St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-13
GLOBELETS.

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The flood situation in the Upper Missouri is
improving.
Electric lights are to be used in the Gov
eminent coast service.
It's proposed to open the Garfield Memorial
hospital in washington on May l.
Shastar and San Diego counties. Califor-
mia, raised last year $4,000 boxes Of reisins.
The Emperor William of Germany is
again confined to his room by indisposition.
Judge Stephen J. Field, says he is not a
candidate for President and does not want TO
be.
a Tiflis journal warns Russia not to be too
sanguine of extending her rule into Central
Asia.
The New York street railways last year
kept II, 553 horses at a cost Of -, I'll, 5I5, or
S1O7. 50 each.
Bill Jones the man who tried to kill the
assassin Guiteau in the prison vault in
Washington is to be tried April IS.
George Bliss testified before committee
that he charged the governmental the Star
route trials only 500 day, Sundays includ-
ed
The marigold takes its name from the
supposed resemblance between its flowers
and the glory seen in pictures OF the Virgin
Mary.
Twenty-four United States prisoners con-
yicted of offenses in the Indian territory
have been sent to the Detroit house of cor
rection.
The Ohio legislature is considering several
measures for relief of those who sulfercdin-
jury and losses at the hands of the Cincin-
natl rioters.
Senator Edmunds wife and daughters are
expected inWashington in a few days, but viii
spend only short time there before proceed
ing to the Bermudas.
Remembering the increased prices which
American theater-goers have had to pay lat
| terly to witness the performances of foreign
theatrical and operate stars, it is consoIing
to know that if British provincials wish to
look on Mary Andesson's beauty they must
pay pound for the privilege.
One Of the features of South Cardinals ex-
hibit at the New Orleans Exposition are some
specimens of iron ore which Korruth smelted
and forged into musket barrels for the
United States government for use in the war
of 1872, the works still existing at or near
paper mill in Greenyille county, $. c.
Madame Adam, although it is some years
since the wealthy banker and pariiamentar-
ian who was her husband died, still plays an
| important part in guiding the destines of
the French Republic. Her maiden name
was Juliette LANDER. Before she welded
NJ. Edmond Adam, however, she had been
previously married to a country doctor. 1t
was at Sorbonne that she met NJ. Adam, and
it was as his wife that she gained the power
and influence which she has so long Welded
in French political and social circles.
Mrs. Meildeham, the only surviving grand
child of Thomas jefferson, is a tall, well
| formed woman, with an open face, rosy
cheeks and bright blue eyes, looking rather
fifty than seventy years of age. Her father
is plump and rather free from wrinkles. Her
forehead is broad and high, partaking some
what of the characteristics of her grandfather,
and her brown hair, the same color as JeiTer-
sons, as yet not greatly mixed with gray, is
combed down behind her ears in the good
old style of the past.
A new plan of dividing the year is pro-
posed by DR.. Theodore Dimon, of Auburn,
who says it should begin with March /, the
beginning of spring. This, he argues, would
bring our artificial "civic" year, so-called,
into harmony with the year of nature. 1t
would begin its ''March" with the awakening
of plant life; September, October, Noyem-
Der and December would, in reality, be the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months;
and the year would come to a close with Feb
ruary, which would become, with more rea-
son, what its meaning indicates, time for
expiation.
GA week or two ago." says the the London
Truth zone of our best known peeresses gave
her maid months notice, accompanying
the warning by smack on the face. The
maid said nothing at the time, but brooded
over her wrongs. On the day that her month
was up, after she bad received her wages,
and her boxes had been placed upon a cab,
she went upstairs and commenced to do her
mistress hair. Having deity fastened it to
the back of ~ chair, she calmly proceeded to
administer a series Of slaps to the somewhat
highly colored cheeks which were ready to
her hands. Then, with a low courtesy, she
| took herself off"