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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25

GEORGE W. CHmDs, the owner and editor
of the Philadelphia Ledger has his Office, like
most other editors, way back up stairs where
he cannot easily be found. But it is a curl
osity shop, filed with bric-a-brac.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25
ANOTHER FIELD FOR ENGLISH VAL-

There is another speck Of trouble on the
English horizon. There are English capital
lists who invested their spare cash in Peruvi-
an securities, founded largely on deposits of
guano When Chill finished with Peru, the
latter had little left save its name. The
Chilians have levied on the Peruvian guano
to satisfy their claim for indemnity for the
expenses Of threshing the Peruvians, and
now the English bondholders are OF the opin-
ion that the guano belongs to them under
the provisions of first mortgage.
To this the Chilians reply that their de
mand outweighs any mortgage, but whether
it does or not, they propose to collect their
demand in spite of the English bond-holders,
or any other affecting combination. The
Chilians are not armed with spears; they have
arms of precision, and they have gun boat
which has obtained q world wide reputation.
Now it is not probable that the English bond
holders will be able to make the English gov
eminent to see that it is their duty to force
Chill to vacate the guano beds and permit
them to collect the amounts covered by their
mortgages.
The Chilians do not fight with nothing but
a rag around their loins. They are not Of a
kind that have to bare their naked breasts to
English rifles and the ponderous shot of
great iron clads. They have rifles to shoot
back with, and an iron clad which is capable
of mischief. Upon the whole it is probable
that the English government will conclude
not to interfere in the case of these bond
holders, at least not till after they have Sc
cured the Egyptian money loaning sharks.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25

THE health of Mr.. S. j. Tilden was such
as to prevent his attendance on the funeral
of his brother, who recently died at his home
in New Lebanon, N. Y.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25

GEN. GRANT denies having said the con-
test lies between Blaine and Arthur. 1t is
of no consequence if he did express such an
opinion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25

THE food season has begun in Minnesota
on the Cannon river.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25

DAILY LOCAL MEANS.
Bar. Their Dew Point Wind. Weather.
1886 AT - 377 Sc Fair
Amount of rainfall or melted snow, 0 max
imum thermometer, $50; minimum thermom-
eter, $40; daily range, 21.0.
River-Observed heighth feet.
NoTE-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
P. f. LYONS,
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
An Extinct New Jersey Volcano.

The Trenton Gazette says:--The Orange Mountains have always been considered one of the redeeming features of eastern New Jersey. But for this finerangeof chestnut clad hills the geog- raphers of Essex county might be ex- cused for believing, with the contem- poraries of Columbus, that the earth is flat. The Orange Mountains are their pride and joy, the Jerseyman's picnic ground, the locality of mysterious rob berries and murders, the supposed winter resort of the seaside mosquito; and at last something has actually been found which should give these humble hills a pre-eminent position in the Appalachian system. The crater of an entinct vol eano has been discovered in the noun tains near Orange, and hundreds of visi- tors daily crowd around the interesting spot. The genuineness of the discovery is asserted upon the authority of State Geologist Cook and many other scien. tific men. The prevailing scientific structure of that part of the Blue Ridge range admits, however, of caye' and what are commonly called ''sink holes, and If it was not for the corrob- oration of Prof. Cook, who enjoys a dis
 tinguished reputation in his department of science, the report would not be SC readily believed as it is. The New Eng land Society, comprising many of th' foremost citizens of Orange, are arrang
 ing to obtain possession of the property on which this wonder is situated.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
A Wedding Tour.

A clergyman of the Episcopal Church sends the following to Harper's "Drdteer"
 I was located in my first parish, in the suburbs of Boston. One Monday evening, twenty five years ago, young man called upon me, whom I knew but slightly. He was a mechanic, and was earning good wages. The call was very long, and he seemed greatly embarrassed and really seemed to have nothing to say. l did not suspect that he came for any special purpose At length he asked:
 "Have you any engagement for next Thursday2"
 ''None that will prevent me from mak. ing others" replied.
 'I am to be married to Miss H., and we thought we would like Thurs day."
 "An right" I answered.
 Gould you marry us early in the day We are going away, and would like tc be married early" he went on.
 "Any hour will suit me-" l replied, provided know it beforehand"
 "Would nine o'clock in the morning be too early ?" he continued.
 "It will be perfectly convenient foI me, " said.
 "Yeu see," he added, i've are going away, and we should like to be married early"
 He placed such emphasis on the Ego ing away" that thought it only cour teous to ask:
 "where do you intend to goP"
 "Well," said he, i've haven't quit made up our minds, but think VI shall go 10 Mount Auburn"
 And so they did, and spent their wed ding day in that cheerful cemetery.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
WOman's Educational Facilities.

