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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
A Queer Contradiction.

The comptrollership is a striking ex-
ception to all other elective Offices To
get one Of the latter a candidate must
be popular; he must be known as
good fellow, liberal with the boys, gen.
erous in treats, flush with his smiles.
an adept in handshaking, with a mem
CRY that never let's slip a name or face
He need not cultivate any reputation
for knowing anything about anything
and particularly about the duties of
the place he aspires to. In truth if
he would win he should affect a SUI
preme ignorance of what he will have
to do if elected, for if there is ANYTHING
nominating conventions dislike and
voters deSpiSe it is the man who knows.
you know. Is this an unfounded state
ment, a libel on the intelligence of the
American citizen? Well, when did a.
nominating convention ever ask what
were the qualifications for the place of
! any person presented to it? If he would
be register Of deeds, what inquiry was
ever made if he were a good copyist /?
Or auoltor, If he were good account
ant? Captious critics, rival candidates.
may have limited doubts of his lack of
that kind of fitness, but no conven-
ton ever treated the doubts with other
than the contempt meet for irreleyancv
But the comptrollership is singular
exception To be known as a. churl.
an INSTRUCTOR, a dog in the manger. a
Turk, a chronic kicker the meanest
man in town-these are the Qualities
the public admire in this officer: these
are his credentials to popular favor
The higher their degree the more pom
ular he is and the surer his election.
Impatient of and vindictive to the man
who, in any other Office, presumes to
treat his place as a public trust and
to do his duty impartially as the vot-
ers are, towards this officer they re-
verse their attitude and demand that
which they revile in other officers. That
| this is the case local history amply at
tests; why it is so illustrates a queer
phase of mass reasoning. The comp
troller is the watchdog of the treas
ury." He scans eacn claim or bill or
| allowance to see if there is warrant for
It's payment in some law. There is an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
HOW YELLOW JOURNALS
Manufacture War Extras and Fab
ricate Rumors

Inc war extras are not all printed on one
day in the week, but on Friday and Saturday
the Sunday stock Is prepared and set aside
In stacks. each one of which is marked with
its number and the precise hour in the day
at which 1t is to be given to the newsboys.
In these heaps of extras the rumors alternate
with the correction thereof, after the man
ner of fat and lean in bacon. Thus, at 10
o'clock, the boys will below through the city
the rumor that Fitzhugh Lee has been as
sassinated, and at IL the extra containing
complete assurance of his safety will be
spread abroad. 1t has been found by ex-
extras in this order than to first publish
the rumor that he is alive and follow it
up with one regarding his death. The print
Saturday was ordered by the kind hearted
proprietor of the red-eye Journal In order
that the members of his great war feet OF
correspondents and artists might have one
day in the week for recreation-which means
in artistic and literary circles base ball and
pinochle. This brings them to their work
on Monday morning fresh and vigorous and
ready for anything that Park Row may have
to offer.
The rumor department is. of course. in the
hands of a competent new journalist, but
fully as important as his position Is that OF
the gentleman who occupies an adjoining Of
flee and has charge of the prizes which are
taken by our navy on the high seas in time
for every extra. During the first days or
the war 1t was always the same ship that was
captured, but now a critical public demands
a new ship every hour. with a new port OF
destination and different cargo. and 1t is
this that taxes the ingenuity of the head
of the prize department to the utmost. Thus,
we are told from time to time during the
day that 1.-The barkentine Isabella, bound for
Cadiz with a load of hides from Rio, was cap
tured by the New York and sent, in charge
Of Q prize crew, to Key West" Or, the
Spanish troop-ship Claro Perfecto. with
twelve hundred soldiers and five hundred
thousand dollars in gold, was captured about
one hundred miles to the northwest of
Havana and will be sent to New York in
charge of a prize crew." 1t is believed than
ali these prizes founder. as nothing further
is ever heard from them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
National Finances.


