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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17

Missouri woman claims that her huss
bands affections have been alienated by hit
mother-in-law. On the face of 1t this looa
like weak case.-Atlanta Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17
Kaiser Saw the New Play.

WEISBADEN, May 16.-Emperor William
and the empress were present tonight at thu
production of Lanff's play 1.-THE Burggraff,N
the scenery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17

law of 1896, and calling upon them to furnish
the statutes and regulations of their exi
change, in compliance with the law.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17

zine and found nothing in it. don't see what
they got 1t out for If they didn't have few
war articles and some advertisements in it,
Washington Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17
Cardinal slciliano Dead.

ROME, May 16.-Cardinal Camille Sicil!ano
di Rende, archbishop Of Benevento, is dead.
He was born in 1s47. and received the red
hat in 1857.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17
n Million,
Hard to Believe.

There are now s04,687 telephones licensed
by the Bell Telephone company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17
She Was Surprised.

''This is stranger exclaimed young MrS
Torkins.
ITO what do you refer?" asked her hus
band.
1.-The Turkish army captured a Greek maya
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17
Received by the Queen.

MADRID, May 16-Gen. Camilo Polavieja,
formerly governor general Of the Philippine
islands, who recently was superseded by Gen.
Riviera, has arrived here. He received .
popular ovation and has been granted a spe-
cial audience by the queen regent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-17
O,Conne1l,. breath Place

GENOA, May 16.-Today bronze medallion
in memory Of Daniel O'Connell, the cele-
brated Irish patriot and orator, was unveiled
in the facade of the Palazzo de Asarta. where
he died.
Evening star., 1897-02-27

SONS of the claytonia, or spring beauty.
with their streaks of pink. give promise Of
that carpet which they will form early in
April. while on the hills nearby the large
but fugacious white petals of the blood
root expand. Very rarely specimens of this
are pink but these are botanical prizes. The
early everlasting, which the novice will
scarcely distinguish from the frowsy heads
of some of last summers flowers also in
habits woodland. And the periwinkle, often
incorrectly called myrtle, prefers a shady
place for its light blue or white blossoms.
But the houstonias (bluets) and wild pansies
found out in the open as well as in pro-
tected places. CThe wild pansy is a small.
leafy-stemmed, pale-petaled flower. and
should not be confused with the bird-foot
violet, large, snowy bloom of April) And
the open fields and pastures are covered by
the minute. almost microscopic, blossoms of
the whitlow grass, which. small as it is
filled with it, treading it under your feet,
without being aware of its presence-yet
scorns to seek shelter and nurture from
the trees
Lastly, the end of March witnesses the
beginning of the blooming of the trees. The
sassafras turns yellow, the swamp maple
re1 while willows, poplarS. bircheS and
alders are decorated with dropping tassels
of various shades and sizes.
These are some of the signs and indfca-
tionS which March offers to the rural RAM
bier who chooses to read what Nature has
written. and it does not seem rash to con-
clude that the month is truly a spring
month, whether, as last year. she is dom
mated by northwest gales and clustering
SHOWS, or whether she is truly lamblike
'''' - '' ~ HENRY oLDYs.
Evening star., 1897-02-27

the explosive effects OF bullets were no
ticed Some anatomical specimens were
placed in a convenient position 10 De shot
at. They were wrapped In sheets. so as to
give the effect of wearing apparel The
tissues were made as lifelike as possible by
the injection Of fluids. particularly the in
lection of blood into the blood vessels. Bull
let's were fired at various distances up to
1000 meters. Even at this distance. with
the bullet travelling at the rate of 10 me-
ters a second. the explosive effect was no.
ticeable. while at shorter range the lat
eral disruption was very great
Experts In Doubt ms to the Cause.
The reason for this explosive effect In
wounds produced by bullets of high veloci-
ty has not been clearly explained. Even
Major A. c. Girard. one of the foremost
surgeons in the United States army. Is at a
loss to explain 1t. He says concerning 1t:
The centrifugal action assumed to be pro-
duced by the rotation cf the bullet has been
believed to be the cause of explosive action.
Unfortunately for this theory. this effect
was observed with round balls propelled
from smooth-bore guns Whenever the valoc
ity reached certain oegree. Another cir
cums;ance tending TO disprove this theory
is that, although in tie modern rifle the
bullet makes 900 revolutions in a second.
its velocity Is such tnat in a flight of three
feet, approximately, only four revolutions
are accomplished, and it would therefore.
perform but a small part of one on striking
the human body. The fusion of the lead
and the scattering in all directions of
molten particles has been given as another
explanation. Positive experiments. with
careful thermometric measurements. have
shown that the bullet, while ii is heated in
its passage through the barrel of the rifle.
never acquires the point Of fusion thereby.
,rhe theory had Its origin from the observa-
ton that the bullet, on striking iron plates
or stones. becomes heated to the point OF
fusion. This however, is due to the sudden
arrest of its energy and its transformation
into heat under weTl-knoWn physical laws.
Such an arrest does not take place in the
human body unless the velocity of the bull
let Is greatly reduced, when the transform
alton into heat is not sufficient to cause
fusion, or even scorching.'
The last number of the Journal of the
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Attacked by an Eagle.