The greatest educational facilities yet granted to women, however, have been given in England, in Sweden, and in Denmark. In Denmark women are ad- mitted to the only university, and may take their degree in everything except theology, there being eleven of them there at present. They are admitted also to the Christiania University in Norway, and are allowed to compete for all academical degrees and scholarships. In Sweden women were admitted to the universities so long ago as 1870, and there is a scholarship for female study at the University of Lund, at that of Upsala. and in the Medical School of Stockholm. Here the exsctions are severe, as it is right they should be, the course of study running from eight to ten years, and three examinations being required.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
Domestic Recipes.
nnernbereC

A cream pie made after this rule is an improvement upon the old-time so-called cream pie: Make a rich custard: if pos sible use cream, but if not use rich milk and some cream with it; bake this in a puff paste; while it is baking whip a coffee-cup full of thick, sweet cream till it is as light as it can be, and when the pie is taken from the oven put the whipped cream on the top.
 The excellence of the following rec ipe for keeping tomatoes is vouehed fol by two good women who have proved lie virtues for many years: Choose per. fecly sound, ripe tomatoes, tho skin must be unbroken, and the tomatoes must not be soft, but should be taken from the vines at the stage when they have just turned red; put them into 6 jar, and pour over them vinegar and water in the proportion of two quarts of water to one of vinegar; turn plate over them, and put weight on it so thai the tomatoes will all be kept we'll under, then tie a cloth over the jar, put the cover on and set it in a cool cellar ol closet. Tomatoes preserved in this way have been known to keep for months; il is essential that the tomatoes shall be kept covered with the vinegar and water, for if one even is not, it will decay, and the ferment occasioned by it will spoi all the others.
 Delicious oyster sauce, to serve with fish, is made thus: Have the oysters opened carefully 80 that the liquor may be saved, put it into a porcelain-lined sauce, pan, then put the oysters in anc let them come to the boiling point; take the pan from the fire, pour the oontenh into basin, then drain the liquor iron the oysters into the saucepan, and ado to it enough milk to make in all half [ pint, add a large lump of butter, set tho pan on the back of the range, and wher very hot drop the oysters in; let the par stand where the sauce will be kept hot but not boiling, as that shriyels th' oysters and makes them hard. ThiI sauce may be poured over the fish or i may be served in gravy boat. For on' course at dinner, if you cannot obtair fresh fish, take a can of salmon, anC after heating it and draining every droI of oil from it, pour this sauce over it and you have an appetizing and really tempting dish.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
Blight on Fruit Trees.

