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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
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Inc Boer war is teaching England an
other lesson than that of a military ma
ture. 1t is bringing home to the British
people the futility of attempting to hold
permanently foreign colony by military
force alone. Rome made that mistake
and England, in her empire-building, mas
not pro6ted by the Roman experience.
The British policy of empire in Asia and
Africa differs from that in America and
Australia as widely as do the poles.
The successful colonization of America
and Australia was effected, however. in
spite of British policy, instead of in con-
formity with it.
The London and Plymouth companies, or
gained for commercial purposes, became
the media through which a social demoe-
racy worked itself out in the Wilderness
The colony at Plymouth owes its sue
cess to the fact that women came over
in the Mayf1ower and the settlement in the
territory of the London company was a
failure until the company sent over wives
for the settlers. Woman is the true col
make homes in the desert-she alone can
be counted on in the business of perma-
nent empire building.
This fact Joseph Chamberlain recog-
niZed a year ago when he announced that
to conquer South Africa permanently, ar
engagements must be made to keep Eng
lishmen in the country. In the natural
course of events the prolific Seer will out
number and out vote the English under
present conditions So long as the Eng
lish resident is only sojourner there
an advcnturer, who intends to make his
pile and return to his old home-so long
will British authority have to be main,
tanned by force of arms and at an enor-
nous expense.
There is now an organization in Eng
land designed to secure women adapted
to the life in South Africa who are will
| ing to emigrate there with the hope of Sc.
SoAlAlS SillpiOS InSHI anu ldyiap nus
| bands. England has one million more
women than men. This surplus ought to
be disposed of in some way On the other
hand the British colonies have a surplus
of men ready, willing and anxious to
marry, providing a chance offers.
While the idea of shipping women to s
new country for the purpose of evening
up the population as to sex, appears on
first blush rather indicate, it is not,
and the results from such a movement
both in Virginia and Quebec were highly
satisfactory both socially, morally anu
as a political policy.
England may subdue the Beers in time.
| The burghers may be disarmed but un,
less they are annihilated, the conditions
of a few years ago will be repeated aft
er few decades unless England colonies
the country with her own flesh and blood
by sending women as well as men to
conquer the country. This problem
France is working out in Madagascar.
! Ship loads of French maidens are being
| Sent there at the expense of the govern
rent to become wives Of they wish) OF
| the soldiers stationed IN the island TO
| induce the soldiers to marry and settle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
IN UNFORTUNATE DEFECT

~ II Il
| Judge Elliott's decision on the opera
ton of the non-support law will positively
be sustained should it come under re-
| view by the supreme court.
The St Paul G | o b was among those
who insisted throughout that more strin-
! gent laws should be enacted against men
who desert their families. Day after day
/ the spectacle is presented to view of some
/ poor, virtuous woman struggling to main
/ tain from her labor the children begotten
Of the sceundrel who won her young love
only to cast her and them on the cold
| charity of the world.
Such as they have few friends. AS
Shakespeare has said of the poor, the
world is not their friend and neither is
the worlds laws. 1t is made possible
by the existing condition of the law, and
it always was possible, for the criminal
husband in such cases to repudiate his
moral, social and personal obligations and
go unpunished.
1t was against this state OF things that
7 h e Clio be protested for years, and
it was that which the law of 1901 was de-
| signed to REMEDY by making the Offend
ing of the defaulting husband punish
able as felony But Judge Elliotts de-
cision points out vital defect in the law
which nothing short of its careful amend
ment will offset It is that the general
rule of law that a wife cannot testify
against her husband is still operative and
that, accordingly it is practically i'm
| possible to get the necessary evidence
to convict
Minnesota was the pioneer state III
adopting this legislation. It's effect was
being watched all over the country with
view to its general adoption It's NOR
al effect has been recognized by all in
| terested in such subjects. Its worthless
ness for its purpose will no doubt soon
become generally known, and the old
evil viii suffer a general revival. It
must not be allowed to remain in it's
present ineffective condition. The amend
ment necessary is simple An exception
must be provided through it to the rule
which prevents the wife from giving evi-
dence against her husband rule which
is at best but survival in modern Amer
lean law of the barbaris1n of the past.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Republicans soliloquy.

