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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
THE PosToFFICE IN ARMS.
Uncle Sam Loaded Down With
Travelling Christmas Presents.

Yesterday was a hurry day
at the postoffice. The corridor was lit
orally packed with people, many of
them bearing armfulls of packages to
be handed over to Uncle Sam and his
letter carriers to be delivered to the
thousands of sweethearts, lovers rela-
tives and friends of the citizens and
deniZens of the city of the ice palace
all over the country. The clerks at the
various windows dealt out stamps,
weighed and received the packages, and
answered thousand of questions in
mechanical and rapid manner. The
afternoon and night mails bore away
scores of extra mail pouches packed
TO their utmost limit.
1--WE have received fifty times as much
mail matter to-day as compared with an
ordinary day." remarked 0. Ii. Ne
gard. ''You see those piles of pack
ages?" pointing to wagon loads of them
piled arOund;"that will give you an idea
of the work we have at this season of
the year. Besides. there will be con-
tinual rush of incoming packages until
Tuesday night; and then there will be
a great amount to come into the city for
distribution. The letter carriers don't
get time for holiday vacation"
very busy for week. We need an
extra force to handle our mail matter
promptly, but there is no provision for
it."
do you have any bother with persons
handing in unavailable articles?' was
query by reporter of the GLOBE.
"Yes: our greatest trouble is with
persons wanting to send merchandise to
foreign countries. We can't receive
them except upon the payment of full
letter rates, and then the articles must
go through the custom houses, and if
subject to duty the goods are detained
until the tariff is paid. Then there are
many packages brought here that are
poorly wrapDed-Some of them in paste
board boxes that would be crushed to
pieces by the tons of mail. One woman
brought package here to-day to be
sent to some town in California; it was
a box two feet long, about eighteen
inches wide and six inches thick; 1t had
a single covering of light wrapping pa
per tied with sewing thread-the adj
dress was written on small piece of
paper attached to the wrapper by two
pins. She seemed surprised when |
told her it would be ground to pieces
before it got fairly started on its way.
She insisted, however, upon sending it
even when l told her if she never
heard of 1t again not to come to this
Office to complain"
The official laughed at suggestion as
to the examination of packages for
written matter that might be inclosed,
and said the only requirements of the
regulations is that the packages be in
such shape that they can be examined;
if they are not in such condition letter
postage is charged.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
RIDING IN MID-AIR.
A New Electrical Railway Ex-
hibited to the Chamber of Com
MERGE.

A New Electrical Railway Ex-
hibited to the Chamber of Com
merce.
The demand for improvement in the
matter of street railway facilities for
North American cities in general, and
st. Paul in particular. has led to the in
production and trial Of various and nu-
merous devices, electric and steam
motors and the like, all of which
have proved, after careful trial,
to be utterly untitled for service under
the conditions opposing them here. An
electric system is now being put in in
connection with portion of the lines of
the city railway company, which, in
cities not subject to heavy Snowfalls or
extreme cold, has been found to develop
good practical results. With the condi-
lions existing in cities of this lati-
tude, however, there is doubt in
the minds of many practical and
experienced engineers as to the relia-
bility of the plan. The formation of
sheet ice upon the rails, which may,
perhaps. be kept clear of snow. may
prove sufficient to break the electrical
circuit. and the result will inevitably be
a blocking of the system until such
time as by more or less tiresome pro-
ceedings the connection can be re-
stored. The plan exhibited yesterday
before the chamber of commerce
by l.. j. Cody, of Sault Ste. Marie, the
inventor and patentee, presents none of
the objections to which other plans of
the kind have been subject, and is
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

the betterment OF the numerical data
from which the astronomer predicts the
position of the moon, and 1t is thus a
matter of moment in the future of navi-
cation, as well MS in the further i'm
provement of astronomical tables and
theories of the motion OF the moon."
Some data that will aid in the inves-
legations OF the problems as to the phys
zeal constitution of the sun are antici-
pated. The same authority says that
the corona and hydrogen prominences
are now thought to be "down PUSHES OF
relatively cool material upon the surface
of tho SUM-" instead of the exhalations
OF a heated body, as formerly supposed.
These phenomena are believed to have
some relation to the spots on the sun,
which may perhaps exercise an iniiu-
ence upon terrestrial conditions. Re-
ports of the observations will be waited
for with interest by scientific circles.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
Piano Playing Hard Work.

