The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-22

Russia is not inactive in her movements.
The Muscovite has taken hold Of the
province of Manchuria regardless of the
WlsneS OF the people or the opinion OF
the world. The story of the barbarities
committed recall tragedies of ancient
times. During September over Il, 600 Chi
nese were killed or drowned In the Amur
river.
Charley Towne said to friend the
other day that the Scriptures enioined
US to rejoice with those who rejoice and
weep with those who weep, and he was
trying to follow that order, but It was
hard strain on him to keep it up
Today, Nov. %. is the anniversary OF
the birth, in 1753. of Dugdale Stewart.
an eminent Scottish philosopher; of An
dreas Hofer, in 1861. a celebrated Tyro-
Iese patriot. shot in 1910 by order of Ma
poleon; Of l.. n. Rothchild, in 1903. tho
lirst Jew admitted TO the English parl:a-
lnent: of Marian Evans Lewis Crosse.
George Eliot in 1920 an eminent Eng
lisl novelist.
In modern thought as well "a Dress
we Ne. MI the air with phrases strange:
Ihen leave them to forgetfuiness
About the. tariff all the land
once raised a most persistent row
But other ma alters take command.
and no one mentions ''tarifr'' now.
Washington Star
During the last twenty-five years over
o" American heiresses have married
Europeans. a majority of whom possessed
little except title.
england has a college of arms. wherein
have been kept for centuries the records
OF the great. The duties Of the officers
of arms consist in making grants and ex-
einpilhcations of armorial bearings, trac-
ing and recording pedigrees, proving and
registering patents of nobility, obtaining
royal license for change of surnames, PRO-
curing patents of special procedure and
searching records for armorial and gene
illogical inferma ton. Waldorf Astor has
been trying to break into the college for
some time, but his German ancestor was
a butcher, who killed animals instead Of
men.
The Spanish treasury books show the
debt of Cuba to be $700 900 900. that Is the
bondholders of the world. including Spain
nave paper bonds and bills representing
that amount. 1t does not represent much
value at this time
The Argentine republic has Just added
four new 7,00O-ton armored cruisers to her
AACCI' iHdhIllS II the strongest navy IN
South America. The appropriation for
new ships next year is s., 5O0O 900 The
other South American countries are also
making additions to their war ships And
the new vessels are being built in Eu-
rope. There is a chance for trade with
South America if we would only turn a
little government money in that direc-
ton, instead of spending it trying to
whip a half savage people, because of
some fancied duty or honor"
Today, Nov. p. is st. CeciHa's day, the
| patron of sacred music. She is counted
as one Of the four great virgins of the
Latin church, and Is named along with
| only few others in the canon of the
mass. There is no authentic history con-
| corning her, but legends are plentiful.
DRYDEN, Addison Pope and others have
written poems about her.
| The Vanderbilt university at Nashville,
! Tenn, is an institution for the joint edu-
| cation of the sexes, and singular to say
| and appropriately, new building, called
| Nissan hail. has just been dedicated for
use.