St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-24
GLOBELETS. +,

A crematorium, built in the time Of the
Roman invasion, has just been discovered in
the city of Lincoln, England.
Virginia is set down this year for 2, 100, 900
bushels Of peanuts, Tennessee for 100000,
and North Carolina for $4,000,
The gold cup which Keene's horse won at
the Ascot in 1882, valued at 5000, is still
in the custom house, because it cannot be
admitted short of 81, 900 duty. Keene says
he shall never pay the duty and shall send it
back to England.
Judge A. H. Buckner has withdrawn as
candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Missouri in favor of ex-Gov.
Phelps, and announces his intention to re-
tire from public life next March, upon the
expiration of his present term in Congress.
Some of the watering-place hotels employ
public entertainers. These are women of
talent, who play ON the piano, sing, and in
every way make the time pass pleasantly to
the guest. These entertainers receive as
compensation their board and small salary.
The electric light is great boon to fruit
growers near tho cities In California. AT
Los Angeles, 1t is reported, several bushels
of moths and millers are killed every night,
while at Sacramento it is believed that the
black beetle has been nearly exterminated.
Malon, the new Belgian Premier, is seven
ty-four. He is president of the council, and
minister of finance as well. He is Ypres-
man by birth and his brother was Bishop OF
Bruges. He has been Governor OF Antwerp
4 mi Ha is an
able debater.
The tributaries of Chesapeake Bay alone
contribute 100000 worth of meat to the
| frog market every year They are worth
about so cents dozen, and men make good
wages hunting them with shotguns Sports
men also seek for them occasionally, using
small rifles.
A New York dealer says be last year sold
| 100,0 900 canary birds, most OF which, came
from the Hartz Mountains, in Germany. A
good canary is sold for So; choice specimens
sometimes bring $40. Mockingbirds sell
for S25 and upwards. Parrots are worth
from $50 to 500.
The commissioners appointed to appraise
the property at Niagara Falls proposed to be
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but the land owners at the falls claim to own
the river and water power. The commiss-
toners have however, decided that the river
bed and the water belong to the state
| Mr.. Kasson, who goes to Berlin as the
American minister, has been sutor for the
hand of Miss Frelinghusen, the daughter of
secretary Frelinghuysen. she has addressed
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offer was both times rejected. The lady, it
is said, did not 50 much object to Mr.. Kasson
as she did to going to the northwest to live."
The advertising expenses Of famous soap
firm in London are from ESQ, 900 to f40, 600
a wear. Last year 1t sent out through the
mails fifteen tons Of handbills inserted in the
magazines. For years the house has sent
| shilling-cake OF Its soap to each one OF the
babies whose birth is announced in the
Times.
Karl Richard Lepsius, the most celebrated
of German Egyptologists, is dead in the sev.
enty-fourth year Of his age. For more than
forty wears he has literally contributed to the
general knowledge by works upon Egypt and
its antiquities Alexander Won Humboldt
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upon information furnished by Prof. Lep-
sius.
Since June, 1871 when, without the least
preparation or experience, he entered the
ranks of journalism as correspondent OF
the London Times, NJ. de Blowitz has written
more than 5000 columns for that Journal,
interviewed half the sovereigns and states
men of Europe, and received twenty-five dec
orations from various princes and poten-
tates.
An Anglican bishop, who was visiting in
j Dorsetshire, drove over on Sunday morning
to the church. Seeing gentleman in black
entering the vestry door he asked him when
the service began. ''We throw oil at eleven"
was the reply. Rather taken aback, bis
lordship asked; spray, sir, are you the offici-
ating clergyman?'' ''Why, yes, l tip them
the word.'