The cause of blight on fruit trees and blossoms is prolific subject for discus sion, and the remedies as yet suggested for the disease by no means certain. Some believe that the cause may be traced to the forcing of the sap upward through the stomata in the tender sap cells of the young leaves on the new wood growth of the new shoots; others, by punctures caused by insects on the same, and some by cold, or freez- ing or thawing, thereby destroying and rupturing the cell structure of the cam blum layer by expansion; and some by the pressure of the sap circulation to give an over supply in rapid growing trees; and some by electricity or electri- cal disturbance of the air when the trees are growing very fast; and others by spores of fungi and bacteria floating in the air.
 George P. Peffer, Pewaukee, Wis, in paper read before the annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society, on the origin of blight, believes all of the above mentioned conditions, except that the last named may cause blight. The spores found on blighted trees, in his opinion, do not cause blight but only subsist on dead substances. An interruption of the action of sap on healthy and fast growing tree by exces- sive heat or sun-scald, which causes it to thicken into sort of jelly that cannot disseminate, causes stoppage in the cell structure and fermentation begins; here it is where bacteria begins to work and, as soon as decay is visible, fungi.
 But on tree not perfectly healthy, such as those injured by deficiency in foliage caused by insects, mildew, early frost, late growth, etc., whereby the ripening-up process was interrupted, wood Is watery and not ripe, and severe cold will affect it more or less and rup- ture it. In word, the work of sap-dis- tribution goes on and the tree groes un- der the influence of heat and warmth, unless an excess of heat or cold deranges the circulation. An oversupply of cold, damp weather gives rust and mildew, an undersupply, blight and sunscald.
 Treatment for blight advised by Mir. Peffer is as follows: First remove all the affected parts as soon as possible by cutting off the limbs little below the colored sap under the bark; in a word, cut off to where it is sound and healthy. Second, mulch the ground under the tree or grow around it clover, grass or any other crop that will shade the ground, thereby controlling sap circula. tion. Third, plant trees when quite small, so that the main roots will go down deep into the subsoil, thereby re. tarding and equslzing the new wood growth so that studded change of ail will not stimulate overgrowth. Avoid stimulating manure and high cultiva , tion.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22

door the plan she had in mind was soon made apparent Naomi had been to the loft and now returned with an engine which had been used in watering the garden during the summer months, in fact, within a few days. It was very simple in design, being merely hollow cylinder, fitted with a piston, the whole forming, no more nor less than a large squirt gun
 This the sisters had put in perfect working order the night previous, when they would otherwise have been sleep ing. So that it was now all ready for use.
 It required but few moments to fill the cavity with the boiling water, and when it was forcibly eiected by the in- dignant maidens' arms landing upon the person and clothing of Bob Bellows. it is easy to foresee that the recipient did, as the Quakeress had affirmed, "ind him. self in hot water"
 Nor was he alone, for before the alarm had fully been taken every one of the others had received a sprinkling, which at such short range did most effective service.
 It was some time before the riders ventured to return and unhitoh their horses, but this they finally did and gal loped away as though some fiend was in pursuit of them.
 "Verily the spirit constrained me to laugh, yea, to laugh heartily, the father remarked as he beheld the ignoble flight. "But, my Ruth, verify fear thee hath awakened this mans undying ire and that we may suffer in turn"
 "No matter, father; we need not bor- row trouble. They are disposed of for the present, and something seems to tell me they will not come back"
 Then, as she recollected the uncouth manner ia which they had hastened away, she gave herself up to hearty laugh, in which all present joined.
 For many weeks Nehemiah Strong held himself in readiness to vacate the home he had founded and his daughters defended, but they were not called upon to do SO.
 No doubt Bob Bellows would have faced cabin full of men, but the novel and determined opposition of the young ladies had the effect of deterring him from making his appearance ever after.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22

CRocoDInEs. The death of a soldier at Sarras, according to the London Telegraph, has called attention to the prevalence of crocodiles in the Nile. Though such tragedies are not likely to be frequent, yet it is not improbable that the campaign of Khartoum will close without the crocodiles again be- coming disagreeable companions. For the crattiness and patience of these vo- racious creatures are so great that, in spite of all the caution of those who live on the banks of the water which they infest, tribute of lives, animal and hu. man, is paid annually to the great tyrani of the river.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
Style in the s. I.

It is customary when introduced to a stranger in Hawaii to inquire what gov. ernment the gentleman represents. A correspondent of the Alta California writes: One of every thaee men one meets is a Consul, Vice-Consul, act ing Consul, pro-Consul, Commissioner. Deputy Commissioner, or something which entities him to official recogni- tion. And there is more gold lace to the square inch on the coats of these gentle men, excepting the representatives of our own Government, than is seen on the stage in the performance of bur lesque opera. They are immense stick lers for etiquette. It is: By your leave, Mir. Vice Consul, room for Mir. Consul, ' and "Way, this is the representative oi His Majesty of Patagonia" "Call the Greek Commissioners carriage" Y" 'Room for the Austrian Charge d'Afdires. ' This abundance of high and mighty gen, tlemen sometimes leads to odd complica. tions. At a State reception some time ago, Minister and Commissioner had to sit side by side. Now this would hardly be the thing, because the Minis. ter outranked the Commissioner, and SC the court officers were at their wits ends to find way out of the dilemma Il was happily and justly arranged at las by moving the Commissioners chail just one inch in the rear of the Minis ter's. Thus what might have been a SC rious international complication wal avoided, and all the dignitaries wer, satisfied.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
THE LIME.KILN CLUB.
Brother Gardner Gives some Seasonabie
 Political Advice.

