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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23


Following upon the heels of the
GLOBE bowling tournament challenge
series will come the captains tourna-
ment. The participants will be the
captains of the nine CLUBS that played
in the GLOBE tournament. This will
practically end the bowling contests in
st. Paul. But St. Pau! bowlers will not
lie down at that point, however. The
GLOBES worlds fair bowling team will
be at once organized, and they will go
to Chicago to contest the amateur cham
pionShip with all corners during the
summer. The exact date has not been
determined. but this event will prob
ably occur the latter part of June. Just
how many men are to play in any
one club is also still undecided.
Five IS the usual complement
with five reserve, and this will likely
be the rule. In selecting the team the
GLOBE will not be confined to any one
of the clubs that have played i'll the
tournament now drawing to a happy
conclusion. While it will be known as
the ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE team. it
will be a picked team. There is no
reason to conclude that st. Paul can not
show as much talent OH the bowling
alley as any city in the Union, and the
GLOBE has confidence in the boys that
will be selected to represent it at the
worlds fair sports.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

1t is suggested that, in addition to
sending the clipping above to Secretary
Ahern, all the local clubs-base ball,
football, bicycle, trap shooting, and the
like-should at once appoint canvassing
committees to WORK up the project
among the lovers of outdoor pastimes
and diversions. There is no question
about Drawn and talent. St. Paul has
no reason to take a back seat, and the
Phoenix Athletic club stands ready to
develop all the abilities of the strong
and active young men of the city. But
all this will entail big expense, and
the club must receive financial encour-
agement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

Fathers of bright boys should consult
the best interests of the young hopefuls.
Without physical strength, mental
strength never attains high standard,
and health is never perfected. 1t has
been remarked Uy savant who knew
whereof he spoke that the mind is best
developed in the healthy and strong
boy. Moreover, parents should never
overlook the fact that boys will have
their playtimes. If they cannot find
healthy and innocent recreatiOns. the
temptation to enjoy the baser and more
sinful is intensified.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

Late last night it was learned that as
DR.. Kelly would be out of the city on
Monday the bowling game OH Monday
night is off, as tie Columbus could not
think of playing without "kel." So a
switch has been made, and the Column
bia-Wabasha game will come off on
Tuesday night. and the SUBMITS will
have their social session on the alleys
Monday night. Members of the three
teams should govern themselves ac-
cording!Y.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

The Capitol Bowling club once more
demonstrated their prOweSS by defeat
ing the st. Paul Kegels at Amort's
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23


Now that the legislature has adj
journed, aud the newspaper men have
a breathing spell after their arduous
duties during the session, it is probable
that the Switchboard tournament, held
in the rooms of the Reber Switchboard
club, for the Reber medal, will be re-
sumed. The GLOBE team at present
holds the championship, and is the
posSeSsor of the medal, but it must re-
Spond to all challenges from other news
paper men wfO were in the tournament
till it has demonstrated its right to retain
it permanently. 1t is expected that ar
raHgements will be made for the play
ing of the game with the Pioneer Press
team some time during the present
week. The Globe team is prepared to
attest its efficiency at the earliest posi-
bic period.
TT
The grand tournament which is to he
held in the rooms of the Reber Shuttle
board club for the diamond medals Of
fered by RoXey Reber will be CON-
menced in the near future. 1t is eX
pected that there will be about fifty ell
tries. The prizes are elegant ones and
will be hOtlV cOnteSted-tOr.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01
WEIGHT OF A CROWD.


