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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
HOW THEY OBJECT,

Somehow the proposal to leave the
question of woman suffrage in South
Dakota to the decision of the majority
of those who would be admitted to the
ballot does not strike the good ladies
who are leading the movement favOra-
bly,. They have less confidence in their
sex than the men have. One of them
illustrates her view of the case by sup
posing that the superintendent of
public table should first take vote of
the lady guests as to whether they
should have pudding or not. He would
announce that the rule of the house
was that the majority should control
the pudding. A negative vote, and the
minority of pudding lovers would
be denied all enjoyment. They could
look across the table and see some men
take pudding and eat or leave it as they
chose. Men vote or stay away from
the elections as they see fit, and still
it is not proposed to deprive them of all
chance to vote. That is the persuasive
way they present their view of the mat
ter. 1t would be ungallant. if not worse,
to taDtalize the ladies' with the sight and
odor of their favOrite dish and deny
them a taste. But the ballot is not
properly among the condiments or des-
sert. 1t is the dropping of a bit
of paper into box, but it is not
a completed transaction with that Incl
deut, as when the nickel is put into the
slot and five cents worth of gum or
candy comes out. Very serious duties
and exactions are cOncOmitants of the
ballot. EnfranchiSement is somewhat
like matrimOny, where there is to be no
convenient divorce. There are grave
aspects to the relation, and attempts at
Sinking do not satisfy the right-mind-
ed; all must be made voters, or none.
There are some theoretical puzzles
when SUSAN and her sturdy eo-workers
demand the ballotas Alright, but society
is only possible by Individual cOmpro-
misses, and the general good must come
before the personal interest. As it is,
ladies are compelled to acquiesce in the
decision of the majority of the men, and
it would be educative to submit first to
the greater number of their own sex.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16

1t may be insisted that the Republi
can politicians in the prohibition states
are becoming more honest, or, perhaps,
ungenerously suspected that they are
hunting excuses for diSSolving their
partnership with the ProhibitiOnists.
CLARKsoN'S Iowa paper has been one
of the most vehement advocates of the
Endorsement of prohibition by the
party. and. like Gov. LARRABEE, has
constantly insisted that the prohibition
law was as well enforced in that state
as any other criminal statute, and under
its operation the jalls and poorhOuSes
were being emptied. The Register and
the papers that have followed in its
line, now admit that ''prohibition has
proved a failure in a dozen or more
countless" and virtually cOncede that it
has done little in any section to di-
miniSh drinking, if it has not
encouraged intemperance. This is
a surprising change to be made
so rapidly. They are forced to
admit that the substitution of strin-
gent laws for educational work and per-
sonal ref0rmatJry and diSsuaSive effort
has not been entirely beneficial. Says
the Register: Oar good friends, the
preachers, have looked to the law to
make and keep men sober. and have eX-
pected that would do the work which.
to a greater or less extent, must be done
in every community by personal effort"
Of course the preachers are responsible.
and not the party that made the law and
pledged itself year after year to stand
by it. The condition is not peculiar IN
Iowa. 1t is much the same in Kansas
and Maine. In the latter the president
of the temperance club in the chief city
confesses that thirty years of legal per-
suasion have shown the failure of the
means. The philosophy of the thing he
gives in this: st still exists and thrives
in state where it is prohibited. Why?
Simply because LAWS not a refOrmatory
method to be used in a work of moral
reform. 1t would seem that after more
than thirty years of experience most
men must be convinced that law neither
reforms the drunkard, restraints intern
perance, nor diminishes the rum ira ffic
to any great extent IN our Cities"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
The Two Young Women Who
Are Now Flying Around
the Earth.
Nellie Bly's Struggles for
Recognition in the Liter
airy World.
The Peculiar Manner in Which
She Obtained the Favor
Of an Editor.
Miss Elizabeth BiSland Scores
Many Successes on a
Magazine.