There will be satisfaction to many
young ladies in the recent opinion of an
eminent medical authority that there is
danger to the physical constitution in
work upon the piano to an excess.
Where the exercise is arduous to the
learner and wearing upon the nerves.
he prescribes six hours day as suffi-
cient. He presumed that there were
rugged constitutions that would not be
seriously impaired by twelve or four
teen hours a day, but it requires en-
thusiasm and high devotion to make
that desirable. 10 become accomplished
and skilled as pianist there is vast
amount of severe work requisite, with
years of practice, vigorous purpose and
strong physical powers, are needed.
Yet the physician recommends moder-
ate labor on the instrument as good for
discipline and exercise. 1t is not, how
ever, calculated to excite enthusiasm in
reluctant ears about.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
Female Athletes.

The ladies in a town in New Jersey
are credited with manifestation of theiI
feelings that may forecast sort of legis-
lation they will favor when they become
voters. They have formed an athletic
club, and admit to membership married
men. but not bachelors. The privilege
denied may not be of great moment to
the parties. but it involves the assertion
of principle that may be carried out
to the discomfort of that perverse fac
ton of the human family. 1t stands for
blackball for the willful bachelor in
the social phases. The bachelor is nat
urally selfish and deficient in patriot
ism. His own ease and freedom from
responsibilities in the constitution of
society are his chief concerns. Just at
this season of the year, many heads OF
families, as we'll as subordinate ele-
mentS, have saddening realization of
his insufficiency. There should be no
mantle of charity for him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

as Christ would celebrate it If He were
still on earth. ''What think We OF
Christi is favorite text in the pull
pits to-day. What would you think Of
Him, and what would the world think
of Him, if on his birthday he had gone
around Jerusalem distributing diamond
iewelry and costly velvets among his
kinsfolk. while the cripple lay unaided
at the pool waiting for the troubling of
the waters and His ears were deaf TO
the clamors of the hungry multitude
who starved on the mountain side.
The poor are always with us. They
are here in ST. Paul; just as needy. too,
as they were IN Jerusalem. Was Christ
mistaken as to the spirit of His mission
when He sacrificed His own comfort and
Invested Himself of all selfish cOnsidera-
tions? or is it the churchman of to-day
who is mistaken when he lavishes bis
wealth upon himself and his friends and
leaves the poor and the suffering to
their fate? We leave the question with
Vnu
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
MY MOTHER.

There sigh that almost rends the heart;
There's grief, oh, so hard to bear:
There's tear that will unbidden start,
There's a mind filed with heavy care.
And that grief felt and the tear shed
On that sad and dreary day
The day they told me she was Dead
When mother passed away.
There's an aching void that can ne'er be
filed,
There S sundered loving pond;
There's a soft and soothing voice taats
stilled
In the mystic vale beyond:
There's a face and form cannot see,
Now moldering to decay,
And life has got no charms for me
Since mother passed away.
There's a tender word for the absent boy,
There's fervent prayer to heaven;
There's a mem'ry time can ne'er destroy,
of the lessons she has given.
But buried now are the word and prayer
In the cold and silent clay,
And mem'ry brings but grief and care,
Since mother passed away.
There's land beyond life hopes and fears,
haven of peace and rest;
And this thought the tagging spirit cheers,
OF the godlike and The biest.
And know that on that shining shore,
Where seraphs rejoice and pray,
To-day there is one angel more,
Since mother passed away.
M J. Donnelly,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

