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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
Some of the Big
Things of the World,
OF large Size,
ARTICLE NO. 8.

libel, for the comparison is one of
strength, and after 1t has been made
there will be none found to take the
side Of the man" Years ago some one
incidentally remarked that a man, were
his muscles and limbs as we'll set for
jumping and springing as those Of the
flea, could stand on the dome Of the cap
itol at Washington and make one sWoop
that would send him three and a half
times around the earth. Late entomol-
ogical experts have given us opinions
equally as curious concerning the
strength of this obnoxious little Her.
cules. To be brief and to the point,
it has been proven that a flea can carry
a weight 85S times greater than that OF
his own body. At this rate man Of
the average weight of 154 pounds could
shoulder a ''moguP' locomotive of sixty
tons and run across the country from
New York to San Francisco in less than
an hour and half.
PRINTING OFFICE.
The government printing office at
Washington is the largest in the world.
1t employees over 5000 persons at wages
running nearly to 100000, and docu-
ments yearly issued number many mil
lions. A single report Of the secretary
of agriculture required more than 100000
pounds of paper. The reports OF the sec
rotary Of agriculture are the most widely
circulated documents in the world.
There are 120 offices and bureaus Of the
government that publish documents. OF
these the annual catalogue will be a
permanent record, preserved in all the
important libraries of the United States,
and serving as a key to the official his
tory of the country. All Of Uncle Sans
publications are advertised for sale at
specified prices, and anybody who wants
them can buy them through the bureau
of publications, which issues a catalogue
every month, giving a list of whatever
has been printed by the government dur
ing the previous thirty days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

The table is the place to teach children
self-eontrol, thoughtfulness for others,
the petty sacrifices that Emerson says
make good manners.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
Band OF M2ereg.
PLEDGE.

ST will try to be kind to all harmless
living creatures, and try to protect them
from cruel usage"
Any Band of Mercy member who
wishes can cross out the word harmless
from his or her pledge. M. S. P. G. A.
on our badges means "Merciful Society
Prevention of Cruelty to ALL" Nothing
is required to be a member but to sign
the pledge, or authorize it to be signed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
WROTE BOOKS IN PRISON

WROTE BOOKS IN PRISON
Campanello, the Italian patriotic monk,
suspected of treason, spent twenty-seven
years in a Neapolitan dungeon, during
which. deprived of the suns light, he
sought higher light, and there created
his 'Civitas Soils" a work which has
been reproduced in TRANSACTIONS in most
European languages.
1t was through the efforts of three self
taught men-Rawlinson, Norris and Lay
ard-that the world knows so much of
the ancient Persian, Scythian and Assyr-
ian languages and history, revealed by
the cuneform writing on rocks, and pillars
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
STEAM FIRE ENGINE.

The first steam fire engine in America
was constructed in New York in 1S41, by
a man named Hughes after model made
by Capt John Ericsson which he had in
vented. 1t was used several times with
success, but was found to be too heavy
The same year Capt. Ericsson fitted the
first screw propeller in this country to
the United States steamer Princeton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
IN AMERICAN
HISTORY.
ARTICLE NO. s.

in 1850 at Roxbury, Mass, by Aaron
Dennison, Edward Howard and Samuel
Curtis. Mr.. Denison travelled abroad
and studied that line of work. He and
Mr. Howard invented the process Of MAX
ing the parts of a watch by machinery,
These men erected the first building in
the world for such a purpose. The bus
mess was continued at RoXbury till 1854,
when it was moved to Waltham.
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ANSWERS.

