugitive -
says Washington telegram to the Boston Hsrald,
ais keeping small clearinghouse h,r., and
Mss Ida Howgate. his clever daughter, Is an
Instructor in a military academy at Cleveland -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

SENATOR EDNUyDs serenely smiles at the
threats Of Vermont Republicans that they viii
not return hin 10 the senate two years from
now, and goes on building his house In Wash
ington, where he means 10 live, anyhow. apu
wuat or where would Vermont be without Ed
muudsg
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

A NEBRAsKA court mas given George Fo1en 4
verdict OF Fix cents damages for being tarred and
feathered. de used over one dollars worth OF
soap 10 get the stuff OF, and can't see where he
has made any money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

GRANDMOTHER Boe0s has lived, in spite OF her
name, one hundred and one years Her home Is
in the house OF her daugher, at Milton, Ind The
old lEdy is plecing a block Of patchwork, con-
tanning one hundred and one pieces, for each Of
her grand-daug hters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

TOUCHING extract from a sensational novel:
Casting herself between her brother and lis In
tended victim, the air Inez exclaimed in 4 voice
that vibrstei with agony: '-loloiplO, do not
kill him, for IL you did he would surely die -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

The terribly funny story comes all the way
from Ohio that Charley Foster wants to run
for Governor next fall. Calico Charley is an
amusing little cuss."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

And now Mrs. Catherine Gabel. Of Gabelsville,
Berks county, Pa, has celebrated her one hun
dredth birthday, aud a. she Is still strong and 10
good health, she threatens 10 gable on a few
years longer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

HARPEH's Bdsdr mentions among the latest
fanci, OF the fair thar bag NUTS are worn now
that the shopping bag is tAbooed. They have Z
bag az the back to hold the handkerchief and
purse and small parcels.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

MINISTER at Joliet told his congregation that
people in debt for fine clothes were an abominA-
tion in the sight Of the Lord. All the people In
debt for fine clothes at once arose and walked
out
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

CLERGYNEy who make pulpit attacks on peo-
pies reputation without an investigation OF the
truth. are like the man Of whom the French
man said: "His moath costs him nothing.
for he always opens il at other peoples ex-
pense.n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

THE Chicago Nsrs invites the next polar ex-
pedition before il sets out to come 10 Chicago
and ride in their street cars. This would acel.-
mate them TO arctic seventies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

Dr.. o. W. HOLMES biographical discovery that
Emerson always ate pie for breakfast. indicates
that ihs philosopher did not belong 10 the Bos-
ton Beacon Hin upper crust, which always break
fasis on baked beans and pickles.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

EDWARD LASeTRT, stin legal husband of the
Jersey Lily, has come out with a Christmas
story which is an assertion that his claim TO au-
thorship is as good Us his wife's assumption to
be an actress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

FRED VANDERBILT recently killed Wild cat IN
florida. and at dinner given by him in New
York the other day the stated skin OF the beast
stood rampant in the center OF the board.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

The sophOmores Of Yale college are being
''ruined by Chinese cheap Labor" and demand
that It shall be made ''to co. Van Phon Lee
Of Fragrant Hills, China. has just won frsi
prize 10 English composition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

THE newly-elected mayors OF Lynn, Chelsea
and Cambridge, Mass, are under thirty years OF
age.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

Jusr sixteen ago the interest on the national
debt was sl4s, 900 year. Il is now $751;
900, 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

ONLY six seaside hotels have been destroyed
by fire since the season closed. but January and
February will bring 'em 10 time. Loss fully
covered by insurance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

The Sandwich Islanders have their money
inside in the United States. but buy their whisky
in England and their broadcloth in France in
order 70 even up things.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

While some naturalists have seen reasons
Tor believing that light of some kind must
exist several thousand fathoms below The
surface of the sea, it is very improbable that
sunlight can penetrate to such great depths.
At depth of $50 feet in the Lake of Geneva,
Messrs. Fol and Sarasin have just found that
the strength OF the light in the day is about
equal TO that which we perceive in clear
moonless night. At 400 feet below the sur-
face the light Is still quite strong.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
A SneenIat,nv Attorney

