Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS,

Charles G. Leland says no word covers
so much humbug as art" perhaps"
muses. the Philadelphia Press; but EKeifer'
gives pretty tight race"
The Atlanta Constitution amiabIy assures
David Davis that he need have no fear
that his new-made wife will not stick to
him. She is Burr.
A remarkable parrot, owned by a lady
in Quebec. used to give this conundrum
and answer: "Why does donkey eat
thistles? Give it up? Give it up? Be
cause he's an ass! Observation-Disclosures a.
The pistol which Cincinnati woman
swore was the one with which her husband
threatened to shoot her proved to be a
beer faucet. The husband was discharged,
of corse, but it was five minutes before the
court could quell the laughter which the
exhibition of the pistol caused.
The Arkansas legislature, in its wise
temperance provision, has decided that
native wine may be sold, and the Traveller
thinks this a very wise piece of legislation,
as native wine Will make a man so much
drunken than whisky can possibly do that
its use is economical.
Stenats Yamakawa, the young japanese
girl who was president of her class at Vas
sar, has returned to her native land and is
becoming again accustomed to the ways of
living there. She writes that she can eat
and dress in Japanese style easily, but she
cannot bring herself to arrange her hair in
true Japanese fashion.
Little Leon Il, aged five, accom-
panied his mother to dry goods store in
Chicago, recently, TO make some purchases.
With Mr.. Brown, one of the statesmen, the
youngster is a great favorite. Addressing
him Familiarity, Leon said, ''Mr. Brown, [
know man up on Twenty street
who has the same colored name as you've
got!"
Professor Blackie once chaIked on his
notice-board in college: "The professor is
unable to meet his classes to -morrow." 4
.Waggish student removed the Sc" leaving
'lasses." When the professor returned he
noticed the new rendering. Equal to the
occasion the professor quietly rubbed out
the 81" and joined in the hearty laughter of
the asses.
"Will you have dinner at the eating sta
tion?" asked the train boy of the passen-
ger. EYES," said the passenger, arising
and following the boy. 81 just wanted TO
know" said the boy, $50 1 could telegraph
ahead" Telegraph" repeated the tired
passenger, whose patience the slowness of
the train had exhausted, Il thought you
wanted me to stroll on ahead and eat by
the time the train would get there"
s'Isn't it about time for the local author-
tiles to sell the mule used to draw the town
hearse and buy horse?" asks the editor
of a Tennessee paper. 'Twice lately he
has baked and detained professions on
only last week he kicked in the front of the
vehicle and seriously damaged the corpse
People are beginning to get enough of this
sort of thing, and if the authorities don't
take proper action citizens' meeting will
be called"
One of the gems of a chiIdren's enter
tainnent at Providence was the appear
ance OF three performers of the mature
age of three and four years, who appeared
as toadstools with a surprising natural
ness of effect in an ingenious costume.
They recited the following poem:
Three little toadstools, don't you see?
Just as tunnin We can be.
Where did we come from? We don't know
Specs from de same place violet5 grow.
What are we dood for? Just to keep
Rain from de MOSES wen dey steep.
Where are we going? Oh, my soul,
Wild all de flowers In great big hole.