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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
Good Home Reading for Good
Home-kee ping Girls.

How many times day do we use
word without stopping to think what it
means? Every day at luncheon and at
dinner we drink out of a tumbler. But
/, for one, never thought why the large
glass that holds our milk or water was
so called until, once upon time, hap
pened 10 have luncheon at All Souls
college, Oxford. One of the most dis
tinguished Fellows is Prof. Max Muller
the great philolOgiSt. The Common
room. or the Fellows smaller dining
room. is a delightful old place with its
great fireplace, and its walls all wains-
coted with black oak, while through the
great window, with its heavy stone
mullions, YOU look out on to ancient
ivy-grown buildings round quiet
court, which is filled with a space of
velvet turf. says Wide Awake. On
the day of which l speak Prof. Max
Muller was giving luncheon in
this splendid room TO the charming and
the curiosity of all the strangers pres
ent was set of the most attractive lit
tie round bowls of ancient silver. about
the size of large orange. They were
brought round, according to the custom
of the place. filled to the brim with the
famous ale brewed i'm the college.
These. we were told, were tumblers,
and We were speedily shown how they
came ly their nameS-a fitting lesson
for the guests of philolOgist! When
one of these little bowls was empty it
was placed upon the table, mouth down
ward. Instantly, SO perfect was its
balance, it flew back into its proper
position. as if asking to be filled again.
No matter how it was treated, trundled
along the floor, balanced carefully on its
side: dropped suddenly upon the soft,
thick carpet. up it rolled again and set
tied itself with few gentle shakings
and SwayingS into its place, like one OF
those India rubber tumbling dolls your
baby brothers and sisters delight in.
This. then, was the origin of our word
tumbler. first made of silver, as are All
Souls tumblerS. Then, when glass be-
came common, the round glasses that
stood Oh fat base superseded the eX-
quiSitely balanced silver spheres and
stole their name.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
OUR MINISThR'S SERcio

The minister said last night, said he,
"Dont he az a-d civ in.
IL Jour life amt worth nothin' to other
folks,
''Thy. what's the use of livin'?'
And that's what l said 20 my wife. says l.
There's Brown. the INSERT be sinner.
He'd sooner beggar would starve than
"A cent toward buyin' dinner"
! iel. you our minister is prime. ne is,
But couldn't q;ite determine,
When heard him a-giyiu' il right and left,
Just who WAS hIt by his sermon
or course there couldn't be no mistake
When he talked OF long MINDED prayin'.
For Peters ami johnson they sot and Scowled
AT every word he was Sayin'.
And the minister he went on to say.
There's various kinds of cheatiu,
A1d Religions good for every day
As it is 20 bring to meeti1'.
don't think much OF the man that gives
The loud amen AT pTeachin'.
And spends his time the followin week
Ii cheatin and overreachin'."
guess that dose was bitter enough
For man like Jones TO swallow.
But l noticed that he didn't open his mouth
But once after that to holler.
'Aurvah," said |. for The munster
OF course l said il quiet
''t.iye Us some more of this open talk,
It's very refgeShin' diet
Tie minister hat en- every time,
And when he spoke of fashion.
And Tiggin' ont in bows and things,
A. Womau'S ruling passion,
Aud coming 10 church to see the styles,
couldn't help a winkin
Aad nudsin' my wife, and says l That
YOU.
And L guess il Sot her thinkin
Says 10 myself. That sermons pat,
But mans queer creation.
And I'm much afraid that most Of the folks
Won't take the application"
Now, II he had said word about
My personal mode of sinniu,
Ia have gone 10 work 10 right myself,
And not sat there a GRIMM.
q st then the minister. says he.
And nowI've come 10 the fellers
HhO'Ye lost this shower by usin' their friends
As sort O moral umbrellas:
Go home" says he, land find your faults
Instead OF huntin' your brothers.
go home. says he, and wear The coats
You tried To hit for others
Ny wife she nudged, and Brown he winked,
And there was lots o smilin',
And lots u lookin' at our pew,
1t sot my blood o bilin';
Says | to myself. Our minister
Is gittn' little bitter:
I'll tell him when meetin's out Il at
:. Am not that kind of critter.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

