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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

builder of the great wall he determined
10 remove his capital from the eastern
plan in Honan to the city of Perpetual
Peace, in these secluded mountains. He
changed the name of the city to West
ern PEACE, and after having destroyed
the palaces of the conquered he built
palace In this mountain city, The build.
Ing OF the palace however, was small
matter. He found that roads would be
necessary in order that taxes and tribute
able to reach his capital. and so he be-
gan constructing roads and bridges
through and over the mountain passes
and gorges, which proved to be an I'M
-dertaldng second only to that of building
the great wall, accomplished only a few
years before.
For years he employed not less than
100000 workmen who dug away the noun
tains to fill up the valleys, and where It
was impossible to fill them up, built
bridges which were supported on great
stone pillars, or suspended in air. Some
of these suspension or flying bridges"
as they are called by the Chinese are
not less than $50 feet IN length 500 feet
above the valley, and wide enough for
four horses to cross abreast, and are
sun standing, after a period of more
than 1000 years. These are some of their
engineering feats-feats which were per-
formed 1900 years before suspension
bridges We're known in Europe, and it
was these roads and these bridges which
made S1ganfu easy of access through
KNOWN to China. Along these roads the
e0nquerer built poSthouse and resting
places. inns and carayansarieS, which
made travelling not only a dream OF ro-
nance, but a matter of comparative COM
fort as we'll, and for 200 years he and his
successors governed the empire from this
city, giving q new name not only to the
country. but to the people as well, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

tive of a company that knew was worth
100000 or S., 100000.
Let It go, john said my Wife when
I told her8af this offer.
eel guess not, said L: IF les worth
100000 to theInffts worth 100000 to me-
I tell you to let it go. said my wife.
as firm as a gateqpost in, the ground
Not much, said I. I'll get 100000.
She pulled down her apron with a
Jerk, a popularity of hers when she
" Your getting a hundred times more
for it than you gave said shes and you
never expect TO- make s1G0,00O in hundred
thousand years and you know it.
But. II make "a good deal more than
that, now, 1 Insisted. and started back
to my desk to write "a. letter declining
The offer.
She pulled down her apron with a
jerk that made the strings crack,
John Martin, said she, dent be a
d. fool!'
And I wasn't" concluded the mar
rator, for ] accepted the s181 $50 offer.
and it was $4,000 more than the company
ever got off the farm, for the oil didn't
seem to run that way
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
COST MILLIONS.
Expenses Of General Elections in
EngIznd and America.

ia
Engisnd and America.
The Saturday Evening Post
Great Britain has certain election laws
Which restrict the candidate and make
MIN account for all his expenditures;
these were made necessary by the fright
fui corruption into which the suffrage Of
England had descended, but If any one
imagines that they have corrected all
the evils he is very much mistaken
Ine present writer was in England dur
Ing the last general election in that
country and he went into the local details
OF The election machinery. He found that
In the small matters of politics. In the
Setting Of votes through influence, money
and other means, the English politician
was several miles ahead Of anything that
we have in America In fact some Of the
candidates hadT been nursing" their con-
stitutents for Hihkthes seven years since
the former general election. in that conn
try. There Is no doubt that our poifti-
clans do bride and buy, but they do it on
the moment. They do not generally have
70 purchase years of seryitude in order
the nursing system keeps the distrfbu-
fion Of wealth in progress for years.
The writer put the following question
to the editor of one Of the leading news
How much do you estimate this cleo
ton Will cost the candidates for parlia-
ment?'
He made sofaes calculations ON a mad.
and then replieil:Xi
Curious, ism t,othat 1t had never struck
me before2 Why find total here of
two million pouEsdss
Ten million a5ilars for less than four
weeks politicsk5as an area that could be
safely placed ID one of our states makes
an American f&e rather small,
Well at any rate. we have better laws
than you have, even if We do spend the
money"
Of course, in this country we spend
more than ten millions on presidential
oil ci7 N
! expenses and all the running Of cam
/ paigns and candidates the total must
amount to several times ten millions, but
we must remember that it spreads over
the finest empire in the world and lead
to the election OF the greatest executive
on earth
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

