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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
The First
Almanac
1t "Who was the first
almanac maker?" is
;. among the questions
drODDed into the

Almanac. among the questions
dropped into the
GLOBE query box for this week. That
is hard to tell. The first almanacs were
of Arabian origin. The oldest known
copy of such work is preserved in the
British museum, and dates back to the
time of RameseS the Great, OF Egypt,
who lived 1000 years before Christ. 1t
Is written on papyrus in red ink and
covers a period OF six years. The en-
tries mainly relate to religious ceremo-
MES and the fate of children born on
certain days. and to the regulation of
business enterprises according to plan
etary influences. DO nothing this
day." is one of the warnings. "Look
not at rat this day." is anoth-
er, and there is a tradition
that this injunction was faithfully
realm. "If thou seest anything all this
day it will be fortune" is another
entry, and yetit was an unkind dis
elimination against blind people.
''Wash not with water this day." was
an additional caution on what is sup
posed to have been intended for All
Tramps' day. This almanac was found
in an old tomb, and is supposed to have
been buried with its Egyptian owner
when he was converted into mummy.
Next after this, in point of age, among
the existing specimens of ancient al
manacs are some composed in the fourth
century. They are Roman church cal
endars, giving the dates of feasts, the
names of the saints, and other re-
ligous information. The Baltic
nations, who were not yersed in
papyrus writing, had calendars
engraved Oh ak handles and walking
sticks. Sunday was marked with a
broad notch, and the sanity days: were
symbolized by carved figures. A harp
represented ST. DaVid's day; a gridiron
designated st. Lawrence sand lovers
knot for st. Valentines. The Saxon al
MANAGES are numerous, and contain his
torical as we'll as ecclesiastical entries.
The almanacs Of the middle ages were
chiefly devoted to aStrOlogy and al
chemy. Benjamin Franklin was, per
hapS, the first American almanac writer.
and the old Hagerstown almanac, which
has had run for sixty-five years, is the
most popular. 1t is yet found on the
same shelf with the family Bible in
most Eastern homes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
The SLANG of the Dax

Terre Haute Express.
First Base BalliSt-And when the old
man instead of the girl met you at the
door. did you make home runP
Second Base Ballist-No, was shut
I1t
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18

The bastinado used to be pictured In
some of the children's books as an Oh
iect lesson in Oriental cruelty. A re-
cent official investigation shows that it
has been practiced in state Institution
for children in Rhode Island, and the
manager had the cheek to come forward
with the implement and defend its use.
1t was a cudgel fattened at one end and
an inch wide. With this he patted the
balls of the feet of the feet of the boys
and girls, causing torture that can
only be appreciated by trial. The chill
dren should have a chance to give him
a lesson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
A Crank Indeed.

Tommy-Papr, what is a crank?
Papa-Oh, we call peculiar, eccen-
trio person crank.
TOmmy-And base ball crank is
Papa base ball crank is man who
will not go to game. t.D
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18

TRr WEEkLY-Oaily = Monday Wednesday
and Friday.) oo
j yr in advance. 81 co 6mos. in adv w w
amonths, in advance. 81 OO.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
Ode to Night.

The evening for her bath OF dew
Is partially undressed;
The sun behind a Dob-tailed flush
Is setting in the west;
The planets light the heavens with
The flash of their cigars:
The sky has put his nightshirt on
And buttoned it with stars.
-Vassar Miscellany.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18

THE manager of Juvenile institution
in the East lately testified that he was
in the habit of switching little girls ''to
make them say their prayers" 1t was
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18

An Authors To those whoknow
Robert Louis gSteven-
Eccentrici- son at all. it Is no sur
prise that he has de-
ties. cided to live in far
distant Samoa, and has
bought himself several hundred acres of
land. In fact, / question whether Ste
venson could do anything to surprise
his friends. The odd and unexpected
have become synonyms with his name.
| doubt whether there is more eccen-
trio author to-day than Stevenson. He
never seems to know his own mind from
one day into another. and were he to-
morrow to turn up in New York his
friends would merely arch their eye
brows. Said one of his closest
friends to me yesterday: stevenson is
Just crammed full Of oddities, and the
most unreliable man who Yields a pen.
Let him promise to write you an essay,
a story or a poem, and it positively
amounts to nothing. l he next day he
has forgotten it. and before you know it
he is in some heathenish part OF the
country, or off in the middle of some
unreachabe body of water, which defies
the mail or the telegraph. He hates to
write letters, scarcely ever answers a
single one he gets, while all the time
you are just wild for copy promised
months ago. Eccentric ? Decidedly so;
he is more, he is aggravating almost be-
yOnd endurance, and if he were not
such a paying card not an editor or
publisher would put up with his Cd
ditieS."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
On the Train.

