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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
ROsETTI AND THE VAGABOND.

In MS article on the under life Of Lon
don, in Barpers for October, William
Sharp tells charming little story of
the poet Rossettis and enc of the unfor-
tunateS who lodge at the hotel of the
beautiful star
Il remember the fascination these WIS.,
1tors used to have for Rossetti. the front
rCcms of whose fine old house ia Cheync
Walk looked on the river 1t was a sight
OF which he never tired One night he
told me a delightful story, though
whether exaggerated by one of his sud
den whimsical extravaganzas or literally
true L was at first doubtful 1t appear
ed that ne had been watching a great
hoy coming down stream, and was adj
mlrlng the magnificent effect of the full
moon on the curves of the river and on
the hay-laden boat, when to his horror
lie saw the skipper and mate of the craft
run forward, drag a man from under
the thatch of hay, and fling him into
the water. 1t took a good deal to make
the famous painter poet leave what was
practically his hermitage, but what had
just happened was too much for him.
so he rushed from his house and across
the broad roadway to Cheyne Embark
ment little crowd had already collect
ed and was watching curiously-as Ros-
sett thought, with callous indifference
the sturdy approach of the unfortunate
swimmer against tide or current, or both
In reply to Rossetti's indignant exclama-
items, a bystander remarked: "Oh, you
needn't worry yourself, guy nor; it's only
bush-sleeper comm in to Lunnon by
way of a free bed O. hay. When they're
found out they're allus chucked like that
that is, arter they makes their choice -
What choice?" Rossetti asked. Its
like this, guy nor. Says the skipper to
you like, You take your choice an have
a thorough beItin, an a run-in at the end
OF, or over you go out O. this'-an' in
nine cases out O ten, arter a bit o. scuf-
file fust, per APPS, the cove has a free bath
gratis fer nothin'."
Meanwhile the bush-sleeper had been
dragged out of the water, and stood drip
pig ad discosolate as a half-drowned
rat. Rossetti was moved to compassion,
and told the man to follow him. which he
did, and soon had warmth again both
within and without The painter-poet
was amused by his disreputable guest,
for here there was no question of virtue
struggling with adversely. The man was
a ne'er-do-well, and frankly admitted it.
No. he said, he could not reconcile him
self to sleeping indoors, particularly in
summer. Where did he sleep, then? Oh,
anywhere; sometimes in a yard, some
times under the trees in a square, to
reach which he had surreptitiously and
unseen to climb the ratings; sometimes
in an empty or new house, or in I'M
finished buildings; sometimes on the En-
bankment seats, on riverside craft, or
moored steamboats, on wharves. "An'
you don't pay nothin at the Sign of the
Bunch O. Stars, neither he added, "an'
that suits me down to the ground, not
havin' too much O. the shiny to waste
on SIGH like things as boarding houses,
to say nothin o. the sharks as keeps
them
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

ing to the ear of his father, Teddy, an
order was issued through the war de-
partment forbidding the construction Of
any new building upon the public
grounds.
1t is questioned in high official circles
at Washington whether the president
did not exceed his prerogatives in thus
disposing of these important matters
least first laying the matter before the
cabinet in regular session. 1t is under
stood, however, that at the next rcgu-
lar cabinet meeting the advisability of
creating new cabinet position to be
known as the secretary of the rab-
bit warren, is to come up for consid-
Grafton. These rabbits must be prop
erly taken care of, if the whole of yell
lowstone park has to be dedicated to
Kermit.
Grave questions of state came up dur
ing the Cleveland administrations, ques-
tons in which the nation was deeply
interested, questions OF the first tooth
of baby Ruth, how she should be taught
to walk, that she might not become
bowlegged, and when it was best for
her to say the first word, and what
word it was best for her to say first,
questions of proper nurses; questions of
artificial food, and later, questions of
dolls, whether they should be girl dolls
or boy dolls. But at no time was there
such widespread interest in these i'm
portant national matters as we notice
today. 1t is a beautiful sight to see
how eagerly people make fools of them
selves. For those who like that kind
of news, it is about the kind of news
they like
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
ff The 5heaters.

