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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
THE SAULT AND THE SUEZ.
The Sault Keeps Far Ahead of
Its Much More Noted COmpeer.

The Sault Keeps Far Ahead of
Its Much More Noted COmpeer.
Duluth Herald
The subject is trite, but 1t cannot fail
to be permanently interesting to Du-
luthians and all interestedin in the growth
of the great Northwest and its traffic
that of the Sault and Suez canals, the
one carrying part of the internal COM
merce of an undeveloped country,
whose cultivated area has been under
the plow on an average perhaps ten
years; the other bearing the keels of
Europe in her traffic with the Orient,
the lands of silks and spices, of per-
fumes and ivory, of gold and rare
treasures. A land as old as the sun,
whose commerce has been fOstered by
long years of patient endeavor on the
part of the European nations, especially
of England toward her Indian provinces.
The magnitude of an interior COM
merce which is little noticed will often
far exceed that of an ocean commerce
which attracts much more attention.
AS early as 1850 the commerce passing
through the Erie canal was found to
exceed in tonnage and value the whole
foreign commerce of the United States.
In fact, the tonnage of vessels entering
the port of New York in 1887 (Ameri-
can and foreIgn) varies but little even
now from the commerce passing through
the st. Mary's Falls canal at the Sault.
The daily registered tonnage through
the Sault for 1886 was 1887 tons, while
that through Suez in the same year
was 15,S02 tons. The lake vessels
average about half the tonnage each of
those which conduct the trade between
Europe and the far Orient, for the whole
number of registered vessels passing
through Suez the same year was 3,096,
while the number passing through st.
Mary's Falls was 7,118. The number
through the Sault Ste. Marie in 1887
was increased to 1898.
In the 212 days of navigation in 1888
there passed through the Sault canal an
aggregate tonnage of over 6,2O0,0OO
This, for seven months of navigation,
would average 100000 per month, or
nearly double the monthly tonnage of
the SueZ canal for the same year. An
equally noteworthy factis the steadyin-
crease in the size of lake vessels. Thus,
while there was decrease of 1852 YES
sells, there was an increase of 81 per
cent in the registered tOnnage, and an
increase in the average cargo of 40 per
cent. The average cargo of registered
vessels in 1877 was ga tons, and in 1883,
S76.6 tons.
The total valuation of commerce in
1888 was $50, 6,02O, an increase of
S3,0O0,000 over 1877; and this is the
more remarkable when the short wheat
crop and the increasing rail competition
is considered. The entire cost of the
Sault canal. as thus improved. says that
noteworthy publication, the American
Economist, will fall short of one-twelfth
of that Of Suez, while no Imagination
can grasp the magnitude of the COM
merce to which it will speedi ly min
lister,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
SOME VIEWS OF WOMAN.

Lamartine-There is woman at the
beginning of all great things.
E. S. Barrett-Woman is last at the
cross and earliest at the grave.
Sandi-A handsome woman is jewel;
good woman is treasure.
Richter-No man can either live pi-
ously or die righteOusly without wife.
n. P. WILTSHIRE sweetest thing in
life is the unclouded welcome Of wife.
Heine-HandSome women without re-
ligion are like flowers without perfume.
Voltaire-All the reaSoningS of men
are not worth one sentiment of a
woman.
Beecber-Women are new race, re-
created since the world received Chris
tlanity.
Leopold Schefer-But one thing on
earth is better than wife-that is the
mother.
Michelet-Woman is the Sunday of
man: not his repose only, but his joy,
the salt of his life.
Luther-Earth has nothing more
tender than wOman's heart when it is
the abode OF pity.
Shakespeare-For where is any author
in the world teaches such beauty as
woman'S eyes?
Margaret Fuller Ossill-Woman is born
for love, and it is impossible to turn her
from seeking it.
Louis Dennoyers-A woman may be
ugly, ill-shaped, wicked. ignorant. silly
and stupid, but hardly ever ridiculous.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
GIGANTIC RAILWAY SCHEME.

