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St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
RAGOTsKY RAN FIRST.
The Race for the Grand Prize Of
Paris Is Run.

PARIS, June 1.-the Grand Prix de
Paris was run today. Baron A. de
ScnickIer's bay colt Ragotsky came in
first, Mr. Roses bay colt Ravensbury
second, a. Abeille'S brown colt Calls
trate third. Ragotsky is by Perplexe,
out of Czardas, and two weeks ago won
the French Derby at Chantilly. Ra-
vensbury, the favorite among the En-
gliSh horses that ran, is by lSOnOmy,
out Of Penitent. Callistrate is by Cam
byse, out OF Chronicle. There were
eleven starters. The conditions of the
race are: The Grand Prize of Paris,
100000 francs, 100000 francs given by
the city of Paris and $4,000 by the five
great railway companies, for colts and
fillies foaled in 1890, of every descrip-
ton and country, added to sweep
stakes OF 10000 francs each; the second
to receive 10000 francs; the third 5000
francs out Of the stakes; course one
mile and seven furlongs.
The horses got capital start. Ra-
vensbury was off first, but was over
hauled quickly by the Duke of Fetre's
Chantenay. At the end of the first fur
long Chantenay was slightly in the
lead. RavenSbury was next, and then
came in bunch II. Ridgeway's Regal,
Ragotsky, Baron de Schickler's Fousi
Yama, Callistrate and l.. Merino's
Sylphine. Michel EphruSSlS Germenoy
and p. Anmont's Praline brought up the
rear. After the second furlOng RagotSky
drew up alongside Ravensbury and
Calistrate Spurted three lenghthS
ahead of both. The relative positions
of the horses remained unchanged up to
half mile from home, when SYlphine
came to the front, with Ragotsky, Fousl
Yama and CalliStrate in hot pursuit.
Ravensbury was shut in on the rail and
was thought to be out of the race, as
Ragotsky drew clear and seemed to be
winning easily. In next to the last
furlong, however, Rayensbury made, a
desperate squirt, closed in on Ragotsky
and finished but short head behind. and
two lengths ahead of Callistrate. Fousi
Yama was fourth. Time, 1888.
The betting just before the start was
5 to l against Ragotsky, 3 to against
RayenSbury, to against CalliStrate,
10 to l against FouSl Yama, II to l
against Pratine. 20 to against Regal,
% to / against Sylphine, SO to against
Germanoy, 66 to against Ramleh and
100 to against Chantenay and Sylvia.
The day was fine and all the social
and political lions of Paris were at the
track. Hundreds of members of the
English and American colonies were
present. The usual display Of magnifi-
cent costumes and elegant equipages
was made. President Carnot and his
sons arrived at the track early and were
cheered with enthusiasm wherever they
went,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
The waste of the body that bread labori-

the waste of the body that bread labori-
Ously digested less naturally furnishes.
The system is too intricate for pres
entation III full, but the diet recon-
mended by both DR.. Helen and her
husband. DR.. Einsmore, consists pri-
marily of fruits and nuts, but sweet
fruits supplemented by milk and eggs
or mild cheese are recommended dur
ing the transition of diets, especially
for vegetarianS. One invalid was
brought out of dangerous illness by
eating two figs with teacup of milk
three times day. increasing the amount
gradually until now she eats four ounces
of Tunis dates, half pint of milk three
times day. two eggs, a little fresh
butter and few ground pine kernels
every day.
Another woman is thriving and work
ing on eight ounces of Halloni dates,
one-half pint of milk aud one ounce of
pine kernels for breakfast, and figs,
dates, milk and nuts for the other meals.
which are taken at intervals of six
hours three times day. An elderly
woman who is taking the diet has cor
rected the tendency to obesity from
which she suffered. her hair has not
lost its color, her eyes require lao spec
tacles, and everywhere she is taken for
her own sons wife or sister. According
to DR.. DinSmore, when this diet be-
comes universal beauty will come to be
recognized as no more the property of
youth than Of age. The athletic form
of age, with its open and unwrinkled
brow, will have no gray deformity, no
deadly germs of languor and diseases,
no wrinkles, but perfect hearing, clear
eyesight, physical vigor and spiritual
cOntentment.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
DIET REFORM.
Fruit and Nuts Being Used to Re-
place Bread and Vegetables.