'I should like to spoke a few words out loud to Pickles Smith, Whalebone Howker, Judge Standoff, and Rise Up Perkins," said Brother Gardner as he opened the meeting, "an' de seb'ral pussons named will please step to de front"
 The members mentioned advanced in sheepish, hesitating manner, and when grouped before tho Presidents desk he continued:
 Zach one O you am we'll aware O de fack dat dis club has firmly declined to commit itself to any polytical party. Ober and ober again has warned you to be satisfied wid pollin' your votes and let odder folks do dc whoopin', an lyin', an slanderin', an mud-frowin'. You fo' members has seen fit to disregard my advice. understan' dat you am on de whoop. You can't sot still daytimes, an you can't sleep worf a cent O nights. Your screams am heard at pole-raisins, an you below aroun' on the co'ners as if de fucher of de kentry depended on it.
 "Gem'len, let me spoke to you. De Constitushun am werry sacred docu- ment, but you kin buy mo groceries wid S2 bill.
 "De Magma Charta which ebery can- dididate for constable talks about should inspire each one of you wid reverence, but less reverence fur de Magma an mo shoes fur de chill'en will increase your standin' among yer nayburs.
 "De bulwarks of Liberty, about which we h'ar so much whenebert wo old ward bummers git togeder in & basement saloon, mus be defended eben wid our lives, but when a mans goods am dumped out on de sidewalk kase he can't pay his rent de bulwarks O Liberty am purity thin.
 "Fifteen-eent orators git up an wave deir arms about an talk to you of de principles of Monroe, an Jefferson, an Adams, an Lincoln. Principles, gemlen, am all right under sartin cir cumstances, but when swallowed wid weak codfish an cold 'taters dev doan't put no fat on yer ribs.
 "De grand old principles of grand old parties am hurled at your heads from ebery co'ner, but dey won't pay rent nor buy soup bones.
 "You kin now resume your seats. doan' ax ye to drap pollyticks, but I do request ye to enter into 'em in diff ferent speerit Have yer fixed cash price for ebery whoop-ebery cheer ebery argument Doan' indulge in mud slingin' an islander onless you am paid fur it. Draw up a schedule somethin' l;ka khia an stick to rataa.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
Old Notions Concerning Bridesmaids.

In many parts of Germany it is still customary for the bridesmaids to bring the myrtle wreath, which they have subscribed together to purchase on the nuptial eve, to the house of the bride, and to remove it from her head at the close of the wedding day. After this has been done, the bride is blindfolded, and the myrtle wreath being put into her hand, she tries to place it upon the head of one of her bridesmaids as they dance round her; for, in accordance with an old belief, whoever she crowns is sure to be married within year from that date. As may be imagined, this ceremony is the source of no small ex- citement, each bridesmaid being natur. ally anxious to follow the example of the bride. Referring once more to the bridal wreath and chaplet, it is still a current notion in many parts of Eng land that the bride in removing these must take special care that her brides maids throw away every pin. Not only is it affirmed that misfortune will over take the bride who retains even one pin used in her marriage toilet, but woe also to the bridesmaids if they keep any of them, as their prospects of marriage will thereby be materially lessened. In mary parts of Russia the brides attend ants are often middle-sged women. Thus, according to one authority, when the priest has tied the nuptial knot al the altar, the clerk sprinkles on her head handful of hops, after which ''she is untitled up, and led home by 6 certain number of old women"
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
MOTHERS WORK.

