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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
THE RULE OF THREE.

To he Editor of the Globe.
l am like the man who went into
DICKENS circumlocution office and
wanted to Know, you know. | hope you
will not treat me as the clerks in that
Office treated him. L get muddled over
the different statements made by yon
editors about the ratios of gold and sill
yer and the bullion value of the silver
dollar, and so on. One editor tells us that
the ratio is twenty-fOur to one; another
thirty something to one. and one day
the silver dollar is worth 50 cents and
another it is worth 90. Now, what |
want to know is how you make these
calculations. Is there any rule by
which can work out the questions for
myself? INQUIRER.
We find the old fashioned 'rule of
three' to answer all purposes, as there
is always proportion between gold and
silver with some fixed and some varia-
bic terms. Our coinage law is based on
the assumption that 1898. or. as COM
monty stated, l6 ounces, of silver are
equal in value to an ounce of gold.
That was the fact when that ratio was
established as the legal ratio. The
commercial ratio f1uctuateS as silver
rises or falls in the market Again, the
coinage act fixes 371.25 grains of fine sill
yer as the quantity needed for one dollar.
This gives an ounce Of silver coinage
value of S1.29. Ii silver is worth II
cents an ounce in the market, then the
coin value of an ounce of silver
(Sl.29) will bear the same pro-
portion to the market value az cents
that one dollar, or 100 cents, coin value.
bears to the market value of its bullion.
The proportion would be stated thus:
1.29:72: :100:x, which, solved, gives 55.7
cents as the value of the bullion in the
dollar. To get the commercial ratio,
the market value of all ounce will bear
the same proportion to the coin value of
1t as sixteen, the coin ratio. bears to the
commercial ratio, and we state the pro-
portion thus, 72:1 .29::l6:x. This gives
the commercial ratio of ESQ ounces of
silver to one of gold. We trust this
will relieve our correspondent of his
difficulties
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

obliged to yield it our assent. But. like
the congratulations of Cap'n CUTIE,
1.-THE pint o. this ere remark lies in the
application on't.'' When it comes to
applying its generalization to the ALL
soN-don't call it the BLAND-act
and to the SHERMAN act, we submit
that it will not fit unless applied back
ward. as it were. To say that the ALL
son bill was bad measure and that the
SHERMAN bill was better bad one is
getting their true position reversed.
There shouldn't be bit of hesitation Ill
deciding that the ALLISON act, with its
100000 ounces a month coined into
dollars and slowed away and paid for in
certificates that said on their face that
they were to be redeemed in silver dol
lars, was a better measure, bad as it
was. than the SHERMAN act with its
100000 ounces a month stored up in
the vaults, and paid for in treasury
notes redeemable, virtually, in gold.
We commend 10 the Sentinel the frank
ness of the Dispatch of this city. 1t
does not try-to dodge or sneak out, but
bluntly admits that the SHERMAN act
was bad and inexcusable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
ANOTHER CURRENCY SCHEME

In another column Of this paper we
give plan for national monetary syS-
TEN which has been sent us by a gen.
tleman of this state whom we can vouch
for as student of economic questions,
successful lawyer and a man of expe-
rience in public affairs. He wishes his
name withheld, and his plan considered
on its merits. II wish," he writes, ''to
get the idea embraced in the scheme
before the public in the hope that it
may provoke some discussion, or at
least some thought. l aim to set forth
scheme which is practical rather than
ideal. Something as the best which can
be adopted rather than the best which
might be devised. This, OF course, is
national government currency on gold
basis. 1t seeks to substitute for our
present hotch-potch currency single
currency in which the business world
will have confidence, without contract
ing the amount of currency in existence
or increasing the government debt"
We submit the plan TO our readers
with the assurance that the standing of
its author entities it to their considera-
writer that it will provoke thought and
discussion.
One result of the War-cOmpelled issue
of notes by the federal government has
been to familiarlze the people with
governmental representatives of money,
and their use has been accompanied
with so little injury, all attempts at in
flation having been successfully re-
sisted, that we find among intelligent,
thinking Democrats, such as the pro-
poser of this scheme Is, Willingness to
continue it under safeguards, and an
unwillingneSs to return TO either state
issues OF to extend the national bank
system by widening the classes of secu-
rites.
The strong argument against federal
notes has been the danger of the con-
troll of congress by the WEAvERs aud
DonnellyItes and that class who insist
that the fiat of congress can create abso-
lutte values, and the resultant plunge OF
the finances of the country into the de-
| lirium of getting rich by printing
money. The scheme avoids that by
limiting the issue Of notes to three times
| the gold In the treasury, thus making
Iedemptional margin which experience
| has shown to be safe even in times OF
extraordinary financial excitement The
convertible bonds provided for would
be not only an additional guarantee of
the solvency of the notes, but would
| give to them the quality of f1eXibility,
absorbing them in times when business
did not require them, and giving them
out in times of trade activity. With the
restriction of the issue to their gold
basis, their limitation to S35 per capita
/ seems unnecessary, but it is probably
we'll as aguard against initiation.
But it is not our purpose to discuss
the scheme at this time. We wish only
to call the attention of our readers to it
and to ask them to give it what its au-
thor asks for, their thought and discus
| sion
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
PAN-AMERICAN RAInRoADING
Some Valuable Reports to Be
Submitted to Congress-,

