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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

with all my. heart, dear Miss Barrett.
He has reasons for his love, too, as all
men know, but he knew well how to
say it-"Into me it has gone and part
of me has 1t become, this great living
poetry of yours, not a flower OF Wh1cn
but took root and grew" 1t was not
bad way to begin an acquaintance at all.
for they wrote to each other very FREE
ouently during nearly six months before
they met, and this gave the best chance
I'm the world for that idealiZlng process
to go on, which is the sweetest part Of
all human relationships.
But what correspondence 1t is! All
peppered over with quotations of -out-of-
the-way literary wisdom. done In flashes
of foreign tongues, with bits of illum-
mating criticism thrown in, all the let
ters exhaling fragrance like crushed vto-
lets.
What think you, We modern degen-
crates. of Irritation through the me-
dunn of Greek poetry-with frequent
actual citations from the original Cby
Miss Barrett, too, woman though she
was) with the whole wide range of hui
man thought and speech, human faculty
and interest, from the violet days of
Homer down to the latest mesmerism
and miracle of modern times? But, bless
you, do not be afraid, it Is not all high
learning, and there are no difficulties
here, Ike those strange dear puzzles
which he printed and called "Sordello,
or 1.-The Red Cotton Nightcap Country"
After he met her. he loved just like any
good flesh and blood man, and he burned
away for US, too, that riddle of Cyrano,
the French romance of the big nose, so
much oVerpraised these days, and says
quite fatty he loves her, and not be-
cause of either letter or poem she had
written. ''If you could tell me when I
next sit by you'll am not the Miss Bar
rett-she is upstairs and you shall see
her, I should not begin by saying any
thing, dear, dearesEbut after that,
should assure you-soon make you be-
Heve that did not much wonder at the
event, for / have been all my life asking
what connection there is between the
satisfaction at the display of power and
the sympathy with-every increasing
sympathy with-an imaginable weak
ness. And now my love, am round
YOU my whole life Is wound up
End down and over you. I feel you stir
everywhere. am not conscious of
thinking or feeling, but about you, with
some reference to you-so 1 will live so
Toay l die" But even after that out
burst, there come plenty enough of po-
etry, criticism, ct id omne genus, for
they cannot help talking shop, more or
Jess, but what magnificent bric-a-brec
bazaar they had to talk aboutI
Or the whole she seemed to have more
common sense than ne did, as I mere
than half suspect is the usual way with
women IN affairs OF love. So she rebulsed
him after one OF his rhapsodics. And
1t Is not best 1t is not good even TO talk
about dying for me. Oh, T co besnech
you never to use such words. You mako
rue feel as If I were choking Also. It IS
nonsense, because nobody puts out a can
die for the lights sake" But he has
some very strong ways of saying things
which he manages to keep up IN all
fofifls--splendid models for the young
sters Of this generation. WHAT could be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

NEW YORK. March 1S.-Evelyn Mil
lard the pretty actress who Is said to
be engaged to be married to Anthony
Hope Hawkins, the noted novelist, plays
the leading woman part in Adventures
of Lady Ursula" Gossip has long been
busy with these two interesting persons.
That he was severely smitten with the
charms of Miss Willard almost every
body knew. 1t is said that when he Of
fered himself to her she told him to give
her a month to consider the proposition.
At the end of the stipulated time she
promised she would let him know to what
decision she had come. Now the answer
she gave her lover is not definitely
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

known. but there seems no doubt in Ger
tain minds that it was affirmative. At
least, the inevitable story of the angage-
ment Is again af1oat. Miss Willard is de-
scribed as exceedingly pretty. She made
her debut about four years ago in
George Alexander's revival Of seThe Sec
ono Mrs Tanqueray," and in the title
role: She played several leading parts
III AieXander's plays. When 1.-THE Pris-
oher OF Aenda' was produced Mr.. Hope
superintendent the stage work. and If was
ne who selected Miss Willard to play the
leading role. She succeeded so well that
tne authors admiration quickly turned
in.o tne deeper affection. Mr. Hope is IS
years old and rich. 40 'o
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19
ADVERTISING DODGE.
shrewd Hustler Makes q Good Clean
Up With Cheap Cigars.