Fruit and Nuts Being Used to Re-
place Bread and Vegetables.
New York sun.
Modern science wields an iconoclastic
club against all our pet theories and
traditions. Bread, that has been from
time immemoriai REGARDED as the staff
of life. is, according to the new gospel
of beauty eXpounded by Dr.. Helen
DinSmore, responsible for much OF the
nervous irritation and prostration Of the
age, and leads to lntemperance. The
little Child CITES for banana. and is
persuaded 10 eat large quantities of
bread, under promise OF tile fruit as a
reward. According to DIR. Helen and her
theory, the chiid'S desire for frult Is
natural and reasonable one which should
b3 INDUCED in to the fullest extent.
Bread and all cereals, according to
the new philosophy Of dletetlcS, are not
digested Uy the stomach, but rather III
the nteStiReS, where the digestive
power is less vigorous. and Is over
taxed in asslnilating them. The strain
upon The nervous system involved calls
for ii picA-me-up first in the form of tea
and coffee or tobacco, and iinaiiy wine
=.r alcohol. Vegetable foOls, IRON their
excessive potash. demand large quan-
iIt!eS of salt, which IN turn plVes the
@ay uy depressing the nervous system
Tor HE U.s.. OF narcotics and stl.nuiaiits.
Fruit AMI nuts. o.i th- cJ.iirifA. are
.!dlft 81 ~ inc t;t>t,.S AMI a. a2,h..f.s-O @
.a.,1, Wsgi.CGl II t :.ititiUi %, AIT g.. i.f.-
.a.liI- SI,lr,>; are more eaoilH d.Ge 'std
d.ii assiiAliateu tlian cereals ana NeSc-
tables, and furnish the same supply 10
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
CHINESE COURTESY.
The Gentle Manners of the Lower
Glass Surprising to Americans.

The Gentle Manners OF the Lower
Glass Surprising to Americans.
Arena.
The Chinese are, as race, the most
courteous peple | have ever come in
contact with. When it is taken into
consideration that the majority of the
Chinese who come to this country be-
long to the lower or lowest class, their
genGle manners ara truly surprising.
have seen parties of well-dresSed
Americans 60 into one of their stores,
poke about among the goods, or wander
into the club room, watch the games,
handle the instruments of the orchestra
and ask all sorts of questions concern
ing them.
The intruders were treated as well
come guests, their questions answered,
and tea, confectlons and cigarettes Of
fered them OH departure. Fancy the
reception which would be accorded a
party of unidentified Chinese who at
tempted to take look through one of
our fashionable clubs? In the reStau-
rants their conduct is the same. 1 imag-
inc that if three or four Chinese were
to take it into their heads to dine at one
of our uptown restaurants they would
be subjected to many unpleasant re-
marks. probably some insOlence from
the walters, and, if they should prove
as awkward in handling the knife and
fork as the average American is with
the chopstIckS, would cause cOnSidera-
bic merriment among the other guests.
But in Mott street the practice OF
good breeding is different. Time and
again l have seen some good-natured
Chinese let his own dinner grow cold,
that he might show some clumsy Amerl-
can stranger who was struggling with
the chop-sticks how to use those illusiye
but useful implements. 1t is very
simple trick after it is learned. and one
which | have often found useful at
other places than at table in Chinese
restaurant.
Once mastered, with a couple of pen
ellis one can improyiSe very Servicea-
bic pair of tongs to pick up bee or
struggling worm, bit of hot metal, or
any such small object, which one does
not care to couch with ones fingers.
The first stick should be held rgldly
about three inches from the lower end,
between the ball of the second finger,
the first joint of the thumb and the
hand just below the knuckle joint OF
the first finger, very much, in fact, as a
clumsy school boy holds his pen.
The second stick Sheuld be held al
most exactly as a good penman holds
his pen, lightly, between the ball OF the
thumb and of the first finger, slightly
resting a long and steadied by the
knuckle joints. Chinese meats are all
served cut into small pieces, so as to be
readily eaten with chop-sticks, thus
materially reducing the labor of dining.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
FALSE TAILS FOR HORSES.
"A Man Who Has Seen Them in
England.