Some Valuable Reports to Be
Submitted to Congress.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The interna-
tional railwSy commission, which was
one of the Outgrowths of the late Pan
American congress. is now engaged in
winding up its work it has been pursu-
ing for the past two years, and the engi-
neerS and surveyors who have been in
the field are now preparing their re-
ports and reducing their field notes to
the shape of maps and charts. The
commission was appointed for the pur-
pose OF securing surveys of suit
able lines for railway system
which should connect the North
ern and Southern hemispheres
with each other and form "a continuous
line of railroad from the United States
through the American republics of the
South. As iii the case of the bureau of
American republics, each country inter-
ested pays its share of the expense in
proportion to population. Congress
last year failed to make any appropria-
ton for the continuance of the work on
the part of the United States, and it will
require the greatest economy for the
commission, with the funds on hand, to
be able to close up its work and print It's
reports, which will then be open for the
use of capitalists who may seek TO profit
by these government surveys and build
the railroads that are contemplated.
The field work was pursued by three
parties; one in Central America, and
two in South America. That in Central
America was under the direction of
Lieut.. NJ. NJ. Macomb, U. S. A, and
surveyed a line from the southern
boundary of Mexico through Guatemala,
San Salvador, Hondura, Nicaragua and
Costa Rica TO the Savagre river. This
party has just returned to the United
States, arriving July s, and is now at
work upon the reduction of its field
notes aud the preparation of maps and
charts.
Corps No. 2, under the command of
William +. Skunk. started in at Quito,
Ecuador, and surveyed Il line through
the difficult Andean region as far as
Cartagena on the Caribbean sea; also a
line from the Savagre river, in Costa
RIGA, through Panama and the lsthmus
to the neighborhood of Antioquia, in
Colombia, where it connected with the
other line from the isthmuS to Carta-
gena. Mr.. Shunk's party returned to
the United States in June, and were
also engaged i'll writing up their final
report and preparing their maps.
The remaining corps was under the
veyed line from Quito, Ecuador, to
CuzcO, Peru. The maps of this last
party are nearly completed, and their
reports, covering their operations, are
now in preparation.
Concerning the whole work it may be
said that the reports of the field ell
gineers demonstrate the feasibility of
building these railroads to connect the
systems of North America with those
of South America, and that there are
no inSurmountabe engineering diff
culties in the way of successful prose-
cution of such work. The whole mum
Der of miles surveyed aggregated 4, 5001
1t is expected shat all the reports will
be made to congress some time this
winter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
ONLY HAIR.

"Oniy a woman's hair" There was no name
Upon the slender packet; and they blame
The man who would not bare Cor all to view
The soul of her who trusted him; he knew
To whom belonged that curl OF softest hair,
And thus he wrote, determined to leave
No trace which to the world might ever
show
Who was the woman that had loved him so;
But all who love have relics; on my heart
There rests oeket. and never part
BY day or night with one small tress of hair,
Yet must 1 tell the world who placed it
there
Within the locket; call on ali to see
My greatest treasure: say twas given to me
BY one love, who loves me not again,
And show to curious eyes my love is vain?
And must own to all that when l wake
L find my hand close clasps it for the sake
OF one from whom l took that tress of hair
Which now is mine; say that / breathe
prayer
That God will bless and keep you all your
life.
In sun and shade. IN joy and peace and
strife?
| hold the world has nothing here to do;
IL shall not come between my soul and you;
Like The great Dean, keep your name
apart,
You only know what rests upon my heart.
The Academy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
PERIODICALS RECEIVED.

