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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

Is found one Of the most valuable fea-
lures OF the school Experience has
proved that annoyance and worry wear
that can reduce worry to a minimum
will have its peculiar value. Not only
is theory of living in all its ramihca-
tions taught, but the theory is also ex-
empliied. The cost of living has much
to do with the course. and Mrs. Meredith
gives frequent lectures on that subject.
The advisability of buying certain goods
In quantity, the season for purchase, the
cash and credit system are given full
consideration.
Above all and beyond all in import
ance Is the influence these trained stu
dents VIII exert upon their communities.
Inc need for improvement in village and
country life has found expression in the
movement to establish social settle
ments' In so-ealled "decadent villages"
Workers IN this new branch of sociology
profess to have found no village that did
not need the leaven and quickening influ-
enoe Of advanced thinkers working along
prescribed lines. The intellectual prog
ress OF country towns was found to be
at standstill, and but little desire was
manifested by the citizens for the pro-
posed change This was considered the
most disccuragfng aspect of the case
Thousands of villages were reported to
be without libraries, and such as had
them, experienced an unsatisfactory cir
culatton. constantly narrowing. The
signs were considered ominous and sacri-
hclally inclined reformers, aided by
wealthy men. conceived the plan Of To-
eating among the rural intellectual drones
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
DegV Story OF Grants
M2e@0rY and Kindness.

Stories Of heroes. especially after their
death, are most likely to be taken with
grain Of salt. but here is one of Presi-
dent Grant. or, rather continued story
Of Grant as general and as president,
which Is altogether new. and is commit
ted to type for the first time
1t would be a characteristic story ex-
cept for the modesty which yelled the
grim warriors gentler Deeds but as rare
as may be the public knowledge of such,
this one must pass unchalienged on the
testimony of living and credible wit
nesses.
Little Sad-faced Mary" the apple girl.
was a well known figure to the busy Ger
ners and thoroughfares of Washington
before Gen. Grant became president. but
short time afterward she and her bas-
ket were seen no more together
Mary was not an unattractive girl, and
the perpetually sad expression OF her face
caused all who saw her to give her
more than passing notice. and to this
fact Is due the details Of this little ro-
mantle story. The gentleman who tells
1t is q government employee. whose Of
! flee was then, as 1t is now, on a level with
! the street.
One bleak. wintry day he happened to
! look out on the street and saw a gentle
man examining a basket of apples held
| by a little girl. but, instead of purchasing,
the man passed on, and for the first time
b the government official saw Mary's face
and noticed its sadness, which he attrib-
uted to disappointment over the loss OF
an anticipated customer. To compensate
| her, he called3to her. bought some apples,
took her into his Office and induced his
fellow employees to do the same. and then
told her to come every day and he would
| buy apples.
In this way he became acquainted with
her history. She was an orphan, and was
selling apples to support herself. Among
her customers was Gen. Grant who lived
| then on Seventeenth street, as she told
her new-found friend, D. r. Swingle, in
/ charge of the Internal revenue blank
room, treasury department. He bought
/ apples from Mary every day, became in
terested In her. supplied her with pens,
| Ink and paper. set copies for her and
| taught her how to write.
! In their early acquaintance she had
told Mr.. Swingle. in connection with the
fact that Gen. Grant bought apples from
her, that he had once said to her:
Mary. If 1 ever become president
shall give YOU an appointment"
about fifteen, and Gen. Grant was presi-
dent in her daily visit to Mr.. Swinge s
| office he said to her:
"Mary, you are getting too big now to
be selling apples on the street"
| YES" she replied, 'but what shall
DOR
"Go and see the president and remind
him of his promise Here. will write
you q card, and you take 1t right up to
him."
The card was written and little sad
I faced Mary" wended her trembling way
to the White house. where she delivered
! the card TO a messenger, who handed 1t
| to President Grant, and he read:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
KILLED THREE MEN.
Relic From Cuban Friends Received
by Helena Alderman


