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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
Justice Brewer and Expansion.

On Thursday evening of last week
Justice David ]. Brewer, of the United
States supreme court, delivered an ad-
dress on The Spanish War; a Proph-
ecy or an Exception" before the Lib
eral club. of Buffalo, N. Y. In it he
combated the policy of expansion as
opposed to the fundamental principles
of our government. He also pointed To
the inconsistency of the United States
maintaining the theories of the Mon
roe doctrine and their enforcement in
the Western hemisphere while deliber-
etely interfering with the affairs of the
Eastern hemisphere to the extent of
apIropriating important territorial pos
sessions there.
Justice Brewer, in common with ev-
cry other sensible man, recognizes the
sWlftness of the current of events which
has characterized the past twelve
months, and carried the country so far
from its original mornings with respect
tc governmental conservatism. But"
he says, what has been done is one
thing, What shall be is another. We
have taken islands separated from us
by the waters of the ocean, Are we
thus TO continually expand? Is such
policy Of expansion wise?''
He also points to the possibility that
& nation. as an Individual. NAV some
times find it necessary to perform a
service to another community strug-
Cling TO be free; but he fails to see
how it is incumbent upon us to start
out upon so general and pretentious a
mission. The good Samaritan" he
said, did not go down on the road
from Jerusalem to Jericho hunting a
job; but as he journeyed on his own
business came where the robbed and
beaten sufferer lay"
The entire scheme OF Justice Brew
er's speech was one of INQUIRY and
reasoning rather than denunciation
lie reasoned, for Instance, with respect
to the necessity of taking in entire fer
ritories Of the ocean for the purposes
OF coaling station as in the case of
Hawaii and the Philippines, and he ca :
tirically added: ut is clear that Gov,
coalinG station territory as large a c,
New England is not essential know,
Of but one place that needs s,,cb .
large coeling station, and that ;s .
place We all hope to eternallv avoid ;,
He maintained that in the case of the
Philippines, either to make of them
colonies to be governed by the United
States. thus introducing into our ma
ton the colonial system of Europe or
to incorporate the inhabitants of the
islanGs as citizens, first territorial and
later under statehood, were propositions
'freighted with peril Continuing he
sad: To introduce government by
force over any portion of the nation
Is I" st@lt the second quarter Of the
second century of our life upon princi-
pies which are the exact opposite of
th"se upon which we have hitherto
hFea- Shall We ever forget the
iessors 81 the past? Shall we saw i.
- a~trih'ns matter to introduce into the
lie OF the mutton which afIirms that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
STRIKING MATCHES.
TO He Read Aloud to Every Male
Member of the Family.


II may be wrong" said the little woman
in tho corner of the bus, but l fully be-
lieve that man would strike a match on
the tombstone of his mother" and her eyes
snapped and her cheeks flushed at the idea
of such sacrilege.
Go where one will, into the most out-of-
the-way place or corner to ignite match
tell-tale streaks will be found as positive
proof that match striker has been there be-
fore Raise the drapery about the nantel
and reer underneath, and there, again will
come in view the cabalistic brown tracks the
'blazed' way, as 1T were, of the match strik-
ing guild.
On every side of lamp rosts, pillar boxes
aid window frames are to be found the trail
OF the successor of the finder box and steel
Street corners. every lamp post door posts,
bottoms OF chairs and edges OF wardrobes
washstands and dressing tables possess the
hiero--or pyro-glypbics.
Even church edifioes are not sacred when
the moment demands light Even altar
rails have been visited by the same touch
In fact. there is no place too sacred or TOO
much out of the way to have at one time
or another received the necessary friction re-
CURED to secure G. light.
When Cleopatra's needle was placed in It's
present position the base bore traces among
the almost obliterated hieroglyphics, of the
passing of the match. 1t is said that the same
modern signs can be found upon the top
knot of the sphinx in Egypt. and upon the
top Of the pyramids.
Armed with a match and a slight blaze
being a necessity, the holder will make for
the nearest spot to obtain the necessary fric-
ton. Upon the variety stage, even, the pro-
duction of flame from the sulphur-tipped
chip of wood is utilized by queerly made-up
n ND,
has paid to see.
A made-up bald head is an attractive spot.
and furnishes the desired place for coaxing
the fame and bringing a laugh from the the
alter patrons. 1t always succeeds and would
have been a star performance. coeval with
Joe Miler's joke book had matches been in
existence at that time.-Pearson's Weekly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