Detroit Journal
An ex-collector of customs relates this
as among his experiences: 'Some years
ago and shortly prior to the holidays a
man came into the office and said that. he
wanted to talk with me personally. He
looked like an unsophisticated fellow who
had come in from the country to try his
hand at business, though he had sharp
features and nasal twang.
Mister he began when we were
alone, I'm In kind of a snarl and I've
come to you because L want to do the
square thing. l had nice lot of Havaney
cigars shipped to Windsor, thinkin
could do a stroke se1lin' EN- here in De-
troit. I had a man there to take care Of
EN- till I came on. but he, not KNOWN
nothin' about the law, packs them cigars
in boat and brings EN- over here with
out payfn' no duty. I reckon it was
smugglfn.' but he's honest as the sun and
I hurried right here soon's I heerd Of
what he'd done. Here's sample of them
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

New York. > vols So. For sale by the
St Paul Book and Stationery company.
Love letters have a certain human in
terest. even badly spelled and very fool
ish ones. if they are alive with some
warm and true human passion, but what
shall We say of love letters when the
writer's are a man of the highest genius
and a woman of the truest talent. when
the substance is of the wisest to begin
with and of the warmest in the finishing
when IN short, they tell the one and
only love of Robert Browning and of
Elizabeth Barrett?
The two beautiful volumes are worthy
of the beautiful soul which they ihclose
q have always maintained that some
books, like some people, really have
souls) Nothing has left the press this
season to be compared in literary in
terest with the publication of these let
ters by the son of their authors. To
know some writer's well is to esteem their
work the less, but these splendid people
not only wrote in the topmost way, and
blazed their path through new countries
of thought and feeling to the highest i'm
mortality Of their time, but they them
selves had all the virtues Of loyal hui
man heart and sound human living, as
well as clear eyes to see and winged
words to speak.
They began to write to each other with
out any personal acquaintance, and Mr..
Browning sent word to say how much
he liked her work-'I love your verses
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19
HOT SPRINGS. VA.

Through Sleeping Car Service Via
the Big Four and Ches. & Ohio Rys.
Leaving Chicago at .. M Wednesday,
March 18th, I'D. 2sth, April 9Th. Hot
Springs has an altitude of $500 feet, a
dry climate Of uniform temperature and
Is the greatest society resort In America.
Stopovers are allowed at the "Hot" on
tickets to Richmond. Old Point Comfort,
further particulars address ]. O. Tucker,
q. N. A., Big Four Route, ~ Clark
street, Chicago
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19
Typewriter Supplies.

We carry full line of the best grades
of Smith Premier Ribbons, Carbon
Linen Papers. etc. Telephone, 1922.
Smith Premier Typewriter Company, 1876
East Sixth street, st. Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19
"Greek Prose Compositions"

Greek Prose Composition" Henry C.
Pearson. A. B. American Book COM
pany, New York. For sale by the st.
Paul Book and Stationery company;
90c.
This Is a clearly written and thoroughly
admirable little book for class use or prf-
vate study, designed to fit the young
scholar for entrance examination to col
lege. 1t is based upon Xenophon's AN
abasis." The only trouble is that while
it may be a successful aid to eXamina-
tons, 1T would not enable anyone to
write Greek prose.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