HELENA, Mont. July 28-AId. II. ].
Zayas. Of this city, has just been made
the recipient at the hands of Cuban
friends in recognition of his serv.
ices In behalf of that land, o.
a large number OF relics, one o.
which. a Spanish coat-of-arms, possesses
a very interesting history. This coat-of-
arms hung for sixty-seven years over the
oldest market in Havana. known as thu
Plaza Vieja. 1t was secured through the
courtesy of Mayor Perfecto Lacoste, AL
fredo Zayas and Onofre Gomez, the lat
ter two councilmen.
On March q, 1895, at the beginning OF
the last revolution, Is was taken down
and thrown into the street by a Cuban
named Jose Gonzales. He was captured
after a hard chase and shot the next
morning at Cabanas for the crime Of iu-
sulting the Spanish crown.
Seventeen years previous Spanish col
onel was detailed by the captain general
to inspect all the Spanish property with
in the city limits. On entering the Plaza
Vieja the colonel observed that the crown
was entangled In cobwebs and ordered
the porter of the market to clean it. A
ladder was Immediately secured, while
the colonel stood under watching that the
work should be thoroughly done, and
while 50 directing, the copper wire parted
which held the crown In position and
struck Col. Ramon Perez Novas over the
temple, breaking his skull and killing him
instantly. The porter was sent to the
carcel 0aiD and died there about year
ago.
Fully half a hundred other interesting
mementoes of the Cuban campaign are
in the collection presented to Mr.. Zaya3
including machetes worn by Spanish Of
ficers during engagements and In many
cases taken from the dead bodies of theil
owners; hats, caps clothing and medals
worn by men who lost their lives in the
defense of lost cause, arms OF all kinds
bullets taken from captured soldiers AM
the handouts which conveyed to death
Col. PoDez Coloma, OF the Cuban army
at Cabanas.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
The New Motorman.

Lewiston Journal.
The new motorman was strong and will
ing, but he hadn't been in a city very
much He had done farm work up in
Northern Aroostook.
The other motorman was instruoting
IF a fire alarm rings in." said the oil l
hand, remember that the department,
the fire engine and the rest have the right
of way. Hold right up and let 'em past
If you don't they'll run you down.
The second day an alarm of the fire was
rung in. The car was near a cross street
where the department must pass.
Hold up!'' said the instructor.
Over the electric track tore the hose
teams, then the fire engine spouting Fame
and smoke. The new hand cast look
up the street and then spun his controller
lever. The car started.
You internal fool. what are you do
ing?' howled the old hand. He jumped
and the new man jumped. and the hook
and ladder truck tore the front platform
off the car, and disappeared in cloud
Of dust, and with its men yelling like
fiends.
why didn't you waltz" howled the In
structor.
"Ba gar replied his pupil. white and
gasping. II no t'ink we have to bodder
for dat sacre dam gang o. drunk house
painters"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

smuggled millions of dollars worth of
goods from old Mexico into the United
States, and, although large rewards fire.
quently have been offered for his appre-
hension, and the revenue officers of two
republics have been on his trail for more
than a quarter of century, he has sue
ways has managed to escape before the
government could prepare case against
him.
A few days ago he was captured by a
ceeded in evading punishment, though he
has been caught several times. He al
detachment of Rurales. after most des-
perate battle, He always has sworn that
he never would be taken alive, and he
certainly made a desperate effort to keep
his oath. for he fought like a tiger for
two days and one night, maintaining a
running fight from Texas to Mexico, after
contending single-handed against five or
six of his pursuers, and only yielding
when the last cartridge In his gun was
gone and his blood was flowing from
seven wounds.
He is the gamest man." says Lieut..
Rubio, the officer who captured him,
that ever dehed the authorities on the
Mexican border
1t was thought for a short time that
the old terror would die; but skilled sur
geons carefully dressed his wounds, and
he is slowly recovering while lying In Jail
at Jiminez in the Republic of Mexico
1t Is believed by the custom house Of
flcers that this remarkable man has de-
frauded the governments of Mexico and
the United States out of more than $1,000
600. His smuggling operations have not
been confined to mescale and coffee and
cigars, for he always has been ready to
piiot cattle and horse dealers who were
DESTROYS Of evading the revenue officers
and his perfect familiarity with the
geography Of the country and the cross
ings on the Rio Grande made him com
petent to conduct these dangerous opera
lions successfully in almost every In
stance.
Tho Mexicans. who have learned to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
THE KING OF SMU0aERS
FOR THIRTY YEARS HE HAS BEEN
THE ENEMY OF REVENUE
OFFICERS
FOUGHT DESPERATE BATTLES
The Gamest Man Who Ever Defed
the AuthOrtties-His Ally Was
Woman Called "The
Devils Deuce"