While the interstate commission and
Senator HoAR'S committee are investi-
eating and discussing the problems to
be solved on account of the low freight
rates on the Canada Pacific road, a
sydicate of Boston aud English capital
lists are perfecting gigantic scheme
for railroad consolidation which, if sue
cesSful, will absorb the Canadian road
with the American system, and will es-
tablish the greatest railroad power in
the world. The details of the scheme
are withheld from the public for the
present, but it is known that the men
who originated it are in earnest about
it, and that they are backed by unlim-
tied capital. A bill has been prepared,
and will be introduced at the opening
session of congress in December, for
the purpose of enabling the consolida-
tionists to consummate their plans. and
a Chicago map publishing firm is now
engaged in printing maps illustrating
the consolidation of the railway lines
and the tracts which are to supply the
proposed system with business. 1t is
given out that the consolidation
will include the Union Pacific,
the Northern Pacific, the Canada Pa
cific and what is known as the Santa
Fe system, extending through the
Southwestern states. The capitaliza-
ton to be asked for will not be less
than S7O0, 900, 900, and the fundamental
idea is to make Boston the metropolis of
the American continent. 1t is said that
the consolidation eontemplates running
a steamship line from Boston to Europe,
as well as the ownership of new
ocean cable joining Boston with the
German empire. 1t is big thing on
ice, and will probably keep good
while. for New York, Philadelphia and
the other Eastern seaboard towns will
be inclined to give Boston a wrestle on
the proposition before permitting that
ambitious city to walk off with all the
metropolitan honors.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
TWIN STATE TALK.

The first important measure to occupy
the public mind of South Dakota, after
prohibition is settled-and perhaps be-
fore, as step towards it's woman
suffrage. All the old fogies who have
been OH the losing side in every ad-
vance, should get theiI thinking appar-
atus in repair to be ready to get on the
right side for once,-Aberdeen News. "a
We believe the single house plan
would Subserve all the good ends of the
legislative department of state govern
ment and eliminate some serious evils.
We also believe the lieutenant governor
should be made eX-officio presiding
officer of the body, which would do
away with pernicious bargains and sales
that too often are offered. eXacted and
made to secure the position of speaker
by aspiring and ambitious members
elect.-JameStOWn Capital.
The Eastern papers are up to their old
tricks of making out that the crops of
Dakota are a total failure this year.
The facts are, so far as this section is
concerned, that wheat and oats will
beat all previous records, and flax, hay
and vegetables will equal the average
for the past five years. The writer has
lived through seven seasons in Dakota
and has yet to chronicle a total crop
failure, which is more than can be said
of any other Western state tor the same
period.-Mitchell Republican.
The News sympathiZes with Gen. AL
len. Whom can he trust? Edwards
used to be his fiduS Achates. Now, he
made deal with the old man of s'cold
storage renOWn. But too jealous
lieutenant of the cold storage statesman
gives 1t away. OTdWay, to be senator.
must have the Republican farmer poll
tician. He has therefore thrown Allen
overheard and settled upon John Miller,
the Richland farmer, for governor, in
exchange for legislative votes. Allen,
you're done for.-Northwest News.
So it seems that our own inimitable
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
SUMMER NONSENSE.

He-Will you remain true to me, my
love, till return?
She-Ye-es, but come back soon!-Il
Carlino.
"What's the matter, Benny?" asked
the president. "You look blue"
81 was wishing l was a man." re-
turned the baby. 80 that could hold
Office like the rest of the family
Puck.
Bjones-You and Giles have become
great friends of late.
Merritt should say so. When we
meet now he doesn't tap me on the
shoulder; he thumps me in the back
Judge.
{ ''Why does Mr. Harrison appoint ex-
presidents sons to first-class foreign
misSionS"
''Perhaps he hopes the practice may
extend to his successor. PUCK.
Fond Mamma--Now, Freddie. [ want
you to be just such boy as little Lord
tFauhtleroy. Do you think you can?
Little Freddie-I guess so, if l can
find any bootblacks to race with.-Puck.
We notice that the prohibition organs
make a great fuss about ''men who
must always have their glass before
they can begin their days work" Why
can't they let the GLACIERS alone?-Cleve-
land Union.
Typewriter Agent called to see you
in reference to your typewriter. Would
you exchange if you could get some i'm
provements?
Merchant-I can't; I'm engaged to
her.-Judge.
Summer Boarder-What's the name
of those fish, captain?
Captain-Them's Dickies.
Summer Boarder-What a funny
name; what does it come from?.
Captain with righteous indignation)
Why, haddicks, of courSe.-Life.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
A POETIC LICENSE.

A London cablegram announces that
a new wedding anthem, entitled "Oh,
Perfect Love-" has been expressly COM
posed by JOSEPH BARNABY for the mar
riage of the Princess LOUISE of Wales
and the Earl of Fife. Mr.. BARNABY is
great composer, and has doubtless
been inspired by the occasion; but he is
away off in his theme. Perfect love
rarely, if ever, exists in royal mar
riages, and it would be stretching the
public Imagination to considerable
length to work up a case of perfect love
between young princess in her teens
and equity old Scotch nobleman. Still,
appearances will have to be kept up at
court, and the choir who will sing Mr.
BARNABY'S anthem at the wedding GER
emony will be just as well paid as if
love ruled the court.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
TALK OF THE DAY.