Evan SAINT Or not Van SAINT, that is
the question; whether it's safer to nom
mate a man elected by a trick, or kick
him over and try some other man. But
who to get-aye, there's the rub. For
who would care TO brave the wrath of
the machine, the politicians contumely
and the knife they carry up their sleeves
for him who in a reckless mood doth
thwart their plans; and, worst of all.
the thought of running 'gainst John
Lind If Dunn would run 'twere done;
but he's too old a bird to catch with
chaff. And Collins is too weak. Shall We
try jacobson? Vainly we scan the field
for some good man. He can't be found,
so let US stick to Van.-Willmar Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

past differences and unite in defending
the country, as we defended it in the
past, against the growing power of the
party which has always sought to es-
tablish some other rule of conduct in
national affairs besides the rule of the
constitution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Is There Amy Doubt.

Wheelock's Weekly won't even give
Gov. Van SAINT the benefit of the doubt
in his fight against the railway comb
nation. To the contrary. it accuses him
of playing to the galleries, etc. What
a difference it would make to some Of
the papers that now accuse the COVER
nor of insincerity if John Lind was &c
take the position now taken by Capt.
Van SAINT. Talk about roofing at a foot
ball game. Wow Norman County In
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Ponuiar Science Monthly.

The first place in the Popular Science
Monthly for December is given to an ar
ticIe by ex-President T. c. Mendenhall,
entitled "a Mechanical Solution of a
Literary Problem Under the author s
direction the length of the words used by
different authors was counted and the rel
alive number of words of two, three
four, ETC., letters was determined. Two
million words were counted, which gave
characteristic curves for different au-
thors. Thus the curves for Shakespeare
and Bacon are so entirely different as to
show that there was no common author
ship. The Importance of general statisti-
cal ideas is discussed by Sir Robert Gift
fen and the aims of the National Physi-
cal Laboratory of Great Britain by Dr.
r. T. Glazebrook, director of the labora-
tory. This article is of considerable in
terest in view of the fact that a similar
laboratory is now being planned in the
United States. Other articles in the num-
Der are Cement for a Modern Street, y
by DR.. S. F. Peckham; THE Influence of
Rainfall on Commerce and Politics" by
H Helm Clayton; "Lucretius and the
Evolution Idea by Professor w. L:
Poteat; 'sThe Sensory Mechanism Of
Plants by DR.. d. T. MacDougal, and
''The Reception of the Origin of Species, -
by T. Fl. Huxley. Richard Owen, The
Edinburgh Reviewer and Asa Gray.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

region and the best grazing region IN
the world can be made highly Valuaple
by irrigation. The senators ana Gun
gressmen from this state nave TAKEN d
5oen interest in this matter and they feel
assurance that the government will be
induced to make a liberal appropriation,
a. considerable part of which VIII be
devoted to this state.-sioux Falls Argus
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
The Chesterfie1d of Minnesota.

The Mankato Free Press thinks Gov
Van SAINT will more ably handle the
merger case than John Lind because
he will be more polite in the matter.
This presents a new phase. Politeness
in the aggressor is the thing. Van will
bow and scrape,, while Lind would be
rough and ready. Etiquette is the thing,
law is nothing. Three cheers for the
Chesterfield of Minnesota. Van will not
forget to say thank you instead of
give 'em --."-St. Peter Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
The Tep-story Book,

The Ten-Story Book for December Of
fers an attractive array of short fiction
by such well known writer's as Gen.
Charles King, Opie Read, Helen H.
Gardener, George Graneham Balm and
others scarcely less famous. The stories
are entitled to rank as genuine literature.
and are crisp, bright and interesting.
How SO good magazine can be pub
lished for so small sum as ten cents
a copy is one of the secrets which but
few publishers have succeeded in learn
ing. Chicago: The Daily Story Pub
fishing Company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Neatly as BAD as Football.

