Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-01
GLOBELETS.

Maine is boarding thirteen murderers.
A female elephant is known by the size Of
her trunk
Rev. Jack Walkingstick is Cherokee Bap-
tist clergyman.
He is good man indeed who does all the
good he talks Of.
1t is wonder that some of our American
actresses don't get the painters collie.
Do girls in printing Office like men to set
up with?-Puck. That will do, Mr Puck.
Widow Buffers dsinte ested regard for
President Tilden's private affairs" is truly
touching.
This is my coat of arms" said fond wife
wife to her husband when be folded her.to his
manly breast.
Princess Louise has taken to snow-shoeinc.
and spends a couple of hours each afternoon in
this exercise.
When justice gets full--so full that he
can not give an opinion-he sends the case D
to the full bench.
Senator Hill, Of Colorado, will be the 'Lone
Fisherman" of the next Senate. He made his
money in smelling.
Those Pennsylvania sherffs are great on
pick-ups. They have some Molly Mcguire on
the string all the time.
Mrs. Lucy Anderson, who gave piano lessons
to Queen Victoria and all her daughters, has
just died at the age Of 80.
Maine woman inside of one year gave birth
to two sets of twins, married off two of her
grown-up children and buried three others.
girl in Louisville chewed gum until she
couldn't stop working her jaws. 1t reqnired
chl"roform to arrest the spasm Of the muscles
A thcrmoscope for the determination of ab-
normal heat or water in steamers or other YES
sells, has been patented in this country and in
Europe.
The electric lights introduced INTO the liph,
houses, railway stations, and public halls OF
Europe, have. IN no reported instance been
discontinued.
Conklns is putting on the hair oil resari
less of cost. People may thi TX this means
that things will be smothed over. It don't,
though. 1t means fight.
About two millions shank bones of oxen arc
worked up every year in Sheffield. England, for
knife handles, tooth and nail brushes, combs.
1ans, button mOlds, etc.
The Brooklyn Electric Light company has
capital stock of 81. 10000, charter for fifty
years, and territory including Long Island,
Coney Island and Shelter Island.
A church in Albany township was inacces
sible for two weeks owing to huge snow drifts.
As it was not the season for new bonnets, no
suffering was caused among the female portion
of the congregation.
Plant Maine man anywhere and he will
make his mark.-Bongor Why. Aye. aye,
sir! There's Packard, who was planted down
in Louisiana, and brother Stearns in Florida,
and Others too numerous to mention"
A careful examination of tie statistic, 70
lating to the subjeo!, shows that the average
duration of life among farmers is far greater
than that of any other class Of men. This is
no mere superstition, but recorded fact.
At the wedding of Mrs. A. T. Stewards niece
IN New York lately, just as the minister had
mitted the bride to the groom. the band
started God be Merciful,'' and to this day
the bride wants to know what made Ii, people
smile.
1t is said that Alexander Stevens has prom
sed to bequeath his empty medicine bottles to
his native town, the proceed of their sale to
be put at interest, and the interest to be used
in building and fitting up the largest public liz
brary in America.
At Caribou N. s., the young people wanted
the public school-house for a dance. The school
trustees refused their request The next night
the school-house disappeared with an ex pl,son,
and the shattered timbers show that powder
caused its destruction.
Missouri lady sent to Gen. George G. Vest,
during the Senatorial contest, the huge claw of
grey eagle, with message to he effect that
he must not let go his grip. but, with talons
like unto these, cling 10 the pure tenets of
party which, in its eff rts to advance truth,
horrors ITSELF
Electric carriage lamps French inventor
proposes to produce. SO that ordinary carriages
drawn by horses will be illuminated by cleo
tricty supplied by the rotary motion of their
wheels, locomotives while in motion will light
up the trains they draw. and steamships sup.
ply Themselves with powerful lights.
new word OF French extraction has been
added to the great family Of the English lam
guage-'Vicereine." The London Graphic las
published the portraits Of the MARQUIS OF
Lorne and Princess Ionic as those of ''tno
Viceroy and Vicereiue Of Canada" Il has been
cordially accepted, like ''the telegram
Parisians have o new tea, made from tn,
balsamic plants growing in. Turkey. 1t is said
to possess the virtue of pc serving carly yontf.
1t is called the ''Serkys,' and is used hot, like
ordinary tea, after having been infused five
minutes. The tea leaves are afterwards s.ewcd
down end a toilet water made from them.
Gov. Roberts, of Texas, will not order n
election to fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Congressman Schleicher. The Sixth district
COMPRISES nearly third of the State, and as it
takes about month to get all the returns
from it, Congress would have adjourned before
the new man could gst his certificate of cleo
ton,
gentleman gives the following advice in
relation TO dogs. IF you entsr a lot where
there is viciuus dog be careful to remove
your hat or cap; as the amin Il approaches you,
hold the same down by your side between
yourself and the dog. When you have done
this, you have secured perfect immunity from
attack"
1.-THE Misses Thornton have not heretofore taken
part in Washington gayeties, because English
etiquette requires that young ladies' shall bc
presented to the queen before they enter Sc
ciety. During their recent visit to England
they went through this ceremony and a.o
therefore now at liberty to accept social at
tentions in America.