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THEO ID WORLD. Davitt's Speech on the Condition of I* eland —A Meeting lor the Relief of the Suffer ing Held— Spanish Government Sus tained in the Chambers—Miscellaneous Notes. London, Dec. 24.—Davitt, in a speech at "Wolverhampton last evening, summed up the present condition of Ireland as one of famine, discontent and coercion. He considered the prevailing distress to be owing to the unjust system of the land laws, rack rent and the discouragemet of every form of trade revival. The remedy consisted in the turning of the great part of the grass lands into cultivation, and the introduction of a system of loans to op pressed tenants in order to enable them to tide over the coming winter, Dublin, Dec. 24. —A summons was served upon O'Brien, editor of the United Ireland, requiring him to appear to an swer the charge of seditions libel. The witnesses in the Phoenix park murder case failed to identify Westgate. Patrick Eagan has returned. London, Dec, 24.—A largely attended meeting was held here last night for the purpose of organizing a fund to relieve distress in Ireland. Many telegrams and let ters from clergymen, including Archbishop Croke, were read describing the outlook as gloomy and appaling, and stating the peo ple are on the verge of famine. A resolu tion was passed urging the government to take steps to prevent the people in Ire land from perishing from the want of the necessaries of life. Geneva, Dec. —Great consternation was caused in Bernese oberland by the suspension of Interlaken Compter Es comte. The manager, a member of the Cantonal government has absconded. London, Dec. 24.—A series of boxing contests, extending over three days, or ganized by Wm. Madden, of New York, who offered prizes amounting to £50, ended yesterday. The object of the competitors was to ascertain who was really the best pugilist in England, with a view to making a match with America's best man. Mitch ell, of Birmingham, middle weight, was displaying great smartness. There were thirty-two entries. Paris, Dec. 24.—Gambetta's condition is as satisfactory as it could possibly be under the circumstances. The pain is di minishing. The doctors do longer fear any complications. It is believed he will soon be convalescent. Pabis, Dec. 24.At a meeting of the council yesterday it was decided that the introduction of the vote of credit for the Tonquin expedition was not so urgent now, as the departure of the Chinese troops from Tonquin had greatly facilitated mat ters, and rendered the dispatch of the ex pedition not immediately necessary. The withdrawal of troops was brought about by the vigorous representations of the French ambassador at Pekin. Only a force of 750 infantry will be sent to Tonquin as a reinforcement at present. If this be in sufficient then only will the government ask ti} ? chamber^ for a grant of means t _ lfisiii6 the treaty of 1874 being respected. Rome, Dec. 24.— the Students arrett ed here and at Naples, in connection with riotous demonstrations following upon he hanging of Overdank, some have been < ischargedt eome fined and sentenced to morisonment of one and two months. The agitation is spreading throughout the country. The minister of foreign affairs called upon the Austrian ambassa dor to-day and expressed regret at the display of feeling against Austria by Italians engaged in the disorders. Madrid, Dec. 24.—The royal family at tended a grand -thanksgiving service to day on account of the queen's safe de livery. In the chamber of deputies'the minis terial motion declaring against any change in the constitution of 1876 was adopted, 22 to 18. The cortes then adjourned to Jan. 8. The victory of the ministry is much commented upon in political circles. Only Republicans voted against the motion, while the conservative members of the dynastic left abstained from voting, being unwilling to show their small nu merical strength; The opinion prevails > that the new party has obtained- greater strength in political debates in the chain. Tier of deputies, than in the \ senate The government has not been materially weakened, therefore no cabin*, changes are expected for the present, "St. Petkbbbtjbo, Dec. 2_-r^The emperor and empress dined with the Grand Duke Yladimer on Saturday They also visited the opera at Marian theater, and afterward returned to Annitahkoff palace. To-day the emperor reviewed a Finland regiment of guards. .; •. Pabis, Dec. 24.DeLesseps announces that the scheme for the creation ef an in land sea in Africa will be prosecuted by private enterprise. ..:;. . ■;-...' ; «. { ?'