There is a deadly rivalry between The
hunters of Maine and Wisconsin as to
which will kill the most men before the
season closes. The Badgers are likely
to win by large majority, their score
being seventeen shot to date against only
twelve by the Pine Tree state. 1t is
evident that something will have to be
done to make hunting in these states
less dangerous than it is. The question
arises what is the value of human life
in deer meat.-Eau Claire Leader.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Tom shevIin, Rex.

Lumber King Tom Shevlin, of Mime
apolis, worked hard at Washington last
week to prevent reciprocity. Mr.. Shev-
lin is rich, and the tariff of 81 thou
sand has been such a good thing for
him that he dislikess to have it taken
off. On the other hand, the people, who
have been paying this tribute money to
Mr.. Shevlin and others of his kind, are
determined to put such a necessary arti-
Gle as lumber on the free list.-Winne-
bago Press-News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Divers Comments
From The Northwest
Didgy-DOdging Is Good

1t is amusing to see the didgy-dodging
INDUCED in by Republicans in trying to
keep in line with the rank and file of
their party on the tariff reform PROPOSE
ton. The party is divided ''as far as the
east is from the west. WorthingtOn
Globe
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

Tie British lingo is evidently letting his
enthusiasm wane. or he would surely
have been on hand at that ovation to Gen.
Butler and added to the discordancy of
the occasion with some additional howl
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
ZONE side
- Remarks


Willie Vanderbilt says it is all non
sense about the high cost of automobiles;
his cost only $500. Let's all get one.
Speaking of the Vanderbilts reminds
US of a story told of the old commo-
dore, who was talking to a business man
one day when the latter spoke of a GER
tain man as wealthy.
How much mas he got?' asked Van
derbilt qnickly. "Oh about S5,000000,' re-
piled the other.
"Umph! Five million; he's just comfort
able, just comfortable retorted the
commodore testify.
The school board announces that they
will probably mot reduce any salaries,
but will perhaps drop a few teachers
and janitors'' Well, it does seem as if
the dropped teacher might fairly con-
slider that her salary had been reduced
at all events from something to moth
ing might be reasonably called reduc-
ton.
A Frenchman named Uzanna asserts
that we should wear gray if we wish to
make money, yellow for worldly success
and greenish yellow if we wish to be
successful in love. Probably the bust
ness men might be willing to wear gray
in order to insure financial success, but
imagine the appearance Of the leg1Sla-
tive halls if our senators and represent
tatives took to wearing bright golden
yellow" as recommended. Picture to
yourselves, dear friends. Mayor Ames,
Gov. Van SAINT and the board of control
in yellow.
Interesting lot of officials they have in
Sioux City, Iowa. The sheriff celebrated
his Thanksgiving by getting drunk, the
mayor fined him and then the sheriff re-
taliated by enjoining the saloons of the
aforesaid mayor, who was running them
in violation of the law in a prohibition
county. There is nothing commonplace
about the Sioux City official!
The book borrowing habit is very
annoying one, especially when, as is fire.
quently the case, it is aggravated by the
non-returning habit. But that Chicago
man who shot another because he did
not return a borrowed volume appears,
in our opinion, to have taken a rather
extreme attitude in the matter.
What with the extraordinary new
handshake and the wonderful .'F'loro-
dora nod society, life is becoming a
perfect series of indescdibably funny
gymnastics
Some one must have been telling the
Minneapolis Journal secrets. 1t has just
found out that Minneapolis is not the
most beautiful city in America and that
its streets are not lined by continuous
rows of palaces.
Perhaps that careless Hogan who shot
Kolik because he thought the latter said
he was an anarchist, when he was only
admitting that he was an organist, was
not so far wrong, after all. There are
some things almost as bad as being an
anarchist.
The Belgian railway authorities are
about to put smoking cars on-for women,
as the practice is growing so rapidly
among them. Thus one by one does the
reputed fair sex unfairly snatch our
privileged moncpolies from usi
The versatile Washington correspond
ent has clipped off nearly 5000 words
from the presidents message. The 9TH
er day ne told us it was $4,000 words
Now he says it is only 22,0Oo 1t is now
in order for some enterprising newspa
per to offer prizes for anyone found who
has read it without skipping.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Irrigation.

