Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-08
FACTS AND FANCIEs

from the Cape last year amounted to
over s3, 500, 600 sterling.
Adhesiveness is great clement of
success. Genius has glue on his feet,
and will take hold of a marble Slabs.
j. Wilson. d. d.
UNDER the provisions Of the new Cal
fornia constitution the assessment roll
of San Francisco for this year is In
creased 100000.
SOME men we're born for great things,
Somem were born foy small:
Some-it Is not recorded
Why they were born at all;
And some (the worthiest of the lott
Should have been born, but they were no..
1t is suspected that the Scent piece
was invented to deceive the deacons. It
can be slipped into the contribution box
as ostentatiously as dime Boston
Transcript
THE cry comes from Florida that the
census enumerators have been guilty of
false enumeration and other glaring
frauds. The charge is not confined to
either party.
ATTEMPTS to introduce the district
telegraph sytem in London have not yet
met with success /; probably in about
twenty years they will, just as the street
railroads did.
SUNDAY-soHooL scholar to the teacher
-"Did you say that the hairs Of my
head were all numbered?" Teacher
eyes, my dear" Sunday-school scholar
-"Well, then quilting out hair and
presenting iD, what's the number Of
that one?"
A GERMAN citizen of Hoboken was IN
formed that lady had called to see him
in his absence. ga lady" he mused
aloud, ga lady" Upon an accurate
description he suddenly frightened up
and added "Oh, dot vas no lady dot
vas my wife"
PAPA Ito Mabel, who has been to
juvenile party)-"Did any one pay you
any attentions, Mab?" Mabel
don't know" Papa-s:l mean did any
one talk with you, Or dance with you?'
Mabel" Well, there was little boy
who made faces at me-"
The saddest, the most pathetic utter
ances, are the utterances Of men who
with the farthest and subtlest reach
Of thought grasp only negatives. A
man can no more live on negatives than
he can live on stones q negative
creed is the creed Of death. Prof
Broa0,se.
The Brassey family in England must,
next to Mr.. Vanderbilt, be almost the
largest holders of securities, other than
real estate, in the world. Their father
left them over $3O,OOO,OOO in personal
property, and they do not own more than
$75, 600 year real estate. This looks as
though they foresaw the depreciation
that is possibly impending.
MEssRs. CAssEII, PETER, GA1pN &
Co., the proprietors Of The Magazine
of Art, have arranged for an essay on
the subject OF "Queen Victoria and
Art" to appear in the June issue. The
value of the number will be enhanced
by copies Of sketches by both the Queen
and the late Prince Consort, permission
having been given for their repro
duction.
A MEETING Of prominent citizens Of
Camden, S, c., was held recently to Or
ganize an anti-dueing association. After
several speeches had been made officers
were elected, and resolutions denouncing
the barbarous code, and agreeing to
prosecute all persons who send, carry or
accept challenges, were adopted. The
movement thus inaug1lrated gives evi-
dence Of change in public sentiment in
that section which Is to be commended.
THE influx of sea-water to London has
begun. The Great Eastern railway
brought on the first day thirteen tanks
at sixpence the three gallons. When
traffic is at full flow, as it is pretty sure
to be about this time, there is expected
to be daily imported considerable por-
ton Of the silver sea in which Britain is
set. This novel merchandise is consid-
cred safe to develop an enormous trade.
A vast saltwater bath is to be erected in
the center of London.
A STRANGE story Of second sight is
told at Salvisa, Ky. The Rev. Mr..
Vaughn, Judge Durham, and several
respectable Colonies vouch for its truth.
It is to the effect that Mrs. Foster was
Ill and part of the time delirious. When
out Of her head, one night, she said two
negroes were setting fire to q certain
building; that she plainly saw them
pouring coal oil on some buildings, and
preparing to light it. No heed was paid
to her rawlings. A few minutes after
ward the watchers in the room heard an
alarm of fire. The flames had been dis
covered at the very time and place of