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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
ROBERT A. SMITH.

This is the name Of the Democratic
candidate for mayor. 1t is a familiar
name No other is more completely
bound up or identified with the fortunes
of the community. For years he has
shared those fortunes.
He has partaken of its prosperity, and
suffered by it's adversely. He has stood
in the fierce light of party political con-
troversy during the greater part of that
time, and no man will deny it of him that
he stands out today in the public view,
as he has always stood, one of the citys
most public spirited, large-hearted and
generous-m minded men. Neither abuse nor
criticism, nor loss nor misfortune has
ever brought a whimper to his lips.
Who will say of MIN that he has not
contributed literally to the building Of
the city; that he has not been loyal to
its best interests, or beloved and respect
ed by its people; that he has not merited
the esteem and affection in which he Is
held by men of every rank, calling and
condition in life. or has failed to fur
nish the fullest equivalent in enduring
service to the city for all the honors and
emoluments which have come to him
through the possession of public office?
of political anxiety or bitterness concede
to him the possession Of most of the
qualities which endear men to their fell
lows and enable them to command the
respect and Difference even of those from
whom they may most widely differ in
opinion.
Journeying down the steep descent Of
life, which represents a close approach
to the Biblical limit of three score years
and ten, Robert a. Smith walks the
streets of the city today with step as
elastic, with figure as erect and with eye
as bright and fearless as If he were but
entering upon the hey-day Of his life,
with all the aspirations and high amb.-
tions OF youth coursing in living fire
through his veins.
1t is to the honor of American human
ity In the mass that 1t chooses out not
seldom such men as this from its own
ranks and puts them forward to meet
the most trying exigencies Of the general
welfare. Today. as at all times IN his
public and private career, it is his pos
session in such extraordinary measure
of the popular confidence. respect and
love which distinguishes Robert A. Smith
from all the other men who are now be-
fore the people as candidates for public
favor
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

tended by perhaps fatal brain or spinal
disease.
The physical health of the child suffer-
ing from forced brain culture is almost in
variably weak, and such children are
more liable to contract, in the more Sc
rious forms. the numerous infantile dis
eases which seem inseparable from the
association Of children in the public
schools.
1t should not be difficult to fix a def
mite minimum for school age, If the state
ments of the Washington physician abJve
referred to are correct, and 1t should be
set at nearer eight years than six. 1t will
probably be found that the child Of or
binary intelligAnces which is not allowed
to attend school before the age of eight
years will acquire book learning with
greater ease and rapidity, and be better
able to digest and understand what he
learns than the child which has attended
school from the age Of five or six years
The child beginning it's schooling at the
age Of eight will ordinarily surpass the
earlier beginner, and, If allowed to pro-
gress as he is capable, will easily make
up for the loss of time" for SO many
people will regard it, when he was build
ing up the physical structure Of his mind
and body, preparatory to attacking book
learning in an earnest, workmanlike man
ner.
There may be a time between the years
of four and eight when the initiative fac
ulttes of the child may be utilized with
out detriment to mind or body in a pre-
paratory way for the real educational
work to follow, but it is doubtful if it IS
as valuable to the child as to be allowed
freedom of mind and body. There is no
doubt, also, that almost complete freedom
from book study for the first eight years
of child life would prevent much of the
injury done to the eyes, and would large
ly reduce the number Of short-sigh ed
people in the world.
The local application of such Ideas
would have a beneficial effect In st. Paul.
1t would afford temporary relief from the
congested condition of the school houses,
sufficient to tide over the difficulties in
cident to overcrowding until such time
as there is a; return to a rational policy
regarding the necessary educational facil-
tiles Of the city. by those responsible for
the administration of our municipal af-
fairs.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
THE PROPER SCHOOL AGE EOR
CHILDREN.

