St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-26

Nine Christine Nilsson will not visit
America this year.
George Smith of the London Merry Ro
gers' BICYCLE club, lately made the fastest
run yet-l0O hundred miles in hours IL
minutes.
The United States steamer Onward has
been stricken OFF the navy register, under
authority of an act of congress, and is now
offered for sale.
There are enrolled III the public schools of
New York City IA, Sl9 pupils. During the
month of September the average daily at
,endance was 129, 06S.
BY direction of his physicians, Professor
Thomas Henry Huxley is going to Venice
On long vacation. He has been advised to
abstain from all literary work for several
months.
Ratskin fur and ratskin slippers are late
London freak. Only the SKIN about the
launches is used, the remainder being too
shin Four rats are required for slipper
and sixty for a neck piece.
The British government will, Immediately
on the meeting of parliament, Introduce a
bill creating secretary for Scotland. The
Earl of Danouse will be the first. Both the
Earl of Rosebery and the Earl of Fife de-
clined the Office during Mr.. GIadstones re-
sent visit to Scotland.
Among the papers left by Henry James,
Sr, was one entitled Immortal Life. il
Illustrated in a brief biographical sketch Of the
late Stephen Dewhurst.n Under the disguise
of a fictitious autobiography, Mr.. James be
gan a sketch of the growth of his mind upon
8 back ground of personal history. Tne
greater part Of this curious paper will he
published in the November 4HuGic'
Mr.. Gladstone has Aery sweet tenor
voice, and sings English, Scotch and Irish
ballads, as well as negro melodies, TO which
he confines himself with great taste and feel
ing, butwhen he goes on visits 10 country
houses he insists on singing duets with Mrs.
Gladstone who is very much in the situation
of Colonel Bardwell Slote Il sing but those
who hear me say don't" aud the business
became bore.
A Paris paper tells OF new science
Photographic art of discriminating
character by the beard. CloSt-growing hair
denotes vigorous temperament and a de
cided temper; coarse hair. ohstlnacy; fine
hair. refined and erratc tendencies; curb
boards appertain 10 brilliant ana sprighti,
but superficial persons; harsh 10 aniah,
but cold natures. The character af man i
variously indicated according rs he wear
his hair beard. moustachc, exc.
The two-taiied rat has again made its ap
pearauce in the dime museums. The sui
malls not s, ''lustus natur;e'' but the victim
Of auuseptic surgery. The tail of health
rats cut of and in serted in N-shsped Gu
in the nose of a second. AnGsepuc dress
ings are applied. and the four limbs tied to
little frame TO prevent scratching the new
appendsge The second tail sets in twenty
four hours. and in four days nervous con
nection is established. There after the 70
dent guards its trout tail as zealousiy as tn
other.
A sketch of the Life'and Times of the Rev
Eisney Smith will soon be issued by Messrs
Sanoson, Low X Co, London. Tae auth
Is The Rev. Stuart j. Reid, and the boo
which is based on family documents and
verollections Of personal friends, will b,
,,uhliShed simultaneously in England an
America. Harpers being the American pub
fishers. 1t is the result OF several years
close work. and contains some sixty or sey
eutv letters, several witty and eaustic sets {
verses and very successfully engrave
rs,rtrait representing Sidney Smith as he al
pesred in the FostoD DAYS.