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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22

THE Battle of the Strong has been
dramatized, and is now ION tour Miss
Marie Burroughs taking the part of Gut
da. The novel has been continuously sue
cessful since it's publication
In the National library, new series by
Cassell & Co., New York, the Dec. IL
issue is "The Discovery of Muscovy,''
edited by Prof. Henry Morley.
One of the most surprising successes of
the year in a literary way, has been Mr.
John Uri Lloyd's novel "Stringtown on
the Pike Within seven weeks from the
date of publication there have been
printed seven editions, amounting in all
to over 10000 copies. The publishers seem
to believe in the book, for they are TAX
ing page advertisements in the daily pa
pers throughout the country.
'The death of Rowland Evans Robin
son comes as a grief to the readers of his
charming sketches, essays, stories and
other writings of Vermont people and
country-of old New England as varied
by the infusion of Canada-of the forests
as invaded by the destroyers," says the
Springfield Republican, commenting edi-
torially upon the passing away of the
blind nature lover and author. Mr.. Rob-
insOnS "DanVis Folks 'Unc'e 'Lisha S
Shop Sam Lovells Camps etc. are
books greatly priced by those who know
them; he had a love for nature and an
eye and ear for her lesser creatures that
was like that of Richard Jeffries or John
Burroughs; and he had also as fine and
generous a human sympathy as one Will
often find No writer besides has done
half so we'll with the French Canadians
character and his broken English as Mr..
Robinson did. The reader of the books
named and of others, such as New Eng
land Fields and Woods and Uncle
'LiSha's Outing grew very near to the
man, and found him a rare and noble
character. Mr.. Robinson was born at
Ferrisburg, VT, May IA, 1888. and thus mad
entered upon his sixty-eighth year He
married in 1870 Anna Stevens, who sur
wives him. Much OF his writing was done
for Forest and Stream in the first place,
and his rare merits had scarcely begun to
be known before his blindness came on.
For the last seven years 6lJr Robinson
had been blind and he had done much of
his best work in that time. Besides the
nature books. of which mention has been
made, Mr.. Robinson was author of A
Hero of Ticonderoga' and Vermont: a
Study of Independence, in the American
Commonwealth series.'' His latest writ
ing, story of Vermont. called Sans
Boy which concerns itself with some OF
Mr.. Robinsons 'Danvis" chara cters. had
been taken only short time before his
death by his publishers, Messrs Hough-
ton, Mifflin & Co., and is now in course
of pubiica ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22

United States themselves and to
meet the conditions existing upon this
continent, or to assert against the United
States any legal right whatever not
found in the treaty" Substantially, this
position taken by Secretary Root was
adopted by the Republican majority Of
the house and senate committees in the
Porto Rican tariff fight and became the
fighting ground of the administration
supporters Of the bill.
Such are the issues involved in the
discussion opened on Monday before the
highest judicial tribunal of the land.
Are. the new possessions part of the re-
public? Are they bound and privileged
by the constitution? Are the people of
the ceded islands entitled to the consti-
tutional guarantees? Can they assert a
right under the constitution? Is the gov
eminent bound by the constitution in
ruling them, or is its power absolute
and unlimited? In other words, are we to
have one republic under one constitu
ton, one people and one country; or, are
we to have a country part republic I'M
der the constitution. and part colony
under the absolute sovereign power of an
imperial power in Washington? Are We
to have the flag of the constitution here,
and the flag of absolute sovereignty
there? Are we to become part citizens
and part subjects, part commemorative
and part colonies? Is the government
bound by the constitution on the CONT
nent only, and elsewhere limited only by
its own power and greed?
We shall know within a few months.
ssTffeet forthcoming decision will be more
fraHght with good or i'll for tne repub-
'Iic." and have more to do with its future
destiny. perhaps, than any other handed
down by the supreme court since its es-
adjustment century ago; for the is
sues involved lie at the foundation of
republican government.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
a CHRISTMAS DANCE IN DIXIE.

