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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
BALLET AND POLITICS.

Gen. HAwLEY says, in his address de-
livered at Hamilton college the other day.
that next to preaching the word of God the
life and work of politician is best fitted to
bring out all that is true and lofty in man.
kind. This sounds like queer doctrine in
the light of the visible manifestations of
the result of political work in this country.
and it will be swallowed by the general
public with good many grains of salt in
the seasoning. But strange as Gen. HAw
LEY's statement may sound to unregenerate
ears. it does have the same pecu-
liar eccentric idea of what constitutes
the higher religious life as is found en-
bodied in the reply of the American Opera
management to the Evangelical alliance
which protested against the production of
the ballet in st. Louis. The ground of OBJ
lection urged by the st. Louis clergy to the
ballet feature Of the new opera vas the i'm
moral tendencies of the ballet performances.
the opera management. takes direct issue
with the preachers. The management
claims to be engaged in a religious work,
and that in producing the ballet it is
doing all possible within the do
main of artistic and historical reason
to meet the religious feeling of the
country, and insists that beautiful stage
pictures are, perhaps. the nearest possible
approach to heavenly scenes" Shades of
our mighty dead, what is this country COM
ing to, anyway. when the ballot box suffer.
the queen of the ballet and the average
stage scenic painter are held up as the
highest types of our religious life If the
original Eden was made up of such comb
nations. then ADAM is vindicated. The
sooner he ate the apple and got out the bet
ter it was for him. But. Gen. HAwLEY
and the American Opera company to the
contrary Notwithstanding, there are better
things in earth and heaven than politics and
the ballet. This old world Of ours is get
ting very crooked in many respects, but it
hasn't veered so far out of its moral course
as to settle down on the bedrock Of political
corruption or operate fakes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
CUURCu, CHANCES.

1t begins to look very much as though
Judge CHURCH is going to be named as the
next governor of Dakota, and that, too,
despite the very strong papers which are
undoubtedly on file in behalf of Mr.. DAY.
1t is not at all clear, however, that Mr..
DAY is very much opposed to the Selec-
ton of Judge CHURCH. On the contrary,
it is more than probable that the national
committeeman is cogniZant of the arrange
ment that will put the learned judge into
the gubernatOrial chair and has had the
force of his personal disappointment broken
by judicious intimations from the powers
that be regarding the other intentions of the
administration toward him. Even should
some such an arrangement not be in view
the selection of CHURCH instead of DAY
would give no occasion for surprise when
the presidents usual mode of procedure is
taken into consideration. 1t has been the
habit to look rather slightingly upon those
whose claims to Office have been rather per-
sistently forced upon his attention, while it
has ever been his custom to regard with
favor the applicant who rendered himself
modestly conspicuous by his absence from
the vicinity of the appointing power. Mr..
Days friends have been unusually active
in his behalf, while Judge CHURCH has
made nothing like such vigorous effort.
It would be directly in the line of precedent
therefor should the mantle of Gov. PIERCE
fall upon the capable shoulders of Judge
PIERCE
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
GlFFORD,S TRIBUTE.

The spontaneous tribute which Delegate
CLIFFORD. of Dakota, pays to the ability
and worth of Congressman CARLISLE is
especially gratifying. coming from the
source it does. Republican congressman.
Mr.. CLIFFORD is more than right in saying
that the defeat of CARLISLE would have
been a national loss. To the West espe
cially it would have come home in the light
of a calamity. When the high tariff men
are so ably represented in the house it is
of vital Importance to the West, which has
pledged itself in favor of a common-sense
reduction of the tariff to simple reve-
nue. raising basis, to have in the forensic
arena men who can champion her interests
as against the fallacious arg uments of the
Eastern sophists. There are few enough
of such men in congress, and the loss of
Mr.. CARLISLE, who, as Mr.. CLIFFORD
saws. is "a credit to the country" would
have been at this time irreparable. 1t is
more than probable that the tariff discus
sion will be begun betimes by the present
congress. and it is well that the sentiment
of the West will be inteliigently expressed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
CATCHS.

