The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23

we sail to Japan and to the Yellow sea. v
| There is much more OF the same sort
OF information in the letter, all written
! In the primary grade style, probably
with the. purpose Of talking down" to
the level of the heather.
Today. Sept. %, is the anniversary OF
the birth in 1871 of Karl Theeder Korner,
the Germon poet-soldier, who was killed
in skirrnish with the French, Aug: 26,
1913. Although only % years old he had
made name as a vigorous writer. One
of his most famous poems, 1.-The Song of
the Sword" was written shortly before
the fight in which he was killed, the
manuscript being found on his body Mrs.
Hemans composed a pretty tribute, In
poem, to his memory, one verse reading:
He went with his noble heart unWorn,
And pure, and high;
An eagle swooping from the clouds of
morn,
Only to die.
The w c. T. U. ladies' of Indiana
who are working the prayer, chain" to
help defeat Mckinley should suggest that
the president read the Bible and espe-
cially the following verses in Proverbs:
He that passeth by and meddleth with
strife belonging not to him is like one
that taketh a dog by the ears.
sit is an honor for a man to cease
from strife, but every fool will be med
ding. '
Strive not with man without cause
if he hath done thee no harm.
Envy thou not the oppressor ane
choose not of his ways"
The Star theater, of this city, deserves
more than glance" If the manage
ment continues the same high standard
of amusement which has characterized
%I1o-
come a popular resort of the music and
fun-loving public. The daily afternoon
performances enable the ladies to attend
and take the children.
Today, Sept %, is the anniversary of
the birth, in 1868, of Jane Taylor. a meri-
torious and popular English writer; of
j. F. Gucke I1791), the German astrono-
mer, and discoverer of Gucke's comet: of
E. B. Washburne QS16), an eminent
American statesman, who, when he re-
tired from congress, was known as the
Father of the House" He is often
spoken of as having discovered and ad-
yanced Gen. Grant
President Mckinley issued an executive
order Jan. 25, 1892 increasing the value of
the Spanish silver peso, then circulating
| in Porto Rico, at the bullion value of 40
cents, 10 SO cents; in other words he put
20 cents worth Of fat into the silver coin
of that island, and by his personal order
alone.
There are four enemies to the growth
and development of democracy-four
enemies that have ever stood in the path
of man. These are aristocracy, militar-
ism, slavery and imperialism. There are
various other enemies, but those are the
four arch enemies in a political sense.
They all spring out of the idea that man
belongs not to himself, but that he be-
longs. body and soul, to the country that
owns him, and that the country itself
is the administration of that country's
affairs, These four enemies in dam
gerous garb, confront the United States
today. David Starr Jordan, president
of LELAND Stanford Jr. university IL.
There is one man In the city who takes
the right way over the trolley cars. We
mean the man who hauls the marble for
the new state house.
The government has twenty or more
army transports, all bought during and
since the Spanish war. Each ship cost
from $4,000 to S4e0. eco, and each has had
from 500, 600 tc $50, eco repairs Congress
man e. H. briggs visited the Sumner
just after the repairs had been completed
dHQ among QUIET discovered that
the wood work was of mahogany; there
were twelve bath rooms, each fitted up at
a cost of $354.96, for sixty-four officers,
while for eight hundred privates and non
commissioned otcsrs there were brass
sluice toughs tc wade in, the entte cost of
which was less than that of one bath
room; in the officers kitchen was an egg
boiler with capacity of sixteen eggs
that cost s64.00; the dining room chairs
for the officers quarters cost s., 333 co. a.
side board in the officers dining room
cost over s1,009.O0; the goblets used on
the officers table cost thirty-nine cents
each. These are samples Of the extrava-
gance displayed, the figures for which Mr..
briggs obtained from the reports of the
quartermaster general and other bureaus
of the navy and war department. He in
troduced q resolution in the house asking
that an investigation be made into these
reckless expenditures for the benefit Of
contractors and it never went beyond The
committee. The secretary of the navy
will ask the next congress to appropriate
$50, 100000 for naval expenses for the COM
ing year. Somebody is evidently specu-
lating at the expense Of the government.
Next Thursday. Sept 81, the Wooliey-
Metcalf prohibition presidential candieat-
esq special train will arrive In st. Paul. In
the evening these two WORTHLESS wifi adj
dress the public, wet or dry. at the Az