Br'er Abram. take dat fiddle and chune
de OF strings right
Dey standin' er de cabin flo fer dancin
Girls mus night
En- put some roZZum on dat bow, en- let
de music roll;
Fer de gals is comm down de road lax
glory in yo' soul!
En- heah come Sister Mandy-stan dar en-
take yo place;
Dey ain'tno lady in7de Ian got such a
shiny face!
Bre'r Rufus is yo' pa tner; his foots kin
kiyer groun'
Dey amt no one kin beat him a-swingin'
gals eroun'
Strike up de ol'-tiTne chune now-pat foot,
en- swing yo' head
De chune dat makes dc quadrille; en- den
play "Short min Bread!'
En- come In Sister Sarah; hans 'roun'.
Ell take YOU chance!
De preachers in q fidget en- de deacon
in de dance!
Hans roun't en- swing yo' pa'tnerg. Up
ter de center walk!
de goodness en- de gracious!-but don't
dat fiddle talk)
De preacher will be wild US fo' de nights
out-I be beun'!
De OIL fio's des a-creakin' en- de room 5
a-Ewine roun!'
Come in--des ever body-dar's room
enough for all!
Dance 'twelI de winders trfTnbie, en-
shake de roof en wall.
En- put mo- roZZin on dat bcw, en- let de
music roll:
Fer dis heah slime is Girls mus, en- its
glory in you soul:
Frank l.. Stanton il Golfers Weekly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
WILL CALL ON CRIPPLES
SANTA CLAUS HAS PROMISED NOT
TO LEAVE THEM OUT.

The coming Christmas promises to be
a happy one for the little cripples at the
city hospital. Many generous people in
st. Paul and a number from outside the
city have contributed toys or money to
make the holidays merry for the little
unfortunates and there is the same
pleasant thrill of expectancy in the air
at the cripples' ward that there is in any
of the homes throughout the city. Miss
Edwards. of the hospital, has charge of
the gifts and money sent in. She has
received a number of letters from pee
pie who state that they intend sending
in certain articles asked for.
The following gifts have already been
received: DR.. Talbot Jones, s.; Mrs. F.
B. Kellogg, IS; A J. Schulze. 81; Mary
Khyn, ST. Mrs. w. P. Wright, $1.10 Toys
have been received from DIR. Christian
son, Mrs. James r. Hill. Mrs. Stolze, Mrs
McQuillan, Lillian Ellis, Manufacturer
Bros, Mrs. W. B. F. Miller, Mrs. w. p.
Alden. Mary Horrigan and Mrs. George
Boyce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
THE CUDAHY KIDNAPPING.

The Cudahy kidnapping case is more
Incredible in its details than even
many of the fantastic stories which find
their way into print. 1t possesses all
the meIodramatic qualities which distin-
guish the most extravagant of the fiction
of that general character. The abduction
was accomplished skillfuliy and the black
mail made effective in such manner as
leaves little doubt that at least one of the
participants was a man of much shrewd-
ress and of considerable experience in
criminal operations of one kind or an
other
The course pursued by the father of the
abducted boy shows his good sense as
well as his devotion. To have taken any
other position would have been to seri-
ously endanger the boys life. The threat
Of binding which was made was evil
IDENTITY not a mere idle suggestion 1T
would probably have been carried out
had The money not been forthcoming, Or
were any visible effort made to secure
the arrest Of the criminals.
The offer Of an extensive reward for the
arrest Of the perpetrators of the crime is
in line with the good sense shown
throughout The chance of discovery will
be greatly increased by. the offer; the
boys safety has been secured, and there
will be ample time in which to carry on
police operations looking to the arrest and
conviction of these daring criminals. The
fact that one Of them found himself un-
able to control his love of liquor at a
most critical stage in the effectuation of
the crime. combined with the information
which the young man was able to secure
through his drunken garrulity, appears IN
itself to offer a fairly good prospect OF
capture and punishment.
The police force of Omaha has a
splendid opportunity to distinguish itself
The crime was committed in the hear
Of the city. It was a peculiarly daring
operation. There are traces enough o.
the criminals to encourage the best effort:
that can be put forward; while the re
ward offered is So large as to make its &C
QUESTION justify the hardest and mos
prolonged work or the part of the skilled
men for It's acquisition.
If the perpetrators of this crime re
main undiscovered il is almost certain
that ii Will he repeated, and that tn,
safety CT the members of the Household
OF every man of wealth in the countr!
is endangered while with prompt captur,
and puniahment j, summary end will b
Brought to that particular form of crime
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
MAKE 1T A RUSH ORDER.