The report for 1898 is not completed blu,
the opinion prevails that the output was near
ly double that OF 1897. AS far 40 I have
learned Minnesota is the only state which
has SO far bounty law in force for four
years. Nebraska enacted bounty law in
1889 and 1895, and repealed same in 1891 and
1897 respectively. Utah enacted one in 1890
and repealed it in 1892. The other Tires
states enacted them in 1887. If, under our
bounty act, four additional factories of $50
tons capacity would be built and run at
full capacity during the entire compaign It
would cost the state 500, 900 annually Thl,
amount would require a tax levy OF seven
twentieths of MIN on all the property
in the state All the benefit derived from
this heavy tax would be the growing Of 1000
acres of beets and the employment of capital
and labor in five localities.
law which taxes every property owner
in the state to build up private enterprises
in a few local cities is unjust II the citi-
zens of st. Cloud want factory and they
think a bonus is necessary to secure one
let them pay the bonus. They should be
fully qualified to do so, for they have had
amp,e experience in bonus business. The
bounty Is not necessary for experiments with
beets.
We have experimental. with beets for ten
years all over the state. We know that wa
can raise good sugar beets and at profit at
the ruling prices. If the season is favorable
and the transportation not over five niles
by wagon. Experience Is the best teacher.
and a cheap teacher. II we learn from tn,
experience OF others. 1 have cited the ex-
perience of California, Utah and Nebraska
Now let us make comparison Of the re-
suits during 1898. Minnesota, Michigan and
New York pay bourtes, and each secured
one factory. Ohio. oregan and New Mexico
pay no bounty and each secured ono fac
tory. Results are equal. bounty or no bounty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

ones descent from either a paternal or ma
ternal grandfather back in an unbroken line
ana III an unchanging to the year 1880
Descent On the distaff side is not to be con
sidered. and the forefather from whom one
claims descent must bear the surname OF
ones father, or the family name of ones
mother. Thousands of women eligible to
membership In the Holland Danes, the
Colonial Danes and the Daughters Of the
American Revolution are, therefore, barred
out of the new society. The colors of the
new organization are combination of the
Colonial, that Is to say, the British red and
the Revolutionary blue and buff. The club
is not yet christened
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
Mothers Congress Gleanings

The address of Mrs. Theodore Brney, pres
ident Of the Mothers congress, which closed
its sessions in Washington last week seemed
TO be source of inspiration for the delegates
In the course of her remarks she said:
National evils require national remedies
claim. without hesitancy the greatest evil
today is the incompetency, the ignorance of
parents, and it is because of this evil that
others exist. Most sin is the result of ignor-
ance in one guise or another
When character building begins in the
cradle and is given the greatest prominence
in all educational work. then will principle
rather than policy dominate the lives of men
and women and truth and justice twin at
tributes Of character, will sit enthroned in
human consciousness. Then will cease the
wild, mad worship of Mammon for mere
wealth will not be accepted as a substitute
Tor that which is above all price-a noble
manhood or womanhood. The question will
not be What has hep but What is hep
"Cospperaton is, indeed the watchword of
the day and hour, and we earnestly ask for
the aid of all organizations and OF indyid
uals in concentrating national attention upon
the education Of parents and the possibilities
Of the home.
No cause is greater than that in which
we are enlisted, and no Misrepresentation, no
criticisms can daunt us, for we are working
for the weak, the helpless, the innocent.
trusting ones Of earth, the little children.
Do you not hear their wailing cries? They
come from asylums for blind d at and other
wise defective children; from the slums of
our great cities and from the palaces as well.
for the misunderstood child of the rich mer-
its sympathy almost as much as the baby
in the crowded tenement And why these pit
eous wails?. Because of the ignorance of par
ents."
Another address which stimulated interest
was that of Mr.. Horace Fletcher. who urged
the women to improve the condition of COL
ored children, because large percentage of
crime in this class is due to neglect in in
fancy.
He said the effort to improve social .condf-
tons ought to begin In the lower ranks in
the slums, and especially with the children.
He referred, he said, to the negro population
mere ly as illustrating his thought. In elab-
Grating his argument he gave some statistics
about the situation in New Orleans.
In that city. he said,. 80 psr cent of those
arrested for committing crime are negroes,
while % per cent of the money raised by tax
alton is devoted to the correction ,of crime
and disorder. He urged that the delegates.
upon the return to their homes, seek to Gre
ate sentiment in favor of educating and
caring for the children of the city, and in
this way, he said. such revolution would he
wrought that in the course of a few years
no child would be neglected or allowed to
grow up in ignorance
G. Stanley Hall, whose views have been
under discussion in St. Paul, also addressed
the congress, urging mothers to study care
fully the period of adolescence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
How Labor Gets Railroad MONEY.

