The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-18

! Why do the heather rage? The answer
is complete and comprehensive. Mr..
Croker went over to and returned from
England in company with Thomas Brack-
EFT Reed. Before taking" Mr. Croker
was a pronounced imperialist. On strik-
ing the dock in New York Mr.. Croker
boldly announces his recantation. And
Mr.. Reed is the same man who remarked
once upon a time that the administration
had purchased 100000 yellow bellies at
81 a head" No wonder Republican Jour-
nails roar and below and Croker. Iago
Reed is really the man they are after.
| Quite a number of Republican journals
are complacently approving of Mexico
announced determination to exterminate
the Yaquis. This country Is on record
as against such wars, and, in fact, such
kind of cruelty gave rise to our inter
ference in Cuba. But as we happen to
be in much the same case in the Phil
ippines it would come with i'll grace
from us to say a word. And the admin
istration has placed us in this unenvi-
| able position.
The president of the Cincinnati base
ball team purchased each member of his
team a fine hat on Thursday morning.
Then the Cincinnatis went out and lost
two games to the despised New Yorks.
Mr.. Brush should get even by taking the
hat money out of their salaries
Indignantly shrieks the Washington
Post: 1.-THE scavengers of Atkinsonism
are hanging about the returned soldiers
| If this outburst signifies anything, 1t
means that it is a downright shame for
anti-imperiaFists to talk to returned SOL
diers.
When Boss Croker sailed for Europe
carrying a large and carefully selected
assortment of expansion ideas he was
'the brains of the Democratic party
from a Republican view point. Now he
is the same old Croker
| They have queer ways of doing things
In the South outside of North and South
| Carolina. The city council of Atlanta
got ready to fire the mayor for getting
drunk, and he squared himself by taking
the pledge.
| What a little thing sometimes gives
! society "cold feet" 1t is related that the
| Prince of Wales social set cut Mrs.
Langiry many years ago because she
| dropped a chunk of ice down the princes
| back.
| If Tom Reed will but remain in con-
gress, on the floor, and stand up and say
things occasionally he will certainly add
a picturesque touch to the expected revolt
against McKinleyism
That Hague peace convention appears
to have adjourned for the express pur-
! pose of giving England, France and
few other countries chance to go to
war with somebody.
Base ball matters In the Western league
have now advanced to the stage where it
can be pretty safely predicted that the
name of the pennant winners will termi-
| nate in "apolis'
| John L. Sullivan has dropped acting
| and gone into the hotel business He
can at least do no worse at superintend-
! ing the soups than he did at swearing at
| the supes.
Anton Weisburger, of New York when
| drunk imagfnes himself a distinguished
| politician Still. there are others who
imagine the same thing when they are
| sober.
| Nebraska Republicans convey the idea
| that the soldier boys of that state are
entitled TO all the hospitality and trans
portation they are able to pay for.
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The hottest fight against the whisky
trust is being put up in Milwaukee.
There appears to be a little beer behind
| this bull in the china shop.
A. kiss is doing business on FIatbush
avenue, Brooklyn None of the pretty
! girls of Brooklyn are going up other
| streets on that account
Chicago is bitterly complaining of a
vast swarm of butterflies that recently
! settled on the town. What does Chicago
want, hImming birdso
The people in France do not seem to
| have much law, but it is evident that
| they have something which they con-
| slider "juSt as good"
Various city directories are now Civ
| ing numerous cities populations which
| they will have hard work to prove I'D on
| next year.
| Otis has licked him so often?
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