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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
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4 HEIDELBERG DUEL.
Where Students
Yearn for Dishgur-
ing Scars.

When Heidelberg was very dark and
men were washing the street with
hose. the second came-a big Saxon,
blond, but fierce. We agreed as TO
the place-in the castle ruins where
Queen Elizabeth was entertained and
where Heidelberg duels are always
fought; time, two hours later; weapons
he said swords, I insisted pistols.
We came to a deadlock, but agreed TO
meet with principals at the time Spec1-
fed.
We kept the appointment. Jim was
simply unmanageable. He wanted to
kill or die that very night.
I said: Jim, these students never
kill. They fight only to dfsfigure. AT
the first blood they stop"
But Jim only said, "Blankety blank
blankr'
We were all there-Jim and the stu
dent and the seconds and many other
students. The two ends of the great
banquet hall were in darkness. Inc
middle was lighted with many candies.
The table at which Queen Elizabeth
had eaten was pushed to one side All
was ready.
Jim had brought pistols. The student
had provided rapiers.
lin looked at the rapiers scornful-
ly. 81 be no butcher not" said ne IN
German. / have translated his Ger
man literally.
The student rippled with laughter
repeating Jim's German to ms
friends. Then the student, looking al
the pistols, said in English:
"And I amt not so murderer yet al
ready"
Thereupon Jim burst into laughter
uproarious laughter, repeating, L am
not no murderer yet already.
Everybody laughed. In the end the
company decided that J1ms GERMAN a,
was at least as good as the students
English. 49,, o.ou
Then the table at which Queen
Eliza beth had eaten was rolled back to
its place, and we all gathered arou IN,
Stems were produced as by magic. The
beer was very dark-choice beer, maze
only in Heidelberg.
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Although An Effort Is
Being Made to Restore
It. the Structure Is Dis
migrating.
pHRTHEE0U IS DOOMED
migrating.

by roof the faulty character of these
stones was Of no Importance what
ever, and. as is we'll known, the
Parthenon was always covered by a
roof until it's final disruption by the
gunpowder explosion two centuries
ago. The ruin that now threatens the
portion left standing on that fatal &C.
casion began from the moment OF the
explosion and it has become more
serious with each succeeding year. The
rooliess condition of the building has
made it possible for the rain to pene-
t1ate into the schist veins of the faulty
stones.
At first but slight damage was done
to these stones, but the frost OF winter
and the scorching sun Of summer maze
the evil greater from year to year. I'M
til at last the scales fall from our eyes,
and we discover that these stones are
rotten throughout. The horror was
revealed in its full extent by the earth
uuakes. when a number. of these rotten
blocks were shivered into many pieces.
The fact that these splintered blocEs
did not fall is due to the soundness OF
the neighboring blocks on the OUTSIDE.
But though the ultimate cause OF the
ruinous condition of the Parthenon
was the employment in it's construc-
ton of poor marble for interior ana
inside stones, which two centuries OF
exposure to rain, frost, and heat nave
made rotten, still other things nave
Conspired with these-namely, ire and
cannon-bans before the disruption and
earthquakes of all periods.
There can be no doubt that the
Parthenon would hold out for many
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
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Special to the Globe.
ATHENS, Sept. 1S.-The Parthenor
stage sounds when lil1ened to the ire
mendous sound blast CT Jove. 1t is
doomed, too, because the early build
ers thereof like the modern contractor
entablature are rotten throughout. In
is doomed. 1 do not mean that it will
fall tomorrow or next week, but its de-
cay is as sure and certain as anything
can be in the world. Today the effort
to repair the famous structure seems
as pCny as the mimic thunder Of the
of this era's civilization, buiided rather
fer appearance than stability.
The outside marble blocks of the
Parthenon are sound enough, but it is
as if some giant worm had eaten out
the heart Of the remainder and only
the shell was left 1t is, / think, the
saddsst, the most dispiriting sight that
one who is familiar with the ancient
greatness of Greece, the fame of her
temples and the glories of the Parthe-
non in the days when it really was what
it was built for, can possibly see. The
whole western facade is disfigured by
an immense scaffolding, built in the
strongest possible way from enormous
beams that were brought all the way
from America to serve Athens This
mighty scaffolding subserves a two
fold purpose; primarily, it enables the
architects to replace certain rotten and
broken architrave blocks with fresh
blocks; but it's important secondary
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
A LINCOLN STORY.
How the Great Man Made an Old
Veteran Happy.