nicer than this: my sweetest, best,
dearest. I do love you less. much less
already, and adore you more. more by SO
much more as 1 SEQ of you. think Of you
l am yours. just as much as those flow
ers and you may pluck those flowers to
pieces or put them in your breast; 1t Is
not because you so bless me now that
you may not If you please one day-you
will stop me here; but 1t Is the truth. and
[ live in it" Well we'll, this IS certainly
very bad case of 1t altogether. AS ev-
erybody knows her health was not good,
and she was very reluctant In promising
to become his wife, and she urged him
often for his own good to give her up.
but here Is how she owns to what a de-
licious little liar she had been all the
time: For ever so long, you remember
l have been talking finely about giving
you up for Your own good and so on,
which was sincere as far as the words
went, but. oh, the hypocrisy of our souls
of mine, for instance I would give you
up for your good-but when I pressed
upon myself the question whether Of I
had the power 1 would consent to make
you willing to be given up, by throwing
your love into the river In a ring like
Charlemagne's-w L found directly
that | would throw myself there sooner"
Rather strong talk this, and from the
common-sense sex, too. OF course, they
were Weu at last, spite OF health ana
doubts, and some oppositions~ on the part
of always wise friends, and they really
did live happy ever after until one day
in that fair Italy. which both gIorified
anew In song, she dropped her head on
his shoulder and shut her eyes for the
last time, and they bore her out to the
little English church yard in Florence,
and he was alone once more. But not as
in the beginning, for there was a son
left to love- and she was so much to
him that he could scarcely sing at all
after she was gone for some years, but
when he did begin again he winged the
sky in that lonely flight of the ring and
the Book" fine and far a flight was
1t that no woman, no, nor man either,
of this generation might bear him COM
pany.
''The Philippine Islands"
1.-The Philippine Islands," Dean c. Wor-
cester. The Macmillan compan ny, New
York. $4. For sale by the st. Paul Book
and Stationery company.
Nearly 400 years Of history are given by
the author in thirty pages, and the story
from Balboa to Dewey is the merest syn
opsis. but that out of the way, Prof. Wor-
cester proceeds to- write one Of the very
best books of travel shat has appeared
from the press in many day. The book
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

This is reprint facsimile Of the first
edition, printed fifty years ago. 1t con-
tains, among other things. saul" Fra
Lippo Lippi' and 'In Balloon" 1t is
dainty volume and an excellent one
for timid soul to commence the study
Of Browning-for he Is an acquired taste,
like Olives but. unlike olives. when once
acquired, some people can well nigh live
on him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19
BOOKS OF Thu HOUR
ssTuE LETTERS OF ROBERT
BROWNING AND ELIZABETH
BARRETTv'
GREAT BOOK OF THE YEAR

How the Two Great Poets Loved
Each Other and Each Others
work Told in Their Letters
s.TIe Philippines" - 1.-The Elect
i've Franchise in the United
stafes''-BooI by SienkievyIcz.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

1.-THE Letters of Robert Browning and
Elizabeth Barrett Harper & Bros,
New York. , vols, So. For sale by the
St Paul Book and Stationery company
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19
"The Philippine islands,

1.-The Philippine Islands," Dean c. Wor-
cester. The Macmillan company, New
York. 81. For sale by the st. Paul Book
and Stationery company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19
"Me1n and Women"

Men and Women" Robert Browning.
Macmillan company. New York. so cents.
For sale by the st. Paul Book and Sta
tionery company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-19

We can hardly stand the strain of one
The wisdom of the book Is In the attack
on present evils rather than in the reme-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-18
THE CELEBRATION at SAN JOSE

