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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24

Spain will eat soup with bowed head
today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24

Telegraphing without wires isn't ex-
actly new. Lovers have been tele-
graphing with their eyes at least for
the last couple Of thousand years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24

1t is just as well, however, to &c
ahead and boil your ice.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24

ever. we hope they are better news
paper men than that.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24

Every turkey has his day, much Il
his regret.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Nov. 23.-Gen. Don Carlos
Buell., U. s. A, retired, who died in Kentucky
recently was buried in Bellefontaine cemetery
today beside the remains Of his wife He
received military honors and was borne to
his last resting place by officers Of the
Twelfth United States infantry from Jefferson
barracks. The funeral services were held at
st. Francis Xavier's church, where requieum
high mass was celebrated by Rev. Henry
BrOnsgpest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24
The Nicaragua Canal.

Nature, in fashioning the land and
separating it from the seas, provided a
very slim and slender neck which joins
the two sections of the American con-
tinent. OF course no one has right to
find fault with nature for having made
this peculiar distribution Of earth. If
there had been a natural inlet between
North and South America along about
the locality of the Isthmus of Panama,
the passage between the Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans without resort to a
long and wide circuit Of the lower lands
of the southern hemisphere might nave
been possible.
But all this is presumptive and spec
ulative with regard to the performance
of nature. The fact exists that, If there
is to be any water communication be-
tween the seat of the British empire,
say, for instance, Liverpool, London
or Southampton, in England, and the
European ports generally, and the trade
centers of the Orient, some short
cut must be effected. either in the 10
cality chosen for the opening of the
canal across the Isthmus of Panama or
the utilization of the Lake of Nicaragua
several degrees northward.
SO far as the country west of the
Mississippi river is concerned, and, in
deed, we might extend that limit to the
Allegheny mountains and the Blue
Ridge, there is no need of an inter
oceanic canal either through the Lake
of Nicaragua or across the Isthmus of
Panama. AS this country stands to-
day, in it's geographical outlines and its
f.feY oil bn II iar,
west of the Mississippi have all that
they require in the way of an outlet
for trade on the Pacific coast If it is
essential that a ship canal shall be
constructed across the marrow neck of
land connecting North and South
America, the United States government
should control every right associated
Herewith. But viewed from the stand
point of the Northwest and st. Paul,
whence three or four transcontinental
lines bring this community into close
touch with the ports upon the western
coast of the continent and in close
water intercourse with all the ports of
Asia, no real necessity exists for an
intepoceanic canal. If our legislators
are putting themselves in proper form
to legislate at Washington in the in
terests of French and English stock
and bondholders in the Nicaraguan or
the Panama schemes for outlet to Eu-
ropean trade in connection with the
Orient, they will be held in most posi-
tive account later along when the
whole subject of the relationship of
this western country with the Aslatic
trade shall come to be made up.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24

We note that four OF the editors of
the Cornell Era are 90 men. How.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24
FOUR THOUSAND MORE
MADRID Learns OF Arrival of AmerI.
cans ut Manila.

MADRID, Nov. 23.-An official tele-
gram from Manila states that 1000
Americans have just landed in the
Philippines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24
Danger Gauge Change in
Line. Reading "a Hours
A Thanksgiving Address.

The gobbler's life is full of woes;
Thanksgiving's SHOWS on deck,
He's feeling blue because he knows
He'll get It in the neck
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-24
PAIR OF PRESIDENTS
EXECUTIVES OF UNITED STATES
AND COSTA RIGA Ex-
CHANGE VISITS
ALL A MATTER OF FORM

Mr.. Mckinley Drove to the Hotel
of the Central American Ruler,
md Five Minutes Later the Visit
Was fredericksburg Dinner to
BE Given at the White House
Within a Week.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29