Harper's Bazaar and Weekly. Harper
Bros., New York; 81 per year each.
StorietteS: A Monthly Magazine Of
Short Stories. Storiette Publishing
| company, New York; 10 cents per num-
Der.
|, The New York Ledger. Robert Bon
ner's Sons, New York; 81 per year.
b The Humanitarian. Swan Sonnen-
scheim Il Co., publishers, Paternoster
square.
I, The Mothers Nursery Guide: Baby
hood. The Babyhood Publishing com
pany, New York; 81 per year.
Il Ingalls, Home and Art Magazine.
2 Published by J.F. ingalls,, Lynn, Mass:
81 per year.
The Music Review. Published
monthly by Clayton F. Sunny, Chicago;
81 per yeai.
Magazine of American History: A
Monthly Illustrated Journal. Published
by the Magazine of American History
company, New York; 81 per year.
The YOUTHS Companion. Perry
Mason, publisher, Boston, Mass. S1.75
per year.
Belford's Magazine: illustrated. Of
flee of publication, Mon0n block, Chi
cdgo, ILL.,; So per year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
IN THE MAGAZINES.

The Illustrated American is weekly
magazine devoted to politics and gen.
eral information. That tor the week
ending July Is is more than usually
interesting number. The leading feat
ureS are a short story, 1.-The Green Sap
phire." by Charles Ide Nirdinger, and
articles by Clement Scott. Austin
Brereton and other equally well-known
writers. The next number will contain
9 the first lnstaliment of Country Lanes
and City Pavements."
Belford's Monthly for July is even
more attractive than usual. The leading
features are 1.-The Flower World at the
Fair" by Ben g. Truman, illustrated
by Miss G. ID. Wade. This is careful
review of the various items contained
, III the Horticultural display at jackson
Park, Chicago. with beautiful pictures
of the wonders to be seen under the
care of John Thorpe. the CHIEF of
. Horticulture. "A Postal Romance" by
c. E. Calhoun, illustrated by F. Holme;
Chicago Artists and their Studios" by
Miles nj. Dawson, illustrated by the
/ artists, and The Spotted Rat" by ST.
George Best, illustratrated by Edward
Mason.
The new management of the Maya
zine of American History bring to It's
conduct new facilities and far-reachIng
plans which will maintain the pubIica-
ton at the high standard established by
its early editors, and SO well maintained
by the late Mrs. Martha j. Lamb. Ad-
dlti0nai features are contemplated and
will be added from time to time, eX-
tending lis usefulness in fields long
awaiting the enterprising research OF
historians. Among these features will
be series of articles relating to the
early settlement of other sections of the
country beside New England; series
of papers on leading Revolutionary lead
ers; the systematic publication of early
town records; old documents hitherto
inaccessible, and genealogical records
of leading American families. The
usual Notes and Queries will be con-
tinued. The editor-in-chief under the
new management is Nathan c. Pond, of
Connecticut.
In the Review of Reviews for July
the great electrical exhibits at the
worlds fair are d .scribed by j. Il. Cra-
vath. This is emphatically an age of
electricity, and In its three leading ar
tlcleS this magazine calls attention to
prophesies even greater marvelS in the
near future. Mr.. CraYath's article is
followed by two others, under the title
OF the Two Giants of the Electrical
Age" G. d. LaDier tells of the Won
derful personality, and sketches the
picturesque career of Thomas
A. Edison. The great inventors
views of the future triumphs of
electrical science are fully pic
sented in the interview with MI Eli
son. j. Munro'S character sketch of
Sir William Thompson, Lord Kelvin, is
striking contrast to the Edison arti-
Gle He tells how Lord Kelvin made
the Atlantic cable possible. The per-
sonality of the great Scotch professor is
theme of no less aborbing interest
than his wonderful achievements in
science. The illustrations in this mag
azine are of superior order, and really
express what they are supposed to illus
trate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
PROTECTION AND AID.
The Object OF Meeting of Rail.
way Men.