The latest subject of literary discussion
is the derivation of the word caucus. The
accepted derivation, as given by WEBSTER
and stated in BARTLETT's Dictionary of
Americanisms, is disputed by more modern
writers. The father of SAMUEL ADAMS is
usually credited with being the originator
of the caucus. He was interested in ship
building, and about the time of the break
ing out of the Revolutionary war he and
his associates in the ship business were in
the habit of holding secret meetings for the
purpose of laying plans, or, as we would
term it in modern days, of setting up the
pins to circumvent the British. These
meetings were called 'Calkers' meet
ings," and it has been usually supposed
that the word caucus in this way became
corruption of the word calker. But the
more recent explanation, and the most
plausible, is that the word was derived frOW
the Indian tongue. The Algonquin word.
kaw-kaw-wuS means cOuncilOr-One who
encourages. advises or urges. If the cau-
Gus was merely an assembling together of
VERSIONS for consultation and agreement. the
''calker" derivation might be accepted. But
as in most instances it resembles a pow
WOW or Indian war dance more than any
thing else, we are forced to. accept the
newest definition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
HISTORICAL INACCURACY.

An illustration of how incorrectly history
is sometimes written is found in BEN: PER
LEY PooRE's "reminiscences of American
statesmen, in which he says the late ALEX
AMBER Ii. STEPHENS had his hand so badly
mangled in his celebrated knife encounter
with Judge CONE that he was never able to
use his hand in writing afterwards. Maj.
POoRE was intimately acquainted with Mr..
STEPHENS all his lifetime. and it is most
remarkable that he should have made such
blunder. The fact is that although Mr..
STEPHENS hand was terribly cut and man.
gled in the life and death fight with his in
furiated brother Georgian, which occurred
thirty odd years ago. he did not lose the use
of it. Up to the day of his death he con-
tinued to use the pen, and there are thou
sands of people in this country who are in
possession of letters written by his own
good hand long after it had been sliced up
with a Georgia tOOthpick. If reliable
historian like Maj. PooRE makes such mis-
takes, what reliance can we place in aver
age history?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04

stomach; an intercOstal machine, an over
head pulley.like continuance to straigbten
the shoulders; rowing pulleyS, with rubber
weights. to strengthen the biceps and upper
part of the body; a four Dared and double
cared rowing machine, giving the same
exercise as rowing; a canyas-cOvered run
ming track. dumb bells. Indian clubs,
wands. horse, neck, shoulder and leg
pulleys. and last. but not least by any
means, Prof. Rumsey's patent air striking
bag, used by all sparring experts to give
them lightning like quickness of action.
The novice, upon entering the institution.
is measured carefully. Height. weight.
neck, shoulder, chest, waist, hip. thigh
calf, bcep and arm measurements are
carefully taken and noted down in the
superintendent record. His needs are
considered. and the training prescribed is
whatever Will best be adopted to meet his
needs. At the end of period measure
ments are again taken and his progress
noted. And there are on record some good
examples of work done. T. Spear, age IS
years, i'll one year increased two inches
around chest measurement, and ether
measurements accordingly, except the
waist, where was no increase. Ii. Shep-
pard, II years old now. from December of
last yearuntl November this year
GAINED AN INCH
around the neck, three inches in shoulder
circumference, three and one-half around
the chest. an average of one inch increase
in calves and thighs, two inches in waist,
and one in biceps. The work is done al
together on a scientific basis and when
there is particular defect in any of these
it is noted down, and the proper apparatus
prescribed. Rules are made and closely
adhered to. Instances there have been
where severe cases of dyspepsia.
weak chests and weak backs have
been cured. But, of course. the gymnasium
is not for the making of acrobats; it is for
the harmonious development of the muscles,
and does not anticipate the performance of
gymnaStic marvels Glasses of boys and
young men meet to drill and practice every
day in the week in gymnastics and calls
themes. On Monday and Thursday and
Saturday afternoons, when the young men
assemble. and on Tuesday afternoon and
Saturday morning, when the boys class
gathers. the institution presents pic
ture of extreme activity. The ST. Paul
and Minnesota Boat clubs practice here at
convenience. Some athletic exhibitions
will be given during the winter, and Supt.
Weston intends to secure the Grand Opera
house for an evening exhibition. A prize
exhibition will wind up the winters work,
and during the carnival Supr. Weston
will get up several street drills.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
morning. The present truce was extended
mp to Jan. /.
Chips From the Ties.

