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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
SOAP AS A CIvILIZER.

When CHAsKA, the tawny descend
ant of the aboriginal f. FPS out on the
Dakota reServa ton, captured the heart
and hand of the white belle who had
come out from Washington to do mis-
sionary duty, it was regarded as an un-
fortunate freak, not to be compensated
even by lucrative service in dime mu-
seums. But it is proving that the OF
behring's of Providence are above human
wisdom. A volume is unfolded in the
recent soap incident. When she inau-
gurated the elevating movement among
the Indians by precept and example,
there was no tradition that any untu-
tered Indian had ever wanted soap.
Now, when the government distributes
soap. Squaw CHAsKA has to fight for
her larger share. They all want it. 1t
was picturesque scene when she fired
the cakes of soap in the faces of the
greedy reds to drive them from the
opening. There will be no need for
armies to look after Indians when the
CHASKA wave gets in its funny work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
HOW 1T Is DONE ABROAD.

The details have been arranged for the
census of Great Britain on the 5th of
next April, to be taken in one day. This
is the common practice there, and is be-
lieved to insure greater accuracy. The
questions to be asked are but few, and
comprise none that there is any hesita-
ton in hearing. In all former times
the rank of the party has been taken.
but this is now dropped, presumably
out Of Difference to the growing popular
dislike of class distinctions since the
suffrage has been made general. In
Ireland the religion of the party is
asked, hut not in England. This is ex-
planned by the statement that in Ireland
both Catholics and Professionals are
proud of their religion. They are posi-
tive in their faith, while In England
many of the people do not know what
their religious school is, and might
make mistakes. Il is singular that in
England there should be this sort of en-
barrassment, in view of the missionaries
sent to other countries.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
GOOD CANDIDATE.

A correspondent writes to the GLOBE
to say that A. L. L1NDHoLM, of Still
water, will be candidate before the
state Democratic convention for secre-
tary of state. The writer, who seems
to be well-informed man in the
premises. goes on the say that 1.-THE de-
feat Of MATTsoN in the Republican con-
vention has brought about bad blood
among the SwedeS all over the state,
and the Democratic party would do a
wise thing i'll nominating. Mr.. LIND
HOLM. This gentleman is popular
among the Swedes, more so than any
Scandinavian politician at present, ex-
cept HANS MATrsoN. Twelve years
ago, when he was a candidate Oh the
Democratic side for this Office, he ran
10000 ahead of his ticket"
The suggestion made by our cor
respondent seems to us wise, and the
convention will give it due weight. A
similar suggestion has come from other
quarters. and has, doubtless, been dis
cuSSed over the state.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17

to be questioned. Some who have never
ben in the pulpit believe that it does
more to undermine religion and
lead people into dangerous practices
than any other form of gambling.
They insist that those who engage in
parlor contests for prizes are as much
amenable to laws against playing cards
for stakes as those who operate in
saloons or gambling rooms. The in
dorsement given it by the hlgh-toned
participants and refined environments
may not restrain the development of
the gambling instinct in young OBJ
servers or those who share the recrea-
ton. The mother may exhibit to the
children nice prizes she wins, and the
young minds fail to see the moral line
that rules out the larger money the
father shows as the fruit Of his labors
at the gambling table. 1t is not the
element of chance that is objected to.
All the passages of life are full of it.
The pernicious feature is in the pas
sion it develops for making. gains out
of chance. The love of gambling is
fostered by it. Il
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

