The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-09

o
Good apples are being grown up in
Manitoba. The northern limit of apple
growth, like that of wheat, has not yet
been established
The real good looking girls are g~ing
out of fashion in the stores. Dealers say
that handsome girls are f1irted with more
than the plain ones and consequently
they lose lots sof time and keep custom
ers waiting.
There is prospect of trouble with Ger
many over the propc ed transfer of the
island of Margarita to Germany in salts.
faction of certain claims which Germany
holds over Venezuela. The claims are
Old ones, and We're being pressed when
President Cleveland, in 1895, took a firm,
stand against England.s ellcreachrnent,
upon Venezuela. Germany is again
pressing the case and the South American
republic seems willing to settle in that
way. 1t will be seen later what steps
the administration will take in reaffirm-
ing the Monroe dctrine, which stands
against the acquisition of American terri
tory by any foreign power.
The tendency to regard lightly the
taking or stealing of property is an I'M
sound spot in our civilization. 1t is a
depIorable Jest that "the man who steals
loaf of bread is a thief, and the man
VINO steals million is a financier" SucI.
a saying would be impossible here under
strict code of morality Severest con-
demnation should be visited upon all
thieves, be their thefts large or small.
There is disposition everywhere to
gloss over the crimes of taking money
or property belonging to others, notably
so in bank wrecking
The city government of London has
been reorganized, and 2O2 different dis
tricts have been me ged into twenty-eight
municipalities, each with its own mayor,
board of aldermen and borough coun-
c1lors. There are altogether 25S aldermen
ana 1858 councillors. Nov. 8 is lord mayor s
day in London, when there Is a celebra-
ton and procession.
1t was, on the whole, a nice, clean,
gentlemanly campaign, with only enough
mud-slinging and vitriol-throwing to show
that there is yet room for some better
ments in human nature. Pioneer Press.
Open confession to the guilt Of f1inging
mud and vitriol and printing silly fakes
is hopeful sign of final abandonment of
the practice
Those Chinese viceroys and princes are
said not to mind being disgraeed, exc
cuted etc, just so long as the newspapers
are doing the jobs.
Spain has sent q call to her former
colonies tc come to Madrid and consider
their joint commercial and political in
terests. South and Central American
countries, with Mexico, are expected to
be represented while Italy, Portugal and
France show their sympathy with the
movement By unloading her expensive
colonies it may be that Spain may re-
habilitate herself in South and Central
America, and retain something of the
prestige and power which have slipped
away from her, measurably through her
own arrogance and misgovernment. The
people of these countries are Spanish
and they have race pride and fond
ness for the mother land.
Twenty years ago Seattle Spokane and
Tacoma, Wash, had combined popula-
ton of 1881. Now they have 1852 d.
vided between them, and ranking in the
order named
cit is a great benefit in the long run
to any farming community to have To-
Gated within its limits a we'll managerd
stock farm devoted to the production of
choice blooded stock. Prot Shaw re-
Gently wrote up a county fair in Mime
SOId WttiSI4.-Ro as dlStAliS5 uiSticO NY us 6A-
cellent display of Shorthorn cattle of high
quality. There were a number of ex-
hibitoTS, but when the ancestry of the
cattle was looked up it was found that
they ell traced back to the herd. of one
breeder in the county, who, for many
years, has kept up a herd of very choice
Shorthorns. The animals which have
gone out from s{lis herd have leavened a
great share of the cattle of the county
with the leaven of improvement Oregon
Agriculturist.
People who complain of the cost of the
city buildings in St Paul and Minneapo
lis may be interested in learning that
Philadelphia had spent, up to June 30 the
handsome sum of $23. 739, 593 on the Quaker
City hail.. and It's not yet finished.
A woman who will not lie about any
thing else will lie to her dressmaker
about needing her new dress a day or
two before she really needs it-Atehison
Globe.
The widow of the late king of Italy
has formally retired from public life by
distributing her personal effects. Her 300
superb costumes have been apportioned
among her friends, and all her jewelry
has been given to relatives, Young Queen
Helena has received Margherita's royal
diadem, valued at nearly 100000.
Stuart Robson's first appearance on the
stage was in Uncle Toms Cabin" in
1859.
If things had gone differently Dom Paul
might have been the George Washington
of his country. Then, wouldn't it look
better, after getting into trouble, to re-
main and see it out?
An automobile accident insurance com
pany has been formed in New York TO in
sure its policy holders against accidents
and to defend the innumerable lawsuits
which have been brought against motor
lists all over the country, often on very
slight proVocation.
The late English Marquis of Butte.
whose heart is en- route to JerusaIen1
for burial, left $500 5000 to be distributed
among various. Roman Catholic institu-
tions.
The Queen of Sweden and Norway is
said to be the wealthiest sovereign, ex-
cept Queen Victoria. The former inner
tied her wealth from her brothers, who
were proprieters of the gambling houses
at Wiesbaden. Her majesty is of reli-
gious turn, and renders much help to the
Salvation Army and other active evan
gelical societies
Fashion has decreed for the winter
that there must be harmony between
waist and skirt in color. The bright waist
and dark skirt are not la mode. Loud
buttons and expensive ones are admis-
sible It is said one can easily spend
500 for enough to adorn a single gown
and not overload it at that. Semi
precious and imitation of precious stones
are used for buttons and make a display
that often is dazzling.