Sweetness and light-an underweight
pound of sugar.-San Francisco Bull
letin.
The Shah of Persia sketches with
good deal of artistic ability. He has
been drawing large crowds in England,
too.
No wonder men dislike so much to
serve on juries. 1t puts them in such
trying poSition.-BaltimOre American.
We say a man has been ''out on
lark" when in reality he has been out
on the sWalloW.--YOnkerS Statesman.
1t said that women are hardly ever
stammerers. They have so much TO say
that they can't stop for it.-Burlington
Free Press.
Little Elsie witnessing balloon as
cenSlon)EO, mamma, are those men 60
ing up to heaven? Mother-Hush, dear.
Those are reporters.-Boston Herald.
Janeway?" "Oh, he's braced up won
While he was in business he nearly
ruined me. ."-Munsey's Weekly.
Some one has introduced the Ameri-
can musquito into England. He is fully
capable of getting even with the English
people for sending her sparroWs over
here to bother us.-Chieago Herald.
There is good deal said in print
about the Oyerworked preacher, and the
OverwOrked novelist, and the over
worked actress. but there is little or no
attention paid to the overworked pub
hc.-Merchant Traveller.
Omaha Papa-"I cannot consent to
you marrying my daughter until l am
assured Of your financial standing, as l
am anxious to have her well provided
for. She has already refused the offers
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
A LITTLE RECREATION.

The road to ruin leads through the
wicket gate.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
You can always tell the amount Of
gas in poem by it's meter.-BaltimOre
American.
It is the clerk of the weather who
frequently makes a signal failure
Yonkers Statesman.
A youth will never have his ways
mended by patronizing the sherry cob
bier too often.-Boston Gazette.
When the opportunity of mans life
presents itself he usually waits for an
introduction. Post.
A violinist is like a charming young
maiden in that he likes to get his bow
on string.-Binghampton Republican.
1t is sign that woman is getting
old when she stops crying over trouble
and begins to think.-Atchison Globe.
although Pm stuck up l am not
proud" as the fly said when he crawled
out of the molasSes pitcher.-Lawrence
American.
A horse may win race by bare
neck, and it is possible lovers may be
so won at fashionable ball.-New Or
leans Picayune.
Nothing causes a young man greater
surprise than to find out that some one
has fallen in love with his sister,
Atchison Globe.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
IoUToF THE ORDINARY.

e 1t will require 10000 cars to haul off
the Kansas wheat.
London consumes 10000 tons of ice
daily during its very brief hot season.
= There are over 100000 more widows
than widowers in England. In France
for every 100 widowers there are 1874
widows.
y, The antiquity of dolls has lately been
proven at Rome, where there was found
i n sarcophagus. containing the skele-
ton of young girl. wooden doll with
j0inted arms and legs.
II The possessions of Trinity church in
New York foot up to s140,O00,O00. Rev.
DR.. Morgan Dix, its pastor, has a nOmi-
nal salary of $4,000, but really receives
just as much as he wants.
The fastest regular express trains in
the United States run between Phila-
delphia and Washington. They main
tain an average speed of fOrty-five miles
an hour during the entire distance.
A Mussulman woman has just died in
Meean Nicer, India, credited with $50
years Of age. She was blind, deaf and
dumb, and almost inanimate. She died
in the house of a grandson, who is oyer
eighty.
A well of so-called electrical water has
been tapped at Fort Scott, Kan. To
place both hands in the water at the
same time is utterly impossible. The
shock is so forcible that it throws one
aside with vigor.
A Kensington. Pa, dentist propped
patients mouth open to fill tooth, and
then, to divert his mind, told joke
from one of the funny papers so vividly
that the patient gave snort of laughter
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22