shoe and stocking. and when she calls
out that she is ready ! come in and
there on that soft stool is the bare,
pretty foot ready to be operated upon.
The stocking is sometimes tucked out
of sight and sometimes lies OH the car
per by the side of the shoe. Almost in
variably the patient bushes when l
enter the room, unless she is an old
timer and is used to it. When | have
finished generally retire until she puts
on her stocking and shoe again. Some
of them go right at it in a business
like way and remove their stocking
right before me, but these eases
are rare. Most of my patients
are young ladies, and / have handled
some of the prettieSt, SOfteSt and most
fascinating little feet imaginable. One
may think there is nothing in wOman'S
foot, but in following my avocation |
have often been mashed on a lady Just
because of her exquisite little foot. But
these same feet contain some of the.
worst enemies to comfort you ever saw.
/ take as much pleasure in relieving a
young lady from pain as | do in reciev-
ing my fee, and you may rest assured if
l were to operate on the cOrnS of every
pretty young lady i'll st. Paul,
I'd have a five years. steady job
on hand. They come here in a
regular stream. CornS are hard things
to cure. as the girls will persist in wear
ing tight shoes even while am doctor
ing them. If they would only get shoes
made to order and in the shape of their
feet, occasionally, they would have less
trouble. Serious consequences often
result from these troublesome little
things. In Eastern cities have known
girls to go crazy and
COMMIT SUICIDE
because of corns. They strain every
nerve in the body, and, causing cor
slant pain, with occasional shoots of
agony, it is really wonder that more
people do not lose their minds. BY the
way, any one who would sacri-
flee his or her comfort for the
sake of appearance, ought to go insane.
knew of case down East where a
young fellow was engaged to lady
who suffered from a soft corn. She
neglected to attend to it, and one even
ing when he called she was in pitiful
frame of mind, ready to chew up any
body. Finally he proposed, but she re
fused him point blank and insulted him
in the bargain. He mournfully de-
parted and the girl actually did
not know what she had done, or why
he didn't call. She came to me and I
cured her. Some time after this they
made up, and it was developed that she
was suffering FROM Mysteries or tempo
rtry insanity at the time. would warn
every one that has a corn to waste no
time in having il attended TO. But beg
you will excuse me while | handle the
sweetest, Softest and prettiesr little foot
in st. Paul." W.k. G..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

with fine cotton or wool of the same
shade as the first in q seam, and then
each seam sewed back again in an over
cast stitch; the sewing must be fine and
firm to make 1t hold. Little people with
tender feet can wear these stockings
with the seamy side out, If necessary.
Wise mothers put in double heels and
knees.
The English fashion of wearing pima
flores is coming into favor here. The
linen bibS which children wear at meal
time are provided with loop tapes about
the neck, and pieces to tie about the
waist. and are put on in the morning
over the clean frock, and kept on until
after luncheon; then they are removed,
and the little dress is almost as clean as
when first put on. Little scarlet linen
aprons are in favor for children able to
walk, and give bright color to their
little costumes.
House sacques made out of pieces of
thin flannel and catsdtched with lit
tie bright WOrSted, are found useful for
small children this cold weather.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
HOW TO STAY PRETTY.
The Good That Results From
Much RUBBING at the Bath.


Tepid water is preferable for every
season of the year, says a writer in
Dress. Milk baths have been in favor
from time immemorial with ladies, and
nothing is better than a daily hot
bath of milk. Nine. Tallien was
among the historical women who
bathed in milk, to which
she added crushed strawberries to give
it an agreeable perfume. | have also
heard of an old lady of eighty who re-
tanned girlish complexion like cream
and roses by always washing In the
juice of crushed strawberries and moth
ing else. But we can, fortunately, keep
our skins healthy and fair without re-
sorting to these eXtreame measures.
For full-length bath, bag of bran
will soften the water and make the skin
deliciOusly smooth and fair; but let me
here remark that no bath is perfect in
its results without the long and brisk
friction of the hands or a coarse towel
afterward. Friction not only stimulates
| circulation, but it makes the flesh
| firm and polished, like Parian mar
BILE. 1t is sometimes astonishing to see
the change made in an ugly skin by
friction, and any lady who wishes to
possess healthful, beautiful body, firm
| to the touch and fair to the eye, with
the elasticity of youth well prolonged
into age, must give willingly of her
strength to the daily task of rubbing the
| body thoroughly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

