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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
The Feminine Hat in the Theahpr.

It was real fashionable hat-a nice
hat tor target shoot; and when 1T slid
along the next tier of seats like a disk
across the face of a 800 yards target and
settled into that empty seat, my fears
were more than realized. [ was LII q to-
tai eclipse. soon recovered from the
shock, however, and began to appreciate
the situation. I could see the orna-
mented proscenium Of the stage, and all
bet a little BIZ Of scroll work at the ton
OF the arch, and one Or two musicians
On the TANKS of the orchestra, but the
stage, the scenery. the delicate convo-
buttons of the ballet, all. that I had come
to see and admire. was gone, and in
their place was an irregular mass Of
straw, velvet and feathers, which had
once been round but now had the appear
ance of having been disturbed with a
brick several times. had Just made
the above observations and was trying to
imagine the other side of the edifce
when she began to swing herself to take
IN the effect, and got a side elevation
OF the facade; there was profile Of about
six inches, with. a delightful arrangement
of eyes, nose and lips; a six-inch sweep
OF foreign and domestic HAIR wrought
into bewlldering pufls and trizzes, dis
appearing in hanging gardens Or floral
arches to a height of about six inches
more-a total Of IS inchas-but she
was lonS-headed woman. The total
value of the whole affair-excuse me, I
mean the hat-was $25. I settled into
my seat with a sign of resignation; she
had paid for her fun, Or somebody had,
and my :5-cent seat was nowhere.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

THE entire population of the world,
placed side by side, and allowing two
feet to each person, would encircle the
earth twenty times. The States of
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont,
taken together, are as large as England.
Any one Of the States of Georgia, Iii
nois, Iowa and North Carolina are as
large as England. Kansas is as large
as England and Scotland together.
ireland is about the size of Maine.
France is more than twice as large as
England, Wales and Scotland together.
Texas is thirty-tiye times as large as
Massachusetts,, or as large as Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland, Ohio and Indiana COM
bined. The entire population of the
United States could be provided for in
the State Of Texas, allowing each man,
woman and child four acres of land
The entire population of the world
could be provided for. in the United
States, allowing each person one and a
half acres of land.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Dutch Travelling,

Travelling by rail in Holland, says
writer in the Argosy, is safe and easy
matter. At every few stations a halt of
ten minutes or quarter of an hour is
organized. Then all the passengers
rush out Of their carriages in an appa-
rently frantic and furnishing state, and
with very un-Dutch-like phiegnatism
clamor for rolls and cheese, which they
aevour with very Dutch-like appetite.
/ have seen ladies dressed in the height
Of fashionable elegance go up to re-
freshment counter and receive this
delicacy with as much satisfaction as we
should welcome a consignment of am
brosia and nectar. This rejection can
scarcely be termed bread and cheese.
It is rather bread favored with the az
ticle. Ifyou ask for it they bring a roll
cut in halves, with thin, transparent
slices or shavings of cheese placed
upon them. It is the universal custom
Of the country; apparently they have
no idea OF cutting their cheese in thick,
sociable, Eng]ish-ike squares. It
looked SO untempting that Inever once,
during my stay in Holland, veIturea
upon the staple article of production
for which Holland is famous.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
A Sagacious Newfoundland DOG.

Il gentleman put q marked shilling
under stone by the waysidc, first show
ing it to his Newfoundland dog. The
gentleman then, with his friend, rode
forward three miles; and then the dog
received his signal from his master to re-
turn for the shilling. The dog turned
back; the gentlemen rode home, but to
their disappointment and surprise the
hitherto faithful messenger did rot re-
turn during the day. 1t appeared that
he had gone to the spot where the shil-
ling had been deposited, but the stone
being too weighty tor his strength to rc-
move, he had stood bowling at the place
until two horsemen, riding up and at
tracted by his seeming distress, stopped
to look at HIM, when one of them allcl1t-
ing, removed the stone, and seeing the
shilling, put it in his pocket, not conceiv.
ing it to be the object Of the dogs search.
The dog followed their horses for
twenty miles, remained undisturbed in
the room where they supped, followed
the chambermaid into the bed chamber,
and secreted himself under one of the
beds. The possessor Of the shilling
hung his trousers on nail by the bed
side; but when both travellers were asleep
he took them in his mouth, and leaping
out OF the window, left open Oh account
of the sultry heat, reached his masters
home with the prize; when, from memoir
anda in the pockets, everything but Che
shilling was enabled to be returned to
the owner, and the singular circumstance
elucidated.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Making a ScOtchman.

