St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-12
SAINT PAUL.
TIMELY TOPICS.


shores of Lake Michigan, has brought
back the usual number of fish stories
with him. but these are all discounted
by the story of how his life was saved
by rooster. One evening the doctor
concluded to go out for a swim. He
took small row boat, pulled it out a
short distance from the shore and
dropped anchor. After disrobing he
stood on the gunwale of the boat and
dived into the lake. 1t was rather
foggy at the time and when the doctor
came to the surface he could not see
the boat. He swan around, but the
fog grew denser and no boat could be
discovered The shore was as invisible
as the boat. and in padding around
after the latter the doctor lost his lati-
tude and did not know in which direc-
ton to steer for land. In this predica-
ment he swan and floated until he was
thoroughly exhausted. When about to
give up in despair he heard the Growing
of a rooster seemingly close at hand.
With a thrill of joy he started in the di-
rection of the sound and in less than a
minute was safe on the shore. In fact,
for an hour OF more he had been within
few feet of the shore and at a place
where he could have touched bottom
and waded out.
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ssThe hottest day this summer" was
the statement made yesterday afternoon
by P. F. Lyons, of the U. S. signal sta
ton. Continuing, he said: 1.-The Their
mometer registers "a deg. They are
having it warmer up in Montana, where
last night 102 deg. was registered. We
shall have warm weather now for few
days, as there is nothing on the docket
that indicates rain. The warmest day
previous to this was June %, when it
was IS deg. This day year ago 81 deg.
was registered. June, 1887, was little
warmer than June this year, but July,
so far, has been about the same. The
rainfall has been peculiar. Last month
was the dryest month on record, with
one exception, since 1870. That excep-
ton was June, 1879, when it was 1.76;
last month it was LOS. The rainfall
this month has thus far been heavy,
and already shows 35l. Two inches
fell the LIST of July.
49,
"We are having a great many appli-
cations for teachers from the east" re-
marked School Inspector Louis Ell. Max
field, ''for our system is becoming well
known, and people like to come here.
The board is now transacting routine
business. but by the 1st of August we
shall do something definite in the way
of appointing teachers, janitors and
engineers. Some changes are contem-
plated, but it is impossible to say yet
what they will result in. Applicants
for situations are calling upon me by
the score"
Manager E. Eddy, of Thiel's North
western Detective agency, has just re-
turned from Mexico and has budget
of interesting gossip from the land of
the MonteZumas. Sunday afternoon,
June 10, he was in the City of Mexico,
and witnessed bull fight which was
marked by series of exciting incidents,
bull fighter being tossed by an infuri-
ated bull and seriously injured, and a
youth was gored to death by the same
animal. There were thirty men and
boys in the ring engaged in initiating
the various branches of expert bull
fighting, and the usual precaution had
not been taken of placing large wooden
balls upon the bulls horns, only few
rags being wrapped around them. AS
soon as he was struck by the animal the
youth fell to the ground and was gored
by the maddened brute, which com
pleted the tragedy by grinding the body
into the earth until life was extinct.
"The city is making good many more
Improvements this summer" said W. F
Erwin, secretary of the board of public
works, ''than the board anticipated early
In the spring. 1t was decided at tha
time not to recommend any improve
ments, except sewers, unless they were
petitioned for by the property owner:
on the streets. But petitions have beer
presented from all parts of the city
consequently the board is doing a.
much as usual and great deal more
than was intended"
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1--WE thought May was good month, ,
said Building Inspector Johnson, ''wher
we issued permits for buildings whose
cost aggregated about S1,O0O,0OO. Ii
June, however. it was better, the
amount reaching S1,500,000, and, if i
keeps up as it has started, this month
the figures will probably reach $1,000,
00O."
The chamber of commerce possesses
an excellent reference library for bust
ness men. Anybody" said Secretary
Tallmadge. "may inspect and use thu
books, with pleasure. Our latest ad
dition is volume of Mortality an(
Vital Statistics" and a capital work i
is, too. There are various plates show
ing throughout the various states O
the Union, the mortality from pneu
monia, heart disease and dropsy, Ole
age and various diseases. 1t is char
acteristic of the Minnesota climate tina
1t figures very clean against the othe
states in her mortality statistics o
pneumonia, heart disease and dropsy.'
A permanent exposition of the tire,
Americas, is to be opened at Washing
ton in 1892. There are five sections il
the exposition, with museum, zoologi
cal garden and statue Of Christophe
Columbus. Congress has sent out a re
port defining the exposition, detailin.
its advantages, which may be seen OF
application at the Office of the secre
tary of the chamber Of commerce.
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The Summit Avenue Boulevard ant
Park Association is about to agitat
more vigorously for the completion O