Experiments Show 1t Is from 14O to $50
Pounds Per Square Foot.
The load which is produced by a
dense crowd of persons is generally
taken at so to 100 pounds per square
foot, and Is considered to be the
greatest uniformly distributed load
for which a floor need be proper
toned. That this value may be
largely exceeded in an actual crowd
was pointed out by Prof w. G. Ker-
not, of the Melbourne University,
Australia, in recent paper before
the Victorian Institute of Engineers
In an actual trial a class of students
averaging 1885 pounds each in
weight were crowded IN lobby con-
tanning 1923 square feet, making an
average floor load of 134.7 pounds.
There was still room to have placed
another man, which would have
brought up the loading to 143.
pounds per square foot.
Prof. Kernot also quoted from
Stoney. who placed tifty-eight Irish
laborers, averaging 145 pounds each
in weight, in an empty ship deck
house measuring tifty-seyen square
feet floor area. This was a load of
l47.4 pounds per square foot. In
another test, with seyenty-three Ia
borers crowded into a hut nine feet
by eight feet eight inches, Stoney
produced a load of 143 pounds per
square foot, and estimated that two
or three more men could have been
squeezed in. 1t appears from these
experiments that while the figures
ordinarily assumed of 80 to 100
pounds are sufficiently correct on
spaces on which there is no cause to
induce the collection Of great crowds,
larger figures, say lao 10 $50 pounds
per square foot, should be used for
railway stations and platforms, en-
frances and exits to places of public
assemblies or of office buildings,
bridge sidewalks, pavements over
vaults and other places where dense
crowds are likely to gather.--Engi-
neering news.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

Clement w. Scott, the well-known
London dramatic critic and author, has
been in Chicago some little time lately
on his return from tour around the
world. In speaking of Japan he adj
vanced opinions wholly opposite to
the rosy ones of Sir Edwin Arnold. He
said: Il found Japan to be the most
grossly immoral country have ever
visited. The women are treated like
mere slaves, beings of no intelligence,
and they are bought and sold like cat
tie. Regarding the poetical side of
Japan, the tea palaces and other re-
sorts described by Sir Edwin Arnold
and other writers as dreams of elegant
enchantment, found them tawdry and
miserable in the extreme, not to say
loathsome. Yes, was very much dis
appointed with Japan, as l saw it, and
l did it pretty thoroughly. | never
was so happy during the whole of my
tour as when, having shaken the Jap
anese dust from off my feet, was safely
landed in genial San Francisco"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01
An Adjustable statue.

The American Is an inventive
genius whether he be Yankee or
South American. He seems to have
a notion that it Is his duty to look
about him and discover new ways OF
doing old things, and to put all
things to every possible use is with
him pet idea French people, when
they grow weary Of the bronze effigy
OF certain individual that has been
set up upon public highways, be that
individual poet, king or other, de-
stroy that statue. They tear IL down,
disigure it and, in so far as they cas-,
destroy it. In Venezuela, however,
where popularity is quite as feeting
as it is in France, the Americans
ingenious mind has found a better
way to do this sort OF thing than
that employed by the French; and a
far more sensible and economical way,
too, as it seems to us-that is to say,
If the statement printed not long ago
Is truthful.
1t appears that the Venezuelans
were about to erect statue to their
President, but the inventive mind
remembered that in Venezuela a
President on going out of Office
seldom, If ever, retains his popularity,
so what could be more fitting than,
as that republic frequently changes
its Presidents, there should occur to
this genius the happy thought Of
fixing on the top of the statue head
which could be unscrewed? That as
often as new President should be
elected, the head Of the old one
should be taken off and that Of his
successor put in its place? And that,
rs Presidents generally wore the same
uniform and possessed similar virtues,
and were not unlike in personal ap.
pearance from neck to feet, the body,
uniform and decorations should re-
main as before?
Whether the plan has been finally
adopted or not by the Venezuelan
Government we are not aware and
have no means Of finding out; but at
all events the idea seems to be a
good one, and should be encouraged
in other lands. Young
paon1n
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