The war with Spain has already fur
nished some notable examples of the
value of fire-proof wood on board OF
ships of war. The reports show that,
in the engagement at Cardenas, the
Winslow was in all probability spared
from total destruction by the fact that
under the severest exposure none OF
the wood work on her ignited. And
the same condition prevailed on board
the Wilmington. The report showed
that there was a menacing fire on the
deck of the Iowa, which ship, though
partly fire-proof, had had its deck laid
before the electric fire-proofng process
was adopted by the navy department.
There is likely to be no stronger argu
ment in behalf of the process than the
actual demonstrations during the en-
gagement of the present war. Thu
disastrous effects to vessels taking
part in naval engagement are great
~ multiplied by not using fire-proo
wood in construction, and the dan
gers are minimized to an equal degree
on the ships the wood of which has
been treated by the process. Among
the vessels of the North Atlantic fee
on which the wood has been subjected
to the electric fire-proofing process.
are the Helena, Wilmington, Vicks
burg, Annapolis, Newport, Prince
ton, Nashville and Miantonomoh. =
Army and Navy Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
Violent Remedy for Hiccoughs.

George Tully, an electrician, was
dying in Bellevue hospital, New York
from an attack of hiccoughs, which
could not be checked. All sorts o.
remedies had been tried, when DR.
Slade, who had been studying the
case, said:
"Tully, it's your tongue that causes
all the trouble. I'm going to take il
out and keep it out"
Tully, who was ready for any fate
put out his tongue, and DIR. Slad,
gripped it with tongue forceps. I
was left hanging there. and when tn.
patient tried instinctively to draw bacl
his tongue he found that be couldn't
At the end of half an hour, when tn,
doctor returned, the hiccoughing hat
grown feeble.
fHow do you feel .?' asked DR.
Slade, after removing the forceps.
s'My tongue feels like a dish of ic
cream" mumbled Tully.
81 thought you'd like a chance t,
moisten it," said the doctor, grimly
"Now, poke it out again, will you?"
The forceps we're attached again ant
this treatment was kept up all tn,
morning. Toward noon Tully's speecl
was paralyzed, but the hiccoughs wer,
on their last legs, so to speak. Late
in the day he slept peacefully, ant
when he awoke he forgot to hiccough
Chicago Chronicle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
savages eat the green ami

Australian savages eat the green ant
raw.
Chinese babies are fed on rice and
nothing else after they are few
months old.
The smallest theatre in the world is
Professor Herkomer's in England. It
seats only $50 persons.
Chocolate is still used in the inte-
rior of South America for currency,
as are cocoanuts and eggs.
Twelve girl friends of the bride at
Kansas wedding supplied the music
by whistling the Wedding March.
William Neff of Colorado unearthed
six baby coyotes on his ranch, and
trained them so that they follow him
like dogs.
1t is said that in many Welsh vii
lagos the yew tree and the church are
of the same age. the one being planted
when the other was built.
A lighthouse of bamboo has been
built in Japan. 1t is said to have
RToducr pOWcI VI IcoiStiuS tAo waves
than any other kind of wood.
Tin is one of the oldest known
metals. The Chinese have used it in
the fabrication of their brasses and
bronzes from time immemorial.
Hebrew guides in Rome never pass
under the Arch Of Titus, but walk
around it. The reason is it commem-
crates victory over their race.
Within year Thomas Sanderson,
six years old, of Fall River, Mass,
has fallen from second-story window,
drank a pint of kerosene, been run
over twice, and escaped withoutbreak.
ing bone.
People of st. Thomas, Canada, were
so superstitious that they wanted q
supervisor to revise the lists wher
they were told that their town had
increased but thirteen inhabitants dur.
ing the year.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
ADcsperate situation.