Veteran Happy.
One summer morning, shortly before the
in Washington of an old veteran hobbing
that led from the executive mansion to the
war office, says Harper's Round Table. The
old man was in pain, and the pale, sunken
cheeks and vague far-away stare in his eyes
6etokened short-liyed existence. He halt
ed moment and then slowly approached a
tall gentleman who was walking thoughtful
Iy along. Coed morning, sir. I'm an old
soldier and would like to ask your advice
The gentleman turned, and, smiling kindly,
invited the poor old veteran to a seat under
a shady tree. There he listened to the man S
story of how he had fought for the Union
and was severely wounded, incapacitat1ng
him for other work in life, and begged d.
rections how to apply for back pay due him
and pension, offering his papers for ex-
animation.
The gentleman turned and, smiling kindly,
then took out a card and wrote directions
en- it, also a few words to the pension bur-
eau, desiring that speedy attention be given
to the applicant and handed 1t to him.
The old solder looked at it, and with tears
in his eyes thanked the tail gentleman, who,
with sad look, babe him good luck and
hurried up the walk. Slowly the soldier read
the card again. and then turned it over to
read the name of the owner. More tears
weiled in his eyes when he knew whom he
had addressed himself to- and his lips NUT
tered: 81 am glad l fought for him and the
country, for he never forgets. God bless
Abraham Liaco.n!"
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purpose is to serve as a prop to the
entire entablature, and prevent the
collapse of the building in case of an
earthquake.
The inside and interior stones of the
many cases these rotten stones were
broken by the recent earthquakes into
many pieces, though by the Veriest
miracle these pieces still cling together.
AS is well known, the epis'tyle consists
Of three huge blocks that stand on
their narrow edges side by side and
span the DETERMINATIONS. OF these
three blocks the outside ones alone are
comparatively sound, while the in
terror and inside blocks are in most
ruinous condition. All of these inside
blocks are to be replaced by new ones
that are now lying on the ground be-
low ready to be hoisted into position
as soon as the mighty derrick that is
to lift them on high shall have arriv-
ed from Europe.
The thought of new epistyle blocks
in the Parthenon is shocking to most
souls, and yet it is a choice between
that and immediate ruin. The new
blocks will be colored with oil ard
wax in order to rob them of their
glaring wilderness and neWness. But
even more sorrowful is the fact that,
though this ruin may be stayed for
enc or two centuries yet to come, still
in the end the Parthenon must col
lapse unless virtually the whole en-
tablature be replaced by new and
sound stones.
Am l asked for the reason for this
ruinous condition of the ParthenoE"
There are several reasons, several
causes, some Of which have been in
though all unsupported. We have
been brought up to believe that the
Parthenon was a perfect building
erected by master builders, who en-
ployed only the best of material in its
construction. It occasions shock to
discover that, though this is true i'll
general yet it true with certain linn
the building is now threatened with
ruin. In point of fact, the builders OF
the Parthenon employed ffrst-class
marble only on the outside of tie
building, only where the eye could
see it.
In the Pentelic marble there are
veins of schist that disfigure and ruin
many q fair block. Visitors will re-
member the many unfluted drums
of columns that lie here and there
around the temple. These are drums
that were rejected by the builders
rejected because they were faulty
in some way, often precisely because
of this disastrous vein of schist. In
deed, one OF the new epistyle blocks
has just been rejected by the com
nittee of architects because of its
faulty character, which was disco Y
cred only after the block had been
completely hewed and was ready &c
be hoisted into position. No doubt
that block will remain there for cen
turtles to come, just as the rejected
drums OF columns have lain for these
decades of centuries. Now, of course
perfectly sound marble was employed
in columns, both because they were
completely visible and also because
they had a great weight to carry
Sound marble was employed also II
fine outside stones of the entablaturt
and of the celia walls, but the insidt
stones of the celia walls and the two
inside stones of the epistyle were faul
tv from the start-faulty because OF
this vein of schist.
AS Ions as the building was coveret
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
GOT TEE PIG,
Bat While Playing With 1t the
Bears Themselves Were Captured.

