The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-08
poured down upon buildings and
streets. It is up to DR.. ohage.

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An old law authorizes the state super
intendent to detail teachers from the
state normal schools to teach in the sum-
mer schools at half pay. Supt. Lewis
put this into operation this year, and It
spoiled the vacation plans of quite a num-
Der OF state employees. The schools are
now closed and papers are being exam
med at the state house
The Christian Nation, a paper repre-
senting the Reformed Presbyterian
church Of America, says: "It disturbs
ones good opinion Of President McKin-
ley's craftsmanship to know overmuch OF
his politics." sc
$4,000 is a pretty stiff price to pay
for. the privilege Of putting one man on
the Republican. ticket" says the Anoka
Union Speak fout and don't insinuate.
Who is the man?
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Reports of casualties from the Philip
pines show that, the guerrilla warfare is
proving almost as costly as regular war.
The government expenses for July were
little over $4,000 900 in excess of receipts.
1t costs money to lead the strenuous life
advocated by Teddy.
Thomas Kitson, the famous Scotch
WOODEN manufacturer, is dead. He has
the worlds record of speed and work
manship in the textile industry. In six
hours and four minutes, on May IL, 1893.
he had the wool of six sheep transform
ed into finished suit of clothes and mt
ted upon his own back
P. G. Close, vice president of the Toron-
to (Ont.) Industrial Exposition, died re-
L. fN1IY oA6 tNyY
q mosquito bite. His hand began swell
ing shortly after being bitten, and in
three weeks he was dead, despite every
medical attention.
A woman has just invented pie plate
with holes in the bottom, which prevents
soggy undercrust. A crinkled rim Of
this same plate presses together the edges
of the two crusts and prevents the over
flow Of juice.
Servile adherence to party, right or
wrong, has much to do with the corrupt
methods which have crept into our body
polite and degraded public life. What
an example Of degenerated politics Mark
Hanna sets for young Americans!
1t may be Of Importance to boys and
men who willfully or playfully kill song
birds to know that congress enacted at
it's last session a law against 1t. 1t was
introduced and -championed by Congress
man Lacey, of Iowa
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The Toronto World, like a few other pa
pers. has a phonetic system Of spelling
certain Words Recently 1t received a
postal card from a subscriber who seems
to have a system of his own; 81 hev
TUX your paper for leyen years, but II
you kant spell emmy better than you hev
been dom for the las to months you may
jes stopp it." .
Tramps down in Iowa are on to a new
wrinkle. Theys go about in dilapidated
prairie schooners and pretend to be emf
grants in hard luck! and kind hearted
farmers literally aid them.
The Populist party down in Texas
copyrighted it's platform So that no other
party can use it. 1t was not written by
Mr.. Donrelly and therefore no cipher
is concealed in 1t.
The different u. S. land offices have
been notified that under recent act of
congress any person who has made a
homestead entry and committed 1t to
cash entry is now entitled to make an
other homestead entry which he may not
commute.
They say that a thoroughly wet blanket
wrung out enough to keep it from drip
ping, and hung over a door or window
where. the air can. strike 1t, viii lower
the temperature of a room several de-
grees.
The farmer who plants and takes care
of an orchard of fruit trees grows a
monument to his wisdom and foresight.
Tomorrow Bryan and Stevenson will
be formally notified of their nominations,
and their responses are expected to out
line the issues Of the campaign. The
event is scheduled to take place in
Indianapolis. They already know, in
formally, of their nominations.
1t may be timely to sound note Of
warning against any rush of fortune
hunters to South Africa. The ending Of
the war in that country will put affairs
on better basis than ever before, and
migration will be stimulated, but It's
a long ways for Americans to go, and
there's lots Of room yet in North Amer
lea.
The federal constitution should be
amended to give the president a longer
term. A four years term is too short.
first race between the two Williams and
now they are at it again, and the country
is all stirred up ~
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The report Of the interstate commerce
commission shows the total mileage of
single railroad track in this country to
be IS9, 1894 while the total of single track
and sidings was za2;S64 miles. The loco
motives in use number &c, 7O3, the cars
1876 9i6, while employment Is given to
92S, 924 persons.
The United States has more warship
tonnage under construction than ever
before at one time in our history. The
new vessels now under way, as author
lied, include seventy ships OF all classes.
STORIES OF THE STREET.
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