The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-05
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Gas those who have been so fortunate
or unfortunate as the case may be-as to
come in personal contact with the walrus
will attest the chase of no other arctic
animal is productive of more thrilling excite
ment that that which usually attends the Dur-
suit of this animal Indeed, in point of reck-
less courage and ferocity, even the grim ice
bear, lord of the frost realm though he be,
must surrender the palm to wounded ak
wiki. 1t should be borne in mind however
that 1 refer particularly to the Greenland
walrus, and not to his amiable Alaskan cous-
in, whose motto, when he is attacked, seems
to be 'Sauve qui peut' Outing for March
The Pail Mall Magazine announces that Mr..
F. c. Burnand has consented to write two
or more charity articles, giving some per-
sonal "reminiscences of the writer's and artists
who. members of Mr.. Punch's cabinet
council have sat at the famous round ia
ble.'
Francis Cowley Bernard. the editor of
Punch. made his first contribution to that
periodical when he was twenty-seven. and
has been on it's staff ever since. His pub
lished works include Happy Thoughts"
1.-The Modern Sanford and Merton" New
Light in Darkest Africa" ''Strapmore," etc.
He is the author of about hundred plays,
chiefly burlesques and light comedies among
the latter 1.-The Colonel" satire upon the
aesthetic craze OF the period which enjoyed
great success
At every halt we took advantage of the COW
er, sinking down behind any mound, brush,
or tree-trunk in the neighborhood. The trees,
of course, furnished no protection from the
Mauser bullets Once 1 was standing be-
hind a large palm, with my head out to one
side, very fortunately; for a bullet passed
through the palm, filing up my left eye and
ear with the dust and splinters.-From The
Rough Riders" by Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
in the March Scribner's.
In the glare of many furnace and through
the deafening roar of hammers and presses.
1 was frequently enlightened by the voice OF
my mentor, who stated that there were 1.100
machines of all kinds in the place. and 5000
men working in conjunction with them. their
field Of operation extending 1900 acres
Of floor space. The days work of the entire
week. 10 passenger cars, three Pullmans.
average, when 1t grew more imposing. In
addition to the sixty-two miles of track in the
walls Of the company. the train of fifty new
cars leaving every evening, and the fact that
100 0e0, COO feet of lumber ANNUALLY used)
brought in car loads, which would make
lumber train fifty miles long. helped to super
Town Of Pullman. "-Ainslee's for March.
Before the present immigration law went
into effect English beggers frequently toured
this country mapping out their route before
they landed. and bringing money with them
to pay expenses in case their venture proved
Improbable. Such visitors to our shores
are no longer permitted to land.
The American beggsr is fully up to date
and very ready at concocting p.tifu1 tales,
but, all things considered, America, despite
the generosity of it's people, is not the bsst
field for the practice of mendicity. Until
recently Rome was a paradise fer beggars,
and fortunes were made there by the most
ski.ful.-Francis J. ziegler, in March Lppin-
colts.
We buried seven rough riders in grave
on the summit of the trail, Chaplain Brown
reading the solemn burial service of the
Episcopalians while the men stood around
with barred heads and Joined in singing,
'.Rock OF Ages" Vast numbers of vultures
were wheeling round and round In great
circles through the blue sky overhead. There
could be no more honorable burial than that
of these men in a common grave-fndian and
cowboy, miner, packer ard college athlete
the man of unknown ancestry from the lonely