The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-10
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WEDNESDAY globe CHANCES.
II the Street vendors of fruit were re-
quired to show a sign requesting pur-
chasers-who have a habit of eating ba-
nanas on the street-to throw the peel
lhgs into the street and not drop them
on the sidewalks 1t would prevent fire.
quent fails and occasional injuries to per-
sons unfortunate enough to step on these
hlelnehtoes of earelessness and stupidity.
The Colville. reservation in the state Of
W ashlngton opens for settlement today.
1t is said that 1oC00 or more Eastern PEG,
PIE are on hand to rush in for home
steads-and there is better land in Min
nesota.
Today, Oct, 10, is the anniversary of the
birth, in 17s1, of Henry Cavendish, the
English chemist and philosopher: of Ben
Janin West in 1873, the American Quaker
ARTIST and painter OF Rev. Theobald
Mathew, in $780, the Irish apostle of tenn
perahce; of Daniel Treadway, in 1851, the
American inventor; of Harriet A. Newell,
IN 1fS3, one OF the first American women
70 go abroad as a missionary; of David
ocott, IN 1906, the famous Scotch artist
ana engraver; of George p. Morris, in
loVz, American journalist and poet
author of 'Woodman, Spare That Tree"
OF Hugh Miller, in 1902, the eminent
scotch geologist and author; of Samuel
j: Randall, in 1928, the American states
man; of Michael Munkacsy, the Hun
gaflan artist and painter Of Christ Be-
Iore P1late," and other noted pictures.
Chlcago publishing house has just
issued a Sc book entitled 1.-THE History of
the Devil 1t is said to be q devil
of book.
For nine weeks ending Sept "a, the
toIal deaths among our troops from all
causes In the Philippines were 1876, of
WIlch Luz died on the battle field. There
is still good deal of a war going on.
o.
On Thursday Oct. 4. the high water in
the mississippi swept away the last
Vestlge of the historic town of Kaskas-
Kla, once the capital of Illinois. For
many years it was the chief town of the
upper Mississippi valley.
In 1880, Helena, the capital Of Montana,
had population of 1890 This year the
count marks Helena at 1912. Thus the
falling oft is almost precisely 20 per
cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. w H Poor were granted
a divorce at Pana, Ill.,, last week The
singular fact about it was that it fol-
lowed the anniversary of their fifueth
wedding day. Pity they could not stand
each other u little longer.
ti0 O.
Mrs Mary3tE. Hanley is arranging to
put up thinty-story office building, to
cost $1,000, O00, on the corner of Broadway
and TWenty-third street, New York 1t
viii he the taflest building in the coun-
try. A special feature will be the sup
plying of each room with cold air and ice
water from the cellar. Water from an
artes1an Well on the premises will be sup.
piled throughout the building.
1t may not be known to all of our read
ers that at"ene time the Spanish called
what is now Texas, the New Philip
pines" fG
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A Dowieite elder was mobhed down in
Iowa few days ago He was preaching
the Gospel but it didn't just suit some
OF the Hawlleye boxers and they drove
Dim out of town. No telegraphic story
was sent abroad about the outrage.
o.
It's an Old saying that figures never
lie. That depends upon the man who
makes the figures. Some gentlenanIy OK
perts are now making election figures.
The American Society of Dancing Pro-
fessors in its recent national meeting in
New York adopted a resolution against
rag-time music and the hop waltz Dane
ers fond of lively music will no doubt
keep demanding it, 'notwithstand.
=" "''iH EF-o-
Which is preferable, city or country
life?" is usually decided in rural debaf-
ing societies by that cap sheaf statement
that God made the country and man
made the town" yet. just the same the
contestants IN due time pack up their
belongings and hurry off to the city
The census reports show proportionate-
7ly larger growth in the cities than in the
country. tls'4t@@
The Tuskegee institute (coloredl, of which
Booker L. Washington is principal.
teaches twenty-eight industries, ranging
through all the letters of the alphabet,
from agriculture to wheelwright.
The Fill islands are taking steps to
federate with New Zealand. There are
about geo of them. The United States
owns one island Of the group. This at
tempt to unite with a British colony NAV
cause complications, because Germany
also has an island or two in the group.
There is an organization in Scotland.
originally called the Sober Scot society,""
but it as>-changed it's name to the
Scottish. elf7Cantrol society,"" the pur
pose of which is to oppose the practice of
treating with liquors and ''nipping."
Parliamentary government In Austria
has broken down, and there is general
agreement that some radical change must
be made, The German and Slav races
cannot agree in harmonious action in
their legislative body, but indulge in
insult and disorder
The New York Life says: ''The convic-
ton appears to- be gain ng ground stead
lily that the United States would not be
harmed by little more aloofness. 1t
seems to be founded ON some unreason-
able notion that we ought to come home
and learn to hold one horse before we
go outside and try to drive four"
That good Republican paper, the Anoka
Union, says that "but little of the edito-
rial trash sent out by the Republican
state central committee sees the light
of publication"