*y. The Republique Francaise expresses satisfaction at the government's deciding to act vigorously in Tonquin. -..,..; -.. PftTEBMABETZBoao, Dec. . 24.—The au thorities are making great efforts to con *__>__ the real object of the military expedi tion to Zululand. Besides reinstating Cet •©wayo on his throne.the troops will proba bly be employed in an effort so secure the 'annex;, tion of a large tract in Zululand ad joining Natal. Rome, Dec. 24.—The pope to-day re ceived the cardinals, who presented the customary congratulations. In replying to an address, his holiness said "the papacy is proclaimed to be a great moral force, and the powers are reknitting their rela tions with it." London, Dec. 24.The Daily News states that Sir Charles Dilke will enter the cabi net as president of the local government board, George Dodson, present incumbent, becoming chancellor of the duchy of Lan caster. Revival of the. Old Fashioned Corset New York letter: French corset makers are introducing the old-fashioned corset that had a board-like busk down the front but no fastnings, the lacings now being done at the back. This method, thought causing extra time and trouble in arranging, produces, it is claimed.a more graceful outline to the form than the usual manner of fastening the corset. Satin corsets —of which there must be at least two to wear with dark or light dresses—are extremely fashionable with those who can afford them as this elastic fabric molds iteelf more closely to the figure than either jean or French coutille. Over the hips . of these new corsets are set wide gussets of silk elastic webbing, which give a peculiar ease to the wearer. Still further comes a rumor from over the sea the French belles who are troubled about their too ample proportions very frequently discard the corset altogeth er, and have the linings of their dresses made of extra heavy material, almost cove ring the dress bodice inside with strong whalebones finished with silk casings. Later still, words is brought to us by re turning modistes that those too, too solid French I .die., who are determined to look «thfcr.__. 5iavo taken to wearing nickel-plate wo;»_t.-, warranted never to "giro" an inch Physicians in this country and Europe have recently commended the use of the corset, when properly constructed, as a healthful stay and support, at the same deprecating its use when so made and worn as to interfere with the natural play of the muscles, or the normal action of the lungs. The abuse of this article of' dress has brought it, and very justly, into disrepute, but its rational employment is not rejected by those who are most capable of judging of its true merit. POSING FOR PICTURES.-:.:V ~:\- How Favorites of the Stage Act Before the Photographer's Camera. [Philadelphia Times.] During the past week Mary* Anderson has been posing before the camera. She was photographed in nearly all the parts in which she appears on +he stage. Miss An derson is known as "a good subject," un derstands the art of dressing effectively, knows how to pose to the best advantage, and has learned just what expression takes best, not only with the instrument,but with the public. On the theory that for the purpose of the stage there can be no better advertisement than an attractive photo graph, actresses and prima donnas almost without exception have now adopted that manner of introducing themselves to mana gers and the public in advance of their ap pearance. To some great stars and celeb rities it is a source of revenue. Actresses in general like to be photo graphed. There are but few exceptions j to the rule. Madame Theo, who will not permit her pictures to be sold at all, is one. All photographers who have had anything to do with them seem to agree that actresses in general are more particu lar about having their dresses properly photographed than they are about having their personal charms advantageously pre sented. Madame Janauschek is an ex ception. She insists on assuming her own poses, will not allow the photographer to touch her and let the drapery take care of itself. "Just as I am, so isprescnt me," she said to the operator when she last sat in this city. UI desire to be