Bears Themselves Were Captured.
81 killed two bears in a slick sort of way
a couple of weeks ago in Watauga county,
North Carolina" said a New York state
sportsman, says the New York Sun. Il was
in that wild part of the state looking for
prospects of gold mining more than l was
for bear, but one morning the backwoods
farmer with whom | was staying found one
of his piss missing, and, having had previ-
Gus experience of a similar kind, he charged
the disappearance of his porker to bears.
took my gun and went cut to see If l might
by any chance run across the bear that
had looted the farmers pen, but hadn't the
slightest idea that l would. l did though,
and saw some fun.
''As 1 was in the thickest part of the woods
I came suddenly to opening, and discov-
cred Bear in time to stop before alarming
him. Craning nay neck around from be
hind a tree l saw a second bear, and it did
not take me long to learn that they were
having a heap of fun of their own. On the
ground lay a good-sized pig, and | rightly
conjectured that it the one the farmer
had lost. The pig was apparently so badly
hurt that it was unable to walk, but it
seemed to be still strong and lively, for it
Squealed with much vigor as ever when
first of the bears and then the other
would stir it I'D where it lay on the ground
by giving 1t dig with their paws AS long
as the pig continued sQuealing the bears
would stand apart and listen to the noise
with much apparent delight, but as soon as
the pig became quiet one of them would
start the music again by giving the I'M
fortunate porker another dig with its paw.
This was great fun for the bears, but it was
rather tough on the pig, and after watching
the performance of those grimly humorous
old pig stealers a few minutes 1 stopped the
fun by putting bullet through the head
of one of the bears, killing it almost in its
tracks. The. other bear never locked to see
where the trouble was coming from, but
started for shelter on the double quick. I
sent bullet after him, and plugged it
square through the kidneys 50 he didn't run
far. I couldn't save the farmers pig, though,
and shot it to nut it out Of lis misery. The
bears were nice and fat and full-coated. and
| weighing 250 and 275 pounds respectively"
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and various pitchers, cans, ETC., for use in
the transportation of refreshments from the
neighboring restaurant. About the most use
full things in the cupboard are three large
jug-handled cans, which used to hold oysters,
and are now of utmost service whenever the
coterie gathers around the festal board.
= A night or so ago the young couple ex-
pected few callers and made suitable pre-
parations. Taking the three large cans
tie husband sailed out and shortly returned
carrying can of chicken soup, can OF beer
and can of hot coffee. While waiting for
the guests the wife, who was arranging the
table, thought it would not be bad idea to
sample the refreshments contained in the
cans. She took three large glasses and
poured out soup, coffee and beer in swift sue
cession. AZ that moment the doorbell rang.
She decided that it would be best to return
the samples just poured out to the cans, and
started to do SO.
And she didn't do thing but get her dates
mixed, and pour the glassful of soup into the
coffee can, the giassful of coffee into the
beer can and the g.assful of beer into the
can of SOUP.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
PRINCESS PHILIPPE,
OF Austria, Who Left Her Prof gate
Husband, Has Returned to Him.

Husband, Has Returned to Him.
There is never any smoke without fire. says
a Vienna letter to the Chicago Record, and,
although it IS perfectly true that Princess
Philippe of Saxe-Coburg did not eiope with a
hussar officer yet it is equally rue that she
left her husband in a passion, after more
than usually violent quarrel, and betook her
self to the palace of Prince and Princess
Thurn and TaX:s at Munich firmly deter
mined never again to live with her husband
She announced her intentions to her father,
King Leopold and to the emperor, and it was
entirely due to the latter's intervention that
the difficulty was patched UP and eompro-
missed at any rate as far as the public was
concerned. In obedience to the commands Of
Francis Joseph, Prince Philippe repaired to
Munich and made the most humble apology to
his wife, and the latter, having been pre-
viously adiured by letter as well as by teIe-
graph by the emperor and By her father the
king, consented TO overlook the past and to
return with her reprooate spouse to Vienna
Just as if nothing had happened, figuring at
court balls and state banquets with him with
in twenty-four hours of her arrival.
Public sympathy is all with Princess Lou
Use by far the most charming of the daugh-
tiers of King Leopold She is very refined
and intellectual woman, exceedingly elegant
and kind hearted, and the antithesis in every
respect of her husband. He is a drunkard,
and was che of the boon companions of his
late brother-in-law, Crown Prince Rudolph.
Prince Philippe was considerably older than
the archduke and should have endeavored to
! keep MIN cut CT SCTdpSS, 4HSieau vi WHICH n0
! did the reverse, and it is astonishing under
! the circumstances how Emperor Francis JOS
j eph can ever have tolerated the sight Of him
! since.
There have been frequent squabbles be-
! tween Prince Philippe and his wife. Indeed,
this has been publicly admitted by Count
| John Oultrem6nt. the grand master of the
/ household of King Leopold, who is likewise
the authority for the statement that she did
really leave her husband-by no means for
! the first time. But between clipping with an
officer and merely leaving a dissolute hus-
band. whose mode of life is a source of con-
! slant scandal TO the half of Europe. there is
a great difference, and it is only fair to this
long suffering royal lady that the matter
! should be set right
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A bulldogs Curiosity.