artifacts, which the society will undoubt-
edly have deposited as a permanent dis
play when the library and offices are
moved into the commodious rooms pro-
vided for its reception on the first floor
Of the new capitol structure.
1t has been the subject of inquiry and
comment that more than one-half of the
visitors who call at the historical rooms
do so for the purpose of inspecting the
museum collection now displayed in
cramped and poorly arranged quarters.
A widespread and influential interest
can be reached for the benefit of the So
ciety as soon as creditable and locally
characteristic collection can be per-
fected.
SUBJECT OF WIDE INTEREST. 20
When it shall be known that q we'll
organized museum, representing the an
cient and modern Indian tribes of Min
nesota, Is open to the public, under the
auspices of a state institution, 1t can be
imagined that such interest will be man
ifested as will neasurably augment the
opportunities of the society, and thereby
be of educational and social benefit to
a largely increased number Of interested
people and taxpayers who desire the
privilege Of inspecting an adequate dis
play from every part Of the state
NOW THE TIME TO ACT.
The lapse of time will soon make such
a museum impossible on account of OPP
pertunities of collecting, now gradually
disappearing. Hundreds of relics and
objects of interest are now within reach,
and an organized endeavor is to be made
to secure and preserve them for present
and future use. Thousands Of stone and
copper implements are going to waste
and destruction, or are being sold to
Eastern museums and carried out Of the
state, when every piece IS of the grea test
local interest and should be preserved and
displayed for the benefit of ALL
A member of the committee recently re-
ceived an order for Minnesota collection
| to be sent to England, and notwitlistand-
| ing the price offered, the order was de-
| efined, because the relics are needed III
| home
1t is understood that next month the
Historical society viii receive ar adj
dress identifying many of the stone i'm
! plements which have been collected
which have for many years been the sub
| ject of more speculation as to o;isfn anu
use.
! Cupped cobbles, copper crescents, per-
| forated pebbles, and even beavers teeth
and bird-bill bones, were in use MANY
! hundreds of years ago. by ancient man
| They are of interest and will be presery.
| ed at home for all future time If the ar.
engagements under way can be perfected
AT present there are no adequate IA.
| cilities in the old capitol building, suitable
for museum display, a condition which
| will be changed as soon as the rev bufid
Ing Is ready for occupancy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
RELICS a INDIAN TRIBES
MOVEMENT ON FOOT FOR A MIN
NESOTA ASTROLOGICAL
MUSEUM
COLLECTION NOW STARTED
j. ". Brewer and Rev. DR.. Mitchell
ON the Historical SOciety,a
Museum Committee Have
Already a Nucleus.
written for the Globe.)

AS the new capitol building approaches
completion interest is reviving in the di-
rection Of commemorate and charac-
teristie ethnologio museum. representing
the culture of ancient and modern In
dian tribes in Minnesota and elsewhere,
to be made a section of the Minnesota
Historical society display. A standing
museum committee has recently been
appointed, of which Rev. Edward G.
Mitchell and J. v. Brewer are members,
both Of whom are accnmula ting very
considerable and valuable objects ard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

weekly Palace Tourist Cars to Los
Angeles
Leave ST. Paul every Thursday at s D.
M, via the Minneapolis & St Louis r
r. The shortest and best route Don't
make the mistake OF neglecting to inquire
regarding rates and accommoda tons of
Mr. r. P. Rutherford. S98 Robert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

Ellicott City Md Cor Baltimore Sun.
A farmer from the neighborhood OF
Lisbon, Howard county. reported in Ell
moth eagle thee which developed sur
prisina4 fighting qualities. The other
mo, ming one of the sons of the late Da-
Fid Warthan went out squirrel hunting.
The greatest game he saw was a big bird
soaring above the trees, and shot
brought him down with a slightly Grip
pied wing. He saw at once that what
he had winged was an eagle. and a big
ger one than any he had ever encoun tered
in these parts in all his rambles OF rhe
forest. The eagle was full Of fight, and
succeeded in keeping off the hunter for
a long time, but finally he was killed and
measured feet between the tips of
wings. A taxidermist has been employed
to mount the bird. ae
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

visitations Capt. Groh was engaged In
guiding his tug and its heavy tow
through the narrow bridge draws of the
South branch. There was an earnestness,
conviction, in his voice AID manner
that left no doubt as to his absolute sim
eerity. The listener was moved to cast
an apprehensive look over his shoulder
and turn quickly around lest one of the
visiting spirits should be peeking over
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
A coincidence.