in the table of resources the item: "Annual
state appropriation $4,000" Now what can
this be if not the appropriation for 1889?
The only wrong done, and the only one I
show the society's financial condition on
Dec 10, 1888; that instead of having sur
plus of s., 3,S6640, it was In debt S113. 60. II
it is insisted that the right exists to press
into service the appropriation for succeed.
ing year to gid the financial standing of
present one, then it would be right to take
two or more appropriations and deV ote them
to the same service; it would also be proper
to estimate the money to come from use of
grounds, sales of hay and rent Of stables for
the succeeding year or years and devote it to
the same service. Again, the annual appro-
priation is a creature Of the legislature; that
body was to convene in few weeks after the
date OF this reports, it was possible for the
legislature to neglect or refuse to continue
appropriation; so that, as matter of fact,the
society had no such resource as claimed.
The affairs of the society for each year
should stand on their own bottom; If loss
is made, the society's MASTER the public.
wants to know it, and to know just how
much it is. Losses, and heavy ones, are COM
mon to state fairs. and when they are made
they should be freely and fully shown. They
do not necessarily reflect on the integrity or
ability OF officers, or managers.
In this connection allow me to say: Since
the publication of my article heretofore re-
ferred to, have been informed by two off,
GERS Of the society that its affairs are in much
worse shape than claimed that instead of
being S113.60 in debt, it is from 81. 600 to
$4,000 '.in the hole.'' Even if this is true,
it does not necessarially imply dishonesty on
the part of any man. Liabilities proved to
be very much larger than the estimate placed
upon them by the board of auditors, it is
claimed, and this may legitimately account
for the wide discrepancy between the boards
report and the truth. There is nothing in
the report to indicate it, nor do believe that
any money has been unlawfully appropri-
ated. believed the financial report to be
erroneous, and still so believe; but error is
not crime. am amazed to find that Mr..
Bushnell an adversary in this matter; 1 ex-
plexion of the report for 1888 must be
embarrassing to his administration for 1889.
S. M. OWEN,
Editor Farm, Stock and Home.
MINNEAPOLIS July Ia.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
THE SIOUX OPENING.

1t is given out that arrangements are
being perfected to run excursion trains
from the principal points in the East to
the Sioux reservation Immediately after
the issuing of the proclamation by the
president declaring the law in force by
virtue of the ratification by the Indians.
The traveller of the st. Louis paper,
who has been writing up the situation,
anticipates that in thirty days the good
lands will all be taken by the home
steaders. If 1t is meant that the bulk
of the 100000 acres is desirable land,
this would presume rush and scam BILE
suggestive of Oklahoma. No doubt
there will be some eagerness to secure
claims there, but there are no present
indications of such flocking. The fact
that only the homestead feature of the
land laws will be operative will check
the rush. The urgency for the opening
is not so much due to the need of occu-
pying the lands, as it is of opening COM
munication with the Black Hills. The
good lands will all be taken in due
time without special effort.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
SHORT-LEVED SECT.

1t is not a new observation that no
religion can be so filled with quips or
destitute of substantial basis as to fail
to secure more or less honest converts.
If this were not the case, the fool-killer
would die of inactivity. Many of the
sects do not outlive their founders.
Very few, perhaps, have heard of the
Christadelphians, or Brotherhood of
Christ. 1t was founded by Rev. NIGH
OILS, Scotchman, about ten years ago,
and has, perhaps. few hundred con-
verts. The qualifications are probably
too high, as they have figured out that
just LA, 900 will survive when the Savior
comes in the year 1896 to establish his
personal reign at Jerusalem. He is to
split open the Mount of Olives, and con-
struct beautiful valley and broad road.
The head of this school lives in Wiscon-
sin, and will, in proper time, gather to-
gether his followers for their journey to
Palestine to meet the Savior and see the
wiping out of the rest of the world in
1866
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
CONTEST OF CITIES.

New York Telegram.
Kansas City is the latest city to be-
come afflicted with the annexation
craze.
As soon as Chicago served notice on
the country that she was about to in
clude miles upon miles of prairie lands
within her limits. number of Western
towns began to follow suit.
Among them was Kansas City.
The bosses of that second City of the
do such things it ought to be free-for-
all contest with no welter weights.
There are the suburbs as Harlem,
Wyandotte, Independence and West
port.
They are all dying to become part and
parcel of Kansas City.
At least so the projectors of the
scheme aver.
With all these suburbs annexed the
town hopes to have enough people to
make ChicagOanS blush for shame.
The Windy City will have to 60 for
Milwaukee and hold the German town
in order to make it an even contest.
But then Kansas City is ready to coun-
ter.
The bold Westerners stop at nothing.
A Kansas City man said yesterday:
eff Chicago anneXeS Milwaukee we will
have st. Louis"
Such courage deserves to be crowned
with success.
st. Louis has a little annexation
scheme of its own, and it may balk the
ambition of it's Western sister.
Milwaukee, too, has an annexation
bee buzzing busily in its bonnet.
How long, at this rate, will it be be-
fore New York takes the disease?
There is really no call for 1t, but if
Gotham were to try it, what sorry
spectacle these Western mushrooms
would present.
At present we are satisfied to pit
Philadelphia and Brooklyn against
them.
The metropolis has not yet found
foeman worthy of its steel.
f. Atleast not on this side of the sea.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
WHEAT IN ELEVATORS.