Baking. stewing. and brewing, Roasting, frying, and boiling Sweeping, dusting and cleaning, Washing. starching, and r'ning, Ripping, turning, and mending, Cutting, basting, and sh ching, Making the old like new; Shoestrings to lace, Faces to wash,
 Buttons to sew,
 And the like of such; Stockings to darn
 While the children play, Stories to tell,
 Tears wipe away,
 Making them happy The livelorg day; It Is ever thus from morn till night; Who says that mothers work is Night? At evening, four
 Little forms in white; Prayers all said,
 And the last goodnight Tucking them safe In each downy bed, Silently asking
 Ger each head, That tue dear Father In heaven will keep Safe all my darlipgs, Awake or asleep. Then think the old adage true ever will prove; 'It is easy to labor for those that we love" An. me dear me often say, As hang the tumbled clothes away; And the tear drops start While my burdened heart Aches for the mother across the way. Where, oh, where are Her nestlings flown? All, all are gone, Save one alone
 Folded their garments With tenderest care, Impressed the pillow And vacant the chair. No ribbons to tie,
 No faces to wash,
 No hair all awry;
 No merry voices
 To hush into rest;
 God save them
 He took them,
 And he knoweth best; But, ah the heart anguish the tears that fall This mothers work is the hardest of all
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22

"In addition to de above, any speshu- ally dirty work, like packin' caucuses or boomin' an ole bum for soft sit in de gift of de Council, should be charged fur at double rates. Sot down, gem'len, an de meeting will now purceed wid de reg'lar purceedin's." - Detroit Free PreeS
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22

A LoNa RIpE.-A citizen of Tarrant county, whose wife was sick, wishing 10 go for his daughter, who was sixty miles distant on visit, in the absence of e horse rode A two-year-old bull. making the round trip, 12o miles, in forty-eight hours. He said the bovine was rather toe poor to ride without a saddle, and, as he expressed it, putty bad gittin on agin after the wind strikes me awhile. - Colorado Clipper.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22

be imagined better than it can be des- cribed. The party has ever since been theme for conversation among those who were invited, and will long be re- n,ernbered
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22

THESE candidate fellers," cries an exasperated farmer, ''can talk pretty slick about the grandeur and independ- ence of farm life, but I'll wager my last years straw hat that none of 'em ever tried to convince a pig that it ought to go out of a garden by way of the same hole in the fanoe that 1t came h."
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22

A ToppLER.- wee toddler who made free of our house, and on whom my father had sought to impress that "children should be seen and not heard" along with lot of other similar maxims, one morning burst noisily in upon us while at breakfast, giving the door cyclonish bang as he exploded with: "I don't want to be seen; want to be heard r And he was.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-22
Local News a Speciality.

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-12

BosToN Feb. 1.-THE following were to-day IS
quotations o Butter, Cheese. Eggs. &c:
Butter We quote Western and Northern cream
cries at $50 36c tor choice, and 24aSoc for fair to
good; New York snO Vermont diaries 24nS0c ID fb
for choice, 1922 for fair and good Western dairy
at 20G23c and Western ladle packed 17@2Oc %
To; demand moderate.
Cheese firm at 3,al44c for choice. 11@1212c
for fair and good SCu9c for common.
Eggs have been selling at 34d36c for different
kinds.
Potatoes dull; we quote HoutCn Rose at 45D48
" bush, Eastern, Northern and Aroostook Rose at
40G4 c. Prolifcs 43d45c
Beans-choice Northern hand picked pea at 2 70
az 70 " bush; choice New York small hand picked
do So S5Qd2 so; common to good at So a az so;
choice small hand picked pea Vermont at 81 % a
3 90; choice screened 20 1902 90; hand-picke ed
med Il G.. and choice screened do 3 6fsd So;
common beans 2592 40; German medium beans
at 35a2 40; do pea 2 5002 Go; choice improved
yellow-eyes at s 30; old-fashoned yellow-eyes
at 2aa3 80.
Appes-We quote No Baldwins at So 25a3 rs;
No 2 do 25@2 so, Western 1903 20 4P Dbl fancy
eating at 81 0O6S5 30.
Hay-Choice prime hay is quoted at s16@s17 q
ton medium to good at $14@Sl5; choice Eastern
fine at $l3@$l4. poor at ST. @$l3, with Ea tern
swale at So Rye straw at $l3 5u@$l4oO and oat
straw S9nl0 44 ton.