The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-27


N0vember, haste and usher in
1,he eager crowds who come in hocks
from barn and bin in hope to win
ob A harvest M, rye from the ballot box!
IN, nlShtiest season of the year,
win reVerent ear each person notes
our potent Will as we draw near
unto the month that brings the votes.
TT So Washington Star.
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1t was on Oct.52S, 1864 that Lieut. Cush-
ing performed his hazardous act of
destroying the Confederate ram Abe
marie IN the Roanoke river, to the great
rellef OF the Union blockading squadron.
The mails are Foaded with tons of cam
palgh llteratures and agents and car
rlers VIII be glad when election is over.
wonder II one person in a thousand
readS these long confessional speeches
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Today. Oct. q, is the anniversary of
the birth, III 172S, of Capt. James Cook,
the famous navigator, who was killed
feh. IL Ia4, by the natives of the Ha-
Wallan Islands: of Joanna Baltic, in 1862,
an eminent Scotch poetess; of B. F..
wade, in 1900 an American statesman;
or a L. Stewart, in 1862, a merchant
prince of New York; of Whitelaw Reid,
IN 1887, an American journalist, and now
editor of the New York Tribune.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, is
quoted as saying in recent speech
that God was watching the Republican
party and wishing it success. This was
after Senator Beveridge had made the
same claim. Wonder what Emperor
Wlfl1am thinks of these American sena-
tors?
Reading and art clubs are growing in
popularity. These are quite as profitable
as the card parties, but they may re-
qulre little more use of brain tissue.
Henry Miller is dead Well, who was
ne: He was the inventor of the steam
ana air brake, his first patent being is.
sued Jan. 2 1856, and all railroad brakes
now IN use are patterned after his in
Vent1on. He died at Chappaqua, N. Y.
and was neighbor Of Horace Greeley.
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An order has been sent to pension
agents to the effect that any pensioner
who is habtuaI drinker and makes a
public nuisance Of himself can be dropped
from the rolls.
Thirty years ago today Marshal Ba-
zaine surrendered 10000 French soldiers
at Metz, to the Germans
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1t was on Oct. 27, 1852, that William
Penn landed at New Castle and began
taking an active interest in the settle
ment Of America
President Rockefeller, of the Standard
Oil company, is said to have an income
of over $4,000 day.
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Minnesota is becoming noted as a but
ter producing state and today there is
creamery in. nearly every town in the
state.-Iowa Homestead
So many people are oblivious to the
glories of nature in this month, so beau
tiful with autumn foliage that the fol-
rowing quotation is timely: There are
few men and women who do not appre-
ciate the beauty of nature when it is
called to their attention, many of us co
rot readily find these beauties ourselves.
Our eyes were not taught to see, our
ears were not trained 10 hear and our
fingers were not shown how to feel all
the beautiful things that are everywhere
about u.s.
No woman was considered in making
up the list of names for the New York
Hall Of Fame. Nor actors.
Theodore Roosevelt, Republican eandi-
date for vice president, is governor of
H.
a year, or 1898 month He has been
in his office two days since June 80, and
will draw over s., 06l salary while out
on the stump, talking duty and honesty.
Life is too short for any bitter feeling;
Time is the best avenger, If we wait;
The years speed by and on their wings
bear healing;
We have no room for anything like
hate.
This solemn truth the low mounds seem
revealing,
That thick and fast about our feet are
stealing
Life is too short for hate
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
An unusual number of Cinnamon have
gone West this fall en- route home. 1t
is said that they have been summoned
to take their places in rank for a COM
ing struggle with the white races.
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Our Mr. Lyons thinks: that Novem-
Der will be fairly pleasant month The
average temperature of the month for
the last twenty mine years has been 81
degrees. with 1895 November in the lead
with an average of Al.
Sir Robert Hart has been many years
in China as the representative of the
English government in the imperial Gus
toms service. He thinks the world
is facing a serious problem 'sThere
is not the slightest doubt he
says, that fifty years hence there will
be millions of Boxers in serried ranks
and wars panoply at the call of the
Chinese government" Discussing the al
tentative courses open to the powers, he
sees a real yellow peril' ahead and no
hope of a permanent solution in sight