It is curious coincidence that while
the old Confederate cruiser Alabama was
for g. long time known as No. 800 the
new battieship Alabama was numberec
800 at the builders yard before hei
name was decided upon, and without any
thought of the original
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
HIS PRIDE EXPLAINED.

His Wife swone Once and with
Good ERect.N
Lippincott's Magazine.
A party OF married men We're talking
about their wives. and it, is worthy of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10

weights are made OF metal. but the others from
a kind Of tinsel light that breath will blot
them away. Some idea may be gathered OF
their minuteness when one realizes that the
smallest only weighed the siXty-fourth part
OF n carat For the purpose OF showing up the
beauties OF the stones they are laid on different
colored papers-blue for pearls, black for
opals. etc.
The club was originally started by two men
who had at last realized that IL was not safe TO
hold these business conferences in a public
house. which had hitherto been the custom. II
such success that the members soon
bought out the proprictOrs and turned il into u
limited liability company. 1t has progressed 50
rapidly that it has quite recently moved into new
premises, which the president OF the club. IL
Bernhardt. was most courteous in showing ms
Mr. Bcrnhardt is the diamond merchant from
whom most of our great actors and actresses
buy their diamonds and it speaks well for him
that when they have once been to him they
never go anywhere else.
Many Of the members OF the Diamond Mer
chants club are foreigners. although many Eng.
lshmen among the number. Dominos and
cards provided but game OF cards is
allowed before / o'clock, and then only SOLD
whist may be played the slightest tendency to
gamble being strictly prohibited.
This is. perhaps the only club that opens ana
shuts carly, for very few others open at 10 in
the morning and close at at night. Perhaps
the members consider II wiser 10 deposit their
wares in some safer place than pocket before
niEhtfall. whatever the reason. the lights are
out, tn" doors shut and everything is quiet when
other mems clubs are just beginning to be alive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10

The new order of things has made the camp
season tour Of work and instruction. and the
duties connected with the service are OF such
a nature that the pleasure part has been greatly
6i--ilished- The regular camp is, in the opin-
il Of Genera! Roe nothing more than a gar
rlson, and in order that the troops may know
what real camp is, how to make and how
TO IKE II down, carry il away and put it up
aEa-n At some other point. the troops have been
Supplied with tents. wagons, cooking, hospital
and engineering utensils and all that a military
boiy requires when duty in a strange coun-
t4r. one % the regiments takes possession Of
the ready made camp and goes through
tie drills. reviews paIades and other duties
tia may be performed there, while the other
takes its heavy burden Of camp outfit to some
other place and there builds the city Of tents in
which it must live. After three days Of life on
the march and in the hastily constructed camp
the regiment returns to the State reservation,
and for the rest of the camp season-three
days-occupies the ready made camp while the
original occupants take their turn at real camp
life.
The new system cannot fail to give the troops
a good knowledge Of field service. and is recog-
nized by all officers Of the Guard as a great i'm
provement over the old camp tour. Quality
Row" which was formerly occupied by the
Adjutant General and the officers Of his staff
is now occupied by Major-General Roe. who is
the post commander.
The 18th and 9th Regiments will be followed
BY the list, Colonel Bates and the Sth. Colonel
Jarvis. These commands viii remain in camp
until June % The 14th Regiment Colonel Clay
ton and the nth Regiment, Colonel Eddy and
the - Signal Corps, Captain Baldwin. will
be IN emp from June % to June 80, and these
organizations vii close the camp for the season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
THE DIAMOND CLUB.
CURIOUS ORGANIZATION IN LONDON
WHERE PRECIOUS STONES
CHANGE HANDS.
From The London Express.