Bon ISeERsoLL offers to bet $1,000 that
Arthur viii succeed Laphan in the Senate
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

1T is one OF the encouraging signs OF the times
that Gen. Phil Sheridan has been reelected 10 the
Presidency Of Chicago REcing association.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

THE senate wants TO establish one gun forn-
dry for the army and another for the navy. This
is having two cat holes in the same door for big
and little cats.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

GES. SHERMAN wishes there was not 8 news
paper in this whole country. II is easy enough
for him TO move into the backwoods.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
p. r. LYONS,
Sergeant. Signal Corps.
INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 2S.-Upper Missis-
ippi. cloudy weather, with SHOWS, northern por-
tons variable, winds becoming northerly, lower
temperature. Missouri valley, Cloudy weather
rain or snow, northerly winds; lower tempera-
ture
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

THE Prohibitionists Of Illinois viii hold q
state convention on December % and so. Ex-
Gov. ST. John will be present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
TWO LARGE FIRES.
Over 5000, 900 Worth of Property Goes
Up i'll Smoke at Indianapolis
and Kansas CITY.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dee. 27.-About
1880 tonight fire was discovered by q
Waterman iu the packing room on the third
floor of the Indianapolis cotton factory. The
building is located in the extreme western
part of the city, and by the time the
fire department reached the scene the entire
upper part OF the structure was in flames.
But limited amount of fire machinery could
be brought To work at subdulng the flames,
aud the building was completely DESTROYED.
Tine building was leased aud operated by
BrOwer q Love Bros, of Utica, n Y, but
the mill had not been in operation for about
SIX weeks In the meantime steam had
been kept up, anu it was intended to resume
work Monday next. When the building was
originally constructed, bonds we're issued and
sold Tor the purpose of raising money to de-
fray the cost OF iis,erection, and a majority
of these bonds are held in tnis city. Two
weeks ago the property was sold ut sheriiT's
sale, aud was purchased by Henry Schnull,
he acting as tue agent OF the bondhulders.
The loss on the building, machinery and
goods is estimated at $780, 900. When the
property was purchased at sneriff's sale 81,
600 was paid Tor the entire pant. There was
$50, 600 insurance.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CRY, Dec. 27-The North, Orri-
son IL Co.'S. furniture store, of this city. was
d, strlyed by fire this morning, a1J the ad-
joining building, occupied by Wolf Bros,
dc lers in general furnishing goods, was
badly scJrched aud damaged oy water The
total loss will exceed 500, 900, and insured
Ne foIfc-rs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
Traiumen Injured

IERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 27-An extra
freight ran into another freight at 10 this
morning, four miles west of here, on the
Vandalia railroad. The extra engine was
badly damaged, aud many cars of the forward
train thrown from the track The track viii
be blocked for several hours. Several train
men We're seriously hurt, but none killed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

SAM RANDALL is having a holiday ride
through Dixie.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

Said Gen. Sherman TO Tribune reporter
lately in New York, referring 10 the
Davis matter, Chat unearthed letter
about southern military Dictator
ship: Somebody violated his oath
in Grand Army post in reporting an oc-
euTrcuce there. What was said there was
published and spread broadcast In the south
with the purpose and intent of making
trouble. The newspapers took it up aud
have been talking about Il ever since. The
newspapers do more harm than good in this
country. All tue trouble have ever had
has come through the newspapers. 1 am
here for little sOcial pleasure, and l wish
could take my pleasure without being both
cred by the newspaper"
Carlyle" writes Froude, ''hsrdly ever
read a newspaper. / do not remember that
/ ever saw one in his room.
Il could not be said that his trouble came
through the newspapers.
Nor his fame, either.
While sherman's renown, II 1t could be
divided up fairly, might be largely indebted
TO the newspapers-which in that regard
have done more harm than good in this
country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

