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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

in the world, those who make business
of catering to the universal taste for
humbuggery are forced to invent many
different forms of deceit for the amuse-
ment of mankind. The circus, with its
tinsel and glitter, is one; the stage, with
its trappings and mockery OF realism,
is another; the dime museum, with
the bearded lady and hundreds of other
freaks, presents another variety. But the
humbug show does not stop with the
popular forms of amusement. 1t is on
exhibition ia another dress in the pulpit,
in the shop, in the business martin pol
itics. in society, everywhere is the same
hungering and thirsting for the unreal,
for the shadows and the dim perspect-
i've, the intangible, for anything and
everything except the stern realities of
life. 1t is to get rid of the latter that
the soul continually INDUCES in vain
Imagination and reaches out for the
unreal; is perpetually trying to build
for itself habitation In the dreary
realms of the unknown. 1t is but natur-
al. therefore, that the ''spoek" breeders,
the professional spirituaIiSts. the clair
voyants, trance mediums, and all of that
class who profess to have the power to
call up spirits from the vastly deep,
should seek to profit by the prevailing
superstition. AS long as the masses
are fools enough to patrOniZe their
ghost shows, the spoOk exhibitors
are Shrewd enough to pocket the pro-
ceeds. 1t is an easier way to make a
living than to work for it. After all it
is an innocent sort of humbuggery. The
rustic who goes to the circus or to the
museum and pays his dime for looking
at the bearded lady gets the worth of
his money as fully as if she were
bearded woman, just so long as he is
undeceiyed. And it is so with the pa
irons of the spook shows. If, in the dim
ness of the seance, they can embrace
some speckled-faced, crooked-nose old
bag in the belief that they are holding
sweet communion with mother, wife,
or sister long since departed to the
spirit world. there is no particular harm
in the delusion. There is comfort and
sOlace in it for the victim of the hum
bug. and in this world where there is so
little real happiness mankind has a
right to the enjoyment of the artificial.
1t goes without saying that the patrons
of spook shows are fools. but this is a
free country, where every individual has
a right to make fool of himself so long
as he doesn't interfere with his neigh
bors' affairs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
ROADS NnrLiARLE.

One of the eonundrums that has
puzzled courts a great deal in modern
times, has been whether man who is
dilapidated by railroad accident should
be able to sue and recover damages if
he was riding oil pass that specified
the purpose of the railroad people not
to be liable in that way. The decisions
have been various, but more generally
against the railroad. The supreme
court of Massachusetts has recently de-
termined suit of this character. and held
that the passenger could not recover,
In this case the party had not signed the
agreement on the back of the pass re-
leasing the company from all liability.
Still. the court held that his assent was
virtually given, and the agreement was
binding. The negligence Of the rail-
road employees did not make the COM
pany liable for the injury received by
the traveller. If the pass was gratuity
solicited by the passenger, it would
seem reasonable that he should assume
the ordinary chances OF travel, after he
had accepted pass that contained that
stipulation, 1t would require cheek to
ask a road to pay damages in such a
case,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
sPOOK SHOWS.

a Chicago paper is Boosting of its
stroke of enterprise in breaking up a
"spook'' roost, while Chicago court is
making holy show of justice in pros
ecuting the deceitful mediums with
more ylgor than was employed in the
the prosecution of the CRoNIN murder
ers. 1t is an unpleasant commentary
on the intelligence of the age. that peo-
pie will flock to ghost shows and pay
out their good money for the simple
pleasure they derive from being de-
ceived into the belief that they are ell
JOyIng association with visitors from
the spirit land. But we fail to see the
criminality of the act, or wherein NOR
atty suffers more than it does in
thousand other forms of which
no notice Is taken. If humbug-
gerry is crime, then the world
is full of criminals. p. T. BARNUSf
once said: II humbug the people be-
cause the people like to be humbugged
and are willing to pay for it," Public
taste must be catered to, and the one
who caters most successfully is the one
who gets through the world the smooth
est. Different people like to be hum
plugged in different ways. and the world
being made up Of great many varie-
ties or types of people, there has to be
corresponding variety Of humbugs.
There being many men Of many minds
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
PROTECTS YaE FARMER,