From the United States Investor.
During April the money In circulation in
the United States increased $50,7C2,7s7, which
may be considered most satisfactory exhibit
for month in which the outbreak of war
was momentarily expected, and which, in
fact witnessed the beginning of hostilites.
The most noticeable feature of the showing
is gain Of s34, 541, 56S in une amount Of gold,
due, OF course. to the heavy importations OF
the metal: Greenbacks increased 50 757 ,7Sl;
silver certificates 4,915,676. and national bank
notes, sl642, 4G2. The following Items show
decreases: Treasury notes, $40. i02; sucsir-
larry silver. s32, 529 and silver dollars. $1,5So.
AS result of these operations the per capita
circulation of the country rose from $3.50
April to $24.33 May 1. Money in the treasury
decreased $7447,726 during April this re-
O02 In gold and a decrease Of s14,1O1.72S in
other kinds of money.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
Believes Lini would Ruu.

To The st. Paul G l ODE:
Your issue Of 9Th inst contains the follow.
ing statement. by one of your reporters. to-
wit:
Maj. ]. M. Bowler is said to have con-
versed with Mr.. Lind upon this subject and
mas let It leak out among the faithful that
Mr.. Lind will accept. '"'
1t refers to the question as to whether Mr.
Lind would again accept the nomination for
governor by the allied parties. 1 have not
eonversed with Mr.. Lind upon that subject
and have not heard him express himself in
any manner in relation thereto Should r.
be tremendously nominated 1 believe he would
accept and that he would be elected beyond a
doubt, but Mr.. Lind is III no way responsible
for my belief. Yours truly.
". NJ Bowler.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
TWO VIEWS
or the Labor Question rs Applied
to Women

10 women.
Eleanor Whiting uses seven pages of the
May number of Lippincott's Magazine to win
believers for two propositions, viz That 1t
Is not to the advantage of the average woman
new or old, to become direct wage Garner
and that 1t Is not to the advantage of go
ciety that she should become a direct wage
Garner. In support Of the first thesis the
writer says that a married woman has an
assured income and that "matrimony is a
profession for which, by nature, tradition and
education she Is better fitted than for any
other" After lamenting the growth Of indie
pendence among women, Of that desire to do
something the author goes on to show that
besides creating a reaction among educated
women against the dependent condition of
matrimony, this self-supporting mama is
driving men out Of wage-earning positions,
pushing them to the wall, thereby inferring
that there Is not enough work in the word
for ALL
In support Of her second proposition she
argues that the result of this competition will
be that where man now earns SIS dollars
a week upon which to support his family
the time will soon come when he and his
wife will earn $3.50 each. and the home will
be without mother. She further argues that
the present inequality of wages is just since,
on the whole, women's work is hampered by
physical debility.
In connection with Eleanor Writings view
Of the labor question, it is interesting to place
the statement of Hon. William T. Harris.
who, after taking into account the increase Of
labor saving machines, and the increase Of
population, still asserts. and supports his
assertion with facts that there Is work
enough for all. In his discussion of the matter
in the Forum Mr.. Harris points out how
the invention Of a machine, which enables one
man to do what 100 had previously done, re-
leases ninty-nine men from simple manual
labor and forces them to the production Of
a better grade of article, which the invention
of the machine placed within the reach Of
consumers. For example, the cotton gin re-
leased ninty-nine men out Of every 100, but
Immediately there was demand for better
and more textile. In short, the point of the
whole article Is that the invention of ma
chinery is pressing men and women from the
ranks of unintelligent labor into thole OF
intelligent labor. Skill and brain power are
the twin stars of modern civilization and the
men and women who would not be lost in the
crowd must follow their leading.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
CARLETON COLLEGE.
What 1t Is and What 1t Does for
Students.