An auction sale of collins took place
last week i'm Barlow, Fla.
One room in the Westinghouse cot
tage at Lenox cost $4,000 to decorate
and furnish.
A Harlem bride received among her
wedding presents receipted gas bill of
SIT from her father.
A black and white crow was recently
captured at Beverly, and will be mount
ed and exhibited at the Salem museum.
Many settlers in the Big Bend, WASH,
country have been driven away by the
ravages of squirrels that swarm in
countless numbers III that region.
F. A. Dewey. of Cambridge. Mass, is
undoubtedly the oldest stage driver and
mail contractor in the state. He iseighty,
and drove stage out of Detroit sixty
years ago.
The most valuable metal in the world
is said to be gallium, which is worth
$3, $50 an ounce. Calcium brings 81 800
a pound, and cerium s1,920 per pound
Gold is worth $24O pound.
Seven hundred and fifty dollars is the
price of the suite Of rooms on the City of
New York occupied by Mrs. Robert Il.
Lincoln and two daughters, on their
homeward journey from Europe.
Walter Bros. of Temescal, CAL, have
taken from single hive this season $50
pounds of honey, and they expect to
take so pounds more from IL before the
season is over, making $50 in all.
Trademarks were known in ancient
Babylon: China had them as early as
1000 B. c.; they were authorized in
England in 1900; Guttenburg. the in
ventor of printing, is said to have had
lawsuit over his trademark.
One of the largest forests in the world
stands OH ice. 1t is situated between
Ural and Okhotsk sea. A we'll was re-
Gently dug in this region, when it was
found that at depth of 116 metres the
ground was still frozen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17

Soliloquized: 81 guess we old politi-
clans fail to realize there are only a few
of us left. A new generation has grown
up to take our places"
That bulldozing proclamation issued
by the citizens committee had some
thing to do with stirring up the popular
revolt against the citizens ticket. The
people of this city are not used to the
Ku-KiuX plan in politics, nor do they
propose to get used to it. If there
hadn't been "a niger in the woodpile"
there would have been 10 occasion for
the autocratic tone of that address. AS
Mr. Lincoln once remarked, s'You can't
fool all the people all the time"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
GOSSIP ABOUT MILLIONAIRES

The two big purses for running
horses this season have been won by Sal
vator, who last year was beaten out of
sight by the Kentucky horse Proctor
Knott. Few men have been as uni
formly successful with their horses
as has been j. B. Haggin. whose career
as horseman may be said to have be-
gun in 1885. but then he had ample
wealth at his command with which to
purchase the most promising stock. and
it has been his rule to start no horse that
was not fit" Mr.. Haggin is the head
of Haggin & Tevis, and in
many business enterprises, not
ably the Anaconda Copper Min
ing and Smelling company, at Anacon-
da. Mont, has Senator Hearst for a
partner. He has been described as
half Turk, half Kentuckian, taciturn,
vindictive, despetic; without compan-
ions or friends" The son of an Amer
lean, he fell into the hands of hostile
Turks when child, while his parents
were abroad, and was raised by a Mus
selman. who taught him the doctrines
of the koran, and at his death left him
a fortune. This, which he took with
him to Kentucky and afttrward to the
West, has been several times multi
piled by good investments. largely in
mining. His stock farm in Fresno
county, California, is as large as the
state of Delaware, and is no exception
to his other enterprises, as, although the
expense of Its maintenance exceeds
Sl35,000 per annum, the income is much
more.
The autoeratic temper of Mr.. Haggin
was illustrated upon two occasions in
connection with his turf career. In
1886. when his horse Ben Ali-named
after his son-won the Kentucky Derby,
there was no bookmaking on the Louis
vile track. Ignorant of the regulation
that forbade bookDaking. Mr.. Haggin
and his son went to the track prepared
to put up $4,000 each OH their horse,
but were able to place only few hun
dredS on auctions. So when Ben Ali
came iE an easy winner Mr.. Haggin
tempestuously ordered him to the stable
and within three hours had all his
horses on the cars and on the way to
Latonia. A few weeks later the judges
at Latonia ruled his horse Hidalgo back
on foul, and the indignant millionaire,
believing an injustice had been done,
again packed his ''string" off the
grounds. ''I'll never set my foot in the
- state againr' he said, and he never
has.
Mr.. Hagin is slender, of medium
height, dark-eyed and with close
cropped. iron gray beard. His son, Ben
Ali, is stout, wears heavy mustache,
and is counted good. Hooking young
fellow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
TALK GOING AROUND.

