The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-20

| campment begins in Chicago; also the slI-
preme lodge of the Knights of Pythias Mt
Detroit. Both will be well represented
from Minnesota.
Today In the Catholic church Is eonse-
Grated to st. Bernard of Clairvaux
France. 1e preached the second crusade
and was great authority in law as well
as religion. He is reported to have per-
formed many miracles, and is known as
enc OF the last great fathers of the
church. His writings abound in yigor
and eoquence, and depict the modes of
life In the fierce and gloomy century in
which his lot was cast
Among the attractions at New York
city waterside resort is a wild man from
Borneo His name on the bills Is can
nahk-r-am." The name spelled backwards
READS very much like that of 1.-The man
from Ohio"
The death Of Sam Clark, as he is fami1
1arly known, removes from the STAGE of
action notable Iowan. For MANY wears
lie was cantor Of the Keolkuk Gate CITY.
and the Hawkeye state had no editor who
welded cleaner pen. His editorials wera
models OF good English. He wrote like
John Burroughs, from near Nature's
heart He also served his people in the
legislature and congress- A good man
he was, and may his memory long be
green.
A hundred years ago the demand for
constitutional government arose. There
We're mighty changes in parliamentary
government in England for the benefit Of
the people. All over Europe the rights
OF kings were abridged. In America the
fathers set up declaration and a con-
stltution as guides. Humanity was ex-
allied above governmental glory and
power. Today the pendulum has swung
back. The constitution has been out
grown and the declaration is mere gem
eralities. The right of the strong to do
tate to the weak is paramount Criticism
OF the policy Of the men who happen to
be in power is declared unpatriotic. re-
CARELESS of the waste of lives and money
Our president is neck and neck with
kings in the race for plumber. In these
predatory expeditions no authority but
the ruler is consulted. Today the repub-
lies rulers are pleased
ITO mix with kings in the low lust of
sway,
Yell in the hunt, and share the murder
Gus prey;
To insult the shrine of liberty with spoIls
From freemen torn, to tempt and to
betray.'
Aug. 20, 1892 was the birthday of George
Vtlliers, the famous Duke of. Bucking-
ham, favorite of James I. and Charles I.
The same day a year before was the
birthday of George Herrick, Errick, Hev-
rick, or Heariclk, the English poet Who
could have written a sweeter epitaph
than his Upon Virgin
Here a solemn fast we keen
While all beauty lies asleep,
HuSh'd be all things; no noise here
But the toning Of lear.
Or sign OF such as bring
CeWSlips for her covering
Bishop Fowler, of the NJ E. church.
we'll known in st. Paul, is of the opinion
that 1.-The problem that confronts the
world in China today is one of the most
difficult with which the civilized world
will have to deal during years to
come" He is opposed to the United
States taking any part in the proposed
division of that country.
On Aug. 20, 1S47 occurred the battles Of
Contreras and Cherubusco, both Ameri-
can victories in the Mexican war.
These blood-curdling stories about an
archistic conspiracies are too often the
inventions of detectives who impose upon
ignorant and helpless men. They are in
teresting in cheap, fashy novels, but
are not so in the newspapers If the
president OF the United States made pub
lie the many silly and threatening letters
received by him during the year from
addle-brained people, whose actions end
with threat, the regular army would
find plenty to do to arrest them, and the
yellow papers would flame out every week
with more than the usual scare heads.
o.
The Anaconda Standard wants to know
Why this Pelin-like silence and nrys-
terry on the part of the Hon Ignatius
DonneIly? Is he searching the dictionary