"He's always ahead of the condueS
tor"
''Who?"
1.-THE engineer"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
one of the old notions that the lash was
pious agency.

TALMAGE gets $500 for each of his
lectures before the Chautauqua. He
believes in making his goods sell at the
highest possible figures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
KRAUSES HEADACHE CAP
Stiles

Unlike many remedies, are perfectly
harmless. They contain no injurious
substance, and will stop any kind of a
headache; will prevent headaches
caused by over-induIgence of food or
drink late at night. Price. 25 cents.
For sale by all leading druggists.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
PARLOR
FURNITURE

Suits in Plush, $25, $35,
$45 and $50.
Chamber Sets, hard wood
antique finish, at $3.50. SIS,
$18 and $25.
We have a large aSsort-
ment of Dining Room Furni-
ture that we are selling at
lower prices than have yet
been quoted.
Our stock Of Office Furni-
is large and complete.
Special bargains in Com
mon Furniture.
Do not fail to inspect our
stock before you decide
where to buy.
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SUNDAY ALONE.
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served. Address all letters and kilograms 10
THE GLOBE. st. Paul, Mimi.
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DAILY AND SUNDAY.
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One month 49,. SOC.
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WEEKLY ST. PAUL GLOBE.
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THE national conference of charities
and correction has been in session at
Baltimore the past few days, and had
under consideration many questions re-
lating to the condition of these matters.
They have done great deal to improve
the condition Of the unfortunate, but
there is still room for their efforts as
long as inmates of asylums are being
burned alive by scores, as in recent in
stances. In nearly every case the fault
rests with needless or parsimonious
managers. In the instance at Norwich,
n. Y, where a dozen lives were lost, an
official report had been made to the
authorities that none of the inmates
would be likely to escape in case of fire.
1t is a grievous wrong to put the de-
mented in such peril.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18

Mrs. LANGTRY is reported to have
made another hit in London. She dis
plays nerve and perseverance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
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on hand for reference. Patrons and TRENDS
are cordially invited to visit and avail them
selves of the facilities of our Eastern Office
while i'll New York.
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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
THE STORY OF A DAY.

LOCAL FORECAST.
For St. Paul Minneapolis and vicinity:
Rain; nearly stationary temperature.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18

THE Chicago man is versatile in his
ways of doing good and acquiring note.
He died not long since--that is, one of
him. His intellectual life had been
baptized in the classical waters of Har-
ward university, and he recognized the
obligation by giving the institution a
large place in his will. His entire estate
was to go to it after first paying certain
sums to relatives. 1t appeared, how
ever, that the man never had near the
amounts he allotted to his relatives.
He was able to indicate the gratitude he
cherished for the college and advertise
it as proper object for mortuary re-
membrance without eXpence. Any
thoughtful person can leave post-mOr-
tenn remembrances of this sort, and the
Chicago man should have credit for the
example.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Clark Burnham is at Folsom on visit to his
parents.
Mrs. F. F. Tebbets of this city is visiting
Miss Edith Smith, at Folsom.
Miss Fannie Pinkham, of San Francisco, is
visiting Mrs. r. J. Murphy, at Folsom.
Miss Maud Bennett, of Sacramento, is the
guest of Mrs. V. Smith, at Diamond Springs.
Job Evans and sister, Miss Annie Evans. have
returned to Gait from trip to the Big Trees.
Colonel G. W. Caples and wife, accompanied
by Z C. Rutherford, are at Wentworth Springs.
Mrs. E. Graham, of Folsom, is at Marysville,
where she will spend several days visiting
friends
in the mountains for her health, has returned
much improved.
Miss Lizzie Stephenson, of this city, has been
visiting her grand parents, George Little and
wife, at Ashland.
Miss Grace Glanfeld and Miss Joe Kinney. OF
Folsom, have gone for a trip to San Francisco,
San Jose and other places.
Miss Julia Phillips and Nellie and Matte Nc
Comber have returned to Folsom from their
trip TO the mountains this week.
Judge w. c. Wallace has returned to Auburn
from his trip East, and has been confined to his
room by throat troubles since his arrival
E. A. Buck and family of Chattanooga Tenn
are visiting his uncle and aunt, j. Lawton and
wife, of Folsom. They had not met for ten
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Smith, with Mrs Ann
Gates, mother of Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Chaplin,
her sister, VIII go to San Francisco to-day for a
three-days' visit. Mrs Gates and Mrs. Chaplin,
who have been visiting here for nearly a year,
will leave for their home in Beloit, Wis, on
Saturday next
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
W. II. Hubbard and wife, Colusa; NJ. j. Roddy
and wife. South Carolina; Mrs. Bancroft Los
Angeles; J. A. Morland and family, Salt Lake
City; Joseph E. Green, Jr., CORTLAND; George
L. Aulman, Miss X. Aulman, Marysyille J. NJ.
C. Jasper, Wheatland W. II. Mccullough,
Stockton; E. M. Douglass, Washington, D. c.;
George S. Scovel, st. Louis; ]. B. HoliiDgsworth,
Miss Jennie Lawson, Mrs A. Bolweane, Miss
Susie Moses, Woodland; F. E. Spencer, San Jose;
L. N. Nolette, Detroit, Mich. E. Waldo Ward,
New York; II. NJ. Read, Gus Stangenberger. San
Francisco.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
Adam of St Victor.