San Francisco Examiner.
'The most curious thing l ever saw
in my travels" said S. G. Lillias, who
had Just returned from Europe, was
one day in England. right after friend
and had attended session of parla-
ment. We wanted to see the stables of
Queen Victoria. We had been told that
there were some splendid horses there,
and, being interested i'll fine horses, we
thought we would take look at them.
''Sos we climbed aboard haDSom and
started. The cabman drove Us up to
big gate, where there there was a
gorgeous fellow with tall bear-sKln hat
on. We had to give him shilling, and
he didn't go more than twelve feet be-
fore ne handed us over to another fellow
in need of a shilling, and so on. | think
it was repeated about eight times, and l
parted with about eight ShillngS before
we got to the first stable.
"Tbere were six yellow horses in that,
and six brown horses in the stable adj
Joining. Six of these horses made up a
team for the queen. The fellow that
was showing US the horses said those
were very fine indeed, and altogether
ust the thing for her majesty.
Il took look at them. and couldn't
see thing about them to recommend
them. To me they looked like just so
many common plugs, about sixteen
hands high. especially the brown one,
to which our particular attention was
directed. | said | thought they would
be gentle. and | didn't think the queen
need be afraid OF their running away.
suddenly they fared around, and l
saw three of them were rat-tails. Then
was more astonished than ever.
What, | said, the queen satisfied to
drive those ornery old rat-tail horses?
This beats me-
"Oh, we fix that all right" said the
attendant, and with that he whipped
down false tail--nce, black and flow
ing as you please-and buckled it on.
1t was done so we'll you wouldn't know
it was false tail. Then he brought
down the other tails and showed them
TO us. That, sir, was the strangest
thing / saw in Europe, and astonished
me the most. | never knew they had
false tails for horses till | saw them on
the rat-tailed horses belonging to the
queen"
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12

it is his intention to secure all the eye
witnesses to the affair that he can. Those
who will be examined tomorrow are w.
T. Richardson, of the record and
pension division, Building Inspect
or Entwistle, Benjamin Reiss,
record ana pension division; SuDt.
Court, record and pension division; j. E.
Simms, builder; j. Il. Lynch, brick
layer, and Robert Clarkson and ID. L.
Cissell, contractors. Patrick Doyle, a
contractor for forty years in Washing
ton, says that five months ago he was
sent for by the officials of the record and
pension division, war department.
'They wanted me-" said Mr.. Doyle, Ito
take the job of undermining the old
structure for the purpose of putting in
an electric plant. told them that
Would Not Touch the Job.
81 had several reasons for this refusal.
The first was that it was risky under
taking; secondly, they did not have any
plans or specifications for the work;
thirdly, there was no civil engineer or
expert to supervise the operations, and
the contractor was supposed to go ahead
at random or in haphazard manner;
fourthly, they were too niggardly about
the amount they wanted to pay for the
work, and evidently desired to have 1T
done in Cheap John" fashion. For
these very good reasons | kept my
hands off the work, and in the light OF
recent events | am glad that | did, or
today perhaps | would feel like an as
sassin.
81 examined the pit today into which
the mangled victims were preclpltated
in the crash Friday. | found that no
support had been placed underneath the
center arch where the excavation was
made from the street. The arch should
have been blocked up from the base
ment, and then from floor to floor to the
ceiling in the front part of the building.
The accident was caused by
Undermining the Pillars.
"The job was a risky one, and there
are evidences of careless undermining.
''If the coroner'S jury finds verdict In
volving criminality, it would be my duty
to report the matter to the grand Jury
for investigation and action" said Dis
trict Attorney Birnie. "lndictments
will probably follow unless it is found
that the blame is so much distributed as
TO make such course impossible. ms
might be the case if it were the belief OF
the jury that congress, for instance, is
the blameWOrthy party.
II have taken nc action in this un-
fortunate matter as yet" continued Mr.
Birnie, land cannot do so until after
the inquest. | shall, however, send one
of my assistants to attend the corOner'S S
inquiry and make such suggestions as
appear necessary as to the course OF the
investigation and the witnesses to be
examined.
You may be sure that we shall fol
low the case close. | see that the war
department is to have an Investigation
OF its own. The result OF this, taken
with the findings Of the coloner's i'll
quest, VIII be of value to me i'll case OF
crmlnality being established against
any one. Between the two investiga
tions it ought to be possible TO fix the
blame, if there is any"
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
SPOILED A ROMANCE.
How a Mischievou5 Goat Pre-
vented Pretty EIopement.