l
| The public school authorities Of The Dis-
trict of Columbia are worrying great
| deal Just now in an attempt to decide
| what is the best age for children ta he-
gin attending school. In attempting to
reach q satisfactory conclusion the au
thorities have paid considerable attention
to the brain growth aud mind deyeIon-
merh In children, and, in this connection.
they nave learned, on the au hority of
distinguished Washington physi ian. that
the human brain practically attains it's
full weight when the individual Is about
eight years old. This physician claims
that the weight of the human brain at
different ages is approximately as follows.
AT birth. ore Found; at one year. two and
one-half pounds; at four years. nearly
three pounds. After four years the g.owtb
Oh the brain is comparatively slow, reach
Ing full growth at eight years, remaining
unaltered until apeut the age Of twenty
four, when it commences to diminish ",
weight
DETER
mination of the best age for children to
commence going to school and taking IN
book learning is that, if the mind culture
begins during the time of brain growth
the child is in danger of becoming preco-
cious, and precocity, it Is claimed. is
sign of inferiority. That is to say. re-
ed culture of the mind of the child during
its early youth, when the brain is still
being built up and formed. is ulble II
stunt the brain growth, and result Ia sari-
Gus injury to the mental parts.
Ii these premises are correct, and tney
bear the impress of common sense. the
desire of many parents to force the ed
ucation of their children in the earlier
years of childhood, say from five to eight
years. is a sentiment to be guarded
against and suppressed 1t is a very com
mon circumstance to see children of six
years sent toddling off to school even IN
st. Paul, and parents are often delighted
with their acuteness and the rapidity with
which they learn their lessons. But
they should know that irreparable injury
may be done TO the child's mind by ouch
course, and that the desirability of
shortening the number of years which
the child will require to pass through the
grades to final graduation should not be
allowed to have any weight. The brain
injury may not be perceptfble for sew
eral years, but gradually the bright In
teliigence of the child viii die out, and it
will steadily fall behind in all mental pur-
suits Or in the case of children Ct d Iii
cate nervous organization, there may sud
denly ensue complete mental collapse. at
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
THE ANGL0-AMERICAN NEWSPA-
PER

=
Another attempt rs being made in Lon
don. Eng, to publish newspaper on the
American model the experimentalist this
time being the proprietor of Pearson's
Magazine. This is the third serious ct
tempt within year or two, and if it
| proves no more successful than the pre-
| viOus experiments it will last about
twelve months and the proprietor will
have secured about million dollars
worth of experience.
There are several reasons why daily
newspaper conducted on the American
plan Is not a success in England The
principal reason is that the persons con-
|, ducting 1t do not understand Ameri-
can newspaper methods, either as regards
the collection and handling of news or
as to the advertising features. The re-
suit IS that they start out with a fair "
good imitation Of an American newspa-
per, but are unable to sustain the re-
semblance. The mind of the English
! newspaper man seems to fail to compre-
hend the means and the motive underiy-
ing newspaper work In this country and
there is more, or less rapid reversian to
the old methods of English work The
advertising columns first give indications.
of the failure. The news matter next
loses it's brightness, and becomes prosy
and formal, and there is a general ten
dency manifest to indulge in articles
commencing, st is reported This
! means that the pflegrnatic temperament
of the Anglo-Saxon5 reporter has deferred
being able to write a clear, decisive mar
rative. @e.f,a.
AS the news columns deteriorate in
quality the headlines are inflated, and
every article suffers more or less from
hydrocephalus. The paper assumes
ragged appearance as to it's makeup,
and it also degenerates editorially, and
SO down, and out. I,
Another reason for the failure of the
American model newspaper in England
is the conservatism of the people. They
have been satisfied for generations with
the soemnly dull sheets which ponder
ously mold their opinions and heave
editorial battleaxes at gnats while as
sailing mammoths with a popgun. The
public the newspaper reading public =
dislikes innovations. and is suspicious of
anything new simply because it Is new
They are satisfied TO read the same old
news dished up In the same old manner
in the same old newspapers that thei-
forefathers digested with so much diff
Guilty.
Between these causes the way of the
Americanized English newspaper IS hard
But there is no reason why such a paper
if conducted by a staff largely made up
of American newspapermen familiar with
Englishmen who had received a thorough
newspaper training in the United States,
should not pe made success There is
as much, If not more, ignorance in Eng
land on American matters as there is in
the United States on British matters
There is in Great Britain and Ireland an
absolute dearth Of reliable or readable
American news, and in view of the large
commercial relations existing between
the United states and Great Britain, the
advent of bright, reliable Americanized
ing a long felt want.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

