The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-12
RANDOM SNAPSHOTS.

At the presidents reception on Wednesday
evening there were two pretty girls from
Illinois who wanted to see everybody and
everything. unconscious that reporter for
local paper was watching them. A Good-na-
tured young congressman was their cicerone.
lie pointed out generals and colonels-one Of
whom wore fewer than sixteen different
medals on his broad chest-and captains and
majors with a surprising and to the two
girls, sufficiently accurate knowledge of the
army and navy list. Most OF ALL next TO the
blonde curls OF immensely tail artillery
man, the two admired the trim, weIl-set up
figure of a handsome young officer on duty
/ in the Blue room.
Who is he?" asked the girl in white.
That's Capt S-and-So. of the Marine
corps. military attache of the house" ex-
planned the congressman. The girl in white
gazed at the spurs which the strict etiquette
of the off1cer:s rank compels him to wear in
full dress.
What does he wear spurs for" she
f. asked
"oh. you silly" said the other girl. Why.
it's because he's horse marine. of course"
Whenever the Empress Eugene writes the
name of her deceased husband she always
uses the diamond pen which signed the treaty
of Paris. All those who participated in this
historical occasion wanted the pen as ne
3 lH6nto but SO CeSlfOuS was the empress TO
possess It that she begged that only one zen
should be used which article she thought she
had right to retain as souvenir This was
agreed upon. The pen is in the form of
/ quill plucked from an eagles wing. 1t Is
Of gold and mounted with diamonds
Empress Eugene, who is spending the win
/ ter at Cape Martin. has hedgehog for a
/ pet. When seen out driving she invariably
/ carries a small wicker basket which con-
hpr ~
! pet is a great favorite of the empress, and
! is seldom confided to the care of any one else
/ An American describes the French girl as
! vivacions. the German sentimental, the Ital-
/ ian passionate. the Spanish romantic. the
/ English queenly; but blend together the Eng
lish queenliness, the Spanish romance. the
Italian passion, the German sentiment, the
French vivacity; add beauty. grace, wit; then
| spice the mixture with a dash Of irrepresslble
independence. and you have Cod = best gift to
man, the peerless American girl.
Official renorts may generally be eharac-
( terfZed as dry-as-dust documents. but the Of
fetal record of the last annual collective ex-
animation he'd in Natal by the superintend-
ent Of education contains some gems Hers
one two of them:
Mr.. Gladstone was the first man who ever
knew English grammar thoroughly. He was
educated at Mr. RuEby'S school.
Bismarck a very clever man indeed.
He invented steel and made it into iron; he
was succeeded by his father as viceroy of
India
A paper was set on Health and Temper
anee,' and contained this question: Write
out some simple directions to be followed in
cases of eonvuIsion in infants" This was one
! of the answers:
Put the infant quickly into bath of boil
Then give him mild epidemic followed by
a teaspoonfuI of castor oil ''-Westmfnseer
Gazette.
Lectures on the mistakes Of Moses are not
rev. but 'Lecturette on the Mistakes of
Women, by woman, certainly possesses
I suinelent novelty to arrest the attention
Mrs kidder, of New York not wishing to
have it said that she was delivering lectures.
announced her effort as lecturette on the
/ above subject
One of the mistakes of women" Mrs.
hldder said. lis in loving too much they
can never make a mistake in loving but
they ought to be careful in picking out
man; they are rather apt to do it on the
grab-bag principle. One of the gravest. most
1ar-reaching mistakes good women make is
encouraging bad men. Be charitable but
what you mete out to woman mete out also
to man. Another of the mistakes of women
Is IN not knowing how to rest, and still
another in not knowing how to eat What
women don't know about both has built ten
thousand HOSPITALS. Consider the ways of
man and be wise. Women worry too much:
they hurry too much; they are misers of
jollity, and they nearly always die leaving
large account in the Bank of Merrimeut.
Women not only cross bridges before they
come to them, but they are gifted bridge
builders. Men can stop in the midst of per
plexities and have a 'gufaw' 1t is this
faculty that keeps them young Women
cannot, and that's why they fade ear,;ar
Worry not only wrinkles the face but If
wrinkles and withers the mind as well.
Some women make the mistake of thinL-
ing that they are jealous of their husbands.
| when, as matter Of fact, they are simnlv
| selfish. They seem to think if the nor
mans eyes or feet stray. his heart has gone
woman arrosates good deal to herself
] Wnen she thinks she is going to be the whols