The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-18

=, S1 LII. g. 1here are two relics of the cross
which - enes In New York city one OF
- - - exposed on Easter Sunday and
o 10 osil 9 on Good Friday They are en-
49, "a alright caskets, covered with
s So anu precious stones The cross Is
g. g. $50 - nave been made of elder, and Ell
ua,,ar 80 30. according to an Odd belief, are
i-e'ei struck by lightning.
Next Monday. Aug. 20. the National
ostoiIc re Clerks association meets at At
,aiL'c CGty, N. j.; on the same day the
M iN Live Stock Breeders and Exhfb
ltofs association gathers for q four days
meeting at Mt Gfetna. Pa: and on the
same DAY the United States florists con-
Vene Ior i've days session IN New York
city.
scientists say that the food Of the fu-
ture+ VIII be condensed or compressed. It
Is known that vegetables and fruits. in
particular, are largely composed of wa
ter. That will be gotten rid of in the con-
oenslng process. The condensed foods Of
days TO come may solve the servant girl
question.
1t may INTEREST," employees of our shoe
factories to learn rthat an operative in a
factory at Lynn, Mass, assisted by one
helper, lasted 432 pairs Of shoes in eight
hours and forty minutes.
Poisoned meat IS no respecter of dogs,
and will kill $50 dog just the same as q
worthless cur. It's use Is not to be COM
mended under any circumstances There
are other ways Of getting rid of nuisances
than by killing somebody's good dog
Tomorrow the National German War
riors' association meets at Akron, O., for
three days session.
While there has been general improve
ment in old things. the COW bell has not
undergone much change. It is the same
old noisy, CLANCY instrument of torture
at night-that it was a hundred years ago.
Cow bells are now made in four factories
in the United States and sold all over the
country, just as they were century
ago.
The leading Republican paper Of Buffa-
10, the Express, deplores the evils of Tam
many, but says the Republicans Of New
York cannot make consistent fight
against it While Platt has a combination
in their party not unlike Tammany.
A new medicine bottle with a o'clock
label" is the latest. 1t is dial with a eel
luloid hand that will reyolve, SO as to be
pushed from hour to hour as the medicine
is to be taken. It is to be used on bottles
containing medic mes forinternal use only.
Bottles containing poisonous substances
| are not SO marked, so mistakes can be
avoided
No war has been officially declared by
any nation against China, yet there are
al war vessels watching the Chinese
coast; Japan with 46; Great Britain, 80;
Russia, 20; United States, 20; France, II;
Germany, 9@and Italy and Austria 1 each.
| And 250,0O0 troops are there or en- route.
Affairs in Italy are not in satisfac-
tory condition. The public debt IS enor-
NOUS taxation is heavy, industry is stag
nant, and agriculture is at low ebb. The
new king is a student and never has
shown any executive qualities. His health
| is not good, and the strong man may be
| forthcoming who will change the course
of things in the kingdom.
| What a combination If the Marquis de
Mores, the French adventurer who found
ed Medora. n. D.. and gave Teddy Roose-
welt pointers in 'broncho busting" and
swagger, were only alive now and should
| join the the Republican candidate for the
| vice presidency in his intended whirl
| through the West.