Carleton college is a Christian, co-educa-
tional institution, founded at Northfeid
about thirty years ago. 1t has seven educa-
tiopal buildings, campus Of thirty acres, a
faculty of twenty-one members, and an at
tendance of 1892 students. 1t maintains in ad-
dition to the college proper, academy for
preparatory instruction and school Of
music. The college department has increased
eight per cent within the year, and has
doubled within eight years. OF those in the
college and the preparatory departments
this year, exactly one-half are young women
Its patronage is widely extended, thirteen
states being represented among its students
and 30 per cent coming from outside of
Minnesota. Its alumni are largely engaged
in professional and educational work
Twelve Of them hold college positions, four
hold positions in preparatory schools, four in
state institutions, two in normal schools,
eighteen are school superintendent, nearly
fifty are teachers in public schools, nearly
sixty are in the learned professions, nine are
foreign missionaries, not few are success
full business men. The college PAYS much at
tention to physical culture, having an excel
lent gymnasium, and employing regular
instructor. The military spirit has been re-
Gently revived, company has been organized
and twelve OF the students have enlisted in
the army.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
YESTERDAYS MEANS
RIVER At s A. NJ.
ATLANTIC LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Ems, Naples; Fried
rich Der crosse, bremen; MAJESTIC, Liver
Liverpool.
QUEENSTOWN - Sailed: Aurania, New
York; Catalonia Boston.
LIVERPOOL-Sailed Non2adc, New York
Arrived: Teutonic. New York.
BALTIMORE-Arri Munchen, Bremen.
MOVILLE-Arrived: AnchCria, New York.
CHERBOURG-Arrived Havel, New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
THURSDAYS WEATHER.
Fair, Northerly Winds.

BY the United States Weather Bureau.
NIINNESOTA-Fair; northerly winds.
NORTH DAKOTA-Fair; northerly winds.
SOUTH DAKOTA-Fair; northerly winds.
WISCONSIN-Fai preceded by showers in
southeast portion light northwester.y
winds.
MONTANA-Partly cloudy weather; variable
Winds
IOWA-Fair weather, preceded by showers in
the early morning; winds becoming north
erly.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
TODAY's EVENTS.

GRANDPA Hot Old Time" Sis.
METROPOLITAN-Dar
Entertainment Christ church. PM.
Van Buren, School union, s PM.
Children's Aid society, annual meeting,
Ryan hotel. 4.
Entertainment, Noble Franklin lodge, A. O.
U. W., Eighth and Wabasha
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

1t is a Chinese custom To inaueur-
ate business venture with a disnlav
of fireworks. Watch the display of fire.
works at the close Of the latest Ameri-
can venture.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

1t will be with something akin to
'ghoulish glee" that Commodore Dewey
and his men divide up that $751;, 900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Admiral Sampson helped to support
his fathers family by splitting wood.
And he is still splitting wood"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Commodore Dewey's having been
named rear" admiral will not pre-
vent him from remaining at the front.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Senator Davis evidently thinks ex-
Gov. Merriam would be about the right
distance from Minnesota as civil GOV
ernor of the Philippines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Don Carlos, we are having trouble
to figure out whether you are a king
or a knaVe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
AUTUMN, 1868.

AUTUMN, 1863.
From shuddering trees the painted leaves
Strew redder dyes of crimsoned scd:
And brave men lie in CHASTITY sheaves
AS whirled there by the wrath of God.
Gray vapors hum with wings of death
Whose roll cal shrieks its fierce alarms:
And life s.ghs, 'Here!" with parting breath
Where bleeding thousands ground their
arms,
For brothers face each others steel.
Grim suitors in the last appeal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

The Spaniards have reached the
daft stage. They are crying for bread,
but burned big grain warehouse at
Madrid yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Did the president make mistake
When he didn't appoint Senator
Billy" Mason a major general
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

sions. Put UP a white flag, old man,
and Uncle Sam will see that you get
something to eat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

What is the use of voting war funds
to Spain? What Spain most needs now
is few nice, quiet cemeteries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

oh, Admiral Dewey, will you be
home in time for the Fourth of JULY?
About 65,OOO,OOO Americans want to
snake your hand with enthusiastic cor
dialitv 49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Now, Spain, if you are not real
good, we will plant the Stars and
Stripes in the Pyrenees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
Thrusts and Parties.