natural and hate all that is artificial. I am true to nature on the stage and desire to be true off of it." She then threw herself into the chair and said: "As my dress falls about me, so represent. I desire to be perfectly natu ral." When the great tragedienne saw the proof, however, of these pictures that were "perfectly natural," she was shocked beyond measure and pronounced them "dreadful." She eagerly consented to allow the resources of the photographer's art to come to her aid, and one of the first things done to the ' negative was to take the waist in several inches by etch ing and making other parts of the figure more symmetrical. The touch of the etcher is often requir ed to do what nature has failed to do for some of the reigning celebrities of the stage. The majority of actresses own up that they want a "handsome picture" above all else and sometimes they assert that they don't care whether it looks like them or not. Accordingly, by retouching, as many of the lines indicating age as can possibly be taken out of the face without destroying i's character and exnres^Joji J are removed. • ':'.£: ;.*""* 7 *~V. j "MASlXvl vp" i.65 pidTiJBEf.. Othec Improvements are made, such as brightening the eye, turning up the cor ners of the mouth to give a smiling expres sion and removing strong angular lines wherever they exist..- This is the more nec essary as ssme photographers will not al low actresses to "make up" their faces be yond penciling or a little powder. Bonge is not allowed, because it makes the face black. A naturally ruddy person always takes very dark. Actresses always pay great attention to the preparation of their faces when sitting for a picture, especially when they wish to be represented in a character that has a distinctive make-up. I When Modjeska was . photographed ' week before last in this city, she brought with her four large trunks, two maids, her dog and her husband.. Two. of the trunks contained costumes, one cosmetics' and toilet arrangements, and the other, which was iron bound and padlocked, her jewelry, She was photographed in fifteen different attitudes, as Juliet, Adrienne Lecouvreur and as Marie Stuart. Nearly all the lead ing actresses have French maids, and often in preparing for a photograph as ' much time is spent on each character appeared in as at the theater. Rows of lights for curling irpas and to heat paste for the lips are lighted, and the whole place is turned into a larboratory. Although she tea handsome woman to begin with,. it takes Modjeska's maids over two hours to do up her hair as Juliet. SEDUCING __0TTi_'» JOOT. ( When Lotta, who was also taken by tin I same artist, ran out of the room between j the acts to be shown a proof of her photo- ' graph as Bob, she exclaimed instantly,' "Humph ! is my foot as large as thai.- Every one knows what a pretty foot she has, but in a photograph the ' foot is al ways out of focus and takes larger than it is. Lotta foot was promptly etched down to its proper size. In the gallery she is as play and frolicsome as on the stage, and sings and dances to get up ■ expression while the photographer prepares his plates. At her last sitting in this city she smoked her cigarette like a little man. _• Mrs. John Drew, who has been photo graphed as Mrs. Malaprop in "The Rivals," is modest and retiring. She says , her .de sire in public is to be a great commedienne and her desire in private' is to be let alone. She takes a great interest in her protege, Miss Steven8,and lives for her two grandchil dren, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore, who are being educated by her for the stage. An other unassuming actress off the stage is Miss Jennie Winston, who has been photo grophed as the silly boy, the young student and in the devil's costume of "Boccacio," as well as in the new opera of "Don Juan ita," in which she was to have appeared but did not, owing to business' complica tions with Harry Mahn. "Her pictures are more called for than those of any other woman »e. have. Old women and young girls speak of her in enraptured terms, and ; there is a continual demand for. them out side of the city,".says a prominent photo grapher, j :, : . LYRIC ACTISTS' PICTUBKi. Clara Louise Kellogg has a favorite black brocaded dress which she likes to be ' photographed in, and thinks more be coming to her than anything else. Her favorite characters are Alignon and Car men. Wm. Castle and Emma Abbott; . have j been photographed as Paul and ' Nirginia in this city, and also in an em ' brace as Romeo and Juliet, in the balcony . scene. Their faces necessarily come .very close together, and Miss Abbott. jocularly, inquired of the operator if he really thought he could -photograph a kiss. | Castle thinks getting photographed is. a dreadful bore. . : ..;. .. .