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St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
THE BETTER METHOD.

In the election of senators in the va
rious states this winter imputatlonS OF
corrupt means and the enrichment OF
vote possessors have been infrequent
and trifiing in comparison with some
former occasions. The reform spirit
that is brooding over the country has
made it desirable for aSpirantS to avoid
such suspicious. Yet there rarely have
been so many legislatures that were at
sea in this matter, and would seem to
offer so inviting fields for those who
work in mysterious ways that will not
bear the light. Candidates have not,
apparently, offered inducements for
votes that need pockets for receptacles,
and would not be in danger from any
statutes regarding bribery or i'm
proper inducements; but there has
been another kind OF bidding,
Men have displayed an eagerness not
often surpassed to secure seats in the
senate, and have been ready to follow
in very obvious way the Pauline
theorlSm to be all things to all men to
secure their votes. Frequent eXhibi-
ton has been had Of the most gracious
disposition to suit political principles
to those of men who had determining
votes. In North Dakota it is under
stood that nearly all the aspirants had
their heads on pivots politically,
with the face always toward the UNI
pire. The winner was able to meet the
views of his constitutional enemies.
In South Dakota. without other Specid-
cation, HUGH J. CAMPBELL has been
posing as reformer and repre-
sentative of those who have
left his association in adherence
of his views and record. He was one of
that high-toned gang that in 1876 oper-
ated the returning board in Louisiana
more or less directly, and has never re-
pented. Still, he has no political con-
victions that he is not ready to cremate
to secure seat in the senate. Happily,
his sacrifice will be ineffective. In Illi
iuoiS, STREETER, the last candidate for
president of following radically op-
posed to the party that was successful,
and personal record still stronger in
that direction, with party Of three, is
before the 100 Republicans in the legis
lature, Offering to barter all his princi-
pies for their votes. But he will be
Spurned by those he would traffic
with. The most pitiable and lg-
nominious case is in Kansas, with
INGALLS, twisting his political neck
to his political strangulation. He
had been bright, venomously amusing
member of the senate, and rather liked
by those he seemed to make his victims.
But his gyrations to escape the inevi-
table disaster prepared for him have
been SO ludicrouS as to excite ridicnle.
His attempts to turn back and revamp
his iridescent dreams have been pit
liable in their palpable tergiverSation.
He will stink out of public view amidst
general derision. The query then comes
whether it is better to barter principles
or lubricate itching palms to obtain
high political station. The obvious re-
course is to give the selection OF the
senators to the people. as the progress
i've party in Illinois has sought to do.
The people cannot be bribed. and will
spurn the corrupt.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
HER ARGUMENT.

Well no, not handsome in the least-his fig
ure's straight and tall;
He has good teeth and roguish eyes, nice hair
his hands are small.
On every block you II meet man much hand
Somer than he
But then, / love him-that makes all the diff
ference, you see.
Not rich-far from it. He is Just a bookkeeper
down town.
Of course his salary can't be much: he works
for Black d Brown.
l dare say we shall have to take the smallest
kind of fiat
To start with: but love him, SO I shall not
care for that.
He isn't talented at all. He doesn't paint nor
sing
Nor rhyme; nor show, indeed, special taste
for anything
Out of the common way. He smokes more
than he ought to do;
But them l love him so I've learned to love
tobacco too!
And, yes, he has temper-hc is not an angel,
quite.
He scolds me often; but think he's nearly
always right. -
And even if he wasn't should try to think
he was.
Because twould break my heart to really
quarrel; and because
Oh, Just because. And / can't help it-that
explains it best.
1t doesnts Well. then nothing will. You
think am poSSeSSede
You say make myself slave, and wonder
how can:
But, dear, see you don't know what it is to
love man.
Madeline S. Bridges in Judge.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
A Tribute to Washburn,