HE SPIES THE JUMPING-JACK.
and girls of the neighborhOOd called
him Bad BERTHE, and even his papa and
mamma called him the same thing.
Among the weeny folk whose homes
are near Jefferson avenue and Chestnut
street it was common talk that Santa
Claus couldn't. in justice to himself and
to all the good little children in the
world, give Bertie Bing-Bo lg a Christ
mas present. Won't h. feel bad?"
they would say, as they pictured him
standin in front of his empty stocking
Christmas morning. Then they looked
at him pityingly and wished he wasn't
so bad, and felt particularly gratified to
think that they were themselves so
good.
Well, Christmas morning came, and
st, ang; to say. BERTHE Ring-B0ng got as
ma y toys and as much candy as chill
dren ten thousand times better than he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

red, and there were streaks of grief all
over his cheeks.
Naughty, mean Jumping jack" he
said between his tears.
But the Jumping Jack only grinned
at him. BERTHE slapped it and the Jump
ing Jack made face at him He
slapped 1t again and it made a worse
face at him. Then he threw it violently
from him, and the Jumping Jack scram-
bled to its knees in the corner and
waved its arms at BERTHE in a gesture of
defiance. 1t even went so far, BERTHE
thought, as to stick out its tongue at
him, though he could hardly believe
!, this as the Jumping Jack was wooden
and didn't seem to have tongue. But
I bad boys do this kind of thing, and why
|, should not bad Jumping Jacks. Good
boys can keep their tongues in their
mouths SO we'll concealed that nobody
knows they have tongue, but with
bad boys, as everybody knows, it is diff
ferent.
BERTHE thought about it q while and
then made up his mind that the Jump
ing Jack had stuck out his tongue at
him, whereupon he made rush for the
helpless toy, and, clutcning it in one
| hand, boxed its ears warmly, after
kwhich he threw it upon the floor and
stamped upon it.
| 'Oh, oh, OH" moaned the Jumping
fJack. as it felt the cruel heels of BERTHE
| Bing-BOng crushing out its life.
/ BERTHE was startled. He locked down
| at the Jumping Jack and saw it On its
knees. with arms lifted towards him in
an attitude of appeal.
Don't kill me! Don't kill me !" the
Jumping Jack cried. Don't kill me
| and shall do whatever you ask"
Berries eyes and mouth opened. His
] knees knocked together. His first
thought was to run out of the room,
but cui iosity got the best of MIN, and
instead of running away he found him
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
Some Very Interesting Infor-
nation that a Globe Re-
porter Came Across.

gazing at her while and noting nothing
strange.
Don't YOU notice anything peculiar
about her?'
Nothing but slight limp"
Exactly! That's just it. She IS
suffering from that queer ard agonizlng
disease called 'cOrnS.' Come with me;
| happen to know where she Is bound
for
one, and followed her until she disap-
peared in doorway aud up narrow
flight of stairs.
''Lome on" cried the first speaker, as
the reporter hesitated at the entrance.
remembering that it is dangerous job
to follow all unprotected female up a
pair of stars. Being assured that a
''thump i'll the neck wouldn't follow
the operation, the two climbed the stairs
and entered an Office partitioned from
another by a wall half wood, half glass.
Taking seat the pair waited a few
minutes, when the door opened and out
passed the young lady. Her gait
seemed improved and more sprightiy.
At the same instant a nice-loOking
young fellow appeared with bland:
What can do for you. gentlemen?"
OF course he was corn doctor. In
nice language he might be called a
''ciiiropodist," but good. old. plain
English says he is corn doctor. He
don't doctor "chirops." He doctors
'corns." Consequently he is a corn
doctor, with corner Oh corns.
Yes" said he, that young lady had
a painful! little corn between her little
toe and the other. 1t is what is known
as soft corn, and far more painful
than any other Kind, especially i'll that
RI ipI,f s.t,n
| told the tale. l cut out what | could of
| it and then applied salye that will heal
it in day or two
'Cut it Out:" gasped the reporter,
''you don't mean to say that you"
YES" with Il smile, II had her pretty
little foot in my hands. OF eOurse il
was bare How could | cut the corn
with the stocking on? That little woman
! is as modest as anybody well could be.
| but she was suffering
| GREAT PAIN.
| and it was mere matter of business
| with her. Can't understand why they
come TO a man? That's easily explained
| They have more confidence in a man
They think a man handles sharp knife
with more ease and skill than
woman. [ know there are
several lady doctors in st. Pau
but | do rushing business. Natur
ally those who are so terribly modest
and bashful goto the lady doctors. Bu
see, it's only matter of business. Loci
at this operating room. Notice tina
the carpet is very soft and clean. There
is low chair standing on q soft
smooth rug. That is the chair the pa
tient occupies. She comes in here an6
sits down.. | remain in the cute
office until she removes he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

