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The age-herald., 1900-03-11
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From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 "I suppose we ought to have the house painted this spring." said MT. Greenough.
 Have you enough money put by to have 1t done?" his wife asked.
 "Yes,' he said, pleased at the interest she took in the matter. i've been laying away a little every month for it, and when counted up the other night, I found that the fund amounted to something like S250."
 "Oh George" she exclaimed, that will be just enough to buy a lovely diamond l was looking at yesterday. Diamonds are going up on account of the war in South Africa. Paint isn't!'
 Then he began wondering why man was ever blessed with speech anyway.
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LITTLE PERSONALS.
ard is recovering from her

Miriam Howard is recovering from her recent indisposition.
 tIittle Salina Robinson is reported to be quite sick with bronchitis.
 Gordon Robinson is also confined to the hoiise with a slight indisposition.
 It will be gratifying to our young readers toslearn that Don has promised to write often for them.
 Ernest and Irene Copeland, little twins from Brundridge, have come to Birming- ham to reside permanently.
 Little Misses Jeannie Morgan and Elea- vor Caroline Steele of Columbus, Miss, .,are the guests of their auntie, Mrs Charles Wheelan,
 JuA Snackelford and her little brother are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Stol-
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Not In Stock

From the Detroit Free Press.
 The young married woman had been tele- yfnoning to the grocer's for an order of supplies. A girl had taken her order and had just said goodIoya Suddenly the young married woman remembered that she had turkey for tomorrow's dinner and must have something with which to make the dressing. 'HHe.lo," she called hurredly.
 Then a pleasant girls voice answered Hello"
 'I want you to send up two loaves of stale bread" said the T. M. w,
 Madam said the same pleasant voice, ''we don't keep stale bread at the telephone exchange" :"
The age-herald., 1900-03-11
 E FOR LITTLE 2 FOLKS. E E1 RYJoLLYv
 

of frogs, the 1loot of owls and other voices of the night sounded weird and unearthly stood watching their kind friends life fieeting- they were helpless to stay the souls flight from its earthly house.
 Gro be continued.)
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ienwerk during the absence of their moth CT in Baltimore.
 Elizabeth Morris, the small daughter of G. A. Morris, who is the author of the little essay on Henry w. Longfellow, has been in school only one year.
 Annie Donnelly of Cincinnati gave to her grandmother, Mrs. George A. Blinn of this city. a great surprise, by coming unexpect- edly this week to make her a long visit.
 The interesting story of the boy Skru- gans on this page was written for our young folks by a youth from Marlette, Mich. He gives splendid account of sure-enough club, organized and conducted entirely by boys, and tells 1t, too, in par ticularly charming manner.
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THE SKRUGANS
J. DON NpGILL

J. DON WGILL It was in 1891 when five of us boys, just at the right age to fully appreciate the fun of living in ''shanty," made of rag carpets and boards, met In my fathers gar den and formally organized club,
 ''To stick together,
 Now and forever
 And never break til death' Our club soon came to be called by our
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Now that Lent is on, dancing has stopped and festivities have quieted down until after Easter. But there is one day, at mid Lent when the gay world awakes, and for twentyfour hours enjoys the frolics of the year.
 A cotillion is the most popular form of evening amusement, and for this nothing can be prettier than the parrot dance. Vari- colored life-sized parrots on long gilded sticks are given as favors. and are carried through the figure and, sometimes, through the whole dance.
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A1rad Dax Apnroachinr

From the Baltimore American.
 MT. Wise-What are you going to do with that penny your teacher gave you. Johnnyf
 Johnny-Gon' to buy a comic valentine, an send 1t to him.
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Irene," said Maud, lin which he said the
 same things about you he had said about her. how did the get out of it?" "How did he get out of it?" echoed Ma bel 'tIe evaporated.,' 'Evaporated?' s'Yes He dried up" 4
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Nh Otnrr Way