vented Pretty EIopement.
New YORK Herald.
A certain young lady who lives in the
annexed district has had her romance
spoiled by the uncalled-for and gratui-
tous interference of gluttonously in
clined goat. This young lady had a
beau who had proposed to her. Her
parents objected to the match, and for
babe the young man to call on his
hearts idol. The young lady was des-
perate, as eligible beaux are not easy to
find in the suburbs. They resolved to
elOpe.
The young man was to be under his
lady loves window at daybreak and
signal by means of cord. 1t is almost
needless to state that the other end of
that cord was attached to one or the
large members of the malden'sp pedal ex-
tremities. The goat did not rest easy
that night and was wandering around
the yard at an unreasonably early hour
in the morning. After maStlcating all
the sardine boxes and empty tomato
cans, he discovered the pendulous cord
and resolved to take it in as dessert.
When the cord was drawn taut the
goat reared up on his hind legs in an
effort to follow it up the side of the
house. He found that his efforts were
unavailing, and he gave desperate
jerk. Then the trouble began. The
maid awoke. The goat gave another
violent pull that was almost as effective
as that exercised by ward alderman.
The maid arose very suddenly from
her couch and heroically smothered a
cry of pain She stopped to detach the
cord. and at the same instant the goat
gave another jerk. The maid lost her
equilibrium and thought that she had
also lost her toe, but the latter proved
to be an erroneous supposition. She
crawled on all fours to the window and
cried hoarsely to her supposed lover:
Don't pull so, Augustus, I'll come
down."
Then followed another attempt to un-
fasten the cord. The goat was per-
sistent, however, and did not notice
the appeal, save by several vicious mods
of his head that were each accompanied
by feminine cry OF pain from the
upper regions.
Crazed by the pain, she again called
down into the darkness:
"Ifyou don't stop pulling like that,
Augustus, won't come down at all. ;"
Another savage jerk and wall of
bitter anguish burst uncontrolled from
her ruby lips. The cry was heard by
her mother, who FASTENED into the room
accompanied by an oil lamp and look
of fright. The maid tainted, the elOpe-
ment was killed in the bud, the maid
EMS toe was sore for month, but the
goat escaped, and there will be 10 cards
sent out, as the youth and the maid
never speak now as they pass by.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
CALAMITY IN HACKENsACK.
A Frog Attacked the Bend er Fror
tho Pod DIaOn and tho Rand a

A Frog Attacked the Bender From
the Bad Place, and the Bender
Is Dead.
New York Sun.
The Hellbender is dead. 1t died at
Hackensack two days since, and was
inferred under plum tree Thursday.
AS result of this deplorable occur
renee there is mourning among the
children, nursery maids and policemen
of the drowsy old town, where the water
reptile was a more drawing attraction
than the chief of police. the chief of the
tire department in full regalia or the
tomb of Gen. Poor.
The Hellbender was about twelve
inches long, two inches broad, half an
inch thick, flexible as piece of soft
rubber, of dark, slaty color, and irreg-
ular in outline.
Policeman Van Blarcom, who forms
one-half the Hackensack department of
public safety, detailed himself every
fair afternoon to stand in front of
Druggist Eugene B. McFadden's win
dow and watch the fish, frogs, turtles
and the hellbender as they sported in
the aquarium which Mr.. McFadden
has maintained for fifteen years. Chill
dren too small to view the show from
the walk were raised in the fatherly
arms of Policeman Van Blarcom, whose
invariable expression was:
Now, look there. down to the bot
tom; don't you see that ugly thing?
That's what they call the Bender from
the bad place, where little boys and
girls go when they amt good"
Policeman Van Blarcom's delicacy of
expression was not shared by everybody
in the community. The Hellbender was
the name by which everybody else
knew the curious thing, and dainty
maids lisped it as freely as the most
rakish gamin of the town.
Mr.. McFadden could not give the
natural history of his curiosity, but said
1t came from the Mammoth cave of
Kentucky, and was in his possession
many years. 1t moved around the large
tank with a lazy, gliding motion, and
was so Shiny and repulSive in appear
ance as to be free from m0leStatlon by
those who handled the turtles and large
bullfrogs that formed a part OF the show.
A few days since there was a univeT-
sal commotion in the aquarium, and
Policeman Van Blarcom rushed into the
drug store shouting:
Jimmy, the frogs eatin' the Bend
er."
Mr.. McFadden went to the rescue, and
saved the greatest curiosity in Hacken-
sack county, but only temporarily. The
frog had seized the hellbender by its
broad. fiat head. and was trying to
swallow it. The helibender is supposed
to have been fatally injured in the
struggle, and it died Wednesday. That
is why there is mourning in Hacken-
sack. The frog lives, an object of ex'
ecratiOn.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
THE NAVAHOE OFF.
She Will Test Her Speed in the
English Channel.