NEW ,Y0RK-ArIived: st Louis, from
SSonthampton; Batavia, Hamburg, etc.
Sailed: Thingvalla, Copenhagen. etc
6Palatia,. Hamburg, via Cherbourg
Staatendam, Rotterdam, via Boulogne:
Traaye, Genoa; Ivernia. Liverpool
LIH LIHERPOOL-Arrived: Campania. New
York: Sailed: Etruria, New York
ANTWERP - Sailed: Southwark, New
CHERBOURG Sailed: New York ffrom
Southampton). New York
AMBURG-Arrived: Columbia, New
York.
HAVRE : Arrived: La Gascogne, New
York. Sailed: La Champagne, New York
YOhOHAMA-Arrived previously: China.
San Francisco, via Honolulu for Hong
Kong. Sailed Sikh from Hong Kongl.
Tacoma.
GENOA-Sailed: Ems, New York.
HONG KONG-Arrived previously: Hong
Kong Maru. San Francisco, via Hono-
lulu and Yokohama
BRISBANE - Arrived; Warrimoe, Van
cOuver.
LEs-Arrived: Werra, New York,
for Genoa.
BREMGN-Sailed: Maine. New York, via
CherbOurg
NAGAsAKI-sai Victoria, San Fran
cisco
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
A F1sHERMAN,s PARADISE.

Two days from now the summer season
in Minnesota will open and people will
be preparing to migrate to the various
pleasure resorts so plentiful and found
in such perfection in this state. The
thousands of lakes which stud the park
more visitors from the Eastern and
Southern states, in addition to the in
creasing number of city dwellers in Min
nesota.
But only small part of the natural
beauties of Minnesota are yet known.
There are thousands of silvery, timber
fringed lakes never visited by others than
the few settlers in their immediate vicini-
ty. These lakes. many of which are
remotely situated in the deep woods,
abound in fsh-black bass, pickerel, pike,
perch and muskelonge-and have never
been fished except by an occasional wan
dering Indian or woodsman
In theNvast northeastern district of Min
nesota are hundreds of brawling trout
streams, hurrying through the rocks and
pine forests to the waters Of Lake Su-
perior. But few of these streams are
regularly fished. and they abound in
speckled trout, which may be caught
from May / to Sept. /. While it is true
that it is difficult to use a fly in fishing
some of these streams, owing to the
dense brush through which they wind,
there are scores of streams whereon a
fly can be cast freely and which may be
fished from canoe or by wading or from
the banks.
Minnesota is the fisherman's paradise.
There is good fishing of one kind or an
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

relations toward the public funds, and
that, instead of having saved money to
the people by his official conduct, he has
stirred up ill-will and litigation, thereby
imposing needless expense on the commu-
nifty and seriously embarrassing its school
administration
We have charged that the police ad-
ministration for four years has been cor
rupt and incompetent; has failed to pro-
tect either the person or property of the
people; has promoted instead Of restrained
the open expression Of the social evil. and
has brought injury and discredit upon
the city Our contemporaries of Repub-
lican faith have shown by their admis-
sions that all this may be accepted as
matter of common knowledge. We have
presented to our readers the evidence of
serious charges.
What response has been made to all
this? The only response attempted is a
mere dishonest diversion, involving
charges of dishonesty and extravagances
against former Democratic city officials
in Office prior to ten years ago. This has
been supplemented by applying foul and
abusive language to individual Democrats
who have literally nothing to do with the
nomination. and will have but, little to
do with the election of the present Demo
cratic candidates.
No attempt whatever has been made to
show that the taxes imposed on the peo-
pie are any less than they were under
Democratic control; that any public func-
ton has been discharged more cheaply:
that any gain can come to the city by the
retention in power of the present set Of
politicians, or any harm from their being
driven out. Ignorance and prejudice have
form. Facts have been ignored or dis
torted throughout
The issues are before the people for
settlement The G o b has presented
the merits Of the claims of the gentlemen
who are. the candidates of its party for
the several Offices They are concededly
upright and honorable men: while those
who oppose them are identified in every
substantial way which should concern the
community with those who are RESPONSE
bic for the crimes and failure in govern
ment which have concededly prevailed in
this city since June. 1896. The result is
now for the people to determine.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
PRINTED FOR FUN.
An Angel Now.