From the Chicago Tribune
 'Wnen you showed him his letter to
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Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, New Yorks pop ular society woman, introduced the parrot dance with great success, just before Lent. Her guests included Mrs. William Astor, Mrs Ogden Mills. Mrs. Henry Clews, Mrs. Levi P. Morton Mrs. Herman Oelrichsr Mrs. Townsend Burden, and ever so many other dignified society danes, all of whom marched down the room and trippeo through the measures of the dance, carry ing long slender pole, on which percneo a life-szed parrot of gay plumage.
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n MABI1E DIV YE1K.
 How many of you children can write the four lines of the little prayer: 'T lay me down to sleep" correctly? Suppose you try It. Write 1t from memory, without asking any one to help you, sign your name, and send it to the children's editor, care Age Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

in the duties Of his calling, was virtu-
ally causelessly shot to death by vim
dictive woman. It ID open to doubt
whether indeed she had not selected her
time and place with a view to the re-
suit which ensued from the efforts to
prosecute her.
It has always been so, and so we sup
pose 1t will always remain, that passing
public excitement will react on the ed
ministraton of justice and defeat its ends.
Doubtless in the South, where human
life is held at very commonplace price
indeed. such a result Is Of little moment,
public or private. But in the South, as
well as the North, all good men and wom-
en- should endeavor to promote the ex-
istence Of such conditions Of popular In
teiligence and courage as will render
exhibitions such as that just made In
Chattanooga impossible. and will cause
the taking Of human life to be followed.
whether in the case Of man or woman, by
the penalties which the law provides.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
A MISTAKEN VIEW.

It has always seemed to the Glob e
that many of the most ardent friends of
popular rights who are engaged in the
EFFORT to stay the development Of the trust
conspiracy make fundamental mistake
IN at least one direction-that of opposing
themselves to the movement Of industrial
concentration. Time and economic laws
must determine whether the competitive
system as in operation in former years
is to survive. They Will also determine
the conditions and qualifications which
must attend upon the continued assertion
Of the competitive principle in commercial
life.
It Is not so much against the modern
tendency toward industrial concentration
that the great consuming masses are dis
posed to protest. They insist, az must
all intelligent opponents Of the trust evil,
that If competition is to pass away or be
materially lessened In commercial life. and
concentration Of production is to prevail,
the public and not the individual capital
ist should reap the advantages Of the les
sened cost of production which may en-
sue. OF course 1t is quite plain that arti-
cles Of commerce can be produced at a
much smaller cost under the system
of industrial concentration than they ever
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
AN ABSURD SUGGESTION AS TO
TRUSTS.


Among the large number Of more or
less well informed theorists who have
given the public the benefit Of their
opinions as to the best methods of con-
trolling or suppressing trusts is Presi-
dent Hadley, Of Yale Among the sug-
gestions made by this sapient gentleman
is the boycotting, in social way, Of the
man who operates a trust.
Don't invite him to dinner: don't call
on his family; disqualify him socially"
recommends President Hadley.
This is splendid advice for the mass Of
the American people to follow The
woridngman, artisan, or laborer, the
constitute the common people" Of this
nation viii do we'll to heed it. When
they mediate inviting John D. Rockefel-
Ter. of the Standard Oil trust, to dinner
at their humble homes let them recall
this valuable advice and forget to send
Mr.. Rockefeller his invitation card.
When their wives start out on a call
Ing" tour let 1t be strongly impressed
upon their minds that Mrs. John D.
is persona non grata, and must be sys-
tematically. overlooked.
When the honest worlingnan meets
the millionaire operator Of trust at his
club let him give the magnate an Icy
stare and pass on. Don't mix with him
or his family. Don't go to his parties or
balls, don't eat his dinners, drink his ex-
pensive wines, or smoke his imported
cigars.
President Hadley makes two other sug-
gestions, one being! Don't let the trust
grow too large" and the other. to cause
existing laws to prevent monopolies to
be put In effective operation. but the
boycotting suggestion is the only original
suggestion he makes. It is a ray of light
= a coruscating gem of wisdom from the
inner sanctum Of old Eli.
And does such ridiculous proposal
represent lne sum Oh the "lsooih VI ILLS
great national home Of learning Of which
President fIadley Is the head9 Is this
the best that this distinguished guide
and counselor Of the youth Of the nation
has to offerf It has long been suspected
that the views Of many college profess
sors on the greater problems Of social
economics are often visionary, but it has
remained for Prof. Hadley to disclose
that they are sometimes absurd.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
MURDER UNFINISHED.