Presumably the business of an editor Is to
edit.-Mnneapolis Journal.
And then follows some reference to the fail
ure of the editor CT contemporary to edit
Some time ago commented on the supposed
business of a manager to manage and re-
ferred to the Journal an instance of a
manager who did not manage. We now refer
the Journal to that parable about notes and
beams.
We welcome Engiand's good WILL and we
don't criticise her motives; but they are sim
pie and easily understood-New York SUM-
Some one in the Suns editorial rooms has
made journey down to Damascus lately, and
has seen good sized light if not, as yet. a
great one. The Sun has been for years a
vertable Jefferson Brick, twisting the old
lions tail, pulling his whiskers, tanning
his ears, and, when nothing else was to be
done, standing off and running it's tongue out
at him. Only enough now remains of the old
phobism to intimate that the lions motives
ARE simple and easily understood" If so. so
much the better.
In an address before some Confed arata
venterans the other day Gen. Wade Fampton
said: My old comrades, we know what war
Is l do not hesitate to say that 1 regret
the one upon which.we are now entering But
you are South Carolinans; you are sons Of
the men VINO have shed immortal glory on
the Palmetto flag in the past and I would
rather die than think that South Carolina
would not respond to the call made upon
her for volunteers. And, old as l am. T
can still ride on horseback and WELD a
sword; and If South Cardinals quota is rot
filed. If there is one name lacking to make
it full, 1, myself will volunteer. This is our
duty to make it the champion Of freedom for
all time to ccme."
After the Napoleonic wars wellington Wis.,
tied one of the ministers of the French court
among whose guests was a general of the
Spanish army who had served as an alIy of
the English. Wellington's host was about to
introduce his two guests, when the Spaniard
with an air of dsdain, turned his back on
them and walked away. To his mortified
host, Wellington said: Never mind; l have
seen that fellows back before. It was ON
the Peninsula that he showed 1t to me-
Manila is about fourteen hours earlier In the
day than we are. When it is high noon with
the people of that place it is 10 p. m. of the
day preceding with us. That Is, Manila is
more than halfway around the world in an
easterly direction from US. There is an arbf
trary line somewhere in the Pacific ocean
when it is one day OF the week on one side
and the succeeding day on the other Other
wise a man travelling around the world going
westward would lose solar day in his life
which he could not pick up without retracing
his way
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
SPRING. 1898.

From laughing leas the bugles sing,
More shrill than bird to nesting mate,
Ger tented slopes the war-notes ring,
And time again the tramp of fate,
Bright ori1amme of liberty,
One hammered blazon haunts the sky,
And halls that sun-burst" in the Sc,
A gallant peoples anguished cry.
Now brothers touch in common veal
To right the foreign wrong with ste-l.
q. T. Ferris in Harpers Weekly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

In the simple narrative of one of
the seamen Of the Maine at the time
of her explosion there is more of de-
scrlption than the columns of fine writ
Ing gave, with all the lurid effects the
war correspondent on the spot knows
SO well how to use. He had been
wounded in the explosion and was sent
over to Key West on the Bache. He
was asked to tell what he knew of the
explosion well, sir" he said, 81 was
a-corkin' it off in my hammock, sir,
when 1 hears hell of noise Then,
sir, the nurse says to me, Sit up and
take this. That is all I know, sir Is
that not better than anything you
read? Asleep in a hammock; a deafen-
ing roar; unconsciousness; a hospital
cot with a ministering nurse when
sense returned. 1t invites your imagi-
nation instead Of trying to stuff and
safe it, as the specials did.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

-Bianco has cabled an urgent re-
quest 10 Madrid for supplies of provi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

To a man UP tree it looks as if
the Spanish fleet were trying to sail off
the earth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
A PASSING MEDLEY.

"To hook" in the Eastern dialect, means to
steal. In the West it signifies to crotchet.
husband lovely pair of mttens." The Bos-
ton lady cut her acquaintance Immediately.
Further reforms in dress are opposed, 1t
is said by the empress Of Germany. She de-
clares that the present fashions suit her ex-
acty. If this had come from royal lips other
than those of the German empress one would
be inclined to interpret 1t as German and
feminine version of "L'etat c'est moi
The Oldest woman chorister in the world is
dead She was Sc years old, and up to the
time of her death was titular leader Of the
music in st. Thomas church, Ryde, Isle Of
Wight. She had been a member Of the choir
for seventy nine years, and had never missed
a service.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Miss Elsie Mercur. of Pittsburg, has made
an enviable record an architect. She de-
signed the Woman's building at the Atlanta
exposition. the Pittsburg ST. PauPs Episcopal
church, st. Martins Episcopal church. of
Johnsonsburg, Pa, and the children's
building on the Plttsburg poor farm
1t Is her custom when employed on q
building to engage living quarters in the i'm
mediate vicinity and stay there during the
progress Of the work. AS soon as the work.
men on the building begin their labors Miss
Mercur is on hand and personally sees almost
every nail driven into the structure. In this
way she acquires practical knowledge pos
sessed by few male architects
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12