The organs of protection want the
farmer to take particular notice that
about all his chief products are listed in
the tariff, and it is made so high as to
be virtually prohibitory. He has pro-
lection on his wheat, rye, corn, cattle
and other products of the farm, and
ought to see that he is shielded from
ruinous competition abroad. lie is not
expected to realize that he cannot posi-
bly, be benefited by duties OH foreign
products. as this country is an exporter
and not importer of agricultural prod
ucts. Tariffs do not add to the prices
he is able to sell his products for. He
has to sell in competition with the pro-
ducers in all quarters of the globe.
Some of them, while able to crowd him
in the worlds marts, are aided in doing
SO by the fact that they can purchase
their commodi les at less prices. The
farmer needs all the aids possible to
grow and market his crops at the least
cost, and the largest practicable pur-
chasing power for his money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
THE STORY OF A DAY.

A Chicago confidential clerk absorbs $40,
900.
Another great snow storm strikes the
sierras.
Three men are dashed to death in Colo
RADIO mine
The socialists make great gains in the Ger
man elections.
John Haug, wealthy citizen Of Duluth,
Commits suicide.
Brainerd wife loses her husband six
hours after marriage.
Willard is managing the Northern Pacific
Baltimore d Ohio deal
Senator Sawyer introduces bill for the
suppression of lotteries.
A Montana woman kills a man who tries
to rob her of her honor
Tine debate On the bills providing for
worlds fair begins in the house.
Two Indiana fools get married by tele-
phone, and divorce suit is to result.
The state league of Republican clubs is
somewhat worked up over a deficit of SIO,-
600.
Two suits against Blaisden and Colon are
dismissed, but another big one is immediate
ly begun.
The attorney general declines to bring
suit against the American Building and Loan
Association Of Minneapolis.
H1The rope breaks with William Seely Hop
kins, the Bellefonte. Pa, wife murderer, and
ii became necessary to hang him second
time,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

he is told to, even though it be in viola
ton Of all the rules and regulations. If
sailor lifts up his voice to remark that
something which he has been told to do
is against his shipping articles, he is
told that he is cursed sea loafer, and
is hit on the head with a marlin spike
or some other handy argument. If
soldier appeals to the army regulations
he is court-martlaled and sent to mill
tary prison."
1t is because of the inability of the
poor sailors and soldiers to protect
themselves, and because they have no
one to plead their cause at headquarters,
the GLOBE has endeavored to awaken
the public to consciousness of the
enormity of the offenses that are being
committed in the name of the govern
ment and in the name of freedom. 1t Is
pretty much with the private soldiers as
1t was with the negroes in the days
OF slavery. When the latter had
kind master their lot was
toierable, but when they fell
into the hands of a brutal owner
all sorts of atrocities were committed
and they were helpless. 1t is SO with
the file of the regular army. When the
troops are under command of gentle
manly officer. such as they have in the
person of Col. MASON at Fort Smelling,
they fare we'll and suffer. no injustice.
But when they are brought under the
subJectlon OF tyrannical popinjays,
sueh as are in authority at some of the
posts further West, then the soldiers
nave to endure all sorts of indignities
without redress. 1t IS disgrace that a
great and enlightened nation like ours
should sanction such outrages, espe-
ciaily when they are committed in the
name OF the government. 1t is the duty
or the war department to make an eX-
ample of some of the officers who so
grossly abuse the power committed to
them, and thus enforce the lesson that
IN the trial of all causes, whether
IN civil OF military courts, the spirit of
our American Jurisprudence shall be
preserved in its purity. Such farce
as was enacted in the trial of Private
WILD would not be tolerated am ong
Hottentots, and shall our American
civilization be disgraced by leaving
this farcical judicial procedure to go I'M
rebuked for fear of wounding the SEN
sibilities of the West Pointers? Not a
bit of it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

