St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-17
Trave, from Bremen. Arthur SchOlze,
of Minneapolis, arrived on the Aller,
from Bremen.
CITY CURRENCY.

The proposed new text book law
would relieve good many of a burden.
Think of it. AS soon as a child passes
from one grade to another new set Of
books are required. What can be done
with the abandoned text books? One
can get five cents on a dollar for them
at the book store, but is that an incen-
tive to dispose of them? Scarcely.
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The text book law that has twice been
proposed in the state legislature but
that has been overwhelmingly defeated
by the great Republican majority,
might have afforded certain relief had
either bill been adopted. The mOnOpo-
liStic book concerns, with st. Paul
millionaire at the head of them. are en-
tirely too influential, considering the
lobbyists that are under engagement
every time the topic is preached.
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AS a suggestion, the equitable ar
rangement would be to have the text
books owned by the state precisely un-
der the same conditions that the city
library is owned by The city. When a
pupil passes from one grade to another
the pupils books are returned to the
management and they pass to other
scholars. The parents should be held
responsible of course, for anysort of
vandalism. Should, for illustration. a
pupil destroy his books wantonly. his
parents must make the same good but
should he return them in reasonably
good condition when he passes to a
higher grade, these books should be ex-
changed for new books for the higher
grade.
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The teyt hOOE ymOpOnn1icto in M;rpo
sofa have grown rich at the expense of
the common people under the semblance
OF protective policy. They have Sc.
cured contracts for supplying the schools
with text books, and they have now and
then changed them as they have seen
fit. Indeed, new books are introduced
at every recurring session of public
schools. and every time new books are
introduced an additional toll must be
paid to the book concern that holds the
monopOlistic contract.
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The citizens of St. Paul have finally
become FESTIVE, it is explained. and
rebel against the dilatory retrenchment
Wright administration. They feel that
the city should be cleaned up, although
the citizens movement opposes. The
cholera Asatica is certain to reach St.
Paul, and what fruitful field it will
find. There has been no public garbage
gathering system here that can be de-
nominated at all effective for two years
The city is open to the onset of any con-
tagiOn as natural result. and, when the
cholera comes, will the retrenchment
and reform policy of the present admin
istration be Endorsed?
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"a few years ago murder was COM
mltted in certain block in this city,"
said racOnteur who is partic ularly
fond OF relating uncanny Incidents in
life. 1.-The murder brought grief to
many business man. Now, l want it
recorded right here" he pursued, that
am not SuperstitiOus in the least, but
do want to emphasize that there is
something out of the ordinary in the in
cident that l will recite if the party is
willing"
go on, Charley" chOrused the party.
'All right" he resumed. LAS L was
about to relate, 4 murder was commit
ted III block on Wabasha street some
twelve years ago. Since that time there
have been twenty-eight business fail
ureS in that particular block, and |
dare say there have not been as many
in any other one block in the corporate
limits OF the city. Now, while ] again
protest that there is not an element of
superstition in my makeup. how do you
account for the analogous circum-
stance?'
No one seemed ready to reply.
SPY the way" rsumed the speaker
after moments pause, and after light
ing fresh cigar, ''by the way, have you
heard OF the new organization on Rob
ert street, the anti-treat society. as it is
denominated? 1t is of Teutonic origin,
and the major portion of its members