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The South
American Kind.

way Of shooting their victims first
and then discovering afterward that
tney nave 1nfringed the rights of neu-
tral1ty Profuse apologies and a sa-
lute TO the American flag and dam
ages follow. But that does not helm
the dead man.
IL mas long been study with Off
clals or this government what it is in
the make up of the Central and South
American peoples which renders them.
SO susceptible to the charms of the
revolutionist. OF course, most of the
governments are bad enough, but
there are few instances where taking
up arms has bettered conditions
among these fiery little republics. It
seems to be from a natural Unborn de-
sire 10 light and to make trouble. AS
soon as the killing is over they dwell
together again, the opposing sides, in
brotherly love until the next revolt
comes along, and likely as not the
contend1ng parties then swap posi-
tons and fight against. the men they
fought for before
The tendency of such disturbances
seems to be Inherent in the blood of
the Latin American people. This is
probably in part due to their excitable
studied the question are inclined to
think 1T is to still larger degree at
trlbutable to their race history and
tradition. The governments are often
republic in name only
One difficulty with the South Ameri-
can people is that they have under
taken to erect republics upon the civil
law of imperial Rome and upon mon
archial traditions, the New York
Herald explains. They have framed
superstructures in the shape Ct writ
ten constitutions, modelled in many
instances, after the constitution of the
United States, but their political edi-
fees have failed to withstand the
stress of time because their founda-
tons have been faulty.
The list of revolutions might be ex-
tended almost Indefinitely. The his
tory of South America consists of lit
tie else. They are all of the same
general character. A so-calIed presi-
dent attains power, perhaps by means.
of a more or less farcical election. He
rules his country as a veritable mon
arch until some military rival can
gather about him enough disaffected
soldiers to warrant him in attempt
ineytto seize the chief executive office.
Then comes the revolution. Sometimes
it is successful, sometimes it is not,
but it makes little difference to the
people of the country who are not in
the immediate following of one rival
or the other.
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Coon Cats.

WHAT A SCIENTIFIC MAN SAYS.
The curator of mammals in the ma
tional museum at Washington is in
receipt of so many queer questions re-
lating to animal life, says a corre-
spondent, that for some time past he
mas urged, in all seriousness the pub
hcauon by the government of a book
or bulletin dealing with popular fall
lacies.
The worst of all these absurd be-
hefs is the "coon-cat" idea. At least
four-fifths of the people of the United
States are ignorant of the fact that it
1t impossible to obtain hybrids or
cross breeds, other than by mating
animals of the same genera.
Thousands of people are in ienor-
ance of the importation of Persian
cats. Now, in crossing the Persia and
Angora cat with the common variety
an offspring is, from time to time.
produced, inheriting the long, silky
halr or the Persian cat, but with color
and marking strikingly like those of
me raccoon, even to the alternate black
ana gray rings about the tail. Ig-
norant people have seen these cats.
and have jumped at the conclusion
that they are the result of a cross be-
tween the cat and the raccoon. a thing
clearly impossible, in view of the fact
that the latter animal belongs to the
bear, and not to the cat family: and
while the country is STEPPED in ignor-
ance of the Persian cat, the fame of
the miraculous coon cat'' has gone far
and wide over the land.
Every now and then an advertise
mei>t appears where someone is seek
ing a "coon-cat," and letters by the
dozens reach the assistant curator from
people anxious to know where they
can procure a coon cat" Quite ra-
Gently wealthy merchant in a West
err city fnot a town, but large CITY,
Kept an advertisement of this sort run
ning tor six weeks, until he finally Sc
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The United States
of America.
&poQvjing.

CONQUEST OF THE WORLD.
Few people understand the univer-
salty of the use of United States pro-
ducts. They go practically every
where, are becoming familiar to mil
lions of distant people, and the de-
nsand for them is constantly growing
as their value or adaptability is ascer-
tanned. Bread is baked at Palestine
from flour made in Minneapolis.
American windmills are working east
of the Jordan and in the land where
the beligent bull of Bashan was wont
TO elevate his tail and paw the ground
in his royal rage. Our monographs
are making conquests of all tongues.
The cllrysanthemum banner of Japan
floats from the palace of the MikadO
of flagstaff cut from a Washington
forest. as does the banner of St.
George from Windsor Castle. The
American typesetting machines are
used by foreign newspapers, and our
cash registers keep accounts for scorss
Of nations. America makes sewing
machines for the world. Our bicycles
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Pooling the Credulous.

