The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-14

shadow hangs heavy on life, and men
walk softly in the holy place; but ever
the crucifiX faces them. and they are
drawn to His feet and goodness by the
invitation OF the pierced hands
Today, Oct IA, is the anniversary Of
the birth of VIM. Penn, the founder of
PENNSYLVANIA. He came to America in
september, 1852, with a charter from
Charles II. giving him large tract of
land west of the Delaware. In Novem-
Ger OF the same year he made his famous
treaty with the Indians, the only one
never sworn to and the only one never
broken.
State Auditor Dunn denies writing Van
SAINTS speech delivered at Barnesvine,
and published in the Pioneer Press 1t
does read little more Bixby than Dunn.
The members of the Taft comm. ssfon
now engaged in establishing a govern
ment IN the Philippine islands are said
to be disguised with the condition of the
courts under native administration, and
propose to substitute Americans from
the United States in place of the native
Judges. That is What the commission
was sent there for to make a lot of iobs
Tor American politicians and that VIII Of
course please the natives and reconcile
them to foreign rule.
Archbishop Ireland sailed from Queens
town, Ireland, Thursday and is due in
New York, Tuesday or Wednesday.
A writer in Harper's Weekly describes
the situation in Germany. He says En-
peror William does not conceal his dis
like for America. 1t is said that sit is
useless to pretend that he is friend to
crnIT
Those in authority must keep up the
fiction of friendship. but, aside from his
innate hostility to the whole republican
IDEA OF which we are the foremost repre-
sentatfVes on a dozen specific points he
holds us in special dislike
There must be good original profit
In asphalt paving, or else the contractors
are losing money in making repairs.
1t is reported from Washington that
prompt action has been taken by Sec
rotary Hay to call Great Britain to ac-
count for the expulsion of American
citizens from the TransvaaI' This
prompt action merely means the sending
of note of inquiry to the British for
eign office. No reports are being made
as to what the administration is going
to do with Nicely and Rathbone. the
Cuban postal swindlers
For pretty long time now the bulk
OF the United States army, backed by
the entire power of the administration
and having the moral support of a vari-
DUSTY estimated fraction of public opin-
ion in this country, has been trying to
overthrow the liberties of an inconsid-
cradle, half-armed. ill-fed, moneyless and
badly commanded rabble of semi-sav--
ages in the ungoverned isle 0uzon)
UiSih1n n,,,-- la. i
the ground that they stand on, as they
did at the beginning. Their commander
has now, as their commander had a year
ago, the situation well in hand but
now, as then, the enemy is obtuse
enough to regard that as merely
academic advantage, and the war goes
merrily on. "-Ambrose Bierce
On Saturday. Oct II, 1866, the battle
Of Hastings was fought an engagement
which marked the commencement of a
new epoch or chapter in the worlds his
tory. 1t was the victory of William the
Conquerer, of Normandy, over the
Saxons, and the death of Harold. the
last Saxon king Of England
Sometimes it Is said that man cannot
be trusted with the government of HIM
self. Can he, then, be trusted with the
government of others?"-Thomas Jeffer-
O.
1t is not as easy to get a divorce in
Arizona, as in the Dakotas, else it
would not be necessary for a deserted
spouse in that country to pest the fol-
lowing notice on tree: MY wife.
Sarah, has LETT my ranch when I didn't
Do Thing Too her, and want 1t dis |
unlSty understood that any Man as takes |
her in and Keers for her on my account |
will get himself Pumped so Full of Led
that some tenderfoot will locate him
for a mineral claim. A word to the wise |
is sufficient and orter work on FOOLS
The combined requisition of the war !
and navy departments to be asked of the /
next congress is $2O0,O0O,OOO The man |
to have predicted that four years ago
would have been declared crazy:
They used to sing some time ago
A rather plaintive song:
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long
But nowadays the song is set
With music to the rhyme:
And wants it all the time
Washington Post.
The war departments October report
of United States military forces shows
that they comprise 64,080 regulars and /
2,00O volunteers and are distributed as
follows: In the Philippines and en- route,
g. 600; China; $500; Cuba, $500; Porto
Rico. 2.400: Alaska. 600; United States.
17,0Go. This is exclusive of about 5000 |
men in the navy.