Adam de St. Victor. who died in or
near the year 1850, was the most fertile
and one of the greatest of all the Latin
hymn writer's of the Middle Ages. DIR. J..
NJ. Neale and Archbishop Trench each
greatly admired his poetry; and Trench's
collection of hymns contains some excel
lent examples of Adams work. He was
one of the Victorines, or monks of the
Augustinian Monastery of st. Victor, near
Paris. This monastery was, in the twelfth
century, the headquarters of that pietistic
mysticism which arose as a protest against
the dialectical and dry scholastic divinity
of the time 1t had wide influence
in promoting popular devotion throughout
Western Europe. The other principal
Victorine writers were the eminent Hugh
de st. Victor 96-1141-whose writings
greatly influenced ST. Bonaventu-a-1221-
74-Pierre daily and John Gerson),
Richard of ST. Victor and Walter de ST.
Victor. Hugh was Fleming or Walloon,
and was the founder of "Summists," a set
of theologians so named from his "Summa
Sententiarum." Richard I'd. 1l73) was
the prior of his abbey, and Scotchman by
birth. Walter was distinguished by the
hatred and contempt he exhibited for the
dialecticians and "Summists' alike, the
principal of the Summists of his time be-
ing the celebrated Peter Lombard, called
"the master OF sentences" American Notes
and Queries
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
The Search for Pretty wives,

Girls to be successful to-day, must have
something more than pretty features. The
men who are worth marrying are looking
for something else than pretty faces, coy
manners or fetching gowns. They are rec
ognizing full well that women are pre-.
crossing at pace which will quicken
rather than slacken. They realize that
the woman of tomorrow will be brighter
in mind than her predecessor of to-day
Hence, they are looking for wives who
will be the equal of that of her neigh
Dor. Beauty is being considered an ad.
junct to common sense. IL want a wife
who knows something, who is worth hay
ing for what she knows; not one of these
social butterflies" said one of the greatest
catches of the last New York season to
me at the winters close. And he ex-
pressed the sentiments of thousands OF
the young men of to-day. The scent for
pretty wives is over, and the lookout for
bright young women has begun. And the
girl who to-day trains her mind to knowl.
edge will be the woman of tomorrow
Eduard W. Box, in Ladies' Home Journal
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
WATER FOR THE PLAINS.
The Gait Irrigation Company Preparing
for Business.

The Gait irrigation Company preparing
for Business.
On the Sth of next month there will be 9
meeting at Gait of the stockholders of the
Gait Irrigation Company. The promoters
of this enterprise, which was started about
a year ago for the purpose of diverting the
waters of Dry creek on large section Of
country Tor irrigation purposes, are greatly
encouraged at present by capitalists who
have decided to advance large sums OF
money by which the work of building the
bitches will be Immediately pushed to
completion.
Referring to the company and its pres
pectiye operations, the Gait Gazette says:
1.-THE shortage of crops in this section
this season places tho farmers in most
embarrassing position. They will have
nothing to show for their years labor.
There has been less than one-fourth of a
crop raised here. Something must be done
to ameliorate the condition of things.
Wheat raising is proving to be less re-
munerative each year, and the farmers will
be compelled to direct their attention to
the production of other and more profit
able crops than wheat or barley.
ITO be enabled to branch out into diver
si6ed farming both from an agricultural
and horticultural standpoint, the first and
chief essential agency required is an abund-
ance of water for irrigation purposes. With
a sufficiency of water our farmers can raise
anything and everything. A farmer can
make better living, save more money,
and have happier home, on twenty acres
of land, we'll cultivated and subject to
thorough irrigation, than he can upon his
100 acre tract the way he is used to farm
inc at nresent ~
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
The Little BLACK Bottle.