cured "coon-cat," which he kept in
ms Store Icr several days as a gen
youWine kewrosity," for his custono orc
TO gaze upon and wonder at. Then he
gave II TO his daughter, who showed ~
TO her friends and started a stcoon-cat,,
craze.
me curator of the national 1nuseurn
attended the last cat show. held in
Boston, and his feelings may be ina .
Ineo Detler imam described to witness
one or these cats In a large cage. bear
ing the following legend, in flaming LET
ters:
Genuine Coon-Cat Hybrid Of Rae
coon and Domestic Cat. ONLY specimen
In the United States" etc.
This in Boston. the hub, the center
or learning and culture.
Ii North Carolina heads the list IN
the production of bogus Indian an
tiquities, then Maine ranges FIRST in
the production of varied and diyersi-
ned cats. A land of spinsters. it is
also rendezvous for cats. and fhe
people OF that state enjoy the distinc-
tion OF having imported the first PER-
sian cats to reach this country Tho
MAINE cat farmers soon took adyan
tage of the coon cat fallacy IN s,,y-
ply the demand, and advertisements :,
for such animals are soon answered
py enterprisfng cat fanciers in Port
land and Bangor, who warrant fhe
specimen part coon and part cat"
The Western merchant referred to in
the foregoing paid $150 to a Maine
car man for what he in his ignorance
took to be monster, whereas So. spent
| on the proper literature would have
saved him S125 at least TO the intel
ilgent perSon who knows that such
cats are merely the peculiarly marked
offspring of Persian with common cats
the dealer would have sold the same
animal for 50, but none of them is GO
Ing to enlighten the public mind Nv
dispelling fallacy as popular as the
"coon-cat' idea.
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. . Babif. !. /.
ALL TEN ARE VICTIrlS.
IN SOME FORM OR OTHER.


IN SOME FORM OR OTHER.
After counting that twenty-four out of
thirty passers-by had pulled a wisp out
Of some one of the many bales of ex-
celsior piled up on the sidewalk; the
travelling salesman looked up at the
proprietor of the excelsior place, and
catching his eye, they both began to
laugh
How many does your count show?"
he asked the salesman. 81 noticed you
have been counting them, same as / do
sometimes. And when the salesman
told him the proprietor remarked that
It was about the usual average al
though he had often counted as many
as nineteen out of twenty passers-by who
could not resist the impulse to take a pull
at the bales.
1T is a very funny thing. What makes
people do that?" asked the young sales
man.
Wei, don't know, really. 1 lust
know this, however, that it is a CON
founded nuisance. l don't mind to have
about fifteen to twenty-five pounds of my
goods wasted every day just because a
lot of people have no control over their
hands, but just look at that sidewalk
You'd think it hadn't been swept for a
month. wouldn't you? Well, that side
walk has been swept four times this
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Curious Things In
Lie and Literature.

of the piston by steam. The compound
engine, in which the steam receives it's
expansion is second and larger cylinder,
was the invention of Jonathan Hornblow-
er (1GSD- The marine engine of Elder
(S5O is an adaptation of Hornblower's
compound engine.
INSTRUMENTATION is the act by the
pope of declaring a deceased person to be
a saint The deceaseds name is then put
in the canon or litany of the saints, and
a day dedicated to his honor. Canoniza-
ton cannot take place within less than
fifty years of the death of the person to
be canonized.
44S.-The tael is a money of account in
China, and is equivalent to tael weight
of pure silver, or to about 1880 OF the
copper coin known as cash. The value
of the HailSwan tael or customs tael Is
is 3d. about $1.14, varying with the price
of silver. In 1890 it was superseded by
the new dollar, equal in value to one dol
lar.
QUESTIONS to be answered Aug. "a:
452.-What are the five points of Cal
vinism?"
45S.-What does pen mean in con-
nection with a writing implement?
454.-What was Donnybrook?
455.-What are the Cartesian doctrines?
456.-Who were the Celts?
457.-When was the Palaeolithic Age?
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Resolutions.
PERENNIAL EVENTS

