The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-26

men.
Cqmrade; have you got a wife?
write her every day.
Half the joy is out of her life
w men you are far away.
Write her from the speeding car.
Never mind the thump and jar
Which Your loving letters mar
write her every day.
Mrs. w. H. M Reid.
Today, Oct. &C. is the anniversary of
the death in 1923 of Sir Godfrey Knel1er,
of Dr.. Philip Doddfidge, the eminent di-
vine and author in 1751.
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fire bug seems to be making itself,
himself Or herself felt in st. Paul. The
tires set by small coIored boy some
years ago will be recalled by late events.
From the Republican campaign stories
printed about the interest and
general knowledge shown in the
Philippines Overt the results of
the presidential election in this
country the Fiiipinos are better posted
than average Americans are in the mat
ter rake these stories with a grain
of salt; they are for political effect.
The government weather bureau IS
preparing bulletin devoted to the win
ter storage of fruits, giving temperatures
at which fruits keep best and the va
rious methods by which the most favor
able conditions for winter storage can be
supplied.
I'll change my views as I may choose
For you will surely find
That he who politics pursues
Must have an open mind
From mortal ken shall not sink
And rest upon the Shelf
I'll find out what the masses think
And think that way myself.
Esi Washington Star.
The case to test. the constitutionaliiy
Of the special Porto Rico tariff bill is
now before the supreme court. 1t is
one of the most important questions ever
before the court, and the decision is
awaited with interest. 81 don't believe
says ex-President Harrison, that the
legislative power, of congress in the ter,
ritories is absolute-and [ do believe
that the revenue clause, relating TO du-
ties and imports, applies to Porto Rico
That is to say, Gen. Harrison believes
the present tariff law operates with equaI
force in Porto Rico and Hawaii, AMI
that We have no right to impose a spe-
cific duty upon imports there, and vice
versa. This view is widely shared.
O.
No man having a share in this coun-
try'S speaking campaign talks with
looser tongue than does Mr.. Hanna Evil
IDENTIFY his theory is that he is to be ac-
cepted by the public as an oracle and
that what he says goes before he says
it. In this spirit Mr.. Hanna is INDUCING
in the widest and most unWar-
rantable comment that has distinguished
this years stump oratory. Anaconda
Standard.
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The national commissioner of educa-
ton reports that 2o12 per cent of the
population of the United States is en-
rolled in the public schools. The en-
rollment for the last year was 49, 3S, 1862.
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political prophet differs from an or
binary politician in that he does not
know either but lets others know that
he does not knoW.lPhiladelph Times
In the country in the summer the self
binder hast the. call.
But they all turn out and listen to SPELL
binders in the. fall.
Baltimore American.
The Woman's Methodist Foreign Mis-
sonary society has raised the money to
build a new college in Rome, the build
ing permit of which the Italian goverl-
ment has just granted The new build
.
and is to be named Crandon hall in honor
of Mrs F. P Crandon, who lives n
Evanston, Ill.
Many Frenchmen are giving up the
use of cigars, owing to the government
monopoly of that article. It is said
the cigars of the Reggie Chose made ut
the government factories) are SO uni
formly bad and the tax on all other
brands is so prohibitive that the only
sensible thing to do is not to smoke at
all.
The Jewish Talmud says: "God could
not be everywhere, so he made mothers"
Perhaps this is the reason that women
were put on school boards in the more
enIigntened states. If the mother I'M
derstands her child at home she can be
of use on the school board