In my younger days, says an Oriental
traveller, acquired a taste for country
sports, and when went to India, where
field recreations were Of a more serious
kind, soon became expert ut hunting
the jackal, leopard, and tiger; but it
was not for q year that tried my hand
at elephant hunting.
When the eventful day arrived / was
assigned to an elephant, and when the
party reached the grove Tagore, an ex-
pert elephant hunter, called my atten-
ton to q tremendous fellow which we
at once attempted to capture. Allow
ing our trained elephants to attract tho
wild elephants notice, Tagore ekillfully
fastened rope around his leg and to
a large tree, and then we retreated to
the rear and waited for him to tire
himself out. Instead Of that he broke
the rope and made for US; and, as my
elephant stood stock still as If paralyzed
from fright, promptly climbed into tho
nearest tree, while Tagore and the 9TH
ers ran for their lives. Imagined that
l was secure for the time being; but, TO
my horror, the elephant began to bat
ter the tree with his head, and with
such violence that was nearly shaken
from my perch. Finding that / still
chung on, tho animal changed his tao
tics and began tearing up the tree by
the roots. 1 saw the tree would soon
fall, and could perceive no possibility OF
escape.
Finally, having loosencd the roots, tho
beast again began to push again with
his head, and felt the tree yielding to
the pressure. / fairly shrieked In de-
spair as felt 1t falling, but to my in
expressible Joy, the tree fell against a
much larger one, and tho topmost
branches become entangled. l quickly
scrambled into tho new place OF refuge.
and then think my nerves must have
given way, as remember nothing more
until heard the sound Of firing below,
and found that Tagore and his men had
returned TO my rescue and driven away
my besiegcr. But have not cared to
hunt elephants since that day.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
THE NAvY'S MINIATURE SEA-
A Great Tahk in Which Models OF New
Warships Are to BE Tested.


Close to the water front at the gun
factory in Washington the first ex-
perimental tank of the navy Is being
rapidly completed, and by the time
bidders have submitted proposals for
the construction of big battleships
and monitors recently called for, it
will be ready to test miniature mod
els of paratfine and wax, represent
ing the proposed new additions to the
country's fighting strength on the sea.
There is no tank in the world equal
to this one in size, equipment
and completeness of its cleo
trical devices. 1t is longer and wider
than the best owned by foreign coun-
tries, and covers an area OF water
fully capable of floating some of the
largest torpedo boats. 1t looks like
an immense natatorium, and, in fact,
would make an excellent one.
The plan of having a big tank,
housed over, with brick sides and
concrete bottom, in which little mod
els of all new ships to be built for the
navy should be tested, was suggested
some years ago by Chief Constructor
Hitchborn, who had noted the excel
lent results obtained in Great Britain
and France by testing designs of new
ships before their actual lines were
decided upon by constructing small
models and having them towed
through the water at given rates of
speed. The resistance offered by the
models to the water formed basis on
which close estimates could be made
of the probable speed of the actual
ships when in service, and faults in
designs could be readily detected and
corrected before the vessels were COM
pleted. Two years ago Congress-
propriated 100000 with which to
build tank, and under direction OF
Constructor Taylor the work has so
advanced that it will be available in q
few weeks.
When a new vessel is to be built, a
model of it is made about eight feet
long, care being observed to have the
lines accurately moulded. This model
is made of wood and covered with q
mixture of paraffine and wax to give
it a smooth surface. Running the
entire length of the tank, several feet
above the water is an electrical troll
tey apparatus, to which the model is
attached, and by which it is drawn
thu ough the water at certain fixed
speeds. The waves created and their
character are noted, and the disturb
ance caused abeam and the general
effect produced on the water by the
vessel are closely watched. Where
defects are apparent the designs OF
the proposed vessel are altered to cor.
rect them, ana by this means the
constructors can estimate accurately
just the amount of steam power re-
quired to send vessel of certain
displacement and design through the
water at given rate of speed. Mod.
els are now being made of the three
new battlesnips. which will be the
first tested in the new tank. It is ex-
pected that some valuable lessons will
be learned from the experiments by
which improvements may be made in
the plans of the ships.-New York
Sun.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29

