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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-15

Prof. Langley's flying machine met
with a fate similar to that of previous
attempts in that line from the time of
Darius Green onward But mankind
VIII Keep on trying and some time the
problem OF aerial navigation will be
solVea. In the meantime the wise man
News. ~ 81
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-15

The Cincinnati Enquirer wisely re-
marks: The actual instances in which
presidents of the United States have
peen positively assured of another
NJ nomination and then have been ruth
lesSly- turned down! are at least sew
eral." This iso supposed to refeI r,ora
particularly to the present president
st. Cloud Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-15
.Washington time q p. m. st. PauD.

sRise. Fall.
The Mississippi will fall slowly in the
vicinity of st. Paul during the next thir-
ty. six hours
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-15
What the Editors Saw

If Ignatius Donnelly was on earth
he would be advising the farmers to
hold your wheat" The indications
certainly point to good prices. The
cable reports are to the effect that
there is damage to growing grain in
several foreign countries, and the yield
In this country will not be above the
average. While foreign countries have
not as yet drawn very heavily upon
the American markets, it is probable
that the future demand will be some.
what vigorous. The price of spring
wheat has averaged for the past few
months about 10 cents higher than a
year ago, and it is an even chance that
1t will go higher.-St. Cloud JournaI-
Press.
L h G O b e very truthfullv sue-
gests to all future managements of
carnivals or other similar entertain
ments in that city, and it will apnly to
all other cities, that the Kangaroo
courts and officers be omitted from the
programme Of entertainment. It might
40 with certain class of men who are
ciassed as good fellows" but going
into business houses and offices and
carrying off business men. clerks and
employees in an indiscriminate manner.
IS decidedly in poor taste to say the
least. 1t is an imposition, a hold-un
and was most generally condemned -
saltwater Gazette.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09

At this there much laughter among the
spectators
Lord Ebbrides looked displeased. Then one
of the men present-men were always greatly
in the majority in house parties-spoke
rather sharply:
Give her plain answer. Ebbrides. You
can't expect a child to understand innuendoes
vote for fair play
murmur OF approval followed. Lord Eb-
brides's brow darkened still more, but he paid
no attention 70 the speaker.
Il love you dearly. Athena" he said, "and
want you to love me in return. That is why
sent for this doll. Take her. and give me in
return twelve kisses every day-six in the morn
ing and six at night. Come, is 1t a bargain?"
Alas! at that moment forgot my daily les
sons on politeness. forgot that the. recording
angel was understood to overlook society hbs.
forgot everything, IN short. that should have
remembered. and spoke my mind:
'I would rather never have doll than take
from you"
'eWhy?"
quick witted child might have evaded a d.
rect answer. Even I, remembering that he was
my fathers friend and guest, might. 1 now
think. have replied civilly. But I was deeply
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
MODERN FIGURES.

One OF the most convincing proofs Of the
cendancy Of mind matter, in my opinion"
said elderly clubman, is the way women fol-
low the modes even in their physiques. They go in
for whatever is the fashion of the day thor
oughly that they actually, TO a great extent, are
able to influence their bodies. At least he con-
.inued there is no other way that I see OF ac-
counting for the changing types which. when one
has been an adnlirer OF the fair sex as long as
have, one cannot help noticing. 1 have just re-
turned from Saratoga, which is now undoubtedly
again, as il used 10 be. the centre of fashionable
grayitation from the South, West, East and North.
That is TO say, one sees there more well dressed,
beautiful women brought together than at any
other place. Well, the good looking women saw
were all with few exceptions. tall and slim, long
limbed, with sloping shoulders and long necl1s.
Just what they ought TO be- short. to be to the
standard OF feminine beauty Of the day. But
how did they manage it? That is what I should
like to know. They did not use 10 look like that.
7 would like to be longer wasted and taller my
self but I know my figure is hopeless Take WON
Only about six years ago il was the fashion 70
Tbe dear creatures shoulders square. Now
Dame Fashion DEGREES that they must be Slopng,
queerest thing and I cannot understand it
1t is hypnotisn SAID the woman To-, 70 "n9ni iI09
he was speaking. noddlng her head saseIy "
course, no one can really change herseII ac?oTt7 u
ing 10 the fashions SO the only thlng TO 90 Is 10
make people til-llh lley nave ~
you 70 think we nave the fashlonaple heure, she
scio1s Of having reduced her hips a goody number
OF inches and that she looked her tallest in her
agA heels heesd 70 sPeS M an9 9ng oo at @
commanded she: Il grandmother, and ought
have scanty hair ana wear a cap. ought TO be
wrinked and toothless An this probably am.
nnd me still an attractive woman, TO think I have
Ps Tyy hair % SAID g926 0 5Kn b0nssv RfGG beeve egar fs
you see al this in me. So. as am as / say a
hE-npoffc influence
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09

