The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
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I upo1 "iouern history than any other who
n1 curing the past two centuries,
4tNpGl1on bonaparte, who was native or
tue island Of Corsica In 1904 he was
sn-psAot VI France, and his attempt to
.o3r n1.ts Europe ended at Waterloo in
1o!o. nllllons suffered and died that he
t Lile NJ Dc great. The literature concerning
MN Is extensive Senator Davis, Of this
city. has one Of the finest collections in
the country
q. r. Brockway, warden of the famous
reIormatory9 at Elmira, N. Y, has been
forced to resign by the new trustees ap-
pointed by Govi4Roosevelt. The Brock
way methods In the handling of criminals
nave made him an object Of national In
terest and his system has the indorse-
ment of those who make prison methods
study. His position was needed by
practical politician and worker Of the
Roosevelt stamp.
Aug 49, , 1919 was the date of
the birth Of grand old Jeremy Taylor,
who gave ageod1 deal of advice. g sample
of which Is as follows: Spend not
your time in that which profits not; for
your labor, your health, your time
and your. studies are very important;
and it is Thousand ptties to see
diligent and hopeful person spend him
self in gathering coclkle-shells and little
pebbles, in telling sands upon the shore,
and making garlands OF needless
| daisies"
! lsfChinese edicts nowadays carry about
as much weight as Popullst appeal for
votes Pioneer Press. Or an American
proclamation in the Philippines.
The federal law requiring all freight
cars to- be equipped with automatic
COUPLINGS took effect the first Of this
month 1t IS estimated that 1,Ooo,ooo
cars are now fitted up in compliance with
the law, with 5Oe,09S yet unequipped.
| John J. Woolley and Henry B. Metcalf.
prohibition candidates for president and
vice president, are trying to raise money
| to charter a special train to make a
hurried canvass of the cities and towns
of the country 1t is proposed If money
| is subscribed to carry along glee clubs
and a supply of literature and speakers
| enough to hold a number of different
meetings every day and night.
The last issue Of the st. Paul Medical
Journal contains very interesting article
entitled Mirror Writing, Inverted Vision
| and Allied Ocular Defects, by Dr. Ar
thur Sweeney. His most interesting case
was that Ola ST Paul school girl OF tfllr-
teen years, who writes from right to left.
inverted and backwards but whose writ
ing placed beforei a mirror appears IN its
proper order He discusses and illus
| trates the why's Of this singular defect.
On Aug Is, 1883, occurred the battle of
Otterborne, between the Scots, under
James Earl Of Douglas, and Henry
| Percy, s1rnamed Hotspur. Feuds follow
| ing the fierce conflict produced several
notable ballads, entitled Chevy Chase
relating to the Douglas and Percy clans.
The following, is. a sample verse in the
quaint spelling of that day:
''Thus Syr Harry Percye toxic the fylede
For soth, as Iqyou says,
Jesu Crystec In hevyn on hight
Dyd helpe1 hyn1 well that daye."
The voluble and vituperative Teddy,
so ready IN his denunciatfon of his Pc
litfcal opponents, has not answered the
question why he swore IN washington
that he was not resident of New York
to avoid paying taxes, and yet SOON after
showed himself to. be resident so as to
run for governor.
The full name of the new king of Italy
Is Victor Emmanuel Ferdinand Mary Jan
rarius, and his title was Prince of
4 Naples. 9 He is unlike his father in size
4 and inciinations. His title as king is
Victor Emma nUel III. The new queen is
a daughter of the Prince Of Montenegro,
and is a very beautiful woman.
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A celebrated festival known as the CAS-
sumption of the Blessed Virgin" occurs
Aug. IS The legend is that when the
Virgin reached the age of seventy three
-+o1 Ina
The apostles we're summoned to her bed
side, and were. present at her death,
save Thomas, late as usual The lat
ter on his arrival asked that the tomb
be opened that he might gaze upon her
/ face for the last time. This was grant
ed, when the tomb was found empty and
in place of the body bunch of lilies. In
parts of Europe the day is celebrated
| with spIendor and pageantry. In France
the festival assumed a national character
when Louis XIII chose the day to place
his kingdom under the patronage of the
Virgin. Napoleon l., and afterwards Ma
poleon I'LL, tre-est ablistIed the festival as
a national one. Napoleon I. indeed Is said
to have changed the real date of his
birthday to make it coincide with the
feast of the assumption.
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On Aug 10. 1885, George A. Fisher a De
troit (Mich.} butcher, wagered that he
could Kill and dress a lamb in less than
three minutes. His actual time was 2
minutes Sc seconds.
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The Japanese recently imported enc lot
of $4,000 bushels Of wheat from Washing
ton, and, after paying all duties and ex-
penses. produced flour equal to any made
on the Pacific coast at much less than the
American export price. The Japs are
beginning to raise wheat too.
It's rather bad taste in Gov Roosevelt
l. to taunt the Democratic party about the
ice trust in New York city because prom
inent Democrats are members of it, and
yet Boss Platt, who nominated Teddy, is
as deep in the mud as the Democrats are
in the mire. If Mayor Van wyck is as
bad a man as he is painted, Gov. Roose-
welt has authority to remove him.
The government pension rolls now carry
the names of 9S3,529 persons, according
to- Commissioner Evans report lust COM
pleted. On July 1 the number of claims
pending; was 4S7 104. During the year 4o.-
645 new pensions were granted and 1859
names restored to the rolls.
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