In the year 1867, when democratic no.
tlons ran high IN England, the King was
attacked as be was going to the House
io1 Peers. A gigantic HlberniaD, on that
occasion was conspicuously loyal in re-
pellirg the mob. Soon after, to his no
small surprise he received message from
Dundas to attend Ais Office He went,
and met gracious reception from the
great man, who after prefac1ng a few en-
comiums On his active loyalty, desired
him to point out anything IN which he
would wish to be advanced. His Majesty
having particularly noticed his courage
Gus conduct, md being DESTROYS to rewa: d
it. Pat scratched and scraped for while
half thunderstruck.
"Nay, my good fellow cried Harry
"thlnk moment, and dinna throw your
sell out O. the way O. fortuna
Pat hesitated a moment, Sinking as if
some ODD idea had strayed into his mood
lie.
I'll! tell you what, mister, make q
scotchman Of me, and, by 1t. Patrick,
there'll be no fear of my getting on"
The minister gazed q while a. the mai
apropoe, with:
snake Scotchman OF you, sir, That
impossible for can't give you prudence.' -
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Benefit Of Poverty.

Northcote, the painter, was once
asked If certain gentleman, who had
shown skill in drawing, would not make
q great artist. "No, never" he replied:
"for he has $4,000 year."
The man had no motive to undereo
the drudgery and continuous study
necessary to the making of great art.
list. He needed that which has spurred
many men into greatness-the stimulus
Of poverty.
Lord Eldon was poor when he began
the practice Of law. He applied to
Lord Chancellor Thurlow, who was his
friend, to appoint him Commissioner
of Bankruptcy. Thurlow refused, say
ing he did him q favor by appointing
another person.
Years after, Eldon saw that the re-
fusal was favor and wrote, "What he
meant was, that he had learned that T
was by nature indolent, and it was only
want that could make me industrious"
Many men have been hidden by their
wealth, who, if they had been poor,
would have become illustrious.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

community. No grent way will, howev-
er, be made until the same measures are
adopted which are taken with rabbits in
Australia when they become an unendur-
able nuisance. It has been. found that
the only successful plan is to block up
all the holes which can be found. The
difficulty IN Australia is to obtain sufi-
Gent labor for this process. That diff
Guilty is not likely to exist in Bombay,
and correspondent of a Bombay news
paper has already suggested that this
plan be adopted. In the meantime the
question has arisen as to how the rats
have so increased and multiplied. This
point can, however, be discussed with
more calmness when they have some
way been reduced to their former subor-
uination.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Peculiar Domestic Arrangements.

A family in one of the suburbs of
Boston furnishes fine illustration of
the manner in which modern divorce
laws have overthrown the old-fashioned
ideas concerning the sacredness of mar
rage. A dozen years ago a young man
and young woman we're married.
Soon after they had son, and for sew
eral years appeared to live together as
happily as their neighbors. But at
length the wife concluded that she was
tired of her husband, and, without any
opposition from him, obtained a divorce.
Of course there was another man in the
case, and to him she was soon after
married: The strange part of it is that,
after all this had happened, the man
went to board with his mother-in- law,
between whom and himself there was
strong friendship. He is still a boarder
in the same house in which his late
wife and her present husband are fire.
quent visitors, and he seems to be per-
fectly satisfied with the arrangement.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

of March, 1876, the barometer at Wick
marked only s7.64 inches, or what on
the old scales would have been some
point far below very stormy, though in
reality there prevailed at the moment a
gentle northwest breeze; while at Liver
pool on January Oath of the same year
the mercury was as high as 3O.1 inches,
or nearly at ''Set fair" when at the par
tlcular time very severe storm was
blowing from the southwest. In fact,
the whole secret of weather forecasting
lies not in the absolute height of the mer-
curry, but in the relationship which ex-
lists between the area Of high and low
pressures, and knowledge Of the winds
which they produce.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Remedy for fog Cholera.