"Nellie Bly," the young woman who
is now putting girdle round about
the EARTH" is Pittsburg girl. She has,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer, been en-
gagged In writing for newspapers lit
tie more than three years. Her first at
tempt to gain livelihood with her pen
was made early in 1886 on the Pittsburg
Dispatch. She had written communi-
cation to that journal on the condition
of the workiDgwomen in the city of
Pittsburg, and there was so much orlgi-
nal thought in her deductions that she
was requested to send her name and adj
dress to the editor. With this she COM
piled, and as result she was engaged
to follow u p several of the suggestions
she had made.
"Nelli1 Bly's" first important mission
was trip to Mexico. where she travelled
fOl six months. learning to speak Span
ish with fair fiuency in that time.
When miss Bly," returned to Pitts
burg she was put In charge of the So
ciety column of the Dispatch. alternat-
ing this work with writing theatrical
notices and criticisms, and and in pre-
pairing articles on woman's work. With
her added experience these papers at
tracted attention in New York, and
were frequently reproduced in the met
ropolitan dailies. This gave "Miss
Bly," the idea that she could better ber-
self in New York, and she secured
letter of introduction to Joe Howard
Jr., from 0ne of her newspaper friends
in Pittsburg.
SHE STARTS IN.
Arrived in New York. she presented
her letter and was given several large
chunks of fatherIy advice and the cheer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
THE STORY OF 4 DAY.

The Cronin jury finds all the prisoners
guilty.
The Montana senate is expected to organ
ize this morning.
Thousands follow the remains Of Searle,
the oarsman. to the grave.
The remains of franklin B. Gowen have
been Ia ken 10 Philadelphia for burial.
SCongress viii pay itself Tor the month Of
December and go home for Christmas. this
week
Elmer E. Erwin, son of a prominent citi-
zen of Sioux City, is killed in a saloon at Coy
ington, Neb.
Langdon, Fletcher and Gilman are said to
have combined TO prevent Merriam's nomi-
nation for governor.
Republican politicians are using the North
Dakota legislature through which to air their
grievances with each other.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch charges that
the last Missouri legislature was purchased
by the dressed-hOg combine.
A collision between the militia and imper-
Ialsts is reported in Bahia, Brazil and 500
people are said to have been killed.
Nj. Gladstone declines 10 accept the invi-
tation to initiate an agitation looking to the
establishment of q working day OF eight
hours.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
TARIFF TINKERING.

It is given out that REEDS committee
on ways and means is going energeti-
cally to work framing a tariff bill on
scientific principles, but with the Chi
cago platform constantly before them.
There will be revision and some cutting
of rough edges, but the sort of tinker
ing with the schedules promised is un-
likely to do more than annoy business.
1t is utterly improbable that there will
be anything accomplished that will meet
the Leeds of the country. The Demo-
Gratis will take issue sQuarely with the
high protective features and stand reso-
luteIy on the line marked out BY Mr.,
CLEVELAND. They should insist upon
thu surplus being Topped off where it
will afford relief to the burdened
masses, and encourage the extension of
the industries by giving them cheaper
raw material and consequent oppor-
tunity to compete with the sellers in
other markets.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
A QUAKER CITY ROMANCE.

The Devotion of Husband as
Nothing Against Misplaced Love.
Philadelphia Press.
Fatherly Marriage License Clerk Bird
hears many a curious story among the
many condolences told him in the course
of his duties, but the most romantic of
them came yesterday, when e middle
aged lady, well-dressed, with jewels in
her ears and on her fingers, asked him
for advice. Then, without giving her
own name or those of any of the char
acters in the story, she gave this out
line:
Her daughter, she said, fell deeply in
love with her second cousin. who be-
trayed her. Another young man was
paying her attentions. but she did not
care for him. Her cousin was not will
ing to marry her, and, in order to avoid
being compelled to fulfill his promises.
showed the young girl a certificate of
his marriage to another woman, and
suggested to her that she should marry
her other sutton. Her love was so stroug
for her conSin that she wanted to save
his good name, as well as her own repu-
tatiOn, and she married the other man,
but would never live with her lawful
husband, although he begged her to.
When he discovered that she was
about to become a mother, he was will
ing to forgive the past. and would
gracefully take upon himself the name
of father. The young girl. however,
could not be persuaded, and they lived
apart. Then she learned that the GER
tificate of marriage shown by her
cousin was false. The cousin learned
that he had been discovered in his trick
cry, and Immediately expressed himself
as willing to marry her. if she could get
rid of the husband he had recommended
to her.
So the mother asked Clerk Bird
whether she would be able to get a
divorce or not. He told her he did not
think she could unless she waited some
time and brought suit for desertion.
''But she can't bring suit against
him for desertion," said the woman,
''for he has not deserted her, and he is
begging her all the time to come and
live with him."
'Then don't see how you can get
divorce" said Mr.. Bird.
The woman went away promising to
return and inform Mr.. Bird what the
result was.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
The Thumb Ring i'm New York.

