The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-01

Indies, South Africa, and the Philippines
tnan was generally known two years ago.
AND China is now in the school of ex-
per1ence.
August 1 is the anniversary of the bat
tie of the Nile in 1898, the scene of the
famous poem beginning 1.-The Boy Stood
on the Burning Deck" 1t was the oc-
casion when Nelson's English ships des-
troyed the French fleet.
The murder of Italy's king recalls the
fact that two American presidents died
by the assassin's hand Lincoln, April
10, 1866. and Garfield, who was struck
down July 2, but fingered until September
10, 1881. Alexander II. of Russia was
killed March b. 1881: President Carnot,
Of France, June "a, 1894; Abdul Aziz, Sui
tan Of Turkey, June 4, 1876. Attempts
have been made upon nearly every Eu-
ropean sovereign. An attempt was made
to assassinate Humbert November II,
1878.
On August 1 occurs the Catholic fes-
uval of Lammas day in memory of the
known as st. Peters Chains. Back in
| Saxon days it was the custom on August
to offer loaf mass" an oblation of
leaves of new wheat. In the Greek
church August 1 is the. first day of the
Fast of Theotokos.
In hot weather every one should be
unusually kind to animals. Give them
access to plenty Of water, and don't for
get that babies suffer for want of water
during the heated term.
The mania to collect something Is COM
mon. Mrs. Howard Gould has the finest
Of Ii-L, -,
try. and John L. Sullivan has many scrap
books filled with accounts Of his prize
fights.
Our baseball fans know "Noodles''
Hahn. the pitcher. He recently accom-
plished the greatest twirling feat known
| in the National League, by letting the
Philadelphias down without making a
single hit, the first time that has oc-
CURED in the long history of that club.
Queen Victoria is very fond Of song
birds, and has q variety of feathered
songsters. She also has one of the larg-
est collections of dolls in the world. but
she doesn't like cats and none are al
lowed where she is
The Cuban scandals are being quietly
suppressed, in accordance with admoni-
tions from the White House to Keep
| Cuba out Of politics" The military
authorities are still III control, and pasted
| in their hats is Ingersons advice:
Never lock for what you don't want to
find"
| Since the war between China and
| Japan the Celestial kingdom has bought
| over 300 cannon and 100000 rifles of Eng
land and Germany. European officers,
| too. have been employed to drill troops,
and in the event of war some surprises
may be in store for the world.
Mrs. Tom Thumb, who used to delight
children who are now old folks, is just
| back from Europe. She is now the Coun-
| tess Magri and her second husband, whose
| stature is about that of her first husband,
| Charles Stratton, is with her. She was
Miss Bump, of Middleboro. Conn. and
went with Barnum in 1858.
Americans won a majority Of the
| championships in the international ath-
| letic games in both London and Paris,
s in the former and 16 in the latter. AL
vim C. Kraenzlein, formerly of the Uni
| versity of Wisconsin, was the most all
around athlete. in the victories.
The Chinese are looked upon as bar
barians, but the ethics taught by Con-
fucius abjures the use of force, and the
! spectacle of prize fights is unknown in
| the Flowery Kingdom. They are taught
| to love home and the family, and war
! is destructive of both.
The GIob wishes to say a word in
advance for Mrs. Ernest Seton Thomp-
sons new book, "a Woman Tenderfoot,"
soon to be issued. Mrs. Thompson helped
her husband with the text and illustra-
tons of ''Wild Animals [ Have Known"
and no more charming book of animal
life has ever been printed.
Every season sees host of new colors
/ and tints. The show windows of the
stores fairly blaze with new comhina-
tons, but after all few are really chosen
or have lasting popularity.
The United States industrial commits
sion has decided to investigate the ser
want girl problem, and Miss Gail Laugh
lin, a graduate Of Wellesley and of the
Cornell law school, Is going to handle it.
| Globe readers who have any sugges-
| tons can write the lady, in care of the
| commission, at Washington, D. c.
| There are only five or six hundred So
cieties of one kind or another In the coun-
| try, so a movement, Is on foot to organize
| another, this time by women who were
too young to take part as nurses in the
! civil war It Is to be an adjunct to the
| G. A. R. Mrs. Agnes Korndoefer, Of Phil
adelphia, Pa, is at the head of the move
| ment, and can be addressed upon the sub
| ject
| The latest fashionable fad in Paris
| among the ladies Is ballooning. Daily as
cents are now being made by wealthy en-
! thusiasts This new phase of rising In
| the world will soon reach this side.
! This is the time of the year when one
| out in the woods-is liable to get against
| Doison ivy or oak. quick remedy for
! the swelling and burning is strong soap
! suds or a solution of soda or salaratus.
Later dust dry starch over the affected
/ part
| STORIES OF THE STREET.
| Ham Kee Wong, Chinese laundryman,
| located on St. Peter street. is respondent
|