St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-07
PERSONAL POINTS.


Ex-Queen Isabella, of Spain, recently
won 10000 francs on horse race.
Mr.. Carter, the Hawaiian minister to
this country, will leave Honolulu for
washington On Tuesday.
Prince Albert Victor will return from
India, whittier he goes this fall, by the
way OF China. Japan and Canada.
Little King Alexander, of Servia, is
much impressed with a sense of his own
dignity. He can scarcely write three
lines on any topic without using the ex-
preston II. the King"
Rev. George Washington. who styles
himself eldest Representative of the
Durham Branch in England" writes to
a London journal, urging English col
lectOrs of documents illustrating the
career of Gen. Washington to organize
themselves into associations to preserve
the papers collected, and meet from
time to time to compare experiences and
exchange views.
The late Wilkie Collins seemed to care
nothing for the opinions of critics and
never kept scrap book.
There is undersigned humor in the re-
mark of a Berlin correspondent that
''the car of Russia is rather bombas-
tic"
President Harrison's health has not
improved this summer, but Mrs Harri-
son is much stronger than she was in
May.
Balfour. who is called ''the best hated
man in England" is still young. He
was born in 1S4S and went to parlia-
ment in 1874 He does not look like a
strong man, either physically or men,
tally. but he has shown in an unpopular
way that he is both,
Says an American tourist, writing
from Rome: 1--WE went to st. Peters
twice on Sunday to hear the choir.
They are all men. and there is one
among them who has a phenomenal
soprano voice. He Is called The Angel
of st. Peters, If | had not looked
should not have believed that the voice
was a MANS"
Italy has been almost devastated by
the ADysSinian embassy bearing pres
ents to King Humbert. The king of
Abyssinia's brother headed the delega-
ton, and several dignitaries accom-
panied him. Their appetites are enor-
nous. Ten of them ate thlrty-seven
steaks at one sitting. Unless the pres
ents are very valuable Italy will lose by
their visit.
Aristides Welch, who won wealth and
fame as turfman, still takes a keen in
terest in all that pertains to thorough
bred horses. Mr.. WEIGH was the founder
and fer long time the owner of the
Erdenheim Stud. the home of Leaning
ton. the great sire of Parole, who won
several important English turf events,
and of IrOQuois. who won the English
Derby. Erdenheim was also the home
of Flora Temple. the first trOtter to
break the 2:20 record. A few years ago
Mr.. Welch sold his stud to Commodore
KittsOn and retired.
Speaking Of Tsin Kwo fing, the new
Chinese minister to this country,
Washington correspondent says: Mr..
Tsin, the new arrival, is a small, Wlry,
alert man, arbitrary to the point of tyr
anny-so much so that his Subordinates
in the party quake at the sound of his
voice, and have had nervous time on
their long journey. In this he is
marked contrast to large-framed, calm
browed, atfable and really charming
Minister Chang. whose impending de-
parture every one regrets"
The German emperor is fond of va
riety even in such snail matters as his
daily bread. Thus he takes for break
fast small white loaf, the top of which
is powdered over with salt, and which,
accordingly goes 10y the !name of salt
bun. 1t costs l penny. After it he
consumes half-penny bun, known as
the "'Lucca-eye." For his sandwiches
he requires yet another kind of bread,
made of the finest Vienna -four and
baked till the outside, which is after
ward cut Off, is quite black. Price. /
penny. At dinner, with the soup. So
called ''brOth-StickS" are served. They
are made after an Italian recipe, which
is the secret of the court bakers, and
their value is a half-penny apiece.