Daily globe., 1883-05-04

The sanitary inspectors of Paris lately
stumbled over an establishment where on
orators were busily engaged in mauufac-
turing ground acorns and burned wheat in
to stiff paste which was then slammed in
to coffee beans. These were then covered
| with an alcoholic solution Of colonbona
ito give them rich Mocha color, and
packed in bags for sale.
Two women, each claiming to be tba
widow Of the same man, have gone to law
at Omaha to determine which is the moth
er of two girls aged fifteen and seventeen
years. This proves that in the great and
growing West life is too full OF stirrino in
cidents and changes to permit ordinary
events to be long remembered with posi-
tive certainty even by those most nearly
interested.
Talking ofb eauty," says Roman cor
respondent OF the London Globe, 1.-The
young Duchess Magliano nee Bandini, mar
ried at sixteen, is the belle of Rome: a
really triumphant young creature with the
figure of nymph. Mrs. Astor, the wife
of the new American Minister, only twen-
ty-three, is so beautiful that when she was
presented at court Her Majesty remained
speechless with admiration.
German has recently patented under.
wear manufactured from sponge. 1t is
said to be more flexible than Roolen, more
easily cleansed and to absorb the perspira-
tIon without checking it. After thorough
cleansing and beating the sponges are
dried and shaved into thin slices, which are
sewn together to form the garments. In
addition to other virtues it is claimed that
this singular clothing is durable.
A novel thing in celebrations is to occur
at Santa Fe, New Mexico, during July.
They call it the "tertio- -millennial exposi-
tion," and it is designed to commemorate
the 333d anniversary of the settlement of
the Speniards in that quaint and ancient
city. The proceedings will take up most
of the month and will embrace games,
races, shambattles, dramatic performances
and cavalcades representing various his
toric epochs and incidents.
Francis S. Street, the partner of Francis
s. Smith in the ownership of the New
York Weekly, died at Brooklyn, N. Y, about
the middle of last month. He was born in
New York city in October, 1881. When
thirteen years old he became clerk in a
grocery store. When twenty five years old
he, with AR. Smith, bought the Neao York
Weekly for $4,000. Mr.. Street became the
business manager and Mr.. Smith its editor.
Mr.. Street leaves an estate valued at from
$1,2OO,OO0 to $1,50O,OOO, exclusive of his
interest in the paper.
A gentleman and lady, residents of Ber-
lin, went TO an inn at Potsdam, where, after
taking some refreshments and singing
hymns, the gentleman, as agreed upon by
both parties, shot the lady and then him
self. The day preceding the tragic event
the lady sent her only daughter away to
friends. She dressed herself IN the most
splendid apparel for the occasion. She also
wrote letter to her daughter warning her
never to read novels. She said that she
should never see her again il this world,
but from the height of heaven she would
continue to watch oyer her welfare.
One evening as a lady OF New York
while on her way home at a late hour.
without an escort, was approached by
lewd fellow as the boat on which she rode
neared its landing, and asked: 'Are you
aloue" "No sir" was the reply. and
without further interruption, when the
boat landed, jumped off. ''I thought you
were alone" said the fellow stepping to
her side again. II am not" was the reply.
"Why, do not sec any one who is with
you?' "God, and the angels, sir. 1 am
never alone" This answer pierced the
Williams heart, and with these parting
words, you keep too good company for
me, madam" he shot out of sight leaving
the heroic lady to enjoy herg ood company.
The butter market, according to Mont
pelier paper, has never been so demoral-
lied as it is this spring. Tons upon tons
of butter which cost upon an average of
thlrty-three cents per pound have been
thrown upon the market, recently, after
being held all winter for high prices, and
1t Is estimated that Boston dealers and
! shippers will lose from 100000 to 10000
on their purchases. Several thousand tubs
of old butter are held by the farmers of
Northern Vermont, and they are now glad
to get ten cents pound for what they re-
fused thirty-fve for last winter. The de-
crease in the de1Rand for export and the
diminished call from the West, have been
the principal reasons why the price did
not advance as was expected.
The N. Y. World says this: The Spring
field Republican, which is independent Of
everything but the party whose name it
bears, likans Governor Batler to the
Baptist convert who came up with chatter
ing teeth from his dip in an icy stream
and declared he was not cold. The story
is good one, but the application is little
confused by our rustic contem mporary,
There was very sudden and severe dipp-
ing OF somebody in ice-cold water in
Massachusetts last November, but it was
not Governor Butler who went under, al d
the teeth that have been chattering ever
since belong not to him but to many zeal
Gus Persons, Independets, Republicans
and what not, in Springfield, Bo. tJr,
Iewksbury and other places famous for
intelligence and philanthropy.