Old Sol Brakeman was an Indian fighter
and hunter before he turned his atten-
ton to smuggling goods across the Rio
Grande. writes the Del Rio correspondent
Of the New York Press. He has been
tramping through the mountains Of
Western Texas for more than half CEN
fury, and he is perfectly familiar with
every old Indian trail, every cave and
every hiding place on the border, and he
knows every crossing on the Rio Grande
from Brownsville to FL Paso.
During the last thirty years he has
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
JUKEs AND EDWARDS.
Significant Statistics of Two Amer
lean Families.

About the year 1720 one Max Jukes was
born. Very little is known about MN,
but his descendants have managed 10
keep themselves constantly In the eyes
of the public. Some expert student OF
heredity devoted the better part OF nve
years to study of the family, ana 10.
Gated about 1900 of them, every one OF
whom was either "a criminal. pauper,
an imbecile, or insane. Only twenty OF
the number ever learned trade, and
ten of the twenty learned trades IN
state prison. Twenty years ago his pro-
geny had cost the pubic more than
81, $4,000.
In 1903 Jonathan Edwards was born,
and the history of 1,50o, Of his descend
ants was presented to the American In
stitute Of Instruction at It's meeting In
Halifax, N. S.. last week. There were
only six criminals in the whole number,
and not one pauper or imbecile. In edu-
cation, literature, craftsmanship, mining
and railroading, law, medicine. and the
ofogy the descendants Of Edwards nave
filled the highest places. Among their
number were 283 college graduates ana
thirteen college presidents. It may or
may not be true that the law OF heredlty
Is as constant a factor as the law OF
gravitation, but the vital interest Of the
general public In the regeneration OF the
descendants of Max and all his Kind 10
shown In these luminous figures.
Deposits made on or before Aug. at
The State Savings Bank. Germania Life
Bldg will be entitled to mos. interest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

and teaching by precept and example
the beauty of the cultured mind. Every
one Of the students sent out from this
school will be such a reformer, albeit
an unconscious one. There will be felt
no self-imposed task. and there will be
no posing as a reformer or as a superior
person. but the example will be all the
more valuable for that, and the effect
more general. That the effect will be
manifest cannot be doubted, for ambi-
ton Is not dead. and thrifty, prosper
Gus, intelligent man or woman will still
have imitators.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
New Bridge Over the St. Lawrence.

The new steel bridge across the St.
Lawrence river at Quebec will be 1900
thus enabling the largest ship t6 pass
under.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

Deposits made on or before Aug. at
The State Savings Bank. Germania Life
Bldg, will be entitled to mos. interest
Ian ! 80.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

Of the tails to their ultimate extinction;
but to suppose for a moment that the
tails will suddenly disappear in a whole
hitler, except as a Pathological freak due
to causes we know nothing about Is the
height of absurdity"
1t is likely that the estimate Of Mr.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

Shiddell formed by his friends was en-
the eccentric old man Is that while he
tireiy accurate. At least no one has
been found to accuse him OF deliberate
deceipt. But the strange thing about
was fooling himself he was foollnR the
scientists Of two continents also.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

