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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
Minnesota Congressmen's
Mail Loaded With Office
seekers Petitions.
Representative Harries' Sug-
geStion for the Settle
ment of Claims.
He Would Have Candidates
Voted for by the Austria
liam System.
An Attempt to Be Made to
Reach a Vote on the Anti
Option Bill.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Demo
cratic congressman from Minnesota are
having their mails loaded down with
petitions in favor of thousand and one
men who want to be appointed post
masters throughout the state by Cleve-
land. Congressman Harries, in speak
ing of this push for office, said today:
Il shall advocate the settlement of
who shall be appointed to this office and
who to that by the Australian ballot
law. By that means the congressman
will avoid making enemies, and the peO
pie of the postoffice district will have
the postmaster they desire. This method
of petition is unfair to every one. The
than the wOrthiest man usu-
ally gets the longest petition.
Moreover. many merchants, fearing to
offend their customers, sign every petit
ton presented to them. Petitions, there
fore, are not by any means safeguards,
neither is personal solicitation. A con-
gresham may by either method appoint
a man not satisfactory to the commu-
nifty. Now. if candidates will only put
their names on an Australian ballot the
people can vote according to their true
desires, and without fear of mourning
any candidates displeasure, and the
candidate receiving the largest number
of votes would be cordially recommend
ed by the congressman of the district,
and he would undoubtedly be elected.
Unless that is done there will be dis
appointments. and heartburnlngs and
i'll feelings will result. l should like to
be able to recommend and secure the
appointment of all the good men who
want office, but | can't. There are not
enough offices. Many are bound to be
disappointed. and so | shall propose to
my constituents the Australian ballot
ing scheme"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
LANGUAGE OF THE HAND.
Globe-Democre

Globe-Democrat.
Close lying fingers show secrecy.
Fat fingers belong to the lazy hand.
A break in any line is unfavorable.
Short nails Indicate cOmbativeneSs,
Circles on any line are unfavorable
signs.
liability to disease.
Broad nails belong to gentle, nervous,
bashful people.
A chained headline indicates want of
tiXitY of thought.
A long liver line shows an excellent
natural constitution.
Poe had the ideally psychic hand,
with very small thumb.
Round nails belong to obstinate. gen.
orally stupid people.
Vigor of constitution is indicated by
long, clear life line.
Soft hands indicate a character lack
ing energy and force.
Oblique nails are an indication of de-
celt and coWardice.
A heart line pale and broad shows
heartleSs debauchee.
Crosses are always unfavorable, no
no matter where they occur.
The Chinese hand is small, slim. and
with square phalangeS.
A head line very long and slender
shows utter faithlessness.
Alexander Hamilton had small hands,
with very knOtty fingers.
Washington mad hands of medium
size, but an enormous thumb.
A hand without a heart line shows
bad faith, aptness to evil.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
A Apostolic EXPLANATI

The two chief eXpounderS of party
faith and sources OF fact, the Pioneer
Press and the Tribune, should have got
together and agreed on what they should
say was the truth as to the forces be-
hind the anti-DAVIS movement. 1t is
confusing to have the Pioneer Press de-
claring that it was nothing but base
Democratic conspiracy, and the Tribune
asserting with equal vehemence that it
was one Of eX-GOv. MERRIAM's charac-
teristic moves. When statements on so
vital matter differ so radically the
reading public do not know which paper
is guessing, and will doubtless, and ac-
curately, conclude that both are.
One solution of the difference is pos
sible. When the retiring governor
gave such excellent Democratic counsel
to the incipient legislature, the GLOBE
hailed it as evidence that experience
had taught him the folly and disaster of
the paternalism of his party. and that he
had become Democrat in fact. Posi-
bly,, too, the Pioneer Press felt itself
justified in taking the same view of the
case, and had the ex-governor in mind
when it referred to the democratic"
conspiracy, but did not emulate the
franknesS of its coadjutor and withheld
the name of the arch conspirator. On
this theory only can the statements of
the two opponents be reconciled.
The Tribune blacklists the seven SEN
ators and the four representatives who
left the ranks and voted against "CUsH."
1t prints their names in all the gloom of
boldface type. 1t puts them in the
newspapers piliory. But they will have
their revenge. In two years, when the
tide Of revolt against paternalism
reaches and sweeps over Minnesota, and
the Republican party here becomes the
submerged half, these men can point to
the Tribune and say: 1--WE did what we
could to stop the flood. We saw that
re-electing DAVIS was letting down the
fiood-gates. We we've unsuccessful then.
You succeeded. We trust you are sat
lSfed. If you are, we are, too"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
A SUGGESTED PRovIsO.