another and was making a meal off it;
he Killed the cannibal and secured two.
The next one had big squirrel for din
ner, and Well-directed shot finished
him.
A convict for theft, after thirty-two
years of service in the galleys at Genoa,
was liberated on Jan. Is at the age of
slXty-two. A local paper commented
on his liberation, and SAID that his fine
personal appearance warranted the sus-
pieion that he possessed strength
enough to go through with many more
years of punishment. whereupOn the
ex-convict wrote letter to the editor
threatening him with lawsuit for SIAN
der.
An English militia captain, recently
asked to resign on account of his age
and to make room for a younger man,
replied to the authorities that If they
would send on dozen of their strong
est young men he would walk them for
forty miles. and then lead them to the
top of the highest and steepest hill in
the neighborhood. The authorities de-
clined the challenge and did not press
for the resignation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
CAME TO THNIR SENSES.

1t is gratifying that the Republicans
in the lower house of the Iowa legis-
lature came to their senses at last aud
permitted the Democrats to elect
speaker, thus breaking the long dead
lock and enabling the legislature to per-
form it's duty in counting in Gov. BoIEs.
The Iowa Democrats have always been
disposed to be liberal in the distribution
of legislative Offices. They claimed
that, inasmueh as the popular vote was
for their candidate in the gubernatOrial
race, they were entitled to the presiding
officer of the house, both by right and
courtesy. For nearly two months the
Republicans have denied this claim,
and have insisted upon gobbling up
everything i'll sight. Now they have
come to their senses, and, having
recognized the validity of the Demo
cratic claim, the wheels of legis-
lation will proceed TO move. With
that sense of fairness which has
actuated all of their movements in this
deadlock. the Democrats accord to the
Republicans an equal distribution in
the subordinate legislative offices and
a fair representation on the committees.
Gov. BoIEs will go into Office next week
and will give the Hawkeyes an oppor-
tunity to appreciate the blessings of
liberal state istrati0n-something
that has been needed in Iowa for a good
many years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
PERTINENT AND OTHERWISE.

Spare the rod and let he fish story do
the work.-3inghamton Leader.
It's wise fly that knows a bald head
in spite of wig.-BInghamtOA Repub-
liean.
Cold as it may be no man cares for
coat on his ongue.-Kearney Enter
prise.
A few stiff horns will make many
timid man pugnaeious bull.-Alpany
Argus.
Never ask woman what she is doing
when she is trying to sing.-Atchinson
Globe.
1t is going to be made very hot for
the political bosses before long.-The
Metropolis.
The farmer who is not acquainted
with sunrise don't need big barns
Denver Road.
To the New York worlds fair boom
ers-Where did you get that Platt?-
Washington Star.
Will somebody please inform Us If
skeleton key will open deadlock
Kearney Enterprise.
4 saloon is like har5Or-most of the
wrecks are to be found outside the bar.
-Terre Haute Express.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
THOUGHTS FOR THE WISE.

The Sabbath day is the savings bank
of humanity-Denver Road.
Be useful to yourself first, your
friends next and the world afterward.-
Atchison Globe.
The man who never offends anybody
can usually count his friends on the
fingers of one hand.-Rome Sentinel.
1t takes almost superhuman strength
to hang ON when you begin at the top of
the ladder.-Milwaukee Journal.
Men who have to swear off from
swearing generally continue swearing
off. and on.-Jaeksonville Times Union.
The world seldom. looks to see the
kind of tracks you leave behind, pro-
yided you get there.-Milwaukee Jour
nal.
Many a coffin is covered with roses by
hands that never before gave It's oeeu-
pant anything but thorns.-Memphis APP
peal.
The road to happiness and the road to
misery follow the same course. The
difference is in the travellers, not the
road traveled.-Boston Transcript.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
sUFFo0ATED BY SMOKE.
Four Children Perish in a Fire ae
Kingston, Ont,


