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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
Chinese Time.


The ancient belief of Chinese writers was
that there had been before the time of Con-
fucius period of 2,267,000 and some odd
years, when the powers of heaven and earth
first united to produce man as possessor of
the soil of China. However, from the time
of the Emperor Yaou, upward Of 2, 700 years
before Christ, the Chinese had two different
years-a civil year, which was regulated by
the moon, and an astronomical year, which
was solar. The civil year consisted oftwelve
months or lunations, but occasionally thir-
teenth was added in order to preserve its
correspondence with the solar year. Even
at that early period the solar or astron omical
consisted of 1854 days, like our Julian year
and it was arranged in the same manner,
day being interpolated every fourth year. At
the instance of the Jesuit Schall, the Chinese
in the seventeenth century adopted the Eu-
ropean method 1of dividing the day into
twenty-four hours, each hour into sixty min
utes, each minute into sixty seconds. The
civil day begins at midnight and ends the
midnight following. Since the year 1853 B.
G. the Chinese writer's have adopted the
practice of dating the year from the acces
sion OF the reigning emperor. An emperor
on succeeding to the throne gives his name
to the year of his reign. He ordains, for ex-
ample, that they shall be called Tate. In
consequence of this imperial mandate the
following year is called the first Tate, and
the years succeeding the second, third and
so on to the end of the chapter. until it suits
the ''Great Pure'' or ''Great Bright TO or
dain that the years shall be called by some
other appelation. The periods thus formed
are called by the Chinese Nien-hao. Ac-
cording to this method of dating years a new
era begins with every reign, and the years
corresponding to a Chinese date can only be
discovered when the inquirerh has before him
a catalogue of the Men ao, with their rela-
ton to the years of the Christian era.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
YANKEES IN LONDON.
HOtc They Wdie Themselves kHO,rn 6y
Thei, Dress and HaHncrs.
II1obort T o;rJ roII;or II, Tpoctop uaro1d

Their Dress and MdiiIIeTS.
Robert Laird Collier in Boston Herald
If Americans could make London gay,
London would be gay The Yankees are
everywhere an evidence. There is no mis-
taking the American any where. On the
streets, in the galleries, at the theatres, he is
to be met. For one | am always glad to
meet him. He is the heartiest, frankest, all
in all, the truest man to be found walking in
shoe-leather. He is different from all other
foreigners in London. He speaks the same
language as the Englishman. | can instant
ly understand all he is saying, and so it is
that his voice and information and accent.
seem somewhat unframed, and, perhaps the
least bit uudcrbred. OF course, l mean the
voice. information and accent of some Amer
leans. Ten years ago did not know what
English people meaut who told me that all
Yankees speak with nasal twang, and that
American ladies pitched their voices on a
high shrll key. l did not then believe it.
But it is true. What of 1t! Whose business
is it? Yet, all the same it is true. | am con-
stantly turning round on the street to look
after an American voice. 1t is a national
characteristic that Americans talk in loud
voices. If now remember little notice is
taken of this in America, where most people
seem accustomed to it, but in England it
seems rude and ill-bred to talk socially in a
loud voice. In omnibuses, at dinner-tables,
at the theatres. on the streets, one is con-
stautlv attracted by the lOudness and some
times the shrillness of the American voice.
The softness and delicacy of the English
ladv's voice makes the American lady's voice
in comparison all the more conspicuous.
But did they not speak at all, there would be
no installing my fellow country people in
London To begin with. the dress would
tell the story All English gentlemen wear
tall hats If man is respectfully dressed
he will be sure to have on silk hat. The
same NAV be said OF all continental gentle
men Therefore, the SLOUGH hat, the soft
felt hat or the billycock hat upon an other
wise fashionably dressed man suggests to
YOU that he is an American. Clothes are
rather cheap in England and no English
gentleman will wear kneed-out trousers, but
American gentlemen not uncommonly do.
I often think that the American ladies spend
so much on dress that they have nothing left
to spend on their husbands; for while the
men are under-dressed or shabbily dressed,
the ladies are sometimes overdressed, and
commonly very extensively dressed. Then
there is this to be said, English people are
seldom oddly or peculiarly dressed. But
you can not truthfully say this of Americans
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
on u BOb-tGH Car.