4 am completely at a loss what to give Edith
3. for wedding present exclaimed one OF her
friends. "If she were going TO keep house it would
be easy TO find inexpensive little article that
would decorate her new home. but they start i'm
snediately after the wedding their trip around
Ehe world and they may stay abroad for several
years Jewelry viii undoubtedly be given TO her
by every who afford il, but l cannot give
her twopenny stickpin, and my money viii not
buy more than that
''Why do you not consider what would add to her
travelling comforts, and send her something emf
nently practicaI?" said her aunt, to whom the
brides friend had come for a suggestion. Il re-
member when started off my wedding trip to
Europe l found when the steamer that / did
not have even a needle or spool Of thread; every
thing that utiitarian had been forgotten. I
sure Edith and her future husband both
TOO young and inexperienced to have provided them
selves with the comforts old traveller is never
without II ! were il your place would put the
idea OF q pretty, conventional wedding present out
Of my head, and give something that they take
with them everywhere and find really useful-one
Of those tiny stoves with tea paTaphernalia that
nade to take up space at ALL travelling
lamp that can be lighted WILL little
medicine chest fllled with the essentials, again,
2 well stocked work wallet that will take up no
room. Simply consider their comfort and conven-
tence in your choice Of a present, and am sure
you VIII hit upon something very acceptable"
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09

mints in her pocket" exclaimed the business
The trend of the whole situation is said the
woman with gray hair and IDEAS that we are
the millennium, and no longer classify women ao-
cording to Years Wnen IN we arrVe & al te desiTa b
maturity and there we shall remain. . -, 49,.
woman in the blue linen. but that you men
tion it, recall the fact that my mother VIII not
Now, why. should ike 70 ask?" questioned the
business woman with the evdSnt 9 gTiSyaRee Do - @
out? And take. care Of the little girl too?, ;r...
clubs was the response p and on S ever Ts so many
ties and church things. She is younger in tenn
peramept than l am, and now that l think TO
stead Of remaining at home to take. care of the
Then 60 n6 G she q has 5a9 of to egae
she takes her note book and marches down to the
profound and so far beyond me that she doesn't
even think to mention II TO me GWendolen al
FEEL like back number but no ono has occasion
to try that method of correction on my mother If
ITS al question of whether we old ladies per-
gray Gl4t haired Woman with laugh we don't nave
to hunt for our spectacles ana mere she 2dIuSted
cantly. There is no law against our holding our
0n d fas Rs 3 as Es Gs no Women %eTe old ID and
on the shelf at hfty. l believe l have read Of a
putting the old ones out OF the way in some bar
PaT2n @ ann have Now a you ~ S9PE 9 don 30 & 2
oaly defence is in the denial of age Witness me
for example during the social season, QOn
red velvet bonnet with the red algrette sticking
up in one side and l go to the club. and have as
much 10 say at the business meetings any
In fact have had more experience, so why should
/ not have to say2 Suppose / remained at
home? What to do? Nothing. I tell you. old
ladies' were obliged 10 institute change. We have
nc call TO go about in soft slippers without any
heels them, wear black silk aprons, and caps,
and knit We must keep up with the procession.
petticoats and gewgaws just as well as we ever
did. Age Is largely a question of enthusiasm.
When my enthusiasm is gone. you can nail up
and bury me--or cTemate me. l prefer the latter"
you've made out good case" said the business
woman Il don ask my mother to become
mother emeritus. but do object to being called a
girl when Tm-how old did I say I was? Forty
six?"
You said forty y-three but you don't look IT."
said ths Ezteen-year-old girl
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
Some TOaYs Of the Sg2orld.

