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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
FOR AGED AUTHORS AND suol

FOR AGED AUTHORS AND SUCH.
A novel and altogether surprising ex-
preston has recently been given to the
humanitarian movement. It takes the
form of nothing less than the establish
ment of home for aged authors and
artists OF course the new enterprise Is
not laid on especially gigantic lines. Thus
far, indeed, the home Ia limited to six
teen rooms, which could hardly be said
to suffice for the comfortable housing of
all the aged authors and artists who have
failed to accumulate fortunes in the pros
ecution Of their callings. But, such as 1t
is, 1t exists, and the thought Of it should
bring Joy to more than one short-slghted
mortal who may have dissipated good.
golden years in the pursuit Of intellectual
and aesthetic illusions Of one description
or another.
Modern society, or, at least good and
philanthropic members Of it, are known,
Of course, to have expended some thought
on the cause of ITS decaying humanity.
We have 'homes" for aged soldiers and
sailors, and even for members Of the art
preservative who have had other
thoughts than that Of amasslng COM
potency while standing at their cases.
Even the railroad corporations do some
thing once in while to care for those
unfortunate ones among their employees
whose days OF usefulness have come to
more or less sudden ending. In other
countries less devoted to the principles
Of pure individualistic democracy than
our own, the thought Of giving pensions
to aged and collapsed toilers has been
even talked about; and in far-off New
Zealand and autocratic Germany, 1t Is
said to have been put in actual operation.
But nowhere and never before has any
one heard of anything being done or
thought Of in connection with that
thoughtless class whose members. moving
in the realms of intellect, might we'll
scorn to dwell on such prosaic detail
as that Of the proverbial rainy day. And
yet, 1t is just this singular idea which has
been put into practical effect in little
New Jersey village possessing the sug-
gestive name Of Tenaf1y.
Is 1t necessary to say that 1t is a woman
who has engaged herself in this remark
able enterprise? It cannot be. No SEN
sible male person, in the full possession
of his good dollars amassed in the pur-
suit Of some profitable calling. could have
ever had such an idea assail him. and IL
1t did. he must naturally have felt more
| or less concern as to his own future men
| tai condition. Think Of homes" being
established in this land for aged authors,
artists, college professors, ministers Of re-
| ligion, scientists and such like? Why.
| in time. some mistaken philanthropist
| might be expected to happen along and
suggest that the aged and no longer in
| fuent1al Journalist be included in the gem
eral scheme OF beneficence. or course, 1t
| is not quite clear as yet what exact po-
sition newspaper people occupy in the
scheme Of creation-whether they are to
be included among the parasites or the
drones among the artists or the laborers,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
LOVE AND POKER.

my Queen" said he. "Id like two
pair
With you" The fair maid blushed.
And seid: Now. Jack. I'd beat you
For. don't you see, I'm fiushed?''
But that ain't straight replied her
Jack"
(That "hand-sir' dimmed his lustre:
"Such play Con words) you know I
And then he double bussed" her.
please name tho day; would deal light
To even board your ante
I've table steaks'-'give me q sight
Shall order eards'-or shan't ~"
The Queen" said yes; and now, grown
bold,
They draw their carriage wicker:
On afternoons you'll "see" them stroll
1t holds UP little kickerl'
IT. L. Wilson In Titusyille World.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

wagon. The next thing will be drunk
less jag.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

Russell Sage says young men should
not hesitate to marry rich girls. They
don't 1t is the maidens with money
who are coy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

The Chicago Times Herald and Emperor
William are entering merrily upon their
new century, and do not seem to realize
that they are lonesome.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

Chicago papers are apprehensIve that
some one will fall into the drainage canal
and be drowned In the old days of the
river the danger was Of sprained ankles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

Among all the various allegations made
against Senator Clark, no one has yet
charged him with not paying for Montana
legislators all they were worth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

If Mr. Vanderbilt were fined for all the
contempt he doubtless feels for that New
York court, his whole fortune would
hardly be enough to liQuidate the obliga-
ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
STERDAY's TEMPERATURES.
SUNDAY, JANUARY IA. 1900.