AN JOSE, with just right and for good pur-
y pose, CLAIMS the attention OF ali Cafornians
- during the present week. The festival which
IS to be held there in commemoration of the organ
zation OF the State Government fifty wears ago :
that appeals the State patriotism not only Of
the pioneers and OF native sons and daughters but
OF all who have made their homes in the State and
who sharing in its prosperity, rejoice and are proud
OF the rank has attained in the siserhood OF States
From reports that come to us it appears the preDa-
rations for the celebration have been made on scale
that assures festival OF more than ordinary interest
and pleasure. 1t will be historical in its main
features but around the commemoration Of past
things will be clustered thousand attractions in the
way OF the music and the dances and the charms n
to- day
No city in the United States and few. if anv in the
world, are better fitted for fesal purposes than San
Jose. The surrounding valley is lovely. the noun
ains are picturesque the climate perfect and at this
season OF the year days OF sunshine there are de-
lghtiul to every sensbility The homes Of the CITY
and OF the orchard embowered suburbs were built
for hospitality and abound with every variety OF COM
portable luxury that there is nothing to make an
openair celebration enjoyable that is not found there
in high degree OF excellence
II is not unlikely the fame OF the commemorative
festivities will attract the attention OF Eastern neonIe
once more 10 the winter climate OF this section OF
California and have the effect OF increasing the west
ward tourist travel, which already promises to b.,
exceptionally large during the winter II that be 60
San Jose will at once reap the reward due 70 the
patriotism OF her citizens in providing for California
this celebration of her organization as State in the
Union.
Whether that reward come however, is at present
not subject OF consideration. The one thing be-
fore Us for all who can afford II e 70 ,ss;e. :; -,
ing the celebration State instead of merely local
affair 1t is assured that the gathering of the pioneers
will be notable, and the native sons and daughter,
will do their share to attest the pride which Caor
mans have in the Union by celebrating the dav which
organized this State part OF it. Moreover the
programme announced is highly interesting one
and will be an instructive lesson in the history OF
those days. From every point OF view therefore the
festival merits large attendance and it is safe 70 saw
that II the rains hold off the week will he .,,a-.
able one IN the history OF the Garden City.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-18

electrical, and that the polar regions as great
| reservoirs OF it, have no doubt and when this sup
position Is established it also follow that there
are great and comfortable currents flowing within the
earth between the two great polar reservoirs, cur
rents which could be utilized in the propulsion OF
machinery and the working OF dynamos quite as
readily as by the lesser power houses OF great
cities. The great currents OF the ocean have been
made OF practical advantage to man. and there is no
reason why he make the great polar electrical
currents also serve his purposes"
In eXpatiatng upon the benefits to be derived
from practical OF auroral energy, he said
There is practically end to the purposes for which
this great force could be utilized Indeed it could be
used to light up the Arctic regions themselves
throughout the long Arctic night, and thus afford
the explorer far greater opportunities for polar re-
search OF every kind, for during the winter the SUR
face conditions are at their best This however is
but minor consideration in view OF the great results
that would follow from the application OF this force
to commercial affairs in the populous sections OF the
earth, and why could not this force be led along
great wires or lines as readily the electric fluid is
now conducted in cables from continent to CONT
nent?"
Beyond all questioning, this is the greatest scheme
that has yet been submitted to the consideration OF
man II by any possibility we could tap those vast
currents OF electricity and set their mighty forces
work there would be virtually no limit to the amount
OF illumination at our disposal San Francisco would
not have to depend upon the moon sixty nights in
the year for street lighting, neither would we have to
burn coal or construct dams in order to generate
electrical energy for any purpose All that would be
necessary would be tap the polar current and let
nature cut her caper Natural electricity would beat
natural gas and could be supplied on farms about as
readily as in cities
Mr.. Baldwin thinks an expedition should be sent
to the Arctic to study the subject and investigate the
chances OF using the aurora. He says: The ex-
petition should be well equipped with instruments
and should be composed of men who thoroughly
understand electricity and the appliances by which it
may be controlled and put to practical purposes Such
an expedition could also contribute to geographical
and other knowledge either in the north or south
polar regions. Without doubt the north magnetic
pole IS the center OF the great force in the north
polar regions and this point lies Just to the north
ward OF the Hudson Bay region, it is therefore. at
the very threshold OF the vast British American ter
ritory"
How much of method there may be in this madness
we are not prepared to say, but since it seems we
must have polar explorations they might Just as well
be sent out to capture the aurora boreas as to hunt
the North Pole We know at least that the aurora
IS there for it has been SEEN but no one has seen
the pole
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-18