The echoes of the murderous incident
which in Ohio recently sent man to
eternity and his woman slayer to the
public platform to preach woman's rights
had scarcely died out before another
tragedy Of the kind was enacted in Ten
nessee. The assertion of criminal justice
in the latter case has Just proven itself
a foolish farce, as 1t did in the earlier.
Neither the moral nor matrimonial
status of the woman just acquitted Of
murder in Chattanooga seems to be quite
clear. Some press dispatches reveal her
as Miss Julia Morrison; others as Miss
James, and still Others as Mrs. Morri-
son or Mrs. James. just what the exact
relations were which she bore toward
her victim, whom she murdered with cold
blooded elaboration, have not been made
plain.
The reading public is quite familiar with
the facts Of this shameful case. The
woman resented what she chose to re-
gard as an insult by shooting her stage
manager dead. There is no pretense that
the Insult" was such as women are JUS
tilted in going far In resenting. Nor
was there any violence. There appears
to have been an ugly word and an over
bearing manner, which were afterwards
paid for In death.
It seems eminently fitting that this
wretched affair should have ended as it
did by the murderess engaging herself In
nelodramatic outbreak at the conclu-
sion Of the trial, wherein she INDUCED
| in all sorts of female heroics. maud
lin, mawI1ish public sentiment, false in
every fiber and rejecting merely how
easily the public is gulled. enabled this
woman to go unseathed. Indeed. 1t was
certain from the outset that she would
have a triumphant acquitta!, without
any reference whatever to the KIND Of de-
Tense she interposed, or whether, she in
terposed any.
No right-minded person can be dis
posed to quarrel with the Southern dis
position to protect the good repute and
chastity of woman. Southern society in
| this regard presents a contrast to the
degraded and ignoble rules of conduct
prevailing in other sections Of the coun-
try In this regard which enable the in
iured male animal to seek the patching OF
his wounded sensibilities in a court room.
But in this particular case, however, the
virile tendency to protect the honor OF
woman has enabled vulgar adventur-
ess to destroy life with impunity.
In the case of the Ohio tragedy. where
| In a brother-in-law of the president was
shot down and his murderess after
| wards acquitted in the face Of the known
existence Of the most convincing evidence
of her guilt, there was concededly grave
proyocation to crime offered in the con-
duct of the woman's victim throughout
the period Of their relations. But she
afterwards proved herself to be a mere
abandoned wretch, whose false pride and
| cupidity had led her to abandon her
| husband and her home to consort with a
known libertine In the more recent case
/ a worthy man. while actively engaged
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

among the mi1lionafres or tho paupers
Yet 1t Is not wholly beyond comprehen-
sion that some misguided female at least
might have the inspiration come to her
at some time or other that something
ought to be done to supply home"
for this now quite numerous but not al
together well ordered or well defined
class Of society.
It Is related that certain millionaire
dying decreed by his last will and tesla
ment that many of his millions should be
devoted after his death to the support
and comfort Of all the decayed and de-
caying seamstresses residing In a certain
village on the shores Of the Hudson. And
1t afterwards camete pass that the afore-
said village, presenting unusual attrac-
tons to New York nillionaires for pur-
poses OF residence, became veritable
social stronghold Of that interesting class
Land values reached great heights there
abouts, so that residence therein by seam
stresses, and more especially decayed or
decaying seamstressses. might ordinarily
be regarded as about as available as resi-
dence In Mars. Yet, when the time came
for the Distribution OF the wealth Of the
seamstress-loving deceased millionaire, it
was found that that particular village
numbered among its residents about 500
decayed seamstresses to every one mem
Der Of millionaire household. Indeed,
1t was clearly established that thoughtful
seamstresses, having In view the sure
progress Of the processes Of earthly de-
cay, had many years before taken up
their residence therein, with a view to
receiving their distributive shares of the
wealth Of the benefcent testator.
Reasoning by analogy, one may we'll
ask himself whether the establishment
of this home at Tenafy is not likely
in time to operate to the serious disturb
ance of the law of supply and demand
in the commodity Of aged authors, artists,
college professors and other members OF
what may not inapproprtately, perhaps,
be called the learned professions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
LAWTON's LAST BATTLE.
fsan Mateo. Dec. 10. 1897