1t was April the steenth,
And quite soft were the skies,
Which it might be supposed
That the man was likewise
For he put on suit built for summer.
And the sequel perhaps you surmise,
Which along about noon
1t began to freeze,
And a blizzard swooped down
On the wings of the breeze
In a week he was peacefully lying
Asleep out under the trees.
Chicago Times Herald
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
Unwilling to procrastinate.

Chicago Times-Herafd
He had just been elected cashier of the
bank 1t was Saturday afternoon. Look
ing at his watch, he said to the directors
who were seated around the long ta bile
in the back room:
Gentlemen, if you will excuse me, 7
will go now
But the president replied. eve have
some other important business TO trans
act. Why do you wish to withdraw
Il want to go and make arrangements, .
the new cashier said. ito join some Sun
day school tomorrow. OF course, might
put it off until next week, but III a case
of this kind delay is especially danger
eT:s. You never can tell how soon some
thing may happen
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
TODAY IN ST. PAUL.

METROPOLITAN = Spiritualistic mani
festations, by ]. ]. Slater, S:15 D. m
GRAND-'Hello BILL 8:15 p. m.
Palm Garden-Vaudeyille 2 and 8 D. m.
Baseball, Hamm Brewing company's s
team VS.. minneapolis Palaces, Lexing-
ton park. 8 p. m.
Baseball, St. Paul Palaces VS.. Mort
Stars. Randolph street, 8 p. m.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
Birthday Information.

The Sphinx Magazine, In It's birthday
information for April, says of those horn
today:
20. Sunday. It is generally fair today.
Rest.
Your coming year will run along wit. =
matters favoring you slightly, and sori15
slight changes are in order You gain
socially and by good friends and your
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

American and Turkish diplomats are
seeking to emulate the achievements of
the average American pugilists. If the
effort is pursued the price of typewriter
ribbons will soon soar skywari.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
An II.sinuation.

Philadelphia Bulletin
He-I dread the hot senson so near at
hand.
she-oh, hope you'll live long while
vet
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
Dinner.

Detroit Journal.
You observe that 1 dine Ia cart"
said the plebian truck horse, VINO had
been fed at the curb without being un-
hitched.
81 always dine stabbed. dcat." said the
aristocratic carriage horse with rare con-
descension.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Fair in northern; showers
and cooler southern portion Sunday; Mon
day variable winds, becoming fresh west
eTly.
lOwa-ShOwers and cooler Sunday; Mon
day fair; winds becoming northwesterly.
North DakOta-Fair Sunday; Monday
fair; warmer; northerly winds.
South DakOta-Fair Sunday; Monday
fair; warmer; northerly winds.
MOntana-Fair Sunday; warmer in
southwest portion; Monday fair; north to
Sast winds,
Wisconsin-Fair Sunday, except possi-
ly showers in southwest portion; cool
n; Monday fair; fresh southerly winds,
becoming westerly.
ST. PAUL.
Yesterdays observations, taken by the
United States weather bureau, St Paul,
7. f. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night
-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
Itlghest temperature ................... 80
t-O"eSl temperature .................-.. So
Average temperature ................ 20
CeA4Ay range -.-.-.....s............... Il
Ol4telSf 80 10
- 1uiltiCtly ..-.-.-s.........s...s.... ~
= - - -. - = - - ''''-.'.''' Y
Z p. m, temperature. Observation-Disclosures. rs
Z p. m, wind south: weather. clear.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

