The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03
People and 5hinqs

Ing turn" compared to the manner IN
which the great writer took an outinr
IN MS automobile. The machine waS
about to climb a nearby tree when tha
general thought the matter had pono
far enough and he put his hand IN
some kind of a break and after that ha
knew nothing for an hour. When he
came TO he inquired how things were
ne learned that the automobile was 40
severely injured that it would have tn
nave its appendix removed, after which
IL would be as good as new. Visions
OF the excellent copy that he could
make OF the incident fully repaid the
general for any Inconvenience suffered
from the accident and it is hoped by
his publishers that he will have his
DOCK ready for the autumn sale.
Lyons Is Happy.
While the inhabitants of this section
or the country have suffered somewhat
from the heat during the past week
one man in our midst has been filled
with an uncomfortable joy. That is our
Mr.. Lyons, of local weather bureau
fame. Mr. Lyons conducts his office
with no uncertain hand; 1t is not this
tnlng today and that tomorrow, with
our Mr. Lyons, but for 365 days in the
year he predicts with admirable regu-
larity variable winds" Dear old vari-
out them? But during the past week
when, as said, it was slightly warm,
Mr.. Lyon was filled with joy because
as he remarked, 1--WE have heard from
Medicine Hat at last" Now if Mr..
Lyons had told us why he had not
heard from Medicine Hat before, or
where Medicine Hat is, or what it is
and why it had been difficult to get
into communication with Medicine Hat.
no curiosity would have been aroused.
But as 1T is, every one who takes an
interest in the Weather-and who does
not If for nothing else than as a sub
Ject of conVersation-is burning to
know whether the wires have been
doWn-or just put up perchance-to
the metropolis of Medicine Hat. What
is Medicine Hat to Mr.. Lyons and
what is Lyons to Medicine Hat?
Would Find Magnetic Pole.
A Norwegian explorer by the name
or Amudson is planning to start out
next year to find, if possible, the mag
net1c pole discovered some seventy
years ago by Sir John Ross. But with
this announcement comes the rather
discouraging statement that the pole
has changed it's location. Mr.. Amund-
son Will fit up a small boat and sail
into space, hoping against hope that
the pole viii declare itself somewhere
along his route. How he is going to
know the pole when he gets to it, or
what good it will be to him or to sue
ceedings generations to have it located
especially as it seems to move as often
as f1at-dWellers, has not been made
public.
KipIing Moves On.
Mr.. Rudyard Kipling does not seem
to live a peaceful life no matter where
he goes or how often he changes his
place residence 1y he hac
been having an experience in Rotting-
deane which has induced him to move
on, and hereafter he will be found at
Tunbridge Wells. The cause of the dis
turbance was that Kipling's aunt, who
was an ardent pro-Boer, was so dis
tresSed at the result of the South At
r1can struggle, that when peace was
declared she draped her residence with
crepe and gave other signs of distress.
This enraged the populace, who mani
tested their diSpleasure by "booing" at
the old lady, which performance evil
dences the greatest contempt on the
part of the British public While not
agreeing with the political views of his
aunt, Kipling thought booing at a wom-
an was not proper, and he became very
indignant, completely forgetting that
1t was to him we are indebted for that
irreVerent sentiment, "a woman is only
woman, but a good cigar is a smoke"
But when the woman in question is
his aunt, the matter assumes q differ
ent character. So Mr.. Kipling not only
reproved the British populace for boo
ing, but took away from the soldiers of
that district the right to drill in a GER
tain hall which he had given for that
purpose. So the old lady was enabled
to continue her unpatriotic perform
ance, and Mr.. Kipling moved on where
Doors cease from booing and all the old
auntieS are at rest. Nab.