Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31
ALL SORTS.

CHINAAIAN has entered the Harvard
Freshmen class.
GEORGE BANCROFT says Washington
was six feet two inches high.
OFFENBAcH made much money from
his operas, but died poor.
Mrs. FLoRENCE's costumes In the
Mighty Dollar are insured for $685.
600.
A PARIS shop had $1,000 customers
one day this fall, and sold $3.50, 600 worth
Of goods.
VERMONT has four venerable ex-Gov-
errors living, each of whom is more than
80 years old.
WHAT is the difference between fixed
star and meteor? One is a sun, the
other a darter.
The woman who has the best time at
party Is the woman who has the great
est show of real lace.
The Rochester Herald saws that the
man who has q corner In pork should be
made to squeal.
A NEVADA ball report says: "Miss
eclatist lady present"
The honey crop is pronounced fail
re by one-half. So that we have not a
sweet thing in bees this year.
No LESS than 5000 Cinnamon are now
building railroads in Oregon, Washing
ton, and British Columbia.
ATLANTA has new enterprise, a watch
for turning out six watches per day.
". ". CoRcoRAN, of Washington, has
given away So, 900, 600 in public benefac-
tions and 81, 900, 900 in private charities.
HENRY WALLACE and Jane Wallace,
his wife, have entered college at Wes-
leyan University, Ct, as Freshmen"
SPAIN, with only II, 600, 600 of inhab-
itants, turns out yearly twice as much
wheat as does Italy, with 28,000,000 of
inhabitants.
On the occasion of the celebration of
the tenth anniversary of the capture of
Rome, all political offenders were par
doned by the King of Italy.
The postal savings banks in Italy take
in twice as much money as they pay
out, the institution being considered
safe and convenient by the people.
II
On horseback with bag full of gold and
silver coin. The horse ran away, the
bag burst, and a great crowd followed
for mile, picking up the money.
An effort is On foot at Washington to
procure the assembling there of a worlds
convention to promote international ar
bitration, Sept. 3, 1888, the centennial
of the acknowledgment of American in
dependence
EVERYBODY is looking at Rhode ISL
and" remarks the editor of the Provi-
dence Dispatch in the course of an edit
orial on "The Duty of the Hour" This
explains the recent advance In the price
of microscopes.
PROFANITY has increased to such an
extent in New York since the telephone
was introduced that the company has
been forced TO put up sign: "Please
don't swear through the telephone, "over
each instrument.
Is SWINGING healthy?" asks q young
lady. It is, under some circumstances.
But if the hinge breaks, the pastime is
not only unhealthy, but dangerous.
We are always glad to extend to the
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attained by years of experience.
KEEPING poultry of some kind or other
is almost universal III China. The poor
est household has, wherever practicable,
its pert cock and three or four lean hens,
which stalk hungrily In and out of the
mud shanty in search of anything eata-
BILE that no one else of the family may
happen to able to digest.
Two convicts have been discharged
from the Ontario GAM prison, after
serving two years, because of undoubted
proof that they were innocent Of the
burglary of which a jury had found them
guilty. The case against them rested
on the perjured testimony of police
man, whose motive WAS revenge.
A HORNED snake is kept as curiosity
by FL. c. Gregory, at his residence at
Mansboro, Va. 1t is about three feet
long and has horn on the end of the
tail, about one and half inches in
length, little bent and resembling very
much the spur of rooster. The snake
uses the horn as weapon, which is said
to be very deadly. Even trees are said
to have been killed by its blow.
FRANCISCO BECERA committed suicide
at Brownsville, Tex, ON account of i'll
luck at cards. He was so years old.
Early in life he fought for Mexican in
dependence under Gems. Bravo and Mo-
relos; at later day he invaded Texas
with the army of Santa Anna, and was
present at the battle of San Jacinto.
During the war between Mexico and the
United States he served on the American
side