The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-17
FRIDAY GIonB CHANCES.

Globe CHANCES.
More about farm stock and farm ma
chlIery can be learned at the Minnesota
state fair in three or four days than
can De found out In any other way In
that many months.
st. Paul can brag-with emphasis on
the brag-abnut her splendid park sys-
tenn and free public baths.
Our girl readers may be interested In
learning that Augg II. 1870. was the birth
Cay Of Julia IMarlewe, at Coldbeck, Eng
son. at greensboro. Ala, Mr.. Hobsen Is
known fer his Nerrimac adventure at
santiago, and later for kissing episodes.
The popular saying, First be sure
you're right and then go ahead" is as
crfbed to David Crockett, who was born
at Limestone, Tenn, Aug. IL, 1856 He
was noted story teller, backwoodsman,
and hunter. He was in the Creek war
OF 1873 with Gen. jackson, and later
member Of the Tennessee legislature and
| OF congress. He was at the defense Of
Fort Alamo, Texas, March 6, 1856, and ono
/ of the six survivors shot to death by
order of the Mexican Santa Anna
Reliable domestic help is one Of the
needs Of the times. not only in this coun-
| try, but in other countries. Out on the
| Pacific coast, Chinese and Japanese are
relied upon for house servants, but east
| OF the Rocky mountains the complaint Of
scarcity IS universal.
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Rochester IN. " girl sued a couple
Of companies for $4,000 damages for
using her picture their advertise
ments without her consent, and won.
The gist of the decision of the supreme
court of that state was that personal
! beauty may be a property right; that a
| photograph of a person In private life
| Is private property, and may not be used
by others without the consent of the
| oriSinal.
| The eighteenth annual convention of
| the Women's Relief corps will be held in
Chicago when the G. A. R. encampment
meets, the last OF this month.
Among the candidates for national presi-
dent, Minnesota Is to present Mrs. L. J.
Taylor.
Children learn best and quickest by
! suggestion and example. Every person
and thing with which they come In con-
tact teaches them something. The young
mind is like a Photographic plate, upon
which every passing object and saying,
| 6OOA VI DdGS iGdVSS dt1 IMPRESSION.
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| France and Great Britain have an
rexed, by means of boundary disputes,
! more than half of the original territory
| CT Liberia, republic which owes its ex-
| istence to the efforts OF the American
Colonization society. It's capital Mon
! Sov1a. has It's name from President Mon
| roe. A year ago a German trader suf-
| fered small loss, and now Germany is
! TO iCh too fOv-a
the country. President Coleman appealed
| to the United States, but President Nc
| Kinley and Secretary Hay are too busy
| trying to get into the big Oriental game
| TO pay attention to small interests that
| ought TO be our own Maybe they fear
1t might precipitate complications with
countries that have already taken slices.
We are regularly informed that the
war in the Philippines is over, but tho
/ killing goes on just the same. a few
Americans. anda good many F1lfpinos
| every day or. two"~
Our neighbor-D4i lwaukee-is proud Of
! q gain of .SG.S47 people or 1884 per cent.
! during the past decade. Also proud of
| the fact that the result, 285, S15, was SO
| promptly announced, the fourth city in
the Union to have It's census for 1900 made
| known.
| Edward v and his brother, Richard,
Duke of York. We're smothered in the
| tower OF London, Aug. IT, 1883
The advocates of good roads now de-
| clare that the country roads should be
| laid with steel railS-broad trams-to be
/ Jointly used by trolley cars and farmers
| wagons The power required to haul a
| load on a smooth track is about one
tenth of that on the average dirt road
Our postage stamps constitute a cir
| culating national portrait gallery, which
1 to date contains the portraits OF sixteen
! distinguished Americans on the postage.
] and tfirty-two on the revenue stamps.
/ Washington leads, with his portrait on
| twenty-four; then Franklin on twenty
| one, Jefferson on twelve, and Jackson on
ten different STANDS
What glorious sight to see the fair
sex
All wadingg with gentlemen up to their
necks."
That's at White Bear lake. but not al
| the city public baths down on the island.
Next year the buildings and grounds
| there will be enlarged and ARRANGEMENTS
made so that a man can go In with his
fsmily.
e.
markable sovereign which Prussia has vet
produced, the present one not excepted.
! His life is told in Carlyle's extensive
History of Frederick II, Called Freder-
lex the Great He was known at home
| as Water Fritz"-Father Fred.
Many of the teachers of Missouri are
taking a special course in agriculture at
| the agricultural college Of that state
The dean thinks y1eAS7c~ o
| ture should be a requisite Of the teacher.
| The effect will be salutary. as farming
can be made more attractive as 1t be-
comes a scientific calling Instead of druid
gerry and main strength
California is making great preparations
to celebrate the semi-centennial of her
| admission into the Union. 1t was ad
mitted fifty years ago on Sept 9, 1850
The territory of New Mexico was organ
ICED on the same day.
| Aug. II is the anniversary Of the birth
of Francis Mansard Q590, the French
| architect, who Invented the curb-roof
| bearing his name; of Fredrika Bremen.
the celebrated Swedish novelist C1S01), and
OF Rev. John T. Hurst C1S3D bishop of
| the M. E. church, and whose notable
work Is History of the Church.
In the aspiration for liberty all nations
have shown their greatness. Yet Ameri-
cans, who have held the ideal on high
above all Others nations, are engaged in
crushing the aspirations ana hopes of a
| weaker people.zswho want to run their
affairs in .theirown way.
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Aug. Is is the anniversary Of the birth
OF Sir John Russell, the famous English
statesman Q190, of whom Sidney Smith
said II heiieYA that Lord Inh,, Rrssall