-'../: Joseph Jeff, on. who is a painter as | well as an actor, poses his gun and keg in ' "Rip - Van Winkle"; to suit ' himself, and likes a "moved" picture, claiming that it \ is more artistic. He will never have' the head rest, and holds that a picture in which the subject keeps • perfectly still cannot have any really artistic quality. 'Rossi, when sitting ad Edmund Kean, had his man servant with him, and required the servant to go out where he could not see him before the cr.ni&.a. He recalled the servant by blowing a .--.ilver whistle which he carried for the purpose. '•/ ...•>'-. A very large u.jie of photograph called the panel and introducing etched scenes from plays iu the background, have be | come t ie fashion and ladies in private life 1 are no . having them made. They are the rage wi.h actresses. Modjeska ordered . two hn ldred last week. Over five hundred have baen sold of Maud Granger " in "The \ Galley Slave," which introduces a gondola and moonlight effect, with Venice in the ' distance. : . ! ."V PRETTY FACES AND BIOS TOI__.TT«9. Miss Gran has a passion for jewelry, THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25,1882. especially finger rings. In this picture she wears a diamond necklace, wbich was the only part of the picture she was particular about. Miss Jeffreys- Lewis photographed in a magnificent Worth dress, which she likes her friends to know was "fitted by Mr. Worth himself." It is a part of her costume in "La Belle Russe." Lizzie Harrold Comly, who is to be the leading vocalist in the Comly Opera troupe, has been taken in some elegant costumes she is to wear in the new opera composed for her by Audran. Miss Kate Forsyth, John McCullough' leading lady, takes a fine picture, especially as Virginia; but the photograph which she most favors herself is the one in which she is taken in her bathing dress. Some elegant pictures have, also be?u taken of Miss Pauline and Miss Post as j the King and Queen in the "Queen's Lace Handkerchief." Helen Vin- cent, who is to star next season in the characters played by Mary Anderson, has had her photographs taken in advance. ATTENTION, FARMERS! ■Exposure of a Robber Suite "".' [Cinncinnati Commercial, Rep. The more the tariff commission's report is examined the more curious in some parts it appears. Taking the important item of crucible steelthe steel out of which plows, hoes, axes, scythes, the blades of reaping ma chines, and so forth, are made. Nothing could be of greater interest to the farming country. The duty on cruci ble steel affects the price of farming im plements of all grades, from the hoe to the reaping-machine. The present duty is: 1. Crucible steel, valued at seven cents psr pound and less, two and one-quarter cents per pound— is, §50.40-per ton. 2. From seven cents per pound valua tion up to 11 cents, three cents a pound, or $67.20 per ton, with 10 per cent, adval orem. The tariff commission propose: 1. On valuation of five cents per pound and less, two cents per poundor $41.50 per ton. 2. Five cents and not above nine cents valuation, two and three-quarter cents per pound— $61.60 per ton. 3. Over nine cents valuation, three | and one-half cents per pound— $78.40 per Ion. It happens that steel of the value of five cents per pound is not used. The quantity imported is insignificant. That which is used in great quantities is valued at from six to nine cents.. Therefore the tariff commission propose, not a reduction of duties, but ail advance on the material of the quality employed for farmers' tools of from $50.40 per ton to i ffil.5Q- ? rton. - | f ' That 13, there is an advance of 21 per I I cent, on the most importont material entering into the manufacture of hoes, harrows, cultivators, axes, scythes, steel of reaping implements—the ma chinery with which the soil of America is prepared for the seed, and with which the young graii is tilled, and .by which the mature grain is harvested. " What is this for?. Is this for the benefit of the labor .ng-men of