viewed with great and apparently de-
serving favor by that body. The first
and possiblythe greatest points claimed
by Mr.. Cody in favor of his invention
are that it does away completely with
rails in the streets, and that no depth OF
snowfall, even though it were seven feet
on the level, would In the least affect or
retard the operation OF the system. The
construction OF the steel framework
supporting the donble line of elevated
tracks is on different lines from any
thing heretofore attempted. Light steel
arches will span the street at
column bases at the curb line.
Supported by means of Orders and
braces extending from these primary
supports are the tracks. and an arrange
ment of uprights of light steel, with
crossbars, SurmOnnts the center of the
arches, the object being the removal of
all wires from the sides Of the streets
trayersed by the road to the place thus
provided for them. The operators car,
which surmounts the only wheels in
connection with the whole affair,
is small enclosed cab planned for oc-
cupation by the operator alone. The
passenger Car hangs from the trucks
by a series of steel rods to a height
above the street about the same as that
of the cable cars now in operation. The
electric wire from which power is gath
cred for the propulsion of the car
occupies position below the tel
egraph and telephone wires. 1t
is protected on the upper
side by light zinc roofing, which OBJ
viates the possibility of the accumula-
ton of sleet upon it, and consequent
break in the circuit; the under side
alone is exposed. The browning glory
of the scheme, however. is device by
which the car can be raised and lowered
to travel at any attitude from the street
This is done by means of series OF
| jacks under the control of the opera
tor. By this means the stoppage
of the cars by heavy snow fall would
be impossible as they run as we'll and
easily fifteen feet from the ground, as
| is the case when but foot or so from
the surface. This is one of the chief
recommendations of the invention as to
| its application in cities subject to the
climatic conditions which exist
| here. Mr.. Cody is president OF
| an elevated railway company now
in successful operation after the same
| plan in Sault Ste. Marie, and in his ex-
| plantations of the working OF the system
iHdkcS pldinly eVlueuG ltS superiority,
at least in theory, over any electric road
now III operation or any that are known
to have been patented. The working
model of section of the pro-
posed system was on. exhibition
yesterday in the chamber of
commerce. and was seen during the day
by many persons versed in the work-
ings of electrical devices, and all ex-
pressed conviction that the model rep
resented the railroad OF the future.
Secretary Tallmadge is greatly inter
ested in the plan, and its workings,
probable cost per mile. and practical
bility generally. will be discussed at a
! meeting of the chamber tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
BRAZILIAN AFFAIRS.

Our dispatches this morning indicate
that there is an appearance of more
earneStness about the Brazilian revolu-
ton at this date than there was in the
beginning. 1t was the tamest opening
that the world ever saw, but it promises
to be complicated enough before it is
through with. The leader of the revo-
lutiOnary forces is dying-a fact that
seemed to have given encouragement to
the imperialists, who began to make
preparations for the return of Dom
PEDRO. This movement, however, has
been anticipated by the TevOlutiOniStS,
and, as measure for checking, they cut
off the exiled emper6r's pension and
have issued a decree of eternal Danish
ment against him and against his
family. This will bring matters to a
crisis at once. The men who success
fully overturned the empire in night are
expected to be prepared for all emer-
gencies. President FONsECA'S sue
cessor will have been named before the
formers death, and will be ready to as
sumo the reins of government as soon
as the breath is out of his body. There
is hardly possible hope for the i'm
perial family that the people of Brazil,
or any faction of them, will fly to arms
to support the cause of Dom PEDRO,
and unless there is a foreign interior
ence the republic must stand. 1t would
have been better for old Dom PEDRO if
his friends had submitted to the inevi-
table gracefully, and not stirred up
a bitter feeling against him in the
ranks of the republicans by attempting
to create rebellion against the provis-
ional government. The notifying
part of the whole matter is that this
nation should stand with folded hands
and permit the friends of republican
government in Brazil to work out their
own freedom without a single word of
encouragement from us.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
THE BELLS OF NoTRE DAME