IF the cable reports are to be relied
upon, Venezuela needs to be looked after
and the job should be taken in hand at
once with all possible ffrmness and de-
spatch. It should be treated as ''rusd
order so that for the next six months
the popular conurtgtpr Swill be What
happened to VeneaHesg
There is an end to Human forbearance.
Uncle Sam has coddled and petted the So
called republics down in Spanish Amer
lea for the greater part of a century. He
was fond of them because they called
themselves republics though in fact they
never got beyond government by revolu-
lion, and their whole history is merely a
constant alienation from despotic die
tatorships to bloody anarchy.
But Uncle Sam loved them just the
same, because like himself they bore
the name of republic and he looked after
them and tried to dress them up and
keep them straight so that they might
be credit to the name of republic. But
They have constantly disgraced the in
stitutions for which he stands in the eyes
of the world.
Yet, where would they be without him
If they had not found protection under
the benign shadow of Uncle Sans coat
tails, their turbulent little cockpit and
bearpen governments would have come
to an ingloricus end long ago.
And now they are raising a big howl
to form an alliance against the aggres-
sion of the United States and to deprive
us entirely If their comerce which is al
ready mainly in European hands. The
horse they are climbing on to is entirely
too high for them, and Uncle Sam had
better yank them down to where they
belong. It's all right to be magnani-
nous, but there is a limit.
It seems that in Venezuela they have
started a revolution for the express pur-
pose of driving out the Americans who
are in business there. The cable dis
patches assert that the Americans there
are in immediate danger of life and
property, and they ask for q cruiser to
protect them If such really is the-sit-
uation, send a cruiser by all means. send
several of them with a few of our biggest
and swiftest battleships thrown in and
teach those Spanish-American free
hooters lesson that viii stay with them
until the leopard changes his spots"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Cutting Ice Means Something.

To the Editor of the Globe:
Our supreme court holds four aces when
ii comes to a show down. Cutting ice
now has distinctive and intricate mean
ing. The sail boat and vapor launch now
have the right of way, while the Ian
guished city toiler viii be forced ii lower
the. Temperature Of his gin fizz with a
squirt OF air from some cold sto- age
plant. The sport of kings" will suffo-
cate family refrigerators and overripe
fish will scatter their deadly ptomaiaeS
among the people. The decision is silent
on tonnage and displacement when le-
piete action IS liable tc produce disas-
trous inundation. The velvet lawns on
the shores Of White Bear lake, which
chase the receding waters to where grass
Plot and food beautifully merge IS IN
danger of having the merging point a
quarter OF an inch higher up the bank.
However. it was a debatable question
even in F'ranlIlin's time whether q SWIM
ming goose displaced the water or the
water displaced the goose, and minority
and majority opinions were Simultaneous
II offered, Franklin wisely resarving MS
There is a fellow up in Chi~ago county
who owns a whole lake; he is the inven-
tor of patent duck attractOr which has
worked no end of evil 10 White Bear
and Bald Eagle lakes by insidious!y ell
ucing the rightful occupants from taeir
accustomed haunts to swelter in the pot
Of an epicure. These misguided ducks
can now be claimed by the riparian own"
ers at White Bear as their iegitima e
property.
A Maine poet once said something kc
this OF the Maine supreme court:
For these five fellows sitting there,
Have power for good or evil;
If analyzed and understood,
Would fright the very devil.
The baby mewling in your lap,
The wife you won at marriage;
The lake you harvest ice upon,
Your, bicycle or carriage
Some curl haired fop may up and claim
Before the sun has risen
And those five fellows sitting there,
Have power to say they're his'n.
Pine City. Dec. 20, 1900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
|ERcuhen James"