A beneficial piece of information con-
corning where the money of railroads
goes is this. contained in a recent
speech of Mr.. H. P Robinson, at
Omaha:
OF the gross earnings of the railways
of the country it may be said in round
numbers that in the year 1867
officials Of the companies received
about $12,000,000. The stockholders got
$57 100000 in dividends.
The employees got $453 900, 000
When the earnings fall off by $1S5,-
100000, as they did that year, it Is gu tie
certain that that amount cannot be
saved out of the $12,OO0,OO0 paid to the
higher officials. 1t cannot be saved out
of the $57 900 paid to stockholders.
There is only one direction in which
the bulk of it can be saved, and that is
out of the $453 100000 paid to labor
The manufacturers of railway sup
plies and the dealers in materials are
interested also, to the extent of the
manufacturers or middlemens profits
on some $780, 100000 or $780, 00O, 900 a
year. But all these interests dwindle
into insignificance as compared to the
colossal interest Of labor in the form of
wages to about 100000 men.
These men have their families, and
with them they constitute about per
cent Of the population of this country.
About one person in every twenty is
directly dependent on the railway COM
panies for support and livelihood, and
that support and that livelihood are
jeopardized by everything which affects
earning power or increases the burden
Of the companies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
visitors by translatng the calendar into both
English and Chinese.

visitors by translatng the calendar into both
English and Chinese.
A gang Of little boys were playing on st.
Peter street last Sunday afternoon and try.
Ing to see who could make the greatest noise.
FINALLY one little fellow shouted! 'tSaX. fol-
lers, I kin make more talk without saying
nothin than any Of youse kids"
The remark was heard by w. q. Deacon,
OF the saltwater Gazette. who happened to
be passing. 1t was a chance for his philoso-
ply. Calling the small speaker to him. he
patted the curly head and remarked. my
boy I want to shake hands with YOU You
have the material i'm you for United States
senator"
The following death notice recently ap-
peared in newspaper printed in q small
Wisconsin town.
Death-Smit-On the 2Sth inst, Amy Jane
Mary Smit eldest daughter Of John and
William Smit. aged one day two and half
hours. The bereaved and broken hearted par
ents beg to tender their hearty thanks to DR..
Brown for his unrenitting attention during
the illness Of the deceased and for the mod
crate brevity Of his bill. Also to Mrs. Will
Jams for the loan Of clean sheets, to Mr.. Will
son for running for the doctor, and to Mr.
Robinson for recommending mustard plaster -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

1t Is reported that the editors of the
Reform Press association, just organic
ed, look askance at the sort Of stuff
which is mailed them weekly, and that
they are discussing the advisability of
suggesting tc the party managers the
necessity of a change in it's editorship.
Whatthey want, they say, is somebody
in charge who can 4edit' slop
over; somebody who is above the sus-
picion of grinding an AK
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
Churches and Their Work
~ooNo>o~ooNooooo