ORNAMENTS FOR THE HAIR.
kinds are i'll great demand and look eS
peciaily well in dark hair. Blondes of
the perfect type, when not super
stiliOuS, ornament their golden treSSeS
wife opal ornaments, which show doZ-
ell rainbow tintS at each turn of the
head.
Some extremely novel and artistic
aigrettes have just been imported for
the ball season. One of the three stiff
white feathers, the edges tipped in gold,
supports tiny humming-bird shared in
net of golden tissue, the three feath-
ers and waving white one reaching
out beyond it. Another is pale blue
ostrich tip with feather pompon of
silver and the golden claw of a canary
bird clutching few of its own tail
feathers. AigretteS, unless extremely
fanciful. are not worn by young girls,
but are left TO matrons. A short person
may add to her stature by dressing the
hair on the top of the head and wearing
one of the tall Engenie aigretteS.
ColiaretteS of velvet, plush and jet
are worn closely about the neck, with
decOllete dresses, and look pretty for a
change, but a really beautiful neck is
best without either necklace or collar
cite to mar its perfect lines. To one
who objects to having the neck and
hltllOuI CONCIlIS, OutoC COl-
larettes are extremely useful, for tulle
or net may be gathered to them and then
to the bodice of the gown.
A novel collarette is of pale pink crys-
tails. dropping over pink velvet and worn
with a black velvet gown. Another is
of plain olive plush, caught with cats
eye clasp. Black velvet is especially
desirable for showing handsome dia-
monds, and is more universally DecOm
ing than any other color.
Kid slippers in undressed tan color
are among the popular novelties of the
winter, and are worn with gowns oil
every color. Bronze slippers tied with
broad satin ribbons come next in favor
The rather incongruous French fash.
ion of wearing one of the long fur boas
about the neck with decollete toilet is
already finding favor. The other even
ing at the opera three ladies were 81
dressed. One wore white satin gowI
extremely low, displaying the shoul
ders, and about her neck and falling
almost to the floor was boa Of dark
brown fur. This was Mrs. Bradle.
Martin. In another box was a well
known belle in pale pink. wearing
yeilow-fox boa. The fashion has, per
haps, its reason for being. The
fur is an excellent protection to the
chest from draughts, but it really doe
not cover enough to be of any perma
nent value.
The pretty fancy of having the fal
attached TO the left shoulder by lonl
cops of ribbon to a silken cord is il
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
When the Weddings Come.

Iowa State Register.
At the request of many readers the
following order Of weddings is pub
liShed:
At the end of the First Year-CottOn
wedding.
Second Year-Paper wedding.
Third Year-Leather wedding.
Fifth Year-WoOden wedding.
Seventh Year-WoOlen wedding.
Tenth Year-Tin wedding.
Twelfth Year-Silk and fine linen
wedding.
Fifteenth Year-Crystal wedding.
Twentieth Year-China wedding.
Twenty-ffth Year-Silver wedding.
Thirtieth Year-Pearl wedding.
Fortieth Year-Golden wedding.
Seventy-fifth Year-DiamOnd we'd
ding.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
THE FIRST BREECHES.

Ofttimes my thoughts win wander back
TO childhood's rosy hours,
When, like wanton butterfly.
only saw life's flowers.
With Joy think of each loved spot,
The brooks, the fields and bitches;
But dearer far than all of these
Is the day i first wore breeches.
TITS true, I've slipped life's pleasures since,
Am blessed with worldly riches,
But joy so sweet I've never felt
Like that of my first breeches.
What tales those breeches oft could tell
OF rent and patch and stitches.
OF fence and tree from which hung
Suspended by those breeches.
How we'll their ample seat was stuffed
To break the masters switches,
Or soften blows my mother gave
With slipper on those breeches.
Not all the gems of Solomon's mines.
Or wealth in Araby which is,
Could half compare with treasures rare
In the pockets of those breeches.
That garment would fain have kept,
Though full of holes and stitches;
But years ago my mother made
Rag carpet of those breeches.
p II III
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