The bad effect of tobacco on the
eyes was unknown, even by physi-
clans, until within the present
century.
Sixty years ago Doctor Mckenzie.
of Glasgow, wrote, Il have already
had occasion repeatedly to hint my
suspicion that tobacco Is frequent
cause Of amaurosis" or
partial blindness To one form OF
this disease Hutchinson gave the
name tobacco amaurosis," because
he often found it in men strongly
addicted to the use Of tobacco.
Doctor Williams, the celebrated
oculist OF Boston, says, ITO be Of SER
vice, treatment in tobacco amaurosis
must be begun in the early stage, te-
fore the congestion has been sue
ceeded by atrophy.'
Doctor Francis Bowling, Of Gin
cinnati, within a few years tested
the eyes OF one hundred and fifty en-
ployes in the principal tobacco fac
tories of that city. Only one woman
was found to be suffering from the
disease, and she had never used to-
bacco This showed that merely
working in the factory had very little
effect on the sight, though it did
affect unfatorably the general system.
OF the men examined, forty-flve
showed more or less evidence of
amaurosis, thirty of them being
pretty well marked cases. They all
mlstook red for brown or black, and
green for light blue or orange, and
in all there was also contraction Of
both pupils. Thirty out OF the forty
five complained Of gradual failure
of vision.
In one case-not among the en-
ployes Just spoken of-the contrac-
ton of tn pupil was so great that
the sufferer was unable to 20 about
without assistance. He had smoked
from twenty to thirty cigars day.
He renounced tobacco, and his sight
was fully restored in three and one.
half months.
Chewing has been found to be
much worse than smoking, as more of
the poison is absorbed.
The ophtbalmoscope shows, in the
early stage OF the disease, congested
condition of the optic disk and the
retina. The pressure thence result
ing at length causes gradual
atrophy of the disk, and eventually
Of more or less Of the retina, accord
ing to the duration of the disease
and the amount OF the infection. =
Youths Companion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

The typ'ca plant Of the new world
Is maize, or Indian corn. The carly
adventures and settlers both in
North and South America found in 1T
delicious food, easily cultivated,
apparently Indifferent to soil OF
climate, yielding in abundance twlcl
that OF any other grain, with much
less labor, and su ceptitle OF prepara-
tion for the table in many forms
This white settlers found II the food
Of the Indians and made it their own,
and for four centuries it has been the
best known, as 1t is the cheapest and
most nutritious, Of the food supplies
In the western hemisphere. And
yet, after these centuries of krowl-
edge. it has not obtained great favor
ia Europe. The potato, another
plant indigenous to America, early
became popular European food, com
mon to the tables of the rich and
poor, and the chief support of the
poor in Ireland, but corn, a much
more nutritious food, and quite as
easily cultivated, has never been
widely adopted. Our most persist
ent missionary efforts have accom-
plished but little more than conyinc-
Ing Europeans that our corn is good
food for animals, though Colonel
Murphy hopes for good results from
his efforts OF the past few years.
We whoa familiar from childhood
with roasting ears mush and milk,
corn bread, johnny cake, and all the
various forms of toothsume dishes
that can be made out of Indian corn,
wonder at the supineness, or rather
0bstinacy, with which people abroad
meet our recommendations of it. The
poorer people stick by their heavy
E2d unpalatable black bread, while
the wealthier classes look with die
dain upcn a grain they think only fl
for horses and hogs The American
aborigines regarded it as the lest gift
OF the Great Spirit, and their folk
lore abounds In stori,s and legends
concerning it. In "Hiawatha7 Long
fellow repeats one Of the legends OK
this new gift of the Great Spirit"
One Of the great results of the Ex-
position will undoubtedly be to make
this golden grain more familiar to
the world and prove its value as one
of the best of foods
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01
historical Names Of Kings.