America? Not a bit of it. There are three manufacturing es tablishments in America that turn out this crucible steel, and they would be the sole beneficiaries of the advance. This tariff commission reform measure would enable the three establishments in Pennsylvania— correspond charm ingly in number to the three. members which that great state has on the commit tee of ways and means—to advance the price of steel 21 per cent. ."';;; American manufacturers already largely use the American steel. It is done very extensively in Ohio in our manufacturing establishments . at Akron, Mansfield, Springfield, and. other towns,, where cheap power, joined with high intelligence in a rich country and salubrious air, have gath ered capital and given it splendid activity in organized industry* 4 v We are not putting these points as a re©/ trade or high protective tariff ques tion. We know there is not to be and can not be free trade, but we insist upon fair play. ,.;••« ,-;. ..... . And in the interest of fair play for the farmers of America we point out what seems to be a tricky adjustment of duties that woulat&x the many for the few. AM. AROUND THK ti__Oi$K. Hev. D. O'Brien, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, has official notifica tion of his appointment a i archbishop of Halifax diocese. •. .-". .. "-^ J. H. jams, president of the Tennessee asylum for the deaf and dumb has died of congestion of the brain. The whaling bark Hercules has arrived at New Bedford. She had ten cases of small-pox aboard and three died. President Zaldua, of the United States of Colombia, d ed at T a :a on the 23d, The vice president has assumed the presidency. T. B. Connery, of the New York Herald, has. been granted an extended leave of ab sence from six to twelve months on - ac count of failing health. '• '. -" • . A dispatch from . Newburgh to the effect that Mr. TawsoU Valentine bad failed, is pronounced without foundation by Mr. George Swayne, treasurer of Valentine A Co. .-' The Chicago Press club, at a meeting yesterday, admitted Hon. Henry Watterson, of Louisville;. A. J. Bletben, of Kansas City, and H. J. Phelpot, of Des Moines, as non-resident members. :'.-.:. >._,'•. A dispatch from Newport states that an investigation is expected of the man agement of the training ship Portsmouth. The boys complained bitterly of their treatment on the European cruise. One hundred deserted during the ship's stay in this port. . .: - v i'_ : -,-" •-. : It is stateed the trustees of. Trinity col lege, Hartford, have invited Rev. . Dr. Cliphalet N. Nett, president of Union col lege, at Schenectady, N. ,¥., to become the successor of President Pynchon, resigned. President Pynchon remains at the college retaining the professorship of moral 1 phil osophy. ; , ■••.:.« It is , announced that the suit to break the will of Joseph J. Cooke, of Providence, who died worth nearly a million, has been settled. It is stated also that a brother, Albert E. Cooke, now intervenes in behalf of an invalid daughter of Joseph, who re ceives, under the proposed settlement, only, an annuity of $1,200. The supreme court has appointed a guardian ad litem, pending further proceedings. . / Victoria's Round, of _».uie». t , „.., , - *. ' ' {London Times. | ..' v . If the day is fine the queea drive, to Frogmore iu an open carriage, and there breakfasts in the house, unless the weather is very hot, when her majesty takes the meal in a tent on the lawn, and reads her private letters and newspaper?. ' The queen never takes up a newspaper that has not been previously perused by a lady in wait ing, who marks all the passages which she thinks would interest her majesty, who is supposed to look at noth ing that is not marked. Afterward the queen goes to another room or another tent, and proceeds to the business of the day; there are seldom less than twenty and often more than thirty boxes to be gone through, and a groom is . keot constantly riding between the queen at Frogmore and Sir Henry Ponsonby at the castle. After about three hours of incessant work, her majesty drives back to the castle with the boxes in the; carriage; and they are then carried up stairs on a tray, and sorted and dispatched by Sir ' Henry Ponsonby. Then her majesty lunches with Princess Beatrice and any other members of her family who are at the castle; and unless there is any ceremony of state appointed for the day, they