: 1t has taken long time for the thumb
ring to make any Roadway in New
York, but it is very slowly gaining
ground. Mr.. Dixey was the first man
to wear ring upon his thumb, and he
has chung to it tenaciouslY for two
years. 1t is a plain gold band, worn
just below the joint, and it was placed
there at first merely as lark. 1t eX-
cited so much talk among the people
who knew the bluleSque actor that he
has refused to take the ring off and has
worn it ever since. Actors always have
certain following among young men
whose brains are not of dangerous
weight, and who are capable of deyot-
ing their energies to small things. The
small things have taken the form of
thumb ring. and there is very conSid-
cradle portion of rather young men
about town who are following Mr.. Dix
ey's example. New York Sun.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
THE SENATORIAL KILKENNYs

The clouds of war are still lowering
upon the senate chamber, or. at least,
upon that part of it occupied by the
Minnesota senators. The flag of truce
sent in by Senator DAVIS last week
seems to have been accepted by Sena-
tor WASHBURN as a token of weakness
On the part of his antagonist, and he
has accordingly frightened his grip on
the federal patron Ige, and proposes
from this time forth to play a lone
hand in distributing the Offices. From
the GLOBES standpoint the situation S
more amusing than serious, and yet we
know that the suspense must be awfulIy
painful to the hungry office-seekers of
Republican persuasion, whose pockets
suffer an aching void while the hold
over Democrats are drawing the salaries.
The president is placed in an embar-
RAISING position. with regard to the Min
neSOta offices, when he sees the senators
wrangling for supremacy without any
prospect of an adjustment or COM
promise. If he favorS one he offends
the other, and as long as one senator's
vote counts for as much as another in
the matter of confirming appointments,
1t wouldn't be good policy for the pres
ident TO show favoritism. 1t is an open
secret that Secretary WINDOW is on
Senator WAsHBURN'S side, and, so far
as his Influence can go. the administra-
ton will be veered around that way.
It would probably be smooth sailing for
the WAsHBURN faction but for the fact
that Senator DAVIS is the most influen-
tial of the trio in home politics. There
is DAVIS strong point. Pre- sident
HARRIS ON is cautious man, who looks
away ahead of him. He has his eve as
steadily fixed on the next nominating
convention as he had On the last one,
and is carefully calculating the chances
for a denomination. Perhaps some of
the retiring Indiana delegates from the
last convention told him what rustler
Delegate STEEYERsON,O of Minnesota, was
in that body, and how he sat I'D all one
night, pleading and praying with the
Minnesota contingent to drop GRESHAM
and 20 over to HARRISON, and how the
next day they walked right into the
HARRISON camp and helped to nomi-
nate him. The president has the rep
utation Of being a cOld-blOoded man,
utterly devoid of sentiment; but he has
a retentive memory for all that, and is
anxious to succeed himself. He proba-
bly, fails to recall single word of en-
COuragement or an act of sympathy
from Gen. WAsHBURN and his candi-
dates when he most needed aid. After
he got the nomination they all hur-
rahed for him, but it was in the strug-
gle for the nomination where his friends
proved themselves. If the presidents
memery is faithful and his gratitude is
not exhausted. it is possible that Sem
ator DAVIS will yet win. Still, he has
big odds to fight against. The WINDOW
influence, resting as it does on a Wall
street basis, counts for a good deal in
administration circles, and may be
strong enough to give the victory TO
Senator WAsHBURN. But if it does,
Whew! but there will be music in the
camp when the Minnesota Republicans
next get into state convention. There
will not be enough of them left when
the battle is over to bury the dead.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE.