riOHi me IOUuOn Express
This is age for clubs. Each profession, al
most each calling, has its particular club
where members can meet one another their
friends dine, read the newspapers, transact
business or play games of some sort. The ma
jorlty of the clubs are well known, if only by
name. but very few have even heard of the Dia-
mond Merchants Club in Hatton Garden.
The name speaks for itself 1t is called the
Diamond Club-or, to give it its full name, the
Diamond Merchants and Jewellers Club, Lin
lted-and the chief requisite for membership is
that the newcomer should be concerned with or
in the diamond trade. Hatton Garden is busy
thorouShfare. and seems to reek of diamonds
TO speak. The principal room of the Diamond
Club has half glass roof which let's in a glare
OF light on the transactions which take place In
time than in any other spot in the world. An
other room is Cuanngly darkened to give
relief to tired eyes.
One member may be reading a newspaper,
when another comes over and tells him he wants
a few diamonds explaining the kind etc. The
little paper packets to inspect, naming the price,
and the second man will take them over To the
window, while the first will calmly continue
reading his paper.
The first is probably broker who has
obtained the diamonds from a merchant, and he
has certain price from which he cannot abate.
If the purchaser considers the price fair and the
stones good he will suggest that they go into one
of the little partitions or cubicles which are set
apart for this purpose. These little divisions
face the light-fCr it is absolutely necessary to
have a bright light very little business being
done on duh day-are fitted up with a shelf
and pair of scales. and when the small bolt is
slipped on the door the buyer and seller are free
from any interruption.
The scales are IN a glass case, for the slightest
bit of dust would affect the delicate mechanism.
a single hair making a difference in the wOrkinc,
of this wonderful little contrvance The largest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
A NEW ORDER AT CAMP.
MORE HARD WORK AND LESS FUN AT
PEEKSkILL.

The carnD season Of the National Guard was
opened at the State reservation near Peeksklu
-, Tr,e . and for the first time in the history
Of the camp. except when II became camp
rrounsend in the early days of the war with
cDa3n two regiments invaded the camp grounds
~ the same day. Heretofore the camp has
ha-0 given over to one regiment at q time. with
-,oerit,, : cavalry artillery or separate COM
nm, additional, but the new arrangement by
-rb5cb 4 regiment has one-half camp and one
half practice march duty while III camp has
made the two regiment detail possible.
The 22d Regiment, Colonel Bartlett. and the
eab Ke~imert Colonel Duffy. occupied the
car7D on TIE opening day. and relieved
YESTERDAY by the Oh Regiment Colonel Morris,
and the 18th Colonel Dyer. People who visit
the state camp grounds every season We're sur
rrised n The changes in the management and
in the service In former years the regiments
marched from Roa Hook TO the camp on the
for the5r reception. The tents were in position
and looked inviting the officers tents were in
many Instances decorated for their reception
A few minutes after their arrival. when the
guard had been placed and few preliminary
au=enlents made, the men would march to
the mess hall, where they would sit down to a
well prepared meal Then there would be some
drill. little instruction, much ball playing and
skyiarking. dress parade band concert, visit
ing c-ld then. after taps good long sleep In
a comfortable sent The camp tour was a
pleasant vacation. and many recruits had the
PLEASURES u camp in mind when they ber=ame
National GQ2rdsInen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10

method Of cooling water in vogue in Mexico and
Central America The principle is perfectly
simple, but there is a certain knack about the
thing that l have never known white to
fully acquire. When native in one OF the
brOiling hot little villages of interior Nicaragua
wants to cool some water, she fills half gallon
earthenware jar about two-thirds full Paren-
thetically | say She because this is a task
that requires more energy than any male Mica
raguan was ever known to possess. The jar is
made of baked clay, and, not being glazed, is
partially porous and soon becomes moist on the
outside Two leather straps are firmly attached
to the neck, and, Selling these in her hands. she
begins TO rotate the jar swiftly in the air. The
mouth IS wide open, but centrifugal attraction
keeps the liquid from flying out. The average
native woman is frail and listless in appearance.
but the endurance which she exhibits at this
sort or cdliSthenicS is marvellous. 1t is about
the same as swinging Indian clubs. and l am
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10

afraid to say how long I have keep
ii up. lest you might set me down prize liar.
Generally the lord and master lies in one corner
Of their jacal.' or hut smoking a cigarette and
watching the operation languidly. When the
woman thinks the water sufficiently cool she
stops with a deXtrous twist OF the wrist and
hands him the jar. Usually he takes a gup
growls out Mocha calOra" which is native pa
tots for blamed hot and she begins again
patiently describing pinwhccls. | have never
made a test with n thermometer. but | assure
you they can reduce tCpd water To the tenn
pcrature Of very cool mountain spring. In
Mexico the natives COnfine themselves as n
rule. to dampening the jar the outside and
placing il in current IF air. Near the little
mountain village Of Santa Rosa the Mexican
Central there is cave through which strong
breeze passes at all hours Of the day. / have
seen the mouth almost Choked with water Jars
left there to cool off,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
ICE" WATER IN NICARAGUA.