PrrTsBURG, July 16.-Delegates rep
resenting the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen, the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, Switchmen's Mutual
Aid association and Order of hallway
Conductors met in this city today and
formed federation, the object of which
is mutual protection and aid. The Or
der Of Railway Telegraphers was not
represented today. but it is to be IN
Guided in the federation at the next
meeting, to be held in Pittsburg Satur-
day, Aug. 81. 1t was determined that
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers will not bei included in the fed
Grafton. AT the next meeting the Or
ganization will DE completed and steps
to, prepare constitution and bylaws be
taken.
The report already published that the
re- adjustment of wages was to be con-
sldered at today's meeting is mistake.
1t is reliably stated that the question of
wages will not be considered for several
months, possibly not for a year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

1t IS time to devote little criticism
TO the editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The paper has been crlticising ALT
GELD in the most severe terms for par
doning the anarchists; and now the
governor has brought to light the fact
that the editors name appears on one
of the petitions for the pardon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
STILL WRIGGLING.

The Milwaukee Sentinel, like others
of its kidney, finding that the attempt
to lay the blame of the SHERMAN act on
the Democrats Will not work, is. like
them, shifting its ground, and wants to
know if Legislators who enact better
law in place of bad one, even though
the new law be open to serious objec-
ton, are deserving of censure when
the alternative is between leaving the
bad law in force or replacing it by the
better. but still Objectionable, new .law?"
Put in this bland sort of way, and stat
Aes it rs a general prosecution, We are
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
BOOKS RECEIVED.

"a Week at the Fair" illustrating the
exhibits and wonders of the Worlds
Columbian exposition; with special de-
scriptive articles by Mrs. Potter Palmer,
the Countess of Aberdeen, Mrs. Schuy-
Ter Van Rensselaer,, and others; also
plans, maps and illustrations. from
Rand. McNally IL Company. publishers,
Chicago, ILL.,. paper. 50 cents, cloth 81.
''Jerushy in Brooklyn" by Jerushy
Smith, Ov Smithville, (Anna Olcott
Commelin); Fowler, Wells 81 Co.,
publishers. New York; paper, 25 cents.
''The Railways of Europe and Ameri-
ca, or Government Ownership" with
notes from official sources; by Marion
Todd; The Arena Publishing company,
Boston, Mass. paper, 80 cents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
TODAY,s WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. July 16.-For Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota: Generally
fair; variable winds; slightly warmer in the
Dakotas and Northwest Minnesota. For
wisconsin: Generally fair Monday; north
erIy winds; slightly cooler i'll southeast
portion. For Iowa: Fair, except in west
ern portion; local thunder storms; variable
winds; slightly cooler in central portion
For Montana: Fair: westerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULT-
IRE, WEATHER BUREAU, WASHINGTON. July
I6 rs D. m Local Time. S p. m. 18th Merid-
ian Time.--Observations taken at the same
moment of time at all stations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

Bob Dunn, of the Princeton Union,
condenses whole volume of comment
upon the business men of town failing
to advertise, in the following pithy par
agraph: Again we say the advertising
columns of the Union are no index of
the amount of business transacted in
PrincetOnn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

equal to s35 per capita tor each fnhabi-
tant of the United States.
1t is also believed that the provisions
for converting currency notes into re-
demption bonds, and such bonds into
currency notes at the option of the hold
ers, woald give to our currency an elias
ITCHY which it does not now have. The
supply of currency would be regulated
by the demand for it. When people had
no use for money they would convert it
into 2 per cent bonds; when money was
worth to them more than per cent they
would convert their bonds into cur
rency. The government pays interest
when there is surplus of money, and
saves interest when no such surplus
exists
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

THE GLOBE does not agree with much
of the comment on the Minnesota
building at jackson park and its con-
tents, but it would be just as well to
relegate that painting of the battle of
New Ulm to the rear. Strangers will
imagine 1t is unsafe to come here unless
they are baldheaded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

WOULD it not be as well for some of
our so-called statesmen to rub up their
memories and reflect on the fate which
overlook the statesmen of twenty
odd years ago who went philander-
ing after the rag-baby, soft-money,
greenhack craze? There are mighty
few of them left on the public stage,
and of those the most of them are
left there more as objects of charity
than of respect. THURMAN lost the
nomination for, and possibly the presi-
dency, by bending before that gale.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

IF IT is proven that conspiracy ex-
listed to convict and railroad to prison
DEMPSEY and other Homestead labor
leaders. by having detectives hire wit
nesses to commit perjury, there will be
a reaction i'll the popular feeling con-
corning those troubles. The perjarers
and the detective suborners of perjury
should be sent to take DEMPsEY's place.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
CATHOLIC SUMMER SCHOOL.
Sixteen States Represented at the
Meeting.