Mr. William Golfers temperance III
ST. Paul in Augustus Thomas comedy,
ION the Quiet was welcomed by a good
sized audience last night at the Metro
politan. Mr. Collier himself received
something in the nature of an ovation
and was forced to make a speech. So
much has been said of the comedy con
the Quiet that extended comment seems
unnecessary. Everybody knows that the
plot is abSurdly impossible, the lines al
ways good and at times, brilliant, and
the action rapid Everybody who has
seen it also knows that the three acts
make refreshing little play that is fun
Of good comedy, with nothing prurient to
shock the prudes and nothing banal to
bore the blase. The second act is the
liveliest in the play, but the playwright
has not made this an excuse for having
the other acts lifeless.
AS for Mr.. Collier himself, so neatly
has he fitted into the role of Robert
Ridgway that it would be difficult ana
disagreeable, as well, to imagine anyone
else playing the part of that very Amer
lean young man. Mr.. Collier has meth
DDS of his own that are unique and alto
gether delightful. AS Mr.. Ridgway he
represents the best type of the male
American, brusque, resourceful, unsenti-
mental and humorous. Mr. Golfers
trunks did not reach st. Paul in time for
the opening act last evening, and as a
consequence the player had to don some
borrowed clothes. The contretemps how
ever, did not perceptibly dull the edge
of his humor.
"On the Quiet is we'll staged, and Mr..
Golfers support is in the main good
Some Of the best lines in the play are
intrusted to Judge Ridgway, father of the
hero, and John Saville, who plays the part,
delivered them with good effect Cranley
Douglas, who like most of the company
was with Mr.. Collier last year, is most
satisfactory Duke of Carbonate The
women in the play are not any of them
beautiful but they are all good
ION the Quiet will be presented everv
night during the remainder of the week.
with the usual matinees.
Across the Pacific" which began q
weeks engagement at the Grand last
night, might rightfully be styled a case
OF too much Blaney.'' Charles e.
Blaney is credited with being its author
while Harry Clay Blaney uses it for
the affection of a Characterization that
well-nigh verges on the impossible. There
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
THE SOUTHERN PROBLEM.

The Forum
Aside from the negros savage ances-
tors and his position of irresponsibility
as a slave, he has missed, for the most
part, the influence of even the most ru-
dimentary sort of home life. Under the
exigencies of the slave system, the hum
blest home had no chance of permanency
and consequently had but little influence.
Among the civilized races that have gone
far on the road to progress, the family
life of the people is reckoned the founda-
ton Of self-respect and morality. The
negroes in the United States thirty-tive
years ago had, however, scarcely any
better developed traditions of family
life than the birds that mate in the
spring.
But the generations born since the war
and now rearing young children possesses
a home life, poor as it must be in ma
jority of instances. Their children's chill
dren, the proverbiaI third generation, VIII
Inherit certain family traditions and
ideas of training. What those traditions
and ideas are will depend upon the edu-
cation of the fathers and gr3a-dfathers.
Suppose, for instance, that negro, now
of the age of thirty has received at the
institution conducted by Mr.. Booker II.
Washington at Tuskegee a common
school education and the knowledge of a
trade, together with some idea of proper
living Suppose. too, that his children
and grandchildren will have similar
training. Will any man undertake to lay
down the positive dictum that those
grandchildren will be more UNFIT for the
responsibilities of the ballot than the
children of the European peasants who
vote in all our states? Will any man,
not blinded by prejudice and intolerance
claim that he can predict the future Of
the negro race before he has seen the
third generation born outside of slavery
q generation possessing some idea of a
home and a little education and knowI-
edge of skilled labor? That will be sixty
years hence, almost a hundred years aft
er the period of slavery. Will amy man,
who has given the subject an hour
thought, deny the reasonableness of sus-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
TO HEM.

Gate an official of Egypt, now in the
British Museum. Died 2600 B. CO.
Hem lived, and Hem died,
Forty-five hundred years ago;
This is his mummy brown and dried,
Snug in box in Mummy Row.
He fought, and how he Jared,
Never chronicle doth show,
And of the dangers that he dared,
Forty-five hundred years ago.
Just his dry self in q case,
The queerest chap in Mummy Row;
Whether his thought was broad or base,
Never a syllable ] know.
Making the rounds 1 found him there,
Careless of years that ebb and flow.
Shut from the sweet and balmy air,
Forty-five hundred years ago.
This his fate and this his fame,
Children come and stand tiptoe,
People pause and read the name,
The pioneer of Mummy Row;
BY the Nilus' fruitful tide,
Where lily and the lotus grow,
Hem lived and Hem died.
Forty-fve hundred years ago.
Robert Ioveman in Harper's Maya
zine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
BABY STARS, A cHrLD's SONG.

The souls of little girls who die
God sets up shining in the sky,
But what becomes of little boys?
l ask of nurse, and she replies
That little boys are born without
Just born to scuffle and to shout,
To play rough games, hit hard, and die.
I'm glad I'm not a little boy.
I think I'd like to be a star,
If God would set me not too far
Away from Daddy-so that /
Might send him kisses from the sky,
And shine upon his bed at night
With such a lovely little light;
And if he felt too lonely there,
I'd unwind all my golden hair,
And make little shining stair.
For him to climb and sit by me-
Oh Dads. how lovely that would be!
And perhaps, if 1 asked God for you,
He'd change you to star, dear, too.
Richard LIE Gallienne in Harper's Mag
azine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

pending judgment? The extent to which
favorable conditions will obtain will de-
pend upon public spirited men and the
voters who sustain their policy.
OF course, all the race will not come
under the beneficent influences of ,rus-
kegee, Hampton and other centers OF
practical education, but already in the
maturity of the first generation born
since the war the leavening influences Of
the pest education are distinctly factor
IN the problem. If the South is to make
tne pest of its tacit freedom to settle it's
own peculiar troubles, it will be neces-
sary Tor 1t to adopt a new point of view
IN estimating the capabilities of the black
man, not so much in the present gener-
alton as in the generations to come
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
THE SPIRIT OF JAPAN.