.washington time q p. m. st. Paul..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14

wan taelS, Woros LII 1910, o,'.o'0oo, - O'
3 sss. 900 and In 1898, n.967,oo0 Haikwan
taels. Discussing the foreign trade Oh Ciii-
ma the report says:
so much foreign capital has been iate-
lv invested in China that the condition
of the external trade OF the country US
an index to the national resources, -
watched with a certain anxiety. II Is
observed that in every year the value OIL
the imports has exceeded that OF Exports
and for the period 1Sss-9S the excess Oh I'M
ports over exports fs 437, ,679 HaikWan
taels, an annual average OF about o4,tVo'-
900 taels. These figures have given rise
In some quarters to the strange belief thet
China ID being gradually denuded OF Sill
YER to pay the balance, and 1t has even
been gravely stated that the country Is
approaching bankruptcy. It is pointed
out that China has not only TO pay Tor
her imports, but has also to md 1unos
TO meet remittances abroad FOR the serV-
ice of loans, for the purchase OF war ma
terial, and for the support OF legations,
etc. The depressing picture thus pre-
sented to the lima gination has tendency
to destroy credit. apd prevents many peo-
nile from investing In China's securities,
and 1t may be well to show that as FAR
az can be ascertained, the position d one
that need cause no anxiety. It must be
explained that the figures OF imports and
exports represent the value of goods on
the Chinese market; that Is to say. in the
case of imports, the value after they
have paid duty to the government and
profit to the Chinese buyer; and. IN the
case of exports. the value on the market
before they have been sold to the foreign
buyer and paid export duty. The figures
for $685. reduced to the value Of imports
at the moment Of landing. and the value
of the exports at the moment Of shipment.
the moment when balance may be fairly
struck, show, instead of an excess of i'm
ports amounting to 5O.542,0o0 Haikwan
taels, an excess of only 7,S21,o0o taels.
but we must also take into account
the value of gold exported gold in China
being simply a commodity amounting to
7,703,S4S Haikwan taels. and the value Of
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our Government, fixed il organic
law. cannot be changed in form or
in substance unless our Congress,
with it's House fresh from the
people, and the Supreme Court of
the United States are parties with
the Executive to the reasonable
conspiracy. With a written Con-
stitution, the unique feature Of
our system of government, and it's
sheet anchor, is that great Court
at Washington, removed by the
law Of it's establishment from par
tizan conflicts and from the infu-
ence Of popular clamor, whose
chief and conclusive function is to
construe that Constitution and it's
distribution Of powers, and which
can say to the congress, "thus far
and no farther" and to the Chief
Executive, thus far and no
farther"
This talk about "despotism' and
"despots,' and "airs of Eastern
potentates," the exercise Of ''royal
powers" governing without the
consent of the governed" "King
George the Third" and the like, is
not at all new in respect Of the
government Of unorganized terri
tories Of the United States. All
these phrases and epithets were
used and applied to Jefferson and
his administration of the newly
acquired Louisiana purchase under
the bill signed by him and drawn
by Madison.
The same is practically true of
Florida, when following the JEFF
ferson precedent, its government
was debated. An amendment pro-
viding that all the principles Of
the Constitution be, declared to
be applicable to the said territory
as paramount acts, was voted down.
Webster Endorsed the same theory
as to Florida in 1928. But these
Populists and Boxers set up a sort
Of joss, and then desecrate our
I saints calendar by labelling it St.
Jefferson.
The Philippine question is a
problem to be solved by the con-
gress, SO far as the whole territory
is concerned, It may be determin-
ed to withdraw the flag as in Cuba.
But in no place on earth must that
flag be hauled down under fire.
On the finance question, two or
three respected friends use this
logic substantially:
1T is true that the Kansas City
platform declares for national and
commercial dishonor by the i'm
mediate free coinage Of silver at
16 to one as legal tender. It is
true that the candidate who stands
upon it has said: IF there is any
one who believes a gold standard
a good thing, or that it must be
maintained. [ warn him not to
cast his vote for me, because I
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to discuss them. The house is on
fire. We must help our fellow
occupants to put it out, however
much We may have differed from
them on the policies of house.
keeping and although against our
protests they had persisted in the
policy Of using kerosene to start
the kitchen stove.
Let no Democrat be influenced
by false reports as to the attitude
in this crisis of any man whom
we have trusted, who, pointing to
his record to speak for him now,
may deem it unnecessary to speak
again. We should never lose faith
in the stability of the works of
God-least of all in the noblest of
them-an honest man.
take my place proudly by the
side of Abram S, Hewitt, under
whom I fought in the great battle
for Tilden and Democracy in 1876.
Waiting in confidence the call of
men like him, to gather for the
reorganization Of my party, like
him | conceive it to be my solemn
duty to vote against Organizing
the Democratic party and to rid
the party and country of Bryan
ism, and SO, like him, in the ranks
Of the true Democracy, 1 shall 90
to the polls and cast my ballot for
President Mckinley.
(Signed) Don M. DICKINSON.
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against neighbor, family against
family, section against section and
nation against nation. He makes
the always dangerous appeal to
the evil in human nature. His
postulates are Boxer and his pro-
paganda is Boxer. He speaks no
encouragement to the unsuccessful
but tells him to lay the blame at
the door of his more fortunate
neighbor and that his sole remedy
is to attack him. He invariably
speaks Of creditors as "merciless
creditors" and to the debtor he
teaches that his friend who has
loaned him money or trusted him
is his enemy.
When a man fails and becomes
Respondent he does not seek to
inspire him with the American
spirit Of perseverance; he does not
appeal to him to be up and doing
and to try again, but he tells him
to stop trying, and thatthe remedy
is to pull down the more success
full.
Where is the intelligent citizen
who believes in his heart that his
Republican neighbors are not as
good Americans and as good pat
riots as himself? And yet in con-
nection with his making a charge
that the Republicans demanded a
larger army ian increase, by the
way. that was voted for by the
Bryan men of the Senate, and
carried in the House with a min.
ority vote of but 33,) he has re.
peatedly said in his public speeches
as he said at Indianapolis:
"Why do they want it? Sc
that they can build a fort neal
every large city and s the army
to suppress by force the discon-
tent that ought to be cured by re-
medal legislation" This from a
candidate for the Presidency Of
the United States using all the
power of his eloquence to carry
ic%onviction, especially to our for.
eign-born workingmen, whose
votes he solicits!
What intelligent citizen loving
his country, with a stake in home
in family or in property, howeve,
great his sympathy for the I'm.
happy Beers, would, if he could
have had his Government aggres
sively interfere for their protection
at the risk of war with Great
Britain? We seek no more wars
We want the friendship Of all ma
tons; but now, as ever, we stand
cat peace but ready" to battle with
any of them for the integrity o.
our territory, the honor Of our flag
and the protection of Americans
everywhere. Who that seriously
attacks that policy is a safe NAL
to trust with power in this
country?
Imperialism? The theory O.
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Special Dispatch to the Philadelphia Press.