after ward take a walk in the sunk garden or on the slopes, and later go out for a drive. On their return they retire for a little necessary rest before retiring for dinner, which brings the day's visitors* The only part of the qaeen's daily ; rou tine which never varies is the morning work, which comes as regularly as that of any clerk in the city, and everything is done by her majesty with conscientious thoroughness. The queen looks into everything herself, and the public. have little idea of the prodigious number and variety of the subjects which come before her for decision. It is an axiom among all who have served the queen that if they can only get their case looked into by her majesty strict justice is assured. At Windsor her life is more la borious than elsewhere, from the incessant visitors ahd ceremonies, and the impossi bility of getting away from the pomp and pageantry of a court. There is nothing which her majesty so much dislikes at the castle as the innumerable sentries, who are everywhere to be seen, and whose monot onous tramp never ceases along the east terracj underneath the windows of the pri vate apartments. THE UNION NATIONAL. Trouble in tho M nagemeut and President Wheeler _Jesi<j_i.. - -f: i Special Telegram to the Globe. ] Chicago, Dec. 21.—It was rumored among banks yesterday that Mr. C. T. Wheeler, president of the Union National bank, was going to resign. In an inter view with Mr. Wheeler he said, "I have re signed from the presidency of the bank and shall sever all connection with it Jan. 1. The step was determined upon six months ago. Th _ reasons I don't care to state in detail at present. Things were not satis factory. There was a lack of harmony among the officers, At a future time I ' might be willing to give yoa __>___e facts re garding the cause of my resignation. Items which I am not willing now to give the • public. I • can only say the position was unpleasant. I could no longer retain it and my self-respect, owing to the present element which i.. in the bank."' In answer to a q-_ss__o:_ a., to the financial condition of the bank Mr. Wheeler said everybody knows the bank was in very poor shape at the ti^ia cf the death of Mr. Coolbaugh, and f _»r a year at; least it was pretty hard b.ra-ehiug, but I warriea through it, and good times came and brought the bank up. It is now in excellent condition; it has had a very prosperous year. In the past four years, after making up the old losses that were, suffered daring the panic, the bank paid 15 per cent, on its capital of $500,000 which is all paid in. It never missed paying off dividends except in one year it paid ten per cent. Before it has made over i $300,000 beside which now stands credited t. the surplus, and the profit and-idea account The net earr ings of the bank .His year were forty per cent, of its capital which i 5 {due to large increase of .bigness in all branches of trade. The principal stockholders of the bank mentioned in order of their interest are estate of F..W. Brooks, : Burlington, Iowa, David DavR 2. R. Cummings, John V. Farwell and testate of W.F.Coolbaagb. It is reported,that the difficulty arose some six mo_jj|fl. r . ago over the settle ment of a large^astate in which the Union National was, interested, • Mr. Wheeler holding views nxore conservative than the rest, and the ..'difference failed of ad justment. . j. . ' ; "r ' Immigration from Ireland. Boston, Dec. 24.—Major Gaskell, of Dublin, one of the government committee on emigration, has been interviewed on the subject of Irish immigration. This desire to emigrate is caused by inadequate crops. The object of Gaskell's visit is to inquire into state.laws which bear on emi gration,, and see what arrangements exist for the reception of emigrants. The ob ject of the British government is not to send these people out against their wills, nor to stimulate emigration, but help those 'who are determined to go, but do hot pos sess the means." '-." A lleposeii .Vt.ui_.cr. PouGHXEeraiE; N. Y., Dec "24.—Bev. Oland Grand in his farewell sermon in the Baptist church to-day, said he did not know the cause of being asked to resign, and that he could name the men who caused the trouble. j He also said he had been given no opportunity to ask any questions. ■ '.•..'.■ — i "._' Thumb? r.