The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
SATURDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

SATURDAY GLOBE CHANCES.
Today the turn is made in the suns
march and the days will grow longer.
Yesterday was the shortest day in the
year AS the days begin to lengthen
the cold begins to strengthen is an old
saying.
II the mail man is late remember that
the holiday mail is heavy and he is do
ing his best.
1t is suggested by short woman that
the straps in the street cars be lergthen-
ed for the benefit of women not endowed
by nature with sufficient height and ath-
letic poiSe to reach and hold on to a
strap without fear of dislocating their
shoulder blades and incidentally sitting
down in some ones laps.
HE thought he thought great thoughts
and thought
No other thought a thought
If others ever thought he thought.
They thought he thought he thought"
Chicago Times-Hera!d.
In this day of intense rivalry to excel
in athletic sports and engage in record
breaking feats, the overweight practice,
into health destroying.
The president declares that the result
of the election means peace in the Phil
ippines. 1t will be glad day when the
Philippine death lists are no more,
and it is to be hoped that the peace
meant by the popular verdict is one that
is at hand and net to be postponed until
another presidential campaign-Chicago
Record.
Missouri paper in commenting on
Nj. Cleveland's plan to reorganize the
Democra tie party, says: "For president
in 1904 Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee.
We've got to get back to the old land
marks or we are wiped out"
There will be lots of Christmas do
ings this year from all appearances and
reports The stores never displayed
greater variety of pretty things fer gifts,
and large sales are reported.
Mrs Carrie Catherine Gait, president of
the National Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton, thinks that before the year 1900
there will be a woman president.
If the supreme court decides that the
constitution fellows the flag to the Phil
ipplnes, the presidents expressed opinion
as to cur duties to the heather ana
colonial ton will probably change-thxre
| won't be any money in It,
''The Debutante"-a parody on 1.-The
May Queen has made it's appearance
The first verse is as follows:
Have you got the jelies made, Mother?
Are the sandwiches au fait?
| Are the salads wrought and the wine all
bought
For the splurge on New Years day?
You look serene as regnant Queen,
But there'n be some hitch, [ fear,
| For / m to receive this year, Mother
/ I'm to receive this year.
The fact that you see made in
France" or MADE in Germany" on an
! article is no guarantee that it was made
IN either country And the fact that It
! appears on the article should be no in
| ducement to buy it,
City government is no longer the simple
i thing it was in the days of our grand
| fathers, or even of our fathers. Civilized
| man is demanding more and more of his
| community. The kind of streets, sewers,
| parks, schools and lighting that would
| have pleased men of fifty years ago
! would now be denounced as relics OF
| barbarism. The qualification of each
| need of civilized life at once raises
/ another need, and municipal work not
only augments in magnitude, but in
creases in variety and scope-San Fran
| cisco Call.
From the discussions in congress one
! would infer that the Nicaragua canal Is
| to be a strategical point in future wars,
instead of a peaceful route Of world s
| commerce
| New York city is densely packed in
rf- of
tween Sixty-frst and SixtY-second
streets. Tenth and Eleventh avenues,
| are lodged $3.50 persons in 9, GO rooms,
only 1,19o CT which have access to the
| outer air. The West side block is 200
by 500 feet has a surface area of 100 900
square feet, or S.67 acres, SO its $3.50 of
/ population represents a density Of 9Tfe
per acre.
The Cudahy boy stealing case at Omaha
is queer incident, carrying $4,000 in
gold-125 pounds-is no easy task, but
this is the first time a bacon and lard
man has attempted that kind of pub
licity.
It is said that 14O factories in this
country engaged in making jellies from
ali kinds of things turn out over 200 900,
600 pounds a year.
Imperialism does not necessarily i'm
ply government ruled over by a Der
son denominated emperor" Colonists
satrapies, armies to keep them in SUB
lection. an aristecracy arising therefrom
and from government pampered wealth
mean the substance of the thing. Names
go for but little at the best.-Kansas City
Times.
There is a circulating or lending library
Of bones in London for the use of medi-
cal students The entire collection is
valued at $250e0. and contains be i1es
human bones the skeletons of horses
| dogs, cats. oxen ard sheep-all animals
| that the veterinary. surgeon is likely to