From The New-Orleans mes-Democrat
THE element about ice reminds me-" said
e railroad man, who had been a listener to the
Chemists little dissertation, ''of the primitive
The colored American., 1900-12-29
Park Temple Choir at the Forefat hers
Day Banquet.

Rev. Sterling N. Brown and Hon.
Jere A. Brown together with the Park
Temple choir were guests of the Con-
gregstional club at the Forefathers'
Day banquest, on the 10Th inst. Mr..
Justice Brewer of the y. s. Supreme
Court presided. Hon Msrr1ot Brosius,
NJ. @, delivered the oration, and the
Park Temple choir furnished the mu
sic. The hesrty applause which follow
ed each number and the unstinted
praise given after the banquet bespeak
the grand success of the choir. The
following are members of the choir:
soprano, Mrs. Josephine 8. Ball, Mrs.
Lula Joy Brooks, Miss Louisa Smith;
alto, Misses Louisa A Hamer and Lot.
tie Wallace; tenor, Walter F Franklin;
bass, w. b. Hayson and J. T. Fox. DI.
rector, Walter B. Haysop; accompa'
mist, Miss Jennett Williamson.
The colored American., 1900-12-29

ward Mr.. Morgan vas class orator at
Harvard and the newspapers weIe fun
OF praise OF him. He is 8 praoticlng
lawyer in Boston and makes his money
out Ct white clients, the colofed people
SCARCELY giving hin any support. We
IN common with other c0IoIed people
are proud of young Bruce and congrat'
ulste htn upon his splendid achieve
ments. We hope he will be able to
make a success Of life after he shall
have quit school; and if he were locat'
ed near US, would Go all in our power
to assist him. Heretofore It has been
the practice of great majority of our
people to give our young business and
professional men "the glad hand" but
unfortunately that hand is generally
empty. Let US hope that hereafter we
are to see great i'm mprovement in these
matters Odd Fellows. Journal.
The colored American., 1900-12-29

school. An evert of this kind is note
worthy and there is no reason why we
as a race should not feel proud of such
an able and distiHg guished member In
the light Of past experience how ever
we are forced to ask ourself the ques-
tlOn, what will come Of il? It is pretty
generally understood that young Bruce
is to become lawyer VIII those OF
Us who now clap our hands and Cry
bravo" be willing to give him our lie
gal busIne S? We remember that out
few years sg Prof r. Il. Terrell, nov
Principal Of Ghe Washington High
School, and native OF that city, took
one Of the pr ncipal prizes for scholar
ship in Harvard University and was
graduated with honor. The race jour-
pals praised him, his name was on ev-
cry lip among the cultured and ''bon
ton" colored people Of his native city.
He studied law and mastered his pro
fessiOn, being cOmplimented by the
judges for the able and learned way IN
which he prepared and presented his
cases; and yet these same people who
wined, d1ned, danced and Worshipped
with him, went on employing white at
tOrneys and he was compelled to de
rend for support upon the old ''auat
les" a d "uncIes" wh1 cook t r sno
wait on the white folks. The result is
that la wyer OF splendid ability finds
it more profitable to teach school than
to practice the profession, for which he
is especially prepared and to which he
is especially adapted. Not long after
The colored American., 1900-12-29

program, but she was not in attend
ance.
There are great many coIored WON.
en- who are conducting business,
throughout the country. Prominent
among them are Mrs Carroll, proprietor
OF the Philadelphia House, the oldest
hostelry in Washington city. Mrs. L.
e Donaldson. of Aberdeen, Miss, who
owns the largest grocery store in Upper
Mississippi; Mrs. Lula Benjamin, wild
OW of the late Editor r. e. 0. Benia-
min, who rGns the Standard and
the publishing cfice, connected with
the paper.