Every paper in the United States
ought occasionally to keep the fact be-
fore its readers that burnt corn is sure
cure for hog cholera. The best way is
to make a pile of corn on the cob and
effectually scorch it. The remedy was
discovered by q. d. Locke, of Lewis
ton, ILL.,, at his distillery, which was
burnt, together with large lot Of corn.
The corn was so much injured as to be
unfit for use, and was hauled out and
speedily eaten by the hogs, after many
Of the drove had been dying daily.
After the second day not hog died,
and the disease entirely disappeared.
The remedy has been tried in a num-
Der of instances since, and never failed.
-Leave1oavorth (Ka9a.) Westes7a Home
stead.
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The Human Voice Cornerstone Die,
MentU.

A great many novel articles have
been placed under corner-stones Of
public buildings and other structures
about being erected. But the most
novel article we have known to be thus
deposited was in laying the corner
stone Of an academy in Massachusetts,
the other day. It was nothing less than
a strip of the human voice Imprinted
on tin-foil by the photographic process.
There is no comprehending the curios-
ity this bit of tin-foil will be to the
people of O. couple Of hundred years
hence, when the cornerstone shall be
opened and the voice taken out and
found to articulate the words and senti-
ments Of one long since dead and for
gotten.
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Would Have His Fling.

Down at Gloucester, many years ago, a
certain well-known character" about
town became, for some trivial reason,
incensed against very estimable and
harmless citizen, who had the misfort-
une to be an invalid, and vented his
wrath in no measured terms. He was
reasoned with for such an uncalled- for
outbreak of epithets, and closely ques-
toned as to the good qualities Of the
man he was abusing, all of which he
was compelled reluctantly to admit. At
last, fairly cornered, and out of all
patience, he wound up with: "Wel,
it don't make any difference; he's
consumptive cuss, anyhow"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Had the Wrong Sign.

Two beggars are in the habit
standing Oh the corner of one of our
business streets; one, according to the
sign on his bosom, deaf and dumb; the
other blind, with three children, an in
valid wife, and paralyzed mother-in-
law to support. The other day the
deaf-and-dllmb man stood alone on the
corner, with bunch of shoe-strings
around his neck, eyes tight shut. A
gentleman dropped nickel in the hat,
and was greatly surprised to hear the
deaf-and-dumb man ask: "Don't you
want your shoe-strings?" "How is
this? read you were deaf and dumb"
said the gentleman. The blind man
Immediately opened his eyes and ex-
claimed, Why, great snakes! I've got
the wrong sign on!"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Seized by a DeyiI.Fish.

The Leeds Mercury says that a
rather amusing incident was Witnessed
in the Scarborough Aquarium recently.
The keeper, while engaged in cleaning
out the tank occupied by the octopods,
was suddenly seized by the leg Corfu
nately he had sea-boots ON by the
largest of the octopods, which fastened
four Of his tentacles round the leg of
the boot, and with the other four held
firmly On to the rocks forming the back
OF the tank. A struggle ensued, during
which the man found he could not dis
engage himself without killing the ami
NAL, and finally hit upon the expedient
OF slipping his leg out, leaving the boot
in the water, and beating retreat.
The hungry octopus stuck to the boot
for twenty minutes, when it relin-
pushed it's hold.
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4 Mistake.