Senator PROBSTFIELD joins his fellow
paternalists and introduces bill pro-
vlding for the erection of elevators by
the state at Hamline and Duluth, to be
built by the state, and appropriates
$l,570,O00 to be raised by taxation, eX-
cept $40, 900 taken from the grain inspec-
ton surplus. His bill creates all the
machinery of officers and details requi-
site to the carrying out and keeping in
operation his little experiment in utopl-
aniSm.
This scheme is solely in the interests
of the farmers of the state. To be sure.
the argument can be borrowed from the
other class of paternalists, who permit
certain manufacturers to levy tribute
on the people, including farmers; that
it enables them to benefit all the rest In
higher wages and home market so 1t
will be urged that if the farmers are
benefited they will be the richer and
can buy more goods, and thus the
wealth they get will filter through and
enrich the mass. But the country has
quit taking stock in that fairy tale.
1t cannot discover that the process OF
filtration goes on at all.
Still, il the farmers are bent on trying
the experiment, and will only ask the
assistance of the state in bringing all OF
their class to a support of the scheme,
there is no serious objection to lending
them the taxing power OF the state 10
do it. But let it be a purely farmers
move. This can be readily ACCOMPLISHED
by adding to the bill proyiso that the
taxes levied for this purpose shall be
assessed only OIL the farm lands OF the
state and the personal property of the
farmers. Then, when it fails, none of
the other classes can blame the farm
erS; if it succeeds, they will have estab-
lished their reputation Tor practical leg
islation, and be entitled to all the praise
and benfits; and, meantime, it will be
their own funeral, and all others will
please keep their fingers out of the pie.
The fairness of this will be apparent
when it is considered that the farm
lands are but AZ per cent of the assessed
value of lands and lots in the state, and
it is manifestly unjust to ask IS per cent
of values to bear burden for the eX-
elusive benefit of AZ per cent. The tax
levy will be but beggarly two and one
third mills annually for the five years,
and so small matter as that will not
be burdensome, especially in view of
the enormous benefits to be gained-by
the officials employed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
WASHINGTON WHISPERS.
Small News Items Gathered
Around the Capital.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The presi-
dent sent to the senate the following
nominations: PostmasterS: Minnesota
Michael Huiras, Springfield; Peter A.
Peterson, Cannon Falls; Grovenor d.
McCubrey, GAINESVILLE. Montana.
Roger Edwards, Anaconda.
Senator Wolcott has given notice Of an
amendment to the Sherman silver pur-
chase repeal bill. The amendment re-
CURES the coinage Of all silver bullion
now in the treasury or hereafter pur-
chased.
There is some talk now among the
Republican senators of holding their
postponed caucus Saturday. The sena-
tors who favor the repeal of the silver
act have not abandoned their project,
but it is evident that the conservative
force. which is opposed to any positive
action, is gaining strength.
Senator Dolph today introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill to increase the appropria-
ton for the enforcement of the Chinese
exclusion act from $4,000 to S500,0O0.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
RIDING IN AUSTRALIA.
Eighty Miles on Horseback at One
Stretch an Ordinary Feat.


