The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-14

| "A fOnQO street car yesterday, IN SWING
| ing around the curve on West Tenth
| street, threw ea; working man, who had
| neglected to grasp the strap, into the lap
| of we'll dressed woman, who resented
| being sat upon so hard, though 1t was
unintentional, by Indignantly exclaiming,
| Who are you?' His reply caused a
| laugh from all who heard it except the
| woman herself and it was g. good one:
Excuse me, madam, 1 thought 1 was
| an Irishman, but L guess L am Lap
| lander"
| The senatorial contest is already larger
| than mans hand and by the time the
! legislature meets it will obscure every
thing else-until disposed of. May the
| best men win.
If any city in the country has a more
| substantial and useful commercial club
| than st. Paul, it is to be congra tulated
| Our city organization is on a sound
financial basis, and never overlooks any
| thing that may be of advantage to St
! Paul.
That is good cartoon in the last Puck,
! showing a very pious and long-faced
American missionary listening to the
! query of a party of Cinnamon: why
do you want us to go to your heaven,
and yet you won't allow US to live in your
country?" And whose reply was: ooh,
there Is no labor question in heaven
1t is little queer that we insist on hav-
ing our way in China, and yet the Chi
naman has no rights in this country.
While Senator Davis was foremost
| member Of the so-called 'miIlionaires
club" he was not a rich man, in the
| modern sense, his will, just filed by the
widow, only showing $4,000 in personal
and real property.
1t is apparent that President Krugers
visit to Europe is a failure. In France
not allied to him In blood, religion, Ian
guage or tradttfop-he met with demon
StratIons and favor, but his kindred of
the Rhine, those of his race and religion,
turn him down. France, single-handed,
cannot undertake intervention.
- %
How many people were aware that
Holger Drachmann called by Bjornson,
the greatest living lyric poet of Denmark,
was an American, visitor this year, and
that he had printed his impressions of
this country after his return home? His
opinions OF American life, men and wom-
en- are very high Our life he charac-
terlzes as struggle They are in the
habit Of taking hold of things with a.
1uIl hand, says the Dane. He notes but
does not condemn our love of money.
Tney are certainly dancing around the
SNit1H GAIL over Inere, and 1t is the big
gest calf of its kind in the world" But
he says in praising us, sSay what Won
VIII, 1t IS wholesome to live there" Was
there ever a finer tribute to America maid
than the following lines, written bv the
Danish poet when entering New York
harbor:
Here rolls eternal thunder day and
BY full steam busy throngs along are
hurled.
Here brains and wills are crossing left
and right,
With traits of. every nation in the
world.
But you have gathered them, you mighty
+ AS in a sanctuary, where thew might
Alike for all mems veal as one unffei
Hehce at the threshold Of your port is
The lofty goddess with her torch in
To flood with Libertys blest light this
Where each has even chance his way to
Where every man is every woman's
The street car system in what is known
as South London-a part of the great
English MISUNDERSTANDING to the CITY.
During the past year at earned $500. 900
men worked sixty hours for week. and
during certain hours fare is only a half
penny.
o.- 80
On Nov the people of Indiana cast
664,O94 votes fer president and 314,0OO for
two amendments to the constitution
Gov. Mount has decided that both
amendments have failed because the vote
upon them was less than half the total
vote. From his decision, it is said. there
is no appeal IS
1t has been decided to close the Rogers
locomotive works at Paterson, N. j. This
will not only throw a large number of
men out of immediate employment, but
will mark theIend of one of the historic
and most widely known industries in
| this country 1.-The first locomotive ever
| built in this country was constructed
| in 1882 at the Rogers shops, and weighed
! less than ten tons. Since then $500 To-
! ComOtiyeS have oome from there, in
Guiding one that weighed, with its ten
! der, 21S,0O0 pounds
There are some careless letter carriers
in the United States. During the last
! year nc less than 1856, 15S pieces of mail
matter were received at the dead letter
! office, an Increase of about 10 per cent
| over the year preceding. This Is an
average of one dead letter for every ten
| inhabitants, and 50553 letters were re-
| ceived containing money to the aggregate
| 4S7 SO could not be restored to the owners
and now rests In the United States treas
| llrv as part of Uncle Sans yearly rake
| off No less than 81, 63S pieces of mail
matter were received without any adj
| dress whatever, a large percentage OF
! them containing money.
| For the interest of our Twin City au-
i thorities we call attention to the PROPOSE
+icn TO rai-e the annual salary of the
mayor of New York city from $4,000 to
| $4,000.
The enterprise of Chicago museum
manager is shown by a recent story told
nv Sarah Bernhard. She was playing
Jeanne dare and one night when kneel-
ing was hurt by rusty nail. The
wound gave her considerable pain and
trouble and it was thought that an OPP
! Grafton might be required. It was at
] This crisis that she received a telegram
! from the manager of a museum in Chi
cago.saying tfat if it was found neces-
sary to amputate her leg he would be
| r1aased to secure the same for his estabs
! 1ishment The wound healed, however,
and the negotiations came to an end.
| --TTTis is remarkable showing of the
comparative safety of steamboat and rail-
road travel, according to the report Of
Jnsnector General Dumont He says $780,
! non dO0 nersons fwere carried last year by
| steano vessels within the jurisdiction of
+bo limited states. Of these-206 lost their
| lives of whom only A were passengers,
| the remaining e162 having been employees.
The relative safety. of this mode Of travel
js shown by the fact that of the 5CG,000,
o0O passengers cafried by the railroads
| of the country during the same period
col wore killed and 2945 were injured.