revolution is perennial institution
in Central and South America. The
southern republic that does not have
its uprising once year feels that it Is
losing something. 1t is not always
necessary that there should be Just
cause Tor a political upheaval, but only
that some general may experience a
hankering for the executive office, or
mat some president may wish to be-
come a dictator
IN such cases the agitator gathers a
following, issues proclamation and
selzes the reins of government, if he
can He Kills as many of his enemies
as he can, in the, name of the repubIic.
and holds sway until some other fellow
comes along and Gusts him. Or. if I'M
successful after a few skirmishes. fees
the country and later is found start
ing a revolution in some neighboring
state.
The revolutions are not joking mat
tiers, however, for those engaged in
them. They mean business while they
last, and are usually attended with
scenes of butchery and the utmost
tyranny. They cause a great deal of
trouble for the United States govern
ment, too, as the upstart revolutionist
leaders think it is incumbent upon
them to tread upon Uncle Sans coat
ldliS DIT some stage or the game.
Revolutions have been so frequent in
Central and South America in recent
years that they are looked upon by
this government as a matter of course
The United States consul telegraphs
the state department that revolution
has broken out. The secretary of state
With a sigh of WEAKNESS, walks over
to the navy department and asks than
ship be sent to the port nearest the
scene of the trouble. The navy de-
partment complies, and the senior nav
al officer brushes ups on the instruc-
lions made and provided for such cases
He knows just what i1le will have to do
for if he has been; long upon the sta
ton he has been through many such
instructions. sff
He lands a few, marines, and then
devotes the rest Of his time to seeing
to it that the belligerents do not ram
sack the American legations and con-
sulates and seize American merchant
vessels in their search for fleeing Of
f1cials. The weaker parties often make
break for protection under the folds
of the American flag when affairs be-
come critical, and it requires a great
deal of watchfulness to prevent the
pursuers from violating the right of
asylum.
They are not always successful in
this, for the victorious generals have a
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Question Box.

PRIZES-A prize of short story book
will be sent to the first person to send
in correct answers to questions annexed.
Address replies to Puzzle Editor, care
Daily G 10 b e. ST. Paul, MINI.
ANSWERS to questions two weeks ago:
445.-Lady Godiva is the famous pat
roness of Coventry. England, who built
herself an everlasting name by an I'M
exampled deed of magnanimity and devo
ton. About the year 1910 Leofric. Earl
of NIercia and Lord of Coventry, imposed
certain exactions upon the Inhabitants,
hard and grievous to be borne. His wife.
the lady -Godiva, beSought- her husband
to give them relief, and pleaded so earn
estly that, to escape from, her importuni-
ties, he would grant her the favor, but
only on the impossible condition that she
would ride through the town. Godiva
ordered proclama ton to be made that on
certain day no one should be in the
streets or even look from their houses,
when; clothed on with chastity" she
rode through the town; and her husband,
In admiration of her intrepid devotion,
performed his promise. TennySonS
poem "Godiva,'' is well known.
446.-The steam engine in its present
form was the invention of James Watt
(176S), whose great improvement con-
sisted in performing condensation in
separate vessel from the cylinder, and in
producing both the up and down stroke
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a-e
are standards of excellence every
where. Our typewriters are winning
their way wherever a written language
is used. In all kinds of electrical ap-
planes wedhave become the foremost
producer In many European cities
American dynomos light streets and
operate railways. Much of the ma
chinery that is to electrify London
tram lines is now being built in Pitts
burg. The American shoe has captur-
ed the favor of all Europe, and the
foreign makers are fastening to inn
port our machiffery that they may
compete with our workmen. In the far
East, in the capital of Corea, the Her
init nation,t there was recently in
augurated, with NOISY music and fly
ing banners, an electric railway built
of American material by San Fran
cisco engineer, and row 1t is operated
by American motormen.
In all these facts may be seen the
reason why European governments are
SO eagerly counting the favor of the
United States. 1t accounts for the
presence in this country OF the Ger
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
intellectual Amusement
and Exercise for Young

