The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-18

Two years ago today the American oc-
cupancy of Porto Rico was completed by
the raising OF the Stars and Stripes over
the public buildings at San Juan. Porto
Rico had at that time fourteen repre-
sentatives in the Spanish cortes at
Madrid and practically governed them
selves. Seven hundred and thirty days
have interviewed, and we have gotten far
enough along to tax them coming and
going, and no representation in our con-
gress.
Trade follows the flag. Among lot OF
guns captured recently from the Fiipinos
there were a good many of American
make of the year 1899.
The high prices of meat have set many
stock men to think seriously of making
heavy investments, IN cattle. 1t is usua ly
after lIigh prices for any commodity to
overdo the production in succeeding
years.
James A. Page. head master of the
Dwight school, Boston, has just cele-
bra ted the fftieth anniversary of his APP
pofntment to that position. He must be
good man or else Boston school direct
ors are easier to please than in St. Paul.
Oct Is, in the church calendar, is dedi-
L.
and biographer of st. Paul little is re-
corded in Scripture but from a passage
in the Epistle to the Colossians it is in
ferred that he was physician. In addi-
ton to this he is said to have been a
painter, and. pictures of the virgin, still
eXtant, are ascribed to his pencil. In con-
sequence Of this belief, which rests upon
very uncertain foundation st. Luke has
been regarded as the patron of painters
nd q rtS iS 01,IU rel
resented in afseated position, writing or
painting. The gospel by st. Luke enters
more largely into the life and sufferings
of the Savior than any of the other evan
geEsts.
1.-THE bravest man is he who can per-
form noble deed without the world
standing ready to applaud, conscious of
the presence of Him who will justly re-
ward at last Rev. John MacLean. Meth
odist, St Louis. This was not preached
to Gov. Roosevelt when he was in ST.
Louis. The governor takes good care
that all of his deeds and grand stand
plays are duly advertised.
Mrs E. K: Poyer, of Woodstock, Ill.,
has invented a new PETITE Peruvian
cavy, an ornamental little rat, with long
hair, and second cousin to the guinea
pig. 1t looks like a ball of soft corded
silk, with the prettiest imaginable little
head peerng out from beneath the fluffy
mass of hair. When they are curled up
In a heap to sleep, with the heads tucked
away out of sight. they look like fancy
pincIshions. Mrs. Poyer thinks they are
to become popular fad
This is the anniversary of the death.
in 1924. of John Ziska, the famous blind
general of the Hossites, who fought and
I.
Mrs. Derringer Is clerk of the police
court at Shreveport, La. The name is
suggestive of well-known weapon
A prominent New York shoe dealer
says: at is fact not generally known
that the feet of city women average all
than the feet of country women OF equal
station in life"
The people of Bavaria drink more beer
per capita than any other in the world
the average being 81 quarts to each
person yearly.
The famous French race horse Man
sour, which was once sold for $4S,e09,
is now pulling a cab in Paris. Race
horses like men who have become dis
abIed or incapacitatad, fall from high
estate. feEH
as o.
Lotteries were formerly governmental
affair III England, but the last state
lottery was drawn in London, Oct 49,
1920. The abolition deprived the govern
ment of over 81, 800. 600 revenue
The patent Office records show that
women teolsi out forty-two inventions
relating 10 bicycles last year.
The National Congress of Mothers will
hold its fourth. annual convention at
Buffalo, = y, for three days. beginning
Oct 80.
w. L. Roseboom Is called the broom
corn king He has never hoed a hill
nor cut a stalk, but annually buys and
sells thousands of tons of broom corn.
He is a Chicago broker and Spectator
Tt is no longer fashionable In the East
for the ladies TO wear their hair all fiuffed
up and locking as If the rats had been
in it. 1t is now declared to be. most
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