The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18
Epistles 10 St. Paul.

One of Hermann the thirds illusions is the
talking dial, the hand on which points to a
number, the total of the upward faces on
two dice turned by some stranger in the
audience.
Two newspaper mon sat near the front seat
night or two ago. When the sable at
tendant approached them, and asked the one
nearer the aisle If he would shake the dice,
the latter turned to his companion with the
comment:
"Will shake the dice? Bet you pass the
first timer"
1t was not necessary to explain to the boy
with the black face that that proposition i'm
piled a turning of seven or eleven, and he
shook his head significantly.
"You better hadn't" he whispered, as the
shaker persisted in trying to get ON the bet.
You'll shake craps.
And the deuce and the ace came up while
the hand on the dial pointed to three.
The newspaper man was not in collision
with the magician, but he lost the bet be-
cause he did not stop to examine the dice be-
fore he went up against the brace up
When President Mckinley greeted Lieut.
Hobson on his return from Cuba, 1t is said
that the president extended cordial reception
to the young hero fully in keeping with the
nature of his service to the country
The president, upon first greeting the lieu
tenant, said:
How are you feeling. lieutenant2" to which
Hobson replied:
Pretty Merry Mac"
1t was before the enemys works at San
tiago.
The brigade officers with their staff were
holding conference, at which was repre-
sented the avoirdupois and brains of the
American army. Gen. Shafter and Gen.
Wheeler were seated side by side. Their two
oroerlfes We're without the open tent, when q
peculiar noise was heard Gen. Wheeler's or
Derby Ventured an inquiry as to the cause Of
the noise Of Gen. Skaters orderly. ooh
that is Gen. Skaters horse giving Gen
Wheeler's horse the laugh said the wise one
Bandmaster Charles Graves, of the Third
brought this back with him:
eve stopped at Milwaukee the other day
on the way home long enough to get some
thing to eat. number of us found a decent
restaurant and ordered a meal that went all
the way through When he had finished the
substantial part of the meal the waiter came
along and placed some cheese and some
water crackers before all of the fellows One
Of them looked at the cracker and then
turned around in disgust and remarked ::
Great Scott, are we never to escape from
hardtack.' "
A decoration from the Mikado of Japan
may be bestowed upon General Passenger
Agent F. l. Whitney, Of the Great Northern
railway, in recognition Of his management
Of the Journey Of the Japanese naval officers
and sailors, who recently crossed the con-
tinent from Seattle to Philadelphia where
they took possession of the new cruiser
Kasagi. Mr. Whitney went to Seattle to
meet the crew and accompanied them to Phil
adelphia, and throughout the trip there was
not hitch. The Japanese arrived at Phila-
delpha promptly on the minute agreed upon
and the officers expressed to him their pleas
ure at the manner in which the entire party
was transported over the various lines Mr.
Whitney says he never travelled with more
gentlemanly men than the Japanese officers
or a more orderly lot of passengers than
the sailors.
The Phiistine