Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-07
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

Miscellaneous Paragraphs.
An English showmsn's version of the
story of King Darius, Daniel and the lions
was as follows: "'At him. says the king.
we WON'T says the lions, AT him again,
says the king. 'Blowed if we WILL says
the lions-which wos sell for the great
King Darius, and very wcxat1ous."
| Newspapers are the merchants best
salesman. They enter almost every
dwelling, and while imparting the latest
intelligence, foreign and domestic, local
and State, they silently, yet forcibly, So
licit patronage for each advertiser. With
thousands of these, our home salesman,
travelling through the country every
week, who can estimate their aid to bust
ness prosperity. ....
!, 1t was after the opera, and they were
in rendezvous for material refreshments.
The usual talk about the singing and the
artists subsiding, he, as souvenir Of the
evening, offered her his bottonhole
bouquet. She, accepting, SAID, ''How
lovely" He added, "What fragrance tool
And then she, shifting the savory odor of
the incoming oysters, echoed, eyes, what
fragrant stew!' Then he became involved
in thought.
European infantry soldiers, are uni
formed as follows: French, blue coats
and red pants; German, blue with red
taclngs and double row of buttons on
the coat; Austrian, gray coat and blue
pants; Russian, pants and coat dark
brown, with q double row of buttons on
the coat; Turkish, an Oriental cap, with
tassel and tez, and blue coat and pants.
The uniform of the United States infant
ry consists af French fatigue cap, dark
blue coat and light blue pants.
A merchant, sitting in his Office in South
street. New York, recently received an
answer to his despatch sent to Shanghai
only six hours previously. Shanghai is
thirty-six thousand miles distant from
New York and the message (not making
any allowance for delivery at the two cit
ies) must have travelled at the rate of one
hundred miles a minute, or mile and
two thirds per second. The charge to
Shanghai is $3.50 per word :; to Yokohama,
$3.O5, but the cipher Is so we'll systemic
lied by mercantile houses that single:
word serves for dozen when transcribed.
A good story-the better because it is
true-is told at the expense of benevo-
lent lady who was examining the work
of the associated charities in this CITY.
One of the applicants for relief seen by
her was a colored woman, who told a
doletul story Of suffering, which so work
ed upon the mind Of the lady that,
against the advice of an experienced
friend, she gave her SO to relieve her
present distress. Her disgust may be
imagined when she learned that her ward
bought four button pair of kid gloves
and seat for "Pinafore" with the mon
ey.
An eminent preacher was called on to
preach, while two other preachers sat on
the pulpit sofa. Having loud voice he
made the most Of it, to the great annoy
ance Of his two brethren. After church
was out both of them took him to task
for his vociferation, and insisted that a
palmer and less noisy style Of o:atory
would do more good. elbow much do
you get for preaching9' he asked of his
critics. One replied that he got 81, 200 a
year, the other $1,000. "Well, was the
answer, II get $4,000, which is more
than both your salaries put together. ]
guess IN keep on 'hollering.'"
A lady dropped her handkerchief on
Winter Street the other day. Ladise-
mann's quick eye caught the hutter OF
the dainty thing as 1t fell to the walk
Quick as thought, he had bounced upon
it, and with dotted hat and his sweetest
smile, he approached the unknown fair
one with: MADAME, your hand" He
: got no further. It was only Mrs. L..
disguised in another suit. SEEING the
cambria as a cat would mouse, she gave
, Lad1smann look of eloquent scern and
contempt, remarking: Don't stand there
. grinning like a sick monkey, John Ladise
mann, and you'd better put on your hal
before you get cold. People at your
tune of lite, and bald at that, should be
careful how they expose themselves
Strange that some women can not bea,
; to have their husbands gallant to the sex
l mo gentleman" says the professo,
= "ever gives military salute to lady
: Well, hardly; we should say he wouldn't
g The military salute varies from a simple
: graceful wave of the hand, to three rutfle
e of the drums color, trumpets sounding
! the flourish, arms presented, and 50 OF
a up to the President, who is entitled to
e salute of tSenty-one guns, and tn
: "highest honors-all standards and colon
b dropping, officers and troops saluting
e drums beating and trumpets sounding.
e Now, if the gentlemen of America got il
q the habit of raising such a racket a
. that every time they met lady, it woul,
E be rather more startling than chrcni
] Fourth of July. Professor Tanning
: correct. This sort of thing wants to
r discouraged.
About two o'clock on the morning o
e Sept. 2, at st Paul, man named Johl
e Hines met with sudden and terribl
+ death in the yard of the st. Paul, Mime
G apolis & Manitoba railroad. It appear
/ Hines, with others, had been engaged du
e ring the day by John Cobb for work o.
!. the extension line Of the road beyont
= Fergus Falls. When the train came t.
pull out, Hines with another man tool
e up a position on a flat car, on which wa
one of the brakemen of the train. Hine
\ was standing near the brake at the from
: end of the car. Just how it happenet
= cannot be known, but as the train slacke,
+ up Hines fell forward between the car
e and, as appears, struck with his hea'
e. partly across the rail, over which the ca
q wheel passed, shaving off the whole seal
q and spreading his brains out over tn
ground.
. An Amended Proposition.
e From the Eureka (Nev Seminal.
r It occurred in Bodie, that city of whis