bulldog which a young man was lead
ing, or which, to speak more accurately, was
leading the young man, along Fourteenth
street for an airing, stopped. straining at its
collar, to snuff at a bunch of lilies of the
valley, which a sidewalk flower vender was
holding down by his side. 1t scarcely seemed
possible that The deg had stopped to inhale
the odor of the flowers; it seemed more likely
that seeing them on a level with his nose he
had lust stopped to sniff at them TO see
what they were; but it certainly was curious
that the very next vender along the walk
should have been SELLER of incense sticks
and that the dog should have stopped TO
sniff al the stock in the vendors basket, with
even greater eagerness than he had shown in
snufing at the lilies of the valley.-New York
Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
EGYPTIAN DENTISTRY.
Teeth Of a Mummy Found TO Have
Been Filled.

That dental operations were unknown
among the ancients has already been claimed
by scientific writer's, yet Dentist A c. St.
Armand, of Fortieth and Pine streets, Gains
to have positive proof that such a claim is
unfounded, SAYS the Philadelphia Record.
DR.. Harry Jeffries, friend OF DR.. st. Armand,
has been in Egypt for several months, where
he has been travelling in the interest OF a
historical society. Knowing of his friend S
interest in anything pertaining to dentistry,
DR.. Jeffries has been on the lookout for
curios in that line, and has at last secured
a novel one, which was forwarded with a
letter, of which the following is an extract:
Myself and two companions were sent to
look after some newly opened tombs that
had been d scovered near a village called
Delur The mummies found within were in
fine condition. and, thinking l might find
something CT interest to you, 1 examined the
teeth of one that had been unwrapped Close
scrutiny showed me four teeth that were
filled with some substance as hard as iron.
However, l send one of the teeth so you
may judge for yourself If you find what it
is let me know, as l am anxious to know
what KIND Of filings were used 3,6G9 years
ago" All attempts made by DR.. St. Armand
to drill the tooth were futile and, although
exhaustive tests were made, nothing was
found that would act on the old filing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20

centuries longer if it We're covered by a
roof But it is thought by most men
that roof over the Parthenon would
disfgure it absurdly OF course it
would, but then the roof would save
the building, and sentiment would give
the front seat to sound reasoning
which naturally would never, never
do
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
BOILED SYRUP
TO Catch a Jaguar, and the schc1ne
Worked Beautifully.

A story comes from Central America that
a iaeuar came to a natives sugar busn one
day and unset the pan of boiling hot syrup
while jumping over it at the natives deg,
saws the New York Sun. 1t was a SAD ms
hap for the jaguar, but a joyful one 1or tn ie
native. who sat in nearby tree hugglns II
tard lest he slide down into the 1aguar
open mouth The boiling syrup gotHoh me
iaguar's paws 1t made the jaguar roar
with pain, and over and over the brute relle -
irving to shake off the hot, sticky stun. II
rolled into the stream Of sugar ana was
mastered from head to foGt Even its eyes
we're closed. Monkeys and birds from the
neighboring thickets came around anu
squealed. - ,d
The molasses stuck the fur into Wads ana
clumps. and the leaves and twigs lying ABOUT
stuck fast to the hair. When the pig cat
rolled up against a tree trunk 1t would seize
the trunk with its teeth and claws. tearing
through the bark. For over two hours the
beast ripped things up with undlminisheo
.vigor when it slowly ceased struggling. Then
the native, Juan Costerize, sid down TIE
tree, picked up his machete, sneaked up 10
tie beast cautiously. and, using the zig
knife as an ak, brough the heavy blade down
on the brutes skull, knocking out the iast
yestige of life With the assistance OF nelgh-
bors, he dragged the carcass to nearby
stream where it was soaked for a DAY TO
dissolve the molasses. Tho beast was then
skinned and now CosteriZe poses as a
mighty hunter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING.
SIX weeks Required When specin-
cations Are to Re Followed.