Stretch an Ordinary Feat.
London Daily News.
In Australia, where population is
sparse and distances are great. some
remarkable feats of endurance in horse
riding are credited to the mounted po-
lice-featS more remarkable in some
instances, taking into account all
complished by the winners in
emma and Berlin. Trooper Power
in February, 1880, undertook an arduous
journey across most inhospitable cOun-
try in pursuit of a horse stealer named
John Smith. This Jealous officer
travelled 766 miles in twentysiX days
without changing horses. For one stage
of eighty miles he was wholly without
water, and the country was in such
bad state for 100 miles that his two
horses had nothing TO eat. His powers
of endurance may be judged from the
statement that he did thirty miles day
on WORKOUT horses along long. dry
stages, and with bad water or no water
at all to drink.
Trooper Wiltshire on another occasion
rode eighty five miles in twenty hours
on one horse. This was on May 2S, 1887.
two days after the natives had ''stuck
up" Erlduna Station. This same man
travelled 200 miles in four days when he
heard that cOmrade named Shirley
had died of thirst. He did not have
macadamized roads and plenty of fresh
water, like the German officers, but he
had broiling sun to endure, sand hills
to climb, ''mulga" scrub to penetrate,
and was sometimes compelled to take
dead animals out of native wells before
he could use the water.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
EULOGIZED DE LESSEPS.
His Advocate EloquentIy Depicts
His Many Struggles.

PARIS, Jan. 19.-In the Panama trial
Maitre Barbour in defending De Les
seps gave full vent to his oratory in re-
counting the many struggles of Count
Ferdinand de Lesseps, and laid partic
ular stress upon his contest with Great
Britain over the Suez canal. lie
then proceeded to go into the re-
SpOnSibillties of the directors of
that company which he declared had
boon faithfully and correctly carried
out. He dealt with the charges against
NJ. de Lesseps, and endeavored to show
they were untOunded. In concluding
his speech NJ. BarDOux declared that
heavy OUTLAWS made OH behalf of the
company were fully justified. and he
proposed to prove that public opinion
on this matter had been misled. When
Barbour had finished The court ad-
journed until Tuesday.
In the chamber of deputies today M.
p. rlier, the president, announced that
Nj. Baihut, now under arrest in connec-
ton with the Panama affair, had re-
signed his seat.
In the parliamentary Panama inquiry
10 'ay, NJ. Stephane. NJ. Propper's clerk,
reiterated in detail his statement as to
the list received by him from Baron de
Reinach and its delivery to NJ. Clemen-
ceau, cOntradicting in every par
ticular the denials made yesterday
by Clemenceau before the commission.
M. Hyeronimus, chief accountant of the
Panama company, described to the com.
mission the manner in which anony.
nous checks were entered in the books
These checks, to the best of his recOl
lection, had not been numerous. The
commission decided to call upon NJ
AndrieuX to testify again, PARTICULARS
in regard to the list which NJ. Stephan,
said that he handed to Nj. Clemenceau
Deputy Ernest Vale informed the com
Mission that NJ. Bahut has refused Il
recognize the jurisdiction of the Seinl
aSSiZpS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
STATE PRESS COMMENT.

The method which the Republican
press has adopted to keep Republican
members of the legislature in line for
the caucus nominee is not very respect
full to those members. They are threat
ened with Indictment, political death
and wholesale damnaton if they dare
to Jump the corkus. st. Cloud
Times.
The present legislature, like its pred
ecessor, will have several propositions
before it for the taxation of railroad
lands. That this should be done, if
legal and feasible, almost all citizens
will agree. That it can be done with
out endangering the present 3 per cent
tax Oh the gross earnings of railroads is
not quite so clear.-St Cloud Times.
We consider the election of Donnelly
as president of their Peoples party
organization very foolish move which
cannot but result In their loss, as the
stronger will their organization become
among the farmers and laboring classes.
Todd County Central Citizen.
The farmers can control the storage
question if they will hang together ike
the elevator men and the railroad COM
panies do. and if they fail to do this,
they can never succeed in this or any
thing elSe.-Crookston Times.
Senator Probstfield's memorial to con-
gresS to investigate the subsidy granted
the Union and Central Pacific railroads
caused quite breeze in the senate. 1t
seems strange that any Republican
should object to having the matter in
vestigatea. Ii it is all right ,investiga
ton will do it no harm. and if it is
wrong then it is time this fact was
known. -Crookston Times.
We regret the action of the state fair
managers in deciding not to have any
fair this year. Or all years we should
have had fair, when it is expected so
many from all over the United States,
and in fact the world, will visit Mime
sofa, and the fair should have been
continued for month.-TaylOr'S Falls
journal.
G. M. Boggs. of Duluth, has intro
duced bill in the house for normal
school at Duluth. Minnesota has suffi-
Gent normal schools at the present
| time-three-fo all intents and pur
poses.-St. Peter Tribune.
What readers the members of the
legislature are. They want 81 cents
want the people to pay for Them. Why
should the people pay for representa-
tive's papers any more than for his
| socks. or his shirt, or even his cigars?
| Queer, amt it?-Waseca Radical.
There is an attempt being made in the
! legislature to make salaried office of
! the surveyor generals" office. Why
not the big lumbermen payfor counting
their own logs as is now the case? We
see no good reason why the farmers
should be taxed to pay the officers
salary. Funny work. -Waseca Rad
ical.
One of the greatest fakes of. the. day
is the proposition of certain impractical
bic senators to print an official gazette
of legislative proceedings. something
after the manner of the Congressional
Globe. A more absurd, costly and i'm
practicable scheme could not have been
conceived. Cloud Times.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
GAVE MARIA A LESSON.
Her Master Teaches Her How to
Remember Small Things.
Epu