Mr.. A. T. Willoughby. who resides on rhe
farm of Thomas A. Smith. near Ridgely.
while returning from visit to a neighbors
Thursday. with heavy cane in hand saw
a large gray eagle sitting in a tree in the
woods through which he was passing AS
he approached the tree the huge bird, very
much to the surprise of Mr.. Willougtby.
swooped down toward him with velocity
as swift as it was startling to the pedes-
trian. Quickly realizing the danger of his
position. MIR. Wiloughby, by dodg!ng
eiuded the direct course of the bird. and at
the same time struck at the eagle With the
heavy stick he had In his hand, but the
bird. with the agility of his kind, escaped
the hurriedly- aimed blow, and Immediately
renewed his attack. Mr.. Willoughby, with
the danger to his life staring in his face.
quickly met the half-starved bird, this time
dealing him a blow upon the head so stun
ming that there was no further doubt as to
the outcome of the battle. Mr.. Willoughby
carried the eagle to Ridgely yesterday
morning, when ii was found to measure
six feet nine inches from tip to tip of wings.
two feet ten inches from bill to end of
tail. Six inches was the circumference OF
the head, while his immense ;alons were
about two inches long. Mr.. Willoughby
considers his escape almost miraculous. and
some say he still has a wild look In his
eyes,
Evening star., 1897-02-27
A BOY HERO.
His legs Wooden Ones, but He Trav-
eled Far and Fast to Save Lives.
From the Sandy Signal.

