The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-06
SUNDAY GLOBE CHANCES.

It won't be long before. somebody VIII
begin to pass resolutions of sympathy
with Britain and the 5st5nfted STATES on
account of their little1Wars. =
Ignatius Donnelly put these words into
the mouth of Dr. Huguet: The, old
mans death set me to thinking what a
strange, temporary world this is. Death
is always busy around us, and his darts
fly thicker than sunbeams. Try toS fegsy
call the faces, of those yosI nave 4Siewns.
who have crossed the dark river. 5and
what an fnnminerap1e caravan sgec01Iee-
ton summons uls 81 ;Mihat,a bandlet we
would have Il We sat tiesvn WITH the tie
deadT - n>~ ssezs-.s4slsz. :
Bovee long. i ago said something
worth thinking of these early days Of the
new year: THE JeReerflAi live longest in
years and afterwards in our regards
-Cheerfulness is the offshoot of goodness.
Hoke Smith, who was a member of
President Cleyeland,s. cabinet, has given
travelling libraries to, fourteen counties in
Georgia. Hoke was. formerly q. g@wspa-
per. man. -,
Capt. Dfeyfats, a. French gentleman
whose name was in the papers a good
deal a year or two ago, has taken up
his. residence at Geneva, Switzerland,
where he is educating his two children.
The daughter Of a, preacher-in an Eng
fish city has all the buttons placed in
the church collection bags for the past
few~3'ears. The young. lady intends to
figure at a local fancy dress ball in the
character of Charity, and she, means
in an ironicaI spirit to have those asouve-
Mrs of neanness, the buttons, sewed in
patterns on, her dreSS.EzG.
d . s.-..s
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Laura Jean
Libbey, who have been giving advice4for'
several years through New York and
Chicago newspapers about. how married
people should live, have not yet succeed
ed in preventing divorces. 20.
This little jokelet IS right to the point
today Wife-NIy dear, You haven't a
cold, have you? Husbapd-No .fAny
headache?' None at all. 'Rheuma-
tism?' mot a particle, you don't
Think it will rain, do yeu?" ssNe dan
ger. Why?'' This is Sunday, and it's
most church time. New. York Weekly.
Prof. Harnack, of Berlin, a distinguish
ed Biblical scholar declares that the
Book of Hebrews was written by Prfs-
ella, mentioned as a gifted and holy, Cos.
worker even by Paul, who in general
seems not to have had much, of.an opin-
ion of women. - ''ffs -
The war which was to end SO promptly
in the Philippines after the election of
VIM. Mckinley does not end, and the
administration is trying to push the
army bill through congress, under all
sorts of~pronises of fine jobs for friends
of congressman if haste is made in vot-
ing men and supplies It is quite ap-
parent that Mr.. Mckinley has loaded a
gold brick onto the conffding American
public. --5,-----------
An average 10O-ton locomotive is said
to have strength equaleto LOCO horses.
In FIacourt's History of Madagascar
an account is given of the death of a
Natives who uttered this prayer 80
Eternal, have mercy on me, because. [
am passing away o Infinite, because
am but a speck! Most Mighty, be-
cause I am weak! o Source of Light,
because [ draw nigh to the grave! o
Omniseient, because I am in darkness!
Q All Bounteous, because I am poor! o
All Sufficient, because L am nothing!2'
An eloquent appeal for savage.
o.
A new order of knighthood is to be
established in England oibe known as
the Star of Africa, to reward officers
who have served in6the Beer and other
wars in the dark continent.
o.
1t should not be forgotten that war in
Venezuela, Portuguese East Africa and
Brazil was averted in the last years of
the 18th century by arbitration, yet the
two foremost nations of the world could
not arbitrate their troubles with weaker
nations, and so they inaugurate what is
to be brilliant century by carrying on
conflicts against people deserving of
pity and not slaughter.
o.
Those who thought the Orange Free
State was the mere Idupe of the Trans
vaal, that President Steyn was plant
person, are beginning to change their
minds. Steyn has been In the field al
most constantly since the war began,
part of the time with Dewet, who is
proving to be a military genius.
o
Today, Jan 6, is the anniversary Of
the birth in 1911 of Charles Sumner. For
many years he was chairman of the
senate committee on foreign affairs, a
place held by the late Senator Davis.
Also of Paul Gustave Dore, in 1882, a
noted French engravar and designer,
who left ever $1,000 pictures and designs.