MAhlNG Up.
self bending over it and staring at the
talking Jumping Jack.
Il didn't now iumDin' Jacks could
talk" he remarked, as he eyed the Won
derful toy.
And as a regular thing they can't
responded the Jumping Jack, "but you
see Pm different from other jumping
Jacks. Indeed, am no Jumping Jack
at all, but fay clothed with this form
by Our fairy queen and sent TO you to
shoy you what IA terrible thing it is to
be bad. My meanness and stubborn
ness have caused you great deal of
pain, haven't they? Well, your badness
causes your parents and your friends
just the same pain. And you have been
many times worse than have been.
Now, what do yon think of yourself?'
BERTHE covered his face with his hands,
and seemed to be very much ashamed.
1T isn't hard to be good" said the
Jumping Jack. land when you are good
everybody loves you and treats you
nicely. From this time forward | shall
.bea good Jumping Jack if you will
promise TO be good boy"
Il 'sAli right" said BERTHE, ''I'll be
good"
- .sNery WE'LL" said the Jumping Jack.
''tlen we'll both be good together. And.
mind now, whenever you are bad shall
be bad too, and shall not dance for you.
Try me now, and see if l have not re-
formed"
: BERTHE picked up the Jumping Jack
and pulled the string For the first
time it waved its legs and arms hand
somely for him.
; 'Good Jumping Jack" said BERTHE,
and the Jumping Jack smiled.
From that day BERTHE was good boy.
When the other children around Jeffer-
IS son avenue and Chestnut street saw the
change that had taken place in his man.
ners they wondered what had caused it.
BERTHE never told them, but he contin-
ued to be good. and this is the first time
anybody has ever told the true story OF
BERTHE Bing-Bong and his magic Jump
ing lack
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
OUR WORK-BASKET.

How to Make Stockings for Chill
dren---English Pinafores and
House SacqueS.
The art of cutting down old stockings
to make them into smaller ones is not
known to every housewife. Yet, when
stockings for the little people cost from
80 to so cents pair, it would be a great
economy in many families to learn this
branch of needlewOrk. First, little
stocking of the size and shape required
should be secured as model, folded
lengthwise and placed on the large
stocking. folded the same way, the
tops and fronts coming together. Then,
with pair of sharp scissors, the large
stocking is cut at the back down to the
heel of the little one. The front is left
the length Of the entire small stocking
from toe to top; beginning at the toe,
the upper part of the foot of the stock
ing is cut out, and then the heel. The
under part of the foot is separate
piece. The stocking should be sewed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
FANS. FEATHERS, AND FANCIE

The Latest Dainty EXtrayagances
OF EIega 1t Dame aFshion---Jew-
- els for the Hair.
Fancy pins in gold. silver, tortoise
shell and many kinds of fancy material
are worn in the hair, both for the: street
and house and at ent ertainments of all
Kinds Large balls and cubes of oXid-
lied silver. mounted on long pins, are
N0rn at tn { top or side of the Grecian
coils, While the flatter pins are used
when the hair is coiled on the top of the
9ead. Some of these pins resemble
combs and are studded with Rhine
stones or crystals. producing a pleasing
effect i'll artificial light, says the \. Y.
journal.
Ruby pins in the form of butterflies.
birds. sprays of flowers and bugs of all
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

nine years old, To-
Gated in Blue Earth
county, Mimi, with
her son and daugh-
Ter. She was then
he only Revolution
.lry widow residing
in this part of the
state. Thirty two
years have passed
by and she still re-
sides in Mankato
and enjoys the dis
tinctiOn of being the
only S uryivin G
widow of a soldier
of the Revolution in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

favor at present. The ribbons fall
little below the hand, and the fan is
then attached. Another fashion is to
wear the fan attached to gold or silver
chain. which passes around the waist
and falls in q chatelaine at one side.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22

ERTIE BING-BONG
was a very bad boy.
He was so bad that
he himself almost
knew that he was
bad. Certainly every
body knew how bad
a 10y BERTHE Bing-
Bong was, for they
could see him quar-
reiing with the other
boys and hear him
lus tily yelling at
evening tide, when
his papa came home
md took him across
mis- knee and warmed
the bosom of his
trousers with a long
leather shaving strap,
says the st. Louis
Post-Dispatcll. But
W. hinnin nc didn't
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seem to do BERTHE any good. When he
was whipped at night he was all the
worse for it next day, being meaner
than ever to the little boys and girls
with whom he associated and in
other ways proving naughtier and
more disobedient and stubborn
than he was before. The boys
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
BERTIE'S JUMPING JACK.

A Bad Boy Whom Santa Claus Re
membered Only to Teach Him
a Lesson.