Passengers on some OF the Lehigh 81
Susquehanna trains are notified Of the
stations by an electric arrangement
over the doors.
The re-editing Of the great encyclo-
pedia complied In the reign OF Kun
lung is proposed In China. AS the in
dex alone consists of fourteen large vol
umes the task of the compllerS will not
DO light one.
A purse OF $4,000 is offered for q copy
of the Paper containing description OF
Drawbaugh's talking machine or tele-
phone, printed between 1870 ami 1876.
The issue of the suit to annul the Bell
telephone patent will turn on the dis
covery of this paper.
Worse by halt than the hen and half
problem is this: A certain family con-
sists of one grandfather, two
two graudmothers, one father-in
law, two mothers-in-law, three
mothers, two fathers, two daughters,
one son, one daughter-in-law, one SON
in-law, one granddaughter, and there
ale only SIX persons In the family
Farm Journal.
A big brown horse got out of stable
i'm Jackson Mich. Sunday evening, and
and walked across the long Lake Shore
crossed several culvertS. and was found
quietly grazing near the Fort Wayne
track beyond the crossing. The target
tender saw the strange performance,
and says that the horse crossed the
bridge like tight-rOpe walker, never
once missing his footing.
Gen Billy Malone does not weigh
more than 105 pounds. Mrs. Malone,
however, tips the beam at 225. She has
borne MIN tripletS twice. The first time
the general was in his railroad Office. A
c0lored Oy came in and told him there
was boy at the house. The general
ordered wine for those present. Again
the boy appeared and announced the ar
rival of another baby. Malone ordered
more wine. A third time the messen-
ger appeared and told of third baby.
"Gentlemen, you must excuse me-" eX-
claimed MahOue. IL am going home to
stop this business"
The new crown which Emperor Will
lam of Germany has lately had made
for him. weighs three pounds and has
frame of solid gold. The lower rim
contains tweDty-fOur diamonds as large
as walnuts, from which rise eight clover
leaves, also of diamonds. Above this
are eight hoops of gold studded with
diamonds and pearls, aud the whole IS
'surmounted by the apple of the En-
pre-" large sapphire of enormous
value. The jewels came from the royal
treasury,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
Literary Note.

1t would be difficult matter to decide
which of Harper's periodicals to take
for the coming year. if there were not
an admirable and really inexpensive So
luton TO the problem in sending a COM
bined subscription for all four. Each is
independent and complete in itself. land,
if taken alone, seems to satisfy all ones
desires for what periodical can bring;
and vet no one of the four, when they
are taken together, seems to be superf1u-
Gus. Harper's Magazine Is International
in scope, but American in enterprise;
Harper's Weekly has become indispen-
sable as the citizens illustrated paper;
Harper's Bazaar remains the leading
fashion and home journal; and Harper's
Young People has never been surpassed
as an illustrated weekly for boys and
girls.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
MAHoNE,S TOMBsroNE.

The official canvass just made in Vir-
ginia of the vote of the November cleo
ton gives MALONE 1858 fewer votes
than the Demo cratic candidate for gov
ernor had. This is beyond all prece-
dent, and so enormous as to be virtually
political revolution. Four years ago
the 10000 majority for the Democrats
for the same Office was regarded as
almost phenomenal. and since then the
Republicans have once carried the state
on congressman, aud last year CLEvE-
LAND had but 1859 more votes than
HARRISON. The remarkable feature
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
He Was Engaged.

Texas Siftings.
Stranger Ito dime museum proprietary
II want situation in your museum.
Proprietor have got all the help /
want.
Il don't want to engage as help.
What I wish to hire out for is to show
myself to the public-be part of the
exhibition. Don't you understand"
"Y0u don't cali yourself freak?"
'sBetter than that"
slow SOP"
''Im the only man in New York who
hasn't named site for the worlds fair"
YOU'RE engaged. Name your salary
Yourself"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
HEALTHY WEATHER.

The past summer has been a wet one
In the East, and exceptionally dry in
the Northwest. In New York, Boston.
Philadelphia and other Eastern cities,
the present death rate is abnormally
low; and the scientists, who gather that
sort of statistics can find no cause for
1t but the unusual rainfall. They be-
Ieve that has been conducive TO health.
In this region, where there has been a
shortage in rainfall, the wOnted health
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
.HaDpy Pempina.

