The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-10
SUNDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

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share Of travel in this westward world
movement. st. Paul is the gateway to
tnls wonderful region. Some of these
people will stop here. There should be
truthful and convincing booklet. con-
Gensed and in convenient form. prepared
to hand out to all such, and 1t should
cover not only the advantages OF St
Paul, but Of Minnesota and the Dako-
tas.
The selection Of Hon. Paris Gibson. OF
Great Falls, for United States senator BY
the legislature Of Montana is a fitting
recognition Of good man. Mr. Glib
son was formerly a resident of Mime
sofa, but has lived in Montana for manv
years, and the state had no more public
spirited citizen. He is the founder Of
the city of Great Falls
Never was there such a rage for spec
ulatlon. Not age nor condition is ex-
empt. Slow gains will not suffice The
small boy tries his luck in the slot ma
chine, then advances to the card table
and next is dealing in options or stocks
R1scks are incurred and principle sacri-
feed In the rush to reach the goal of
riches. Syndicates are formed day by
day and tempting bats lure investors
Little savings are squandered in the
character lying along the path of specu-
lation are daily being increased In ev-
cry grade Of society can be found the
victims of reckless gambling The greed
of wealth is becoming a vice. There
must be a turn in the tide or there is
trouble ahead.
Today, March 1c, is the anniversary
of the birth, in 1772, of Karl w. SchlegeI.
an eminent German scholar and critic,
one Of the founders of the romantic
school in German literature; of Alex,
ander III, in 1915, Gar of Russia died
in 1894.
1t does seem mean that congress re-
fuses to aid the Charleston Is. c. expo
sition with $25O,0OO, and yet voted 5000, 900
to the ST. Louis exposition.
The Chinese puzzle is still as far
from solution as ever. The powers can
not agree, and China is play ing a wait
ing game. True, couple Of high caste
officials have been beheaded but that
is all. It's a bad mudd1e and the ma.
lions will not get as much out Of 1t as
they expected. The powers are getting
out OF it just what this country is get
ting out of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
9Slit"tol Is OelaWareS size, any,
way. That state, owing to wrangles in
the legislature has not had full rem
fesentation in the senate since 1856.
congressman LentZ, of Ohio who was
oe1eated for reelection last fall nv tho
rama forces, because he. like Petit
grew, had faculty of telling the truth
IN speech just before Congress- ad,
JoufHeu SAID that the statesman Is a
man VINO lies awake nights, thinking
ana planning how he may do sometime.
for the people, while the politician is .
man who lies awake nights thinking and
planning how he may get the peonIe to
do something for him.
Inc oregon legislature has passed a
law empowering counties to construct
oicycle paths and collect 81 a year from
all cyclists using them.
A man weary of life committed sricid.
In st. Paul's cathedral. London and ~
h1gh church people demand that # he
reconSecrated. The Recommendation of
churches where suicides have occurred Is
Hot new, but Is one of those mediaevaI
superstitions the return to which is char
acterlstfc of the present condition of tho
EngIlsh church In its increasing atten-
t1on to elaborate ceremonials. according
Inc congressional river and harbor bill.
defeated in the senate by Senator Car
ters long speech, which prevented 4
vote, was very liberal to the South. The
Dill was held back until after the Re
puohcans secured enough votes in trade
TO carry their army and other measures
ana then Carter, who was Hanna's pre-
oecessor as chairman of the national
n 11Y10yf tra1 k1l1r
cago Times-Herald correspondent saws:
'The Republican senator's think all this
a good joke. They are also in great glee
over the neat manner in which they pull
ed Off Vest, Cockrell and other Western
and Southwestern Democrats with the st.
Louis fair appropriation bill.
The Chicago chief of police says: s.Our
churches, especially the Protestant. with
the exception of some of the Episcopal.
are locked up throughout the week, while
on Sunday they are opened for two or
three short services but not long enough
10 permit the air in them to become
changed thoroughly. What is the re-
suit They are never properly ventil-
ated, but become the breeding place for
disease germs Of all kinds and become
verse than theaters or any other world
~ places, The fault is largely due to
the ignorance of the officers of the
churches. They are too often careless
and permit the janitors to open the doors
five minutes before the people begin to
arrive for the services and to chose them
as soon as the last person leaves
Churches should be aired every day, just
as house is ventilated daily"
Now that time enough has elapsed to
m Nh
Kinley's inaugural address, the Outlook
voices the unprejudiced opinion concern
ing it: THE address does not add to our
knowledge Of the situation in Cuba or
in the Philippines. nor does it make any
clearer the policy of the administra-
ton.
The presbytery Of Philadelphia had an
old question Up few days ago: May
man marry his deceased wifes sister?"
and whether that section of the confess
sion Of faith should be repealed. The
final vote stood: For repeating the sec
ton, ministers IL, elders 8, total 20;
against repeating the section, ministers
10, elders 5, total Is.
Twenty-one prominent members Of the
Swedish Congregational church, Broc-
ton, Mass, have been expelled from the
church because they belonged to secret
societies. The expulsion was the result
of an order by the pastor, the Rev Au-
gust Pohl The action has created much
bad feeling among the membership of
the church, which takes sides either
with or against the pastor.
The American troops are to be with
6rawn from China, and Gen. Chaffee Is
to take command in the Philippines
The flag, the first one to be planted in
the walls of Pekin, Is to come down The
flag that was planted by the valor of
American arms is to be hauled down In