Special Dispatch to the Philadelphia Press.
Washington, Oct. PIN a let
ter to a friend in this city, Hon.
Don M. Dickinson, who was Post
master General during President
Cleveland's first term, expresses
his views of Bryan and Organism.
Few arraignments Of the Demo-
cratic candidate exceed in vigor
this Of the .old-line Cleveland
Democrat from Michigan. The
ex-Postmaster General says:
Dear Sir-Since the adoption OF
the Kansas City platform, and his
nomination, 1 have never enter
tanned a thought of voting for
Mr.. Bryan. I confess, however,
that in common with very many
Democrats, I hoped for a time
that I might with a clear consci-
ence stay away from the polls.
But Mr.. Bryan's speeches, parti-
cularly his later ones, have des-
troyed that illusion and convinced
me that [ must vote at the coming
election.
I criticize no man of different
views who al reconcile himself
to the other course, but as for me
with the light I have, [ am forced
to the conviction that l would be
a recreant American, false to my
country and false to my party as
we'll, if I should take to the woods.
I am a Democrat on all the funda-
mental issues on which our party
joined battle in the past with the
Republicans, the Wings and the
Federalists-a Democrat without
the prefix "gold" because my party
has been the partyof soundhnance
from Jefferson to Cleveland. ]
could not be a Republican if
would, and I say the creed Of
Democracy with all my old-time
sincerity and faith.
But I recognize scarcely a YES
tige of Democratic principle in
either the Chicago or Kansas City
platforms. The organization is in
the hands Of the Populists and by
these the liveryof true Democracy
has been stolen in which to serve
all the devils that make for social
disorder. Mr.. Bryan is preaching
the Gospel of Hate. Voicing that
he appeals to the envious, the dis
contented, the improvident, the
incompetent and the unworthy
idle. The words Of the Propher
Samuel were aptly quoted in Gen.
eral Bragg's speech the other day
as applying to MI. Bryan and his
following:
And every one that was in dis
tress,..and every n that was il
debt, and every one that was dis
contented gathered themselves un'
ohm, and he becamei a captain
over them"
But worse still, he endeavors te
set friend against friend, neighbo1
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-02