South Dakota has a distinct interest
in this proposition of irrigation. While
the eastern part of the state has as safe
a crop record as that of any state in
the Union, the trans Missouri country of
fers fine field for artificial irrigation
and the country between the Jim river
and the Missouri while a fair farming
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
Might Turn to a Pillar of Salt.

According to the st. Peter Journal
Gov. Van SAINT ''has put his hand to the
plow and will not look back in his fight
against the big railroad combination. The
governor will have to fight the combina-
ton with something besides a pillow or
he will soon be stuck against a stump
The Avalanche.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

In suspending Sheriff Megaarden, Gov.
Van SAINT shows at least that he knows
what to do when he is told. If he keeps
his ear to the ground long enough he
will probably hear another rumble
which will cause him to give further in
dications that he is not yet wholly dead
to the world
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
/ 5he Globes S Ss"s:.!nay s.
Row to Learn Spanish.
F NlcKIBBEN SEN
BY GEO. F McKIBBEN, SEN.

quite indefinite, meaning really anyone
Who etc.
(a) More indefinite relatives are QUEEN
quera que, whoever, and cualquiera QUE
whatever. These are usually followed
bye the subjunctive mode. Example
qusenquiera que sea, whoever it may be;
pios castogaraO a quienquiera habaQ)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

It nas often been stated that to
woman herself is due her exclusion from
the ballot. Up to short time she
did not care enough about the subject
to bother about it ore way or the other.
Now, however, the ladies of Iowa at
least, by the organization of the
Woman's Home alliance, seem deter
mined to see. that the sex shall not vote.
This is to be interpreted as meaning that
the sexes shall continue to wear their
hair as they now do. Short-haired
women and long-haired men will soon
pass out of existence on this basis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
HE GOT THE PASS.

ond- The Suez canal has brought the
world to the doorstep of Palestine. And
Palestine is the center of the world.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
The Christmas
~ Magazines.

A glance through the pages of the De-
cember magazines is sufficient to convey
the impression that the publishers have
Wed with one another in their efforts to
produce numbers that should represent
the highest excellence in Typography
wealth of Illustration, and excellence OF
material and this impression is strength
ened by a. careful perusal of the con-
tents. For the past two decades there
has been a wonderful progress in the
publication of all the different classes
of periodicals, but it would seem, this
year, as though the limit has been
reached. Brief reviews Of the salient
features of several Of those that have
come to hand are given herewith:
The Century.
From purely artistic point of view
the first place this year must be conceded
to The Century. 1t is full to overflow
ing with colored pictures that are mar mar,
range from soft nlezZo-tintS and group
photographs to richly colored plates, that
have all the force and attractiveness Of
painting Especially =, striking i1Ill and W 3I-
accompany Miltons Allegro, to
which the first place is given. The draw
ings are by MaXfield Parrish and are full
of life and color. Possibly nothing better
than these superb pictures. Excellent
stories, most of which have Christmas
flavor, are provided by Frank R. Stock
ton who writes in his ln1mitable style,
ssBlackgum Ag'in Thunder; Cyrus Town
send Brady, who contributes dramatic
sketch in four parts entitled "Barbaros-
sa": Gellet Burgess, who writes of THE
Testimonial and gives quaint, charm
ing picture of the little aspirations and
ambitions that exist among the jewellers
in rural communities. Other noteworthy
articles are 1.-The Appeal of the Book
Plate, Antiquarian and Artistic by
President MCKINLEY" by John A. Kas-
son; "Christmas in France" by TIL. Ben
ton .-Thaekeray's First Visit to the
.sThe Settlement of the Vest by Emer-
son Hough; and "The Mystery Play" by
Elizabeth Cherry Waltz. The depart
ments ares brimfun of delicious things,
quite beyond criticism. New York: The
Century Co, publishers
~ Scribner's.
Mol less worthy Of commentator,
illustration is the December Scribner's.
which completes the thirtieth volume of
this most. excellent magazine. The
present number. srnaclss of the Christmas
tide throughout and its pages are filled
with matter that is both timely and in
tensely interesting Thomas Nelson Page
writes of San Old Virginia Sunday and
the article is accompanied by illustrations
by B. West Clinedist. American Por-
traiture of Children is treated by Har-
rison S. Morris. the Illustrations accom-
panying the article being reproduced from
paintings by the most eminent artists.
Other notable articles are The Making
of a Pilot by Albert White worse;
when the Snow Falls In the Adiron-
dacks, by John r. Spears, with Illus
trations reproduced from photographs;
"The Stranger Within Their Gates. by
Eleanor Stuart; THE Turquoise Cup,
by Arthur Ccsslett Smith: and "A For
gotten Pilgrimage" by Ernest c.. Peix-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