A4NO w ILItO.
The following are answers TO the ques-
tons two weeks ago:
AZ. The barney stone, which many an
Irishman has kissed, may be found In
the ruins of Barney castle, near Cork,
Ireland, which was once upon a time q
famous fortress Traditions as to the
identity of the stone are various. tile
best Informed, perhaps, designating Il
stone set in the northern angle of the
castle wall about twenty feet from the
top. To touch ones lips to the polished
surface of the stone secured to one the
gift of gentle, ins.nuating sp5 ech, and
consequently it was much desired to ac-
compIish the feat, which was no insig-
nificant one, and could only be done by
means of ropes.
So the Jeffrys family, into whose pos
session the ruin came decided that an
other stone would do as wei, and selected
one which could be reached by crawling
through a battlement and letting one 5
friend hold one by the legs while kissing
the stone This was also dangerous, so
the stone was placed on the top OF one
of the high pinnacles. A crazy man not
only climbed uD to it, but dropped tie
stone and broke it, and now the Hi
bernian guide informs the tourist that he
must kiss "the three halves into which
it was broken in order that the mysteri-
Gus virtues may be imbibed.
43. Gordius, king of Phrygia, conse-
Grated to Jupiter a wagon, the beam and
yoke OF W i1ch we tied togeth' with
such an intricate knot that it could lot
be united. II was foretold that whoever
could unite this knot would be master Of
Asia. Alexander cut it with his sword
"A. Ae the beginning of the CIVIL war
in England parliament sat from Nov g.
1910, to April 20, 1853 thirteen years.
Opened by Charles I. and closed by
Cromwell.
Is. The great charter OF English liberty
eXtorted from King John in 1915
IS. A corner in Westminster Abbey
where poets are buried, or else contain
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
CORN STARCH FACTORY.

Thomas Kingsford, an Englishman who
er experimenting for some months upon
Indian corn, obtained fine specimen of
pure white starch, the first ever made
from maize. The business has since
grown, till now at Oswego N. Y, mil
lions of pounds are annually produced.
1t is the largest mandatory in the
world. There are now corn and potato
starch factories in. many parts Of lAe
country.
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ANSWERS

TO puzzles appearing Oct. Is:
No. 80. washington
NO. 80. (A) mot what we think but
what we do makes saints of
us" OBJ "Delneator." (C)
Ten Nights in Bar Room.
NO. 81. % live, lie; () OK, o; 81
lone, one
NO. 50. No one found a word with more
letters and syllables than the
word Observation-Disclosures ton. -
which contains % letters and
syllables. 1t first appeared
on page Is of Jeremy Ben
tham's Abridged Petition for
Justice" printed in 1929. If
any reader will write US a
short story of Bentham and
ms petition, we will give the
Tlrst and best reply copy
Of Titus
NO 59-The genealogical problem Is a
pIaan teaser, and Clara Hanson, $40 York
street 81 Paul was the only one WAC
attempted reply, to-wit: The man did
not allow for relationship and death"
NO 4o-The request for few b:ograph-
1cal notes describing some characteristic
features Of the names of authors bro1Ia.s,f
line list from our good friend. r.
Leach, Of ST. Paul:
Small streams-Brooks (Philips)
Several malt drinks-Beers (H. A. and
Ed
To obstruct-Barr (Amela).,
A noted wrecker-Beecher Oh. W.
A leading lergyman-Abbott Gyman)
No good without a Iock-Key IL. s.
A part of a book-Page (Thomas NJ
AS quick as thought-F'lash (H. L.
The observation-disclosures q. c.
An Warner CHARLES d.
Not a short chap-Longfenow Oh. W1
To blaze away-Ridpath o. c.
All ought to own-Holmes %. W.
The soldiers home-Garrison CIV. L.
To Put away-Stowe Oh b.
What the sophomores do to the fresh
men-Hayes (R b
4 big piece of grOund-Field CKate).
A medicinal tea-Garfield (also Lin
coln).
What the dog does at the moon-EIow-
ellis CIV D.
Something that hurts-Palne (Thomas).
habit of rabbits-Burroughs Cd
That don't fit me-Fitzhueh (George).
Vital to Iife-Harte (BreD.
To evade-Dodge (Ndary Mapes).
Name of a river-Poe &c. Al
Very near-Nye (BilD.
royal title-I<ing Capt Charles)
An unpleasant hunnor-Moody ID. ID F.
Lengthy highway s-Longstree GA b
An unkempt crowd-Motiey Gohn).
A place to sleep-Lodge Oh c.
Not positive-Mabie CI W.
An adult male-Mann (Iorace).
The mason's friend-Stone @. A. and
Sam. n
An exclamation-Shaw CH. W. Josh
BilIings).
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
sTAMPS OF THE MORBID.