made
'The cause Of this remarkable publica-
ton of imaginary experiments Is found
in Mr.. ShiddelPs mental equipment. He
IS evidently we'll known locally, as
shown by the following extract from a
letter sent to me by the editor of the
| Kentucky Gazette, of lexington He is
a gentleman who for a long time con-
| Quoted small grocery and was known
| as a sort Of amateur with flowers, white
rabbits, etc. He must be about seventy
! years Of age, always bore a good repu-
| tation, and as far as we know bore a
name unsullied by falsehood. We know
nothing of his raising white mice, but 1t
! is like him to do so, and If he undertook
| such a vocation he would watch it
| closely.
"As Mr. Shiddell claims to have been
personally known for over forty years
| to Colonel Bruce, we can well believe his
reputa ton for eminent responsibility. His
| real personality was not known to either
D Dr. 'h s. sRpVs worthngton Of s Versai fI
/ KY, that some of his friends who have
| seen Shiddell have Informed him that
a gentle. dear old soul, of visionary ma
ture, full of strange conceits, who had
1 thought so much of his theory of pane
! genesis that he finally brought himself to
| experiments which he described with so
much irreconcilable detail. Deliberate
faIsehood or practical Joking is quite out
! of the question in such a case.
| '1t is highly important that the real
| facts be known, for the alleged expert
! ments have been published far and wide
| as attested scientific facts. DIR. H. Har-
| court Anderson refer to them in tho
Medical Record Of Oct. 2. 1897, and DR.. E.
| s. Talbot quotes them In his book on
| Degeneracy' 1t is remarkable that SCI
| entists should have been so taken IN, and
| almost amusing that DR.. Talbot. in his
work on people of nervous instability.
should have been the victim Of one OF
| these subjects.
'We can rest assured that the only way
| to breed tailless mice Is to select those
| with the shortest tails and continue the
| process for untold generations, Initiating
natures methods of natural selection.
The process will be gradual diminution
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29
Mary McCarty,
The little girl who used to sell
you apples.

:'''''''..'.'-.'. '''''.'''.''''.':
without waiting to tell the messenger
to admit the visitor the president went
out, shook her hand cordially. said he
remembered her, and asked her what he
could do for her.
General" she said, "I am getting too
big to sell apples on the street any
more"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-17
OREGON SCHOOL
BOOK COMMISSION
Governor Geer TO Appoint in
January.


TuE JOURNAL gives It's readers today
all that has appeared since les last re-
view Of this suuiect. II has received
scores Of letters from prominent citizens
all over the state that show a deep end
intelligent interest in the formation Of
this commission that 10 10 be named by
the Governor.
There is general abandonment Of
selfish interests IN this matter. All who
discnsst she situation seem TO realize that
the only object IL 20 get good commits
sion, one that win act courageously and
intelligently and then stand iearlessly
by lie work. That influences are at
work TO continue the present system the
most indifferent can comprehend. Gov.
srnor Geer has said that he would not
hear petitions from persons who were
seeking place on this commission.
Still II Is duty that all citizens owe
the schools and future generations TO
call the Governors attention TO suitable
persons who possess the talents and
have the disposition 10 render the peo.
pie Of this state an unselflsh service.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-17

that politics shall have nothing to do
with selection Of the Oregon textbook
commission. The DAILY bill was not
prepared or passed as a political
measure. II took the firmest, most in.
telligent, most incorruptible, end most
patriotic members OF the last legislature
in all parties TO pass the DAILY bill
Unswerving Democrats, Populists, and
Republicans, and unyielding Republic
ans fell into line for the textbook trust
and voted 10 enable It 10 keep it's grip ON
the atate. The question 10 be asked of
all who are named for places on this
commission is not their politics, but do
they favor a reform in the interest Of the
people and the schools2
Editorial la Oregon Teachers Monthly for Mo-
yember 1870 Publ bllshed at Salem by Xxx
County Superintendent Jones and kN-Pflnoi-
pie Jones;
The book commission, which is 10 be
appointed by the Governor Ia January,
Is an all important topic OF interest TO
the educational forces OF the state. II
may be difficult matter 20 find suita-
this commission, because no matter how
honest and conscientious these persons
may be, they will probably be criticized
and accused OF being in league with book
trusts. The members of this connie.
sion should be above criticism and sus-
pieion, and should be thoroughly COM
petent to perform the task before them,
We firmly believe that the majority OF
the commission should be prominent
educators OF the state, who have made
the schools 4 school text books a
study, 10 Is not reasonable TO think
that teachers would be better qualified
10 select good school books than any 9TH
or class OF oitizensP Not many farmers
wOuld want the averai teacher,
pa eacher, or lawyer to,seleot team OF
horses for them or their farming imple-
menta, and there are good reasons why
they should not No physician would
want teacher, or farmer, no matter
how intelligent, To MI his prescriptions
or select his surgical instruments for
him, No mechanic would allow anyone
outside HIS own trade TO select the tools
he IL % work with. SO IL ought to he
wit n the ttNcher. lie has the interest
of the schools more at heart than any
other class and why should he not have
the selection Of the books with which he
is 20 accomplish the most good in the
work OF making honest aud intelligent
citizens OF the children OF the stateY IL
il 20 be most sincerely hoped that, at
least three OF this commission will be
teachers In October we gave list OF
names, all of whom We believe thor
Oughly competent TO perform thdWork Oi
the commission with honesty and integ
rity. We have in mind others Who
would be no less diligent and oonscien
tious in the performance OF that duty il
app 'inled. They are; Prof. q. A.
Hitchcock, city superintendent OF the
Ashland public schools Miss Loretta
smith, Ol the training department OF
the State Normal school az Monmouth ;
Prof ID A. 6ront, principal OF the Park
school, Portland, Mrs. A. h, lvanhoe, Of
the La Grande public schools, aud Hon,
l.. b. Reeder, OF Pendleton. We could
trust The selection OF school books ia the
hands OF these people and feel that only
such books as were worthy and suitable
would be selected
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-17