There seems a chance for President
Gates to get into new branch of the
steel and wire business. New York cari-
taiists are seeking to place him behind
prison bars.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

1t is announced with a flourish OF
trumpets that sener Paterno, president
of Aguinald9s cabinet. has been cap
tured. He was brought In on a litter. by
a regiment. A foot note adds that the
Filipino premier was too Ill to get away.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

Civilization does not seem to move
eastward" Nine culprits were whipped at
the post in Delaware yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

A man fell off a ten-story building. il.
New York, and was not killed. That is
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
Merely q SUGGESTION.

Baltimore American.
Eminent Statesman-I must confess
that I do not know what to do to save
the country.
Wise Politician-Better wait month
and let the spring graduates teil as.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
ST. PAUL.
RIVER BULLETIN
#RiSe Fall


~tGSe. -Hail.
River forecast till p. m. Monday. The
Mississippi will change but little in the
vicinity of st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

New York has finally outdone Chicago.
A baby hippopotamus has been born In
Central park menagerie
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29
OCEAN LINERS.

washington ,ime q .. m. ST. PauD.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

Piums are about ripe in Hawaii Many
poitlcians, with large baskets, are seen
at the White house, preparing to gather
them when the governmental bill becomes
effective.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

nothing. A St. Paul man stepped on a
banana peel and wasn't even sent to the
hospital.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

Some factory girls in Ohio have struck
because orders were issued that they
We're not to talk during business hours.
No wonder they struck. it would be i'm
possible for them to obey that order and
they said SO. The age of miracles Is past.
Reggie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-22
A DAILY NUISANCE.
4 Simple Remedy Which Will Interest Catarrh
Sufferers.

In its earlier stages catarrh is more
Of a nuisance than menace to the
general health. but sooner 1r later. thu
disease extends To thu throat. hrun-
chial tubes ana even to the stomach
and intestincs.
Catarrh is essentially disease Of
the mucous membrane, the local
symptoms being a profusc discharge
of mucous, sto2pagc Of the nostriIs.
irritation in throat. causing coughing.
sneezinS. gaSging and frequent clear
Ings Of the throat ana head.
The usual treatment by local DOUGH
~. snuffs. saves. etc. often gives
temporary relief, but anything Xix" 4
cure can only be obtained 10y treat
ment which removes the catarrhal
faint from the blood ana the disap-
pearance Of the inflammation from thu
mucous surfaces.
\ new remedy which meets these re-
Guirements and which 50 far has been
remarkably successful in curing ca-
tarrh il Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
These tablets act upon the blood ana
mucous membranes only. They can
hardly be called a secret patent medi-
cine as they are composed Of such val
liable remedies as Sanguinaria. Hy-
drastin. Eucalyptol ana similar
cleansing antiseptics. which cure by
eliminating from the blood and mucous
surfaces the catarrhal poison.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large.
pleasant tasting lozenges taken inter
nally, allowing them 10 dissolve slowly
in the mouth, in this way they reach
the throat. fauces ana the entire ali
mentary canal
If desired. they may also be dis
solved in water and used as a douche.
in addition 10 the internal use. but it is
not at all necessary to use a douche;
few Of them dissolved in the mouth
daily will be sufficient However,
when there is much stoppage of the
nose. a dOUche made from these tab
lets viii give immediate relief. but the
regular daily use internally Of these
tablets will cure the whole catarrhal
trouble without resorting to the incon-
venience Of a douche
DR.. Bcment states that the internal
treatment for Catarrh is rapidly taking
the place Of the old plan Of douching.
and local application and further says
that probably the best and certainly
the safest remedy at present on the
market is Stuarts Catarrh Tablets. as
no secret is made Of their composition
and all the really efficient remedies for
catarrh are contained in this tablet
Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets at fifty cents for full sized pack
ages. Ask your druggist and if he u
honest he will tell you there is no SAT-
er. more palatable. more efficient and
convenient remedy on the market.