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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17

the statements contained in this declar-
alton. All right-minded Americans do
not agree on the policy of the daily read
ing in the public schools of selections
from the Sacred Scriptures. A very
large majority of Americans do not
believe the Scriptures are sacred, and
among them may be numbered Presi-
dent Harper himself, one OF the signers
of the petition, who has but recently
raised storm in the religious world by
demonstrating that the Scriptures are
neither sacred nor veracious. but filled
with absurd logical incongruities and
historical and scientific misstatements.
Would it not puzzle child taking his
first lesson in geography = the we'll
ascertained fact that the world is round
to hear read from the Bible the state
ment that an angel stood on each of the
four corners of the earth? He would
naturally inquire how it came about
that thing which is round had cor
nerS.
The introduction of Scriptural read
ings in the schools would greatly tend
towards destroying their usefulness.
1t would create endless controversies.
not ali necessarily of religious charac-
ter. but pernicious. nevertheless. The
prOhihitionist would object to his chill
dren listening to Paul's advice to Tim
Othy to take a little wine for his stom-
ach's sake; the opponents of dancing
would find fault with the statement
that there is''a time to dances" the di
vorcee would make strenuous objections
to the law of marriage laid down by
Christ; the man fond of pleasure would
quarrel with the attempt to teach his
children that much that he does is
sinful.
1t is not to be wondered at that the
men mentioned should advocate such
measure as the one in question. None
of them are practical. They are mere
theorists men who believe that all
human prejudices can be obliterated
with wave of a hand. but who them
selves are as intolerant OF those who
differ from them as the worst bigot who
lived ill medieval times. They assume
the virtue of liberality when they have
it not, and are welded to doctrines of
religious tolerance so closely that they
have 10 liberation for men who differ
from them.
Our public schools have got alon.
very well without the Bible thus far.
The only friction that has taken place
has been caused by the attempt to intro
duce it as text book. But it has no
more right there than any other of the
so.called sacred books"-the Talmud,
the Koran, the book of Confucius, the
book of Brahma. or the book of Mormon.
There are believers in all of these in our
midst, and it cannot be claimed that
either of them is equal to the Bible.
either in the correctness of the moral
precepts incuIcated or the exalted the
cries of human existence that are ideal
lied.
Keep the Bible out of the public
schools if you would perpetuate the
school system. If one portion of it is
admitted all portions may claim the like
privilege. and from the day of its intro
duction to the date which shall mark
the entire extinction of the chief glory
of our republic there will be nothing
but wrangling and bitterness. leading
to all forms of strife.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
A LITTLE SURPRISE.
Written for the Globe.l

Written for the Globe.l
1 sat in the parlor with Kitty one night
l sat meath the spell of her eyes;
In the CLEAN of those orbs we dispensed with
q light,
Her father and mother were both out of
sight.
And had little surprise.
1 wanted to tell her the old. old theme,
story of ardent love;
But somehow or other nv speech wouin' t
flow,
And somehow or other my tongue wouldn't
go,
SAT there and didn't move.
She spoke of the weather and topics like
that.
listened and never said ''boo;"
SO frigh tened, hardly knew where was at
l sat and thought and ] thought and l sat
But what could poor fellow dos
hadn't the courage to open my heart,
And tell her the love that was there;
The spirit was willing-the flesh very weak
My voice fiickered out in an effort 10 speak
Oh, would that some lodge far away could
seek!
For wouldn't and couldn't declare.
At last / resolved to shake off my restraint.
And MARBLE my loving refrain:
So. summoning all my best strength to COM
mand,
l firmly. but quietly reached for her hand
With the other her beautiful faceIet she
famed.
I sat on the sofa with Kitty that night,
sat meath the spell of her eyes;
In the CLEAN OF those orbs | dispensed with
light
Her father and mother hove sudden in sight.
And got little surprise.
Michael Joseph Donnelly,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
SUPERINTENDENT OF MUSIC.
"A Malicious Attack Upon MIR.
Gehan.