October Century.
"Yamato Damashil." In Japan the
ear soon catches this constantly recur-
rent phrase, 1.-THE Spirit of Japan" To
the native this phrase seems to account
Tor everything we find so incompre-
hensible in the Japanese character.
nation that places so little emphasis
on personality would not be likely to
create any such genial, beueficent char
acterization of the national traits as We
find in Brother Jonathan and Uncle
Sam.
The spirit of Japan is the soul Of the
far East. Of this the samurai in the
older days were the guardians. To us.
with our less subtle ideas, they seem
Its embodiment 1t is perhaps vain repe-
t1tlon to add that under the feudal Sys-
tenn, oVerthrown only so short a time as
th1rty-three years ago, the samural We're
the soldiers, the scholars the priests
OF the great lords whose dismantled
castles still perch on the crags of japan.
They received their pensions, greater or
less, from their daimois In return their
services were his
Thus there existed large body of men
VINO spent their days in adventure travel
and study, accomplished in the arts Of
peace as in those of war, receiving all
these advantages that come from con
tact with the world-their little world
and cherishing with passionate devotion
the honor and glory of their lord and
their country
These were the men who accomplished
the fall of the shogunate, and the restor-
alton of the emperor from the shadow
to the substance of power. Although in
the new peerage they may be marquis.
count and baron, it is the samurai who
are in power today, from the premier
to the dignified little policeman in his
immaculate white duck who stands on
the corner.
The stories of our bobbin boys our
railsplitters, our tanner boys our mill
boys of the Slashes are peaceful pastor
ais compared with the stories of the men
of the Restoration, as it is called. these
are as fully Of hair-breadth escapes.
swords and%Inives as dime novels. 1t is
interesting TO add that these personal
variations invariably begin, when Com
modore Perry first sailed up Yedo bay
spoken as one might speak of new
birth The older men-Saiga,' KIDD, Okubo
are gone, but their succession remains.
Their lieutenants are still in charge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
HRen-Rur,, in Arabic.

A request has come to Gen. Lew. Wal
lace from Alexandria, Egypt, for permis-
sion to translate "Ben-Hur'' into Arabic.
The request is made by Mr.. Neghib Gar
gour, who is connected with the KhedivaI
Mail Steamship company at Alexandria.
There exists already an Arabic transla-
ton of ''Ben-Hur," which was made by
DR. Van Dyck, the oldest Protestant mis-
sionary at Beirut Syria. 1t seems par
ticularly fitting that this great book
should become known to the Arabians,
for it will be recalled that not only the
Bedouins, but also their horses, play a
prominent and critical part in the story.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
CHICAGoANs STAY AT HOME.

Ainslee's Magazine
There is more home life to be found
in Chicago than in the average large
city. In strictly urban communities the
days work, as rule, is the prelude to
the evenings amusement and entertain-
ment. The urbanites in fresh attire are
seen on the promenades. at the clubs and
theaters, or participating in the many
social advertisements The average Chi
cagoan, at the end of his days work is a
homes going. demonstrating body, who
finds his greatest enjoyment in the COM
partnership of his family and friends, in
reading, study and thinking. His ru-
raj habits are the logical sequence of ru-
raj lineage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

