St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-24
TOPICAL TALK.

The old adage. ga green Christmas
and full graveyard" didn't hold good
this time. Notwithstanding we have
had the most open winter known in
many years, it has been a remarkably
healthy one. The city has been entirely
free from epidemics. and those two most
dreaded diseases. diphtheria and scarlet
fever, have been less destructive than
usual. Possibly the improvements in
sanitation here helped to overcome the
proverbial disease-breeding effects of
an open winter. The extension of our
sewerage system and the efforts Of the
health department in compelling people
to discontinue the use of well water
have contributed materially to the good
health of the city.
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However gratifying and commendasS
BILE may be the effects of the health
officers to improve sanitation, L regret
to note one serious oversight. By com
pelling people to drink pure lake water
the death rate for dlphtheria, scarla-
tina and cholera infantum has been
lowered; and the number of typhoid
cases has been decreased by improved
sewerage. But there has been no at
tention paid to securing pure milk.
The state authorities are in a heroic
struggle to keep milk vendors from put
ting water in their milk, when, as a
matter Of fact, it would be better for
the consumers sometimes if the milk
were all water. The conclusi III reached
by the recent consumption congress
was that pulmonary diseases largely re-
suited from the introduction Of microbes
into the human system by the use
of the milk or beef of tuberculouS cows.
Veterinarians agree in saying that a
considerable percentage of mich cows
are tuberculous. The dairy commits
sioner is supposed to be at work purify
ing the milk supply of the city with re-
spect to aduteration, and yet no effort
is being made to have the milk of
tuberculous cows withheld from the
people.
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While on late visit to Washington [
asked in confidence of one whom l
knew to be in position to know, if
there was any foundation for the cam
paign stories circulated against Mr..
Cleveland about his unkindness to his
young wife. "None, absolutely none,"
was the prompt reply, spoken in de-
cisiye tone that left no doubt of the
earnestness Of the speaker. ''There
never was campaign SANDER with less
Justification" continued my friend.
mir. Cleveland not only loves his wife,
but he is the most admiring husband L
ever knew. He can't mention her name
without growing eloquent i'll her
praise"
Confrmatory of this statement comes
the testimony of Baltimore lady who
recently dined at the White house. Il
found my gaze riveted on Mrs. Cleye-
land, who sat opposite me-" says the
lady. Turning to the president, near
whom sat, made some f1attering re-
mark as to Mrs. Cleyeland'S beauty.
The president quickly replied:
Eyes. she is beautiful: but as much
as people admire her beauty, to me it is
nothing in comparison to the loneliness
of her character. In all my life l have
never met SWeeter or more amiable
woman. [ see so little of her be-
grudge the hours wasted out of her
presence while am at my desk. So at
these dinner parties | have ordered the
floral decorations placed low, so that at
least l can look across the table at her,"
SIS
There is nothing like being in fashion
with royalty. These hard times, when
nearly every one feels the necessity for
retrenchment, it is a consolation to
know that the emperor of Germany is
cutting down his household expenses.
He has given orders that the daily
breakfast shall not cost more than 81
cents for each person, and that dinner
shall not require more than SIPS head.
This order applies to the members of
the imperial family, and the servants of
the household are obliged to purchase
their own meals. If a member of the
royal house of Hohenzollern can live
Old S1.S7 a day, there is no reason
why the untitled citizen of this republic
should insist on living at So a-day no
tells.
SIS
was talking to an old real estate
dealer the other day, and asked him
to tell me, in the name of all that was
good and true, if deep down in his
heart there resided an honest belief that
st. Paul would ever again enjoy real
estate boom. such as we have had in the
past. "Just as sure as the sun rose this
morning and set this evening, in less
than two years from now there will be
suchAa boom in real estate here as this
city sever knew. Nor is the wish
father to the thought in my case" he
continued, ''for | have disposed of all
my holdings-that is, all that would
have been a strain on me to carry over
during the period of depression. saw
the eclipse on our real estate boom COM
ing on over a year ago; now see it go
ing off. Notwithstanding this temporary
dizziness, I do not think many of our
real estate dealers are suffering serious
ly. Some few WHO loaded up too heavi-
ly with suburban property are catching
it, but those who hold inside property
are still as happy as clans in high tide.
There will never come day when in
side property in st. Paul will not be
worth more than it was the preceding
day."