St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-14


not had really fair chance, although
she could not hope, at the best. to vie.
with Mrs. Chamberlain. In spite of re-
ports to the contrary, the American
duchess is said by her intimate friends
to be exceedingly happy. She has
great name, proud position, and has
been received by those who no longer
care to know her husband. The duke
himself is an interesting. entertaining,
and even brilliant man, and their home
life is happy one.
Fair The LADY Guide
Association" which
European has been established
in London and which
Guides. is shortly to be ex-
tended to Paris, has
for its object to provide well-educated
gentleWOmen to act as guides for
strangers in sight seeing, shopping. ex-
cursion and other like offices. The
working Of the system will be best ex-
emplifed by stating that the association
has taken temporary rooms at No. III
Pail Mall, and that by sending tele-
gram to this address from any country
in the world you can be absolutely GER
tain when you reach the English cap
ital that you will find your apartments
ready. some one waiting for you, care
fully attendant upon your slightest
wish and brimful of information upon
any and all subjects about which you
might require to be enlightened.
The association has an international
bureau for general inquiry, information
and employment, and its responsibility
is guaranteed by the Duke and Duchess
of Wellington, the Earl of Fowls. the
Warehouses of Hastings, the Countess
OF GroSvenor, and many more titled and
distinguished people. You can hire its
guides by the day, week or month, and
continent with you. They perform every
possible duty that one can ask, and will
not only engage rooms at the hotel for
you, but will. if you wish, rent you
house or an apartment and furnish it
complete, with artistic taste.
Romance A pretty story, pref
ty enough to be true,
of Princess is told of Princess
Louise, who recently
Louise. welded the Earl of
Fife. 1t seems this
shy royal maiden had been ''struck on"
the earl for years, in fact, even before
she came out; but she had never told
her love, nor did the earl tell his until
kind court busybody, guessing the
secret, went to papa with it. And dur
ing all these five years the princess al
ways bought birthday present for the
man she loved, but as she never dared
give it to him the little gift was laid
away in drawer and carefully locked
up.
There is something exceedingly
touching in this fit of girlish sentiment,
and, with it in mind. no wonder the
Prince of Wales spoke of his daughters
engagement as one of pure affection.
A girl like this will make tender, low
ing wife.
BarIow's Here is a story of
how the late S. L. NJ.
Big Fee. Barlow, the ''big fee
lawyer. of New York,
made sos, 900 in thirty minutes: Com
modOre Garrison and a party OF enter
prising gentlemen had made contract
with Gambetta for the supply of guam
The amount of money involved was
$1,000, 900. Before the contract was
filled Gambetta had fallen. Theirs
came into power, and thinking the price
of the contract exorbitant repudiated it.
The party who had contracted for these
arms became savage, and not knowing
what to do with them began to quarrel.
They were on the point of appointing
receiver and selling out the whole cargo
at auction when Mr.. Barlow appeared
among them as the representative Of
gentleman who had $4,000 interest in
the concern. After having heard what
every one of them had to say, he invited
the whole party to his house one even
Ing, explaining to them that their quar-
rels could not make them any better Oft,
and in half an hour drew I'D an agree
ment which all signed. A few weeks
later the arms were shipped and Mr..
Barlaw received $4,000 for half an
hours work.
The Oddities Prof. F. V. Hayden
was the founder of the
of Genius. system which devel-
Oped into the geologi-
cal survey of the United States, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. He was man
of great genius and renowned scholar.
but cratic and peculiar. 1t was not
uncommon for strangers to follow him
for several blocks, their attention ar
rested by his bowed figure os he almost
ran for a few steps, then suddenly
stopped with his gray eyes fixed on the
pavement, then ran again as if sudden
thought had struck him; then they
would inquire, "Who can that poor in
sane man be?"
While Prof. Hayden was exploring
the land of the Sioux Indians some
years ago he once, In his enthusiastic
passion for geological research, wan
dered away from his party; he had
loadee himself down with large speci-
mems of mineral, and while tramp
ing slowly along in his abSeut-
minded way the Indians captured
him. They whooped and yelled at their
prize at first, but seeing all the ''rocks
and worthless stones" which the poor
man was staggering under. and his COM
posed, distracted manner. they decided
that he was afflicted with foolish
mind" They took him without pro-
test on his part, which only confirmed
their fears; and after few hours cap
tivity the old scientist. with his 'srockS, !"
was led to the neares point of civiliza
ton and turned loose" lest the Great
Spirit should punish them for any
''harm done the foolish or simple
minded"
He was daring, fearless and reckless
in danger, most distinguished semitic
man, and much beloved by the young
men of his survey. His death during.
the last year was greatly mourned. u
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