Bishop sessums, Of Louisiana, will conduct
a Lenten service at the rooms of the cham
Der of commerce during the noon hour today,
beginning at 1895 o'clock promptly.
The Central ". c, T. U. Will hold it's
weekly gospel temperance meeting tonight at
the Helping Hand mission, 145 East Third
street. Mrs. A. L. Morrison will lead the
devotionals, and Rev. c. w. Scovilie, Of the
House Of Hope church, will give the ad-
dress.
Sad RetrOspection.
When the man a woman refused to marry
gets rich she is in a position to talk about
the irony OF fate-Atchison Globe
MasticatinH an Octopus.
In attacking the plug tobacco trust the at
torney general Of Missouri may be biting OF
more than he can chew.-Chicago Record.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
ABOUT THE WEATHER

Vt two o'ccck this morning the thermom-
e-sr VAS AT the low point for the night aud
the reading showed a slow but regular fall
of six degrees since seven o'clock the previ-
Gus evening. The temperature however. was
siu four degrees above the freezing point
with another thaw in prospect for today. At
seven DEL ok last night the temperature was
forty-Jwo degrees above zero. at ten o'clock
forty degrees. midnight thirty eight degrees,
and thirty-siX degrees above at two Il. m.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
BATE ON BEET SUGAR.
He Finds Results Equal, Bounty or
No Bounty.

Senator Valentine BATE has this to say
of the sugar beet industry, in the st. Cloud
Times:
Men who invest a half million dol
lars in a sugar factory are as a rule shrewd
men and viii invest their money in a coun-
try where natural and permanent advan-
tages are and which are not subject to any
state legislation. We may secure a few
factories bDa heavy bounty, but when with
drawn later on capital will seek more favor
able localities. Nebraska paid a bounty ten
years ago. Two factories were built while
the bounty act was in force, but it has fail
ed to secure another factory after the bounty
act was repealed. Bounty is a stimulus
which. when withdrawn, is followed by a re-
action. Nebraska suffered from such reac-
ton. Utah suffered from the same reaction
for six years.
California never paid a bounty and the
growth of the industry has been steady ana
healthy. Here Is the report, which 1 re-
ceived direct from the California state board
of trade. giving the production of sugar from
han IF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

A New York society woman. who ere
Gently got out of an asylum" is to
make her debut on the stage Really,
now. an asylum is a singular place in
which to prepare for the stage; almost
as singular as the prize ring.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
Excludes the ExcIus,ye.

Reports come from Washington to the ef-
feet that some Of the Capital city women
think that there is no organization exclusive
enough to suit them SO they are planning
another which shall be sufficiently close COM
munion for the most sensitive. To be eligible
to membership. one must be able to trace
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
Easy to Answer

What question, OF all the hundreds you
have to answer every day" inquired the
lounger at the Polk street railway station.
makes you the weariest?'
THAT one." replied the ticket seller us
about IS fatigu.ng as any."-Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

In hasing Mckinley prosperity on
famine abroad and war at home,'
Senator James K Jones becomes truly
and tersely epigramatic
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

A Chinese woman has written play
entitled THE Rewards of Virtue and
Valor.' "Valor" Is good. She must
have obtained her local color outside
the Celestial empire.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

In the Partisan row over the election
of president Loubet zone journalist re-
ceived blow on the head" Several
newspaper men were, also, mixed up in
the affair."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

On the principle that the tail might
as we'll go with the hide, a $50, 900, coo
tannery trust comes limping in at the
end Of a long procession Of other trusts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

When the ground nog comes out he
will be sorry he did not leave an earlier
call
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

1t really makes little difference
whether March comes in like a lion or
lamb. There will be thirty-one days
of it all the same. and it will be March
weather and no lodging it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

An Eastern paper intimates that
Uncle Sam might have purchased a
map Of the Philippines for less money.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

And the jingoes ask: who was
George Washington, anyway"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

After all it is not such very dry
fuss
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
OTHER CITE.
washington time q p. m. st. Paul time).
FORECAST FOR TODAY.
st. Paul-Fair; West Winds.