Private Secretary Halford struck it
pretty rich in getting aboard the tug to
take passage with the president OIL the
Baltimore. Thus the story is told:
First came the president, next Sec
rotary Noble, then Secretary Rusk, and
finally Private Secretary Halford.
1.-THE solemn-looking Halford did not
inspire the assemblage on the deck
with much enthusiasm.
"When Mr.. Halford started up the
gang-plank the lordly Huse asked:
Are you a newspaper mani? i am re-
glied Mr. Halford. Then you want to
get off this boat quoth Lieut.. Huse.
'But'-Mr. Halford started to explain.
1T doesn't make any difference said
Lieut.. Huse, you'll have to get off,
SIN order to relieve the discontinue
OF Mr.. HalfoId, the World reporter
spoke up: MIR. Halford is the presi-
dents private secretary. and it is doubt
full if the president would like to leave
him behind. Excuse me-step on
board said the confused Lieut.. Huse."
-
Why are the bulk of French mar
riages far happier than the bulk of Eng
isl ones? inquiries Max O'Rell. In my
opinion, it is simply because, according
W Liz IISiiCH oy ot0hi, q 'han hao w VIII
the affection of his wife after the we'd
ding. The French married couple
begin at the first act, whereas the Eng
lish one has generally got through all
but the fifth by the time the wedding
bells have stopped ringing. Then in
come the prosaic cares of life and cover
everything up. Out go the lights and,
presto. the glamour is gone too. and
nothing remains of it all but sleepy
numbness and tof wonder that the
comedy should enjoy such worldwide
reputation. Yes, in matrimony there is
way of eating your cake and yet
having it, but you must not take your
bits too large in the beginning.
AS clever wit says: when you
are dead, it is for long time: but when
you are married, it is forever"
The postmaster general was certainly
picture of misery as he sat on the YER
anda of his cottage at Cape May Point
last Saturday evening, writes Chicago
Herald correspondent. He was not suf-
fering from the heat-Mr. Wanamaker
is always as cool as the ripe, beardless
cucumber, to which he bears certain
sort of reSemblanee-but he was suffer
ing tormentS which the truly good
ought not be made suffer, with a million
OF two Cape May Point mosquitoes. A
party of Westinghouse, driving by in
a carriage, sympathized with Mr.. Wan
amaker in his affection, and with the
presidents family few rods away and
fottified behind double bars OF mOSqui-
to netting. But sympathy did not drive
the pests away, and few minutes later,
on turning up the road which leads
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
Cvrus w. Fie,d,s Obscuritv.

Cyrus ". Field, who this week sold
$1,000, 900 worth of real estate near New
York, is not often heard of in that great
city, The 5th of the current month was
the thirty-second anniversary of the
transmission of the first message over
the first Atlantic cable. TO Mr.. Field
the day doubtless brought back flood
of recollections, but probably not
ten people outside his family circle gave
the anniversary thought. AT the time
of his triumph over distance Mr.. Field
was honored at home and abroad as few
Americans have ever been honored. A
dozen foreign governments recognized
his services of incalculable value to the
world at large, dozens of bodies pre-
scented him with resolutions and votes
of thanks, and New York conferred the
freedom of the city upon him-an
honor which has since been conferred
on no man. Mr.. Field is not converse
tionally inclined, but when he is in the
mood he can, land will, talk Interestingly
by the hour of that stupendous work,
the laying of the Atlantic cable. He
has the table about which he and his
colleagues in the great work gathered.
nearly forty years ago, and studied
their charts and diagrams, and at many
a gathering IN his house have this table
and other treasures of like associations
been shown to the interested guests.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17


been done in every instance, they GER
tainly have improved upon what the
Citizens committee did. Nor are we so
partisan as to refrain from indulging
the hope that the Republican conven-
ton will make still further improve
ments. Our sole object and d ssire is to
put into the legislature next session the
best men that can be picked up i'll Ram
sey county. We want bright. active.
intelligent, public-spirited representa-
tiyes, who have both the ability and the
inclination to uphold our local interests,
and who will not spend their time in
the service of syndieates and ambitious
Republican politicians. The Demo-
Gratis have done we'll in this direction.
Now let the Republicans do better if
they can.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
TOPICAL TALK.

