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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
sALvE FOR A WOUNDED HEART

SALt IL FUR "A WOUNDED HEAHI.
Five thousand dollars Is not an ex r
bitant sum. to recover in q suit for breach
Of promise, but in this case it will, doubt
less, serve as an alleviating balm to the
wounded heart of Miss Minnie Thomas
meyer. Such was the amount awaI ded
to her by New York jury in her su
for breach Of promise against Alphonse
di Lehner. Miss Minnie Thomasmeyer
wanted to use $4,000 real badly, but the
jury strained the quality of mercy down
to the lump sum of $1,000. which she wi
probably receive. This, however, leaves
Miss Thomasneyer but 81 400 net, as she
had, at different times, during nine long
years Of courtship by the assiduous, but
faithless A1pnonse. loaned him $50 in
cold. decidedly cold cash. AT the con-
clusion Of this strictly business trans
action Cupid is supposed to have thrown
up his job in this direction in disgust
The part In which Cupid did actually
participate is as follows: At a picinc
in 1887 Alphonse ard Minnie encountered
each other and straightway became el-
amored. Each year they. apparently,
became more and more SO, and it was the
cheering thought in the mind or Minnie
that this condition was likely to continue
indefinitely. At odd spells during the
billing and cooling process Alphonss
would borrow various sums of money
from the too confding Minnie. and this
continued until the amount rose to the
sum of $500 and the old man, Thomas
never pere, "tumbled to the racket" ard
expelled the speculative Alphonse from
the maison de Thomasmeyer with consld-
cradle force. But that same love that
gives locksmiths the merry ha! ma! man
aged to circumvent the irate old man. and
Minnie and Alphonse continued to meet
secretly at the home of relatives.
Thus matters stood until 1896, when at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
WEATHER EOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Fatr Sunday and Monday:
sOutherly winds.
The Dakotas-Fair Sunday and Monday:
variable winds.
Montana-Fair in eastern. showers in
western portion Sunday; showers Mon
day: variable winds.
Wisconsin-Fair Sunday and Monday;
fresh southeasterly winds.
Iowa-Fair Sunday and Monday: south
erly winds.
ST PAUL.
Yesterdays observations. taken by the
United States weather bureau. st. Paul.
T. F. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at I o'clock last night:
barometer corrected for temperature
and elevations.
Highest temper Sture. So
Lowest temperature. Observation-Disclosures. DO
Average temperature. Observation-Disclosures. 30
OdllN range ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
barometer Observation-Disclosures oO.ot
humidity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o.
precipitation ...-.-..-..--.-.' v
z D. m. wind, east: weather. clear.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

sketches. but whose inner heart has not
been expressed.
Yet the day cannot be far distant when
the native writer will cease striving to
the masters of the past, and will open
his eyes to the grand vistas of unwritten
lore before him. allowing nature. and life
to show him the way.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

And now Mr.. Mckinley, in anticipation
of soon having "a live congress on his
hands, is YEARLY working through the
long watches Of the night upon mes
sage that is expected to seeth and boil
its way in house and senate like hot lead
poured into tank Of ice water. Con-
siderable heavily censored news is also
likely to be divulged in that document. 1t
will certainly have to be if the people
are to obtain clear idea Of what has
been going on in the Philippines under
Falstaff Otis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Having shucked out 10000 'fmmunes"
from the civil service rolls, Mr.. Mckinley
is now said to favor new cabinet de-
partment to be known as the department
Of commerce. But what if there is such
a subdivision of official duties that could
not be accomplished by the joint efforts
Of the secretaries Of the treasury, in
terror and agriculture7 What, in fact,
could be done outside Of nominating seV-
eral more place hunters to office?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
HOW IT OPERATES.

