The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-07-17
For the Intclhgence,'
An Interesting Letter from the Northi
vest
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 7, 1890.

ST. PAUL, MINI, July 7, 1890.
Mr. EDITOR There are now several
thousand teachers in this progressive city
of the great Northwest, and representa-.
tive body they are, too, having gathered
here from every State of the Union to
this the largest educational meeting that
the world has ever known. Being a
representative affair, this National Asso.
citation must include, of course, the un.
pleasant as we'll as the agreeable MEM
bers of the profession and, therefore,
visionary philosophers and absent.minded
students of science, are found in abun-
dance, as is slso the New England school
marin with her extreme tendency to spec.
tacles and physical angularity. But the
total number embraces many of the most
learned and agreeable educators of the
land, and some specimens of femininity
too charming for description. My sec.
tional patriotism impels me to say that
these latter are mainly from the South.
But school teacher is familiar object,
and, without further comment, will
pass by the 10000 members of the craft
now here assembled.
The "Apoatles," as certain residents of
st. Paul term themselves, have right
nice, and at present, delightfully."- cool
city of 135, 900 people. A serious draw
back to living here, however, is the fact
that Minneapolis, the great Milling City
just across the river few miles above
here, has about 10000 more inhabitants
than st. Paul, and is disposed to brag
about it on every conceivable occasion.
This excessive desire to excel has gotten
the Mill City into trouble. In order to
show up creditably in the recent census
the enumerstors were tampered with, and
st. Paul people say that residents of
other cities we're kidnapped and taken to
Minneapolis, while visitors already there
were chained to hotel bed posts until the
count of noses could be effected. At any
rate, the government is investigating the
matter and 3 recount will probably be
ordered.
The ride from Chicago to St. Paul is
one of peculiar interest to a traveller
from the cotton belt. The vast stretches
ofle7el prairie land, the wide e1panses
of green, with only here and there q
winding stream or miniature lake to vary
the emerald hue, the bright wild flowers
of many colors that spring up and blos-
som in profusion by the road side, and
further on the sparkling waters and pic
tureeque confines ofthe upper Mississippi,
are among the many features of natural
scenery which relieve very materially the
monotony ofa fifteen ours'journey. It
rather surprised me to see in Wisconsin
that the corn was only from six to fifteen
inches high, and that small grain had
not even headed, owing to the lateness
of the seasons. This is the home ofmany
blooded cattle, and it is here also that hay
is produced i'm lavish abundance for the
Southern grass killer. The crops in this
section, this season, are said to be unusu.
ally good.
I find in this and neighboring cities
many Southerners who are, as rule,
we'll to the front in the rush of material
progress. This is only short distance
from the South. but we nevertheless differ
little from these people in some res
poets. Our business and social systems
can be easily distinguished by their
points of dissimilarity. The girls up
here, for intance, are engaged in bust.
ness pursuits to an extent that has never
been dreamed fin the South. Walters,
clerks of all descriptions, bookkeepers,
and even street sweepers, they have in
force invaded every line Of business.
They are valiantly fighting their own
battles like they had a lifetime job Of it,
but are, however, it is to be feared, at the
same time contracting that spirit of inde.
pendence and self assertiveness for which
the tickle men have little admiration.
A large majority Of the poor creatures,
though, would find it impossible to follow
the advice Of modern sage who told
them to do nothing and look pretty, for
they couldn't ifthey would, though many
of them are adopts at wearing mans
shirt and carrying his cane, according to
the latest fashion. As for the men, some
of them, as is the case most everywhere,
look well, while the photographs Of
others might reasonably be mistaken for
tin.types of O'Hoolihan's william goat.
The foreign immigration, you know, has
been large.
The St. Paul people have on their
Sunday behavior and are treating the
visitors right handsomely. Not a single
South hater has raised his voice since I
have been here, but our stay as yet has
been brief. ALI the newspapers are even
opposing the election law recently passed
in the House, and a majority of them
are Republicans, too. In this city and
Minneapolis they are opposed TO the
measure, and the leading Republican
daily of the latter city says to-day that
"the federal election bill is step back.
ward in the evolution of popular govern.
ment, which can bejusti6ed neither upon
grounds of expedieucy nor the promotion
of good government" But its opposi-
tion may be prompted by selfish motives,
for it continues: "If the Republicans
had sure aud permanent lease upon the
control of affairs they might afford posi-.
bly, from purely partisan stand point to
adopt such measure. But that lease is
by no means sure. The Republicans are
taking great risks now. They have no
reasonable assurance of q victory at the