The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-05

international joining of interests between
America and England. Maybe in portraying
the evils to which such combination would
give rise, they are carried away by unbound
ed apprehensions, but 1t will be generally
conceded they are right at least In saying
that so far we have managed to get along
very we'll without anything of the kind. Just
now, moreover is a bad time to agitate such
notion, for with the season only a little
While distant when the English sparrow will
pretend to be an American reed bird, in
many OF our markets and restaurants, the
native mind can't well shake off the impress
sion that neither might other English-Ameri-
can alliances be what they seemed.-Philadel-
phia Times.
The establishment OF the government ex-
perimental stations in the states reports
from which on the leading matters relating to
farming are furnished free, and the success
full management of some OF the agricultural
schools, have raised scientific men consider
ably in recent years in the eyes of the farm
ers. The farmers do not follow all the the
cries laid down, but they learn a good deal.
After all, the successful farmer is the one
who keeps up with the times, who makes his
experiments economically and intelligenty,
studies the qualities of the soil he has to deal
with and diversiies his crops as much as
We go to press too early to print an ade-
quate review of the work of the Republican
convention. 1t has nominated for governor
Henry T. Gage, Of Los Angeles. The noml-
nation OF Mr.. Gage may be looked upon as
victory for NJ. H. de Young. Three months
ago Southern California was clamoring for
the senatorship. This would have efectually
disposed of De Youngs ambition in that di-
ID,,A No.
ambitions, was convinced by De Young that
he had better run for governor. Gage ac-
coded. 1t was necessary to break the South
ern California slate. But it was done One
by one the Southern California papers-at first
disposed to denounce Gage for treason to the
sunny southland-came into line. They
ceased shouting for the senatorship, and be-
gan shouting for the governorship. De Young
worked for Gage for governor. Now Gage
will work for De Young for senator.-San
Francisco Argonaut
If banks were not wanted in any community
they could be abolished without the aid of
law or politics. While law governs them,
regulates them and inspects them for the
common good. 1t does not compel any one
to deposit in them, borrow money from them
or use them in any way. They are tool of
civilized society, which would exist whether
the standard Of value were like the rock OF
ages or fuctuated every hour and which
would handle any form OF money which
was current money with the merchant from
red feathers to minted coin.-Bradstreet's
There is balance of trade IN favor Of
Canada of about $2O0OO.O COO. which. in view
of the need of capital in the Dominion, is
quite large enough. These figures compare
very favorably with those of the commerce
of the United States. The population of
Canada is hardly more than one-fourteenth
of that Of our country, but it's foreign trade
is apparently one-seventh of ours, and it's in
crease during the last year has been even
more remarkable than that which our re-
turns show.-New York Evening Post.