The scandals which Of late have at
tached to certain officers Of the German
army merely afford another Illustration
Of the inevitable results Of militarism.
With practically the entire able-bodied
population Of given state in arms, and
controlled by comparatively few men
possessed of more or less absolute au-
thority, such results are inevitable. The
form Of life represented by these ruined
gamblers is that of plain shiftlessness.
They live their lives in condition Of
servile laziness; they are mere parasites
on the public substance. The fortunes
and ambitions Of thousands Of their fell
low creatures are daily within their con-
troll. Having no intelligent or active pur
suit to engage them, time hangs heavily
on their hands, and their rank alone pre-
vents the dissolute character Of their
lives from becoming notorious.
A recent statement Of the proportion in
numbers which the officers Of the several
European armies bear to the enlisted men
makes very clear the strongest influence
which operates to maintain European
militarism. Social caste Is the controll-
ing force in the system. The privileges
of aristocracy must apparently be upheld,
and no opportunity for general idleness
for the worthless progeny Of the priv
ileged class seems to be as valuable as
that offered through the military estab-
lishment.
When such revelations as these are pos
sble in the German army, what might
not the conscience Of the world be treat
ed to could the inner facts be made
known with reference to the military
systems Of the other countries? Poor,
decrepit Spain enjoys the doubtful pre-
eminence Of having larger proportion
Of officers relatively to enlisted men, and
larger army relatively to national
wealth than any other nation of Europe,
even including Italy. It is militarism
which has brought such nations as Spain
and Italy, Austria and France to their
present wretehed condition. The same
force must operate in time in the same
way with reference to the now mighty
nations of England, Russia and Ger
many.
s The lesson Of all this to the American
republic is apparent. A large and power
full class among US are intent on hasten
ing this people onward to a realization
of conditions similar to those which pre-
vail among European peoples. The new
departure towards foreign possessions
and standing armies is merely an express
sion Of the same disposition to find OPP
portunities for lives Of idleness and
worthlessness for those who would other,
wise play an active and honorable part
in the productive life of the country.
How far we are destined to go on the
road thus travelled by European nations
WILL in a measure, be decided by the re-
suits Of the national elections of 1900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
been had he never seen the ungafnIy big
pitcher mtscalled cup"

London now has women BARRIERS. The
bearded man will like as not become
extinct In the British metropolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

The Cook County Democratic March,
ing club appears to be an organization
that rides in Pullman cars.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Should Mr.. Quay fail Of being seated In
the United States senate no one would DO
more surprised than Mr. Quay.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Mr.. Goebel's election may be assured,
but the pronunciation of his name is still
a matter of doubt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Now, if ever, it behooves Dom Paul to
text
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Emperor Williams skipper says tbs
Chicago Times-Herald, who came over
to help Sir Thomas win the cup, will
hardly lecture about it when he g~ts
back" Can it be possible that we have
beaten England and Germany both?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Somehow a great many things are be-
ing done nowadays in different quartz. s
of the globe which increase our respect
for the Cloths, Vandals and other ancient
and cruel barbarians. The main t: CUB
with these latter-day atrocities Is that
they are perpetrated under the hyp5efid-
cal name Of .benevolence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Slavery" says Prof. Schurman, is
recognized institution among the Sulus.
If we were to take it away there is no
telling what would happen We took
it away from the South, and we know
what happened. Everything happened
for the best Prof Schurman appears to
have got his oratorical wires crossed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

For the city council of Memphis, Tenn,
a man by the name Of Rumpus is a can
didate. The laws against disoTderly
conduct would hardly seem to coun.
tenance raising a rumpus in the coun-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

There seems to be no way to make up
a presidential ticket of Bourke Cochran
and the New York Journal. The former
is anti-expansien and pro-trust, and tie
latter expansion and antitrust.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Henri Rochefort, the editor Of Paris
L'Intransigeant, has fought 21O duels.
Editor Rochefort must have dead coolies
of honor-almost as much as the average
Spaniard,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