T the Editor of the Globe.
In your editorial in to-day's GLOBE
entitled "Smith on Washburn" | find
the following:
His personal magnetism IS so great that no
one can come near him without becoming de-
voted 10 his cause His charitable deeds and
interest in the poor and the suffering are so
well known that everybody loves him.
Eleven years ago | was lost on the
prairie in one of the so-called "DakOta
billiards. [ was out two days and
nights, and fox days and weeks L lay at
the point of death. Senator Washburn
was at the time in Washington, but mad
seen an account of it in the st. Paul
papers. He wrote very kind letter to
my wife and enclosed check TO help
pay for proper care if | were living or to
help her if [ had passed beyond need. L
may say here that | was an entire
stranger to Senator Washburn and am
so yet. l have never met him but twice
that | know of. Now do not write this
to mix into the paStime of Senators DON
nelly or Smith, or to take you to task for
writing whatever you please, but felt
that | ought to bear witness for man
who had shown himself both charitable
and friend in the time of need.
If you will give this place on your
editorial page you will greatly oblIge a
friend of both the GLOBE and Senator
Washburn. Respectfully yours,
III. G.. STORDOCK.
ROthsay, Mimi, Feb. 6.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
THE STORY OF A DAY.
Italy has a new cabinet.

Italy has new cabinet.
Patti is arrested at Berlin.
A calf with seven legs is born near Lu-
verne.
The worlds fair managers salaries &re cut
down.
Secretary Noble has pow-wow with the
Sioux.
There will probably be an extra session of
the senate.
preacher jeweler at Wilkesbarre arrested
for forgery
Prairie Island, Mimi, has an Indian ia
years of age.
The chamber of commerce drops the San
porn charter
The contestants win point in the Davis
will trial at Helena.
The United States senate knocks out the
eight-hour labor bill.
Lloyd Mckee. an Iowa farmer, is murdered
by discharged employe.
There is an alleged revival of Molly Ma
guireiSm i'll Pennsylvania.
The French are inclined to saddle Ameri-
can pork with an eXorbitant DUTY.
There are still no signs of a break in the
deadlocks at Pierre and Springfield.
Charles Bond, one of the McCartysville,
Mont, robbers is arrested at Helena
Hon. It. P. O'Connor, the Irish leader,
passes through st. Paul for the West.
Seventeen persons perish by the sinking of
the Norwegian steamer Simon Durmos
Minneapolis woman Is given a divorce
because her husband ponnded her with
Bible.
Robert M. Nelson, foreman of the Ramsey
street quarters Of the St Paul City Railway
company, mysteriously disappears.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Thoreau graduated at Harvard. but
declined to take his diploma. He said
it was not worth S..
Col. Macfarlane, who was Kalakaua's S
chamberlain, says the king left an estate
worth about 100000.
Gen. Miles wife is sister of Senator
CamerOn'S wife annd niece of Senator
and Gen. Sherman.
"Buck" Kilgore. the Texas congress
man who kicked a door open in the
capitol last fall, has had a shoe named
after him that sells famouSly down III
the Lone Star state.
Herr Krupp, owner of the great gun
factories. has an estimated income OF
5000, 900 marks (Sl, 5000 and is called
the richest man in Prussia. Baron
ROthschild comes next.
Queen Victoria is taking great inter
est III the promotion of a large whisky
dlStillery in Wales. She has had the
plans and photographs sent to her, and
agreed to take cask OF the creature
itself.
Rose Terry Cooke advises young girls,
even those gifted with literary talent,
to place no dependence on literature as
a bread winner. "The life" she says,
lis full of modification, anxiety and
disappointment"
Rev. John Jasper, who gained celeb
rity by his 'sun-dO-mOve" lecture,
doesn't let his salary move. His con-
gregation has several times rendered
him an increase, but he declares that
$50 a month is ample enough for his
needs, and he declines to accept more.
Charlotte Scott, the colored woman
who contributed the first s. paid toward
q monument for Abraham Lincoln in
Washington, and whose name is on that
account inscribed in bronze on the base
of it, died last Saturday.
The little two-storied house at AsOlO,
Italy, where Robert Browning and his
sister lived when the poets last book.
''Asolando," was written, has been
marked with a white marble slab bear
ing suitable inscription.
The Massachusetts Historical society
has just celebrated its centennial. Ad-
dresses were made on the occasion by
the president, Rev. DIR. George +. Ellis,
Robert G. Winthrop and Col. L. w.
HigginSon, while the aSSemblage was
remarkable for the number of diStin-
guished men and women who were pres
ent.
The grave of Audubon. the great Or
nltholOgist, who was buried Ill Trinity
cemetery. New York, i'll 1851, is un-
marked, but committee has been ap-
pointed by the New York Academy of
Sciences to raise $4,000 for the erection
of suitable monument. A number of
prominent men have contributed
800 apiece, and it is hoped that the full
sum will be obtained and the monument
placed over the grave by next October.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
CAPITAL VIEWS.