= It is popular belief that certain shops can
build locomotive in twenty-four WORKING
hours According TO Locomotive Engineering,
however. while it is possible to assemble the
parts of a locomotive in less time than this,
to build an engine from specifications requires
much longer. The record in this matter is
probably held by the Baldwin Works, Wh!cn
engines within four weeks after the order
was given. when European builders, accord
ing to this journal, wanted twice as many
months.
It takes four patternmakers from six to
eight weeks 10 make the comp:~e set of pai-
terms for a mogul engine Two men will be
ten or twelve days making the pattern for a
cylinder and haif-saddle and all core boxes,
so that locomotive builders are very expedi-
t.ous when they have an engine ready six
weeks after the specifications have been re
speial patterns now in vogue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
BADLY MINED
Were the DriBlNabies at Recon-
Chicago Entertainment.

Over on the North side there dwell two
resort for hosts of those who knew them in
their days of single biessedness and now envy
and admire their joint career, says the Chi
cago News.
Small suppers, participated in by three or
four of their old eronies, are speciality of
this couple, and they have ready for i'm
mediate use at all times set of the eutest
little dishes" as their girl friends declare.
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HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

HORSES! HoRs Es!-Lunberme take notice;
200 head of heavy logging horses weighing
from 800 to 1890 lbs for sale at low prices
at Barrett & Zimmerman's stables, Mime
sofa Transfer, ST. Paul, Mimi; part time
given if desired; take Interurban car from
either CITY.
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sour 8 T0MAGA,

And every form OF stomach weakness cured
by the new discovery. STUART'S pTSPEP-
STA TABLETS. Pleasant to take full Size
packages. so cents. at druggists. Book on
stomach troubles and thousands Ct testi-
mcnials sent tree by addressing Stuart Co..
Marshall. Mich
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LOST AND FOUND.

SILK WORKING BAG LosT-Near Seven
corners, silk working bag, containing work,
god thimble and scissors. Finder Please
return to 24S Dayton.
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WANT ADS.

May be left at the following Ioca-
lions for insertion I'm the Daily and
Sunday Globe, at the same rates as
are charged by the pain office.
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COAL AND WOOD.
once Of the Board Of Control

Room "A, Court House and CITY Hall
ST. Paul, Mimi, Sept. IS, 1897
Sealed proposals marked Bids fer Coal and
Wood will be received at this Office until
u O'Clock noon, THURSDAY Sept g, 1887. for
furnishing eeal and wood for city and county
hospital alTnsheuse and poor farm and out
. door relief department, according TO speei-
fications on file at this office.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
. or all bids.
BY order Board of Control
OLIVER J. TONG. Secretary.
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RELIEF SOCIETY
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
HELP wANTED-MaIe.

1880 GIVEN AWAY 20 persons making the
greatest number of words out Of the phrase
Patent Attorney Wedderburn." For full
particulars write the National Recorder
Washington. D. c.. for sample copy con-
tanning same.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR SALE-Stock of hardware and farm i'm
plements in best farming district of South
ern Minnesota; invoice about $500; good
business Address X Is. Globe.
MAKE MONEY-Two of the best paying
drug stores in Southern Minnesota for sale
at bargain. W. c. Zamboni. Blue Earth
City MINI.
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DAYToN'S BLUFF.
Sever Westby. ..........6 79 East Third St
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SITUATION wANTED-Fe,nale.

EOUSFKEEPER-An industrious Christian
lady desires position as housekeeper: best
of references furnished
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She Had.

Ke-You are the only girl I ever
She-Dear me! Haven't you ever been
% the seaside befere?-Puck.