brown, Howard & Co., contractors of the
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic railway, have
suDiet the contract for clearing. grading and
or1d8lng the south branch of the new line
rom oSse, On the Marquette & Mackinac line,
TO the Sault Ste. Marie, distance of fortv-
SIX miles, to ReXford Bros. & Hodge. of New
YORK. The su6contractors will also furnish
the ties. The subcontracts on the Western
division will not be let for two or three
months yet, as the locating survey will not be
finished before that time.
Commissioner Faithorn, of the Western
Tratfc association, directs special attention
to the fact that the rates between Chicago.
st. Louis, etc., and Missouri river points on
business destined to Montana common points
are subject to the current Joint Western
classihcation and the supplement thereto.
this basis for classification applying to St
Paul, Minneapolis and Minnesota Transfer.
Robert Kerr, general freight agent of the
western division OF the Canadian Pacitc road
has issued a circular announcing that the
station OF Finmark, en- the Thunder Bay sec.
ton, thirty-seven miles west of Port Arthur,
has been closed to traffic.
The Lewis Walter property at Southfield,
Staten Island, has been purchased b. A. B.
Stlckney, of the Minnesota s. Northwestern.
The property will be used in connection with
the stock yards scheme. The price paid ia
said to be $4,000.
On the evening of Jan. S the 'Possum club.
OF which Judge Chandler, OF the Milwaukee
road. is the grand high 'posSum, will banquet
at the RYAN. This is an annual affair ana the
'possums this year will do their prettiest.
1t is expected that the Minnesota & North
western general Offices will be removed info
the new Bank of Minnesota building corner
OF Sixth and Jackson Streets some time next
month.
Manila, new station on the Council Bluffs
division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul road in Iowa, has been opened for bust
ness. w. Q. Jeffrey has been appointed
agent.
The lght-hearted f. McFeeley. agent of the
Manitoba road at Fargo, was prancing around
the city yesterday.
Assistant General Manager Odel. of the
Northern Pacific, is expected home from the
North to-day.
F. B. and J. T. Clark. of the Omaha road,
will be home from Chicago to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
Senator Ward suggested.

WdSecd hdulCdi.
The Democrats are looking about for some
liberal Republican to support for United
States senator against G. K. Davis, whose
tariff views are too high for them. Gilman
has been named, also Cole, Dunnell and Mel
son. If Davis is to be beaten "a consumma-
ton to be deplored,) we suggest to the atten-
ton of our Democratic friends Senator w. G..
Ward of this county, as being man likely
to develop more Democratic strength than
any OF those named, and man able to COM
mand many Republican votes as well. Mr..
Ward is sound on the tariff. exactly in accord
with the people of the state-liberal in his
views and eminently capable of filling the
position with credit to himself and honor to
the state. He has hosts OF personal friends
in the Democratic party, as well as In MS
own. and no political enemies anywhere. No
man in the state can be named. more avail
able for their purpose, and prominent Demo-
Gratis have said as much in our hearing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
ST. PAIL TO HAVE ONE.

All over the country Young Mems Christ
ian associations have been organ zed, and
in nearly every city the Y. NJ. c. A. GYM
nasium is known to every young business
man. whether he be ready to accept the
Christian faith or remain Skeptical or unre-
deemed. Boston and Brooklyn have gym
Easium buildings which are marvels OF
beauty and wonders of architecture, anu
their buildings were reared by popula
pecuniary contribution. st. Paul, too
among the cities Of prOgressivenesS, is also
to have its grand gymnasium building, an
500 900 Is little enough il the editice is t.
com pare favolably with the city. A build
ing committee consisting OF r. c. Jetfrr-
son. chairman. w. B. Ladd. James Suy
dam. E. F. Hoxsie and A. S. Tallmadge,
has been appointed by the d rectorS of th'
association t. select a site, and Il. Z. Hell
m elk. the financial secretary, has been III
ten~elv active in obtaining subscript ions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
vuE ST. P4CE GLOBE

Has Larger Circulation th7n that
M Any. Other Newspaper Printed
Northwest OF Chicag land il is S;ea d.
ny and Rapidly Increasing. kcePing
Pace with the Growth of the Great
City of which The GLOBE is Admit
tedIy the Journalistic Representa-.
live.
lis the Rest Advertising Medium
for Those who Desire to Reach ALE
Glasses of Newspaper Readers in the
Creat NortF.yge est. and Especially In
minnesota and Dakota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
An rconocIastic Order.
New York World.