his grandmother did not afford him any
great amount of pleasure.
"En-en yer both a-gwine to dat
ship" said Dinah, pointing to the
Wanderer.
Vegas, responded the still astound-
ed servant.
Coming close to Colonel Graham, the
old woman whispered:
You've got to see me soon agfn.
But where do you live?" asked the
Colonel. gla1 to see his way to getting
rid of the crone.
"'Mong the Montauks. Ha. ha, hal
l was black woman in Bermooda; hea
lie Hinjin priestess-ess.
III see you again, said the Col
onel, motioning for his servant to follow
him.
You've got to see mo agin. Yell be
'bleedged to see me. Now go to see
Cap'n Wolf. Goodbye, 'Thcllo, come
Gu see yer granny, honey"
Chuckling to herself, as II she thought
she had said something humorous, Di-
nah grasped her staff and hobbled away
in the direction Of the land Of the Mon
tauks.
Colonel Graham and Othello FASTENED
on board the boat, where Frenauld, who
was in charge, saluted the former with
O Difference that amounted to obsequi-
business.
Tho Captain Is anxiously awaiting
you, said Frenauld, as tho oarsmen
pulled for the ship.
You have been here eight days, said
the Colonel, as IL he were quite indiffer-
emit to the reply.
Nine days, my lord
You mistake, SIR" said the other In
stern whisper. Il am Colonel Ora
ham,"
Beg your pardon. sir; I forgot for the
instant" stammered Frenauld.
Such forgetfulness proves the ruin
OF many men," responded the Colonel,
the line between his eyes deepening, as
il Frenauld's apology had increased
rather than lessened his displeasure.
1T Is hard, sir, for one accustomed
to calling another the name by which
the world knows him, to change to q
different name at tho order Of the indi-
vidual, and to be censured for slip Of
the tongue" said Frenauld, evidently
but little pleased by the Colonefs
manner.
Il fully appreciate what you say" re.
piled the Co onel, condescendingly, but
still with that manner OF ostentatious
superiority which marked everything
he said or did. But Graham ls my
family name, and l hold the commits.
sion of colonel in her Majesty's ser.
vice. You know the rest, and, as pay
you to use this knowledge for my bone-
fit, 1t holds, sir, that should not be an
noyed at any breach Of the contract on
your part, or on that of your superior
officer"
This was said In q low tone. but the
noise of the oars In the clumsy row
locks in use at that time would have
prevented the sailors from overhearing
had they been so inclined.
TO BE CONTINUEn
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
The sleep of Plants.

All close observers are aware that
many sorts of plants have what
answers to the appearance and posi-
ton of sleep. They fold in their leaves,
the blossoms close their petals and
they sometimes assume dropping
habit that clearly indicates the object
of this change in appearance. 1t has
been ascertained that this position is
also taken as precaution against too
large deposits of moisture from the
atmorphere. If the leaves and petals
were 1pread ont there would be more
surface to catch the dew. The plant
folds ITSELF up and thus promotes a
ereatef circulation of the sap and the
consequent nutrition OF the entire
>eture. New York Ledger.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
Screen Door. Made in winter.

Screen doors, such as are used to
keep out flies and other insects, are
made almost wholly by machinery.
They can be bought in various sizes
in stores, like any other merchan-
disc, and they are sold so cheap that
they. are now more commonly used
than ever. Like many other articles
used in summer, screen doors are
made in winter in factories that may
be occupied in summer in the pro-
duction of snow shovels. Screen
doors are shipped from the factories
to large wholesale buyers in carload
lots. The wholesale trade in them
begins in April and ends about the
1st of July, the retail distributing
continuing later. Screen doors are
sold everywhere in this country and
they are also exported. New York
SuD.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
The Raw Recruit.

She was an old and obviously earn
est Irish woman, and her boy was in
the army. She had gone out to Camp
Ramsay, in Minnesota, to see him,
and she couldn't see anybody else.
Denny was raw recruit. and he was
being given good deal of exercise
by way of getting him in line with
what was to be expected of him. He
was out with the awkward squad, and
the sergeant was drilling them up
and down as though his life depended
on the result. He formed them into
a double column, and the old woman
watched with her heart in her eyes as
they started off sAw, wisha, look
at thim," said she, ''iviry mothers
son of thin out of step but me boy,
Dinny. New York Worll.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
Snow IRRIGATION.

