Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-27
Sense and Nonsense.


Why did Julius Caesar, and who was she,
anyhow? Where did Hamilton Fish?
One of the problems which puzzles a
musician is how to strike a bee-fat with
out getting stung by its demisemiquaver.
:Oh, look, Louis! Fred just sent me
this sweet little puppy. Wasn't he kind?"
eyes, dear but It's just like him.
The ant and the seed-tick have sent out
their Typographical engineers, with in
structons to select eligible sites for pic
MICS.
Eve was the first and we reckon the
only woman that did not gather up her
dress in both hands and yell at the sight
of snake.
There is very little difference between
a man who sees a ghost and one who
swallows bad oyster, so far as looks
arc concerned
A flute soloist climbing up to the at
titudes of his instrument, was heard to
remark: "That muslc's too high f'lutin
for me-"
1t is one Of the physiological mysteries
why boys hands will blister so much
sooner on a hoe handle than they will on
base ball bat.
Uprightness does not always prove
goodness. There are upright pianos that
are only fit for kindling wood. Cam.
bridge Press. We have seen downright
pianos tortured until tired papa wished
they were kindling wood.
professor" said pert sophomore,
It's there any danger Of disturbing the
magnetic currents if I examine that com
pass too closely?'' "By no means
promptly responded the professor, sbrass
mas no effect whatever upon them.''
A divine, preaching in the morning to
his congregation from the text eye are
the children Of the devil" and in the
afternoon from the text ssChildren obey
your parents" evidently wanted the
children to follow in the footsteps of thei1
sires.
It is stated that we'll knowne English,
sporting nobleman last year paid bill
OF 81 900 for medical attendance upon
his pack hounds. The Albany E0ens,aq
Journal thinks he must have thrown con.
siderable physic to the dogs.
A pretty girl told her beau that she
was mind reader. "You don't say sol
he exclaimed. "Can you read what's in
my mind?" ''Yes,' she said; "you have
it in your mind to ask me to be your
wife, but you are just little scared at
the idea.'
''Who's that frizzly, black. haired wo.
man talking to my husband on the otto
man?' s'She's Mrs. Cadogan smyth.' .
"Indeed! She's good at fattering peo-
pie, should say; and knows how to lay
it on pretty thick!" 90! you infer that
from her attitude and explession?" CO.
dear, no! from my husbands
A NEW way Of arranging alternate
black and white founces is to graduate
| them from wide white and narrow black
| t1ounces to narrow black ones, and gowns
which have the vest and sleeves com
posed Of ruffles arranged in this way, and
curtain draperies drawn back to show
flounces disposed in the same manner
are said to have a ray-like effect.
| A NOVELTY this summer known as the
Spanish long shawl Is really scarf, three
yards long and about three fourths of {
yard deep, made Of either black or white
Spanish lace. It , is to be worn as ;
couture at the watering places. The
middle of the scarf is thrown over the
head, one long end is caught up on one
arm and the other hangs to the foot o.
the dress.
New cuffs and collars have the entire
outside Of solid colored bingham, either
pink, buff, or light blue, while the inside
is of white linen, with the rolled-ove1
English points at the throat. wrought in
rows of fine embroidery that spread out
ward like fan This embroidery is the
color Of the bingham. The cuffs have a
single embroidered point turned over on
the colored surface.
Europe promises for all time to come a
profitable mart for our surplus apples.
Near the close ofthe present season price
ranged from twenty-five to thirty shillings
per barrel for ordinary American fruit,
for very choice Baldwins forty shillings,
and lady apples from two to three shili-
ings per dozen in boxes. These prices
are heavy advance on the selling rates
of similar fruits OF our leading cities. and