Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-24
PLEASA.NT.RLES.

iOA1 Ul1O WOOOs
The tower of Babel is the first con-
tinued story on record.
The actor who forgets his cue plays a
bad game of billiards.
WHICH of the reptiles is mathemati-
CLAMP The adder
MHHIGAN has produced pig with a
trunk. This thing should be checked.
LIZ you want to appreciate the genius
OF Shakespeare, put yourself in his plays.
TIE Indians reservation prevents his
speaking his mind about the Secretary
of the Interior.
1t may seem paradoxical, but the best
way to float loan is with heavy sink
ing fund attached.
THEY say could make either side
In my cheek most beautiful dimpls
If cut out piece, and tried;
And it isn't dim-it's pnl-ple!
A SooTcHMAN has invented process
by which oil can be poured upon a i.
troubled sea so as to still the waves. The
next thing we shall hear of will be oiled
routes for ocean steamships.
IT'S hope that keeps us up,
It's hope that keeps our memories green,
It's hope that makes our lives sublime
It's soap that keeps us clean.
"THE handspring of italian music in
the eighteenth century," says recent
writer, "was the exclusion and passion
ate worship Of the human voice" But
Italian music has experienced change.
Its handspring is now in a box, and is
worked with handle.
A GENTLEMAN greatly provoked one
armed organ grinder by asking him if
he was survivor of the late war.
"Why, you fool!'' exclaimed the irate
musician, "don't you see that I sur
vived? Do 1 act as though I was killed
in the late wal ?"
ONE of the quaintest jostlings of Euro
pean culture with native sayagery is to
be found in a simple story of an inden-
trlred servant-maid at Feejee, who thus
concluded the narrative of her domes-
tic history in her own English Spa got
jealous; SO he fight and kill ma; then
he put her In an oven, and pa and his
friends eat poor ma all up"
A MAN being asked about the trust
worthiness of a certain person who was
in search of situation, said: "There
are doubtless vocations in which he
could be trusted There's real estate,
for example,; if that was put In his care,
I think the owner would find his prop
erty where he left it. I shouldn't care
to speak as to any other kind of prop
erty."
eyes, sheltemens, said old Foster. a
mild kind of Galveston Shylock, to a
firm that wanted to borrow some money
at lower rate than per cent. month,
"yes, shentelmens, my motto always
wash, 'be shoost and lend not" "But
You do lend money on real estate ?"
"Dot ish mishdake. Ven L parts
wild my money it ish not loaned, it ish
secured.
A YoRKsHIREMAN, having occasion to
visit France, was dumfounde, to find
on reaching Calais that men, women
and children all spoke French. In the
height of the perplexity which this oc-
casioned he retreated to bed, and was
awakened in the morning by the cock
growing; whereupon he burst into a
wild exclamation of astonishment and
delight, and exclaimed: "Thank good
ness, there's English at last !"
THE advent of Mrs. Malaprop brings
to mind lady of Buffalo's first society
of many years ago. Gov. Dewitt Gin
ton was guest at the family mansion,
and this occurred at the dinner-table.
The great Governor spoke of the de-
lightful climate of the then village.
eyes" said the hostess, "we generally
have fine weather except when the sun
crosses the Penobscot." "Why, my
DEAR demonstrated her husband, the
General, ''you don't mean the Penob-
scott" "Oh dear, no." she exclaimed;
"of course l don't mean that mean
the Passamaquoddy."
HOsc the Indians Same Their Children.
Kansas City Times.
When an Indian baby is born the medicine
man looks out the door, and the first object
he sees furnishes the chIld's name. Hence
''Sitting Bull,' cred Cloud" etc. If this
rule was followed in Kansas City most of the
children would be called "Mud-oyer-
tops" "Man-going- into-a-saloon," or "Man-
hunting a-boardDg house"
Most of the ice houses throughout the
State have already been well filled.
Though the weather has been mild the
rop is ample.