Not only the railroads, but express
and telephone companies, are to be re-
Stricted within reasonable bounds in tbs
discharge of their obligations to the
people; the salaries of county officers
are TO be reduced, and the municipal
governments of the larger cities are
having needful reforms enacted. Thus
legislature is not following the beaten
paths of the Rerublicon party in treat
ing public matterS.-Le Sueur Senu-
mel.
Another bill has been introduced in
the legislature that is bound to meet
with good deal OF merited opposition.
1t is the one that provides for the pay.
ment into the county treasury of all
moneys received from liquor licenses.
The bill, if passed, will create good
deal of hardship in the villages that de.
pend to q certain extent upon this
money to maintain and build streets and
other improvements i'll the villages.
-Perham Bulletin.
And now those Alliance fellows are
after the state prison gang, and they
even threaten to keep Mr.. Randall and
his assistants in the harness until they
can make such Investigations as they
want to. OF course, it's rather severe
on William r. to hold up the appoint
ments he has inst made in that sink of
corruption, but it should be done. We
hope the committee will handle the
prison ring without gloves, thing the
governor dare not do. - PipeStone
Leader.
1t has been suggested as a solution OF
the pass question that the state buy
each member pass, so that he will not
be in any way under obligations to the
railroads. That would be rather eX-
pensive solution. Why not act on the
plan proposed by the Philadelphia Led
ger, and make law requiring the roads
to issue passes to legislative members
as part payment for the privileges
they enjoy from the state i'll the matter
Of right of way. etc? The roads can as
easily afford it as they can the present
system. and the state will save quite
sum. while the members as individuals
would be relieved from any feeling of
gratitude i'll the matter.-Duluth News.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
JUST BEFORE LENT.

Lent will begin on Wednesday of this
week. and Christian and profane society
is whooping things up for dear life
against the cessation which is soon to
come. There are nightly soirees at all the
dancing halls in the city, for admission
to which a nominal charge is made.
These are patronized by some COM
mercial travellers and members of the
legislature and by the Canilles and
Manons of st. Paul, and by candidates
for admission to their holy order. They
afford an admirable place for acquiring
the seeds of quick consumption, which
will sooner or later make these young
women interesting subjects of comment
and eulogy by sentimental writer's of
fiction. At some of these soirees masks
are worn, and by this means the con-
ventional average of wearing apparel is
maintained.
In another circle Of society matters
are so seething that even the morning
is occupied with forms of social enter
tainment. There are breakfasts and
card parties at II, followed by lunches
at 2, teas and receptions at 4 or 5, and
balls and germans beginning at any
hour in the evening and continuing un.
til or e. m. Everybody goes as though
his hope, or rather her hope, of eternal
salvation depended on it: and the more
serious business of society, like proyid-
ing ones neighbors with husbands or
wives, OF settling other peoples domes-
tic infelicites by accurate and exhaust
i've discussions of them in all their de-
tails, is for the present interrupted. 1t
is now safe for young man to take a
woman to the theater without the fear
of having his. engagement to her an
nounced in the next issue of the Even
ing Slanderer, or to take another young
woman the following night without hay
ing this accepted as conclusive evidence
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
MILITANT PREACHERS.