The total number of all known va
rieties of postage stamps issued by the
governments of the world up to the pres
ent time is estimated at 14,626. OF this
number 1873 were issued by Great Britain,
and 406S varieties in British colonies and
protectorates. Asia issued 2,T3; Europe,
1865; Africa, 2,466; America, 4,975; Ocean
ia, 1,O27. The following new varieties
were issued during 1899: Europe, 2O6;
Asia, 2O2; Africa, 146; America, 1879; Ocean
ia, 122 Total for the year, So.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

A signal-Hale (E. Ed
The bane OF the gardner--Weed (Thur-
low.
Answers to the puzzles proper were re-
ceived in the following order: Allan Fag-
ley 457 Holly avenue, st. Paul; josephine
McGrath (Nos. 50 and Sc only), ITS St.
Anthony avenue, st. Paul; Edith Rowe,
466 Bancroft avenue, ST. Paul; Leila
Douglas, $50 Lincoln avenue, st. Paul;
Clara Hanson, $40 York street, st. Paul;
r. G. Croker, 555 Selby avenue, st. Paul,
Myrtle Bartran, 1889 Iglehart street, ST.
Paul; Elizabeth M. Hart, Hastings,
MINI. Joseph NJ Heinen, Hastings,
Mimi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
RICHEST PEOPLE.


The Usage tribe of Indians, whose fer
tile reservation lies in the Indian terri
tory south of Kansas is the richest COM
munity in the world. Their per capita Of
wealth is more than ten times greater
than that Of the most opulent civilized
nation. They number about 1,5G0. They
have in the United States treasury
nearly IS, OO0, 900, derived mainly from the
sale of superfiuous lands, drawing in
terest at the rate OF seven per cent They
own, in addition, nearly 100000 acres Of
woodland, farms and pastures, worth
not less than $40 an acre. Each Usage
Indian-man, woman and child-is worth
at least $4,000 Every family, upon a
division would possess on an average
600. 1t is held and owned in comon.
All their industries are Mathematical. )"
The government takes care Of their prop
erty, superintends their education and
religion, provides food and clothing, pro-
tects the weak from the aggTessions Of
the strong, and abolishes as far as 1t may
the injustice of destiny. All have equal
rights; none have special privileges. They
toll not, neither do they spin. The prob
lens of existence are solved for them.
The rate Of wages, the hours Of labor,
the unearned increment, the rapacity Of
the monopolist, the wrongs of the toiler,
the howl of the demagogues do not dis
turb nor perpleX them. They have ample
leisure for intellectual cultivation and
development, for the communion with
nature for the contemplation Of art,
for the joys of home, but they remain
Usage Indians.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
FOR BIRDS AT THE WINDOW

Coarse meal is an excellent food to pro-
vide for the wild birds that are catered
to from window to doorssill. Chopped
suet is. always relished-birds are fond
of fat. Indian corn, hemp seed and boiled
chopped liver all are recommended for
this philanthropic purpose. To avoid the
onslaught of cats a basket hung at a
window or a box on a pole may be en-
ployed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

No house is complete without some
kind of d bathroom. IF cEly a rude affa r
furnished with a washstand and foot tub,
it is better than none at all.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
GET THE BEST

In procuring stamps for a collection il
is advisable TO choose the best of every
thing. This applies not only to the rare1
class of stamps, but also to the very
commonest specimens. The present GAY
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
W1rHOur COCr

He will send, without cost, to every
person asking, a copy of Band of Mer-
cy Information" and other publications
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
HE WON.

''How is your brother, Tommy"
"Sick-a-bed. He's hurt himself
"How did he do that?"
I'VE were playing who could lean
farthest out of the window, and he won.''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
A CHANCE FOR EVERYBODY.

Everybody, old or young, who wants
to do a kind act, to make the world
happier and better, is invited to address,
by letter or postal, George A. Angel,
Esq. president, 10 Milk street, Boston,
Mass, and receive full information.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
KEYLESS LOCKS.

Linus Yale of Philadelphia, patented
a lock in 1S43 which was never picked
till it was done years after by his ION,
Linus Yale Jr., who is connected by name
with the celebrated Yale locks Of the
present day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

''Ruid upon resolve and not upon regret,
The structure of thy future. Do not
grOpe
Among the shadows Of old sins. but let
Thine own souls light shine on the path
of hope"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
"NOTHING."

''Well, little chap" said the stranger
in the family picking up one of tie
children, what are you going to be when
you're a man?'' Muffin said the child.
Nothing? Why?" asked the stranger
Because" said the child, IT am little
girl"
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.be Collector.
CANCELLED STAMPS.

The collector must not think because
a stamp is Cancelled that it is necessarily
genuine. After the laborious process of
forging 3. stamp the cancellation of it is
easy and buyers are more apt to be
fooled here than on the stamp itself. I'm
used stamps look much neater than the
Cancelled ones, and this seems a suffi-
cient reason for collecting them where
they are anywhere near as cheap in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
CONFEDERATE STAMPS.

