The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-14
FRIDAY GLo8E CHANCES.

Flower shows are common in England
and the custom has reached this coun-
try, but is not as general as they should
be. Flowers belong to no one nation, nor
party, nor sect. They were given to
all and they belong to. all. The flower
show is an influencing for good. If you
don't believe flowers of marvellous beauty
and of every kind and hue are pos
sible of growth in Minnesota take a trip
out to Como park and look at the wilder
ness of bloom to be seen there. Let st.
Paul try flower show next year.
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September has an ''r" in it, and ac-
cording to the common belief the oyster
sea son is here.
Today, Sept. IA, is the anniversary OF
the death in 17H, in Paris, of Charles
Rollins, who is remembered by his "An-
cfent History" of James Fenimore Coop
er, the American novelist, in 1851 and of
the Duke of Wellington, in 1852, one of
England's most noted mil tary men, He
lived to be eighty-three, but was forty
six when he defeated Napoleon at Water
loo.
Last year the records show 2,41O duels
in Italy, but the workmanship was poor,
as only 4S1 fatalities are reported.
Reports from Porto Rico are to the eff
feet that the Foraker bill for the gov
eminent of that island will prove a
failure. 1t is an easy matter for con-
gressmen to figure out paper constitu-
tons and ideal governments for alien
people whose whole makeup through
long generations is entirely different, but
to make them come to our ideas is to
change the color of their skins and hair
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discovery Of America, yet it has become
important. World statistics give the
number of acres devoted to potatoes as
2S,76S,491 and the amount of the crop as
3,772,51S,5 19 bushels. The potato is grown
most largely in Germany, where they de-
vote over 100000 acres to this crop
England obtains the largest yield Of po-
tatoes per acre, the average being about
233 bushels. while in the United States
there is an average yield of considerably
less than 100 bushels to the acre. In On
tario the average yield is about lis bush
els to the acre.
The great storm of Sunday at Calves
ton, which reached st. Paul and Chicago
Tuesday, originated in the West Indies
and in its circular trip across Cuba,
Florida, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota,
| Illinois and the great lakes region did
enormous damage to life and property.
| Inc DEAD IN Galveston Is estimated at
over 5000, while the deaths in other
towns along the coast will exceed 500 per-
sons. The story of the desolation is ore
of horror. Many deaths will follow as
| the result of fright and privation The
| Twin Cities and the state of Minnesota
have already responded to the call for
| aid. The winds and waves wrought In
few hours the damage and cruelty OF
a long war.
| Today, Sept. "A. is the anniversary of
| the death. in 1921, of Dante Alighier the
| iIlustrious italian poet Alfred Austin.
/ the present British poet laureate, says
| the love story of Paolo Malatesta and
| Francesca da Rimini in the "Divina Com
media is the loveiiest passage in ooetry
| ever penned.
| Austin says: 81 compassionate the man
| or woman who. having had the gift Of
birth, goes down to the grave without
having read it. There is no such other
| love story. - This urma tched
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