— ■•'-■;":' •*• . The tliunde.' which accompanies the lightning, writes one authority, as well a. the snap attending the electric spark, has not yet been satisfactorily accounted for. Both, bo doubt, arise from a com motion of the air brought about by the passage of electricity, but it is difficult to understand how it takes place. Even if this difficulty were cleared, there still remains the long rolling of the thunder, and its strange rising end falling to ac count for the echoes sent between the clouds and . he earth, or between objects on the earth's surface, may explain this t«> some extent, 'hist not fully. ... , _ . The principle involved j in churning is the thorough agitation of the contents of th. churn so as to cavtse the rupture of the minute fat globules present in the milk, and the incorporation or kneading of these raptured fat globules into larger or smaller masses of' butter. It is held by some authorities that the temperature of the milk in summer should not exceed 62 degrees; «nd in very hot weather may be under 60; while during cold weather, the milk should be about 2 degrees high er when churning. •'_'. . There are six million miles of fencing in the United States, the total cost . of which has been more than two thousand millions. The census reports show that during the census year theie were)ex pended $78,629,000 alone. Of this amount the largest contribution was from Illinois; the second from Pennsyl vania. ._ .." i,..:"-•_..- .C--.' _•*■***• In 1878 the importation of ostrich feathers into; New York amounted in value to $2,475,464; in 1879 to $2,796, 454 ; in 1880 to $4,354,547, and in 1881 to $5,493,024. Rev. Me. Lton, of Bridgeport, preached Sunday night on the national sin. There was a universal exchange of umbrellas the next morning.— Danbury News. ■ • .a3B______K£v.--' .:..'. ■ Thokeau: " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than to be crowded on a velvet cushion. Whatever you are undertaking to do can not be done in your own strength. . PITH AND POINT. A corn annihilator— pig. A light employment gas. ' A hard setThe hen on porcelain eggs, v j. *" The place for flats—In a tenement house. Electricity in Tranklin|s time was a wonder, but we now make light of it. An eminent historian traces base-ball back to the time when Rebecca went down to the well with a pitcher and caught Isaac. A philosopher says, "The man who laughs is the sympathetic man." It is astonishing ,how many sympathizers [a fellow has when he slips down and hurts himself. . ~> . - "What is tho who1*, duty of a mar ried man?" '-To Ix. agreeable to his wile." "What i. tbe whole duty of a man-ied woman'?". "To be agreeable." — From the French. *•"*•!« "If I have ever usp. any unkind words, Hannah," .id Mr. Smiley, re flectively, "I take them , all back." " Yes, I suppose you want to use them over again," was the not very soothing reply. ...^-... "..,; A corn . Alight An old couple were walking down the street reading signs, when they ran across one which the old man read thus: ••Johnson's Shirt Store." "Well, 1 de clare !" exclaimed the old lady, " I won der how he tore it 1" " Pa," asked Fogg's fiopeful the other evening, "what kind of a comb do they use to curry chickens with?" "Cox combs," respon J Fogg, promptly.' Fogg says he believes in always answer ing a child when jou can. A Michigan man saved himself from a watery grave the other day by hanging on the ice with his chin. A man pos sessed of chin enough to hang himself by ought to cut a figure in Congress.— New York Commercial Advertiser.. Little Polly, 5 Jaged, attends Trinity Church. On reaching home, she de srribes it to her mother : "It was ever 60 much larger than our chapel, and had colored glass in the windows made into pictures. I saw the King, Queen and knave, but there wasn't any ace." An old man with a head as destitute of hair as a watermelon entered a drug store and told tbe clerk he wanted a bottle of hair restorer. " What kind oi hair restorer do yd prefer?" "I reckon I'll have to take a bottle of red hair re storer. That was the color of my hair whin I was a boy.". Extract from a young lady's letter : "And, do you know, Maud and I are quite sure Capt Popple had taken too much champagne at the ball, for he took out his watch and looked hard at the back of it and then muttered: •Blesh my shoal 1 Ihad,n't Aiy dea it was this time o* night.'" 