She Will Test Her speed In the
English Channel.
NEWPORT, r. l., June 1.-THE sloop
Navahoe sailed out of the harbor today,
bound for England, there to try her
speed in the English channel, and, if
possible, become famous. She has al
ready become famous OH this side Of the
water for being the craft upon which in
Vulnerable changes had to be made be-
fore she could be said to be in sailing
trim. The secrecy with which
she was built and launched. and
the dumbness of her owner, Royal
Phelps Carroll, have all assisted IN
bringing prominently out both yacht
and owner, the very thing the owner is
said to dislike. Mr.. Carroll has oil
board as his guests Woodbury. Kane and
II. b. Duryea, besides crew of twenty
nine men. The yacht in her cruising
sails appears quite different from when
she carried her great spread of rae
ing canvas. The latter, her spars and
her launch have been sent over
by steamer The Navahoe will return
here in time to participate in the fall
cruise Of the New York Yacht club.
Her departure was quiet, as her owner
desired. When her anchor let go a
fresh west breeze was blowing, and the
entire fleet of yachts in the harb0r put
out to sea to bid the Nayahoe bon voy-
age. This fleet accompanied the big
sloop for about ten miles and returned
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
Max JAR, J,l,., D,xn

NEW YORK. June 11.-Walbrodt. the
German chess expert, and Max Judd,
the consul general of the United States
stationed at Vienna. played two games
of chess on midocean on board the
steamer Augusta Victoria, from New
York for Hamburg. On May 20 Wal
brodt played French defense and won
after fifty moves. The second game was
played on May %, when Walbrodt
opened the fight with Ruy Lopez.
After forty moves the consul had to re-
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
CHOLERA UNLIKELY.
A Distinguished East Indian Ex-
presses Himself on 1t.

WASHINGTON, June 11.--AmongWash-
ington's mang distinguished and inter-
esting visitors this Columbian year was
Dr. IT, c. Majunibar, of Calcutta, India,
who left here today for New York,
whence he sails ell route home on Sat
urday next. DR.. Majunibar was the
delegate to the worlds medical con-
gresS, which just closed at Chicago, and
to the Hahnemannic conference, which
followed it. DR.. Majunibar expressed
the opinion that there would be no out
break OF cholera this year in ludia. He
had found indications of il, however. all
along the Mediterranean on his way to
America, but the authorities were ener-
getcally engaged in combating it, and
he believed that they would be success
full in repreSSlng 1T.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
Tom Roe Starts on His Race
From New York to San
Francisco.
Attempt Will Be Made to
Cover the Distance in Six
ty-Five Days.
The Grand Prize Of Paris,
100000 Francs, Is Won !
by Ragotsky.
Ravensbury Second and Cal
liStrate Third--Eleven
Starters.

NEW YORK, June 11.-Tom Roe began
his race to San Francisco on bicycle
against time this morning. He was
started from the Barrett house, Broad
way and Forty-third street, promptly at
II o'clock. Frank Walter will accom-
pany Roe as pacemaker as far as Chi
cago. "Birdie" Munger also rode a few
miles with the pair. c. q. Sinsabough
will accompany Roe by wheel and train.
The entire party wear the colors of the
Chicago Cycling club. Roe's schedule
time is sixty-fve days. twenty days
better than the record held by Nelson
A. Bradt. The men also may beat the
record to Chicago. This record is held
by Charles Nelson, and is fourteen
days.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
Trayesty Oh Justice.

WILMINGTON, Del. June 11.-Rev. A.
n. keigwein, of West Presbyterian
church, discussed the Briggs question
tonight. He said: In my estimation
| have never witnessed greater trav-
esty on justice. A more absurd verdict
was never rendered, and the man who
believes it right or fair or just, though
he undoubtedly may he good man, is
bound at some day in tile future To ac-
knowledge that he was struck with Il
panic created by agitators who wer,
jealous of new school theology, or that
he was fool"
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
The Damage 100000.

NEW YORK. June 1l.-One of the
most exciting contests in which the
city's fire fighters have been engaged
for long time took place this afternoon
at Water and Clinton streets. On that
corner stands the five-story storage
warehouse of j. Ii. Hobby & Sons.
When the firemen arrived the fire was
well advanced. The flames began to
burst from some Of the windows and
were licking the roof. The tiremen
fought the flames for two hours. which
spread with great rapidity. Two of
them were over come, but regained con-
sciousness after being removed to a
hospital. The damage to the building
and contents is estimated at 100000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12
Loyeioy Day at Alton.

ALTON. H., June 11.-This was Love-
JOY day. and the usual observances
were held. Elijah p. Lovejoy was the
first martyr 10 the anti-slavery canse,
and was murdered here Nov. Z. 1887
The custom of decorating his grave has
gown in the last few years. Numerous
visitors were here from 81. Louis -aii /
other cities. Addresses We're made by
Hon. ID. Il. Sparks ana Maj. Armstrong
the unpretentiouS tomb was literally
covered with tlowers.