St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-26

cordance with the laws of nature, they
suffer for their eating, but this does not
affect the day. On Christmas the
pauperS in the pOorhouses are given a
treat. No Englshman lives whose
memory does not carry him back through
vista of bright and happy Christmas
days. Charles Dickens made the Christ
mas of England as it is today. Lately
there has been a small revolt against
it, but it will not do. The
Christmas of Dickens is fixed.
The people must eat roast beef and
plum pudding on that day. After
Christmas comes boxing day, when one
is obliged to send presents to every
body, servants, employees of all classes,
and even the cabmen you employ, as
well as the man who collects the fares
at the railroad gate. This Is 50 much
the custom that have not neglected to
SenG my sons checks with which to pay
for these things for everybody today"
Slr Edwin turned to asking questions
IN regard to the government Of cities in
America. He was particularly i'm
pressed, he said, with the way in which
st. Paul appeared to be governed.
~ our Cities" he said, seen to be
perfectly governed. Vice. | suppose,
exists as it does everywhere, but it
seems to hide itself in America. The
impression of traveller would be that
no one was doing anything wrong. In
the Older countries, whatever of wrong
is gong on is all upon the surface, III
1uil view of everybody. You see it be-
cause 1t is Haunted in your face and you
cannot avoid seeing it,
As journalist, the editor of the Lon
don Telegraph, Sir Edwin Arnold has
won some Of his brightest laurels, and
he Is possessed of some very positive
ideas upon the newspaper question. His
paper is said to have the largest circula-
ton in the world, and it appears only
on week days. He does not believe in
Sunday papers, and IS surprised at their
great success in America. There would
be no demand for them in England. In
speaking OF the American Sunday paper
he said:
They are miracle, and represent so
much
Work and Energy.
"Ihey publish so many good things
that am not surprised that people
like the Americans think they must
have them. The papers in this cOun-
try are very bright, and good ones are
so numerous. In England there are
great papers IN London and Liverpool,
but there is nothing outside these cit
les. Here it is different. Nearly every
city Of any Importance has one or more
good papers, with extensive news SerV-
Ices
Sir Edwin is an admirer of American
public men, as far, at least. as their
abilities i'll the Orat0rical line are con-
cerned; and be expresses himself no
further, for the reason, as he tersely eX-
pressed it, that he made it a practice
not to talk politics because there are
differences of opinion on that subject in
America as we'll as Great Britain.
Your public men," he said. enthuSl-
astically, 'are wonderful orators. When
/ was in New York l was given BAN
quet by the Lotus club. Among the
speakers were Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Gen. Horace Porter and President Seth
Low, of Columbia college. and | was
aStonished at the speeches they made'
The reports concerning the remark
able crops of wheat and other grains
produced in this country made an im-
preston upon Sir Edwin, and he has
been observing the work of shipping it
at Chicago and other cities. He eX-
pressed his doubts as to the ability Of
the shippers and receivers to receive
and handle the crops, and remarked
that the United States would feed the
world this year. From this he branched
off to discussion of the prices asked
for property in America.
"There IS a corner" he said, pointing
across Sixth street from the Ryan, Il
was tempted to buy today. notice it is
for sale. Some day it will be occupied
by some great building and be worth a
fabulous price"
Sir Edwin is bold man, and he hest
tateS at nothing. He is probably the
only man who ever made an offer to buy
Lake Michigan. When he was in Chi
cagO he did this very thing. His ac-
count of it is amusing.
Il offered real estate man S5,OO0.OOO
for Lake Michigan" he said. land he
refused, saying that he doubted whether
it could be moved, and besides if it
could, it would swamp several other
states"