rDriyer in San Francisco Examiner
sometimes a countryman comes into the
car and drops some money into the box, ex
pecting that the conductor will take it out
and give him change. They do not know
that there is an aperture for change in the
door Some IF them are so ashamed of the
ignorance that they subside when they find
what bad break they have made. Often on
this car gold pieces have been put in as fare
in that way. A granger once came in and
threw four-bit piece in the box. He con-
tinued standing and looking at me for a
block or so, and then had the door opened
He said that he wanted his change. | trie d
to explain matters to him, and told him to
20 to the office. He would not have that
you needn't take me for sucker he said
In loud voice; 4 know as much as you do,
and 1 won't stand any of your little games.
He commenced to get violent, and so pro-
posed that he should take his change in tick
cts. in order to pacify him. To this he agreed,
and | gave him half dozen transfer tickets,
which he could only use that day. He was
no sucker, but he took those tickets and sat
down as if he was the smarter of the two"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
THE FAMILY OF BLAINEs.
A Glance at the Family Circle and its Mill
taa.y Som in Lar. characteristics Of the
Maime People, Including Gail HamiIton.
washington Letter.

4 Glance at the Family Circle anu ats Wttt-
taay so,,-in Lar. Characteristics Of the
Mail.e People, including Gail Hamilton.
Washington Letter.
Mr. Blaine, with his wife and six children.
will fill the White House comfortably when
they get there, and the junior members of the
family have lived at Washington so long that
it is more of a home to them than Augusta.
The eldest son, Emmons Blaine, did not re-
turn home after finishing college, and has
lived in the West at st. Paul and Chicago,
where he studied and has practised law. The
second son, Walker Blaine, has also studied
law. and until a week ago was an assistant
counsel on the part of the United States be-
fore the court of Alabama claims. He was
an assistant to his father while the latter
was secretary Of state, and accompanied MIR.
Prescott on the special mission to Peru in the
fall of 1881. The third son, young Jimmy
Blaine, is a dapper, mischievous youth Of
sixteen, who rejoices in dudish coats, collars
and trousers Of the latest cut and always
kept up a constant excitement in the boys
preparatory schools which he attended in
Washing ton. Of the three daughters OF the
house of Blaine the eldest, Alice Stanwood
Blaine, married Col. John Coppinger. of the
army, over year ago. and the MONDAY cere-
mony in the great mansion on Dupont circle
was one of the chief social events in that sea-
son of great weddings. Mrs. Coppinger, was
always quiet maiden of a retiring dispos-
ition and cared nothing for the gay society OF
the capital, and felt all of the burden and
none of the compensations during the
months that her fathers position as secretary
of state Obliged her to take busy part in
routine duties of official society. She had a
sweet, grave face, with black eyes and hair,
and by careless arrangement of the locks
on her forehead concealed the mark of the
accidental bullet by which she so nearly lost
her life while carelessly handling revolver.
It was while visiting friends at Fort Leaven-
worth that she became acquainted with Col.
Coppinger, and they were married within a
year, after first undergoing the most siren
Gus opposition from her parents.
Col. and Mrs. Coppinger went immediate
" to Fort Leavenworth after their marriage,
and returning to Washington last December
brought with them their infant son, James
Gillespie Blaine Coppinger. Mrs. Copping ger
remained all winter with her parents, and
only a month ago joined her husband at his
new post, Fort Assiniboine, in the north
eastern corner of Montana. Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaine were SO much attached to this first
grandson that they urged Mrs. Coppinger
not to expose the the little fellow to the in
convenience of the long railroad and stage
Journey to the frontier garrison, and the
baby was accordingly left with Mrs. Blaine
for the summer. The second Of the Blaine
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06