We hear of romantic gold discovery
near Sly Park last week. 1t seems that on
Friday or Saturday Max Brieger' and sn
Italian were at work with cross.cut saw,
and had cut log nearly in two. when the
saw struck bottle lying in the ground,
dulling the tool considerably. The italian
swore at the bottle in the orthodox fashion,
and picking it up, he threw it on the other
side of the log where Brieger was at work.
By and by the latter stepped on the bottle,
and his foot slipping he almost fell. Seiz
ing the offending bottle he was about to
break it on the log, when its unusual
weight attracted his attention, and on ex.
aiming it he found that it contained q
large quantity OF gold dust, estimated by
some at $1,000, though this may be exag.
gerated. Seven ounces of gold dust from
the find have been sold at the Pleasant
Valley store. it is said, but not in amalgam
San Jose Republican.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
FooTHILL FRUIT,
The Trees Not Seriously Injured by Last
Seasons Rains.

The Trees Not Seriously Injured by Last
Seasons Rains.
As the fruit-growers progress with the
harvesting of their crops it becomes very
evident that the continued rains of last
winter had no bad effect whatever on the
fruit trees, and that larger crop than
usual will be harvested by the. growers in
this vicinity. says the Folsom Telegraph. 1t
is true that a few trees were killed, as re-
suit of the excessive moisture, but this
happened only ON very few farms, and
then in hollow spots in the field where the
water could not be drained off, and which,
because the ground was so thoroughly sat
urated, could not be absorbed.
A great many people predicted that the
grape crop would be small ON this account,
but it turns out that more grapes will be
picked and sold this season than ever be-
fore. The same may be said of the pear
crop, which is also very large. Captain
Aull has an enormous crop on his orchard
near town, and has already shipped several
carloads East, with more 10 follow. He
has realized snug little sum from them.
The fruit that usually natures late in the
season will be abundant, and in many in
stances large quantity of the young green
fruit had to be picked to prevent the over.
loaded limbs from breaking off,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25

The yield is ton and half to the acre,
and the vines are but two years old. This
is remarkable yield. The grapes are of
the Flame Tokay variety. What makes
them SO desirable in the Eastern markets
is the coloring of the grapes.
great deal of work has been done in
the 0rangevale colony to the roads and
avenues therein and to the tholoughfares
leading to the tract. The colony has now
some of the best roads to be found in the
country, and the managers intend spend.
ing considerable time and money to keep
them in first-class condition.
The water of the American river now
goes through the bottom openings of the
dam, and the face of the structure is free.
The only change observable in it is that the
stones over which the water ran since last
winter has taken on the black appearance
of old granite. There are no leaks in it,
and it is as solid as single rock The
cement and stone has hardened into COM
pact mass The crown of the dam is clean
and there was no deposit left there.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-25
PROSPECTING FOR COAL.
Encouraging Outlook for a Mine at
Hawks Ravine.

Encouraging Outlook for Mine al
Hawks Ravine.
Some time since mention was made Of
the early day experiences of James [. Eel
ter of this city in prospecting for coal 81
Hawks Ravine, near Folsom, and of his
purpose to renew the enterprise. Re
ferring to recent operations there the Fol
som Telegraph says:
A few weeks ago we mentioned the fact
that party of prospectors, under the guild
ance of James |. Felter of Sacramento Wis.
tied an abandoned claim at Hawks Ravlne
for the purpose of looking after coal mine
which Mr.. Felter and his partners had
found there twenty.six years ago. The
expert that accompanied the party, repre-
scented some heavy capitalists, and when he
had investigated the matter and reported
they were SO well pleased and satisfied that
they determined to acquire the tract by
purchase, and negotiations are now pend.
ing with that end in view. The coal found
there is the finest quality of blacksmith
coal, and is equal to the best in use.
Years ago Mr.. Felter and his partners
took out great deal of coal at the place
named and at the time they were working
the claim supplied blacksmith named
Palmer who had shop in Folsom. They
expended great deal of money in the en-
terprise, and would have succeeded in de.
veloping good mine, as the supply there
seem inexhaustible, but transportation ia.
cilities were not easy of access. and other
causes impelled them to let the matter &C
by. Now everything indicates that the
mine will be reopened and developed and 6
thriving industry built up. One thing Is
certain, the capitalists are very much inter
ested in the mine, and are determined tc
make it go, and that, too, at no remote
period.