The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

The plan for the Itasea national park
seems to lag. The state now owns 1t,0e
acres, which practically include. the trib-
utary lakes that are the sources of the
Mississippi, but the park area is 23,0GO
acres, of which lumbermen own half,
| and it is feared their portion will be de-
nuded of trees unless the state arranges
to buv it.
The question Of a new jail has been
decided by the county commissioners.
| They want a 100000 structure on the
present site. If the future had been con-
sidered, and even the present, another
location should have been selected.
According to the Republican papers
there Is ''unbounded enthusiasm" over
the appearance Of Capt Van SAINT in his
political meetings. All Of which is about
as chestnutty as the captains candidacy
| Aug. Is is the anniversary Of the death
| in 1873 Of man whose name is now the
representative of the very idea of joking
joe Miller is said never to have uttered
a joke. He was an English actor, born
| in 1854, place and month unknown His
name first appeared on the bills of
Drury Lane theater, London, in 1715 He
was a regular visitor at the resorts of his
convivial friends, but maintained a re-
markabie gravity of demeanor so.
much so that 1t was noticeable, and it
became the habit to ascribe new tests
and jokes to him, who was entirely in
nocent of ever making one He was
admired as an actor and for hts personal
worth. He was buried in st. Clement
Danes church yard, Portugal street,
London, but in 1899 the burial place was
converted into site for Kings college
hospital,
The question Of revenge" should not
be the propelling influence in the "On
| to Pel1in'' movement. China has suffered
q good deal from outside nations for
many years. This, of course, does not
Justify the Boxer outrages, for which
they feel they have much provocation.
Aug. Is is the anniversary of the birth,
in 1915, of Francois P. Jules GreVy, presf-
dent of France from 1879. to 1887; of Ed
| ward Preble. the famous American com
| modore Q76D; Of Thomas de Quincy, the
| eminent English author, who wrote
Confessions of an Opium Eater Q7S5y:
| and of Charles G. Leland, an American
author and dialect humorist Q82D.
| If the drift from one party to an,
other keeps up and changes continue in
the same proportion till November &C.
! cording to- partisan papers, all the Re.
publicans will vote for Bryan and all
the democrats LOT MCKINLEY.
| Sir Walter Scott, the celebrated Scotch
novelist and poet, was born in Edip burgh,
Aug. 15 III. His series Of novels created
| a new era in romance. and placed his
name on the highest pinnacle of fame.
He was born feeble and sickly child.
and lame, and began life as a lawyer
! but did not succeed. and then took I'D
| literature.
Lincoln, Neb., has Il creamery with q
capacity CT $4,000 pounds of butter a
| day, which is claimed to be the largest
butter factory in the world. That is not
| the only smooth proposition the city
| boasts of.
| An article quite common in Europe is
"horse hat made of straw which
shades the eyes and forehead of the
| horse, with an attachment for q moist
sponge. Its use during the recent hot
spell in this country would have been
most humane.
| A new product called Iactroid is now
being made from skim milk. It is a clear.
hard substance. but plastic enough under
certain conditions to be nodded or
fashioned into any shape. 1t can be
mixed with colors and any shade pro
| duced. It will become a substitute for
hard substance, but plastic enough under
mable, and will not yield to ordinary SOL
vents.
| The remarkable similarity. If not alb
solute identity, Of the political editorials
| In the country papers favorable to the
| Hanna administration indicates that the