My 1, 2, 8, many seek until they're
2, 8, g.
And with it do 1, 2. s. 4. if SO they do
incline.
A color bright is Z. 5, A. cannot tell you
more;
If you can guess my meaning, just please
to 6. 8, 4.
3S4.-Acrostic:
One letter taken from each of the fol-
lowing words will make the name of a
distinguished English naval officer, and a
letter taken from Nos. i, 5, 6 and will
spell the name of one of his most famous
victories:
l. Physician; 2, Montezuma; 8. Bray
cry; f. Barbarossa; 5, Attribute; 6, Sim
plicity; z, Lothian; 8, Nestor; 9, Friend
ship; 10, Cultivation; II. Absurd; II, Lo-
tuS; 10, Manner.
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morning
AS 1 say, it isn't the stuff that's vast
ed l care about, but I don't want the
bother of keeping the sidewalk free from
excelsior, as my neighbor here next door
insists when everybody that passes
throws some down for my men to sweep
away. and if + don't have it done then
my ne1ghbors fight with me about it, I
have twice had to go to court about it
Its the same thing with hay, straw
or hair for mattresses. Some people
even, can't stop themselves from pulling
billboards all to pieces as they walk
along. No, 1 couldn't say what makes
people erd !. dot o,,, it Ny beokkeeper inside
he says it's the bump of destructiveness
that makes people do that. But, then,
what makes me do it? 1 amt anxious
to waste my own goods, and 1 often take
pull at bale myself when I amt
thinking. guess it's human nature.
that's ALL You're going, are you? Well
so long. Drop in early next week. /
expect I'll have something for you then.
Now, just look at him. exclaimed the
proprietor, with a grim smile, as the
salesman walked away. There he goes.
TOO, and the salesman, passing by one
OF the bales, pulled out generous wisp
and was overwhelmingly crumbline it
away in his hand as he walked OFF
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A SUGGESTION IN ADDITION.

"A 0UGGEOIlON LIN ADDII1OR.
The Christian Endeavor topic for
Aug. 10 is found in III. Peter, l., 40.
The lesson before us in addition con-.
sists of eight parts.
1. Faith. Faith is the foundation.
1t is not taken for granted. Without
faith it is impossible TO please God~or
to serve Him. A life might contain
many noble virtues, but unless based
upon and inspired by&faith in God
through Christ tits not acceptable I'M
to Him..
2. Virtue. This is not charity, but
valor. 1t refers to bravery or to Chris
tan courage. 1t is the courage that
inspires man with no fear of doing
right, but makes him afraid to do that
which is wrong in the sight of God.
8. knowledge. The knowledge here
referred to is not the knowledge which
comes through the study Of books but
practical knowledge. 1t is knowl-
edge that makes us know the right
and the wrong and includes the power
of doing the right and stunning the
wrong.
4. Temperance. The word temper
ance here means self control It has
no special application to sobriety or
temperance in drink. 1t includes tenn
perance in all things-control of the
tongue, the temper and the appetites
and the passions.
5. Patience. There is no more i'm
portant virtue than that of Christian
patience. God Himself is our greatest
example of patience. How patiently
He bears with us in all our shortcom-
ings and in our transgressions against
His law! In this respect we should fol-
low His example.
6. Goodness. Goodness refers to
reverence for God or to piety. 1t SHOULD
include reverence for everything that
pertains to God and should manifest
itself in a pious and cody life.
Z. Brotherly. kindness. All men are
brothers in the Lord Jesus Christ. 1t
follows therefore that protherly kind
ness includes all men. 1t refers not
to those who are bound to us by the
natural ties of life, but those who are
bound to us by the common tie of re-
lationship to Jesus Christ. Our atti-.
tude toward all these should be that
of kindness. Kind words and kind.
deeds should characterize our relation
8. Charity. Charity means love. It
includes love to God and also love to
men.
The Importance of all these virtues,
both singly and in combination, is
evident and apparent to US all. The
beauty of a life founded upon faith
and developed by the addition of such
virtues as the apostle has mentioned
until it reaches it's climax IN love to
God and love to men is self evident
and is at once seen to be worthy the
ambition and the desire of all Chris
tianS.
1t is worth noticing also that these
virtues are Intimately associated the
one with the other, If one figure in a
problem in addition is wrong, it neces-.
sarily makes the entire problem wrong.
1t would be impossible to get the cor
rect result if one of the parts of the
problem is defective. 1t is also true
in our moral lives that one defective
virtue may destroy the beauty and the
| glory of many others. How many peo-
pie there are in the world who would
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
WOMAN ON A STAMP.

