Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-28
GLOBELETS,

Canadians are beginning to sgitate in favor
of navy. How much is bid for Dick Thomp-
sons squadron? Nothing? Well, take it as a
gift.
The average age of circus joke is one hun
dred years One died in Washington last week
at the advanced age of one hundred and thir
teen.
The crater of an extinct volcano, 100 feet
deep, has been discovered in Oregon. A dram
o that cratur would be apt to prove little too
much.
Strawberry short-cake never blows I'D. Still
if people are afraid to use Minnesota flour
they can eat rubber betting with their straw
berries.
New York is agitated on the subject of kIep
tomania. Two wealthy ladies have suits pend
ing against parties who caused their arrest fo-
that offense.
The Norwegians have developed new in
dustry-that of tanning fish skins for gloves.
1t is said the finest grade of kids y are now
made from these skins.
Brigham Young although having an income
of 81 500, 900 year, left little or nothing to
his heirs, and his will is not to be contested on
the ground of insanity.
Lille Deveraux Blake says that Mrs. HAYES
controls her husband, and is really the Pres;-
dent. Then it is Mrs. Hayes title, not Ruth
erford's, that is in jeopardy
The Dutch are not to be outdone. Holland
has fitted out an Arctic expedition, and stout
vessel well provisioned and manned has already
| sailed for six months cruise
| thief, who was too lazy to work ATTEMPTED
to r,r,- ifoca b.,,, L.
Odd Fellows hall in Key West. so as to get the
box of valuables contained therein.
The camp-meetlng season approaches, and
church deacons thinking of the best means
OF removing grass-stains from white panta-
loons.-Erchange. From the knees?
An English paper notes the existence in a
provincial town, of an umbrella seventy years
old, that has never been appropriated. 1t is to
be placed in the Kensington museum.
Another Potter comes to the front-AIiss
Fannie, who is the best equestrienne in Wash
lngton. She recently danced two hours in her
riding habit-a very bad habit for dancing.
Can Chistian ride to church in a carriass
on the Sabbath and still be Christian?" asks
DIR. Potter. To which the New York Star re-
plies: Not if he has recently taken advantage
of the bankrupt law
Private Dalzell is no sooner out of the Ohio
Legislature than he begin letter writing in the
Chicago Tribune. We have warned the public,
OF the danger of letting Dalzell run at large
and must be held blameless.
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher, of Iowa. was the au
thor of the bill introduced into the Senate by
Gen. Burnside to make moral and social science
| ri of 7 t,a, &C
schools of the District of Columbia.
Pirate Sherman threatens to investigate the
investigators and show that the statements in
the Potter preamble are false and the whole
movement a conspiracy. In this defi we are
afraid Johnny has ''bit off more than he can
chaw."
Pshaw. Chicago contractors are losing their
grip. Here is the custom house which has
J been IN process of construction for nearly four
, years, and they have only stolen S167, s39 90
We unite IN demanding that such incompetent
contractors be bounced.
The Philadelphia Press urges the Democrats
to bury the past and carry out the future y
boy caught stealing apples might as aptly
remark to the owner: ''Fll keep these apples
you go to work and build higher fence. go
tldI can steal any more.
) We have never been able to understand how
: 1t Is that Il woman who is apparently deaf
when her husband asks her where that half
dollar is he left in lbs pantaloons pocket be
fore going to bed, hear the wall of her two
weeks old baby down two fights of stairs and
through three deal DOORS
t The cause Of Mr.. Hayes subdued manner of
, late has been completely and satisfactorily ex.
planned. 1t was reported to hinl that if he
raised too much of row. and didn't be a good
boy and keep on smiling, Gail Hamilton would
write another letter. taking him for her subject
Hence MIR. Hayes serenity.
OConnor, Communist agitator in San Fran.
cisco, charged his hearers soIemnIy not to per
4 NIT their wives to buy any boots or shoes
since women, being too stupid to comprehend
} the beauties of socialism, always got thing
where they could be bought the cheapest, anc
hence would encourage Chinese labor
Adirondack Murray is as independent as the
y traditional hog on ice. He has just Informed
his congregation that he will take a vacation
o tor year and half and if they build 5000
0OO church for him in the meantime he vii
p devote what time is not consumed in hunting
/ fishing and horse-racng to their gpiritua
. needs.
I John Ross, of Casnovia, Michigan. has ar
aillng wife. 1t was certain that she could not
recover, and he thought that he might as wei
look around for her successor. He chose tn.
daughter of a neghbor, and SO informed hl
wife, who told him that she would no. sta,
> long IN the way. That night she drowned her
: self. mob tarred and feathered Mr. Ross
: She was coming down Union avenue carry
| ing baby carefully snuggled away in he,
arms, when Shocks was met Being an sc
quaintance he felt isnpelled to make some
q mention of the prodigy, and asked: ''Is thi,
your LAST referring more to the age of tho
] infant than to future events. He was shocked
: by the reply You can Just rest assured thai
it is the lastr'
!, Practical Illustrations are not wanting Of
England's proves on the SECS dispatch
, brings the startling intelligence that an Eng
lish war vessel has captured the entire
, Samoan navy, to wit. one small boat. Th.
a United States should be warned in time anc
hasten to take precautionary measures. Let oul
navy DE drawn up shore out of harms way
t = Washington Star.
Y Western member Of Congress lounged into
5 the barroom Of fashionable Washington hotel
one morning recently to get his matutinal in
vigorator. When the necessary utensils wer,
placed before him, the Hoosier statesman de
liberately filled the glass to the brim with
. . whisky. Goodness gracious! exclaimed tn,
astonishcd barkeeper that ism ! a drink: that
a temperance Lecturer The members facs