on the l.. & N. road. Such was the verdict
rendered, but no sooner was 1t announced
than the coroner observed:
s'Gentlemen, return and amend your YER
dict. You haven't said anything about care
lessness."
We returned TO the room and amended by
adding that the engineer was blameless in
the case, and the coroner received us with
VERY good, gentlemen, as far as it goes,
but the man was probably deaf, and it would
be well to amend the verdict accordingly"
We went back and amended to make the
victim as deaf as hitching post, but we
were not through yet.
"You haven't got the name of the county
in your report, and you don't say whether it
was freight or passenger train," observed
the coroner
We returned to the room for another tussle
and were just congratulating ourselves on
having everything ship shape, when the cor
oner put his head into the doorway and
called out:
"Gentlemen amend your verdictl The
confounded niger has come to life!"
And when weFushed out to the freight
house he was sitting up on end and asking
II anybody had seen his bundle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
amending the Verdict.
Detroit Free Press.I

The train was just entering Erin, Tenn,
when we heard the sharp toot! toot! tootl Of
the whistle, and such passengers as looked
from the windows saw an aged African with
a bundle over his shoulder straight ahead on
the track. The whistle was blown and the
bell rung, but he paid no attention, and all
of a sudden the cowcatcher picked him up
and flung him fifty feet to one side. A gang
of men brought the body to the depot, and
among the dozen of US who stopped of at
the village coroner's jury was selected. 1t
seemed plain enough case. The man came
to his death by being struck by locomotive
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06

President Arthur is a creature of surprises.
1t was surprise to him when he was dis
missed from the custom house at the port of
New York by Mrs. Hayes husband. 1t was
a surprise to the American people when he
was nominated for the vice presidency four
years ago. 1t was a surprise to the people
when the tragedy occurred that made him
president. 1t was surprise TO the country
that he let the COVE. nment alone to run it
self so smoothly during his administration.
1t was surprise that his boom so suddenly
collapsed in the Chicago convention, and he
has now surprised the people of Dakota by
the appointment of Gilbert a. Pierce, of Il
linois, governor of this territory, and he may
yet be surprised by the senate refusing to
confirm the appointment which is in direct
contravention of one of the planks in the
republican platform upon which that party is
now making the campaign. This man
Pierce may be a good and capable man, and
all that but he will be regarded as 'carpet-
Dagger" by our people who rightfully think
they are entitled to furnish the officers of the
territory from among their own number.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
Interesting Old Iron.



A Reuters telegram from Gibraltar, dated
June 6, states: GA diver engaged in divid-
ing operations Off the coast opposite Gibralt-
ar, under Apes Hill, with the object of ascer-
tanning the whereabouts of recent wreck,
has discovered at the bottom from eighty to
a hundred large guns, mostly twenty-four
and thirty-two Founders, and also two large
anchors. They are supposed to have be-
longed to some large line-oi-battle ship which
sank in the old war, possibly after the battle
of Trafalgar. As there was no apparatus for
the purpose none of the guns were brought
up, so that it has not been possible to ascer-
tain their nationality
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
Adrice 10 CEerL,
Boston Transcript

"John,n said the butter dealer, ''always
put in a couple of sheets Of paper when you
weigh. Customers will think you neat and
cleanly in your business. They don't like
to have their butter stopped on to a scale that
for all they know, has never been washed.
And besides, there's good profit in buying
paper at half cent pound and selling it
for thirtY-fye OF forty.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06

surface of the water you will sink, but if You
have the presence of mind not to do so and
not to struggle about you will never sink, so
long as you keep padding gently without ex-
ertion. SO you may float on until you are
picked up or until you are numbed by the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
"ota Hiokory,s" lamners.

