Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
BREyITIES.

THE Japanese language is a complete
hieroglyphic system.
In Tuskegee, Ala, there is a negro
boy as black as the ace of spades who
has blue eyes.
A BIRD deprived of food dies on the
third day, while a serpent can live
three months.
GEORGE LEoLERco, of Copper City,
Pa, stuck giant-powder cartridge into
his mouth, lit the fuse, and the explo-
sion literally blew his head off.
VIRGINIA creepers are being planted
10y the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
on the hill-sides along the track. It is
done to prevent land-shdes, and will
add greatly to the beauty of the
scenery.
II is now affirmed that not :, single
stalk Of the Jerusalem artichoke was
ever raised in all Palestine, and that the
Canada thistle was brought into the ter
ritory of the Dominion by settlers from
the New England States.
"W. H." WRITES to the Country Gen.
tlemam: "Pet your horse, pet your
dog, be very kind to your COWS, but
never pet bull" "W. H." petted one,
which ran at hin, while he was feeding
him, and, but for timely pitchfork,
would have put horn through him.
The large railroad companies keep as
careful record of locomotive and its
performance as ship-owners do of an
ocean steamship. The Pennsylvania
railroad does not repair one if the cost
will exceed $4,000. The engine is then
marked as dead on the record, and is
either sold or broke up.
1T has often been wondered where all
the cast-of clothing of the British and
continental armies was disposed of,
but, in passing through Maritzburg,
South Africa, one may see numerous
Kafir stores with the uniforms of
European soldiers laid out in every
form of tempting display. Once, ont
Of curiosity, correspondent examined
s. native, and, found him wearing, in the
middle Of an African summer, q Guards.
mans tunic, a Lancer's tunic and the
ample cloak Of Life Guardsman.
The Ways to Spell E'aiior.
The accommodating nature and
capacity of the photography that the
savants Of England and America are
seeking to reform are astonishinely
illustrated in the number of different
ways in which it is possible to spell The
narne Of the artist who makes our
clothes, the knight of the goose and
shears: Tailor, taylor, tailor, teighlor,
thalor, thailor, thaylor, phthalor, phthai-
lor, phthaylor, phtheighlor, taileur, tay-
leur, tale1ir, thaleur, thaileur, thayleu1,
teighleur, phthaleaur, phthaileur. phthay-
leur, phtheig hleur, talour, taileur, tay-
lour, thalour, thailour, thaylour, teigh
lour, phthalour, phthailour. phthaylour,
phtheighlour, talar, tailar, taller, tailur,
tailyr, tay.ar, tayler, taylir, taylur, tay-
Tyr, teighlar, teighler, teighlir, teighlur,
teighlyr, thalar, thaler, thalir, thalur
thai Tyr, phthalair, phthalar, phthilar,
phthaylar, phthaler phthalir, phtnalur,
phthalyr, phthailir, phthailyr, phthaylir,
phthaylur, phthaylyr, phtheighlar,
| phtheighler, phtheighlir, phtheighlur,
phtheighlyr, thaylar, thayler, thaylir,
thaylur, thaylyr, thailar, thailer, thailir,
thailur, thailyr, taiIir, theighlar, theigh-
Ter, theighlir, theighlor, theighlur,
theighlyr, theighlour, theighleur.
Ninety-six different ways, as worked
out in the cars by Rev. DR.. Wentworth
| the other day.-ITOy Times.