The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-25
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THURSDAY GLOBE CHANCES.
1t looks as if Minneapolis and Kansas
city are to be left out in the reorganiza-
ton of the American Base Bell league
for next season.
Sheep Husbandry in Minnesota" from
the pen of Prof. Thomas Shaw, of the
state experimental station, is a 25-cent
pook OF Importance to sheep men.
-Tnere seems a lack of interest in the
registration of voters. Next Saturday is
the last day, and unless TO- 900 names ara
added to the rolls the total will be less
than in 1896
international expositions are getting to
De pretty common. Two are already I'M
ger way, Buffalo and st. Louis, and Kan
sas City and Seattle each claim 1904 IS a
date.
It is the custom in English theaters to
make a small charge for programmes.
The red planet Mars, god of war now
shlnes clear and beautiful as the early
morning star in the eastern sky If you
get UP early enough you can see it. With
wars already going on and others brew
ing, Mars Is up early to see what is going
on.
Today, Oct 25, is dedicated in the Cath
ollo churches to St Crispin and Girls
pinian, patrons OF shoemakers They
were natives of Rome and supported
themselves while preaching by making
SHOES. They were horribly tortured be-
fore being put to death. Their day was
formerly largely celebrated in Europe
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Charley Howl Ea- cuff a;o
from his recent indisposftion to finish a
new play called "A Bunch of Blue Rib
bons.''
The plain black stocking is losing ia
vor, and prevailing styles are lace-lfxe
novelties and colors of every tint, shade,
spot and stripe. To be quite up to date
and altogether swell the stockings and
shoes must match the gown for house
and evening wear.
match for the checker championship
of the world is now going on in Boston
between G. F. Baker, of Beantown, and
Richard Jordan, of .Edinburg. The latter
is champion of Europe and the former
Of the United States 's-s ssssS
Smithson-What do you think of a man
who throws banana skin on the side
walk?
JO4fLSUI--V IIStI 10 you Iniilh OF a DdT-
ana skin that throws a man on the side
walk?
This from an exchange is respectfully
referred to the city council
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Today, Oct. Is. is the anniversary of the
death of Demorthenes, the Athenian ora
tor, S22 B. c., of Godfrey CHANGER, the
first English poet IN 1900; of EvangeHsta
Torricelh, the italian inventor of the
barometer. in 1917; of George H. of Eng
land, in 1850; of VIM. ,Hogarth, the Eng
lish painter, in 1854; of Gen. Henry Knox,
Revolutionary hero, in 1906; Of John Sar-
tarn, the famous American artist and
steel engraver in 1897; of Grant Allen,
English author in 1899.
Col John V. Furey, we'll known In
the military department now assistant
quartermaSter general, has been put in
charge of the relief work in Porto Rico
Lots of the Porto Ricans are in a Starv-
ing condition.
The British authorities have suppress
ed private district messenger companies
| and transferred the business done by
them to the postoffiee on the ground that
the companies are encroaching on the
prerogatives of the state, which claims
a monopoly of the conveyance of mes
sages by letter and by wire.
On Oct. Is, 14l5 the battle of Agincourt,
In which Henry ", of England won
famous victory. The forces of the Eng
fish king numbered only 1900, but he al
most restroyed the French army of 50,
coo after battle of four hours After
the French cavalry had been lured into
swamp the English arehers moved
them down without mercy. Nearly all
the French leaders fell; also 100 princes
and mobiles, S400 knights, seuires and
! gentlemen of birth. Among the French
captiyes were the Dukes of Orleans and
Bourbon. the high marshal Of France
and 1860 knights and mobiles. The victory
has been celebrated in song and story.
Tt is said that Mr.. Gfiseom, the Amerf-
can charge at Constantinople. renews
weekly his representations about that
little 81. 900 900 claim against Turkey, and
the sultan quite as regularly returns the
stereotyped assurance that one day all
will be well. :
Today. Oct. rs, is the anniversary Of
the birth in 17s5 of James Beattie, the
Scotch poet and philosophical writer; of
Joel Jones in 1895, American lawyer and
3I,dee and first president Of Gerard eel
iege. of Thomas Darlington Macauley in
1900 the eminent English scholar, critic
and historian He was a member of
parliament many Years, puI HIS TepuIc-
ZION rests not upon his craftsmanship,
but upon his writings and scholarship.
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During the last fiscal year, the total
exnorts of the Philippines amounted to
s19 Ok. Oe1. of which the United States re-
ceived 5000 25e, while England had over
so. of0 900 Trade goes where it can do
lie best.
The election in Canada will take place
Nov. I one day, after ours. The cam
| naign Is one of enthusiasm and no little
bitterness. Members of the lower house
are te be chosen. Members OF the upper
house hold for life. The Liberal party
now In power overthrow the Conserve
tiyes four years ago after they had had
office eighteen years
I'D
During the past nine months 147GOG
horses were received and sold in Chicago,
30 goo more than in any similar period.
The increase wasbduef to the demand for
cavalry horses fer this and European
countries.
BioernstJerne G5j5ernson, the well
known writer, has just passed through
an extraordinary experience, having sept
continuously for forty-eight hours He
was taken suddenly Ill one night recent
w and then falling into a deep sleep did
not awake for two days.