In Ohio Mark Hanna has been driven
to the dernier resort of making speeches
personally
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Uncle Sam has lately been getting out
some new bank bills. It is noticeable that
the last batch are rather more useful than
ornamental.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

The Hague peace conference and Mr..
McKinley's international bimetallic COM
mission will go down in history as two
prominent examples of ineptitude.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Mr. Mckinley seems to be labo,ing I'M
der severe attack of indecision. He
doesn't really seem to know whether he,
congress or the people is the whole
cheese
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

A Chicago committee is making active
preparations for a Dewey parade, and all
that will be necessary to make the affair
a success will be the presence of Dewey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Milk has gone to cents quart in Chi
-cago. 1t is only question OF a short
time when Chicago will have to take it's
milk punches without the milk.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

It is strange but true, that the two
most enlightened nations on earth-Eng-
land and the United States-are engaged
in wars, and both fought, not on justice,
but greed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

MIR. Mckinley advances the idea that
Providence has put the Philippines into
our lap, but wild cat could hardly be
more restless and irritating.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

storm in Austria, during which a He
brew said God destroyed al the Chris
tians and saved the Jews. Mark Twain
said was the worst case of nepotfsm he
had ever seen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Be careful now The Beers lager Is
neither a stein nor a schnitt, but
camp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

Sir Thomas Liptons disappointing MT is
probably not so great as it would have
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

This is the time of year when women
put up things-iellies. jams and pickles.
Hubby has to put up for them, and later
with them, but woman pu's them up. But
as man has to cover the outer womsn,
she does what she can for the inner man.
What women can't put up. from jobs to
jams, and jellies to jamborees, Is not
easily done. Man CONES too often under
the head of things easily done.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04

May in chorus. ''Oh, Peggy, did YOU
find one?"
eyes, dears. I can't read myself,
but here it is.''
And from the folds of her shawl
Peggy drew forth large folded docu-
ment, indorsed in round legal hapd
on the back:
'Last will and testament of William
Oldfield.''
Aunt Matte sat down and cried
softly. Bessie danced around lik an
insane Indian, and May, seizing hat,
darted off to Lawyer O'Byrne.
GLOW did you find it?" Bessie cried
at last, when she was exhausted with
her solitary dance.
"Well, dears," said the old woman,
'I've been waiting till the warm days
to empty the mattresses, for they were
wonderfully comfortable for my old
bones in the winter, and so today I
ripped them open, as Mick Calloran
said he'd give fair price for the haii
aud fill them up again with husk.
And pushed in one of them, near. the
middle, in little slit cut with q
thankful I am this aay that's it's good
news l bring, if your face tells the
truth, honey"
''Good news! the best of news!" said
Bessie. "You shall have the warmest
shawl next winter to be found in Top
ham, Peggy, and the softest bed"
And here May entered with Mr..
O'Byrne, and the whole story had to
be told again.
''It is the will, sure enough" said
the lawyer ''And SO Mr.. Oldfield
wanted you to burn the bed and bed
ding! HIN! I shouldn't wonder il
he was afraid of this very discovery
and was too great coward to risk
hunting forit himself. 1t is my opin.
ion that he will burn the whole house
down yet if he keeps possession long.
Topham never heard such rioting"
The will was given to Mr.. O'Byrne's
keeping and in due time proved and
executed. The heir-at-law made q
great bluster. but knowing his rage
was useless left the house once more,
considerably the worse for his brief
sojourn in it. The fact that even the
temporary enjoyment of his uncle's
money was an altogether unexpected
event probably aided his acquiescence
in the legality of the will.
The house was cleaned and purified
and once more given over to Aunt
Mattie's quiet rule and the happy oc.
cupancy of the twin sisters, who gladly
gave up sewing and teaching to joir
in the social pleasures of Topham.
The hospital fourishes, and old Peggy
never tires of relating how she found
the fortunes OF the Joyce ladies in the
hair mattresses William Oldfield or
dered to be burned on the day wher
fear made him too cautious.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Among the Egyptians embalminp
ceased about 700 A. ID.