The outrageous attack made OIL john
F. Gehan ny the Dispatch last evening
is entirely in keeping with the conduct
of that paper ever since its pet candi-
date for mayor was relegated to pri-
vate life. Because Mr.. Gehan sees
fit to enter the lists as a
candidate for the position Of superIn-
tendent of music in the public schools
position. by the way, for which he is
in every respect eminently qualitied-is
sufficient for the Dispatch to visit the
Walls of its wrath upon him and to in
dulge in all the choice epithets for
which its columns have become noto-
riouS.
Mr.. Gehan was born and reared in st.
Paul, and from early boyhood has
shown marked production for the
study Of music. He has taken part in
every great musical event gotten up in
local circles during the past twenty
years, and today among musical critics
Is ranked prominent as vocalist
and teacher of voice culture. He has
labored arduously in his chosen pro-
feSslon, and his voice has been heard so
Otten III entertainments, charitable and
otherwise, that his name has
cpine 10 Dc nOuSehOld word. Inc
president of the school board,
Mfr. Willrich. who has sung in many
concerts side by side with Mr.. Gehan,
!. will bear cheerful testimony to his abil-
ity. both as singer and leader. q. Sebert,
OF Seibert's orchestra, who has played
sacred music while MIR. Gehan welded
the baton times without number during
the past ten years, has often given
expression of his regard for the young
mans remarkable powers, both as
vocalist, leader and reader of music.
Even the Dispatch admits that ''he is
a musician of ability" but thinks he
ought not TO be selected because. for
so6th, he failed OF appointment for
some other position. The members
of the board who know Mr.. Gehan will
net he led astray by this spiteful attack
by partisan press.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
FIGHTING AGAINST IMMO-
RALITY

1t generally takes very bitter dose
to disgust an old Confederate with the
Democratic party and induce him to
support Republican for office. The
candidacy of Col. Breckinridgs for re-
election to congress in the Ashland dis
trict has driven great many oid-time
Democrats into the ranks of the opposi-
ton, and seems likely to preclpitate de-
feat. Gen. Basil Duke, one of the most
brilliant cavalry leaders of the Confed-
eracy. and Democrat of long standing,
has just announced that under no cir
cumstances Will he support Col. Brock
inridge. but if the alternative is forced
upon him he will stump the district in
the interest of the Republican nominee,
who is a gentleman of good reputation
and ability.
The signs multiply that Breckinridge
will be forced to retire from public life.
The moral standard of the people ofhis
district is as high. and their conception
eff manly honor as exalted, as in any otll-
er section of the country. They may
have charity for moral delinquencles in
duced by passion or misconception of
duly, but they have DO tolerance for
man who brazenly admits crime
against female chastity and seeks to
justify it. In that region woman's
honor is esteemed as above price, and is
defended 10y the shedding of blood, If
need he. The family circle is sanctu- ,
airy which none dare invade with Ibid
nous intent except at the peril of his.
life. Col. Breckinridge's crime was,
doubly damning. He was the legal;
guardian of the young girl whom he be-.
trayed, and every obligation of honor
required that he should as jealousy de-
fend his wards chastity as he would his
own daughters. But he proved false to
his sacred trust, and debauched her.
Not conteut with this, he has sought to
brand her with everlasting disgrace, in
order that he himself might escape the
pecuniary penalty of his crime, and has
flooded the country with filth from end
to end. debasing and debauching the
moral atmosphere OF the whole country.
and bringing not only himself and his
victim into disrepute, bat covering his
state with Obl0Quy.
1t is to be feared that the people of
the Ashland district do not appreciate
how much depends upon the Re suit Of
the pending election. The entire coun-
try is watching the course of events
there with the keenest interest. The
issue involved is not one of politics, but
of morality. and the result will be of
less Importance to parties than to the
cause of public decency. If Breckin-
ridge shall be reelected. the country
will c)nclude that deceucy and private
character are at discount among Ken
tuckians. But there are many evidences
that the aged rome and self confessed
libertine will be repudiated Tne bet
ter classes of the district. without dis
tinction OF party, are arrayei against
him. The women, who have been espe-
cially outraged by the c.1lohals shan
less conduct. have organized to encuin-
pass his defeat. aud have inaug urated a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
SHE HAS NO LOVER NOW.
Written for the Globe 7