ice and bonbons like the rest Of them, but
what were such material benefits compared with
what she craved, viz, the admiration and liking
OF her fellowsi
'Mopsy.' said her sister, 'I know girl. great
big girl who went to her first party thinking that
and she came back home. and stamped the
gown that few hours before she had thought
she looked so pretty in and went to bed and cried
and cried. She felt as if she would be happy
Why did the girl cry?" she oueried.
Because" said her sister she had been so
happy for weeks before that ball. or, you would
call it. that party, thinking that it would show
pleased with her gown, which was of beautiful
spangled tulle, with a low neck. She had never
worn low neck before, and that too was very
exciting. And besides all that, she expected to
often thought about. Well, She put on her beauti-
fui gown, and all the family said she looked too
sweet for anything, and then she went to the ball
but as soon as she got into the great big room
she were at home, and when she was asked to
dance she felt so stupid she could not saw a word
ana pretty soon nobody asked her any more and
sne sat In corner with her mamma until the
play dance that they call the cotillon but no one
asked her for it, she sat there feeling very mis-
eTaoIe, until her mamma said she might go home -
and wasn't the fairy prince there at alp" de-
tante. 0 'N
Yes" answered her sister but that was tha
worst or all. for he danced with the other girls
and never came near her at all o
Poor girl" commented Mopsv svrnna tha+i4a111,
DIG Sne ever get happy again?" she demanded
mat Is just why am telling you the story -
returned the other. The girl is happy now 3ha+
sne iiausIs whenever she thinks of that wretched
is all right again. ' 4'e
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
WOMAN MAIL CARRIER.
Miss Philips the Only One in This State
An Occupation She Likes

Riding her route with the fearlessness and self
reliance Of a man, Miss Grace Philips of WoIcott
Wayne County n. Y. has the distinction of beine
The only woman mail carrier IN this State She
IS nineteen years old. Twenty-Five miles every
week day she rides up hill and down dale through
route that includes the townships of WoIcott and
Butler and the sleepy little hamlet of Butler
centre It is said that when Miss Philips made
her nrst entrance postman in Butler Centre
the excitement was quite unprecedented
Miss Philips got her position through her brother
who held the contract for a free delivery route in
that part Of the country, The girl has ALWAYS
loved outdoor life and exercise, and has been ia
mllar from her early childhood with horses and
thelr ways She had hoped to be able to ride her
ttWeIty-nYe mile route on horseback but it was
paS She would, however have been able to ride
right up to peoples front doors and hand them out
thelr mail without dismounting. AS it was she
had TO adopt the little cart, bearing the insignia
ana representing the power Of Uncle Sam and
with pair Of spirited horses attached to this She
orlVes ABOUT the country roads.
VI course her duties call the girl out in wind and
ram and storm not less than in ha,cyon DAYS With
hat pulled down her close bound hair and
rain coat closely snuggled up to her chin she
mounts her wagonette with a gay smile.
If I had not meant to go through with this
business without bothering about the weather
girl" @0-
Miss Philips Is well educated as well as cour-
ageous and buslnesslike II is not in the least to
her discredit that she is also pretty.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
WAR ON INSECTS.
moved, and so told the rough truth. saying.

moved. and so told the rough truth, saying.
quietly:
Because you are a coward and liar
Making my little reverence to the company
I walked proudly from the room
Once out of the house, ran. trying to escape
from the strange sensations OF grief. loneliness
and resentment that filed my heart to bursting
Like a wounded animal, I sought bIindIy for a
hiding place. and might have fed far had not
Percy Stuart caught me as I rushed through
the gate. AS ne lifted me in his kind arms and
carried me back into the house and into his own
room, burst into bitter flood Of tears
There. there" whispered the good hearted
young man. as he placed me in an easy chair.
you needn't say word. Athena. I under
stand" And he muttered, "Butchered to make
a Roman holiday"
His sympathy did more to restore my peace
of mind than the splendid doll he presently took
from its box and laid in my arms.
Tell YOU what it is. Athena he said. cheer
fully. two play at every game. and this
I've won. You and I have come out ahead.
haven't We. in spite of Evil Eyed Anchorites?'
I thought we had.
Lord Ebbrides, pleading a business engage
ment. left for London the next day. had been
the cause OF his losing a great deal OF money. as
I had been heavily backed to win He had to
endure. well. much ehafing from the men
and reproaches from the women.
On our way to London We stopped in Paris.
where, with her winnings. my mother bought
herself a ring, an antique intaglio. In the gem
a large emerald OF great beauty, was carved the
bust of a winged woman-a Psyche. the jewellsr
said. The face was exquisite. its expression one
Of sadness intense as to seem severe. The
emerald set in diamonds that never ceased
sparkling-so I thought At first. because it
reminded me of past pain. disliked the ring
Tofa ha11 2 rba haerr Of @T,.,
in the emerald's heart. learned to love it well.
Ny mother wore it constantly, always on the
fourth finger Of her right hand
CTo be continued1
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09