KINGSTON, Ont, Feb. 20.-At late
hour last night fire broke out in two
story frame dwelling on Bagot street,
occupied by John Lesion and family.
The fire had been burning some time
before it was discovered, and when the
tiremen arrived at the house they found
four children dead in bed. The bodies
were not much burned. death having
been caused by suffocation.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 20.-St. Johns
Roman Catholic church, Greenbush,
burned to-day from a defective fue.
All thosVeStmentS were DESTROYED. An
addition, costing So, 900, was completed
last night. Damage, $4,000; insurance,
S42.5O0.
WATERFOWL, N. Y. Feb. 2O.-Fire at
Black River this morning DESTROYED
Poor's opera house and block, Parsons
store, Whipple d HOdson's store, post
Office, Arthur Dillenbeek's block and
three dwellings. Loss about 1000.
nearly covered by insurance.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20.-Fire in Winter
meyers box factory at SAG Clark street
this morning caused a loss of $4,000;
fully insured.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2O.-A fire broke
out in the Communal theatec in this
city last night. and before the flames
could be extinguished the interior of
the building was completely destroyed.
y valuable library was also burned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
BREvITIEs BY TELEGRAPH.

day.
Count Napoleon Daru, statesman. is dead
The The Parnel party win attend Biggafs'
The g. Grant mt Monument association now has
The, The sultan win construct ship yards at
Chicago whipped Philadelphia at ball in
Florida yesterday.
Bismarck and wife received yesterday by
Empress Frederick.
-Four thousand spinners ut Warsaw are des.
titute and out of work.
Six hundred and sixteen foreigners landed
IN New York yesterday.
Minister Lincoln's son Abraham has had
serious relapse in London.
Royal troops fighting rebellion in Morocco
have nav been defeated. and are besieged at
"A Sioo, GOO, oOe building and loan assoeia.
York. - - :"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
NEW YORK POLITICS.

Battle OF The battle of giants
has already begun,
Giants. says New York cor
respondent. The con-
test for governor of the state of New
York is under full Roadway, The pre-
iIminary skirmishes ia Albany have re-
vealed some curious facts, and, although
it is little early to talk about sue
cessor for Gov. David Bennett Hill, it
is none the less true that great strug-
giefor his gubernat0rial shoes is well
under way. Hill will not be a candidate
to succeed himself. He has all the hon
ors that can conc from the exalted
position of governor. He will retire
from the executive chair of the state
nearly year before the battle for the
presidency is fought. 1t Is, of course,
his aim and that of his political friends
to keep himself IN line with popular
thought and opinion until the Demo
cratic national convention meets. Hill
is an avowed candidate for the presi-
dency. If he be able to maintain the
power and prestige of the state organ
ization he will go into the Democratic
convention with the Democratic dele
gates of the state of New York at his
back.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
OUR CURIOSITY SHOP.

The Church OF England has nearly
$50, 100 members in India.
The Bible has been translated into
SiXty-sIX Of the languages and dialects
of Africa.
A woman forty-four years of age and
only three feet three inches in height
died the other day near Hartford City,
Ind.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church
has more than 10000 members.
The American eagle is said to be
dying off fast. A late estimate places
the entire visible supply in the United
States at 800.
Five years ago there were five girls
schools in Yokohama and Toxic. To-
day there are more than thirty, and all
we'll patroniZed.
Eight different brewers in Cork have
amassed fortunes exceeding 100000
each. and most of the money has come
from the men who buy by the glass or
pint.
"A negro living near DanVille, Va, is
regarded as curiosity by medical men,
His heart presents the phenomenon of
being movable at the will of its posses
Sor.
A grocer at Mobile wanted forty bar
rels of Northern apples. and man in
Hamilton, O., sent them to him, and
went along to collect the pay. After he
had collected it and skipped out. it was
found that every barrel contained one
peck of apples, and fine assortment of
tprnips, and nobody knows how soon
war will break out.
From statistics just published, Mime
sofa stands first IN the aollntr.v ac
wheat-growing state. having produced
the past year $4,000, 600 bushels. Cali
fornia comes next with 40.000,0D0 bush
els. The Dakotas produced $4,000, 900
bushels. ranking third. Minnesota had
100000 acres In wheat; California,
3,2O0,000; the Dakotas, 100000.
A Hood River, Ore, paper tells how
Will Winoms broke all the hunting
records last week by getting three wild
cats and squirrel IN two shots. First
he ran across wildcat which had killed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

The North Dakota papers are as much
engrossed in the discussion of the lottery
matter as if it was a live issue. The
Fargo Republican deliberately dissects
the bill, and seems TO find that it con-
tains very large rodent. Its version is
that it proposed to give SPENCER AMI
six Others monopoly of the lottery bust
ness for fifty years, with no assurance
that the Louisiana institution was to
como at all
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
BETTER BE FAIR.

