The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-14

smoky light the waters of the rill." In
England this smoky season is called St
Martins summer; in Germany Alta
weber somGner'' (o-d woman's summer),
and In South America, it is known as St.
Johns summer.
In several of the smaller cities of Min
nesota, as in ST. Paul and Minneapolis,
rest rooms have been established by mer-
chants for the benefit of lady customers
Today Nov. IA, is the anniversary OF
the death, in Hanover, in 1716, of Colt
fried Wilhelm Leibnitz, the celebrated
mathematician and moral philosopher
His is one Of the great names OF itera-
ture:
"a man so various that he seemed to be
Not one, but all mankind epitome."
Prof. Schurman leetured the other
night on the Philippines. He was presi-
dent of one Of the commissions sent over
to plan a government. It was made up
of a mass of generaIizations He said
the people of the islands range through
ali the phases of barbarism to the naked
savage" And then he said 'it is the
mission Of the republic to save the Fill
pinoS, who in general are most promis-
ing, estimable and even loyable people,
from this cruel fate,"-that of imperial
ism, If they should happen to fall into
the hands of England, Germany or some
other wicked power.
If you think that your ground coffee is
not genuine drop a spoonful of it in
cold water. IF 1t is the real thing it
will float, If not. most of it viii sink
Sham coffee is made from dough squeaz-
ed into little moulds and baked Beans
acorns, beet-root. and carrots are dried
and ground as adulterants.
On Nov. IA, 1882, the last signer of the
Declaration of independence, in the
person of Charles Carroll of Car
rollton. He had a kinsman of the same
name, and when he signed in order that
there should be no mistake as to the
identity of the signer. he added the words
"of Carrollton."
In 1910 F. w. Griswold, a young man,
was ehsaged to be married TO Matilda
Brown, of Naples, n. Y. They ouarrele
and he came West and married ard she
married. Last week Griswoid returned
to Naples. found his old sweetheart q
widow and married her Both are past
eighty years Of age.
The paragr9pher OF the Kansas CITY
Star says lit is quite sad to see a young
husband supporting sealskin wife on
a muskrat salary"
The English Earl of Wemyss and MartIi
has invented an implement which has
been adopted by the British war Office.
and which can be used as a spade, pick
ak or sew, and also as a bullet shield.
It will become part eff the kit of every
English soldier.
Today, Nov. a. is the annixersarv of
the birth. in 1741, of John Casper Lava ter
a celebrated Swiss divine and writer on
physiognomy; of Sir Charles I.veE. in
1877, an eminent British geologist: of
Rev. Jacob Abbott, in 1909, a pcyp,1lsr
American writer of juvenile literature fn-
Guiding twenty-eight volumes of .Rollo
Books" Of Arson Buriingame, in 1922.
an American statesman and dipIematist.
of William A. Wheeler, in 1893, known In
connection with the editorship of IVeh-
ster's dictionaries and of various books
of reference: of Gen. J. B. Mcpherson
in 1928, commander of the army Of fhe
Tennessee. killed July %, 1864, at The
battle Of Iiald HILL
There is a growth in South Africa
called the "sneezewood' tree, which
takes its name from the fact that ono
cannot cut it with a saw without sneez>
ing, as the fine dust has exactly the ef
feet of snuff. Even in planning the wood
it win sometimes cause sneezing. In
sects and worms avoid it. The wood is