Bar. Their. Wind Weather.
Duluth. 1898 - Sc 1t Snow
DAILY LOCAL MEANS.
Bar Their. Dew Point Wind Weather.
% 933 eco 2O.2 s Cloudy
Total rainfall and melted snow ....; Maxi
mum thermometer 3O.s: minimum thermom-
eter l75: daily range 1873.
River-Frozen.
II below zero,
NorE-8aroMetsr corrected for temperature
ant Gle Vation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28

The New York Tribune OF Dec. 81. says of
Peter B. Sweeney, power under the old
Tweed regime, who makes furtiye visits from
Paris 10 the scenes Of his former power, and
Of his deep rooted affections ''He
comes aud goes, however, quite fire.
quently, and always secretly, as custom
and his secretiye nature would natur-
ally lead him 10 do; and I shall not be sur
prised any day 10 hear that the old ''Riug
Bismarck" was really here and taking hand
in the late election This Is about
as likely as the statement that Monsignor Ca
pei was special envoy to aid the Republican
cause by influencing Irishmen to vote that
way.
II Is said that Mons'gnor has declared that
somebody must stand between Protestants
and Catholics, aud the inference IL that he
considers himself eligible as tue interme-
diary.
OF the surmise with regard to Peter B.
Sweeney il may be said that there is 10 one
so dead in political matters. as the man who
has survived his dag OF power and patron
age. For the defeated politician with the
shadow OF disgr1ceful completely in the ring
spo.iation Of great city resting on him, and
and his voluntary exile from the country in
consequence, It dors seem improbable that
he could ever be galvanized into auy parts
ipation in the politics Of the time. Yet there
are scores Of believers Of such stories. We actu-
ally read in biography Of Edgar Allen Poe
that he vas drugsed in Baltimore to vote the
Democratic ticket, aud then forsaksn in the
street TO die in the hospital from the fever
caused by exposure and hunger.
The man VITO abdieates has fair chance in
the political field, as In the case of Roscoe
Conkling. Toe late election gives evidence
OF his und:minished vigor in the politics OF
The empire state. He has reinforced
his prestige and shown his supremacy
in the hume field. while he has won
a personal triumph over a willy and treacher-
Gus opponent which is worth more than all
else
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
Daily wEArHER BULLETIN.

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WAsHINeroH, D. e.. Dec. ~, 29:56 p. ID.
Observations taken at the same moment oil
ime at all stations named.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
4 Great Gun CAST.

The largest gun ever made in this
country was cast recently at the South
Boston Iron Works. The work was
done in pit forty feet deep and about
twelve feet wide, in which had been
placed q mold about four feet in di-
ameter. In the interior of this mold
was placed the core, consisting of 8
long Wrought-iron 1lue, around which
was placed a layer of rope, and over
this thickness of sand and cement.
Into the interior of this core, during
the casting, cold water was run in by a
pipe down one side, and forced out
boiling hot on the other side. Near the
pit were located three furnaces, each of
which contained about thirty-six tons
of molten iron. Connected with each
OF the furnaces were long trOughs for
the conveyance of the hot metal to a
large iron tank few feet from the pit.
known as the pool or mixer, and from
which two short troughs run into the
mold. At about 4:30 the foreman gave
the signal to let the mass run, and i'm
mediatciy there was q flow of fiery
liquid from each of the furnaces. 1t
took tWenty-four minutes 10 fill the
LuoId 10 the pflm ana those IN charge
announced that, as far as it had gone.
the casting had been very satisfactory.
While the iron is cooling, the stream of
cold water will be kept running through
the core, and wooden fire will be
kept burning outside and all around
the flask. The casting was made with
the breech mp, and, in order that the
gun may be perfectly strong, the mold
IS constructed about five feet longer
than what the gun is intended to be
finally, and ;he part not wanted is cut
Oft. Wien completed it viii be about
thirty feet II length, OF twelve-inch
rifle, weighing $4,000 pounds, and
worth $28, 900. about half the SUM a
steel gun would have cost. 1t is cal
culatcd 10 throw prciectile six miles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
OF Such is the Army of Britain