What though the radiant thoroughfare
Teens with a noisy throng?
What though men handy everywhere
The ribald jest and song?
Over The din of oaths and cries
Broodeth a wondrous calm,
And mid that solemn stilines rise
The bells of Notre Dame.
Heed not. dear Lord" they seem to say,
THY weak and erring child;
And thou, o gentle mother, pray
That God be reconciled;
And on mankind. o Christ our King,
Pour out thy gracious balm
IT'S thus they plead and thus they sing,
Those bells of Notre Dame.
And so. methlnks, God, bending down
To ken the things of earth,
Heeds not the mockery of the town
Or cries of ribald mirth;
For ever soundeth in his ears
A penitential psalm
IT'S thy angelic voice he hears,
o bells OF Notre Dame!
Plead on, bells, that thy sweet voice
May still forever be
An intercession to rejoice
Benign divinity;
And that thy tuneful grace may fall,
Like dew, quickcning balm
Upon the arid hearts of all
o bells of Metre Dame.
Eugene Field in the Chicago News.
Nov. II, 1889.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
TWO FAMOUS PAINTINGS.
One Already Hung and the Other
Soon to BE added to Julius Kes-
sler'S Collection.


sler's Collection.
Julius Kessler has received, as an adj
dition to his already extensive art gal
lery, the painting Amor and Psyche"
This painting has been hung and I'M
covered before a large circle of Mr..
KesS ler'S personal friends. In treat
ment and mounting the painting differs
entirely from the already popular
Venus and TannhauSer" and the no.
table PRONUNCIATION" of Series. 1t is
perhaps one of the most noteworthy
contrast to dark backgrounds and con-
ventional gold frame that has ever been
brought into the Northwest. The subject
is, of course, NEUROLOGICAL, and affords in
its scope ample room for the express
sion of an artists ideal. BOuguereau
has chosen to treat the figures and faces
of the god and his love from a point
startlingly original. The moment of
depletion is when Amor seizes his
earthly love. and, bearing her upward
through the ether, points TO his home
beyond the stars. Half yielding and half
falling backward into the full grasp of
his sinewy arms, Psyche seemingly
Yields to his passion. His face bends
above her and ravishes her beauty. The
ether effects of the background and the
harmonious conjunction of the silver
hued setting bring the two central fg-
ures into most striking prominence. 1t
cannot be said that the artists concep-
ton OF Amor is any more than that of
lusty, healthful man, sensually rejoicing
in the possession of captive
maid. The picture breathes this
spirit. Psyche is essentially
woman, and not as loathful
of her position as ancient fable
might make us believe. Popular fancy
will hardly delve deep into these de-
tails. In selecting the painting while
abroad, Mr.. Kessler was wise in seeing
that it would catch the public eye by its
sugge stions and boldness. The Gre
nunciation," which has so long COM
manded the favorable attention of art
critics, has been forwarded to Duluth
for private exhibition during the holt
days. MIR. Kessler will receive in
very few days another magnificent
painting from Europe, entitled 1.-THE
Entrance of Charles the Fifth into Ant
werp." This is historical painting
and the largest in size of any yet re-
ceiyed. Four other seQualiy attractive
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
THE BEAUTIFUL STORES.

The store fronts are made attractive
by artistic combinations, and thousands
of pedestrians linger to admire them.
The columns of the newspapers are also
made bright and entertaining by de-
tail of the wonderful lists of Christmas
wares. Brisk, bright advertisements
are always interesting and profitable
alike to advertiser and reader. They save
infinite eXertion to thousands of the army
of buyers who are looking for gifts
wherewith to make friends happy at this
feStal time. The man, woman or child
who cannot find in the vast array of at
tractive novelties, set out these fine
mornings in the GLOBE, variety of
material to crafty and gladden. every
manner and kind of intended benef-
ciary, would be hard indeed to please.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

ONE of the latest devices for improy-
ing the voting business is to have
small photographs of the voters kept,
with name, residence. and other details,
at the registering office, to be renewed
each year. This might do while only
men vote. but the ladies would never
consent to it when they reach the bal
lot. 1t is probably scheme in the in
terest of the picture makers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