Supt Pope and his assistants
seem to possess a rare power of elucida
ton when it comes to making figures talk.
By the way, Gen. Pope, can't you let the
public in on that great fund puzzle which
your friend McCardy maintains? The.
knowledge of the beauties Of the comp
trollers system is not wholly confined
to himself, but he comes pretty near to
having a monopoly of the knowledge just
the same.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

The men who carried that Cleveland
bridegroom off and made HIM sing II
don't care if I never come back might
be made to see the point of their own
joke if the superintendent of the local
worlzhouse took them in hand and COM
PEELED each of them to sing daily for the
term of ninety dogs: 81 never care to
wander from my own firesde; never
care to wander or to roam
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
TO OUR FRIENDS.

Anyone unable to securc
copy of II h G 1 o b e 81, :.ny
railroad train Ieavint <i-
terins ST. Paul win cc7,s;r IL
favor on the management by
reporting the fact TO the bus
mess Office. Telephone, Main
1905.
Subscribers annoyed by ir-
regular or late delivery of
TIL GIo b viii confer a ia
vC~ on the mama cement by re-
porting the fact to the business
Office. Telephone, Main 1865.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

Did Mr.. Lowry come all the way from
New York simply to give us the assur-
ance that the new interurban would not
be built this year? AS the gentleman
seems to have made his permanent resi-
dence in New York and has had moth
ing to say on any other subject it is not
improbable that his trip was made with
that intention The information, how
ever, is not as Interesting to Mr.. Low
rvs auditors as it apparently is TO Mr..
Lowry.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

Will that addition of 10000 acres be
made to the Fort Smelling reservation?
Of course it will if the necessary public
spirit and Observation-Disclosures exist If the
two cities united in the undertaking its
accomplishment would be comparatively
easy. The investment would be returned
ten-fold in ten years. And ten years
hence if it is not made we will number
some additional unavailing regrets
among our municipal assets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

The school board announces that they
will probably mot reduce any salaries,
but will perhaps drop a few teachers
and janitors.'' Well, it does seem as if
the dropped teacher might fairly con-
slider that her salary had been reduced
at all events from something to moth
ing might be reasonably called a reduc-
ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

The governor of Oklahoma who has
just been removed by the president, is
evidently a combination of fool and
knave, with the fool element evidently
decidedly in the ascendant. If Roose-
velt's reputation for courage and up
rightness is made up ON this sort of
basis it is a cheap commodity at best.
If the advice of the two candidates for
speaker is followed by their, party follow
ers the sergeant alarms will at least
find his duties much less exacting than
usual.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

OTTO. Topics of current interest are dis
cussed. The Point Of View and the
departments are unusually full and var
led. New York: Charles Scribners Sons,
publishers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

washington time q p. M. st. Paul..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

Editors Note-This is the fifth of a
series of twelve lessons in Spanish in the
Spanish language which George F. Nc
Kibben is writing for II h G o e. The
sixth paper in the series will appear in
The Gl Oh e next week
Copyright 1900.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

Willie Vanderbilt says it is all nom
sense about the high cost of automobiles;
his cost only $780, Let's all get one.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

The book borrowing habit is very
annoying one, especially when, as is fire.
quently the case, it is aggravated by the
non-returning habit. But that Chicago
man who shot another because he did
not return a borrowed volume appears,
in our opinion, to have taken rather
extreme attitude in the matter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02

What with the extraordinary new
handshake, and the wonderful ''Floro-
dora nod society, life is becoming a
perfect series of indescdibably funny
gymnastics.