St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-21
CAPITOL CHATS.

1.-The fire premiums paid in this state
last year amounted to about $1,000, 000,"
said Insurance Commissioner ShandreW
yesterday, ''while the losses aggregate
nearly so per cent of that amount.
When you add to this SS per cent for
expenses you will find that the insur-
ance companies are short full half
million of dollars. This last fire will
take some of the companies whole
year to get back their money, even if
they don't lose a cent in that time. But,
of course, we can't judge by the city of
st. Paul or the state of Minnesota; we
must take the whole field In which the
company operates. While 1887 showed
fair margin of profits in st. Paul, all
was wiped out before the end of Janu-
airy, 1883. The unusual losses of last
year caused the retirement of about
half dozen companies towards the end
of the year, and was diScOuraging to
the business"
Il have noticed the irrepressible in
terest manifested by many during the
past two weeks" said Dairy Commits
SiOner Ives, relative to a series of arti-
cles, written by Prof. Atwater, on the
chemistry of foods, published in the
Century. My attention has frequently
been called to the 'pungent':. para
graphs lately. The writer gives cleo
margarine an open market and fair
field alongside of other food products,
and right here is an error into which
the wOuld-be reformer or philanthropiSt
is apt to fall-that is, they theOriZe well.
but fail to deal with the facts as they
are found i'll every day life. In the first
article Prof. AtW alter states that cleo
rnarparipa can ha sold at rntail for ono
half the price of butter. In the January
number in the list of food materials
and prices per pound. butter
is placed at so cents and
Oleomargarine at Is cents per pound.
While this first is true, in regard to
prices, such is not the case. Ii is in per-
feet imitation of butter and is sold at
the same price. Chemically considered
there is but little difference between
the two. 1t is claimed that in the man.
ufacture of OleOmargarine the Stearine,
or that part of which candles are made,
is eliminated. Let me call your atten
ton to the fact that scientific men and
the advocates of imitation butter in
variably select the best specimens of
oleOmargarine by which TO SubStantIate
their theories and prove their inveStiga-
lions. They have nothing i'll common
with the lower grades of OleO products.
Why? From the simple fact that they
are indigestible, that they are frauds,
yillainOuS in the extreme, and inimical
to good health"
The woman suffrage question has been
agitating the state officials at the cap
itol greatly of late. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mrs. Judge StearnS, of
Duluth. pr0pounded a number of q ueS-
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ago, by answering which in the affirma-
ardent woman Suifragist. The treasury
department was almost rent aSunder by
the contest. Below is given one of the
conversations OIL the subject:
Hello, Mr.. Sander said Col. Bob
Letter to his efficient deputy, what are
you going to do about this Stearns let
ter-this woman suffrage busineSs?"
''Oh, bother woman suffrage" eX-
claimed the deputy, 81 don't want any
thing to do with it,
1.-The ladies, Mr.. Sander" said the
gallant colonel. You see this is lady,
and our chivalry ought to cause us to
do as she asks. You know it won't make
any difference anyway"
''But don't believe in the thing"
persisted Mr.. Sander.
"Why, Mr.. Sander" said the colo
mel, there's Jansen. a single man, and
he has signed the papers as required;
while you, long since married, object.
Come, think we had better sign the
documents, and be done with it."
81 suppose Jansen's fishing around
for wife," said the assistant treasurer.
Ppm not. don't like to. sign it, but if
you're all going to be cranks guess FL
have to do it." -
''Gallantry," said the colonel, sis the
first accomplishment of a soldier. It's
the one bright spot in the records of
many men, and this Office should aim al
ways to carry out and perpetuate such
spirit. Come, my boys, let us smoke
the woman Suffrage question:"