The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-06
SATURDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

Cold weather is coming, in spite OF the
recent heat, and it may be well to sug-
gest to city residents, as well as country
ioih TO get ready for 1t. Lots OF little re-
pairs Will come in handy when Jack Frost
Is mere to stay for a while.
Friday, Oct g. is celebrated In the Cath
ollc church in honor of ST. Bruno, the
FOUNDER fof the Carthusian order of
monks one of the most austere of mo-
nastic orders.
The Hon. John Barrett, ex-minister to
siam. who at first opposed our occupan-
cy or the Philippines, and then favored
1t, Is out in an article declaring that we
do not want any territory in China. He
IS In favor of whipping the Filipinos for
trade reasons. but objects to doing the
same thing in China, where there is
more trade than in the Philippines. John
seems Inconsistent
According to the report OF the third
assistant postmaster general, the in
crease in the sale Of stamps for the fis-
cal year, ending June 80. 1900, was 467, Az,
46o stamps, the total number sold being
1868, 3745S1oa stamps, valued at SIG, 276, 8o4.
The Increase in revenue was So, AZ, Alb. 50.
In addition to these stamps, there were
issued 2,263,040 books Of twelve stamps
each. valued at $3.50, 64S.4s, making a to-
tai Increase Of sales Of stamps SIC, 305,-
e61.SS, or about Is per cent.
Today is the anniversary Of the birth,
In 1921, of Jennie Lind, the celebrated
Swedish vocalist. She was the first great
singer to visit America, arriving here in
1850, and gave $50 concerts, under the d.
rection of p T. Barnum. She died in
London. as Mrs. Goldschmidt, Nov. 2,
1887.
Hawaii, before It's acquisition by the
United States, had a convenient system
of postal savings banks largely used and
highly priced by ALL By force of law,
because the United States is so far be-
hind the other civilized countries of the
world as not to have a postal savings
bank Hawaii no longer has this valua-
BILE institution at its service.
''The self-interest of the capitalists in
keeping business going on was the only
ground of assurance the rest of the peo-
pie had for their livelihood from day to
day. Indeed, when the capitalists desired
to compel the people to vote as they wish
ed, 1t was their regular custom to threat
en- to stop the industries of the country
and produce a crisis. If the election d
not go to suit them. "-Bellamys Equali-
ty, page los.
Three years ago today a typhoon in the
Philippine islands caused the death Of
over 5000 natives, besides quite number
Of foreign residents.
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All smokers may not know it. but the
United States court has ordered the sale
Of the Blackwell-Durham Tobacco conf
pany's plant, at Durham, N. c., by the
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has taken a good many pipefulls to
build up business Of that value.
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It is not from a general familiarity with
Bank of England notes, but from a state
ment in a financial paper that we an
nounce that they are not of the same
thickness all through. The paper is
thicker in the left hand corner, to en-
able it to retain a keener impression OF
the vignette there; and it is also consider
ably thicker in the dark shadows OF the
center letters and beneath the figures at
the ends. Counterfeit notes are invari-
ably Of one thickness only throughout.
On most of the South American rail-
roads no baggage is carried free. The
passenger, however, can take along
small handbag into the coach.
There are now over 100000 Russians in
exile in Siberia, and over half the num-
Der was sent there on suspicion and with
out trial.
John A. Scar: in, a recent lecture in New
York said that Kerosene oil can now be
used to produce a light equal to cleo
ricity, by exploding it with air under
compression in a cylinder, for less cost
than the same volume of light can be
nTn6THn6 fhy~o11 orIa .
house lamp
The Chicago Tribune recently gathered
statistics from the police courts of that
CITY showing the weapons used by women
charged with assaults. The following
is the tabuiation for the past wear:
Broom handles, 1856; table knives of all
kinds. 12 stove lid filters, 70; rolling
pins, 49, plates and dishes, Y; hatptns
55; hair brushes and hand mirrors As:
mops, 80: revolvers, 81; fatirons, 20: curl
ing irons, IL; umbrellas and parasols.
IL; shoes and slippers, 9; scissors, 8; forks
6; books, 4; potato Washers, s. riding
whips, 3; lamp, ]; nursing bottle, L
A girl shoplifter in New York the other
day concealed a clock under her cloak.
get it out of the store and the theft was
discovered.
Gen. Won .Wafdersee. the commander OF
the allied forces in China, is said to take
great pride in a fine collection of MAPS
of the sea. beard provinces of the f1owery
Kingdom 1t Is evident that Emperor
William has been collecting them for
some time and had an object in It,
o.
The battleship Oregon was so badly in
jured blythe mishap with rock in the
China sea, after an official inspection.
that it has been decided to send her home
for a general overhauling. The estimated
cost of doing this is S25o, 0OO
There are in New York state 1903 labor
unions, with a membership Of 1902 an
increase in membership for a year of
5s.147 or about 81 per. cent The increase
in unions has been mostly outside of the
city of New York, which already has
15S,3S7 members out of the total of 24-,-
COZ for the state. There is also a general
activity in the organization of unions all
over the country.
Dom Paul Kruger's last trek Is into
neutral territory. It was IN 1887 when a
boy, that his people trekked across the
Orange river and set up an independent
government. Perhaps he was not pro-
gressive enough in this practical age"
yet his downfall is pone the less pathetic
He made sturdy fight for what he deem
ed right, ard what heart cannot go out
to him in sympathy now that he is flying
from his home Of half century?
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What's the matter with compulsory arr
bitration in strikes as in New Zealand?
1t works ali right there, and 1t might
here. The mine. owners and operatives
have bad case If they are not willing
to abide by the decision Of a dfsinterest-
ed tribunal The present strike of coal