Off For Maj. Newson is off
for Malaga. And if
Foreign ever man left home
with good reasons for
Shores. knowing that he will
be missed while gone,
the major is the man. Life is worth
living, after all, when person can
win friends and tie them to him as Maj.
Newson has done. 1t is worth more
than houses and lands and bank stock
to be respected for your sterling quail
ties OF character
ii Ii Maj. Newson had been appointed
to foreign consulate the year after his
arrival in st. Paul he would have quite
a different experience in getting to his
place of distinction from what he will
now have. Then he would have packed
his old-faShioned carpet sack and have
gone down to the old steamboat land
ing with perhaps friend or two to tell
him good bye. The most expeditions
route he could have taken would have
been by slow boats down the Missis-
sippi river to Cairo, and then up the
Ohio river until he struck the old ma
tional turnpike road, and then have
staged it across the mountains for over
300 miles until he reached Washington.
When he left New York he would have
been lucky if he struck vessel that
could have landed him at Malaga inside
of six weeks. In those days it would
been good three months journey from
st. Paul to Malaga. and wofully tire
some trip at that.
Now.he reaches Washington after a
comfortable ride In Pullman palace
car in forty-eight hours. and ten days
out from New York he can reach Nal
aga.
There is no one begrudglRg Maj.
Newson the honorS that have been coll
ferred upon him, yet there are those
who censure the administration for be-
ing so niggardly in its treatment OF the
veteran editor. He deserved a good
deal better than to be sent to sleepy
old Spanish town, inhabited mostly by
fleas, beggarS and robbers. Malaga is
a city of something over 100000 popula-
ton, but it is not peopled with the kind
of folks we have here in st. Paul.
There are no hustlers there, and the
major will feel awfully lonesome after
leaving the busting scenes of the
Northwest to settle down in a quaint
old town which has been asleep for
two centuries. Bat there are blue skies
there. a genial climate, the grapes pur-
ping in the sunlight. flowers blooming
all the year, the Mediterranean, with its
blue waters and its shores of historic
interest. Everything is suggestive of
rest. and at Maj. Newson's age of life,
restful conditions are very tempting.
May he enjoy it, and live to return to
the friends in st. Paul who will con-
tinue to think kindly of him il all his
wanderings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
STUDY OF CURRENT TOPICS.

That we are receding from the age
when seelusion was the condition of in
tellectual culture is evident from the
tendency among educators to make the
study of current topics a part of the
course pursued in our schools and col
leges. In many institutions of learning
the newspaper is made text book, and
in some localities it is made daily study
in the public schools. The reason for 1t
is that the newspaper keeps abreast
of the developments of the time, and its
perusal enables the pupil to keep pace
with the political, social, educational
and religious progress Of our own and of
other countries.
The wisdom of this new departure in
educational methods is fully justified by
the changes which have taken place
within the last generation. In the olden
time problems of society were solved by
the select few. philosophers, statesmen
and ecciesiastics, who did the thinking
for the masses. Now these questions
are thrown into the arena of public dis
cuSsion, and are eventually settled in
accordance with the popular verdict.
The rapid spread Of democratic ideas
within the last three decades has given
the people the privilege and thrown
upon the responsibility OF solving the
problems Of society in their own way.
1t being the chief end of all education
TO adjust one properly to the duties and
responsibilities of life, any system must
he faulty which does not make the pupil
familiar with the current topics of
thought, and which does not interest the
young person in everyday affairs. This
is especially true of our own country,
where every individual not only Yields
religious and social power, but directly
influences the government of the COM
Monwealth.
Hence the newspaper becomes the
sine QUA non in any system of education
which is designed to train the coming
man and woman for the practical duties
of life. 1t is not worth our while to
pause and question the wisdom of the
demands that are being made upon
youth in the worlds business. We are
brought face to face with the fact that
much of the worlds business is now
laid upon the shoulders of young men
and women, and it is certain that these
young workers must be prepared when
they emerge from the sheltered life Of
the school to discriminate between the
true and false in theory and the right
and wrong in action. This can only be
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
ON PUGET SOUND.