! Ne nave seen an extremely interesting
Letter from an officer of the Forty-sec-
ond, 1rom which we venture to give the
following extract, in the hope that the
/ granlc account of the '.rally" and of
the Fpulse viii be read with pleasure
| by tie friends Of the officers named,
and BY wider circle than it was intend
ed ff,: ''AlI our officers fought like
fdey1s, and how we only lost one can't
tell God IS good and must have put
his ihleld round our brave. gallant Of
hceH- The Colonel is 4 splendid man.
lie SPOT two Arabs dead and would
haVeShot more, only the Government
reTolIer ammunition missed fire. An
Afao threw spear, and just passed
the Cllonel. Another threw stone at
him, ind hit and wounded him on the
head and knocked his helmet off; and
he Was bareheaded under burning
sun t II gallant Norman Macleod gave
HIM lis helmet, and wrapped q cloth
afould his head. Dear little Brophy
was lit IN the legs, and only saved his
brave life By hanging on to the Colo
ne's horses tail. When we rallied
and prmed line, | imagined | must be
the olIy officer alive; but, TO my Joy,
we al met. Old Charley Eden, as
cool IS if he were partridge shooting;
little Brophy lame, but pretending to
be solnd; Sandy Kennedy, with his eye
glassin his eye, and his wife's watch
rouni his neck; Bald, q gigantic subal-
tern. sweating and with q blue Jackets
hat on-he lost his helmet. Sir John
MacLeod's son, Duncan, wounded,
swearing he was all right; old Bob
CoVeny smiling with confidence; and
Norman Macleod with his firm lips
thirsting for more blood; Speid look
ing as calm as q Judge; and young
Macrae. an Argyleshire lad, who only
Joined Us the day before the battle, in
his trevs and armed with spear-head
crying 10 be at the niggers again. He
IS splendid boy and fought like dev-
il. All our officers had hand-to-hand
fights with the Arabs. They pulled the
kits Oft our men, and one OF them
pulled the green ribbons off nv kilt,
but | killed him. They are most .w-
fully plucky. I saw one man just dead
and be was crawling towards us to kill
white man before he died. [ took q
splendid spear and killed great many
wounded men with it; it went into their
hearts like lightning, and their blood
flowed out on the sand. had mar
row escape from 4 half-dead Arab; he
sent his spear close to my leg, and [
stabbed him in the heart. "-AYm1y and
N0Uy Gazette (LOnd0n).
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
The Mosques OF Al@iers.

On one side of the place, toward the
sea, stands one of the most beautiful
OF their mosques. The artist, q Gen.
oese architect, was put to death directly
after he had finished this work, for dar-
ing TO put it in the form of a Greek
cross. OF the many mosques that were
to be found here in 1880, the French
have left but three; the most ancient,
called the Grand mosque, was bNilt
about the year 1000. It's exterior pre-
sents pretty effect of color, from the
blue tiles in the minaret and under the
roof. The interior is divided into
naVes by large columns, which are con-
nected by the horseshoe arch. These
columns are covered with mating as
far as one can reach; the floor, also is
matted, over which rich Persian rugs
are laid. The mosque has little furni-
ture, the pulpit, the hanging lamps,
and niche in the side of the wall,
marking the direction of Mecca. The
chief inconvenience in visiting these
mosques is the necessity of taking off
ones shoes. / always made my visits
on Friday, which is their Sunday, for
it is an impressive sight to see them at
on their rugs, with their faces toward
the east, every now and then bowling
their foreheads to the ground, while a
low WaiIing chant is murmured through
out the congregation. The Arab has
an added dignity when he enters the
mosque; 1t is the only place where he
does not feel in subsection. 1t is for
tunate thing for the community that
the rules for addition before prayer are
50 strictly carried out; the Mohamme-
dan washes his head, arms, and bare
legs at the fountain by the entrance of
the court, with the heartiness of devo-
ton.
a part of the grand mosque is used
for court of justice. A little side
room is reserved for woman witnesses,
who speak through a small grating;
their testimony is ordinarily in cases
OF divorce, to prove the Entertainment
of wives. A divorce is more easily OBJ
tanned here than in any place in the
United States. Cor. Hartford Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
Wind-Sounds in the Desert.