According to the reported apportion-
ment bill agreed upon by the Demo-
Gratis in the Ohio legislature, they ex-
pect to elect fifteen of the congressman,
leaving six for the Republicans. 1t is
true that in three or four of the dis
tricts the majorities are so small that
they may be regarded as contested
rather than Dem0c ATTIC districts. But
they have apparently aimed to capture
fifteen nut of the twenty-one. This is a
pretty fair imitation of the example set
by the Republicans. They took one
more than the Democrats are reaching
after. 1t has not been noted that any
Democrats approved the action of the
Republicans. They had something to
say about its being grossly one-slded
and unjust to the minority. If it was
wrong then, how does it come nearer
being right now because it is done by
the victims of former injustices? Very
slight disaffection in the party will re-
duee the number of Democratic dis
tricts to the limit Of fairness. There is
a growing dislike to extreme PARTISAN
ship in the popular mind. and the Ohio
Democrats should set better example
than they seem disposed to. The Ohio
idea is rather out of fashion of late.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

THOSE who insist that the sheep in
dustry is dependent upon the tariff Oh
wool can put in little time, usefully,
perhaps, accounting for the fact that
the past six years the number of sheep
in the country has fallen Off s,00O,eO0, or
16 per cent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
Five Neoks to Re stretonea

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 90. - Five
murderers will be hanged Wednesday,
April 9. the death warrants having been
issued by Gov. Beaver to-day. The
doomed men are: William Il. Barthol-
omeW, Northampton county; Zach
Taylor, Green county; William III.
Smith, Allegheny county; Charles Car
ter, Cambria county. and Alfred An
dreWS, Center county.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
Simply Awful.

NOW JIM beVIGW.
The Minneapolis Tribune claims to
have busted the Building and Loan asso-
citation and the Pioneer Press wants the
credit for squelching the lottery scheme
in North Dakota. The influence OF
these papers is simply awful when COM
pared with their ability to make truth
full or even moderate claims.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
NO MORE BONDS WANTED.
Secretary Window Suspends Pur-
chases of Four Per Cents.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Feb. 2O.-No
more per cent bonds will be purchased
by the treasury department until further
notice, the time within which Secretary
Window offered to except them at l24
in liquidation of public deposits with
national banks having expired to-day.
The total amount purchased to date on
this account is about Sl2,0OO.0O0, of
which 81. 900, 900 were surrendered under
the first call for a reduction of the
fund. OF the national banks in the
second call, favorable responses have
already been received from sixty-fiye,
which surrendered over $1,000, 900 in
government bonds, thirty-two of the
banks geing out of the system alto
gether,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

THE Kansas City Times finds q geo.
graphical misrepresentation in the ref
erence by the GLoRE to that city as the
metropolis or commercial mart of the
state of Kansas. In the earlier times it
sustained that relation to the prohibit
DRY state, even furnishing it most of
its liquors, but it is now insisted that a
new city has grown up on the Kansas
side of the state line that is the metrop-
oils. The amendment is accepted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

Brainard, brothers, were working in the
Mollie Gibson mine. the seaffeld upon
which they were standing gave way.
both men falling to the bottom of the
shaft, a distance of $50 feet. Both were
instantly killed. About the same hour
James Lyons, miner working in the
Homestake mine. was instantly killed,
his brains being knocked out by piece
OF rock falling 400 feet and striking him
UPON the head,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

THE conundrum is propounded by
sensitive party, how man can go forth
in the radiance of fine apparel and look in
the face the man who can't get his pay
for the goods. There is nothing novel
or modern about the feat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21

Mrs. CHARLES HAINEs, a Texas
woman, has been elected president of
railroad recently constructed IN that
state, and is said to be the first woman
to fill that position. She is said to be-
capable, and to have put good deal of
her money into the road.