Reuben James, a Hero of the F .recas-
tie by Cyrus Townsend Brady. D.
Appleton & Co.
This newest volume in the young lie
roes of Our Navy" series is historically
correct and tells the story OF a plain
sailor, who never was anything else. but
who, in doing his duty as he saw it. did
it so well that he has come down to US
by name, appearing as one of the heroes
of the beginnings of our American
navy. As n tribute to the men behind
the guns, this story will be welcome, but
its own thrilling interest will give addi-
tioi;al warmth to that welcome. Reading
such books about real people will inspire
young America with love and country
and OF the flag which has never failed the
United States in any crisis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
HWinefrcd."
~. y NV InefrcH.
"Winefred." by s. Barring Gould. L. C.t
poo ~ pncl~

"Winefred." by s. BaIing-Gould. L. CT
Page & Co.. Boston.
In his usual thrilling style. with some
excellent descriptions. Barring Gould tells
this story of the Chalk Cliffs CT England,
among the families OF the smuggIers. Tho
hidden gold of an old smuggler is taken
by his housekeeper on his sudden death.
and later the treasure is stolen by the
ferryman villain. who meets Il tragic
death in an immense fssure In the Chalk
Cliff, from which the woman narrowly
escapes. These Incidents woven about
with the love story Of the son CT the
smuggler and The daughter Of The house
keeper, whose husband finally becomes
recOnci1ed 10 her. are the skeleton CT the
story. The descriptions of tie chalk cliffs
are particularly coed, and, as usual. the
story is told exceedingly we'll. for Barring
Gould never allows this interest TO flag.
This newest book fully sustains his repu-
tation as a novelist with a powerful pen.
His characters ara always distinct and
living, while his descriptions arc clear
and beautiful
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Limit to Vans Ambition.

OrtonvilIe Herald Star
1t is remarkable with what unanimity
the Twin City press expresses the belief
that Cant Van SAINT will be per 'ectly'
satisfied to assume the duties of governor
without taking a whiri at the senatorial
prize. The Herald Star thinks SO, too.
but still if q sufficient number of his
fellow citizens should insist upon it We
believe the governor would yield grace
fully and accept the senatorial toga. And
this would be the blow that almost killed
father-to the Twin Cities, who are al
ready sharpening up beak and claws for
a monkey and parrot time when the
legislature convenes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Change the System.

Winona Independent.
State Auditor Dunn declares that the
laws of Minnesota are "rotten from A
to H." He also favors a state board of
control AS to the quality of the laws,
opinion may, properly be reserved for the
present, or until the evidence is looked
into But the Independent has no hest
fancy in saying that the state should
have a board of control. It has been
tried in other states with the result
that thousa nds of dollars have been
saved the public treasures, and the in
situations are much better managed
This is particularly true of Iowa, where
during the first Year of the boards exist
ence. the state was saved 100000, while
at the sane time the efficiency of the
public service was vastly increased.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Tovvne's Change of Faith.

Ortonville Herald-Star
Had he not most inopportunely chang
ed his politics it is something more than
a possibility that Charlie TONNES career
as a United States senator would be
rather more extended than it will other
wise be. 1t is an awful thing for
great party like the Republican party to
up and leave great man like Charlie
TOWne.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
"GIory and SORROW of Norwich =.

THE Glory and Sorrow of Norwich" by
M. M. Blake. l.. c. Page & Co, Bo :
ton. ~
The fascinating age of chvaIry in Eng
land was never more clearly and enter
tatningiy brought out than in this vel
time. Sir John de Reppes. the hero of
TIE romance, WAS an actual personaGs
Of mediaeval England, and the story is
full OF tie spirit of that intensely in
teresting age 1t is by such well told
stories of real life that we gain a clear
er insight into the history OF earlier
erochs in the worlds life and few his.
torical tales have been given to lis in
which the spirit of cnivaIry is better
shown. Manners of living and habits OF
thinking are thus made clear to us in
our more prosaic age. Sir John as a
character in romance will renew an ex-
istence which had been almost forgotten
in the annals of time
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Pay Their Fare to New York.