PETER CARTWRIGHT, the eccentric
Methodist preacher who for half cen
tury or more hurled his anathemaS at
the satanic forces toward the frontier,
had several peculiarties that would
unfit him for the churchly arts that are
now allurements to the higher life in
the field he was translated from score
of years ago. The appearance of the
musical SoireeS now so common in con-
nectiOn with Sunday preaching would
have sent him to an insane asylum. He
thought the devil was the instigator of
instrumental music in churches. One
instance is recalled in an Illinois town.
The venerable preacher was about
eighty years of age, and his eyesght not
good. In opening his services he had
not noticed a small organ in the gallery.
1t started in as usual after the
hymn was given out, when PETER
arose and thundered out, "If that
deyiliSh machine in the gallery
will keep still, we will worship
God by singing" The organ stopped.
But the point at hand is that the
preacher was a fighting parson. At
least, he relates in his quite readable
biography that, on the occasion of
baptism, he knocked down disturbing
bully and then immersed him in the
cold water. He believed in the church
militant. This is suggested by the
Texas episode of Rev, SAM JONES the
other day, that promises to make him a
much greater man in several sections.
The mayor Of Palestine. of whom
JONES perhaps expected more on ac
count Of the name, had it in for the
preacher in return for some aspersions,
and when he came to town met him and
proceeded to knock him around. JONES
forgot all about the other cheek busi-
ness and sailed In with the vigor
of pugilist, with the blaze
of righteous Indignation. 1t is al
legged by the partisans Of JONES. and
they multiplied greatly, that he won
signal victory in the encounter. The
man of divine JUNCTION was, in fact, a
holy terror to the municipal function
airy. He modestly relates himself: II
wore him out, and am little diS6g-
ured, but still in the ring" There is.
however, a suspicion of self-prowess,
and no intimation of supernal succor,
in his language, that CRATES some
what upon the religious sensibilities.
Had he stated that he offered prayer,
however brief, at the onset. another
illustration might, perhaps, have been
had of the potency Of that supplication.
HENRY WARD BEECHER gave 1t as his
experience that there are times in the
life of every man when he must either
swear or burst. JONES did not
burst. But JONES and PETER CART
WRIGHT were and are productions of
the less esthetic civilization of the South
and West, where hot blood runs even in
sanity veins. That they should use
carnaI weapons in their warfare is not
so surprising, but it is related that Rev.
JOSEPH Cook. who not only poses as
among the highest Interpreters of the
oracles, but as oracular himself, has
put his emotions into materialistic
form. He knocked down sleeping car
porter for some speech not warranted
ill the Cook canons, and thrashed a
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08

that he has been Jilted by the first one.
Society is too busy to give much atten-
tion to these matters in these days, but
when Lent comes, it will get down to
solid work again and straighten things
out.
Social gatherings succeeding each
other with the remarkable vigor they
are now displaying serve two uses. To
most women and some men they are
kind of anesthetic. They help them to
forget themselves and bridge over the
vacuity OF life with covering which
hides the yawning abyss of times flight.
There is some confusion of metaphors
here, but the meaning ought to be
clear. To some women and ploSt men
balls and the like are a sort.of antiseptic.
They save those who attend them from
decay. They refresh and rejuvenate.
because they are artistically beautiful,
because they are diverting, and because
they afford an oasis amid much quarrel
ing and war, where the palm trees of
harmony flourish, and where there are
wells of kindly feeling and responsive
ness.
There is not city in the country
where more gracious hostesses are
found than in st. Paul. nor where more
admirable decorations and mountings
can be found, than at some of our enter
tainments. 1t is very gratifying spec
tacle to see the faces and forms. some of
them comely maidens in themselves,
and some of them to which association
and affection have impaired beauty ami
mated and illumlned by new and
brilliant environment. People vino
criticise the hollOwness of society are
narrow-minded. They are like the
men who find fault with the sparkling
wine because it does not make flesh
like beef and ale. Balls have no partic-
ular ethical or intellectual purpose.
They are like music and the theater.
They appeal to ones sense of beauty.
If one hasn't got any sense of beauty.
of course he will not enjoy them.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
A PLEASANT GRIEF.

Should Senator HoAR, of Massa-
chusetts, carry out his threat to retire
to private life at the end of his present
term, as result of his state of mind at
the defeat of the elections bill. the stat
ues of Liberty need not go into mourn
ng. The cheeks of the bronze goddess
should not turn pale. The genii of the
republic will hardly be driven to sui
eide. The flag would still float over the
national capitol while congress is in
session. On the whole, it is doubtful if
the lapse of the indignant old gentle
man into the shades of obscuritv he has
such fitness for would prove to be
national calamity. 1t is, perhaps, fort
innate that so few people leave much
of cavity when they drop out of view.
1t is aggravating to individuals at times
that this is the fact. They would like
to think that they may leave perpetual
vacuum. The Massachusetts senator
would not diminish national cheerful
ness by retiring.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08

member of committee for waking him
needlessly soon for the delivery of his
lecture on the divine mercy and for
bearance. DR.. DoNNELLY said in his
lecture the other night that doctors
were often signboards to point the way
to others. Why should not religious
teachers occasionally be allowed to ex-
hibit traits of human nature?
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08

will back with enthusiasm any measures
aimed to make hidden forms of wealth
bear their share of the states burdens.
1t wants to see the tax laws of Mime
sofa thoroughly reformed and modern
lied. But it has no patience with
wrestling matches carried on against
windmllls, or with the revival of styles
of weapons which were invented a
quarter of century ago, and which ex-
ploded in the hands of the first people
who tried to use them.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
Isn't English Good Enough ?