Among the Egyptians embalminp
ceased about 700 A. ID.
The year AZ B. c. was the longest
year on record, as it had, by order OF
Julius Caesar, 445 days.
Stockings first came into use in the
eleventh century. Before them cloth
bandages were wound round the feet
The first equestrian statue erected
in Great Britain was that of Charles
j, at Charing Cross, London, facing
Parliament street.
According to high authorities, the
ute ramifcations connecting with the
brain, exceed ten million in number.
The use of coats of arms as badge
for different families did not come into
practice till the twelfth century. The
Germans are said to have originated
it, while the French developed the
science.
Every day the Thames scoops out of
its banks $50 tons of matter, or half a
million tons year. All the rivers OF
the world are doing similar work, the
Mississippi at the rate of three hun
drea million tons year.
At a philatelic exhibition, opened al
Birmingham, England, there are on
view the two most valuable stamps
in the world "a penny and two.
penny Mauritius. The market value
of the two on exhibition at Birming
ham is $4,000.
The laborers who built the pyramids
did not work under such disadvantages
as have long been attributed to them.
Recent research shows that they had
solid and tubular drills and lathe tools.
The drills were set with jewels, and
cut into the rocks with keenness and
accuracy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
A Natty Eton Jacket.

The natty Eton jacket of blue serge,
shown in the large engraving, has a
trim tailor finish of machine stitching,
and forms part of costume. 1t is
smartly fitted by single bust darts and
under-arm cores that extend far back
to meet in graceful curves the smooth
seamless backs. A belt of the ma
terial or of leather is worn which
passes under the extended fronts and
closes with fancy clasp in the CEN
tre. The fronts are deeply under
faced with the material, and may roll
back to the waist or be Tapped di-
agonally over the bust and closed with
buttons, as shown in the small ketch.
The sleeves, in regulation coat style,
may be dart-ftted or gathered at the
top, the wrists being plainly finished
with stitching.
Jackets in this style may be hand
somely reproduced in cloth or velvet
of any fashionable shade, to wear with
separate skirts of plaid or other con-
trasting material.
To make this skirt for woman of
medium size will require one and a
half yards of material forty four inches
wide.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
The Skirt of the Season.

This skirt can be made up in two
different ways. The hounce and front
gore may be joined to the circular
portion and the trimming applied over
the edge, or the front gore and flounce
may be joined to lining cut exactly
the shape of the circular portion and
the material, allowed and inch wider
all around, may be finished separately
to form tunic, the edges overlapping
the front gore and founce. AS here
illustrated Cyrano-red broadcloth was
trimmed with black velvet ribbon, APP
piled in V shape all around the circu
lar portion, small placket buttons
with loops decorating the pleats that
meet over the centre back seam. The
placket may be finished in centre back
or at the left front seam, if so pre-
ferred.
The top of skirt is smoothly adj
iusted over the hips by small darts
taken up at the waist. The foot is
finished in the usual way and meas
ures little over four and three
fourths yards in the medium sizes.
Stylish combinations are Of plain and
brocaded silk or satin, broadcloth
with fancy polka dotted velvet OF
other contrasting mater sl. Skirts of
one material made separately as sug
gested may have the tunic portion
edged with irregular point de Venise
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04

pretty bodice decoration of velvet is
finished separately and applied over
the completed waist. 1t may be used
as an accessory, for other waists may
be worn with low pompadour neck and
short sleeves for evening dress. The
full fronts are supported by fitted lin
ings that close in centre back, the
square yoke of corded or tucked taf
feta being applied over the lining.
The collar is of taffeta to match the
yoke facing. The two-seamed sleeves
have becoming fullness at the top and
are arranged over fitted Innings, the
wrists being decorated with bands of
velvet and insertion to match the
bretelles. The mode presents oppor-
tunity for the introduction of three
contrasting materials, which is oft
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04