it was beautiful summer night. The
air was balmy and redolent with the
fragrance of thousand flowers. 1t was
night such as lovers choose for the
sweet communion of cOngenial souls,
for nature was all in tune. just as the
clock in the distant belfry was striking
the hour of Herbert McGillicuddy and
Anna Marie Duggan passed out from
the shadow of the broad porch of the
Duggan mansion and wendell their foot
steps in the direction of maple tree
whose spreading branches cast fantastic
shapes on the ground beneath. At this
point the lovers rested, for these were
lovers, and seated themselves on rustic
bench that oft had embraced them be
tween its broad arms. Overhead the
little birds chirped 4 glad greeting and
the gentle wind hummed a soft refrain
through the murmuring leaves and
branches. 'Darling. do you love me?"
TWAS McGillicuddy's voice that made
question, and ere the sound died away
he quietly, but firmly. edged himself
Dugganwards, and, wrapping his left
arm around Marie's 1.-the and willowy
form, awaited response.
"You Know do" she falteringly re-
piled, but she dared not look him in the
face, for Marie was coy and demure.
"rhen, darling" huskily whispered
McGiilicuddy, ''Iet US seal the compact
with kiss"
Suiting the word with an action, he
drew his sweetheart to him. but Marie,
with doWncaSt eyes. only turned away
from MIN. Her breath came in short
pantS-trouSer breatns, as it Were-but
she spoke not word.
Won't you kiss me, dear?" pleaded
McGillicuddy, who was now laboring
under tense excitement.
II would, darling" said Marie. "but l
cannot"
d"You cannot" shouted McGilicuddy,
land why not?"
:; Simply because my breath is full OF
onions, you idiot"
With hoarSe. hooking laugh Marie
snnwound herself, and as she iisap.
peared in the distance she heard Mack
-whistling Say not good-by, but au re-
voir" NJ. ID.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
GOOD FOR SOUTH DAKOTA.
The State Getting Increases in
appropriations.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Considering
that this is reform congress, it has
dealt very literally with South Dakota.
The following amendments to the In
dian appropriations bill will be agreed
to before its passage: To erect an In
dian school building at Chamberlain
and Rapid City. $4,000; to increase the
salary of Peter Couchman. agent at
Forest City. from $1,000 to Sl,7o0; adj
ditional blacksmith at Forest City
agency, $500; TO pay John Palmer for
buildings and Improvements taken at
Pine Ridge by Indian bureau, $500; to
pay teacher for personal loss by burn-
ing of Ogallalla boarding school at Pine
Ridge. $1,000; for support for Indian
orphans and courts OF justice of the
Yankton tribe of Sioux Indians. 5000;
to pay damages to Crow Creek settlers,
sl16.000;t to ratify the Yankton treaty.
opening up 16S, 900 acres of land for set
Element, total appropriation of $3.50, 600
is made; to pay the claims of fifty-one
scouts employed by Gen. Sully in 1861
Sill. 475.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
HERE'S To SODA.
Written for the Globe.1

Written for the Globe.l
When the mercury has risen,
Hike to hear the fiZzin',
And love to hear the sizzin' OF the soda
water mill;
ON. there is music in its singing,
And a mem ry to it clinging
Which oftentmes is bringing thoughts that
linger with me still
Thoughts of nectar and Vanilla,
Strawberry and sa!ssparilia.
Thoughts Of soda that would fill boy with
visions of delight:
And though many years have f1eeted
Since the juveniles treated.
There's "a sentiment deep. seated that good
sodas out of sight.
Let others prdte of whisky
That makes Il fellow tri>ky,
But alcohol is risky stuff to monkey with
at all:
Let stage-Struck guys make merry
Over Mugs of Tom and Jerry.
Sing the praise OF Ellen Terry, Miss Langtry.
Pauline Hall:
Let sap;eut dudes touch glasses
10 the health of buXom layses
But soda quite surpas ses all the drinks that
Make men tight:
It's beverage that's cheering
Unpretentlous appearing,
10 humanity endearing-ave it's clearly out
Il of sight
Michael Joseph Donnelly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
A DIFFICULT SITUATION,

eilC Col. M0nfort. OF the Windsor, is very
enterprsing. Whenever an organize
tion makes his hotel its headquarters
he decOrates the building in appropriate
manner. When the Brotherhood of
Engineers met here he had, amid flags
and other emblems, miniature loco
motive suspended from one of the
balconies. When the Foresters
and Odd Fellows came his dec
orationS were symbolical of the
orders. But when the National
Prison association arrived he was put
to his trumps. He did not know
whether he ought to erect church or
penitentiary as frontispiece for the
hotel. He accordingly contented him.
self with emblazoning in large letters
IN. P. A..' surrounded by bunting
AS the result he was waited upon last
night by delegation who had imper-
fectly read the inscription. and advised
that lie was making himself disliked by
advertising that he was All A. p. A.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
WOOL FIGHT IS ENDED.
Contin ued From FL, 1t Pare.