Tor the social life of Washington the
president had one advantage which was al
together unexpected and seemed difficult of
explanation by anything in his earlier ca
rrer. He had at his command the most
courteous and agreeable manners. Even
.befo-e tie election Of Adams, Daniel Web
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06
-Americanized French.

From the Merchant Traveller
''The price on that, said clerk, picking
up remnant of silk, sis quite deeoaete.''
''Whatl' said the startled customer.
''The price is quite decollete," l said.
''Young man do you know what decollete
meansf"
''Yes, madam, do.n
''Well, think you are mistaken"
'Oh, no, am not"
sWhat does it meanG'
''It means cut low, and that's what's the
matter with the price on this piece of goods
Conprenez vo,eSf
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-06

# appears that the attempted assassination
of Fred Bennett at Prairie du Chen was due
to his elopement with a Mrs. Lamport. Ben
nett worked for Lamport at or near Grand
Rapids, and, it is supposed that either the
wronged husband or some OF Mrs. Lam
ports relatives followed up the runaways,
and meeting Bennett at Prairie du Chen,
shot him on sight Benefits wound is not
serious He saws the revolver was placed
against his breast and he knocked it off, the
ball passing through the upper portion of his
l eft arm near the shoulder.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-12
4 MERCHANT TALKs.
what lie said to Morning News" Re
nnrfer About the Drummers' Tax.


what lie said to Morning News" Re-
porter About the Drummers' Tax.
you can say to the readers of the
NEWS" said leading wholesale mer-
chant on Congress street yesterday, chat
the merchants Of Savannah mean business
when they begin to work against the
drummers' tax. The tax has got to 90,
and the ordinance by which it Is fixed
has got TO be amended. The petit
ton which will 90 to the Council next
week, signed by nearly every merchant IN
the city, will be a bitter pill for the Alder
men TO swallow and keep their faces
straight. To carry on our business and
give the people the benefit of low prices
we must have advantages which business
demands. The city does not seem 70 re-
cognize this fact, and wants to ride us
down by driving away by excessive
licenses the medium Of trade-the drum
mers."
There is one thing settled" continued
the merchant. 1.-THE drummers won't pay
what the city now demands and if it is
not reduced they viii steer clear OF the
city. We are i'm receipt of letters every day
from the large houses in the North and East
in regard to the matter, and wanting TO
know what is going to be done about 1t
and if it is going to be permanent. All
we want is the same facility and the same
advantage and opportunity for carrying
on our business here that is granted in
other cities.
''Your paper was right" he added,
''when it said the most prosperous cities
are those that nave no drummers' tax.
There is reason for that, too,
which the Aldermen should have seen
before they voted the prohibitOry license.
You viii see the merchants present at the
next meeting of the Council ready to back
up their petition with argument and show
the inadvisability Of this uncalled for and
deprecating law"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-12
nr-rrn1so 1,rpRovEaIENTs.