are four acts, and in each Mr. Blaney
mas MS presence necessary to the eX-
tent of practically mcnopolizing the CEN
ter of the stage from start to finish
A house that might be said to be one
OF the largest of the season, however,
witnessed the production, and if noisy
applause and curtain calls count for any
thlng, the audience was satisfied. The at
traction is a Philippine war drama with
It's accompaniment of splitting guns and
booming cannon, and is SO literally
dosed with .climaxes of the hair-raising
sort that noisy applause must of necessi-
ty be its reception. This is it's second ap-
pearance at the Grand.
Harry Clay Blaney as Willie Live is
the stellar attraction his talents being
directed at impersonating a budding
playwright and carrying in connection a
commission as a war correspondent for
a San Francisco paper. Mr. Blaney as
an acrobat might reach fame, but his
portrayal in Across the Pacific" ap-
proaches the ridiculous. 1t is burlesque
of the tiresome sort
Work of a commendable character
was contributed by Harry w. Fenwick
as Bud Stanton, an adventurer and a
traitor His voice is full and his enun-
citation perfect He had an agreeable as
slstant in the person of Miss Dorothy
King. Others whose work was above the
average We're Miss Kittie Wolf Thomas
r. Beatty, Chinese Johnny Williams,
and Lester Franklin.
The remainder of the company, which
includes several of those credited with
stellar parts, has little to commend. Their
work is only fair.
The stage settings and scenery, especial
ly the opium den and the block house,
itIIta inc
feature
Rose Sydell's London Bellies raise the
average of the shows at the Star theater
another notch The olio is the strongest
this season. Those marvellous horizon
tai bar performers, the Dunhams. are the
head-liners, and their performance still
stands as the best OF its kind, undoubt-
edly. Jas. A. LaClare. the tramp Jug
gler, ranks with the best in his class,
too. Will G. Hafford and Lew Worth
sing duets very acceptabIy and introduce
some limitations that are cleVerly given.
Living pictures on an elaborate scale con-
stitute a good feature. Billy Hart, Laura
Lancton and Nellie Foster are entertain
ing in songs and dances, and Edna
Wheeler and Sadie Vedder furnish the
ginger girls speciality, which no show
seems to do without this season, and do
not resort to vulgarity to raise laugh
In the opening farce two new songs are
sung, Love Me- Lie" and Money"
both Of which won several encores. The
burlesque, "Satan's Wedding Night" is
still retained and meets with favor as of
old. The women of the show pass mus
ter in looks and style and are well cos
TUNED. Ruth Denver is the posthumous
Miss Sydell. She is statuesque and sings
well. Sundays audiences, as usual, were
limited only by the capacity of the the
alter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
How She Had Saved.

Chicago Evening Post
I'm so glad you told me to keep ac-
counts, Henry she said. 81 have just
been going over them, and I find that 1
have saved 5000 in the last three months"
'Good!' he exclaimed. where's the
money!"
ooh, haven't got the money" she an
swered, ''but the accounts show that L
have saved it just the same"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
Rexond His Reach.

Chicago News.
Harry-Did you hear about thaw tew-
while fix | was in?
Gussie-No dear boy.
Harry-Why, you know my shirt waist
button down thaw back, and when my
bloomin' valet went out and got intoxi-
Gated L had to sit up all night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30
First Question.

'sWen, what ails you?" demanded the
doctor, as he entered his patients room
81 have gnawing pains in my stom-
ach. DOCTOR" replied the Invalid
well, let's look into this. Have you
swallowed your false teeth2''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

The modern farce, Much ado about
nothing" which is holding the boards in
will finish the first act this
week probably.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

Editor Bryan makes a. good point
against the hysterical Republican papers
who are trying to fasten the RESPONSE
bility Of the assassination of President
Mckinley on the newspapers which crit
icised the president and his advisers,
when he remarks that anarchy fiourished
best in those countries where the free
dom of the press and speech is a thing
unknown. Anarchy is not the result Of
free criticism, but rather the result of
the absence of it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

The melancholy days have come, the
saddest of their kind,
With rolling seas and gentle winds and
the Shamrock just behind
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

The Monroe doctrine has become. so
popular that Australia is about to de-
clare one against all the world, includ-
ing the mother country. The first thing
we know every nation will have a Mon
roe doctrine of it's own. If it is such a
good thing, why not?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

President Roosevelt is to be Inundated
by Yale comforting upon him the degree
of Ii. D. Against this act every friend
of the president should protest. Think of
it, DR.. Teddy Roosevelt, president of the
United States. The insolence of these
universities is becoming unbearable For
the purpose of honoring themselves they
attach their titles to every man who has
achieved something outside of their walls
If they would keep their badges to them
selves and bestow them on men who
would be honored by them, the titles
themselves would have some little value
as an index of learning Now they mean
nothing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

Rumors of important changes in the
staff of one of our morning contempor-
aries over in Minneapolis are in the air.
We hope any change will be for the bet
toy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

The captain of the Gresham ought to
be investigated for not making a loop
instead of running into the Erin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

The Sampson crowd are determined
that Schley shall have nothing left
when they get through with him. The
latest is the claim that he did not say
There is glory enough for all" It is
strange, passing strange, how a man
could manage to make so many mistakes
as did Schley. He did nothing right and
yet he got there just the same That
was the trouble with Napoleon; he al
ways did things wrong, but somehow
the results were just what his enemies
would like to have achieved themselves
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-30

''It was a close caIl-the closest for
many years. For the first time in years.
and perhaps for the first time during
the entire series of cup races except
once the British challenger sailed over
the course in shorter elapsed time than
the defending boat. 1t was Columbia s
time allowance that gave her the race
and not her actual speed, though she
by the rules Of the sport. Pioneer
Press.
1t is always advisable to read the
news before making editorial comments
on current events No charge for the ad-
vice
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-09

CHICAGO
At Close of Business February ), 1901.