An old fellow, who has a son Just en-
tering juvenile society, made terrible
mistake the other nj ht. A note was
laid at his plate, which said: Miss
-, No. - street, requests your
company Tuesday evening"" He combed
his bald head and went there. A little
girl ushered him into the parlor. rs
Miss - in?" said he. eyes, that's
my name" said the girl. isn't Johnny
coming Tonight" Johnny was his son.
1t all occurred to him in a moment. He
thought Miss was an elder sister.
He wiped his bald head, took his hat,
and said, mo, Johnny has the cholera
infantum. Just called in to tell you he
couldn't be here" And the old gentle
man went out and kicked himself
Nashville (Te2o7a.) Banner.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16

OF his room into the hall, and porter
raped him up, asking him to turn it off.
For this the porter was ordered away,
with threats of shooting, but he insisted
that the gas should be turned off. Bang,
went pistol shot followed soon by an
other. The proprietor was called, but
every entreaty he made was met by 9TH
er shots until fourteen had been fired.
At last some policemen burst open the
door of the room and found Mr.. Gressel-
mann sitting on the bed loading his
pistol for another attack. He had
about $50, and, as he could not smell
he knew nothing of the escaping gas, and
imagined the people outside were trying
to rob him of his money.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
A Queer Old Man.

An old gentleman Of 50 summers,
living in town in the interior of the
State, had himself measured for his cof-
fin a few days ago. After it's compile
ton he was asked why he had so acted.
His reply was that cotfin-makers charge
their own price after a man is dead. He
had also selected his burial place, which
has been staked off. He never goes to
church-does not believe in the resur-
rection, yet reads the Bible more regu-
larly than anyone in the place, having
faith only in the first nine chapters.
North Carolina PRESBYTERIAN.
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s1Bangs.2

A man in his sbirt-sleeves was sitting
before the door of rookery on Atwa-
ter street the other evening, when an
acquaintance came along and asked:
Bill, was that your wife met on
the corner?"
J. guess it was-she just started
out"
4 see she bangs her hair" continued
the other.
Eyes, she does, durn her!" growled
Bill; but I've got the advantage over
her, though. While she can only bang
her hair [ can bang her whole body
Free Press.
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Why Americans ''iioit.''

It is especially remarkable that in
the United States the ordinary food Of
the people is better in quality and more
respectfully cooked than among the
masses Of any other country, and the
Americans are known to masticate their
food very imperfectly-in short, to
''bolt" it. This habit of boiling is prob.
ably itself due to the general excel
lence of the food supply, coupled with
the restlessly busy temperament of the
people. Now, it is curious that in the
United States the degeneration OF the
wisdom teeth has gone further than in
any European country; that the jaws
are almost always abnormally short :;
that the lower jaw is apt to be rather
''under-hung," and that, as Mr.. Brace
assure Mr.. Darwin, sit is becoming
quite a common practice to remove
some of the molar teeth of children" as
the jaw does not grow large enough to
hold the proper number. To these
peculiarities we must attribute in great
part the ccmmonness of the hatchet-
face in America--The Menu Qatarterzv
ReUielU,
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Cure for SleepIesSneSS,

Wet half a towel, apply it to the back
OF the neck. pressing it upward toward
the base of the brain, and fasten the
dry half of the towel oyer so as to pre-
vent the too-rapid exhalation. The ef-
feet is prompt and charming, cooling
the brain and inducing calmer, sweeter
sleep than any narcotic. Warm water
may be used, though most persons will
prefer it cold. To those suffering from
over excitement Of the brain, whether
the result of brainwork or pressing
anxiety, this simple remedy is an espe-
cial boon.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
The Weather and the Barometer

The old IDEA that there is any infallible
connection between certain readings of
the barometer and certain conditions of
weather has long been entirely abandoned
and scarcely any one looks now at the
lettering on the side of the glass, but
merely notes its upward Or downward
tendency always much surer guide
than the indications ssSet falr,'' or Much
rain" which figure on all the old-tashion-
ed barometers. To show how utterly
false these arbitrary indications may be,
it is sufficient to mention that on the 9Th
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A struggle for Existence with Rats,

The plague of rats in the Deccan for
the second season in succession!is occa-
sioning serious alarm: The animals ov-
erspread the country like locusts, destroy
the crops almost as thoroughly, and are
even more difficult to keep down. So
grave had become the aspect of affairs
that ''Rat committee" was appointed
to inquire into the best means of dispos-
inc of the creaturea. They went thor
oughly into the question, after the man
ner of Committees III India, and their re-
commentators are carefully tabulated.
The people are to be induced to turn out
en- maasse and face the enemy: rewards are
to be offered for dead rats, and, in fact,
the invasion is to be treated as a matter
to be dealt with vigorously by the whole
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
S Here We Are.''

