Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-05

Of the quarters OF dae horse, the HeSh
being carefully scrsped off so as to rem
der the leather soft and pliabIe, while
still remaining to large extent water
proof. The new pattern Of foot-coverins
for the German sailor is a laced half
boot coming up above the ankle-bone,
with o sewn and pegged sole.
THE North British Railway Com
pany's plans for restoring the TsJ
bridge are now published. The main
features Of the new structure will be
two. The old long girders, which were
thirteen in number, are to be replaced
by twenty-six small Orders. and they
are to be thirty-one feet lower than they
were in the old bridge. This new plan
will give abundantsecurities for stability,
but it will, Of course, necessitate low
ering of the Orders already standing,
ond it is on this ground that the plan -
expected to be opposed The people
interested in the fifteen or twenty smacks
that find their way up the river to the
neighborhood Of Perth in the course OF
a year will, in the name of " the naviga-
ton of the Tay," probably take consid
cradle exception to the new plans.
A CHINESE wash-house In San Fran
cisco being burned to the ground, and
eleven of it's occupants burned to death,
the newspapers described them as ex-
hibiting, by the positions in which the
bodies were found, the agony they suf-
fered from the fire. The Pacific McdS
cal and Surgical journal rightly re-
CARDS this as prevalent popular error,
that being burned to death is necessa-
rily painful. In almost every case Of
this kind the gases developed by the
flames put the sleepers into an uncon-
scious condition long before the flames
reach their beds. In other words, they
are practically anesthetized before beng
burned. So that, in spite Of the fact
that the bodies may exhibit contortions,
it is none the less true that the unfort-
innate victims die a painless death.
A REMARKABLE hit was made by q
New York insurance company in the
matter of the Brougham annuity. When
the benefit was given to J ohn Brougham
by his friends, every effort was made to
render it profitable in the highest de-
gree. Under such circumstances it be-
came grand success, and the two per-
formances cleared the almost-incredible
sum Of $14 ZOO. The next question was,
what to do with the money? After some
elaboration the purchase Of an annuity
was ordered, and the life-insurance COM
pany in question took the contract
which gave the annuitant 1928 per week
for life. In two years the payments are
stopped by his death. The company
during this time paid Brougham s., 912.
They received 1000, which; with s.
percent. interest for two years, equals
SIS, 400. Now deduct the payments
($2, 912), and you have as the net gain
$12, 48s. s.. ~ e g
The Rev. Mr.. White, Of New Hamp
shire, has founded religious sect called
Angelic Believers. They believe in the
disposition Of angels to visit earth's peo-
pie, if they are only properly encour-
aged. His object is to restore the old
sociability between human and angelic
beings. In a sermon lately White said
that it would not surprise him to have
angels call upon him OF any time, and
he held himself In readiness to give
them a welcome. Three boys resolved
that Whites faith should be rewarded.
One of them borrowed three of his sis.
ter's nightgowns, and got three pairs
Of chickens wings, which were fastened
on the shoulders of the white gar
ments. With some fxings by way of
disguise, the boys went at night to the
cottage Of White. They knocked and
said they were angels. he examined
their wings and raiment, and was salts
fed. They were hungry and asked for
a kid. White had no kid. A fatted calf
would do. White had no calf, and of
fered them pork, at which they turned
up their noses. Some cold chicken was
set before them, and hard cider, and
they were enjoying the repast when Mrs.
White came In. She was suspicious,
and examined the flowing garments, ON
which she saw the name "Blodgett"
marked. cole man." she cried, Give
washed all three O them nightgowns
afore." The Whites locked the door,
took off the angelic robes, used up two
broomsticks on the boys, and turned
them out to go home like common
mortals
AcoRREsPoNDRNTo of the Chicago Irib-
ane copies from an atlas printed in 1926
part Of table showing the population