Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-04

every case that we know of involves moth
ing more than the exercise Of human viii
power with the ordinary blessing of God
There Is no sign of miraculous agency in
the matter"
The new Protestant temple, just opened
at Versailles, France, occupies the site of
the Oratoire of Louis XIV and Madame
de Maintenon. It was that king who, by
revoking the edict of Nantes, declared
that he had sounded the death knell of
Professionalism. The congregation now
occupying this church have worshiped in
the grand palace of the king while the
building they now occupy was in course of
erection. The king was not a good
prophet.
E Movements are being made in the city
of New York for charging the water sup
ply, although the daily supply at present
| is about eighty five gallons TO the person.
Mr. Isaac Newton, chief engineer of the
Croton aqueduct, at recent meeting of
the committee of citizens acting with
Mayor Edison to investigate the subject,
said that with an adequate storage capac-
ity, at the head of the new aqueduct
daily supply of 25O,O00,OOO gallons could
be relied on.
gentleman who had been in Chicago
only three days, but who had been paying
attention to a prominent Chicago belle,
wanted to propose, but was afraid he would
be thought too hasty. He delicately
preached the subject as follows: eff [ were
to speak to you of marriage, after having
only made your acquaintance three days
ago, what would you say to it?" ''Well,
should say, never put off till tomorrow
that which you should have done the day
before yesterday"
Speaking of Senator Pendleton's civil |
service bill, some claim that the ''spoils
system" takes its date from the admins |
tration of Andrew Jackson. The Rev. |
Joseph Cook recently gave vigorous lee
ture in Brooklyn, N. Y, in which he held |
Aaron Burr responsible for the system, and
declared she was the first tyrant who intro
duced secrecy into politics." Mr.. Pendle-
toms new bill, which has passed both
houses of congress and received the sigma
ture of the president, and is con-
law, affects only 10000 out of
10000 Office holders.
The British postmaster general, who is
now hopefully recovering from what was
feared was fatal illness, is one of the
most popular public men in England. He
is described as being over six feet in
height and as having in health great mus
cular strength. Although he has long been
totally blind, he rides, rows, and skates
well. He will sometimes walk eighteen
miles of an afternoon. He is Thoroughly
with all the details of his
office, and manages it with the skill of one
Who has the most perfect eyesight. He is
now in the fftieth year of his age.
1t is not strange that the people of Rus
Tia lack moral restraint when the czar is
10 much under the power of superstition
Is to anticipate deliverance from all ma
ional evils through the power of ''the
acred relics in the Kremlin." The car,
n replying to the New Years congratula-
ions of the governor general of Moscow,
dAN' LII OCl1DSL4OlAlS Viz now JOdL Win |
irm confidence in God and in his protec-
ion of Russia, rejoice that the day is not
ar distant when in Moscow the whole of
Russia will unite with US in great re-
igious festival before the sacred relics in
he Kremlin."
Queen Victoria and the ladies of her
'ourt recently manifested their kind feeling
nd practical charity by sending to sol
iiers hospital some large Berlin wool
luilts for the use of the military invalids.
)ne of the quilts was entirely worked by
he queen herself, and q second by the
Princess Beatrice. The former bears in
me corner her majesty's cipher of a
rown, V. r. l., and the date 1882. The
after bears the initial letter of Beatrice.
The other quilts have been worked by
aides of the court, but the queen has
.dded border to each. Such acts as
hese will make the memory of the queen
more precious than the records of victor
es in war won in her name