promise him that it will not be
maintained in this country longer
than 1 am able to get rid of it,
lit is true that the same candi-
date made it a condition of accept
ing the nomination hat the de-
claration for free silver should be
inserted in the platform; neverthe-
less, by reason Of Republican leg
islation and a Republican Senate,
tn candidate we support cannot
accomplish the result he declares
for"
Even if it we're true, which I
deny, hat Mr.. Bryan, if elected,
could not order the payment Of the
public obligations in silver, or that
the mere election of such a man
on such a platform would not des-
troy confidence in the credit and
honor Of the nation, and before
Inauguration drive gold out of the
country and into boarding places;
nay, even if it were true that such
a declaration Endorsed by the
American people, would not entail
individual and commercial demora-
lization, as we'll as financial dis
tress, still, with all Difference to
men whom l respect, this logic
seems to me the baldest sophistry.
It may be admitted that the man
who proposes to have the nation
make a debt-paying dollar, or
labor-paying dollar out of so cents
in silver and so cents of vacuum is
sincere in his views Of political
economy. So is the Anarchist
sincere, and his physical and
moral courage Though perverted)
cannot be questioned, when, taking
his life in his hands, he adopts as
sassination Us a proper political
method.
Suppose in order to get the
Anarchist vote the platform had
Endorsed assassination as a politi-
cal means, and suppose the friends
of the candidate appealed to us
for votes on the ground that, al
though the declaration for assas-
sination was in the platform, yet,
in fact, it could never be made
effectual, because the Republican
police protection was too perfect
would we listen to the proposition?
Yet the logic is the same and the
analogy should not offend, for the
turpitude of the two declarations
would differ little in degree in the
opinion of the two or three men
who are endeavoring to so reason
themselves into voting for Mr..
Bryan.
/. there are any who while diff
fering radically from Mr.. Bryan
in these things, yet from political
expediency think that they should
vote "with the organization" let
me call their attention to a bit of
recent history-including anew an
old lesson sadly learned ever by
Mr.. Webster-that, "Political
honesty is political expediency."
Memory in the Northwest need
60 back less than two decades to
recall the time when greenbackism
dominated the Democratic party.
Within the same time we have
witnessed the struggles of mem
bers Of our party to escape their
then records as greenbackers. In
every case the nan with political
ambition. Of prominence, on whom
could be fastened the greenback
record, has passed, protesting, into
private life.
While the Republicans are res
ponsible for many evils that beset
us in our domestic economy the
crisis is such that this is no time
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-02
Summer Resorts.