Do not buy Confederate stamps unless
they are on the original letters or en-
velopes. There have been so many coun-
terfeits of these stamps that the original
envelopes are almost a necessity as a
proof that they are genuine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
Facts and Figures for Boys
and Girls Who Collect POST
age Stamps, Coins, Curios,
Relics.

common stamp will not always be COM
mon. The time will doubtless come when
they will be ranked at a fairly high
value in the catalogue of stamp dealers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
.JTTMPER

The greatest jumper in proportion to
size is the common flea. Burton tells US
in Anatomy of Melancholy" part g.
section s, thta comparisons are odious, -
and when it comes to comparing a man
to flea it is not to be denied that he
has told the truth. In this case, how
ever, it is the flea that should sue for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
Question Box
Curious Things in
Life and Literature.

jig bUSts II other mementOS, including
enc 10 Longfellow.
A. The Ottoman empire.
49, Take what is left or go without.
Tobias Hobson an English stable-keeper,
maze whoever came to hire a horse take
Tie oresnearest the door.
~. II have found it." Exclamation Of
Archimedes when he discovered the
ethod Of proving that the sum Of the
squares u the sides of a right anglcd
triangle cQJaIcd the square of the ny
pUtenuse. It is also alleged that he used
The word Eureka" GIeureka) when he
solved he problem Of provingi whether
the gold delivered by Hero to a work
man to be made into d crown, had been
alleged. Eureka" is the state motto Of
California.
so. The period between the destruction
of Rome and The revival Of learning in
Italy-4l6 to 1860.
81. In old calend rs a ed letter day WIS
used to mark the most Important sa1nts'
days II is used in a general way now to
mean lucky or happy day.
Answered correctly by Chenoweth Gill
man, go Ashland avenue. St. Paul, who
named China as the sick man of the
East. Also answered by Leila Doug
las $50 Lin DIN avenue st. Paul; Miss
R. b. Leach, az Cedar street, St. Paul,
and by a correspondent at Fargo. N. D.,
whose name was not signed.
QUESTIONS
For answers Dec. 2:
81 What states in the Union have hon
orcd Shakespeare by l.amiag towns and
PCS totiIces after him
SO. What president was termed presI-
dent de iacto.' and what one was called
the Man of Destiny?'
81 What names v ere pIopCs d lor What
is now Minnesota when congress had the
question before it OF organizing it into
territory?
s.. Explain the peculiar reach toward
vania, known the Triangle"
SIS. Delaware'5 northern boundary is in
circular form. What is it so?
81 What president of the United States
was member of the Confederate con-
gress?
IS. Why does the. kettle "sing?"
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A PRIZE FOR ANSWERS

The first person to send in the names
of the authors of the above quotations
will be given a copy of Sheldon's book,
Robert Hardy's Seven Days" Address
Puzzle Editor" care Daily G o b e. ST.
Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

A pound of gold may be made into a
wire that would extend around the globe
So one good deed may be felt through all
time, and cast its influence into eternity
Though done in the first flush Of youth
it may gid the last of a long life, and
form the brightest and most glorious
spot in IT.
1t is not to taste sweet things, but to
do noble and true things, and vindicate
himself under Gods heaven, as a God
made man, that the poorest son of Adam
dimly longs. Show him the way OF doing
thar, the dullest day drudge kindles into
a hero.-Carlyle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
Tam0oos Quotations
zu4u1aeus~n-wHo WROTE THEM?


So. Shakespeare C'Merchant of Ven
81 Milton ('.Paradise Lost" ii. 118).
80. Wordsworth (''Tintern Revisited''(.
WHO WROTE THEM?
Answers for the following quotations
will appear Dec. 2:
&c. "Who is she that looketh forth as
the morning, fair as the moon, clear as
the sun, and terrible as an army with
banners?':
g.
Not bubbling fountains to the thirsty
Not balmy sleep to laborers faint with
PAIN
Not showers to larks, nor sunshine to
Are half so charming as thy sight to
me-
SS He that loveth silver shall not be
satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth
abundance with increase"
ct talk of dreams;
Which are the children of an idle brain.
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy;
Which is as thin Of substance as the
And more inconstant than the wind,
which wooes
Even now the frozen BOSOM OF the
north,
And being anger'd, nuffs away from
thence,
Turning his face to the dew-dropping
SOUTH
90. "But when ye pray use not vain
repetitions, as the heather do; for they
think that they shall be heard for their
much speaking
Al
80 wad some power the giftie gle us
To see oursels as ithers see US
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
ALWAYS WRONG.

