St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-23
ODD THINGS IN LIFE.

1t is announced that the negroes OF
Georgia who twenty-five years ago were
slaves now possess S20,000,0 900 worth of
property.
The completion of the longest teIe-
phonic line in Europe was recently an
n0uneed. The wires stretch from Pesth
to Prague, a distance of at least 600
kilOmeterS.
The prices of camphor and gum
promise to rise. The German govern
ment is making gigantic purchases of
these articles for the manufacture OF
smokeleSs powder.
A Lansing, Mich, man made his wife
happy on Christmas by giving her q
billiard table. but the good woman was
enough for him. She hunted up the
handsomest tea set in Michigan and
made present of it to her husband.
The fright whale'' is the most vicious
OF all the whalebOne whales, and at
times tights desperately for its life. The
nnbackS were very rarely captured be-
fore the Invention of the bomb lance, as
tney ran so fast boats could not stand
the strain.
Near Santa Rosa, Cal, is we'll from
which. it is said, in drawing water.
thousands of eyeIess fish, from half an
inch to six inches in length, have been
taken out. Occasionally the bucket is
drawn up half full of fish. No subter-
ranean inlet to the well has yet been
discovered.
10 enter jewelry store, ask the pro-
prletor for writing materials, and then
do business with his safe, is the latest
fad of the Roxbury, Mass, burglar. OF
course the Obliging jeweler has TO go to
the back part of his store for his station
cry for this combination on the safe to
work.
The value of labor on pound of crude
steel, when forged, refined, tempered
and made into watch springs, has fig.
ured prominently in many public
speeches. "reminiscences OF the late
Judge Kelly show that he elaborated
the whole subject in a speech at CheI-
sea, Mass, more than sixty years ago.
An actress in Germany has actually
had the courage to celebrate the seven
ty-tifth anniversary of her first appear.
ance on the stage. Frau Louise Schmidt,
OF the Royal Court theater, in Stuttgart,
has appeared conSecutiveIy at this
house ever since her debut at the age CT
nine until the present time.
AT Dennison, Tex. Mr.. and Mrs.
Obeistrom celebrated their seventy.
fifth anniversary of married life. They
have seventeen children living who
were present Oh the occasion. The old.
est. William. is seventy years of age,
and from Omaha, Neb. Mr.. and Mrs.
Obelstr0m are aged respectively ninety
one and ninety-four. They are believed
to be the Oldest married couple in the
state.
At San Diego last summer one market
gunner killed $4,000 quail, to accomplish
which he fired $4,000 times. This is q
large number to fall to one gun, and
rather puts to shame the boosted record
OF Eastern gunners, whose occasional
total of 500 or 400 birds during the open
season never fails to De recorded by the
rural newspaper. The California rec
ord is not noted as an exceptional one.
Three enterprising New York boys
have started an illustrated story paper
in aid of the Washington memorial arch
fund.
The mikado of Japan has had con-
structed line of telephone between
Yokohama and Striznoka. distance of
about 100 miles. cit is the first tele-
phone applied to the public service in
Japan, and has SO far been completely
successful"
An audience in an Indian village in
Michigan. becoming disguised at the
tameness of theatrical performance, .
chased the actors out of the theater aud
organized dance. The orchestra, who
were not little scared, consented,
without any c0aXing, to provide the
music.