would go far to convince the people that
the spirit Of the fearless inyestiga ton
that led up to the passage Of the Dal y
law, was to DO carried into successful re-
alization. Senator Days term As SEN
ator will have expired before the Text
book Commission enters upon its SER
vice.
In States like New York, Iowa, Illinois
the protector Of such an important re-.
form would certainly carry it into ef-
feet. We cannot conceive that the
Governor Of Oregon will put any kind
of bloOdless indifference into the COM
position OF this Commission. The pres
ence of Senator Daily would convince
people regardless OF party that the
textbook adoption in Oregon would at
least be elevated above the plane of COM
mereial politics.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-17

Like tho other articles above quoted, /,
The Teachers Monthly overlooks the
fact that the DAILY commission law is
aimed at certain abuses connected with
the textbook situation in Oregon, that
the DAILY bill was passed to bring about
specific reforms in the way Of better and
cheaper textbooks, aud in fact TO relieve
an intOlerable textbook situation.
Hon. l.. b. Reeder voted and spoke
against the bill under which The
Teachers Monthly says he could be
trusted with the selection. Files OF THE
JOURNAL show that Mr.. Reeder's argu.
ments were on the line that the commits
sion would result in practical politics" +"
The argument Of the school journal falls
short on the point that educators alone
are competent 10 select textbooks. The
Oregon monopoly was the work Of
educators in the person OF State Supt.
McElroy and the county superintend.
ents aud state board Of examiners ap
pointed by him.
The feeling is not against true educat'
ors, but politician educators who are
susceptible 10 the influences that have
given Oregon inferior textbooks at high
prices OF the persons above named
only one. Prof, Hitchcock, is known to
have positive convictions that there is a
radical reform needed in the Oregon
textbook business.
THR Journal, believes the people have
right 10 know, and that the Governor
has a right TO know, that the persons
appointed are not indifferent TO reform.
The presence OF Senator DAILY, the author
OF the textbook bill, on the Commission
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-17

Branson Il Ragan: Think IL is all
right and hope to see il continued.
f.. f. Osburn; Can't speak too highly
Of the men and their work.
f. S. Lamport; Want things to stay
just as they are.
John Savage, Jr.: Think we ought 10
let we'll enough alone. ani opposed,
as Republican, 10 the partisan ideas
expressed in the Telegram article. In
city matters We should drop all political
considerations.
Guy M. Powers; The only way we
will ever get out OF debt will be by con-
tinuing the present administration.
Ii. A. Johnsonr The present admin.
istration has been good enough for me.
NJ. Bredemeir; II suits me very
well.
q. W. Putman; II has been great
improvement aud will gladly support it
again.
j Purvine; IL is good and | don't
know how We could improve on it.
Gid Steiner; 1--WE should put through
a straight citizens ticket just as il is I"
j. Conner; 81 want to see the whole
thing continued with one addition
better streets"
+. A. Turner: | helped pat them
there and ! am not sorry for il.
Walter Morley; I am thoroughly in
favor OF the present methods.
+. A. Wiggins: 1t is by far the best
administration the city has had to my
knowledge. BY all means let us con.
tinue il.
Damon Bros. II would be the height
OF folly to make a change. We are
doing well enough.
ID. +. Wagner; Il is all right in all
respects aud there are no objections to a
continuation Of the same.