His legs Wooden Ones, but He Trav-
eIed Far and Fast to Save Lives.
From the Sandy Signal
Not far from the Virginia line lives
two-thirds youth, for, unfortunately. both
of his lower limbs are artificial who has
to his credit an act Of heroism which
should make him loved lad as long as
the memory of those who know him lasts.
It is little crippled Tim Olin, whose home
is away up in the mountains, tnirty-five
miles from everywhere, as book agent
once said of that part of The country.
This bit of boy about three weeks ago
heard that forest fires were sweeping
everything that would burn before them
along the Virginia side of the mountains.
One afternoon he climbed through the
snow to the top of the mountain. one CT
the steepest of the C imber.anl. and took
view of the fire-swept country below
him. He was surprised to find the fire so
fierce, and as he watched Tim saw that
the red tongues We're creeping on toward
little log cabin in which lived two Old
and helpless women. the Oher sisters, and
their blind and crippled brother, who is one
OF the oldest men over on the Otner side.
The lad realized that the house was a
long ways from any other farm house, and
knew that the Deope in the humble cot
would find themselves poweriess II they
were iell III lle CABIN uNtll tIe IRE SOt 10
their home.
Without thinking of how much suffering
it meant to his poor aching limbs, Tim
started down the rugged hillside on his
perilous journey of heroism. He had a
race with the fire and twice fell from ex-
haustlon and almost despaired of saving
the old folks. But his indomitable cour-
age never tagged, and he kept going He
reached the old homestead just as the
prairie fire was attacking the old frame
crib He hurried into the house ard in
formed the old and thoroughly frightened
people of their danger. 1t only took him
a few minutes to hitch the horse to the
sled, and the old man was helped on to
this. The four drove on to shelter at the
nearest neighbors. leaving the fire to do
Its worst. The home of the old people
was partly burned during the night, hut
the boy had gotten some of the neighbors
to go and fight the fire, and they were
able to save most of the contents Ct the
house.
The modest-looking lad has never recov-
cred fIom the injuries he sustained in
making the awful trip, but he is very
proud of the deed. The old people will
meyer cease to love and contribute to the
boys support out of their limited means,
Evening star., 1897-02-27
HER HUSBAND A MODEL
And That He Was SD Caused the Sptp
ster to Ask an Awkward Question.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1t was at woman's luncheon and they
had been exchanging opinions in regard To
the husband question, both as a whole and
with particulars. BY the time ice cream
was served the discussion had grown quite
heated. and the hostess was beginning to
look anxious. AT the top of the table the
woman m the chiffon vest and her com
panlon in the fur-trimmed gown were at
da ggers drawn.
We'll. L don't care what any one saws.
my husband is as good as they make
Them, said the woman in the chiffon dress
excitedly. He always rocks M. TO sI.ep
when L have a sick headache and he gets
breakfast when the cook is away and he
a.ways gets up in the night if the baby
cries! She glared at the woman in the
tur-trimmed gown triumphantly and she
IN turn glared back and took up the para
BILE of speech.
We'll. my husband" she remarked with
a strong accent upon the possessive case.
never does any of those things; L should
be sorry TO See him do any of them 1 de-
test man who steps over into his wife's
province. But he always looks after the
furnace, and L never have to worry about
the coal bill"
The woman in the chiffon vest smiled
disagreeably. and the hostess was about to
interpose when the pretty woman at the
foot of the table spoke up.
My husband does all the things you
have mentioned" she said sweetly "and
lot more. When We have no girl he
washes the dishes and sweeps and I've
never had to get dinner once since we've
been married. L always knew he was GO
ing to be SO lovely that way. because he
said so little about it, 1 never had much
faith in the men that talked SO much.
When We were first married we talked
al out 1t, and he spoke beautifully. L don't
say I'll always do it, Jennie he said the
first time l was without a girl: but I'll al
ways help And he's been better than his
word right along. Last night he even made
the porridge, SO it would be ready for
breakfast this morning. and every morn
ing ne brings me a cup of coffee before 1
get up.
With the smile of a conscious conaueror
she toyed with her menu card and smiled
sH eetly at the angry woman at the other
end of the table. They We're speechless
but the woman in the gold-rimmed glasses,
who sat in the middle, gave her a keen
look and smiled. too.
Something has got to be done for the
protection of us poor spnsters,' she said
merriiy. "and If anyone else tells a hus-
band story L shall retaliate with tale re-
garding wonderful cat which l possess
But, hrst, before We quit the subject let
me ask question. How long" turning to
the pretty woman. have you been mar
ried?"
The pretty woman blushed vividly
Nearly two weeks" she stammered out
timidly. and the other women laughed In
the unfeeling manner they SO often affect
Evening star., 1897-02-27

the air. huttering there a moment and
then returning to their pefcheS You might
imagine that the birds were celebrating
some high feast with peculiar ceremonies.
feast 1t is, but not a ceremonious one, as
an inspection with your;y field glasses will
show. They are feeding on the inse,ss
with which the air is filled. and a most
attr active change of diet it Affords them
from the dry food of winter. 1t is a rather
solemn occasion. though for-the insects.
Their enjoyment Of the mild air and sun
shine is cut off in Its iffipiefcy. What
satisfactory provision OH nature 1t would
be did animal life require for its susie
nance only those things in which life has
run its course and become extinct! The ne
cessity for the destructien ofrlife to sus-
tain other lives seems the sternest hardest
law of nature. Vegetable life. Is less ex-
acting; 1t can be supported by substances
which are the cast-of vestments of lives
that continued to their natural limits
Most of the insect-cat tch:ng birds of this
period are song sparrows. Not because
they are fonder of fresh meat or more en-
terprfsing than their fellows, but because
they have by this time become the most
numerous the large number spending the
winter being greatly augmented by replen-
ishn.ent from the south. The juncos have
meantime become fewer, while the tree
sparrows greatly reduced in number
The latter have further to go and so make
an earlier start for their northern homes
BY the end of the first or second week in
April they have all gone and their clink-
return in autumn. Juncos may be observ-
ed for a fortnight later OF the fox SPAR
rows some few remain all winter but most
of those with US during March have come
from the south BY the first of April they
have all passed through. Great, heavy
sparrows they are, nearly twice as large
as any other members of the family that
are found here, and marked with large
splashes of reddish brown and black. Their
backs are redder than those of any of
their cousins. They keep to the ground in
shelter of bushes, usually those margin
ing stream. where they scratch among
the leaves like chickens and chewnks.
Their song. which may be heard through
out the month. is fine specimen of pas
serine melody.
Whfte-Throated Sparrows.
Similarly augmented is the small band
of white-throated sparrows that is here
through the winter. This bird is easily
distinguishable from his relations by his
white chin and the longitudinal white
stripes on his head. But the ear Is bet
ter guide to his identity than the eye for
he has the quaintest and most distinctive
song of them ALL His voice is very high
in pitch and is plaintlve and tremulous in
tone; and he sings a song consisting of
two or three long notes followed by sew
eral triplets, thus: @
Evening star., 1897-02-27
A NOVICE HAS LUCK.
An Innocent Reporter Makes n Good
Haul Out of the SO-CalIed Tape Game.
From he Inilis Rnr,milic