The travellers tales of sounds like
the ringing of bells, which they have
heard in deserts and lonely places, are
familiar. Some of them are too well
substantiated to admit of serious dis
pute. Among them is that of the noises
heard at the Gcbel Nakus, in the Sim
attic Peninsula, which the Arabs say
proceed from convent of damned
monks; the musical cliffs of the Orino-
co, told of by Hum bOldt; and the sounds
which the French savants JOllois and
Devilliers declare they heard at sum
rise at Karnak, Egypt, and described
as comparable to the ancient fable of
the vocal memnon. The sounds are
not always or exactly like the ringing
of bell; sometimes they resemble the
music OF string, and may be gener-
ally described as of. an intermediate
character between the two classes. A
characteristic of the sounds is that no
one can discern where they come from.
M. Emile Sorel, ills, in order to deter
mine their origin, has made some sue
cessful experiments in reproducing
them artifcially. Taking his gun into
an open field, he placed it at an angle
VI IL degrees against Ine WlEQ, Wnen
it gave forth sound. Then moving it
around, he caused it to utter the ex-
act tone he sought The sound could
not be localized. Addressing q peas
ant, he asked him, do you hear my
gun?" Pardon, monsieur, it is the
bells Of" A similar answer was
got from every one whose attention
was called to the noise. TWAS believed
to come from about two miles and a
half to the windward. M. Sorel be-
lieVes the experiment authorizes the
hypothesis that the ringing is the re-
suit Of the blowing of The wind over a
slope at the foot of which is something
that may act as resonator. What is
done on a small scale in gun may be
done on a large scale in nature, on the
face of u mountain or rock which is
backed by valley or aravine, or which
is itself elastic enough to give the reso-
nant effect. The sounds are apparent
ly not rs readily given when the vibrat-
ing surfaces and media are moist
Popular Science M0nthIY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
Cxar Alexander's Estate.

One may form some idea Of the ex-
tent of the possessions belonging to the
Russian emperOrs, as property immed-
lately attached to the crown, when we
hear that the Altai estates alone cover
an area of 100000, 900 desiatins, or over
10, 900 square miles, being about three
times the size of England and Wales
The Nertchinsk estates, in eastern ST.
IBERIA, are estimated at about IS, 600 900
desiatins. In the Altai estates are sit
uated the gold and silver mines of Bar
maui. Paulov, Smijov and Locktjepp,
the copper foundry OF Sasoum and the
great iron works at Gavrilov, in the
Saligiroy district. The receipts from
these enormous estates are in ridicu-
lousy small ratio to their extent. In
the year 1882 they amounted to 920, 900
rubles, or a little more than 995, 900;
while for 1888 the revenue was esti-
| mated at less than half this sum, or
about 400, 900 rubles. The rents, etc,
gave q surplus over expense of admin
istration of about q million and half of
rubles. On the other hand, the work
ing of the mines showed a deficit of
over /, 100000; hence the result just in
dictated.
A partial explanation of this very
unsatisfactory state of things is to be
found in the situation of the mines,
which are generally in places quite
destitute OF wood, while the smelling
works were naturally situated in dis
tricts where wood abounds, sometimes
as much as 600 or 700 kilometres dis
tant from the mines. The cost of
transport of raw materials became con-
siderable in this way. BY degrees all
the wood available in the neighborhood,
of the smelling works became used up,
and it was necessary to fetch wood
from distances of even over 100 kilom-
etres. Formerly the mines were really
penal settlements, worked by conVicts,
who were partly helped by immigrants,
whose sons were exempted from mill
tary service on the condition of work
ing in the mines; but since the aboli-
ton of serfdom this system has been
quite altered, and there is now great
deal of free labor on the ordinary con-
ditiOns