ing. To allow nail to grow long is to tempt
into the skin. and it may take you weeks to over
come the pain and trouble caused by that trihing
GIVE THEM FREEDOM.
In warm weather when the feet are perspiring
with great freedom, they apt to get very sore
between the toes. It may be a water blister or it
may be just sore red place. When either of these
two things occur, apply at once carbolic ointment
and place small piece of absorbent cotton be-
tween the toes to keep them apart. For summer
good talcum powder is almost a hygienic necessity
for the feet.
NO. bicycling and walking have no appreciable
effect on the size OF feet. Women who cycle or
walk for recreation wear bigger shoes than thew
did before they went in for these sports but that
is only because the inevitable effect OF athIeticism
OF any kind is to make people to return TO a
state of nature. So gir' viii let out her corsets
have found comfortable discard herNrats. I think
you call them-because they heat her head, and
choose from haH size 10 size and half bigger
shoes than she would have done earlier in the
e'Fashion seems to retreat further into the back
ground before the simplicity Of nature, do you see2
the largest women's feet hail frcm-Chicago? Oh
go on! No, l said Germany and Scotland. Spanish
in Europe one reason why the Queen Mother has
ties entitie her to is that although OF as aTsto
cratic birth as heart could desire she is blessed
although, OF course, she has the best bootnakers GERS
g T26s 65v m her As sree @ they bzo nyr W M LOOK & smart
WNG41an as we have OF red nose, and the Queen
naughty Spain.
FEET OF FRENCH WOMEN
French women have short, thick feet-what you
might call squa bbyand their tastes in shoes lead
them TO accentuate rather than hide these defects
They love high heels. which they have placed al
most in the middle OF the foot The instep is
padded 10 arch it, and any French woman who is
gifted with a long, narrow foot will employ every
art 10 take of about half its length the result be-
Ing that corns and bunons and outgrowng Joints
are her portion almost from the cradle TO the grave
Enghsh women. who have reputation v
panslye feet, are great walkers. and are sensible
enough 10 wear wide roorny boots. / IN
Ene sh oman N Ee the msIa of mincing along
a golf course In Louis Quinze heels but once saw
a french glrl playing tennis at Versailles shod in
these atrocities. I remember she wore train.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
REST ROOM FOR GIRLS.
Large Mercantile House Looks to Comfort
and Health of It's Employees.

An interesting innovation along the social service
line is about TO be introduced into its business by
a large downtown manufacturing firm. This firm
purposes to equip rest room for the use OF it's
girl employees, with special reference to their com
fort in case OF sickness or in stormy weather
These girls" said one of the head men of the
concern the other day. are stensgraphers. book
Keepers telephone girls. and so on. There are be-
tween twenty and thirty of them Among so many
there are always one or TWO who are indisposed
They have headaches, or q heartache, or they feel
as Il they were going 10 faint. and so on
- nc Sow. as II IS there IS no PLACE for these girls
go home.
1t occurred to that it would be a good idea
TO ft up room where they could go and lie down
OF rest or lounge around Just soon as can move
the draughtSmeu, who are now occupVing a certain
room, shall equip II q rest room for tho girls
lnere IS gong TO be a nice rug on the floor a
coucn; easy chalIs ana a couple of tables. If il
sick girl could see him there. Thus far we ha We
never haq 70 can IN physician. but 1t may happen
The rest room viii serve another. and quite as
important. & purpose Most OF our women employees
q restaurant but on stormy or excessively cold
DAYS they bring I At present they have no place
When the rest gets going they will be a bla
10 gather there at the noon hour and eat what
they bring, or they can club together and have
In addition 10 the parlor furniture which is
going 10 make the room cosey and attractive little
sitting room. there VIII be lockers where each
girl can keep her coat and hat and any other of
her belongings under lock and key. We pay our
girls good wages, and the hours good, but with
consider that our responsibility toward them ends;
there Right here in our plant We have the capital
Industrial problem in this country. We are trying
TO solve our own problems as We go along. II
other firms woulc 90 the same, there would be
less copy for the newspapers and less work for
the walking delegate.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
AS TO THE ROOF GARDEN.