An innocent heporter Mikes n esOO0
Haul Out of the So-CnlIed Tape Game.
From the st. Louis Republic.
A reporter recently wandered into the
dangerous confines of tape joint. with a
view to writing up the game. He had sew
eral simoleons about his person and more
than several drinks under his belt, and
didn't care whether school kept in or not
There were four stocks on the board,
Skin en- Dead Cinch," Fake" and
"Bunco." The last named was nearest to
the door, and that fact, together with the
appropriate ring of the name, caught the
reporters fancy and appealed to his specu-
lative proclivities. So he walked up TO the
ticket window and modestly CALCULATED:
Gimme five shares Bunco.''
The clerk, who didn't like to see a new
customer blow himself in such sudden fash
ion, remarked:
''Bunco is now 517 and has been steadily
advancing for ten minutes
The inference, plain to anybody but a
fool reporter. was that Bunco was due to
go down Immediately, if not sooner, with a
dull, Sickening thud.
But the fool reporter felt too gay to take
any sound advice and remarked:
Gimme five shares Bunco."
Seeing that the fresh guy insisted on
burning up his money. the clerk took his
s. and gave him a ticket. certifying that
he bearer had purchased five shares of
Bunco at ST. and that If the same should
touch SIG, the bearer would be out in the
cold eating SnowballS.
The reporter took the ticket, pumped
himself into a convenient seat and fell
asleep.
Strange to say. notwithstanding the fact
that everybody but the fool reporter was
playing Bunco to go down, Bunco persisted
in going up; SIT, Sis, $40, $40 521. 522. 523
524, 525 were successfully recorded on the
tape. and still the reporter slept. A half
dozen men who were onto his trade tried
to wake him, but twas no use. He appear
ed to be drugged.
"Bunco, 526" said the ticker. and still the
reporter slept
"Bunco, 527," was the next tick, and
everybody went wild, but the fool reporter
only opened his eyes to look dreamily at
the board and then relapsed into coma
tose condition.
"Bunco, 526r' That woke the reporter
like an electric shock. and caused him to
rush to the cashiers window and hand in
his ticket. He got 1855 in cold cash and
then languidly disappeared through a side
door.
And now the idiots who habitually buck
the tape game are wondering where the
reporter got his tip.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Vindicating Her Idea.

From the Chicago Record
The vindication of an idea is a great
thing.
One OF the teachers in the public school
In Wells street was speaking to another
Few days ago of the carelessness of pu-
pills In certain directions and measures TO
be taken to cure them.
Why" she said. ION one of the bitterest
days of the early part Of the week a iittie
boy came to school from his home nearly a
mile away. without an overcoat. The tenn
perature had been at nearly 80 degrees be-
low zero. and think of that child walking
all that distance in such weather. 1t was
terrible. l don't how he kept from
perishing. He said he had forgotten TO
put ii on
Forgot to put it on" said the other.
it?'
Il sent him right back home" the teacher
answered, with tie firm conviction of one
who has faced en- emergency and has con-
Quered.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
MODERN ARMY RIFLES
Do They Violate the Terms of the
Geneva Convention?
WHAT EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN
Effect Of the High Velocity Bullet
on Metals and Fluids.
A NEW FACT PHI Y SICS
Written for The Evening st.-.

