The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27
People and Things

to call upon Kruger with the intention
of arguing the question with him, as
everyone knows he intended to proceed
anyway, but he went from the kindness
OF his heart, which he always so well
concealed. to give Kruger thirty-day
notice Who shall say. however, that
Kruger has not triumphed in the end,
for Is he not here-but where Is the
rich Mr.. Rhodes?
Prof. Koch's theories in regard to
the incubation of bovine tuberculosis
into human beings is making a good
deal of trouble, more or less. A young
woman of Brooklyn, who appeared to
care about the matter, and whose de-
votion to science was very beautiful.
II you care for beauty of that sort. has
come to an untmely end during an ex-
pertinent on herself tending to dis
prove the Koch theory. Now comes a
Frenchman, DR.. Garnault, who might
IND 1T very difficult to die for a moral
principle, but is ready to offer himself
up In defense of a scientific principle.
lie also desires to diSproVe the theory
or Koch, so he has become poisoned
with the bovine matter, which he very
calmly says may kill him in two
months. Grief at his demise would he
swallowed up in joy that he had prov
ca MS principle to be the correct one.
but everyone could breathe easier If
Mr.. Koch would kindly take his own
medicine and do his proving and dis
proving. We do those things better
over here, where Dr. Ohage holds SWAY
we use guinea pigs and rats It
would hardly do to institute a COM
parlson and say, as guinea pigs are to
US SO are DIR. GarnaultS to France
no, that would never do.
The mayor and chief of police Of
Minneapolis are not the only great
men in the world who are under ar
rest. Report has it That the sultan Of
Binadayan, who is the leader of one
OF our tribes in our new islands. haa
peen arrested and will be held as
hostage. AS misery loves company,
ana the higher placed the company
the more comforting, it must be some
oa L. 10 the souls Of Minneapolis first
cltizens to know that a really truly
sultan has also been in difficulties.
Ana difficulties that no doubt have
ar1sen-just as they have in Mime
apolls-from trying to do thoroughly
the largest number of people to effect
ther ultimate good. The comparison
halts and goes lame when it comes to
the Incarceration of the victims for
the sultan was not able to get away
IN time to obtain freedom, while the
mayor OF our twin had to leave the
city he governed so successfully in
o01l CH VI climate less rigorous, and
is now at large. 1t is rumored that
when Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait was
IN the city week ago she was offered
the mayoralty if she would remain.
as 1t is known that Mrs. Gait has made
a great success Of whatever she has
undertaken in the governing line She
refused on the ground that she would
not be happy in any place where il
would not be safe for Mr. Gait to go
out alone at night. She says that the
protection and comfort OF her hus-
band is Woman's first duty.
Mr.. Nicola Tesla is at work upon
schemes that in a short time will elm
mate the necessity of mans doing
anything but drawing his breath ami
his salary. Mr.. Tesla says that when
he is able to make complete announce
ment of his plans many persons will
be surprised, a statement-that no one
is prepared to dispute. Everything Il
TO be done by means of the powers
drawn from the air. 1t is not by any
means new thing for Mr. Tesla to
use air, as his schemes have been
largely from that source and of that
quality for some time. But that he
should be able to send liners to Eu-
rope and railroads across the country
by the same means is little startling.
However, we have confidence in Tesla;
he has not made any statement vet
that ne has not been able to Substan-
t1ate In the newspapers and by means
of well-drawn diagrams, and that he
should be able to talk boat RICH.
across the big pond is among the pos
Slb1litieS. He says that he has been
sending wireless messages all round
everywhere for a long time even be-
fore Mr. Marconi came from obscur-
ity. What everyone is. waiting for
and hoping for is that Mr.. Tesla may
perfect some method of sending word
less messages. NAB.