PETER and Kyle, voted against it. IL
was carrled-45-5.
On ready-made clothing the rate was
hXed at 10 per cent ad valOrem (the
present duty being so per cent?.
Mr.. PETER called attention to the fact
that the so per cent on ready-made
clothing under the present law included
the compulsory duty Of 20 per cent for
the duty Oil wool. so that the real reduce
ton of the manufacturers duty in this
paragraph was but Is per cent.
The rate on cloaks, dolmans. listers
and other outside garments for ladies
and children. composed wholly or in
part of wool. was fixed at so per cent;
on Weddings, gorings. suspenders.
braids, lace, embroideries. etc.. so per
cent. On Aubusson, Administer and
moquette carpets, and Oriental. Der.
lin and other similar rugs, Mr..
Aldrich moved to increase the rate
from 50 per cent to 50 per cent. Mr..
Aldrch and Mr.. Plat both protested
that the rates OH carpets were made
quate. and that they would continue the
hight for an increase when the bill was
REPORTED TO TIE SENATE.
MIR. AldrIchs amendment was lost,
leaving the rate So per cent as the house
Dill. The rates on SaXony, Wilton and
tOuApSy Ooi PClo anu y,
Brussels and treble ingram and all
chain venetian carpets were fixed at 50
per cent. Amendments offered to i'll
crease the rates in each instance were
lost The rates on wool, Dutch and
two-ply ingram carpets. druggets and
bookings and carpets not specially
provided for were liked at 50 per cent.
The Jones amendment to make the
wool schedule 60 into effect Jan. /, 1885,
instead of Dec. 2. 1894. as provided in
the house, was agreed, and the house
provision subjecting the rates in the
WOODEN schedule TO per cent reduction
annually until 1900 Was stricken out.
Schedule l.. ''siIks and silk goods"
was then taken up, with the under
standing that paragraph POS. relating to
silk partially manufactured from CO.
coons. waste silk. thrown silk not ad-
vanced more than singles and silk
thread and vars, and paragraph 29i, re-
ldtlng to velvets, plush, etc.. be passed
over till Monday
The rates Oh weddings. gorings. belt
ings, Tringes, ETC., made wholly or i'll
part of silk was fixed at 30 per cent;
on laces and embroideries. handker-
chiefs, wells, ready-nade clothing and
other articles of wearing apparel.
composed in whole or in part of silk.
50 per cent, ana other manufactures of
silk not specially provided for 45 per
cent This completed The silk schedule,
and then, at 1850 O'clock. on motion of
Mr.. Harris. the senate went into eXecu-
tive session, and at O'Clock ad-
journed until Monday at 10 O'Clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17

campaign the like of which has never
before been seen in our history. They
are earnest and determined. and will
make opposition to Breckenridge one of
he requirements of social recognition.
1t is difficult to estimate the influence
they will have. for we have no prece.
dents by which we may be guided, but
it certainly seems as if they can WELD
power that shall he decisive on the side
of public morality. 1t will certainly be
an everlasting disgrace to Kentucky if
her sons shall approve of the record he
has made. 1t would be far better for
them if they should choose HDttentot.
a negro. or Republican to represent
them in the national legislature.
at1Gen. Duke will not find himself alone
among Democrats who rebel against the
candidacy of Col. Breckenridge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
BRUTAL pAltTIsANsHP.