On Puget Sound the golden haze
Rests down through long and tranquil days,
And from the shore the fragrant fir
Spreads far away to mountain spur.
And where the Pnyallup Windeth down
From yonder awful glacier crown
The red man moors his long canoe,
And thus the old blends with the new;
With fretted sail and splintered spar,
The merchant comes. and man-ofwar
To hide beyond the tempest frown.
safe as when children nestle down
Meath mother songs or pillow white,
Anchored in sleep the liyelong night;
Nor rock nor shoal these waters know,
Land locked with SUBMITS crowned with
SNOW;
Haven of Ravens, calm and deep,
No tale of wreck its cayerns keep;
Room for the keels of every sea,
Come on, We fleets, the path is free
RIDE in with spoil from lands afar,
Then turn again across the bar
With rich exchange of neW1Ound stores,
The cleaning wealth of all these shores.
What prophecy is here? dream;
/ 81 ide into 8 stately theme;
These waters calm and radiant
With northern sheen in sunbeams slant
Reflect the gates wherefrom | gaze,
And empire claimeih all the maze:
And from the silence long profound
Rise domes of power from Puget Sound.
Dwight Williams in Tacoma Ledger.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
GAMBLING DEVICES.

The disposition shown in congress In
the lottery business yesterday was
much of the tone of the letter of the
candidate for governor in North Da-
kota favored by the lottery elements.
All such institutions as the obese
absorber in New Orleans may be eX-
tirpated, but there will remain swarms
of devices that have kinship. Marriage
is alleged tobe lottery, but the faith
full censor of the mails will throw out
missives that would urge its abolition.
Other varieties of gambling will con-
continue. The pastor of one OF the
most fashionable churches in the West
has been forced out of his pulpit be-
cause he mildly protested against pro-
gressive cuchre playing in his sermons.
That it is a species of gambling is not
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.


When the movement was inaugurated
to place a citizens legislative ticket in
the field the GLOBE had hope that il
would prove a success, and that the
gentlemen in charge OF the matter
would present to the voters of Ramsey
county ticket which would commend
itself to all classes of voters. But we
confess our disappointment In the dis
NAL failure they made of it.
The GLOBE has no partisan feeling in
the matter. In fact, so long as the ex-
igencies of the time demanded it, we
were supremely Indifferent to the poll
tics of the candidates who were to be
named, provided they were the most
capable men who could be found for the
position. We were lured into the be-
lief that the movement contemplated
sending men to the legislature who
were noted for their abilities, clean,
vigorous. philosophical, and wholly
dis associated from rings, cliques,
and syndicates. A non-partisan move.
ment of this kind would not only
have received the cordial support
of the GLOBE, but we believe
it would have met the unquali-
fed approval of all of our citizens. If a
ticket of that character had been placed
in nomination by the so-called citizens
committee, it would have been elected
without even the shadow of opposition.
But the ticket that was named gave a
burlesaue character to the movement,
which at once excited popular DISCUS!
and brought the movement and its orig
inators into disrepute. The so-called
Citizens ticket was composed largely OF
persons who were never distinguished
for their abilities In some instances
men who had outlived their days of use
fulness, and in others of persons who
had never reached that period; while
most of them were better known as the
representatives of certain political
cliques and business syndicates with
axes to grind, than they were as able,
high-minded and patriotic citizens who
could be relied on to perform a public
duty with an eye single to the public's
welfare. There were few notable ex.
ceptions in this unique array of legisla
tive talent, but, like angels visits, they
were few and far between.
More than that, it is now fairly de-
monstrable that this so-called citizens
movement was nothing mura than Re-
publican trick into which unsuspecting
Democrats were enticed, and that its
main purpose, if not its sole purpose,
was to fix up legislative ticket in the
interest of a prospective senatorial can.
didate who hopes to make the executive
Office one of the stepping stones to the
goal of his ambition. The fact that the
ablest and most reputable Republicans
named OH the ticket were assigned to
the strongest Democratic districts is in
part confirmatory of this statement.
In consideration of these facts, the
Democratic convention held yesterday
did wise and patriotic duty in repudi
ating and Ignoring the so-called Citi
zens' movement, and in proceeding to
make legislative nominations according
to the usages of the party. If they
haven't done the best that could have