Gov. Lind yesterday secured traRspor-
tation to New York for Meigs and Fleury.
the two ex-convicts, who will go to their
cid home in Australia. Thomas Fleury
was released only recently The trans
portation was secured through the board
of corrections and charities. Half rates
were secured over the Omaha. The men
will work their way from New York to
Australia
Gov. Lind denies the story that the con-
victs called upon him and asked that ac-
ton be taken to recover s., 600 for them
from the First National Bank Of st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Spoke Too Quickly.

WlIImar Tribune.
Some of the local political wiseacres
have ridiculed Gov Lind for rendering
the sena aorship TO a Republican should
now turn their attention to Tams Bixby,
who asked the popocratic governor TO
appoint him TO the place
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
AMONG THE NEW BOOKS
"WaIiet of Kaf Lune.y

Wallet of Kai Lung" by Ernest Bca-
nah. l.. c. Page & Co, Boston
1his book by a new author is evidence
that while this new writer may have
been heretofore unknown to the reading
world any more books will receive a
warm welcome, if told in anything like
as bright and entertaining a manner as
is this story. Rich Oriental ooloring is
given in a way to suggest the Arabian
Nights. The surprising adventures of
Chinese professional story teller fiji over
three hundred pages, and are in effect a
series of wonderful tales we'll told.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
LITERARY NOTES.

Gilbert Parker, author of 1.-THE Battle
of the Strong q (Which has now reached
10000 impressions, has been elected a
member of parliament from Gravesend,
an old town lying across the Thames
from Tilbury, in London. HiIdebrand
Harmsworth. one of Harmsworth Bros,
the publishers of a dozen or so maya
zines and periodicals, was his Liberal op-
ponent; but the novelist denounced the
Beers, called for a strong government in
the Transvaal. rebuked the anti-imperIa-
lists. and won by a handsome majority
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Entries Are Open.
Winona Republican.

Wlnona RepNbhcan.
Now is the time for any person who
wants to have his name conspicuously
mentioned in the newspapers of this
state to announce himself as a candi-
date for the United States senate to
succeed the late Senator Davis. The
field is an open one, and even the most
obvious incompetency is no barrier to
copDetitiIe entry.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
"PunchineIIO."

'Punchinello," by Florence Stuart. L. C.
Page &c Co., Boston
\ well told story of the pathetic love Of
hunchback. he wins the love and hand
OF a beautiful young girl and becomes
wrapped up in jealousy. which later leads
indirectly to her death. The discovery
that she had never faltcred in her love
LOT hlm unbalanced his mind. AS an old
man, restored to himself. he tells the
sac story of his life. The story is a sad
enc, but so beautifully and gracefully
told that the reader must needs read il
al lest some brilliant poetic thought be
missed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
Calculated to "Jar YOU

Indianapolis Press.
Hon. Mark HaEna's declaration Of dis
interested patriotism as to tho cause OF
his anxiety to get the subsidy bill
through is one CT those things calculated
to gar you' o whole lot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
SENATORIAL Guessing Contest.

Red Wing Republican.
The approaching senatorial Contest fur
nishes the space writer's on the city
papers with much material on which to
exercise their Imagination.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22

and New York bridge The new bridge,
in some respects more noteworthy than
the old one, proceeds toward completion
almost UNDECIDED.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22

Great enterprises are carried on row
Rdays without rnuch attention. The other
day four saddles of steel weighing
thiT:y-six tons each, were hoisted 800
feet above The surface OF the river to ut
INTO tfsetc 3'eces r the new Brooklyn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
No saen,n Behind Mts l.nacnes.

ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Cor. pingree has tried three ncssa 5af
on tie Michigan legislature. hut fer sem0
reason or other he seems tc 10 uaabo
to bore in or to deliver the blow solar. =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
STAR.
STATE PRESS COMMENT.
Disnppointments Due shortly.

Princeton Union
There will be lot of disappointed poll
ticians when Gov. Van SAINT starts his
mill next month. There are not enough
places TO go round.