The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-03
W0LsELEY's WAY.
Treating the Soldiers Who Serve
Under Him.

Treating the Soldiers Who Serve
Under Him.
From The Detroit Free Press.
One of the neatest stories of how mill
tary officer can do the right thing without
sacrifice of dignity is related of the man
who afterward became commander-in-chief of
the English army. He was sitting in high
toned taprocm of Dublin, where privates
were not permitted the privileges of the bar.
Two finely built men of dragon regiment,
wearing long service stripes, entered and
called for drinks, which were curtly refused
them. They turned without word and were
retiring in good order.
Haiti came sharply from the officer In
civilians clothes. From sheer force of habit
the soldiers obeyed and faced about.
Il can purchase what l want here, I sup
pose?" said the officer as he advanced to
the bar.
Certainly, SIR"
Then serve these two gentlemen with
emphasis on the title. Gentlemen, will you
drink with me?"
with pleasure. sir" and the happy COM
pact was carried out. Then the dragons
courteously inquired the name of the gentle
man who had thrown out the life line. as
it were.
My name is wolseley-Coionel wolse-
ley" with a smile.
Two pairs of heels went together with a
click, two brawny arms went up in salute,
and the soldiers departed amid the applause
an officer who looked after the rank and
file. and now he is in command Of all of
them.
The Warden's Dilemma.
From Farm Implements.
The predicament in which the warden Of
the Minnesota state penitentiary at present
finds himself is by no means agreeable. He
is beset by difficulties on every side. He has
ha wi nd
during the past thirty days that the project
of establishing a twine factory at Saltwater
had never entered the head of Ignatius DON
nelly and as deyouty called down curses on
the sage's head for developing a scheme so
prolific in trouble. If this is not the case he
differs greatly from the average man, and
deserves better of fate than the position of
warden of the state prison.
BY just what law, except that of coercion,
the warden expects to qualify contract al
ready entered into. is not exactly clear. The
letter itself is threat to blacklist all who
refuse to follow the dictates of the prison
mana cement, and brings the operation of the
Minnesota state prison twine factory entirely
within the scheme of government paternal-
ism fayorite theme of our Populistic
friends. About one-Eaf of the dealers orders
for prison twine lave already been filed. and
in a majority of cases this twine has already
been sold. In some instances two dealers In
the same city have ordered twine, one order
having been filled and the other not. The
prison management cannot expect that in
rebate to the farmer any part of the purchase
price Of twine already sold, and probably
does not expect 1t. Neither can they ex-
pect to dictate to any dealer whose twine has
already been delivered, the price at which he
shall dispose Of what has become his prop
erty. The most that the present course of
the prison can accomplish, is to obige those
dealers who have delayed longest in order ng
shipments, to sign an agreement which would
be found not binding in law, and the sig
natures would be furn shed under stress.
attempt after
same has been entered into will undoubtedly
be productive of legal entanglements. ard
may result in a thorough investigation
of the methods and conditions of this much
discussed establishment. The course of the
prison management has resuf ed in antagopiz-
ing the farming element, the twine dealers
ard the business community generally. This
may have the effect of modifying in some
degree the law under which the state prison
twine factory IS operated Should ttis be the
case the ludicrous course of the prison
board and the pitiful dilemma of the warden
may result to the lasting benefit OF the state
at large.