Mamma-Ethel, must really forhi1 you
touching that lobster-you know it does
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
First CbingS
SHOE PEGS

The shoe peg was invented in 1918 by Jo-
seph Walker, of Hopkinton, Mass. Its
use had not been known before this date,
and the Introduction of it gave great
impulse to the manufacture Of boots and
shoes. Nothing but sewed work had been
previously made. The price and quantity
we're both much affected by this little
thing Pegs We're at first made by hand
and afterwards by machinery, except in
the case of country shoemakers, who fol-
owed up the former practice till within
recent years. 1t may be that some still
do it. There is a tradition in New Eng
land that designing spectators tried to
sell pegs to the farmers as a new kind
Of oats for seed This will do to put
with the story about the fortunes which
peddlcrs have made from the sale of the
Connecticut wooden nutmeg. The in
vention of the peg has been followed by
the invention of the ''pegging machine" "
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
,PURLTC HORSE RACE.

The first public horse race in America
was trotted as the result Of an assertion
in New York, in 1918, that there was 10
horse which could trot a mile in three
minutes The opposite was maintained
by Mai. William Jones, of Long Island,
and Col Bond of Maryland, and they
brought forward a horse which did it, ard
became widely known as Boston Blue"
Races and trotting courses soon multi
Piled Most of the horses put forward
were those which had been noted IN their
ordinary work for superior qualities. The
practice of breeding for speed is of more
recent date.
MACHINE MADE WATCHES
The making of American watches began
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

However humble be your lot.
Howe'er your hands are fettered,
You cannot think a noble thoueht
But all the world is bettered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

GOVERNMENTAL OWNERSHIP.
The evils of monopoly can be met
by state ownership of railways, tcle-
graphs, ETC., according to que class of
reformers, while another class says there
is no likelihood that the railways and
telegraphs will ever be managed by the
state. They say that when the state
takes charge OF railroads and teIegraphs
the government should also take charge
of all other enterprises which are now
owned and controlled by individuals. In
dividual enterprises and opportunities in
that event would largely cease There
would be no incentive, or compare lively
none, for invention or for individual eff
fort of any kind. All citizens would sim
ply become wards of the nation and
would receive their portions from the
state and would return to inaction or in
dolent effort The argument in favor
of municipal ownership of street lines is
reasonable. because the city owns the
streets and the service could be man.
aged as the city manages the police. Be-
fore 1000 most of the city street car lines
will be owned by the cities.
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pan containing a little hot water, and
allow it to remain minute or two. 1t
may usually be unscrewed with little eff
fort when taken out,
Brushes and sponges that have been
used in the bath room and kitchen re-
quire frequent cleaning to prevent them
from having a musty. disa;greeable smell
Wash them in a strong pearline suds,
rinse in clear water, and put them up to
cry. rack made of wire, which al
lows the air to circulate freely" through
it, should be used to keep sponges in
after they have been used, and they will
cry quickly.
One can make a good supply Of vinegar
with very little trouble and expense. Put
half gallon of vinegar in a barrel, and
add five gallons of soft water and malt Il
gallon of molasses. This will make vim
esar in about three weeks. Stand the
barrel on end, bore a hole in the top to
admit the air, and cover it with wire
screening or cheese cloth to keep the
bugs out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
WHAT HE WISHED.

IT wish I was twins, said Willie.
''Why?" I'D send the other half Of me
to school. and this half would go fish
ing" ~
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AMERICAN Hale CENTS

We herewith give list of United States
half cents, valued at so cents and up
WaT0:
Year Description. Good Fine.
l19S-Ialf cent. rare ............S 10 81 SO
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Gathered
From All
! Sources.
Sayings OF dbe CHILDREN
coo-o->ooo~o~-o~.~~oooo~
ELEVENTH COLLECTION.

not agree with you Ethel Gesignedly)-
Very We'll mamma but it does seem
as if everything in this world that is nice
is either wicked or indigestible.-Life.
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So Shakespeare c'Merchant of Ven
81 Milton C'Paradise Lost" H. 113).
80. Wordsworth (''Tintern Revisited''l