EpMOIlH
Evidently there is no servant girls
protective union in London. or, if there
is, the young woman mentioned below
did not belong to it. Think of such a
thing happening to one of our own top
lofty servant girls A German merchant
in London has servant who at first
was very fOrgetful.
This fault was especially annoying at
meal times, when something essential
was sure to be lacking from the table.
One day the family were seated at the
table, and the bell was rung as usual.
The girl hurried to the dining room.
Maria" said Herr B., lust run and
fetch the big step-ladder down from the
attic and bring it here" Maria, who
had been disturbed at her dinner, gave
grunt of dissatisfaction, but ran up
three flights of stairs to fetch the lad
der. In about five minutes she returned
to the room painting with her exertion.
Now" said Herr -, put it up at
that end of the room and CLIMB to the
top"
Maria did as she was told, and when
she was at the top Herr B. quietly OBJ
served:
Maria, you have now got a better
view than we have; just look around
and see if you can see any salt on the
table. My wife and | could not find It,"
This ended the business. Maria has
never forgotten the lesson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
Ancient British Lake Village.

st. Louis Globe Democrat
An interesting discovery was recently
made at Glastonbury, Somersetshire, of
the remains of al ancient lake village.
From sixty to seventy low mounds, ris-
ing from one to two feet above the sur
rounding soil, and from twenty to thirty
feet across were found on the level
moor which stretches to the British
channel. A section Of the mounds re-
vealed morticed oak beams, resembling
those of the well-kn0wn palisades of
the crannogs of Scotland. and we'll
defined strata of clay, charcoal and
ashes.
The total thickness of these beds was
three feet six inches, and within them
were detected three separate hearths,
superimposed one above the other.
Bronze objects, four fibul9 of the La
Tene type, and massive spiral finger
rings were discovered among the relics,
with few objects of iron too much
corrOded to determine what they were
intended for. Numerous objects of
bone, an abundance of pottery. much
broken, and organic remains, including
beans. wheat, rye, nutshells and large
number of bones, presumably of domes
tic animals, were also discovered. The
remains have been assigned to the ''Late
Celtic" period.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20

DAILY AND SUNDAY.
tyr In advance. $1,000 3mos; in ady..S2 90 90
e IN in advance. 500 8 weeksin adv. W
one month .....e5c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
GOOD ROADS.

