The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-08


scnelar, and first professor of Arabic at
OX1ord; OF William Writ in 1172 an elo-
quent American lawyer and author and
attorney general of the United States
from 1877 to 1929; of Gen o. O. Howard,
IN 1880 This day is also the anniversary
1 Of tne death, in 1914, of John Milton. the
English poet; of Nine Roland, in 1898,
who was guillotined at Paris; of Thomas
BeWlek, IN 1928, the reviver of the mod
ern art of wood engraving
Inc physicians of the Waverly (Mass)
asylum say that Charles A. BoutelIe. who
was reelected to congress by his Maine
constituents in September, despite his
condition. Is hopeless case
1t has been given out at Washing ton
that it will take the Cubans about two
years yet to get their government into
shape. Meanwhile cur military rule is to
De continued Somehow or other the spec
uiators are aiming to disregard the SOL
eInn promise of congress that we had no
territorial designs upon Cuba in declar-
ing war against Spain, but went to war
solely to enable the Cubans to set up a
republic of their own.
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China is known to contain many
wouid-be reformers, some of whom are
men of natural force and high character
the men who reconstructed Japan, for
When they become predominant at court
as they almost were a year ago and
would now be but for the reaetionary
measures of the dowager empress, re-
form by edict will be sudden, as it was
In Japan. With our knowledge of Japan's
marvellous and rapid Change for the bet
ter, the American mind can well afford
TO believe that China too, will suddenly
and at no distant date assume an honor
able place among the great nations =
John Habberton.
The young Queen Wilhelmina is appar-
emily as happy over her appointment by
Emperor William, as colonel of the Eff
teenth Hussars, as she is over his choice
OF husband. The queen of Saxony is
also colonel, and the queen of Greece
is an admiral of the Russian navy Even
queens love to get new titles 1t S
SAID queen Victoria is to have a new
title added to her long list to comment
crate the formation of the Australian
confederation.
A late fad among women in the East.
ern cities is TO carry cane
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The whole list of protected monopolies
ought to be brought within the purview
Of trait reform which would enable
foreign competition to put a limit on
their ability to raise prices.-St Paul
Pioneer Press
Rev. Edward Dunbar, who wrote the
poular religious song: There's a Light
in the Window for Thee Brother rests
IN pauper'S grave at Coffeyvflle, Kan
sas. where he died in jail ten years ago
While holding a revival at Leavenwort11
in 1861, he was arrested for bigamy, tried
and sent to the penitentiary After his
release he became a tramp and vagahond
and one night in 1880, when i'll, he applied
to the CoffeyvflIe jail for lodging. Next
day he d'ed. Recently some one erected a.
marble slab over his grave, on which
these words are inscribed: Here lies
EDWARD Dunbar, who wrote: There's q
Light In the Window for Thee, Brother"
d
The present yearly cost of hoIdi:ig the
Phlhpp1nes is about $500 for each person
in the United States. The profit may
come later but who will get it?
John M. Hubbard of West Haven
Conn, goes to church every Sunday.
dressed In flowing white robe beIted at
the waist, and wearing a bonnet after the
style of the ancient Jewish priests He is
trying to organize a society to be known
as the Sunday Order of Gowns and
Girdles He says he finds authority
in the Bible for his style of dressing.
o.
According to the London Mail some had
drinks are being fabricated in England:
Today is the day of the wine-fakir
Never before in the history of the trade
nave his devices been so numerous and
his connections SO villainous. Never be-
lore too, have his profits been more sat
Isfactory There is a vast difference be-
tween fabricated and adalterateas wine
The latter is generally pretty easy Ia
deal with. Fabricated wine is far more
difficult of detection"
The cost of running the census bureatl.
of which a st. Paul man is in charge
including the expense incident to the 1re
1minary work. as well as the cost of the
enumeration and supervision, is So 30, 961
%
Tariff duties which enable trusts
to raise prices should be lowered
in the public interest, Minneapolis Jour
nal.
The story of the count and the bulletin
board has been told. How do you like it?
Quite land slide, wasn't it? Well II
was the will of the majority Maiorities
are sometimes right and sometimes
wrong
Long may a ballot pure proclaim
The nations righteous sovereign Will
Tnefr highest thoughts and Ioftiest aim
Their own high mission to fulfill.
mus shall the ballot prove guide
To point the way that should be trod.
And prove to them no less beside
Ihe peoples voice the voice of God"
This country now ranks third In non11-