Some Of the early kings Of Frame
ruled over Germany at one time when
there was no division, but when there
was a separate German nation the
rulers gained many curious titles
'Fat' was one and "Blind' another
Also the 'Childn the Fowler then
.'Blood," "Red," "Black," Superb"
and sharp" while one king is par.
ticularly described as the "Holy and
Lame"
The rulers of the provinces that
now make up Spain had number Of
kings called Great and Catholic.
Then they also had the Monk and
Gouty and included others who were
intirm-Bad Noble, Strong, Valiant,
Gracious, Sickly, Impotent Bene-
flccnt, and CeremoniouS Ferdinand
Ill of Leon and Castillo was the
Saint and Holy.
Hungary has her rulers described
as Saint, German, Thunder, Venc-
tian, Great and a King Mary, who
was probably the only woman who
held like title. Over Portugal
relgned the Fat, Idle, African, and
Great and Perfect.
The people of Russia have gener-
ally had hard time of it. We real
ize this to-day, and the names given
to their kings show the reason there.
for. None was good, wise, or just,
though there was Peter the Great
who did all he could to help his coun-
try But how could nation pro.
gress with rulers who gained the title
of Terrible, Imposter. Proud, Light
feet, Grim, Fierce, and Lion?
A verse NAV flnd him whom s ,rmon flies,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01
A GROSS TO THE STOUT GIRL.

One great cross to the stout girl is
that she is debarred from wearing the
popular Eton suit, for this will certain
ly not be becoming to her, but suit
which can be worn with. shirt waists
and looks quite as well as the regula-
ton Elton is tight fitting, and instead
of the loose tapping fronts darts are
made and n stiff ribbon belt is sewed
on at the waist and crosses over where
the front is left open and buttons or
hooks on the other side. The front is
left open and shows the shirt waists and
the cuffs of the colored waist are
turned over and show ON the outside.
Narrow hercules braid borders the re-
vers, and the skirt is trimmed with
graduating bands of it. These bands
are placed close together and lessen
the broad effect which they generally
give. - New York World.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

The back view of the head of the
girl of the period is very picturesque.
To begin, on top there is posy Of
purple yiolets or bleeding hearts, with
green leaves and tendrils hanging
from the caves of lace or straw hat
on one or both sides of the crown
is bonnet-pin, with lovers knot or
bird of victory for head.
Her back hair is coiled in lines Of
grace and ornamented with an amber
and wrought gold hair-pin. If she
happens to wear veil, little jewelled
or enamelled stick-pins hold it In
place. Then there is the huted mark
of the crimping-iron all over the pref
ty head, and occasionly breath of
some faint sweet odor from the we'll
kept tresses. New York World.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

II tell YOU" said Uncle Silas, 'city
folks is full O. their Jokes an things
but guess yer uncle Kin keep up
with 'em most o. the time.
Somebody been joking with your
asked the new boardeE
''Yes. Thet is to say, a Young
Teller thort he was. He was out yisti.
day an missed his dinner. 1t was
purity dusty, but that wasn't any ex-
cuse fur his bein' sarcastic about the
neighborhuod.
''But what did he say?"
"Wal, l asked him where he had
been, an he says: I've bin out
scourln' the country Bin out
scourin' it?' says /. Yes says he.
WAL says l. EFF yell step into the
kitchen maybe mall give We towel,
SOS We kin go back an dry it of. ~
Washington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
ADAPTING the worlds best products 10
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01
August
Flower

My wife suffered with Indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came a burden to her Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books. I purchased a
bottle of August Flower 1t worked
like charm. My wife received i'm
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs I65 pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
deleterious results as was formerly
the case. c. H. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House. Washington. Va. @
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

1t was the office of the hotel, and
an excited individual was reading a
telegram concerning some financial
affairs at distance.
"Bad news!" he said, slapping IL
down on the counter. STOCK in
which | am interested fluctuating.
knew when [ put up my umbrella in
side the door this morning that some
thing was going to happen"
what has thatgo TO do with it,"
asked his friend.
Everything, If you believe in
signs, and do. / never knew it to
fail, that If you put up an umbrella
under roof you'd have bad luck"
IS a-y," drawle1 seedy fellow who
was standing near, show much did
you put it up for, stranger"
The owner Of the umbrella said ii
was his treat.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
ODD DISAPPEARANCE AND RECOVERY.