Visit Mt. Mena, Ark, (Rich Mt Station.) Most
delightful summer resort to be found. 5000
feet above the sea. Modern hotel and cot1ag-
es. Beautiful scenery. Pure Water
Sloan Springs, Ark, is one of the best natural
summer resorts in the south. The place
abounds in springs of curative waters and ma.
ture has made it an ideal spot.
Cheap Rates To Above Points.
S. Y. WARNER, G. P. & 7. A..
Kansas City, Mo-.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-02
Kansas City and the Gulf.
Improved Train Service,
Two Trains Daily.

Shortest line and quickest time to
Kansas City, Pittsburg, Joplin,
TT. Smith, Texarkana, and
Shreveport.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-02
Through Sleeper to
Houston and Galveston.

Homeseekers excursions South the
first and third Tuesdays of
each month.
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Port
Hrtbur
Route

Straight as the crowshies
Between 1
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-16
DEAD
W, [, GorreII, Of Ravenswood, W.
Va, Commits Suicide at
the Bellevue.

w. L. Gorrell q well known mer-
chant and poultry buyer of Ravens
wood, w. Va, died in his room at the
Bellevue Hotel last evening as the re-
suit of an overdose of laudanum,
probably taken with suicidal intent
The unfortunate man came to this
city from Ravenswood Tuesday and
registered at the Bellevue that after
noon. During the two days that he
remained there he spent most of the
time in his room or in the hotel Of
flee. He talked but little and seemed
worried about something.
Yesterday about noon he went to his
room and nothing more was seen of
him until after four o'clock. when
one of the bell boys went to the room
for something and found him lying on
the bed unconscious. A bottle of
laudanum and box of morphine tab
lets in the room showed there
was something wrong and the pro-
pnietors were at once notified.
Drs. Charles Hart, o. NJ. Willis and
John Mcclure we're summoned and
soon arrived They made every effort
to save him, but without avail. The
poison accomplished It's work and
about o'clock the unfortunate man
breathed his last. The remains were at
once removed to Fuller's undertaking
establishment, where an inquest will
probably be held tomorrow.
On the mans person were found
$3.03 in money and check for $500
drawn by himself on Spencer bank.
Notices were also found from the
same bank that he had no funds de-
posted. 1t Is supposed that financial
difficulties drove him to commit the
rash act.
Mr.. Gorrell was about forty years Of
age and leaves wife and two child
rem, who reside at Ravenswood. They
were notified of the death last even
ing and will probably be here today.
He was member of the Knights of
Pythias. Junior Order U. A. M. and l.
o. o. F., and committees from these
lodges will arrive in the city from
Ravenswood and Spencer today to
take charge of the remains.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-16
The Marietta Daily Leader
FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 1900.
WITH A RAZOR
Lizzie Friedel, Of Newport, Attempts
TO Take Her Life.

About nine o'clock yesterday morn
ing Lizzie Friedel, the thirty year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Friedel, of near Newport, secured a
razor and going to her room, attempt-
ed to end her life by cutting her
throat
When discovered by the family she
was lying on the bed, which was sat-
urated with blood from terrible cash
in her throat. Luckily, however, she
had failed to sever the jugular vein,
Dr. Gale and DR.. Warren were hasti-
ly sent for and upon their arrival did
what they were able to do toward saw
ing the woman's life.
The cause Of the deed is supposed
to have been dependency over ill
health. Miss Friedel had been suf-
fering for some time with lung trou-
BILE and the loss of hope that she
would recover seems to have driven
her to an attempt at suicide
AT last reports she was still living
and hopes are entertained for her re-
covery
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-16
River News.

The marks at the wharf last evening
showed a stage of 81 feet and the river
was slowly rising. Rivermen do not
expect further rise, but the present
stage is sufficient to incure navigation
for some days.
The Virginia went up last evening
on her regular trip with fair list of
passengers and big load of freight
The Queen City was expected at an
early hour this morning on her trip to
Cincinnati. She is running several
hours behind time.
The Valley Belle left the landing at
a. m. yesterday for Gallipolis.
Today's boats are the Bedford for
Wheeling at a. m. and the Ben Hur
for ParkersbuGg this evening.
No coal passed yesterday, but sever
al tows have left Pittsburg and are ex-
pected here today.