The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-31

hope to take part in another in which
the two events are combined. Before the
year a0OO the hundreds of millions of peo-
pie yet unborn will have Joined the for
gotten, dusty majority. 1t is time for
deep thought, If you care to take advan-
tage of it.
Among the needs of the twentieth CEN
tury are postage stamps that won't need
uckng to make them stick, and won't
SUCK together on Etheir own account when
carried in the pocket.
Today, Dec. 31,9'is the anniversary Of
the birth, in 1868, of Herman Boerhaave.
a Dutch physician and philosopher the
most famous of his age; of Charles Corn
wallis, IN ll9S, whose surrender at York
town. Va, terminated the Revolution; of
John Casper Spurzheim, in ~17i6 an emil
nent German physician, and coadjutor of
Dr Gall IN working out the science of
phrenology; of George Gordon Meade in
lSlS. in Spaina distinguished as COM
nander of the Union forces in the battle
or Gettysburg; of James T. Field, in 1917.
American author and publisher.
as 1@-o-
secretary of Agriculture Wilson de-
votes considerable space in his annual
report TO the dangers Of the introduction
ana dissemination of the Belgian hare
he considers it a perilous experiment.
SPSSACS 10 prOuHC as the rabbits
IhaC caused such damage in Australia
10 carry out the various programmes
Oh naval construction as framed by the
nations of the world will require an out
lay of $4,000 100000. England set the pace
| several years ago, and now man, of her
| great ships are outdated and outclassed.
stWhen your friend begins to tell you
What his doctor says he's got
All in Latin-don't be worried;
HeH outllVe you like as not"
Detroit Free Press,
Today, Dec. 81, In the Catholic calen-
Gar, is dedicated to the memory of st.
Sylvester pope of Rome, who died in
SS5 He was the first to introduce pals,
corporals, unctions, miters, etc, in the
church service. He is also said to have
summoned, in conjunction with Emperor
Constantine, the council of Nice.
In 1900 the British owners of breweries
in this country will receive net profits of
$l,O85O0O, as compared with $8560O0 in
1899. The dividend rates are small but
that is because the capitalization is ex-
cessIVe 1t is said that so per cent of the
breweries Of the country are owned in
England. The British stockholders are
| pleased at the action of the house in re-
ducing the beer tax % per cent 1t will
The gifts of 1890, to educatiora, institu-
tions, libraries. art museums and CALLER
les, charities and churches by personal
donations and bequests amount to the
large total Of s60,264 $50 to date, or BE-
tween $190o0,o00 and $20,OO0, 900 less than
last year. The year 1899 was a record
breaker It's total ($79. 1850 was a
round $500OO,OOO greater than the average
OF the preceding ten years, and that of
the present year is fully $32, 900, ,0C0 greater.
showing that, while the wave has nat11-
rally receded a little, it is still far in ad-
vance of the total reached in any years
prior to 1899.
of all the happy, holidays,
The, days of mirth and cheer.
The bravest i'm the calendar
NJ, Is the first day Of the year;
Fhe first day of the year, dear friends,
When we bid old sins adieu
And tear off, and declare off,
And begin all over anew"
A bill is to be presented to the Illinois
legislature to make a death penalty for
KIDNAPPING children for ransom. The pres
eltt law prescribes a penalty of five years
imprisonment or a fine of $1,000. or both
except In case of children under twelve
years of age, when life imprisonment
may be the penalty. Both Democratic
| general assembly assert that the death
penalty will be adopted by unanimous
| vote. 1f 4
The United States supreme court sus-
| tains the constitutionaIity of the Tennes.
see law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
1t holds that any state may impose what
| ever restrictions it sees fit upon traffic
| III any article so long as these restric-
| tons apply equally to producers within
| its borders and those without ANY state
| can prohibit the manufacture of an
article, but cannot prohibit persons from
buying from outside manufacturers
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With few exceptions all the leading
| churches OF christendom are professedly
/ organized and patterned after the pTin-
/ clples and precepts of Jesus There Is,
| however, wide range in belief and OBJ
servances, from the pompous and elabor-
| ate ritual of the Greek church, to the
! plain worship of the most unceremonial
! Protestant church.
| Do you believe that a bag of sulphur
| hung by a string around your neck will
keep eff itch and other diseases? That
when luck is against you when playing
! cards YOU can, change it by getting up
| and walking around your chair?
* 10
| 'sRats OF the air, is a term now applied
! to the English Csparrows. These were in
| troduced into the United States in 1870, to
! destroy worms in park trees of Eastern
| cities. Insteadsof eating worms they kill
other birds that do eat worms.
| %
Lincoln was the first president to wear
a full beard Grant was the first to wear
! q musta che. Cleveland wore a mustacbe