Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Great Britain and Iceland.
Mr.. Robert Spence Watson is the
first European who has visited Wazan.
the sacred city of Morocco.
There is considerable excitement in
tie vicinity of Ncwmanstown, ono
mile from Sheridan, Pa, on account
of the supposed discovery of gold.
a fight between crow and two
woodpcckers at KirkviIle, N. Y, re-
suited in the poor crow being stripped
Of his feathers and left OH the ground
nearly dead.
There arc in the State of Ohio, 6,792
Sunday schools, 4,017 of which are
called evergreen schools" or schools
that hold sessions every Sunday
throughout the year.
Gus;ave Dore began his sketching
for the pablo eye when he was mere
boy, and he was only thirteen when
his calicaturc, "The Labors of Her.
culcs," was published.
The art of talking pays in Turkey.
The Sultan has five agreeable gentle
men about him, whose sole business it
is 10 entertain him with polite and
graceful conversation.
People now go up to the crater of
Vesuvius by rail. The difference be-
tween seven hours and -seven minu ties
represents the change from the old
style to the new of doing the thing.
Some people who cannot drink
milk can eat it. Take it in sips and
move the jaws as if masticating solid
food; then the salivary secrctiOns are
liberated and the first stage Of diges-
ton is assured.
Dore has completed a grand case
picture, entitled Moses Before Phar-
aoh,'' which is said to be one of the
finest and wholly original pictures of
the great artist, and will rank among
the greatest OF his productions.
The German sculptor, Miller, whose
magnificent statue Of "Prometheus
Bound" has been bought for 10000
marks by the Government and placed
in the National Gallery, was, when q
poor boy, q cook i'll q Munich hotel.
The late Tom Taylor was married to
q Yorkshire lady, Miss Laura Barker,
who has composed some delightful
songs. Among them arc some pretty
and piquant Birthday Ballads"
which the gentle composer herself
has sung charmingly.
Jerusalem, according to British con-
sular reports, is growing town. The
lnf
creased considerably of late years.
That community is now estimated at
$4,000, including native Jews, against
10000 in 1873.
A wine merchant at Rheims, in
France, is the owner Of two hundred
bottles Of champagne which he says
he will not sell at any price, because
1T was the only lot in any cellar Of the
city that escaped the clutches of the
German soldiers during the war Of
1870.
Leeds is 1861 miles from London by
the Great Northern railway, and the
Trip is now made by fast express in
three and rcc-quarters hours includ-
ing three stops, which is said TO be
the fastest train time in the world !;
beating even the "Flying Dutchman"
on The Great Western.
One of the industries that has grown
up within the last few years is the ex-
por,ation of oysters from the United
states to Europe. For the last four
Gears there were sent TO Europe 264,-
239 barrels of oysters, at value of
1881, 1873.
King Louis Of Bavaria IS an uncom-
Portable sort of ruler. lie la, an un-
pleasant habit of rising very late in
tho morning and not going to bed un-
il the following morning, which in
wolves sending for his Secretary in the
mid le Of the night TO transact State
business.
Some families in Brooklyn have
been poisoned by lemon meringue,
which the baker had prepared in a
copper vessel. Nothing of an acid
nature should ever be cooked in cop
per vessel. The acetate of copper
never agrees with even q strong stom-
ach.
1t is said that potato water IS uscfu
in reducing the inflammation attend
ing inflammatory rheumatism. Slice
raw potatoes as if to fry them, and
cover them with water. Allow them
to stand an hour OF two and then
drain off the water. Sponge the af-
fccted parts frequently with this wa
ter.
There is but one organ which is CON-
mon 10 all animals whatsoever; Some
are without eyes, many without noses.
some have no heads, others no tails
some neither one nor the other; SOM
there are who have no brains, other,
very happy ones; some no hearts
others very bad ones-but all have Q
stomach.
The income of the Duke of West
minister is said TO be nearly $4,000 q
day. Most of his wealth is in re ii es
tate in London. An ardent desire oi
the Dukes life is said to have beer
realized in the recent winning of tlt
Derby by one of his horses. Ills OK
element on learning that he had sue
ceeded is reported to have been "somc-
thing Painful to behold"
There arc some strange coins still in
existence. A shilling piece was moi
long ago found in England, which
showed OH examination that the OBJ
verse and the reverse of the coin were