Editor OF the Globe.
1t would be a satisfaction to the readers of
your paper to have the GLOBE explain why,
il taxing wheat in elevators will drive eleva-
tor men away, why wont taxing wheat in
the farmers granaries drive the farmers
away? D. j. KALLsTED.
Owatonna, MINI.
1t is as broad as it is long. Whether
the wheat is taxed in the elevator or in
the granary the producer will have to
pay the tax in the long run. The ele-
vator men usually manage to work in
commission enough to cover all ex-
penses, including taxes, or where they
buy outright from the farmer they will
be apt to drop enough on the price to
cover the taxes. AS matter of con-
venience for the assessor and tax col
lector it may be desirable to tax the
wheat in the elevator, still such plan
may be unj uSt to the several wheat
growing communities who would lose
the benefit of the tax where the wheat
was shipped away to be stored III ele-
vators in other localities. The GLOBE
has no fear that the elevator men will
go out of business in case they are taxed
on the wheat in store, no more than a
farmer will retire when he is taxed on
his farm products. Furthermore, the
GLOBE is of opinion that when the land
on which the wheat has been raised has
been taxed, the grain itself should be ex-
empt from taxation. Where the land is
taxed, whatever additional tax is i'm
posed upon the product of the soil is
nothing more or less than tax on the
labor which produced it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
GLAMOURIE.
Idreamed that you kissed mel dreamed
fa1t

dreamed that you kissed mel dreamed
that l felt
The touch Of two warm lips on mine:
And over my mouth, that was quiYering,
dwelt
The odor Of roses and wine.
The joys began ringing the dew-bells bright,
The moon shed an answering beam;
The fountain leaped up with thrill OF de-
light,
But alas lit was only dream.
Twas only dream
Meath the moons pale gleam,
Only the dream of kiss
But Fate may undo me,
And sorrow pursue me,
You were mine for one mOmeut of bliss.
I dreamed that you kissed mel Your SHIN.
mering hair
Rippled over mine eyes in its flow.
felt the soft touch of your bosom most fair
With virginia. lilies a-blow
Two white arms stole around me with pas
sion of opprest
All pains of the past to redeem
Let Fortune derlde me- one moment was
blest;
But alas 1T was only dream.
Twas only dream
Meath the moons pale gleam,
Only the dream of kiss;
But Fate may undo me,
And sorrow pursue me,
You were mine for one moment of bliss
Samuel Minturn Peck in Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-22
RED RIVER WHEAT.

The Moorhead News is considered re-
liable authority on the wheat crop of
the Red river valley, consequently it is
encouraging to have the authoritative
statement of that paper that this sea-
sons yield will not fall below 10 per
cent of good crop. The News has
made careful canvass of all counties
in the Red river valley, both ill North
Dakota and Minnesota, and from what it
regards as purely reliable information,
figures out the above result. The News
says: ''By good crop we mean fifteen
to twenty bushels per acre Oh the aver
age. 1t will be noticed we take into
this calculation twenty counties, twelve
of which are in North Dakota and eight
in Minnesota. In one of these the fail
ure is so great that only 10 per cent is
given, while one or two are as low as
40, and many as low as so per cent.
Not one is given as full 100 per cent,
but several come up to 90 per cent"
The counties included in the North Da-
kota estimate are Rlchland, Sargent,
Ransom, Cass, Barnes, Trail, Grand
Forks, Nelson, Walsh, Ramsey, Penn
bina and Cavalier, of which only Sar-
gent, the south half of Cass, Nelson
and Ramsey fall below so per cent.
The latter is the county whose yield is
rated at 10 per cent. The eight Mime
sofa counties are estimated as follows:
Kittson, so per cent good; Marshall. 80
per cent; Polk, 90 per cent; Norman,
80 per cent; Clay, 80 per cent; Beecher,
80 per cent; Otter Tail, 80 per cent, and
Wilkin so per cent. Thus it will be
seen that the Red river valley, even in
a most unfavorable season, sustains its
reputation as the great hard wheat pro-
ducing region.