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

female elephant is known by the size Of
her trunk.
Rev. Jack Walkingstiok is Cherokee Bap-
fist clergyman.
He is good man indeed who does all the
good he talks of.
1t IL wonder that some of our American
actresses don't get the painters colo.
Do girls in a printing office like men to set
up wi,h?-Puch. That will do, MIR. Puck.
Widow Buffers disintc rested REGARD for
President Tilden's private affairs is truly
touching.
This is my coat of arms" said a fond wife
wife to her husband when he folded her to HIS
manly breast.
Princess Louise has taken to snow-sboeinr
and spends couple Of hours each afternoon in
this exercise.
When justice gets fulI--so full that he
can not give an opinion--he sends the case up
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 sheriffs 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 81.
blaine woman inside of one year gave birth
to two SETS OF twins, married off two Of Eer
grown-up children and buried three Others
girl in Louisville chewed gum until she
couldn't stop working her jaws. It required
chloroform to arrest the spasm Of the muscles.
thcrmoscope for the determination of alb
normal heat or water in steamers or Other ves-
sells, has been patented in this country and in
Europe.
Tie electric lights introduced into the lieh4-
houses, Railway stations, and public hslls Of
Europe, have, In no reported instance been
discontinued.
Conkling is putting on the hair oil reg1rd
less of cost. People may ak this means
that things will be smothei over, Il don't
though. 1t means Fl !ht
About two millions shank-bones of oxen ara
worked up every year in Sheffield, England, for
knife handles. tooth and nail brushes, combs,
fans, button molds, etc.
The Brooklyn Electric Light company haa
a capital stock of 50 SIC, 900, 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, TO
suffering was caused among the female portion
of the congregation.
Plant Maine man anywhere and be will
make his mark.-Bangor Why. Aye, aye,
sir! There's Packard, who was planted down
in Louisiana. and brother Stearns in Florida,
and Others too numerous to MENTION
careful examination of the statistics 70
lating to the subject, shows that the average
duration of life among farmers is far greater
than that Of any other class of mon. Tnis is
no mere superstition, but recorded fact.
At the wedding of Mrs. 4. T. Stewards niece
in New York lately, just as the minister had
committed the bride to the groom, the band
started sGod be derciful," and to this day
the bride wants to know what made III, people
smile.
It is said that Alexander Stevens has prom
ised 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 pn bile IL
brary in America.
At Cariboo, N. s.. the young people wanted
tn. public school-house for . dance. The school
trustees refused their request. The next night
the school-house disappeared with an explosion,
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 to the pure tenets of q
party which, in its eff to advance truth,
hoEors ITSELF"
Electric carriage lamps q French invento.
proposes to produce. so that ordinary carriages
drawn by horses will be illuminated by cleo
tricity supplied by the rotary motion Of thei-
wheels, locomotives while in motion will light
up the trains they draw, and steamships sup.
ply themselves with powerful lights.
A new word of French extraction has been
added to the great family of the English LAM
guage-''Vicereine.'' The London Graphic has
published the portraits Of the Marquis of
Lorne and Princess Loni e as those of s'the
Viceroy and Vicereine of Canada" It has been
cordially accepted, like ''lhe telegram
Parsians have new tea, made from tbs
balsanio plants growing in Turkey. 1t is said
to possess the virtue of pr serving carly 80 nth.
1t is called the Serkys,' aud is used hot, lik e
ordinary tea. after having been infused FIVE
minutes. The tea leaves are afterwards stewed
down and 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
com Lrses nearly q third of the State, and as it
takes about a month to get all the ret urns
from it, Congress would have adjourned before
the new man could get his certificate of cleo
tiOn,
gentleman gives the following advice in
relation to dogs. If you enter lot whe1e
there is a vicious dog. be careful to remoso
your hat or cap: as the animal approaches you,
hold the same down by your sdo between
yourself and the dog. When you have done
this you have secured perfect immunity from
attack"
aThc Misses Thornton have not heretofore taken
part in Washington gayeties, because English
etiquette requires that young ladies shall he
presented to the queen before they enter &C.
ciety. During their recent visit to England
they went through this ceremony, and ale
therefore now at liberty to accept socisl at
tentions in America.
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