The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-19
WEDNESDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

These are the kinds of days in which
people are liable to catch cold. Being
mild, they allow fires to burn low and
admit outside drafts Of air through open
windows; too cool for ordinary safety.
A Life of Maj. Gen. James Shields
has just been issued. The subtitle of
the book is the descriptive line, Hero
of Three Wars and Senator from Three
States" the states being Illinois, Min
nesota and California. He was also
auditor of the state of Illinois, succeeded
Stephen A. Douglas as justice of the
supreme court. ana resigned to become
commissioner of the government land
| Office.
The late Senator Davis, of Minnesota,
studied every subject that came before
his committees so thoroughly that the
other members needed to know little of
the details. He was relied upon as an
encyclopedia of facts. This character
istic adds TO the loss which his death
occasions.-Youth's Companion.
%
To those seeking the Christmas spicit
it is suggested that they read the sec
ond chapter of Lukes gospel Millions
ode, ION the Morning of Christ'S Ma
tivity,'' Stevenson's Christmas Ser
mon,' Dickens Christmas Carol and
browning S - CNTlSLEnaS Eve.
The agricultural department. has dis
covered that the mosquito does not neces-
sarily perish with the ol1coming Of win
ter, but in many localities it hibernates
and can begin spring work with all it's
powers of torment unimpaired, although
| activity is suspended in winter.
A New York man advertised for
hajT SfPnOpra 1SleQr nd of kaT
need apply" The heads of hair that
came in reply to the advertisement rang
ed in hue from a rudy gold to the
deepest auburn, and they arrived in such
numbers as to disproye, for the nonce,
| the more or less generally accepted adage
about the appearance of white horses.
Secretary Root has asked congress to
adopt a provision that any officer of
the army now on the active list below
! the grade of brigadier general, who
served during the Civil war, when re-
| tired, be retired with the rank and pay
| of the next higher grade Such a pro-
vision was contained in the house bill,
but was stricken out This will give
26S officers a deeper dig with the treas
ury.
We have already spoken of the English
| sparrow as q menace to the country
! They are now eN tending their raVa ges out.
| side the cities, where they do more dam
age in gardens, orchards and grain fields
! than they can do in the cities Farmers
! who find these sparrows making nests
! in their barns should promptly destroy
| birds and nests.
| A writer in Seribner's Monthly. who
has been travelling in Russia, says OF the
| people: '"There are millions on millions
who read no books or newspapers, and
/ write and receive no letters" He notes
| that object teaching is used in many
ways The shopkeepers announce their
wares by pictures rather than by names
i~The attention of customers is sought by
paintings of the articles on sale; as of
| coats and trousers in the clothing stores;
bread, butter, cheese and sausages in the
line of provisions: knives, forks ana
| carpenters tools at the hardware deal
er.s, and So on Even in the barracks,
the sentry is taught the proper military
! motions by a series of pictures.
Following the retirement of Gen. Egan
as an INSTRUMENTATION episode, the par
don of Capt. Carter, and the release of
! Nicely and fRathbone, the Cuban postal
swindlers, will be fitting finale to the
canned beef fiasco.
| Senator Hanna, of Ohio, is easily chief
| Senator Frye, its nominal author, n gem
| tlenan of considerable ability, is, in com.
parison with Mr.. Hanna, langlid ard
| inert Moreover, the interest he takes in
| the measure is not nearly SO intense. Il