1 'How abe you and your wife coming on ? " agked a Galveston man of a col 01 ed man. "She's run me off, boss." •J What's the matter ? " "I is to blame, .Kiss. I gave her a splendid white silk dress, and den she got so proud she had no use for me. She lowed I was too dark to match de dress."— Texas Sift* ings. '■'■■■■ :.-_>, Mi<ii■$"' . jit- . ■■ "" "~,' ■ A GBJ.TLEMAN was relating to a friend how a party of young fellows got fall at a wedding. He said one of them went up stairs just a braiding. The friend said : " Well, what in the world is braid ing? That, is anew one on me." The man who was telling the story said: " You don't know what braiding is, eh ? He was braiding three strands, two strands of legs and one strand of ban nisters." That seemed to be so plain that any man who had ever gone up stairs drunk could readily realize the situation. Peck's Sun. PROPER ENGLISH. 0 -why eball we cay for catched, caught, A_ grammarians some say we ought?' Let us tee How things be When this kind of teaching is taught: 1 he egg isn't hatched, it in haught; My breeches aren't patched, they are panght; i- Lin and Jane are net matched, they are maught; My dror isn't latched, it ._ taught; .he pie warn't snatched, it was _ naught; The cat never cratch. _, but she draught; I he roof wasn't thatched, it was tbaught. If English must th's way lie wrought It soon will be Hatched —that is naught. • E. H. M., Scmpteii, S. C: "I am a young man, a carpenter by trade. I feel that I must go to Texas. .Please answer. Is it very hot in Texas in summer, and what could I make by working at my trade in Austin?" It is quite hot; seldom abve .90 o. however. With re gard to what you could make, working at your trade, we presume you could make tables and chairs and wheel-bar rows and bed slats and such things, that is if you understand your business; and you might make amends by leading on honest life, for whatever rascality you were guilty of in the did States ; or . you might make your escape if the officers get after you. There is no end to the number of things you 'could moke in Austin, beside a good reputation, if you would set your mind on it.— Texas Si/lings. NOVELTIES. PLEASEYOUB WIFE STPfflOK STATIONERY',? r. 12 7... .iv I Sweetteart orFriends Our Elegant and Choice Holiday Goods Meet with t ..' Ready ©ale ! and if "yon would relieve our mind of All anxiety as to what to buy for p_e__>nt_>,ca_] y. -Sow it-the time to buy. . '•:.-' DISSOLVED I | The firm of Dreis ft Mitsch having been dissolved P. J. DREIS fine established himself in business Ana Him &». PETER STREffiS Where will be found the finest' .nd beet of Dings, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Patent Medi -linee, etc. Also all In nd. of Garden and Flower seeds. PBESCHEPTIONS A SPECIALTY N< ' • ICE. . Notice is hereby given not to trust anv person on m7 account, for I will pay no debts contract ed b • ' ny pen on either male or female so con tracted bv them. . JAMES N. MAYALL St. Paul, December 16,1882. 85115 SOLID COMFORT! Now that Jack Frost has at last arrived; those who had thought to push through without a NEW OVERCOAT. Will look for the House M SlllllBi . To this we aiiswar, visit the . i^:MM ■ .--1 . ;, >.- ■ '. *Wr___r__ 1WY0RK Ol-PMCE .LfflfflfiHOCSE CORNER OP THIRD AND MINNESOTA. STS., ST. PAUL. wl ■___■____ ■ KhSi liw^rf 11 ON For ■"___™"^___ i Return Presents. lilllliiB ft Cor. Third and Wabashaw Sts. I ST. PAUL. ,::■;■ I "Thisjinstitntion has established a reputation for thoroughness and fairness which makes it the Leading.Commercial School o th West." « • WRITE TO }<*~X^^L^V^/fJ^ FOR CATALOGUE. " " ■»-—___- S 3i)5-33_ ft ¥7 ¥THI 0 WHOLESALE RiiilHiiiiiSft . klUl & i J., lIOOORS &IINES. We have the control t this market of the unrivaled O. F. C, the Hume snd Ory.Ul Springe Wh.i_.e_ •nd ere alio handling tne W. H. ________y«r'e and Kelson Wh___rt-__ ___ Quckecheimer Bye. 194 East Third Street, - ■ - ' - - • - $££&& Paul, Minn AUERBACH; FINCH & VAN SLICK Ttie Only Laity Dry Geo.. SHieii lis NcrliifB.;. Compete* with the Market* or Ne-w .**•*• mod > Cht<.*r.0o 'FAIRBANKS'! /: :j__^iiCPd^ . - . ',. ,'. . STANDARD "; * : SHLF-BEbuLATD-O;; ''"':rj SCALES [ /::\w.X\ N"I>- Ml T.I-R '■ mmii mm & co } 1 | 66M S street WTTOT.we*... DEAXJiltH NO YES BROS. & CUTLFI., IMPORTERS & WHOLES J LIS DBUGGI&TS. 68 and 70 Sibley Street, Center Fi_ /., .... 8t-Pau tfLOTHIEB* BOOK SALES. BUSINESS COLLEGES. 251-3-5, Nicollet Avenue, ; > MINNEAPOLIS. LIWn .'. . \*C *f> _•*."* WHOLESALE DBY GOODS. ANl»ED SCALES 5