(san Mateo. Dec 10. 1897
Up the Mariquina valley,
In sheets Of pouring rain.
Through rows of sodden rice fields
And miles of trampled cane,
Knee-deep in mud and water,
Against a storm of lead,
The Yankee troops went riding
With Lawton at the head.
He laughed at death or danger.
The brayeSt of the brave,
AS he faced the flaming trenches,
But bullet dug his grave.
His fearless eyes were covered,
His steed before him led.
When the shallow stream was forded
With Lawton at the head.
His sword was sheathed beside him.
The blood was on his breast.
The general who never rested
Lay in eternal rest.
But his guns played Yankee Doodle
The valley grass was red,
San Mateo was entered
With Lawton at the head.
She mourns him In Manila,
And signs at every breath,
The widow of the soldier
Who died a soldiers death.
Long she may weep and listen
To hear the horses tread.
Or see the plumes Of yellow
With Lawton at the head.
He musters with the heroes
Whose names are ever green,
And Anthony. marine;
Columbia's guard immortal,
Made up OF gallant dead,
That marches on In glory
With Lawton at the head.
-Minna Irving IN Leslie's Weekly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
AN APOSTLE OF MAMMoN.

The Rev. Russell H. Conwell, who lee
tured on Thursday evening at the Peo-
pies church, and who is exploited by
press agents as 1.-The highest priced lee
turer that ever" advanced the re-
markable proposition that 1t is the duty
OF every man to be rich, and that the rich
man is a contented happy, useful citizen,
and the poor man Is not. This Is singu-
lar position for Christian minister and
teacher to take, and 1t does not speak
very highly for his appreciation of the
teachings Of Christ. His claim that the
foundation Of business success and Of
Christianity Is the same has exceedingly
slight support in fact. The accumulation
of wealth by individuals during recent
years has not been marked by strict adj
herence Of the growing millionaire to the
principles and teachings Of Christianity;
and the contentment which Mr.. Conwell
alleges pervades the breast of the wealthy
man has not been SO conspicuous as to
be noticeable. Rather has the accumula-
ton Of some riches bred a seething desire
for more. and the acquisition of more has
bred the desire for all. If there is a rich
man in the United States who is contented
with the amount Of his wealth, he has not
heretofore been discovered.
The spiritual condition of the rich man
does not seem to concern Mr. Conwell
The difficulty which the rich man is al
legged to have in entering into the king
dom Of heaven has apparently been over
looked by this highest priced Of lecturers
The advice concern not yourselves over
the things of this world" forms no part
of his expensive lecture and the dangers
to soul Of man in devoting too much at
tention to Mammon are not pointed out
at all
In these days when the pursuit of tho
dollars and half-dollars, to say nothing
Of the thousands and millions, is consum-
Ing the hearts and minds Of so many
unhappy mortals-when the first practical
lessons in the struggle for existence tend
to exaggerate the desirability above all
things Of acquiring riches, when the spir-
its and energies Of countless thousands
are burned up and destroyed in the flu
sfve pursuit Of wealth-when from the
raggid urchin in the street selling papers
to the millionaire In his palatial office, the
sole concern Of so many above all consid-
erations of honor, truth. virtue, charity
and love, is the accumulation of lucre-
when on the faces of the millions Is i'm
printed the scared brand of covetousness.
envy and ,discontent-it is like adding fuel
to the flames that consume all that is
true and great and noble and charitable
in the souls Of men. for any person to de-
clare 1t to be the first duty of man to
be rich-or. If not the first duty-to as
sert that 1t is any part of his duty to his
fellow man to secure an excessive pro-
portion Of this worlds goods.
This apostle of the stock markets does
I'll TO deliver such addresses to his fellow
scitizens, however high priced he may be.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