People are just waking up to the fact that there
IS an immense amount Of unoccupied breathing
Epace all over the city which might be utilized for
summer comfort IN an endless variety OF ways.
The roofs Of New-York, which are lifted high
above the sitting heated atmosphere Of the streets
below afford any number OF Unrecognzed possibii-
flies The roof gardens, which are a comparatively
recent innovation. may be said TO have inserted the
ope7ing wedge in the way ok utilizing these lofty
spaces: restaurants nave followed suit, and now
there IS disposition the part Of householders
who are obliged 10 remain for the heated term in
The city 10 arrange some portion Of their roof
space as loungug place in the open air. For chill
dren such p,ayrCom IS obviously invaluable, while
fheir elders find great relief IN the freshness and
coolness Il affords 4 provision for such retreat
couId easily be made II building a house. and
81 is TO be hoped that the architecture Of the future
wfll not allow much valuable roof room TO be
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09

and her gown had elbow sleeves and pointed V
neck-or do they call it a neck?
1T isn't national pride national prejudice that
makes think that American women have the
prettiest feet in the world. Usually they have
long narrow elegant feet of small size, and they
fastidious their hosiery and buy the
srnartest footwear TO be found on the market, the
result is something extraordinarily fetching
No know I haven't said anything about the
cure of corns l didn't mean TO. In the first place
they can't be cured-not If people viii continuesto
wear the same shoes and stockings that caused
them-and. in the second place If there's any cur
ing be done want 70 do it mYsell: See.-
New-York tribune., 1903-08-09
IT Doesn't MATTER. AFTER ALL.

Nopsy had been TO a party-a real dressed up
invited party.--tle first social function OF her
treulely short life She had LEFT home IL the after
noon with her nurse. completely satisfied with
her small self Her 1rock she thought perfectly
lovely II was brand neW-a pure white. soft dun
NJ muslin and lace. Every one in the house, from
the cook TO the housemaid had told her how pretty
she was and how beautifully she dressed
Now the party was over. and Mopsy had come
home IN the sulks. 40 one had admired her frock
although the other little girls praised each others
They only looked az me-" sobbed AIopsy, "and
that horrid Selma Tip-Top said, That isn't real
lace on your dress ard the rest laughed" No.
she hadn't played any games she said; there were
TOO many. and the boys chose partners, and she
was always left cut But you had a nice supper.
dear and ice cream" said her elder sister, who
had gathered the little child up in her COM
fortiug arms, appreciating as no else could
how sore heart the little carried in her
bosom for the time being. Yes. Mopsy had had
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-09-17

The San Francisco Examiner of
Wednesday, contains the follow
ing;
The 1896, 1877 contract the Uni
ted States government has entered
into with c. A. Warren and the
San Francisco Construction Com
pany of this city for the construc-
tion of irriga ton works in Nevada
arrived here yesterday. 1t will be
signed by the local people before
the end of the week and q few
days later they will put a small
army of men and a lot of teams to
work on the big job. Thecontract
is the first of a number of large ir-
rigation canals the Federal author
tiles will build for the reclamation
OF the arid wastes in Nevada.
Messers. Warren, Buchanan and
their associates of the local con-
tracing firm are to construct a
canal thirty two miles long, fifty
three feet wide at the top twenty
one feet wide at the bottom and
fourteen feet deep. 1t will be cap
able of carrying a volume of 1,400
cubic feet of water a second. The
canal will start from a point on the
Truckee river about thirty miles
east Of Reno and run eastward
fourteen miles closer to the Central
Pacific road, and when near Wads-
worth will run south-easterly to
the Carson sink, a level, waterless
track about sixty miles in diameter.
1t is figured that fully 300, 900
acres of agricultural land in the
Truckee and Carson valleys will
be created by this important work.
The government plans TO havethe
settlers take this land in so or 100
ere tracts under homestead claims.
All the water to be desired is to be