Internationally fair; fresh to brisk
south to west winds
North Dakota-Fair; probably cooler in west
ern and central portions; westerly winds.
South DakOta-Fair; westerly winds.
1owa-Fair; south to west winds.
Enthusiastically fair, probably cooler in
northern portion; south TO west Winds
Wisconsin-Generallyf fair; fresh to brisk
south to west winds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The weather map
is featureless tonight. The barometer Is low
east of the Rocky mountains, except in Flor
ida, and comparatively high temperatures are
general in all districts. There was no pre-
cipitation. except few light showers on the
gulf coast over the lower lake region, and
light SHOWS and rains over Western Lake Su-
perior, and light snow in Northeastern Colo
RADIO In the plateau region and on the Pa
cific coast fair weather has continued with
slightly lower temperatures, except on the
Middle California coast
Generally fair weather will continue and
the temperatures win remain comparatively
high east of the Mississippi river until
Wednesday.
Fresh southerly winds are indicated on the
Atlantic coast.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

Yesterdays observations taken by the
United States weather bureau, ST. Paul P. F.
Lyons observer, for the twenty-four hours
ended at o'clock last night-Barometer
corrected for temperature and elevation.
Highest temperature .. . .............. IS
Lowest temperature . ................ 90
Average temperature &c. INSTRUMENTATION. 40
Daily range .... .... .... ................. 10
Barometer. . ....... ................ % So
Humidity. .... .... Observation-Disclosures. IS
Precipitation
p. m, temperature Observation-Disclosures. Il
p m. wind, southwest; weather, clear.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
THE NORTHWEST
Temperature

Yesterdays observations. taken by the
United States weather bureau, Washington,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
TWIN CITIES TRADE
THE VOLUME OF BUSINESS sr,s,r
LATED BY THE RECENT
COLD SNAP
COLLECTIONS SATISFACTORY

General Trade, While a9e..,
the storms, shows Increased H..
mand for the Week I'm som.
Lines--WOoI Market IL o,,;..
with Values Steady-Bocts and
shoes Are Acuve--Hides Firm.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

Continued on Sixth Pnge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21

Wool-Sales for the week have been at
the three chief markets 6,1G0, eco lbs. against
4,s9S. COO last year, and z40s. 800 in 1897 Prsc-
tically nothing is doing at New York which
cannot now be considered a market The ag-
gregate OF sales is smaller than in specula-
tive years, though fairly up to the average
consumption in good years Of manufacturing.
The difficulty is that the manufacturers still
have great stocks of old wool on hand, and
are buying only as they find opportunity,
pecially when some grades are lower Ohio
Xxx is reported sold at 26G1261zc at Bos-
ton. and fine and fine medium territory clean
at 4oc and upward at Phadeiphia.-Dun Re-
view, Feb. IS.
Roots and Shocs-While trade is moro
active and more confidence is shown by many,
and factories are now fully employed which
have been running short time for some
months the new business is still restricted.
Dealers are buying considerably of boots, and
many orders are given for brogans and bal
moral, while dealers In women's shoes report
satisfactory sales and look for a phenomenal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09

mission when, to his surprise ANA
alarm, he and his companion We're ar
rested by detectives. In some mysterious
manner the authorities had been en-
lightened as to the proceedings on foot
and We're in time to stop them.
For "breach of regulations the
young lieutenant was subsequently
court martialed and reduced, while his
charming companion, who proved to be-
a spy in the employ of the French gov
ernment was conveyed back to her own
country with caustic caution.
On another occasion a German gen.
tleman contrived to locate the entrance
to one of the secret chambers and actus
ally hired member of the Bill Skies
fraternity to aid him in negotiating the
double locks one dark November night.
But SO splendidly fitted and fortified
were these appliances both the visitors
were doomed to disappointment. Re-
turning from the rendezvous, both the
plotter and his accomplish were arrested
and imprisoned