A primitive wedding took place late
ly near Lithonia, De Kalb county, Ga,
the ceremony being performed as the
happy couple were standing or a log in
a swamp. It was a runaway match, and
the parties had engaged the services of
the Rev. b. H. Clarke, who reached the
rendezvous about 8 o'clock at night.
The lovers were hidden in the swamp,
and as the reverend gentleman passed
through they whistled to him and called
out, "Here we are" In few moments
more they were man and wife, and went
on their way rejoicing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Begollia.

ABOUT TWo centuries ago q French
navigator named Begon brought from
Asia q new plant, which is still called
after him, Begonia. Few readers would
suspect the part this plant plays in the
production of the handsome shawls so
priced by ladies. The best by far of
these are made in Cashmere, beautiful
district at the foot Of the Himalaya
mountains. The material used in their
manufacture is the finest down from the
Thibet goat. Every one has probably
remarked the singularly graceful pat
terms with which they are ornamented,
and perhaps wondered whether they
were studies from nature or the produc-
ton OF the artists brain. They are the
former. Nature in the East supplies
admirably graceful leaves on which the
sun designs delicate ornaments, and the
wcrkmen of Cashmere initiate them, as
the Greclan sculptors copied the curves
OF the acanthus in the Corinthian cap
ltals. These leaves are those of the
begonia. When the French arrived in
Egypt, at the end of the last century.
they were surprised to see the Orientals
wearing costumes, shawls, turbans.
sashes, ETC., of beautiful Cashmere work.
They greatly admired these dresses,
which fail so gracefully on the human
form. When the conquerors of the
pyramids returned to France, they dis
played their rich booty, which immedi-
ately came into fashion among the ladies,
From that period they have constantly
remained in high favor. Their prices
vary from 1000 francs to 1000 francs.
Under the empire, no lady with any
pretension went out without a Cash
mere shawl. The taste for these articles,
although not so great as formerly, has
not entirely ceased. However, it is very
rarely now that a person wears a real
Indian Cashmere; the articles in gen.
eral use are the product of French
manufacture.
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He Knew all About Gas.

When a man who has lost the sense If
smell and is SO abnormally suspicious of
burglars that he has carefully armed
himself against them. blows out the gas
at midnight IN his room at the hotel,
what in the world is the bravest porter
to do with him? Mr.. Gresselmann, of
Texas, is such a man. When the porter
lighted HIM to bed, he was asked if he
understood gas, and replied Indignantly,
"Well, should smile' Two hours lat
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How the ChOctaws Execute a Criminal.

How the ChOctaWs Execute a Criminal.
News reached here that Wifandot,
Choctaw Indian, was convicted by the
Choctaw court of having murdered an
orphan boy about four months ago.
When captured and asked why he had
committed the murder, his answer was
Because he felt like it" He was SEN
fenced to be shot, as is the Choctaw
custom in punishment of capital crimes,
and the execution was carried out by the
Sheriff, near Atoka. He died game,
refusing to be bound, and did not stir
or finch when the command to fire was
given.-De,aiso7a (Teras NeoUs.
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Soft Answers Turn AWAY Wrath.

Mr.. William Wilgus, of this city,
while walking in the mountains near
Coalsburg, w. Va, was accosted by two
men, who presented pistol at his head
and demanded his money or his life.
well" responded Mr.. Wilgus, ga man
without money in this country might as
well be shot, so blaze away" The high
waymen, thinking that their game had
no money, let him go on his way with
out further molestation. He had at
the time $50 and a valuable gold watch
in his pocket Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
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Appetite Of the BuIlfrOg.

A gentleman of our borough some
time ago captured large bullfrog, and
on opening it he was not little sur
prised to find in its stomach a full
grown meadow mouse. In scientific
journal, a few days since, we notice
mention of one of these frogs swallow
ing cedar bird. Another party tells
us OF small swapping turtle he found
in the nav of still more voracious ba-
trachian.-West Chester Village Bee
ord.