New YORK World.
The Austrian government has issued an
order prohibiting poker-playing within the
dominion. Thus is the Berlin treaty again
defed. 1t was distinctly stated, we believe.
in that document that the game of poker
should be protected by all the powers to the
end of time. 1t was further decreed in detail
that a prince who did not ante should be COM
PEELED to abdicate; that three kings beat any
thing on the board; that blulfng was a fine
art and should be nourished as such; that
any diplomat caught with flush should be
considered unworthy of his profession; that
the powers should never play straights; that
two knaves always beat two queens, etc., etc.
And now Austria has thrown all these able
rulings TO the winds and has utterly boycotted
poker We shall soon hear from the astute
European correspondents rs to how this move
will affect the status quo in Bulgaria.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
They May Bring Suit.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 3.-Upon the
petition of the attorney general Judge
Butler to-day, in the United States circuit
court, made an order granting leave for
suit to be brought in the court of common
pleas of Dauphin county against the
receivers of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad company and the other railroads
concerned. for the purpose of testing the
legality of the trunk line pool. and to en-
join the defendants from acting under such
agreement. Another petition asking for
leave to bring suit against the Reading
Railroad and Coal & Iron companies, to
test the validity of the anthracite pool, was
also granted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
4 pETULANT CONGREssMAN.

The course pursued by Congressman
FREDERICK, of Iowa. in rendering his
resignation to the governor of the state
because the postmaster general refused to
follow his suggestions relative to the ap-
pointment of postmaster at Iowa City, is
one of the strangest freaks that has
occurred in public life since CoNKLING
and PLATT stepped out of the senate
chamber in a passion of rage at the
GARFIELD administration. The appoint
ment of postmaster at Iowa City was
made on the recommendation of Represent
alive MURPHY, whereupon Representative
FREDERICK FASTENED to Washington to in
terview the president. Failing to gain en-
trance to the White house, although he had
fingered around the portals for several days,
he finally sat down in rage of desperation
and wrote an open letter 10 the president
and had il published in the Washington
papers in which he informed Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND of the bad tricks that the postmaster
general had been serving him and in
timated to the president in the clear
est manner possible that Mr.. Villas
was shaping his official course to Sc
cure the presidential succession for
himself. 1t may be- possible that Mr.. Villas
has an amb. ton in that direction. but Mr..
FREDERIcK's petulancy will not affect the
situation. If his object was to squelch
Villas. he has failed. There is no reason
to believe that the postmaster general has
the presidential bee in his bonnet, nor is
there any reason to believe that he stood
the ghost of a chance to get the nominal
ton, even if he did have it. The only
thing that Mr.. FREDERICK has accom-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
No Change for >ome rime Yet.

Supt. De Puy. of the Minnesota & North
western. arrived home from Chicago yes
4erday, but said he knew nothing of the
work done in the meeting of Northwestern
managers held for the purpose of establish
ing pool. as he did not attend. He said
he thought that pool would be established,
but anticipated considerable trouble in
arranging percentages. In regard to put
ting on through passenger train between
ST. Paul and Chicago, he said he thought
the road would let matters stand as they
are at present. Probably after Jan. /,
some action would be taken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
THE L4DY,S Nj AID.

French Niuette, my lady's maid,
Would you tell, If richly paid.
All that should like to know
If my lady's cheeks do grow
Warmly red when she doth bend
Ger the roses that | send,
And if she hut feigns to find
Love so little to her mind;
Would you tell me if by art
Some new sutton sways her hear1
And If that's the reason why
She Is ever cold and shy?
Nay. Ninette, will not ask
Lest too well you do your task,
And when your quick tongue doth go
Tell much more than ! would know,
Tell of many a scene and word
Best unnoticed, best unheard-
For no woman, if we'll weighed,
Seems 40 s>ete TIA her maid. Life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
THE PRESIDENT Is SOLID.

