St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-07
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

named were hungry statesmen, some OF
them dining Oh terrapin. washed down
with champagne, while others took in
more substantial food. Some curiosity
was manifested to see what the vice
president would take for his luncheon,
and some of the epicures present were
visibly shocked at what was set before
him. 1t proved to I've cold picked
pigs foot. and for beverage the pres-
dent of the senate took bottle of beer.
This simple repaSt seemed to please
him, and despite the fact that while he
was enioving it he was engaged in a
conversation regarding the famous Ponce
Gle Leon hotel at st. Augustine, Fla.
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AT the top of the page on the register
in the LELAND, says the Chicago Fri
bune, this was written Yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Germain. Mime
apnlis." The words were written in a
big. business hand, and suggested moth
ING romantic.
The arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. German
recalled their visit to the hotel made
year ago when they were ENJOYING the
honeymoon of marriage full Of fancy.
Mrs. German, who was Miss Florence
Gray. was employed in Nyack On. "
hat factory five years ago. One day
said she was going to send her card to
the man that wore the hat she was
working on. She wrote: "Florence
Gray, Nayack-on-the-H Hudson, n. Y"
on slip of paper and put it inside the
| hat band. In a few hours she had forgot
ten all about the joke, which turned out
most pleasantly. The hat with the in
closed address found its way to Will
lam 1. German. of Minneapolis. He
discovered the slip of paper one day,
and used it for b0okmark. Return
ing from his store one evening he
picked up the volume and the card
dropped or the floor 1t so attracted
his attention that he wrote to the per-
son, telling how he learned her address.
and asked her to correspond. Then
followed the old story. Letters came
like snowf1akes. and friendship ripened
as the correspondence increased. Pho
tographs were exchanged, and Mr..
German started East to meet personally
the one who had attracted so mu h of
his time. The sec md trip to Nyack
resulted in the marriage, and greater
part of the bridal trip was spent at the
Leland. just about year ago now.
Years ago. before WoolWich was
known, says Eugene Field in the Chi
cago News, the great royal armory used
to be in MOOrtipldS. and here were
manufactured the great guns with
which Britain terrOrized her foes. One
day a modest looking young man was
visiting the place. He saw a large, red
hot mould being prepared for some
process or other. and he asked what it
was for Upon beirg told that can
non was about to be cast therein he
said: 'rhat is an impossibility. Eff
you attempt it an explosion will fol-
low" He was laughed at and the
worKmen proceeded with their labor.
But no sooner was the work of
casting begun than the mould exploded
with terrific violence and several men
were killed.
The catastrophe created prodigi0us
stir. of course. Recalling the words of
warning uttered 10y the stranger, the
identity of the young man was sought
and diseov red. He had made study
of gun manufacturing. and to those in
terrOgating him he evinced thorough
knowledge of the art. The result of
the matter was that this young man was
employed by the government. and sub
sequently rose to the superintendent
of the works. which were eventually
moved to Woolwich.
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A curious and very long letter has
been received by the department of
agriculture from woman in South Car
DINA. says the New York Tribune. con-
tanned request for garden seeds and
silk-worm eggs. The request, however,
did not appear until several pages had
been given to her family history. In
substance, it was this: She had an only
chi fnu IF hn
but one object IN life. but one thing to
live for. To raise this boy. educate and
establish him, was her aim, and would
make her only happiness in this world.
Her plans for the bows training
were set forth in detail in her
letter; his education step by step
was explained. up to entering
college-the college named, his whole
course in college followed with much
exactness, and leaving college his pro-
feSSion, and finally his disposition i'm
the practice of his profession. All this
covered several pages, and it was not
without interest. though the reading Gid
occupy good deal of government time.
But with such a mother the boys flu
rure looked promising. in spite of pos
sible failure OF silk-worn crops, and I'M
prosperous vegetable gardens. 1t was
a growing plan of work, labor of love
to be carried on for twenty years, but
its very start and foundation rested
upon silk-worms and garden seeds.
Suddenly the tone of the letter changed.
In "a few words the truth was told. Before
she should realize even tn beginning of
her fOndpSt dream. the boy was taken
from her-had died. Her object in life
was now gone, and though she had so
little In lite to live for. still she needed
the Silk-w0rm eggs and garden seeds
more than ever. Though she could not
make money to bring up and educate
her boy, she could and would build him
a monument. This she should set
about at once, and she urged the secre-
tarv of agriculture to send silk-worm
eggs and garden seeds without DELAY,
that she might go into the business of
raising vegetables and growing silk
WORMS in order to make money to build
the monument.
OF course the department of agrieult-
ure forwarded the capital at once.
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On one occasions, says the Boston
Transcript. Mark Twain was standing
against lamp post and holding cigar
box under his arm. Mrs. Capt. Edward
Poole, a very beautiful woman, and as
bright and as witty as beautiful, came
along, AMI stopped and held out her
hand, saying: "Why, Mark, where are
you going in such a hurry?' 'Pm
nl-o-o-v-i-n-g," drawled Mark. at the
same time opening the cigar box, dis
closing a pair OF blue socks, pipe and
two paper collars.
He had never cared for the ladies;
was, in fact, fish out of water when
he happened to be near them. While
employed on the daily Alta, having Sc
cured employment there after leaving
the Call. he called at dressmaker's es-
tablishment. and for ten minutes adj
dressed wax figure of lady before
discovering his mistake.
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Even with the world s fair Chicago has
some mean men in her directory, says
the Herald. One of them is a lawyer
who holds forth in an Office in the Ia
coma building. The other day one of
the: scrubwOmen who polish the floors
over there received letter from 1.-The
old country In it was a money order
for $50, sent by her sweetheart. She
did not understand it exactly. and she
anna lori to the IaWVnY in OunStion fo