Written for The Evening Sta.
At one of the last meetings of the in
ternational congress which met at Geneva.
Switzerland for the purpose of deciding
upon methods and rules for the relief of
the wounded in battles ii was tacitly
agreed between the contracting nations
that explosive bullets were not to be used
in civilized warfare Late developments in
firearms seem to indicate that the spirit
If not the letter of the convention is being
violated. Neither have the violators gone
"around Robin Hoods barn" to accom-
plish their purpose. 1t is the result of
accident. or rather. of development in
physics. We have simply found that we
were not as well acquainted with the rule
or inertia or momentum as We thought we
were Geneva convention or not. if any
civilized country were TO put dynamite or
other explosive compound into its bullets
all the other civilized countries would rise
up In combined protest against the prac-
tice- Yet several nations are now using
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Strategy Behind the Counter.

From the Detroit Free Fress.
The woman was one of those Nightmares
OF busy clerks-a professional shopper-and
she had the man at the dress goods counter
take down half his stock for her examina-
ton, and after consuming nearly an hour
OF his time she decided that nothing suit
ed her exactly, and rose to leave
The proprietor of the store was standing
IN the door, as was his custom, and he
always accosted the customers as they
came out to see if they had found what
they desired. If clerk had failed to make
sale he generally heard from it as soon
as the customer left. This particular clerk
MAS in line for the chief place in his de-
partment. and he wanted it. He knew that
IL the proprietor should find out from the
woman that her wants had not been SUD-
Piled 1t would not be greatly to his credit
so he said:
Madam. do do you see that man standing
in the door?"
Yes"
"Well If he should speak to YOU as YOU
go out don't be alarmed. He is lunatic
but, being relative of the owner Of the
store, he is allowed a great deal of liberty,
as he Is dangerous only at times"
The woman gathered her handkerchief
and umbrella and started for the door,
looking little nervous. When she was
about to pass out the proprietor turned to
her suddenly and said
Madam. did you get what you wanted?"
The woman uttered a frightened squeak,
swung her umbrella at parry, skipped
out the door and fled up the street three
CT four doors before she slowed down to
fast walk.
The proprietor, filled with surprise, went
back to the dress goods counter and said:
What In the world was the matter with
that lady who just went out?'
I'D like to know myself" said the clerk
'She acted very Queerly while she was
back here. I really think she must be
crazy"
And the proprietor evidently thought so
himself, for he said no more about 1t.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
All Need Revision Now.

From tie Chicago Post.
The man with the protruding jaw threw
down his new spaper and turned with ashen
face to the man with the striped shirt.
"We'll have to revise the terms of my
challenge to the world he said.
Whats the matter with it?' demanded
the man with the striped shirt.
why. we'll have to make 1t read that
am prepared to fight anywhere except In
Nevada"
But Nevada seems to be the only state
where you can fight now" protested the
nan In the striped shirt.
Yes: that's Just the trouble" returned
the man with the protruding jaw.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
welI-Founded Grievance,
From the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.
You have ruined my reputation as lit
erary man, sir!' exclaimed the frantic call
er.
"How?' asked the astonished Sunday edi-
tor
THAT story of mine you published yes
terday was story with a surprise at the
end of 1t. had 1t worked carefully up to
a climax and the reader was to be kept In
utter ignorance OF the denouement until he
reached The closing Laragraph. You gave
away the whole blamed business in the
headlines you put over il!"
And with howl of des pair the ruined lit
erary man rushed out Of the Office.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
The Mirror of Life.

From an Exchange.
Do You wish for kindness? Re kind
Do you long for truth? Be true
What you give of yourself you nnd
Your world Is reflex Of you
Far life is mirror. You smile
And smile Is your sure return
Bear hate in your heart and erewhfle
All your world with hatred will burn
Set love against love. Every deed
Shall armed q fate recofl
You shall gather your fruit from the seeA
That you cast yourself In the soil
Each act Ia a separate link
In The chain Of your veal or your woe:
cups you offer another to drink
The taste Of their dregs you shall knov.
Evening star., 1897-02-27

ARCH Is GENER-
ally regarded as a
month of clustering
winds a n d flying
dust: and so niue n
of this style of
weather does 1t usu-
ally offer that its
reputation is fairly
well e a n e d. But
during t h e month
there are always
days that are thor
oughiy nal in
character Days that
Evening star., 1897-02-27
New Industries.
49, r a.

From LIE.
Boston Teacher-"Name the products OF
Kansas.
Pupil (who reads the papers)-"Cyclonea
cactus. bootleggers, hell, whiskere AM
hair"