IT WILL be remembered that JENNY
LIND enshrined her memory in many
hearts by singing at times to those who
could not afford to pay millionaire
prices to hear her. PATTI sings twice
a week in Chicago during her three
weeks, and pockets $1,000 each time she
appears. 1t is her right, of course, to
take what people are willing to pay.
She can't sing to everybody, and those
who have money always can buy what
others cannot. 1t is the same way with
music. Still. there would be an added
sweetness and beauty to that mar<elous
voice if the owner could be put farther
from the merely mercenary role.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

BISMARCK is said to have lost good
deal of his religious placidity when the
reichstag passed the bill excepting those
preparing for the sacred desk from mil
itary duty in time of peace. Ii it could
be extended to war periods also, about
all the young men would be on the road
to the pulpit. The theological schools
are reported overlooking in anticipa-
ton. Denominations in this country
that are short of preachers may draw
upon the German surplus, perhaps. The
incident shows the absorbing idea of
the German government. 1t is to make
the nation tremendous military
power, and to make everything bend to
that end.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

THE question whether clergymen
should smoke is not SO readily deter
mined as the fact that most of those who
care to smoke do so, and will probably
continue. JOSEPH Cook says 1t is
wrong, but if the taxes are to be taken
off of tobacco, the majority will prefer
to leave the matter open to discussion
for generation or two. Ii the patri-
archs did not smoke, they never knew
what they missed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

IT Is found that this influenza cpl
demie is not modern invention. A
classical scholar has discovered men,
ton of it in HIPPocRATEs, 420 years be-
fore the Christian era. Although there
were no railroads. telegraphs or news
papers, the people took it just as readily
as they will now. 1t was not regarded
as very fatal, but every person who took
it died. Net one of them is now living.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
paper makers are the men who do hon
est work. -
Our
Infaiiible
Prophet.

more than another that
Infaliible H.S.FAIRCHIID prides
himself on, 1t Is the
Prophet. clearness OF his fore
sight. He comes of
race of prophets who are not dependent
on their hindsights, as most pc ople are,
aud for that reason he pinned his faith
to st. Paul in the early days of the
city's growth. 1t must be some conso-
lation to Mr.. FAIRCuII.D to pick Up the
GiloBE of Dec. 90, 1888, ana observe
how well his prophetic gifts served
him In that instance, In his article
published In the GLOBE of that date he
predicted, first, the extension of the
Seventh street cable line; second, that
"not one, but several cable lines would
connect us with Minneapolis" and
third, the building of a railroad from st.
Paul Park and South st. Paul to Men
dota, Fort Smelling and Minneapolis.
Just year has passed and they are
working on motor line connecting the
Seventh street cable line with North st.
Paul; everybody knows what is being
done, and what will be done with the
opening of spring In connecting the
Twin Cities with cable and electric
lines; and the route for railroad is to.
day being surveyed from South st. Paul
to Minneapolis by way of Mendoza, and
during the last week bills were intro
duced in congress for the necessary
bridges over the Minnesota and Missis-
sippi rivers. 1t is gratifying to know
that Mr.. Fairchild's prophetic gift is not
yet exhausted, but that he predicts big
ger things for st. Paul during the com.
ing year than were realized in the year
just going out.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

THE Minneapolis Tribune is again
comfortably housed In Minneapolis. Its
location is on Fourth street, immedi-
ately opposite the new GLOBE building.
The paper is printed on new type and
new press. and everything about 1t Is
new except the men. 1t Is full OF Blethr
enian energy, and sparkles with Bleth-
enian brightness. The GLOBE is glad
TO see the Tribune again on its feet, and
heartily wishes it career of usefulness
and prosperity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

In THE discussions in the Canadian
papers of the policy of insisting upon
indendence of Great Britain. it Is gen.
orally assumed that there would be no
repetition of the foolishness on a some
what similar occasion hundred or
more years ago. Independence seems
to be coming for both Canada and Aus
tralia, and, maybe. for Canada, the pro-
stationary stage for admission to the
Union.