The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16


don, England, delivered an address in
this city last week. ON the subject of
'Reincarnation, speculative theory
that has many able advocates, all Of
whom are no doubt sincere. 1t is an in
teresting question, to say the least, and
has a hold in. the minds of millions of
people in the Orient and a good many
folks in the United States.
The annual session of the Minnesota
State Grange for 1900, begins next Tues
day; Dec. IS, at Mortified.
o.
A Chicago man is arranging to have a
Christmas tree for his eight dogs. 1t is
not necessary say, he has~no children
and his love has gone to the dogs.
The Holly orchard at Wihnebago, Fart-
bault county, consists of fifteen acres of
apple trees surrounded by a windbreak of
evergreens. The net income this year
was over 81, 500. The Wealthy variety
leads all and produces a good crop every
year. 1t is a reliable Minnesota variety
Superstitions have indeed been asso-
ciated with religion. So they have with
law, medicine, nature, the family the
state. But we do not reject what Is true
in them with the false. Religion is just
now eliminating itself from many super
stttions and there IS every day more re-
hglon in the world and less ignorance,
doubt, and fear.-Rev. c.. w. Biddle.
Rev. DIR. K. Heller Newton, q prom1-
nent New York divine, said in a lecture
ore evening lately that Men and women
can hold conscious communion with
spirits I know. not from my own per-
sonal experiences, but from the expert
enees of friends whose trutGulness IL
Hoxy tic
Savage, he is pretty nearly a Spiritualist.
Prof. S1nedley, of Chicago, says chill
dren learn best by sound. He proposes
methods nf teaching in the public schools
to conform to this idea. This is not
new idea. and ample testimony is TO
be seen in nature, manifested in the
cries and sounds of birds and animals.
Children learn a language and have use
of large number of words before they
ever go to school.
Miss Ida S. Stone. leading Christian
scientist of Cleveland o., was before the
court the other day for trying to treat
a child for diphtheria. The child died.
The judge fined her $50 and costs, which
is the limit of the law, and closed his
sentence by sd ying: ''The sooner Chris
tan scientists are forced to abandon
their idea of curing the sick by prayer
the better off society will be-
Some of the Eastern trunk lines, tn
Guiding the Pennsylvania Central. New
York Central Baltimore & Ohio Erie and
Cleveland & Ohio have decided after Jan
to abolish half rate clergymen tickets.
Rev. DR.. McFeeter, a reformed Pres
byterian of Philadelphia, is at the head
of movement which declares against
participation in any state or national
election. because I'VE must swear to sup
port the constitution, which altogether
ignores the existence Of God and the
authority of Jesus These people are
doubtless good citizens, but because they
cannot have their way in everything they
stand outside of government. and al
low those who differ from them to rule.
Is that the better way?
Now comes DR.. Hoy, who liYes In Chi
business and professional people. Every
action or movement destroys cells, uses
up tissue and create so much waste mat
ter to be taken out of the system He
says athletes are usually a prey of dis
ease, and he has known blacksmiths or
other mighty men of muscle to succumb
to pneumonia and other diseases with
out resistance. He comedies that chill
dren need exercise to build up the mus
cles, but that mature men at any age
need very little.