Whatever anybody else may have thought
of the result of the recent congressional
elections, it is very evident that President
CLEVELAND has not been disturbed by it..
He stands just where he always stood, and
will press upon congress at the approach
ing session the same general policy that he
urged in his former message. He has
faith in the wisdom of his policy and is go
ing to stick to it. Consistency is a good
thing in its way, and the president proposes
to be consistent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
Pushing for Hutcl,inson

The Manitoba road has purchased the
Minneapolis, Lyndale & Minnetonka, run
ming from Hopkins to Hutchinson, and
work on the line is being rapidly pushed.
Three gangs of men are laying rails at the
rate of a mile and three quarters day.
The laborerS on the grade are working day
and night. The grading is completed to
WaconIa. and is being pushed beyond to-
wards Hutchinson. If they reach this
point by January the company will secure
bonus of S44. 0OO offered by the citizens
On last Monday 1880 feet of rails were
laid.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
meetinss at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-The Transcontinental
lines have agreed to form passenger asso-
citation. 1t will date from Dec. 6. and ex-
pires by limitation in four months. The
contract contains the usual clause requiring
three days notice of withdrawal, and pro-
vides graded set of commissions to be
paid. To-day the Iowa. Dakota and Min
nesota Freight association meeting was
concluded. The commissioners salary was
raised and a variety of matters disposed of.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04

Mr. Tallmadge of the committee, informed
the GLOBE recently that he understood that
$50, 900 had already been subscribed toward
the cOmmeudable pro ject. The prominent
bus ness men of the city are taking up the
matter. and as the ba II rolls it rapidly accu-
mulateS in size.
Even at present the Y. N. G. A. gymna-
stun, in the Sherman building. corner of
Wabasha and Ninth streets, is an institution
of some magnitude and much popularity.
Notwithstanding its accommodations are
limited and facilities cramped. Started
with about IS boys and youths two years
ago, it has Increased to membership of
500. and the list includes many of the best
known young men in the city, embracing
such names as Ed E Davidson, c. p. Hill.
Z. S. Jaggard, Ogden Hammond, c. P.
Mitchell, Morris Self, j. IL. Bushnell. X.
c. jefferson, W. c. Wade, NJ. Oppenheim.
f. p. Gilbert. w. H. Brown, George w.
Hayes, w. L. Reed, w. Camden, W. n.
Armstrong. E. Constans and H. Corning.
In the second story of the Sherman
building are the rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Descend a flight of stairs from the sec
retary's room and the well-equipped do
main of Supt. r. L. Weston is reached.
with its array of horizontal and parallel
81.
machines, dumb bells and Indian clubs.
Prof. Weston is 1.-the. well-shaped young
man of % years, who graduated from the
Boston gymnasium under Prof. Roberts
and has taught a term of gymnastics in
Columbus. o. In Boston and Low
ell Mass, he earned record OF
winning running and rowing races.
Poor health sent him into the gymnasium.
Three years ago he measured thlrty-tWo
inches around the breast. Now he fills
forty One inches, with other measurements
i'm good proportion. In the basement be-
low the gymnasium are the Dath rooms
and lockers, so that the institution Is COM
plete at the nominal cost OF member
ship of S. per annum, and a Zee OF
50 for tie use of a locker. When the
gymnasium was first started it was in
room 43x23 feet. Last September the gym
nasium was increased third in size by re-
moving the baths and lockers to the base
ment, it now being 23x63 feet. Ihere are
now 200 lockers. an increase OF l2o, ana
they are nicely arranged in tiers and rows.
with passages between, and any one Is large
enough to contain ones suit OF CLONES. Inc
baths have been improved by putting IN one
needle, one hose and two overhead shower
baths. or sponges. There are three tuos,
six wash bowls and an elegant large mirror.
In the engine room adjacent to the bath
rooms is a space used for light sparring
and couple of pairs of gloves lying on the
floor betrayed their very recent use.
IT'S EQUIPMENT.
In the gymnasium is almost everything,
and each apparatus has its particular adap-
tation. There are two horizontal bars to
develop the chest and broaden the shoulder;
parallel bars for the lower chest and back
arms; trlck-rings, giving trapese exercise,
but harder to manage than the trapese;
climbing ropes and ladders to teach the
land laddie to climb hand over hand, CIV
ing him firm grasp, full chest, good wind
and wiry body: row of swinging rings