The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05

Ihey say its pretty wet day out at
Seattle wnen rich Alaska guto oiscov-
cries or the coming or arrival of treas
ure" ships are not heraIded by the papers
Of that city.
1t is pleasant to note kindly feeling
among boys for our feathered neighbors
and less desire to xiii them Just for
fun than there once was. Let the
camera take the place of the gun
Woman suffrage was decisively turned
down by the Republican national conven-
ton at Philadelphia. There was a large
delegation of women workers there, but
they were not given consideration.
The selection of Roosevelt was really a.
case of the office seeking the man-it's
rather a rare case though, in politics
Platt was better pleased over it than
Teddy. Plat will now have his swing
again in New York.
1t may be well to mix up the bad luck
stories with the good ones certain to ap-
pear in the Pacific coast papers about
Cape Nome. The sand of that bleak shore
will only yield up fortune to the few.
The scandal of public execution has
been done away with in nearly every
state; in twenty states life Imprisonment
can be substituted for the death penalty
In three states the electric chair takes
the place of the rope.
The American claim against Turkey is
for the destruction of missionary property
during the Armenian massacres four or
five years ago. The amount agreed upon
by the sultan is about 100000. When we
get 1t we will get it, from al reports.
The board Of geographic names says 1t
Is puerto Rico" and the president ae-
cepts that spelling. Senator Foraker S
bill for the government of the island spells
1t Porto Rico" Congress carries the
most weight and until further notice the
latter spelling is the legal one.
For 1854 days in the year the people Of
the cities devote more or less time or
thought to the consideration Of the aboi-
ton of needless noises. But on the 365t h
day of the year-the glorious Fourth-the
younger generation makes about as much
noise as the elder generation does in the
whole year.
The foible of many persons to conceal
or misrepresent their ages is proved by
the census to be g reality. The young
report themselves older, in anticipation of
manhood and womanhood. The middle
aged report themselves younger. The
aged report themselves older in evident
pride in making others believe they are
old.
Attention has often been called to the
evils of excessive legislation. The legis-
latures of forty-five states in the last
sessions enacted over IA, 600 laws, good, bad
and Indifferent. To these volumes Of en-
actments are to be added court decisions
which of themselves run into many
thousands every year. The law now is a
perfect maze.
Well posted individuals assert that the
Belgian hare craze will result In dis
comfort If not disaster. A few pairs
turned wild will soon multiply to millions
and become a pest like the rabbits in
Australia. Little was thought Of the in
! PRODUCTION of the English sparrow, but 1t
| has already swept other birds away from
the city parks and Eastern forests.
| It seems incredible that European coun-
| tries where no cotton is grown. exported
in 1899 cotton manufactures to the value
| of 1886, GAS, 302 of which sum England was
! far in the lead with over $3e0, 900, 0O0 Lit
| tie Switzerland sent away $23, 900 900 worth
of cotton stuffs, and even Spain exported
>$12, 600, 900. We have the raw material
| fuel, power and labor, and yet we allow
other countries to get rich at our expense.