No doubt the recent famine in Russia
was principally due to want OF irriga-
ton. The usual process OF carrying
irrigation works from neighboring
streams is too costly and slow, and be-
sides is quite impracticable In South
Russia, on account Of excessive small
falls in eli tho rivers In this part OF the
country. Tho streams, moreover, have
very little water during tie summon
months, when the irrigation Is princi-
pally wanted. Now In several parts OF
Siberia the water obtained from melt
ing snow is used for irrigation. The
climate Of these parts IL quite con;incn-
tai. with very hot, dry summer, So
we're winter, with plentiful falls OF snow.
The snow irrigation is managed In the
following manner: At the first warm
winter day after plentiful snowfall,
tho whole village, not excepting women
and youngsters, meet at previously
appointed spot In the field situated on
slope Of a hill. One portion. consisting
of strong men, collect and carry tho
snow to form large bank, while others
press the snow down and spread 1t
evenly. This operation is repeated sew
eral times during the winter, and w
| spring a large bank of compressed snow
is formed, dozen feet deep and weigh
| ing several hundred tens. With the
| first approach OF spring, tho snow bank
| is covered with pine branches, straw
and dung: il such material is not at
hand, earth and sand are used as COW
ering, but in tho Iattor case the layer
has to be about eighteen inches thick.
| The same plan of irrigation would be
| quito applicable to Russia, aud for
countries where snow falls In abun-
dance. For regulating the now of water
from melting snow in the bank, ditch
is managed on the lower side OF the
bank with two openings, one TO be used
as an overflow, in case the water Is mol
wanted for irrigation, the other leads to
the irrigation ditch distributing the
water en- the fields.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
Gravitation explains the movement
u glaciers, just as it does that OF riv-

Gravitation explains the movement
u glaciers, just as it does that of riv-
ers.
Sound is q vibration of the air,
some other gas or of a liquid or solid
set up by the vibration of some sound
ing body.
The italian criminologist, DIR. Fer
riana, found that of 1000 Juvenile GRIM
mails 1112 were idlers. The prevail
ing crime was theft, being 1882 OF the
whole.
An artificial serum of common salt
and cooking soda sodium chloride and
sodium carbonate) is used by an Ital-
ian specialist, DR.. Tomasoli, for the
treatment of extensive burns.
A case of pulmonary tuberculosis in
q goat upsets the belief in the immu-
nifty of this animal, and shows that
the milk of goats should be used with
the same care against infection as that
of cows.
A postage stamp seven-eighths OF an
inch long and three-fourths of an inch
wide would carry 500, 900, 900 of the
typhoid-fever bacillus, and if the layer
were made tenth of an inch deep,
there would be 1900, 600, 900, 600.
According to Professor Agassiz
there is q sea worm or annelid, the
"Bololo,". at Levuka, in Fiji, which
arrives in myriads on the coast on
certain day. The waters are so full Of
them as to resemble vermicelli soup,
After laying their eggs nothing is left
of them but empty skins.
A singular accident at Herne, West
phalia, resulted from administering
chloroform near gas-iet. The burn
ing gas decomposed the an@sthetic
with the evolution of clorinated vap
ors which incapacitated the two sur
geons performing an amputation, an'
resulted in the death of one of th'
nurses on the following day.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-29

Gladstone was never popular with
Queen Victoria. In one of his contro-
versies with her as premier, he made
certain demands in which he said /:
"You must take this action" ssMust !
Did you say must % she angrily re-
torted; land do You know, sir, who
I am p Madam, answered Glad
stone, coolly, you are the Queen of
England. But 90 You know who I
am / am the people of England,
and in this emergency the people say
smustl r" The people prevailed. =
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