Historically, the Declaration Of In.
dependence cannot for moment be
put upon the same plane as the Con-
stitution. The former was political
manifesto, issued by revolutionary
body, and like most such manifestoes
was rhetorical appeal for support,
philosophers the Yale Review. The
latter is the fundamental law of the
country, which can b, quoted in
courts, and according to which the
rights ofthe individual may be gagged.
Leaving aside rhetoric and an appeal
to the feelings, it lays down carefully
and exactly the really essential maxims
of good government. 1t very wisely
leaves the subject of political rights
almost untouched, but it does lay
great emphasis upon the maint enance
of civil rights.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04
A Beautiful Costume.

A beautiful barege creation is in
very light gray over white satin. 1t
is trimmed with bands of white satin
and white lace insertion. The skirt
is trimmed with three bands of the
white lace. They form broad vandyke
points in frcnt. The bodice is trimmed
with the insertion and white satin
bands arranged in slight festoons.
The sleeves are extremely small and
are trimmed from wrist to shoulder
with horizontal bands of white lace.
About the waist is belt of white
satin fastened with an antique silver
belt set with coral. An elaborate
model of lavender cloth has atunic
and double-breasted bolero of the
cloth. The skirt proper is of white
mousseline de sole, embroidered with
lace, and mounted on white silk. The
cloth is also trim med with embroidery
of lace figures, and the bolero buttons
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04

A London doctor, Tucker Wise by
name, has issued solemn warming
against the keeping of canaries. Ten
per cent. of these birds, he AYERS, die
of consumption, and they often dis
tribute the disease among the un-
feathered bipeds who entertain them.
Well, one more danger of this sort
hardly counts in these days when
everything from kisses to Bibles has
been denounced as a source of infec-
tion. A while ago folks were advised
to get rid of their parrots, nominally
for the same crime now charged
against the canaries, but the sugges-
ton is bel eyed to have come from
somebody who hated parrots there
are such persons-and no attention
was paid to it. Possibly the smaller
birds may also have their enemies, and
Tucker Wise sounds like the name of
a man who would be inclined to sleep
late O. mornings.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04

The fact that Dreyfus is Jew fur.
nishes key to the mysteries of the
cause celebre which is connected with
his name. 1t is impossible to under
stand how the French nation-an i'm,
pulsive, generous people, who, although
blind in their anger, are temperament
ally incapable of remaining deaf to the
appeal of justice after the initial fury
of their wrath has spent itself car
persist in Withholding from the con.
demned officer an opportunity to JUS
tify himself before the courts of his
country. The paradox may be under
stood when it is remembered that,
after the memory of Sedan, the great
est passion Of the French is deep
and enduring hatred of the Jews as .
race. The cry, "a bas les juifsr' ia
almost as potent in France today as
was that other cry at the close of the
last century-the cry that gave utter
ance to the hot resentment of more
than hundred years and drove the
disdainful Marie Antoinette to the
guillotine-''A bas le roi!"-S. Ivar
Tonjoroff, in The Arena.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-04

Nursing is now a profession in whicn
the most cultured and refined women
are glad to serve, though the duties
are arduous and demand more than an
ordinary amount of both bodily and
mental strength. Their predecessors
under the old system, or rather lack of
system, could hardly be said to be ad-
vanced beyond the alphabet of the
present requirements. The trained
nurse of today must have enough med
ical knowledge to second the efforts of
the most skilled physician, and in the
hospital as we'll as the home practi-
cally shares responsibility for recovery
of the patient. AS rule she has
learned self-mastery in trying emer-
gencies, and brings to her task prac-
tical sympathy displacing the fear and
sensitiveness ordinarily expe cted from
her. AS her training keeps pace with
the latest improvements in medical sci
ence, she will have an increasingly i'm
portant share in bringing them to the
aid of the sufferer,