The postal department is considering
the proposition of placing on one of the
stamps OF the new issue the head of some
noted American woman. There are a
good many American women who are en-
titled to be immortalized in this way, but
no decision has as yet been reached. 1t
is likely that Martha Washington will
be the first woman so honored The
changes that are being made nowadays
in postage stamps by the different coun-
tries is making good deal of work for
the philateliSts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
ET51IuE
Puzzle Corner.

PUZZLES-A copy of short story will
be sent to the first person to send in an
swers to all puzzles The person who
week win receive copy of a choice
story The puzzle printed first in this
department will be considered the best,
concerning which opinions may differ.
All puzzles should be written on one
side of the paper. Write names dis
tinctly.
ANSWERS to puzzles two weeks ago:
329.-Patchwork: L. Cannon, bride
candle. 2. In-un-date, manifold-un-
fold. 8. Supper, de-ceive-perceive. 4.
I-dolater. con-tem- plate-item.
while the sun shines"
PUZZLES to be answered Aug. "a:
333.-Flora enigma:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
CHEAP LIVING.

Bernard McFadden. the physical Gull
turist'' of New York has opened a restau-
rant for the purpose of showing how
cheaply the human body can be palatably
and satisfactorily nourished. Large
dishes of soups, hominy. oats and barley
may be had for 1 cent; other dishes, such
as peas, beans, potatoes and coffee, cost
from to 5 cents; the piece de resistance,
however, is pot roast of beef, with po-
tatoes, for 10 cents. McFadden declares
there is sufficient nourishment in one Of
his 1-cent dishes for the average man.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
WHAT a NEWSPAPER DOES.

No less man than John Wannamaker
recently spoke as follows about newspa-
pers: "A newspaper whose columns over
has more influence in attracting attention
to building up town than any other
agency. Peoale go where there is bust
ness. Capital and labor go where there is
an enterpriSing community No power on
earth Is SO strong to build up town so
well as a paper well patronized, and it's
power should be appreciated. The man
who overlooks his town paper Injuries
himself by injuring his town and towns
an,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
IN coNsTANTINoPLE.

Constantinopie has about as many dogs
as people, and, accordinging to reports,
the dog has the best chance. There Is an
unWrItten law that dogs have to be re-
spected in Turkey, but it is different With
human beings The Armenians, for in
stance, though constituting a large per-
centage of the population, are not al
lowed to do business in their own names
and the name is suppressed No
map having the word Armenia is ad-
United into the Ottoman emnire
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
ENGLISH MoNEY rERM,

The term pounds sterling" dates back
to the time Of King Richard the Lion
Hearted (1157-1199) of England when
money coined in Eastern Germany was
called, from the name Of it's inhabitants
easterling money, known for it's purity and
specially valued in England, where later
on these Germans minted the pieces in
London, which became known by the alb
breyiated term Sterling"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
To Test Minds So
Inclined.

shoes which measure from 1 to Is. The
first size in shoes for boys and girls is
is inches. of mems, S15 inches, and
each subsequent size is increased 1-3 OF
an inch.
224-$400.
PROBLEMS to be solved Aug. "a:
221.-What principal will amount to
$3.50 in five years at per cent?
22S.---What Is an EN- in typesetting?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10
MEAT PRICES AT MANILA.

Much of the beef, mutton, pork and
lamb in Manila comes from Australia
loin steak, 55 cents pound; mutton, 40
cents; fresh pork, 55 cents; lamb, SIS
cents. Other prices are: Smoked cod, 60
cents a pound; bacon, 60 GEMS; ham, 65
turkey, 65 cents; salmon, 35 cents; mullet.
80 cents; lobster, 81 each; butter, 81 a
pound; grouse, $3.50 each; rabbits so
cents; hares, 81. 25; fowl, 81. SO; tame duck,
81 .35.
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Who Wrote
Them :?
Famous Quotations.

431.-"Let us crown ourselves with
rosebuds. before they be withered.'
432.-'H they do these things in a
green tree, what shall be done in the
dry?'
433.-"Iee Jet every man be fully persuaded
in his own mind"
434.-"Be not righteous over much -
435.@"He that maketh haste to be rich
shall not be innocent"
436.-"Behold how good and how pleas
ant 1t is for brethren to dwell together in
unity