Miss Grace e. Patton, of Denver, Col. and
Miss Estelle Reel. Of Cheyenne, Wyo.. are
the only women state superintendent OF pub
lilo instruction In the United States. There are
twelve women acting as city superintendents
ana two hundred and twenty-nin as county
superintendents This means q total Of two
hundred and forty-three women at the head
of educational systems. Yet there are grand
mothers still living who wept with shame be-
cause their ambitious daughters had insisted
on applying for and had received teachers
certificates.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
ity. and taken no steps to keep 1t from be-
Ing degraded"

Topeka women must surely all be mothers,
Tor the enthusiasm with which they went to
work to do something for tho comfort of the
boys in camp" found expression in an im-
mense quantity Of gingerbread enough SO
that each soldier might have q loaf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
FIELDING.
BATTING.
FIELDING.
Base Ball Notes.

The Boston Globe announces that there
will be a New England League, mex:
year
st. Louis will play Chicago at Chicago
Oct and 10. instead of at St. Louis
More transferring.
But one tie was played in the Western
League season. 1T was an thinning game
between Minneapolis and St. Joseph.
Joe Conner. formerly of the New Eng
land League, and brother of the vet
eran Roger, has been signed by New
York.
Nick Young, president of the Nationa
League. says: AT least seven clubs OF
the II Will fall thousands of dollars short
of their expenses this year
Herald: Baker. the new pitcher of the
Washngtons, is not spring chicken by
any means. He was with the Pittsburgs
in 1872, ana with the Baltimores in 1883?
and 1894. It is another Al Maui case OF
resurrection. His arm is as good as ever,
to say every pitcher should do using his
noddle." Baker pitched Is games in the
Eastern League this season and won 70
of them. In winter he teaches school and
so has an all-round job
Herald: The worst occurrence in base
ball this year was the abuse of Umpire
Swa1twoOd by Vaughn at Cincinnati. last
Monday. Vaughn not only used bad Ian,
guage to the umpire from the grand
stand. but assaulted him. Swartwood had
to take a bat to defend himself. The act
deserves the severeSt punishment At all
events. it will cost Vaughn $25 beside
three days pay. and President Young is
vet to be heard from in the matter. The
Incorporate abuse of the umpire still con-
tinues a blot on base ball, and it seems
that the stringent rules are not stringent
enough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
CANADIAN PULP INDUSTRY.
Canadians Demand New Tariff Unless State
Give Them Fair Show.

Quebec, Sept. 30.-This has been an
ether busy day for the high commits
sioners behind closed doors. The com
missioners are being entertained, to-
night at a ball given by the primt
minister. the members of the eXecutiv,
commission and the representatives OF
the Legislature at the Parliament
buildings. Most of the representatives
of the United States industries have
gene home and the subcommittee on
both sides are working on in undis-
turbed secrecy.
Z. B. Eddy of Hull. John Mcfarland
of the Canadian Paper Co. of Montreal,
and John Forman of Montreal, repre-
senting the pulp manufacturers of
Canada, appeared here, today. and
talked earnestly with the Canadian
commissioners concerning the indus
tries they represent. They presented
a memorial to Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
signed by nearly all the leading pulp
manufacturing firms in the Domin-
ion. They say the Canadians are not
getting fair deal with the Americans
in the pulp paper business and desire
new schedule of Canadian duties
made at once.
The memorial says that it is earnest
ly desired that an export duty be i'm
mediately placed upon all pulp wood
exported from Canada. which would be
equivalent to the present import duty
on Canadian pulp entering the United
States unless the United States admits
all Canadian pulp, both chemical and
mechanical, free of all import duty.