PLATTsBURG, N. Y, July 16.-The
second session of the Catholic Summer
School of America was formally opened
today by pontifical high mass. cele-
brated at st. Johns church this morn
ing, by Rev. Henry Gabrels, bishop of
the diocese of Ogdensburg, in which the
school is situated. at present sixteen
states are represented. Besides, there
are representatives from " ashington,
England. Ireland, Prince Edwards
Island, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, and
many other points. The first thing on
the programme was the reception at
the Dyersgile academy, rendered
by the local board. 1t was purely in
formal affair. AT the meeting the
Right Henry Gabriel, d. D., bishop of
was the celebrant; assist
ant priest was the Very Rev. A. &.
ID. D., president of st. Mary's
seminary, Baltimore. The sermon was
by the Very Rev. Bryse, ID. d., of Bos-
ton. At the close of the sermon Bishop
Gabriel welcomed the visitors to the
diocese. The evening service con-
sisted of solemn vespers and discourse
by DR.. Loughlin, Tomorrow begins the
regular course of lectures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
WORLDS FAIR VISITORS.

The ST. Paul DAILY and SUNDAY GLOBE
can be found OH sale at the following places
in Chicago:
SHERMAN HOUSE.
GRAND PACIFIC.
PALMER HOUSE.
POSTOFFICE NEWS STAND.
AUDITORIUM HOTEL.
GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL.
MCOY'S HOTEL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
Stretching Truth Too Far.

New York Weekly.
Lady-Wbat cute little dogs! What
do you charge for them?
Peddler-These dogs. mum. is tbe-er
the Alaska spaniel, mum. All the
ladies of Alaska has had these dogs for
pets for centuries, mum. Such dogs as
these is worth $50 apiece, mum.
Lady-Humph! I've read good deal
about Alaska, and have formed the
opinion that ladies are rather scarce in
that region.
Peddier (hasti1y)-Yes. mum, that's
what's the matter. Ladies has got so
scarce there that there is more dogs
than they want. That's why l can sell
you one for two dollars and half, mum.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17

A FEW nights ago st. Louis police
man responded to the cry for help, and
found two men hanging to each other,
each accusing the other of robbing him.
He made guess as to which was the
thief, but arrested the wrong man, let
ting the thief escape. Fine policemen
they have there.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
THE SUMMER GIRL.

The season sets in when the sweet summer
girl
= Tome seashore with mamma" will roam,
And while she S scratching her name in the
sand
Poor pa scratches gravel at home.
Louisville Tipask
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
JUST FOR FUN.

Stiggles-What makes you think that
he is familiar with Latin?
Staggles-If he wasn't he would never
dare take such liberties with it.-Buf-
falo Courier.
Its difficult to convince girl with
Troy Press.
She Ian heiress)-What made you love
me? [ know my face is plain.
He with Observation-Disclosures dear
est, but your figure is most attractive
Brooklyn Life.
First Store Boy-How do you like
your new place?
Second Store Boy-Don't like it. If
don't do things right they'll get another
boy, and if do do things right they'll
: keep me doin' 'em.-Good News.
Mrs. Ritter-What kind of ammuni-
ton do they use in magazine guns?
r. Mr.. R.-PGetry, | guess. All mine
has been fired.-Detroit Free Press.
g "John. there's storm comm up;
hitch the mule in the front yard"
what fer?'
Fer perfection: if it ain creased
I lightning, an slips off of him, he'll kick
lit all ter flinders !"-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
G Governess-How long is it since Rome
was founded? Fanny-Rome was
founded 2,S4S years ago. Aged Grand
smother-Dear me, how time does slip
away Pittsburg Dispatch.