The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-04

s reason why the onion has such strong
scent. II Is simply due to the presence
40 some quantity of another mineral mat
yer IN the bufb-sulphur. 1t IS this sui
p i'i mat gives the opion its germ kill
! ing properly and makes the bulb so very
csseaui a inealc1nal agent at all times put
especlally in the spring, which used to
spe-and still lis in many places-tfe
season Tor taking birthstone and molas-
ses IN OLD fashoined houses before sulphur
tablets came Into vogue.
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Today, Oct. 4 as the anniversary of the
deteat OF Gem ,sWashington's army at
GernantoWn, Pa by the British in 1777;
OF zen. BroWntsSvictory over the British
at Ogdensburg.s MY, in 1872: of the
battle of Corintfi, Miss, in 1862.
Among the imports from Europe, gar
lie cuts figure to the amount of about
100000 pounds.
The department of agriculture gives
out some interesting statistics showing
| the surprising growth Of the cut flower
business in recent years. The retail value
OF cut flowers sold annually is now s12,-
6OO.0VO. OF this no less than half is paid
for roses.
During the past year half of the tim
went to the pulp mills to be made into
paper instead Of going to the saw mills.
There IS a general belief In North
Dakota that the Republican state ticket
IS pretty sure Of defeat The people
are onto the schemes of the traders who
made up the ticket and will veto It
election day There seems little doubt
OF the election of the Democratic con-
| gresham.
The aluminium industry is growing in
tnlsT country in manner surprising when
the real Igures are known. Its produce
i.t1on for commercial uses began in 1859
with a total output of Al, 46S pounds. In
1898 1t had reached $4,000 pounds, and at
present the rate of production Is over
! I,eoo,0Oo pounds a year -Four years ago
aluminium was but little used as g. con-
uuctor of electricity in place OF. copper
! wire, but now It's largest use is for that
purpose, as 1t has proved to be cheaper
ana In some respects better than cop
/ per. AS Its electrical cenductivity, weight
for weight, is much greater it has been
FOUND practicable to use lighter cables
Oh aluminium than of copper, and few
er posts are required for supporting the
cables. While copper has steadily adj
| Vanced in price, aluminium has as stead
lily diminished, although there is no com
petition in its production.
MT. hanna says that Croker is the only
| lnpeTlalist IN this country. ''Oh! 1 don't
! Know WHAT'S the matter with Mr. Han
nat The difference between the two Is
tHat N1r. Croker worked his way to the
front oy sheer force of ability, while Mr.
Hanna bought his way, and he thinks
! tics on
The hospital ship Solace arrived a few
Gays ago in San Francisco, with a load
Oh soldier invalids from China, together
with l54 cases of rare Oriental goods
! picked up" at Tien Tsin and Pekfn
Ih1s furnishes a tolerably clear proof that
the statements made that the looting Of
i the chinese was, a practice which the
americans did not engage In needs to
be materially qualified.
| The present style of dressing the hair
a1ected so much. today, recalls the old
saying of a @oTnan's temper: "Its as
fluffy as her hair" 1t would hardly be
SAFE to use 1t now, there are so many
victims of the nlussy hair fade.
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Tod Sloan, the American Jockey, has
| been engaged to ride the horses of the
| Prince of Wales. This is not as import
ant, perhaps as the Philippine question,
! or the Chinese trouble, or the progress of
the war in South Africa, but the fact
that the first gentleman of England"
mas preferred al American rider to the
! products of his native land should be in
itself agreeable. to Americans.
| Gov. Linds excellent MANAGEMENT of
| state affairs is becoming we'll known to-
| the people, and the indications are that
he will be fully indorsed at the polls
next: month"; They, know he's all right
and they have sonne--doubts about Tadns
/ B1xby' 8 s''WiHona sraftsman.' No one ex-
cept a. professional politician could swaI-
low his own words in such quantities as
Bixby has been doing.
The strike among the coal miners is
matter of concern to the whole public,
and the refusal of the mine owners to
refer the differences to Archbishop Ryan
and other broad minded men, who have
been proposed as arbitrators, does not
speak well for the operators. They evil
IDENTIFY feel towards the public as Wander
bilt did at one time. They can make
as much more money by putting UP the
price on stock on hand than they can by
continuing the output.
New York actor has introduced a
'cake walk in Hamlet The farce
should be combined by playing rag time
music during the tghost walk and grave
yard scene.
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Olga Nethersole has managed to get
fined for taking unmuzzled dogs into
England. Olga has an entefprizing press
agent. She has hot created any sensa-
tons until now since the ''Sapho" episode
in New York.
Our Wisconsin peighbor, Superior-Du-
luth's twin-seemS to have carried off
the palm for stte9 largest percentage of
gain in population as shown by the re-
ports of the twelfth census. In 1890 it
had a population of Il, 9Ss. It has now
a population OF S1,09l, thus making the
unexampled gain of 1915 per cent The
number of people added to tne popu a.
ton OF Superior is within a few hundred
of as many as the larger city OF Du-
luth has gained during the past decade.
If these two cities were not in different
states they could consolidate with a
popufa tion of 81. coo. The growth of these
two places since 1886, when they con
tanned but a handful of people, is one of
the wonders of the West. And they are
going to keep on growing.
Today, Oct T. is the anniversary Of the
DEATH in 1T43, Of Henry Carey, the
English musical composer, who is re-
memhered by the tune "Ged Save the
King and also by Sally in Our Alley
A new trotting record has Just been
established by "The Abbot" q geldfng
owned by C. ]. Ham1in, of Buffalo. in
making a mile on the Terre Haute 0nd.)
track in 2:0SA For six years the record
has been held by Alix, who acquired it
at Ga1esburg, ILL.,, in 1894, when she made
mile in 2;05A.