ODD DISAPPEARANCE AND RECOVERY.
A Baltimore girl went shopping q
couple Of months ago, and upon return
ing home found that one of pair of
diamond earrings worth $1,000 was
missing. A few days ago a young wo-
man living in Alabama wrote to Bal
timore millinery firm acknowledging
the receipt of a. bonnet, and adding
that she had found diamond earring
entangled in the lace trimming. The
owner of the missing gem has re-
covered it. While trying on the bon
net the jewel had become detached
from her ear and in its nest of lace
had iourneyed all the way to Ala.
bama. = Atlanta Constitution.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

Says the st. Louis street engineer:
Some street-paying materials grow
and move at an astonishing rate af-
ter being laid. Wood blocks are the
worst, and should, in my opinion,
never be used on the streets of a city.
In the winter time l have measured
two and one-half feet of cracks
measuring the width Of the apertures,
remember-in 500 feet Of wood pave
ment. | have often seen solid brick
walls and curbstones pushed a foot OF
SO out of place by the growing" OF
wooden streets. Heat and cold anG
dampness all affect every kind OF
paving material. That least dis
turbed Is granite.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-09-01

Hats of null with wide plaitings OF
lace are much liked.
Butterfly ruffies ON tiny girls dress
es are among the charming trimmings
Dresses of nainsook, with embroid-
cred trimmings are very much liked
for girls.
The latest thing in dress, the
"clown" sleeve, is simply mass of
overlapping frills.
A popular fabric for capes and ruff
fes is "Tulle Grecque, which is anew
name for Russian net
Although hats are worn by young
girls, bonnets are in the majority
where ceremony of attire is required
Silk bodices in Paisley designs are
coming into favor and are effective
with braces of lace over the shoulders.
A very pretty and serviceable fabric
and one that is quite new resembles
Oxford shifting and is shot SO that in
any color there is shade of white.
Useful and becoming outing suits
for small girls are make from fine
white duck. They are in princess
style with full sleeves and have cape
collars edged with heavy embroidery.
The idea of wearing certain gowns
of the color of the favored college is
quite prevalent among young ladies,
and many toilets are made of Harvard
red, Princeton yellow and black, or
Columbia's blue and yellow.
A pretty suit for a boy is long
stockings, laced shoes, knee trousers
and sailor blouse of serge, the blouse
trimmed with three rows of narrow
mohair braid. A smooth-fitting vest
of fancy linen or duck completes this
suit.
An easy way of making a lace trim
ming distinct from the dress, to slip
ON as required, is simple yoke of
piece lace with six-inch edging fulled
around it, and lace collar to finish
the neck, or Spanish jacket of lace
with deep turn-doSn frill all around
the top.
The clown sleeve, which is much
newer than the bullying style of the
early season, is composed entirely of
ruffies from the elbow to the shoulder
The pulled sleeve is diminishing up
ward, and every fresh touch of fashion
reveals little more of the tight UNI
der-sleeve.
A dainty costume for little girl is
of spotted India silk or'of challi. The
skirt is plain, with two or three rows
of narrow braid or embroidery. The
waist is full, with narrow shoulder
ruffies, full-topped sleeves and a fold
ed belt. The dress-yoke and cuffs
are of embroidery.
To wear with various skirts, either
colored or black, are accordion-plaited
blouse waists of black silk muslin,
made over fitted silk lining, a belt of
narrow satin ribbon, stitched on to
hold the fulness, and frill falling
below of the plated muslin six inches
deep, edged with black satin baby
ribbon, while this frill is worn outside
the dress skirt.
Gloves have an irresistible fascina~
ton for every woman who isat all fastid-
ious or cares to bestow reasonable
amount of thought on the detail of
good dressing; and every within can be
satisfied this season, for there is great
variety in styles, while all the delicate
colors that are wrought into the sum-
mer fabrics can be matched in gloves,
light gray, with broad black stitching,
being very fashionable.