Detroit Free Press.
What has happened to the English
tongue? Is not its simple vigor good
enough to serve the needs of the pres
ent generation? What have become of
all the undertakers that they should
have been supplanted by "funeral di-
rectors?" Are the BARRIERS extinct that
their business should be usurped by
''tonsorial artists?" and is there no oc-
cupation left in the world for the useful
and respectable night shirt that the
'sslumber robe'' should be marked down
to cost in every shop window?
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
D. D. MERRILL co,
FORHIEELX
St.PauI Book & Stationery CO
l27 East Third Street,

Having changed our
name, we are impatient to
be rid of our staple and
office stationery to make
room for other changes.
Cannot you use something
at greatly reduced prices !
The opportunity to supply
your office at these prices
will soon be gone. Our
stock is still large, but
something runs out nearly
every day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
TO-DAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Forecast till p. m.
Sunday For wisconsin: Decidedly colder;
northerly winds; local SHOWS cold wave.
For Iowa: Increasing cloudiness and snow;
winds shifting to decidedly colder; cold
wave. For Minnesota: Snow; decidedly
rolder; high northerly winds; cold wave.
For North and South Dakota: SNOW: de-
cidedly colder; high north erly winds; cold
wave.
ANOTHER COLD WAVE.
UNITED STATES SIGNAL OFFICE, ST. PAUL,
Minn., Fec. T. II ::0-Hoist cold wave signal;
temperature will fall to about zero by Il. M,
Feb. O.
GENERAL. OBSERVATIONS
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
z AIR AND BRAVE LEADERS.

Whatever the estimation had of the
erudite but assertiye and apprecative
Sage of Nininger, the popular heart will
keep the warm place for the young
woman who fails to wilt and grow faint
in the fr0wns of austere greatness. The
banners of reform have often been car
ried to success by women. JEANNE
D'ARC inspired remarkable following.
just now it is noted that the leader of
the radical party in the crystallization
of freedom in Japan is woman. Miss
HIDDE, a young schoolmistress, is at
the head of the party. She is not quite
twenty-seven years old, and desert bed
as of medium height and faultesS fig
ure, with large and beautiful eyes.
There is no prejudice there against the
political leadership of woman, and in
skill, address and speech she is match
for any OF the DONNELLYs of the Ori-
entail land. The people are said to
worship her as leader, and love her
for her kindness, humility and simplic-
ity of dress, The suggestion is palpa-
hIn
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08

A ST. PAUL artisan, who spent part
of the past week in Chicago. took in
the 25-cent show of flying ship in the
exposition building. He has no diSpo-
sltion to disparage the enterprise of
brother artist, and hopes he will make
bushels of quarters by his exhibition,
but does not look for any other achieve
ment. Quite as hopeful attempts have
been forgotten. Still, it was admitted
that if there were electrical force enough
sent out in advance of the ship to create
vacuum, as in the case of the cyclone.
the ship would be sucked into it at good
speed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
HE impression that suicide is be-

The impression that suicide is be-
coming alarmingly frequent is absurd.
Most of those not qualified for Iunatie
asylums who adopt that method of get
ting rid of themselves are not of the
variety that should cause any alarm.
There has never been a period in th e
many millions of years that the planet
has been on its travels that sensible
people should have so little disposition
to leave it. In spite of some irritants,
it is the best world that stock can be
had in very easily.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08

The movement of some of the tailors
in New York to have public sale of
their uncollectible accounts at stated
periods seems co be spreading to some
of the Western cities. What a hust-
ling among the dudes it will make! And
then other dealers are talking of at
tempting it. Some people are always
trying to make life unpleasant.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08

the Behring sea case he made a long ar
gument based upon certain statute OF
long standing. The judges heard him
with impatience, and at last the chief
justice called him down with the state
ment that the statute quoted was re-
pealed In 1915.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-02-08
Harrison's Legal Adviser.

Milwaukee Journal.
The president has great legal ad-
wiser in the person of his attorney gen
eral. who was appointed because he had
been the presidents law partner. In