Pemblna Democrat.
IL is with regret that we see in many
of our Dakota weeklies as we'll as many
Eastern dailies, the accounts of destitu-
ton and suffering in Dakota. In this
issue we publish communication which
may mislead many as to actual condi
ton of our people. inasmuch as it says
many families in Dakota are suffering
for the comforts OF life. We do not
know of a single person or family in
Pembina county in destitute circum-
stances.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
Had Been I here Before.

Judge.
A Nephew Ito his old and wealthy
uncIe)-I am desperate. and unless you
send me $1,000 by this evening shall
take my life; by midnight shall be no
more.
Reply of the Uncle-Yours of this
date received. When, some time ago,
you sent me missive of similar import
and sent you my revolver, what did
you do? You "spOuted" the weapon. l
have no more revOlvers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
Sense Needed.
Register.

Tyndall Register.
Congressman Hansbrough, of North
Dakota, is in favor of placing a duty of
80 cents bushel on potatoes, SO that
Dakota farmers can sell that product at
a higher figure. Why not use some
common sense in the proposed tariff
legislation and reduce the duty on
wooden goods from 60 per cent down to
80? That would be practical and ef-
fective way to benefit the farmers Of
the two Dakotas.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
A St. Cio.d View.
81. Cloud Press.

ST. Cloud Press.
ST. Paul and Minneapolis are begin
ming to discuss with some degree of Sc
robustness the aivisability of close
union of the two cities. and there is a
fair prospect of the success of the
scheme. Such consolidation would
make wonderful citv in this wonderful
West. When another generation be-
gins to do little looking backward"
the only surprise will be that the Twin
Cities didn't get together a good deal
sooner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
ELECTING POS rMASTERs.

1t has become quite popular idea
that poStmasterS should be elected by
the people of the districts they serve.
A prominent New York congressman
announces his intention to introduce
bill for this purpose, also covering some
of the other officials who are now APP
pointed. 1t would relieve the govern
mpnt of burden and demOraliZing
feature if the 10000 or more of those
officials could be provided for by other
agencies. OF course, an absolute cleo
ton could not be had without change
of the constitution, which is long and
difficult process, but the object sought
could be substantially effected by pro-
viding legal forms for primary cleo
ton, the candidates having the most
votes to be appointed by the president
or postmaster general. They could not
be cOmpelled to recognize this action of
the voters, nor the senate forced to con-
firm, but practically it would amount to
the same. The man designated would
be appointed unless there were fraud in
the election or some other reason that
would be recognized as sufficient.
There would be few removals if an
election were required to fill the va
cancy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
rO-DAY'S WEATH FIR.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-FOrcast till 6 p.
m. Monday: For Upper Michigan, Lower
Michigan and Wisconsin: Rain, preceded
in Lower Michigan by fair; warmer except
in Southwestern Wisconsin; stationary tenn
perature; souJherly winds. For Iowa ana
Illinois: Light rain, preceded in Eastern
Illinois by fair; warmer in Illinois and East
ern Iowa. colder in v Western Iowa; soatherly
winds. For Minnesota. South Dakota aud
North Dakota: Rain, followed in North Da-
kota ana South Dakota by clearing weather;
lower temperature; winds shifting TO colder
nortnwesterly; fair. and lower temperature
on Tuesday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
About the Way.

jamestown Alert.
1t is beginning to crop out that people
all up and down the Red river valley
are growing more eXasperated each
week over the fact that jamestown
claims both of the United States sena-
tors. If the Red river valley must have
one of these senators next timt. there is
Mai. Edwards. of Fargo; he is more
worthy than many who would deny him
the place.
Butconditions don'tchange so quickly.
The Red river valley factions will In the
end disagree just as much as usual. and
the western part of the state will carry
off the prize.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16

many successes as a book reviewer, and
in addition to this work she has con-
tributed to the magazine series of
articles on "Life in New York" "rhe
Onteora Club" ''Tuxedo," ''Co-opera-
tive Housekeeping. and 1.-THE Flower
Market of New York" She lives in
little home which is said to be daintily
arranged in its interior. When she be.
gan her trip around the world it was
understood that she was to be employed
regularly afterwards by the Cosmopoli-
tan Magazine. Being still quite young
and beginner. she may be said to en-
ter on literary career with bright
prospects.