The Nev buildings to be Erected on
P~oughton and barnard streets IN
the Place Of the Structures Vow Beng
Demolished.
The brick structures which long nave
stood on the southeast corner OF Brough-
ton and Barnard streets. and on the lot
adjoining and facing Broughton street,
are being demolished by number Of
workmen acting under the direction Oh
Mr.. Jack Williams. the well kno"A
contractor and builder. The buildings
were erected bv d.. Tufts about sixty-lye
Years agO as private residences. Inc
Doctor resided in the corner mouse lot d
number Of years and there had his once.
The exterior bricks. facing BrougnuOn
and Barnard streets, were shipped mere
from Alexandra, Va, ana tue
others. which form the interior racing
0f the houses were brought from otheT
uoipts I'D the North. wherever tney cOuI9
lie obtained. There are few. if any, build
ings I'm Savannah which were built WIN
more care. or which show more solIdIt!
i'm construction. Even the main tIhDeIs
and the finer woodwork, now Delng re-
moved indicates that the build
~ intended that his work
shouId be Of the more
substantial description. W ME Ut. Iulls
VAS occupying the corner building as
residence Mr. Martin Tufts, the freight
agent of the Central Railroad, was born IN
the room on the southwest corner Of the
second floor. The structure was
known as private residence loi
many years afterwards, but during
the years which Immediately pre-
coded the war it was let 10
parties who had "a dry goods store, and
ia.er Bv Dir. Krauss, and later stlll Dly
Louis stern. who until quite recently
was doing "a fair amount OF business III
the boot and shoe line.
The two buildings are beng demolished
10 make room for two fOur-story struc
lures. each with "a front Of 81 feet on
BrOught0n street and depth Of 30 leet. ! nt
first floor will have an elevation OF 10 feet
the second story a feet, the third story ];
feet and the fourth story 10 feet. The eN
terror facing Of the walls viii be con
structed Of Georgia pressed brick, whll'
the main part of the improvements VII
be constructed Of iron. The estI
mated cost Of the buildings Is
10000. and it is expected that they VII
be finished and ready for occupancy durIn9
the latter part Of next August, when JONI
8. Douglass. Esq, viii open his store II
one and Mr.. Daniel Hogan, the wei
known dealer in dry goods and notions
will occupy the other.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-12

Three offenders were fined in the aggre-
gate SIS in the Police Court yesterday.
The sale of seats for ''Hazel Kirke"
viii begin at Davis Bros, this morning at
s O'Clock.
Complaints are made that cows are per-
mitted 20 wander about in Laurel Grove
cemetery.
Two hundred and thirty-nine liquor
dealers have registered in the Clerks Of
fee Of the Court of Ordinary up to date.
The annual meeting of the congregation
Mickva Israel will take place tomorrow
evening at 1880 O'Clock. Officers viii be
elected for the ensuing year.
A meeting Of the stockholders of the
Savannah and Ogeechee canal will be
held at the cOmpany's Office, No. 152 Bryan
street, on Monday at u O'Clock m.
People are inquiring what the commit
tees on subscription to the hotel are
doing. They are supposed to have started
out on the 9th, but as vet there are no re-
ports from them.
The management of Joseph Jefferson,
who will appear next week, has put out
as an advertisement copies of Charles
Dickens celebrated novel, The Cricket
on the HEARTH for free distribution.
Mr.. VIM. Sharpe left on last evenings
train for Cincinnati to represent the
DFICkIHNGfS tll saw ulldu III tAAC III ANAAtetg
ers' International Union of America,
which meets in that city on Monday
next.
Superintendent Keck is getting every
thing ready for the relighting of the cleo
trie lamps. The lamp frames were placed
upon the masts and towers yesterday, and
the works viii be in operation in few
days.
The warm weather Of yesterday and the
day before following the cold snap, the
weather prophets indicate Will be followed
by a long, continuous rain. A lively
shower about o'clock this morning was
the fnitiatory to the fulfllment of the pro-
phecies.
Two persons arrested for disorderly
conduct IN the street, and young man
charged with having stolen necktle
from Mr.. Leyy's clothing house, on the
corner OF Congress and Jefferson streets,
were the only parties locked up at the POI
lice barracks last night.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-12
4 Nerdict - nnmaces.

The jury in the case of Ellen O'Brien
against the Skidaway Shell Road Com
pany in the Superior Court yesterday re-
turned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for the sum of $50. This was an action
Of damages brought by the plaintiff for the
sum of $1,000 in compensation for certain
bodily injuries which she claimed to have
sustained by falling into a ditch which
the cOmpany's employees left uncovered
one night several years ago. The matter
was first tried during the June term of
the court in 1881, when the jury found Il
verdict i'm favor of the defendant. The
case was again called up in the Superior
Court on a motion for a new trial granted
by the late Judge Fleming, but the cause
was not finally tried until during the past
day or two, with the result as above
stated