The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-16
THURSDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

Inc government conscience fund receiv-
ca 20 lecentiy from man who had been
IN ths customs service and kent that
amount. He said he was constrained TO
40 II py bun frog in pond near his
mouse mat gave him no rest night or day,
saying sheW up; show up"
Aug. l6 is q public holiday In Vermont,
IN henor OF the battle of Bennington, In
ln'' When British force was defeated by
ten. John Stark. who Is said to have re-
marked when he caught sight of the enc
my 8 line of2battle: I'VE beat them to-
Gay or Molly Stark is widow" The
nght really took place at Hoosic, N. z,
I'VE miles from Bennington. The British
loss was over LOGO, while the Americans
lost about LOO. d
In the Catholic church Aug 1e is conse-
Grated to the memory Of st. Roche, patron
OF prisoners and the sick, confessor of
the Fourteenth century, who performed
many miraculous cures Of the plague. He
Is held as saint specially to be invoked
by persons SO afflicted. There are many
churches dedicated to him in Europe. He
has been pictured by many famous
artists. At one time ST. Roche's day
was celebrated in England as q general
harvest home.
Prof. Irwen Lewiston. the new superin-
tendent of the st. Paul schools. has had
no previous experience in an executive
position, but has been a successful
teacher and principal. 1t is hoped his
hrst experiment may be successful.
If you have q telescope you can see a
comet in the constellat ton Aries. IT has
bright stellar nucleus and a broad tail.
man was hanged at Tyburn. London,
Aug. 16, 1883. whose life became the theme
Of novel, drama and poem. He
was a robber and murderer, well edu-
Gated. uncennected with any great polit-
ical NOV ament and yet his inexplicable
history has attracted many pens. Eugene
Aram was native of Yorkshire, and his
career is detailed by e. Bulwer Lytton
and Thomas Hood.
A woman employed in a Paris cafe, or
a wager. cut 1000 sandwiches, using TWEEN
ty-two hams. It took her nearly twenty
hours. Visitors to the exposition should
not suffer for want of something to eat
If there are many such restaurant en-
pioyes in that city
On Aug. ls. 1894, in reply to a report
from Columbus that Ferdinand and Isa-
bella addressed letters to their admiral
making certain inquiries about the new
lands he had discovered: 1--WE wish to
know more especially all the seasons oil
the year, such as they take place there
in each month separately, it appearing tt
us from what you say that there IS 6
great difference In the seasons from those
we have here; some wish to know If there
are two winters and two summers in the
| same year. Inform us Of everything FOL
| service
The national fish commission has dis
covered that several kinds of fishes have
| skins that make good leather for vari
| ETY. of PURPOSES. From experiments dur
| able leather has been made from the
skins of whales, porpcises, seals, coo
and salmon.
| The city Of Acre, the Biblical Accho,
seaport on the coast of Syria, has had
long and famous history 1t was the chic
landing place of the crusaders. It wa.
there. on Friday, Aug. 16. 1871, that Rich
| ard 1. put to death $500 Saracen prison
ers, and had their gals manufactured In
| to medicine.
The prophet Daniel was a wise old seel
when he declared that in the latter days
men should run to and fro in the eartt
and knowledge would increase. Mer
travel these days as they never Travelled
| before, and they know more than people
! of any other period.
| The Star-Press of Green Castle, Ind
prints letter from the Philippines
written by soldier from that city, Of
which the following is an extract: "Or
| the. return march, we again encountered
| the enemy concealed in rice field. wait
! ing for a chance to get their wounded
| We found them first. however, and spared
none. They got down on their knees anG
we blew them into eternity showing then
| no mercy" This recalls the remark Gen
| Sherman made about war, or can sucf
awfully heartless deed be c1assed as war
! Is it not plain butchery? 1t seems like
reyersion TO primitive savagery. It re-
! calls, too the famous Bret Harte, put III
| the mouth of Truthful James:
DO sleep? Do I DEAN?
Do I wonder and doubt?
Are things What they seem,
Or are visions about?
Is our civilization a failure
! Or is the Caucasian played out?"
The fatal illness of ]. j. ingalls,, the
brilliant Kansan politician and writer, Is
heard with sorrow by all classes. He
| made many enemies in his party while in
plat
form by incisiye speech. Books of the
| future will, contain many quotable things
from his pen.
John Palmer died Aug IS, 1918. 1t wa:
| to his enlightened energy and Judgment
| that resulted in Parliament establishing
| in 1854 system of rapid mail coaches
in England which lasted up to the days
Of railways. His reform was followed
| fifty years later by cheap postage
| through the efforts of Rowland Hill, anG
| both reformers and public benefactor:
died unappreciated and unreQuited b.
| the government
High officials in Australia get railroad
| passes in the form of a gold ornament
| which is attached to watch chain
Every member of the ministry is giver
one Of these pretty gold pendants wher
he assumes office. and thereafter he anC
family never worry about paying fare
Anna Gould's French husband Count
Boni de Castellane, has just fought an.
other duel. 1t would be relief to George
| Gould If this mercurial brother-fn-laH
could meet his match. 1t would relieve
France of a nuisance and the newspapers
of America from paying cable tolls fol
stories describing the counts capers.
Gov. Roosevelt has not given any rea-
son why he never prosecuted the cana,
thieves in New York, or at least force
them into retirement, as he declared he
would when he was a candidate The fac
is Plat was too strong for him in Al
bany, as he was at Philadelphia Mr.
Roosevelt has some glass windows in his
| own domicile.
Aug. 1s is the anniversary of the birth
of Isaac Taylor, an eminent English
writer Q7SO; of Jean H, M D'Aubigne
the Swiss divine, and author of popular