The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-14

effort In any given direction Is fast pass
ing away. Anything which can be done
TO stay it's passing will be to the gain
of society. Should the prevailing tend
ency continue. which men of property
are doing so much to cultivate, toward
measuring all values by dollar yard
stick, the only safety which society can
find will lie in an appeal to the protective
legislation which Mr.. Hill suggests
What is the matter with the mayor Of
Minneapolis now anyway? Has he got
bats in his belfry.
The club women, we are informed. are
going to take a vacation. Good! That
VIII give everybody a rest
Woodman, spare that tree. But you
may lean against the telephone poles as
much as you like. It is sometimes the
only remedy for that tired feeling.
Mr. Bryan says that a statesman IN
be entitled to the name must have ideals
and hang to them. In this respect Mr.
Bryan must be an ideal statesman.
The Japs are getting so worked up
over the Manchurian situation that thev
are steadying their nerves with earth
quakes. The Japs are little men. but
they need a strong tonic.
Schwab does not know ANYTHING
about the iron and steel trust. Yet he
receives a million dollars per wear to
run the thing. This is queer case of
mental alteration Of the mind"
Esterhazy now swears that he wrote
the bordereau. Well, if there was the
most convincing corroborative evidence
to back up this affidavit the world would
be inclined to reject his confession If
1t be the truth, it is the first truth the
fellow ever told willingly.
Look out for the festive book agent
who will soon be trying to sell you 'sHfTs
Own Story" 1.-The Truth of the N. p.
Corner" by Hartman, and "Schiff's Re-
venge, or Jacob Shylock and His Pound
OF Flesh" These works may be all N
teresting but at this date they cannot
be absolutely relied upon.
Dewet has gone at it again. This time
he has entered the TransvaaI at the head
of 1000 men. When will that fellow LET
up and give us a rest He has occuniet1
the center of the stage about long
enough. Would it not be good idea for
P1erpont Morgan to buy the whole South
African situation while he is over there
A deed of heroism which ought to go
fGr to redeem the race was enacted nv
a colored man. who sacrificed his life
that his comrade might be saved. be
cause that comrade was a married mar
He gave his life for the wife and children
Of his friend. No greater love hath any
man than that he will give his life for a
friend
The bleeding picture and the attempted
assassination of Tom Brown are incl
dents that deserve scientific investiga-
ton. The latter incident lacks the an
parently conclusive evidence to support
it that the former is said to possess
This can be explained, however, on the
theory that the black hskered assassin
did not want anyone to know of the
assassination, not even the victim.
Samuel Bolton, a brewer of Troy. N
Y, committed suicide by getting inside
a vat of hot beer. Many man has done
the same deed by getting outside of n
vat of cold beer. In both cases 1t is
quite proper to lay the crime on the
beer after the man has been laid on the
bier. Anti-army canteen press please
copy
VIII Eugene V. Debs oppose govern
ment by injunction, now that judge Gill
dersleve has called a halt on the
gambler on Wall street by injunctiono
When you advocate a thing it is I'M
possible to predict where you will end
or with whom you will have to sleen to
be consistent This is a queer world
don't you know?
The Northern Pacific fight NAV ba
transferred from the common to the pre-
ferred stock. When that fact is definite
iy settled, some one will need to be
ready with an Injunction to keep the
preferred from going up in a balloon.
should 1t become the bone of contention.
The war is not over yet. and will not
be, until all the insurgents have sur
rendered. THAR