could have been under the system OF free
competition. The part which free society
ought to play, If any. through govern
mental agencies, is in prescribing such
regulations as will enable the consumer
to reap his full share Of the harvest Of
more economical production. Doubts ex-
ist, and will continue to exist, as to
whether the old system Of destructive
competition Gan survive, It Is against
the monopoly feature Of the new plan that
all legislation to be effective must be
directed.
A recent decision by the supreme court
clear. A municipal regulation aimed at
the department stores was adopted which
prohibited the selling Of meats, butter,
lard, vegetables and other provisions in
the same building where dry goods.
clothing. jewelry and, other articles were
sold. This inhibition also included spir-
ituous and malt liquors. In passing upon
this regulation the supreme court unani-
mously decided 1t to be unconstitutional
and void.
On its very face the Chicago ordinance
Is an absurdity and could only have been
enacted in the exercise Of the police pow
T er Of the state for the protection OF the
public health. No one can believe that
any such purpose animated its authors
Opposition in certain quarters has existed
to the department store. That opposition
may exist in good faith, and doubtless does
be disposed to base their opposition to the
department store on the same principle
which they adopt in opposing trust organ
izations. But this view Is faIlacious one
There is nothing whatever in the nature
Of monopoly involved In those concerns
They seek no special privileges and none
are extended to them. They ask no ex-
emption from public obligations and they
receive none If any three or half dozen
merchants engaged in the sale of differ
ent articles of merchandise think proper
of department store, there is nothing
whatever which can operate to prevent
them.
It Ia not necessary to consider whether
the department store sells more dearly or
more cheaply than the ordinary retail
store It's appearance within the past
ten years In retail mercantile circles has
been followed, to some extent at least, by
the lessening of the number Of retailers.
It Is supposed to offer cheaper and
easier system of distribution, a system
which in itself ought. Of course, to inure
to the consumers advantage. Whether as
a matter Of fact 1t does or does not, 1t
must rest with the purchasing public to
see that 1t does so operate II they con-
tinue to extend their patronage to class
Of stores which deal in great variety Of
articles when they can secure any one or
arate stores, the fault Is their own; and,
even If this should be the case. it seems
quite plain that it can continue for but
short time. Certain it Is that If the de-
partment store is to be wiped out of ex-
istence that end will never be reached by
the stupid plan adopted in Chicago and
condemned by the Illinois supreme court.
When the enemies Of trusts learn to
center their efforts upon the monopoly
features of the new organizations state
interference may be effective; It certainly
never will be before that is done.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
THE WEATHER.

Minnesota-Fair Sunday and Monday;
colder Sunday, except in northwest por-
ton: southwesterly winds.
Iowa-Fair Sunday and Monday; north
westerly winds.
Montana-Fair Sunday and Monday;
probably cooler Sunday in northeast por-
ton; southwest to northwest winds.
North Dakota-Fair and colder Sunday;
fair Monday; northerly winds.
South Dakota-Fair and colder Sunday;
fair Monday; northerly winds.
Wisconsin-Fair Sunday and Monday,
preceded by light snow or rain in eastern
portion colder Sunday in northern por-
ton; colder Sunday night in southern por-
ton; fresh southerly winds, becoming
northwesterly.
ST. PAUL.
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 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 30
Lowest temperature .............,,....s Y
Average temperature ...............,", 26
Oally range .-'''.,...s-....,.,..,t'.,
barometer ''.s........'.''.'.''ZS ~
ftunlldlty .,'...,...'......,..'',SS 90
Precipitation ....::..,.....'....,..'. 10
2 p. m, wind. southeast; weather, cloudy.
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