The wastefulneSs of American life
has long been favOrite note of the
amazed foreigner; but not i'll any other
department of our common life is there
such a reckless and senseless eXpendit-
ure of money and effort to no purpose
as in the construction and maintenance
of roads. If the people of Europe were
compelled to reach village or market
over such highways as the dirt roads of
our country districts, they would starve.
-Winona Herald. .gy
There is no single matter which falls
within the functions of the lawmaking
power which is so vitality important to
the settlement of country; to the en-
hancement of the value of its lands; to
the promoting the manifold industrial
Interests which require transportation
facilities; to the advancement of schools
and churches. as the construction and
maintenance of good roads. There is
no factor which SO operates to build up
towns as that OF good roads entering it,.
Nashville American
The movement for better roads shows
undeniable signs of activity and earnest
ness. Articles on road-making and road
reform are familiar to readers of news
papers and magazines. Even books de-
fOtSo W OOplO ptuOO III Sul
rent literature. Official communications
Oh this subject are no longer a novelty.
Rochester Herald.
The Journal incIines to the belief that
it is feasible to utilize the labor of con-
vcts in some form or phase OF road
making. At all events, if a committee
is appointed to Investigate the whole
subject it should give careful consider
alton to the inquiry whether convict
labor cannot be utilized in making
roads. Certainly it could not be more
usefuily employed Indianapolis Jour
hal.
The unsatisfactory fluctuation of val
ueS now prevailing could also be in
great degree done away with if the
roads were at all times in condition
to allow the farmer to haul his produce
to market. The consumers, on the
other hand. would be benefited, because
every article brought to market would
be diminished in price.-Omaha Bee.
The country highways are very nearly
as important as the railroads. They
bear greater traffic than the railroads
themselves. They are nearer to the
daily convenience of all the people.
They concern the social relations. and,
if good. Danish the isolation of farm life.
They have much more to do with town
and country and the prosperity of both
than anybody appreciates.-Rockford
Qli) Gazette.
Good roads will cost money. but there
is constant tax in bad roadS-a tax Oh
valuable time, on stock and material
and property. A farm on poor road
cannot be worth as much as one on a
good road. On good road it is nearer
to town, in time, than if on bad road
-Terre Haute Express.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20

If THE Republicans down in the Firs
district, who sent jim" TAwNEY to
congress to fend off the assaults of the
rapaclous corporations, felt that he
might be trusted in spite of his guard
lanshp of the interests of the Mime
sota Iron company against the effort to
make it pay its share of taxes, regard
Ing that as but temporary and for
givable alteration, they may get per-
eeptiOn that the affiiction is permanent
from the eager, impetuouS manner in
which he jumped to throttle the resolu-
lion asking congress to investigate the
frauds which have crippled the Pacific
roads capacity to pay the debt due the
government. 1t was unavailing, but it
showed where TAwNEY's sympathles
ire
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
BlsMARCK's FARMING.
How the Ex-Premier Whites Away
Time.

How the Ex-Premier Whites Away
Time.
Henry Haynes Letter.
In the way of farming, the prince goes
no further than sylviculture. Raising
grain does not interest him; he prefers
the superintendent of his immense
wooded domains, which is something
like governing a state with iron author
ity and with fixed revenues. He always
gave large portion of his time to the
management of his private affairs; the
accounts of his forest keepers occupied
him as much as did the reports of am
bassadors. And then the forests them
selves are perpetual field of battle,
with deer and wild boar for the enemy.
Without being an active hunter, the
prince trails unpityingly the gentle
stays that look with astonished eyes ON
the carriage in which he rides, and flee
with terror before his big dogs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-20
GOOD ROADS.

The last Of this month the state good
Poado convention meets in st. Paul. No
topic is arousing more thorough public
interest than this. The leading papers
Of the United States are making daily
comment upon it, and the universal ex-
preston is in favor of making great
improvement in the country roads. In
Europe every country road which is not
cut through bed Of rock is macadam-
lied or securely planked. In America
the roads are so wretched within the
outskirts of most cities that teams
may become mired thereon during
rainy season, and the country
roads in dry weather are gener-
ally rough. In hilly localities the
farmer must go TO town with light loads
or four-horSe teams. and in level re-
gions he must pick his way through
muddy spots. Farms located upon good
roads to market are more valuable than
those upon poor, for the product can be
conveyed at less expense. Next to good
railroad facilities stand good wagon
roads. Were all the country roads of
minnesota macadamiZed, the farm lands
would greatly enhance in value, and
the population would increase at a rate
never seen before. The residents of
cities would share equally with the
farmers in the benefits, for the cost of
farm produce would be lesSened bv the
easier means of conveying it to market.
Naturally there is a great variety of
opinion as to how the object can be OBJ
tained, and the object OF the convention
Is to exchange views and arrive at a
definite conclusion as to what shall be
done. A citizen gives his views in a
communication to the GLOBE. He
thinks the legislature should make an
appropriation for the improvement of
the roads, and that the whole road sys-
tenn OF the state should he overhauled
or suDplanied by new system of lay
ing out aud improving roads. Holding