The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-20

nduOnal.
All clerks do not understand that civil
lty IS good capital. Behind the counters
OF nearly every large store are to be
lound young spen and women whose
ridiculous Indifference and positive rude
ness to customers must be classed as
pltifui. They are simply paving their
own way to failure.
One hundred years will have passed
tomorrow, Nov! q, since the Catholic
Order of the Sisters % the Sacred Heart
Wits founded. In the century these good
women have multiplied their numbers
and increased their work, as teachers of
young wonfen, until nearly every civ
llzed country has had the benefit of
their skillful labor. In every Sacred
Heart convent, in every country, prepa-
ratlons are going on for the celebration
tomorrow of the centennial anniversary
or the founding of the order.
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Only about one-seventh of Africa is
now outside of some European sphere
OF influence With this ungobbled por-
ton of Africa, and China to divide, the
land grabbing nations of Europe have
plenty OF work ahead, and before it is
over they will have a fight or two be-
tween themselves. The prospects of uai-
Versal peace are not rosy by any means.
California in the resent election carried
constitutional amendment eXemPting
church property from taxes. For several
years the Golden state was the only one
in the Union to tax church property. BY
this recent action California joins Min
nesota, Kansas, Arkansas and Alabama
in exempting churches by constitutional
l, -f,A1 a. L.
statute. In 1875 President Grant, in q
message tc congress, recommended tax
alton Of church property, and various
states discussed it, but since then it
has not been a public question.
It has Just been discovered why so
many gold medals were awarded at the
Paris exposition. 1t appears that the
thrifty managers did not give these
medals free to successful exhibitors, but
sold them at $15G each. American eXhib>
itors seemed to have won an unusual
number of these yellow medals.
Irish politics must be getting better, to
judge from an open letter from William
O'Brien, to the effect that he re-enters
parliament With the utmost repugnance
and with no more satisfaction than he
would re-enter an English jail. He con-
sents only because he considers it a ma
tional duty.
Today, Nov. 90 is the anniversary of
the birth, in 1752, of Thomas Chatterton,
an English poet, celebrated for his pre-
cocity, genius and literary impostures;
of Philip Schuyler, in 1883, an American
soldier and statesman.
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Immigrants have been reaching New
York, since July, 1, at the rate of 1,eC0
day, and it is thought the number will
so that the total for The fiscal
year, which will end June 80, 1901, will
reach fully 100000. Is it not about time
for congress to again take up the ques-
ton of more rigid restriction? President
Cleveland vetoed a good law upon that
subject.
The Spanish-American congress, in its
session at Madrid last week, agreed that
a permanent court of arbitration should
be established to settle all disputes OBJ
ligatorily. Such a court would not be
able to suppress Instructions, but if it
could prevent wars between different
be accomplished, It would not be
bad idea for other nations supposedly
more enlightened than Spain to decide
upon some such course.
The latest thing is the sanitary Bible
for use in courts to administer oaths
1t is bound with celluloid instead Of
leather, and therefore can be washed
and disinfected from day to day.
'1No prisoners are taken. All are shot,
or preferably sabered, to save ammuni-
ton. On Sunday we had to bayonet
prisoners" This is an ex-
tract from a letter printed in Germany
from a private in the German army in
China. This kind of savagery is not
calculated to give the Chinese a very
favorable impression of the white mans
Clark is very much alive out in Mon
tana, and DAILY is dead in New York.
The feud between the two men involved
half the population of their state The
two men fell out over some business
transaction, and they began opposing
each other and burned large sums of
money upon the altar of hate Some
times one beat and sometimes the other
The bitterness of the fight no doubt
shortened Days life. Rich men are not
exempt from weakness.
Theodore Roosevelts family consists
Of q wife, whose maiden name was Edith
Kermit CaroW, and five children, three
boys and two girls. Mrs Mckinley. be-
ing an invalid, Mrs. Roosevelt will prac-
tcally be the first lady of the land
after the 4th of next March.
State Superintendent j. A. Lewis says
the schools of Minnesota will have an at
tendance this winter of about 100000 pu-
pills, of which. number 5000 will be in
the country and 15500O in the cities and
towns. The cost Of education in the
rural districts is much less than in the
towns. The cost in towns is $15.75 per pu-
pill, and in the rural districts S7.3O. These
figures include the tax for each pupil
and the sum for each pupil received from
the sale of lands. The state gives a
special aid of SO to each rural district
that employs first grade teacher. Be-
tween 800 and GOO schools have gotten
the aid
The Republican papers are proudly
pointing to the fact that the net ordi
nary revenues of the national govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30
were $567, 240, $50, the largest amount ever
gathered in one year. 1t could have
been made much larger if the taxes had
been heavier. There is no secret in rails
ing revenue; it only needs a legislative
body to frame and enforce laws for that
purpose.
Russia has adopted the metric system.
and that completes its adoption by all of
the countries of the continent of Europe
England and the United States still cling
to the old ways, but there are signs that
they too will be forced to get into line
with the rest of the world. England
holds out probably because it is a French
system, and. We hold out because We do.
Max Orch, in one of his books. face
tiously remarks: THE American people
number so 100000, mostly colonels.' If he
had said school teachers, instead of colo
nels, he could not be accused of gross
exaggeratien The number of persons
who claim 10 have taught school at some