1t Is to be noted that the estimate OF the Secretar,
Of the Treasury is that in 1901 there will be no dis
urbance among the natives OF the Philippines or Cuba
or elsewhere which will require the active operations
OF an army The expenditures he estimates from the
present outlook are TO be on peace basis What
the military establishment may cost should the ma
tives OF any OF our possessions continue recall
oitrant IS not taken into consideration Bearing that
fact in mind, the table affords an instructive study -
taxpayers.
1t will be noticed that the estimates for the lepisa
tive, executive, State and Agriculture departments
Show very little increase, and that for the Interior
not notably large. That for the Postoffce shows
decrease and no estimate is made for the judicial de-
partment The estimates for the War, the Navv and
the treasury departments, however show vast in
crease OF expenditures. The War Department in
creases from less than $54,ooo,ooo to more than
SI9oooo,ooo, the Navy from less than S7ooooooo IN
more than S7oooo.ooo, and the Treasury Department
from less than 100000 to over $I62 900 600
That much is the calculated increase in orr sv
pendtures in five years time-the extent 70 which
our taxes must be augmented in 1901 over what thew
were IN ISoo-provided we have peace If we have
more trouble there will be- OF course. more taxes
Our Jngosm, 1t is true does not cost ANYTHING like
that OF Great Britain and the Philippines will nor
come as high as the Transvaal but CONSIDERING N.
SIZE OF the whistle we get. we are paying about as
dear for II -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-18
SHOT HIS WIFE
IN JEALOUS RACE
Brutal Crime of Antoine
Perry at San Jose.
Special Dispatch to The can.

SAN JOSE. Dec. 17.-Antone Perry, a Por-
tuguese. employed at the Steiger pottery
shot his wife, perhaps fatally, in mt OF
jealousy last night. The lower left side
OF the woman's face was carried away by
the charge Of birdshot. He left her In
this almost dying condition and came UP
town and began a drunken debauch and
Dragged Of his deed in various saloons.
The shooting occurred at about 1880.
Perry's boasts were reported 70 the police
about 2:3O o'clock this morning and he
was taken into custody by officer Dave
Campbell. The police then investigated
the matter and found the woman in the
pottery yard nearly dead. She was re-
moved TO the Receiving Hospital and at
tended by City Physician Hablutzel. The
whole left side Of her face had been blown
away, showing mat she had been nred al
al short range. Her ear and cheek were
gone and the flesh fearfully torn. She
Is stu alive, but the chances are not very
good for recovery.
Perry has been employed at the old
Steiger pottery at the junction OF Au-
tumn street and the Southern Pacinc Kali
road. He and his wife lived on the place
The crime is the result OF the drunken
jealousy or a cousin, supposed 10 De Joe
Joachim. About a week ago Perry's cousin
came from the mines 70 visit them.
Last night they were up town drinking
and about 10 o'clock the cousin tried TO
get Perry, who was drunk. 10 go home:
Perry would not go, so Joachim started
home. A few minutes later Perry
started home. Joachim, when he reached
home, hung his coat on the back door
knob and went TO the barn 20 look after
the horses.
Perry found the coat on the door knob
and suspected Joachim was inside with
his wife. He burst into the house and
found his wife in bed. He grabbed up a
shotgun and started out TO find Joachim
TO kill him.
Mrs. Perry entreated with him and said
she had not seen the cousin. He started
from the house with the gun and Mrs.
Perry slipped on her shoes and followed.
A few steps from the house Perry turned
and fired on his wife, she falling in her
tracks. He then threw his gun away
and started uptown.
Joachim evidently heard Perry declare
he would kill him and fed. for he cannot
be found.
Mrs. Perry lay out in the yard in her
night gown on the wet ground among
some sewer pipe from the time OF the
shooting. at 1880. till nearly 3 o'clock this
morning, and was very weak from loss Of
blood when found.
A three-year-old son OF the Perrys was
asleep in the house.