The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-13

order of more than twenty, miles In
length, and nearly g. quarter of this num-
per were women. If the 6,373 saloons of
the city We're planted solidly together,
tney would much more than fill the en-
tire central business district, requiring
over two square miles"
IL is not supposed that Emperor Will
lam VIII take any active part in the
South African war because his Uncle
Edward made him field marshal in the
British army. 1t Is said that William
was very much pleased over the appoint
mont. AT what baub1es even those ia
vored with plenty of them seem to grasp.
MISS Esther Searle, of Sanker City,
san, has gone to blacksmithing. Her
father is a blacksmith and has been as
sisted by his son, and last summer, when
me young man WAS away on his vaca-
tloh' MISS Searle thought that the work
was 100 much for her father alone, so
she went into the forge and soon learned
10 Wlelo the heavy hammer with ease
anu Skill When her brother returned
MISS Searle found herself so Interested
III her novel work that she has decided to
contllue: She can now swing the ham,
IneI WIN ease and her chest measure
ment has increased several inches. And
she never had better health.
Inc canadian Dominion with a popu
latlon OF over 6,OOO,000, had only twenty
ave indictments for murder In 1899 of
WHICH only two We're left without Anal
actloh. Eleven of those indicted We're
naised' nine acquitted and three con-
iiIeu as insane. The Canadians ascribe
tlIeIr comparative immunity from crime
10 inc promptness- with which punish
Incnt Is meted out to offenders. In the
eliiiliIidl Jurisprudence of Canada there
aIe no methods whereby criminals can
nave proceedings con tinued from month
20 hIoiith~and from year to year. or at
Vel oells convicted appeal from one
curt TO another until the witnesses die
% olu age or opportunities for corrup-
tloh are found. There is very little de-
10y III bringing on trials SO common in
the United States.
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a. 1O s''~ lId- hungary sent one-quarter of
! nc immigrants entering American ports
idet year, or 11o,S57 of the total of 448 572
People coming to US from foreign lands.
ne 3alr sex seem to be taking the lead
III educational matters. The national
commissioner of education reports that
tne hlgh schools of the United States in
ieS9 graduated &c. 124 girls and only 20. 344
"c9s' between 1872 and 1899 the number
Oh male students in college in pronortfon
ieV per cent, while the number of female
Stuoents increased skiold in the same
Lime. Or the sixty foremost colleges. and
universities lnLthe country all but nine
collIef degrees on women. Every college
rounded since the war is open to students
Oh poth sexes. Only three state colleges
II. the Cmon-those of Virginia, Georgia
anu Lou1s1ana-eXclude girl students.
Fract1caliy all the schools in the coun-
try below the high school grade are in
inc hands of women teachers and so per
cent OF the teachers in the high schools
OF New England are of the gentler sex.
Does the president intend to keep the
natlon s pledge towards Cuba? He is
oaliy1hg with the positive declaration Of
congress Perhaps the stand taken bv
the constitutional convention will he
twisted into new Instruction Between
Duty and Destiny those heavenly
twins OF imperialism and hypocrisy. he
Is liable to take any sort Of position.
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1t was by just the necessary two
thirds votes to 19-that the senate rat
lied the treaty by which we are to take
the islands of Sibutu and Cagayan from
Spain, paying her 100000 for them.
These are two islands of the Sulu group
and were not included in the specifica-
lions of the Paris treaty under which
we took over the Philippine archipelago.
AS there are anywhere between 1,2GO and
1900 islands in the archipelago we need
ed two more, but Spain needed the money
more than We needed the islands Alto
sether Spain seems to have done fairly
wen in unloading islands.
Gong Cow, an old San Francisco China
man, a couple OF weeks ago sold his five
girls at public auction. He wanted to
go back to China, so he advertised the
furniture and chattels Of his establish
ment By. auction. There was a large
crowd. The girls were exhibited. the
aUctioneors enumerated their good points.
They sold at from SLIGO to $3.50 each,
and they were at once removed to the
quarters Of their new owners. There was
no interference by the authorities.