1t is surprising that Comptroller Nc
Cardy should have secured such blind
followers as were developed in the
Board Of Aldermen Tuesday night.
He sent an audited pay roll to the
Aldermen, accompanied by note ad-
vising them not to pass the roll because
the membership of the Assembly is in
dispute.
The Aldermen are not in dispute, and
the impudence of McCardy should have
called for -rebuke instead of aequieS-
cence.
When it comes tc signing the city war
rant by the comptroller, if Mr.. McCardy
chooses to withhold his signature, it is
at the proper stage when he must act
one way or the other. Prior to that any
thing he does is impudent assumption.
Instead of awaiting the return of the
pay roll claim to him he influences the
Republican members of the Board of
Aldermen to refuse to pass it.
1t is nevertheless his act, and by it
367 men are today without means of Sc
curing bread for their families. Most
of them are men of families, and it is
safe to say that fifteen hundred people
are scant for food today owing to MIR.
McCardy's Drutally partisan course.
The Republicans will be likely to
hear more about this later on.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
As to Sioux Scrip.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 16. - Senator
Hansbrough today introduced bill
which legalzes the location of Sioux
scrip by power Of attorney. The bill
further authorizes the commissioner Of
the general land office to issue patents
to land so located.
Pensions-Additional John Wolfgang
Morganier. Winona; renewal, Oh rles
Estes, Minneapolis; William II. Hahn,
Hartford.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17

Ii Is not work that the armies of the
unemployed that are now perambulat-
ing the country are seeking. and the
pretense that they are in any sense
''industrial' is hollow mockery. This
was forcibly shown at Fargo the other
day, when gang of more than $50 were
offered work at current wages in ex-
cavating for new buildings. But two
men OF the lot accepted the offer. The
remainder were very properly ordered
to leave town before daybreak or go
into the chain gang. They preferred to
travel.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17

find themselves in condition deplo-
rable III the extreme. Their own re-
sources have been completely eX-
hausted, and contributions from the
outside have ceased. And yet they re-
fuse 10 work. Necessity. however, will
compel them to do so, and they will be
denied the advantages they might have
had if they had accepted the terms
originally agreed upon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.

II Il 6lbbE I'm 4 n II SCf1OOlLS.
There has long been. concurrence
among all classes of citiZens-the Chris
tian. the Hebrew and the pagan-that
the public schools were not the proper
place for the religious instruction of the
young. The right OF parents has been
recognized to bring up their children to
whatever religious belief they might
prefer. or to teach them to disregard all
creeds, and in majority of the states
this sentiment has been very properly
incorporated into the laws, which guard
against any attempt at PROSECUTING the
young by too jealous religious sects by
forbidding all forms of religious instruc-
ton in the public schools. The wisdom
of these laws has not only been gen.
orally acknowledged. but has been DEM
onstrated time and again i'll the healing
of religious controversies of long stand
ing.
But new movement has begun to
overthrow this system and return to the
old and ng-abandoned plan of cram
ing religion down the throats of the
young by means both foreign to Amer
lean conceptions of liberty of conscience
and opposed to the enlightened senti-
ment of the entire civilized world. Very
properly, perhaps, the movement origi-
mates in Chicago. 1t has for its sponsors
long list of distinguished men. Among
them are such men as President Har.
per, of the Chicago university; William
j. Onahan, probably the most distin-
guiShed Catholic Iavman in America:
Charles c. Bonney, president OF the re-
ligious congress at the worlds fair :;
and w. A. Amberg, president of the
Columbus club. These men. in their
petition to the Chicago board Of educa-
ton, which is signed by 10000 other cit
liens, declare that, ''as the whole world
united without objection in the uni
versal praise to Our Father who art in
heaven (the trainers of the petition
ought to be capable of quoting the
Lords prayer more correctly during
the worlds religious congresses Of 1898,
we believe that all right minded classes
of Americans now agree on the daily
reading in the public schools of suit
able selections from the Sacred Scrip
lures and the recitation of that prayer
and the two great commandments upon
which hang all the law and the proph-
cts, thereby fixing in the minds of the
children the vital spiritual principle on
which good citizenship and the future
welfare of our country 80 largely de-
pend"
An issue may be made upon each of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
Proctor Knott Postomce.

Special to The Globe.
AsHINGToN. June 16.-The post
office of Proctor Knott,St Louis county,
has bee established, with Sherman IL
Huyck as postmaster. The site of West
Valley, Marshall county, has been
changed and Olot l.. Brekkestrau APP
pointed postmaster.