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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

standing in the aisle beside fat man
who was fully determined to control a
seat until he was ready to leave the
car. He believed that it was up to the
new woman to take chances, and he
was willing to help provide the chances.
The plain notherly looking little
woman appeared tired, for she leaned
against the fat mans shoulder. The fat
man did not seem to care, and the little
woman became convinced that she had
met friend
The other passengers heard her begin
to tell her troubles to the fat man. The
fat man did not appear to like it, but
he felt compelled to nod his head, and
the more he nodded the more the trou-
bic tale grew
The fat man looked bored, but the look
went right by the motherly looking
woman, and the chatter continued. Sud
denly the woman standing in the aisle
began to smile, and as the smile spread
other passengers turned their heads
and looked back at the side-talk the
fat man was not enjoying.
As they looked they laughed, for they
saw the plain motherly looking little
woman seated on the fat mans knees
and heard her saying, This may be i'm
posing upon good nature, but do you
know, it is lots more comfortable
The fat man wanted to quit right
there. He had suddenly experienced a
change of heart, and he firmly believed
that a real gentleman should offer his
seat to any woman standing up in a
street car. He wanted to give up his
seat, and he wanted to give it up quick,
but he hated to admit his rudeness to
the other passengers, and then the plain
motherly looking little woman was
planted firmly ON his knees.
For fifteen minutes the fat man suf-
fered, and by that time his reforma-
ton was complete. The little woman
moved off his knees to the first empty
seat offered. and the fat man heaved
a sigh of relief.
At Midway another crowd of women
boarded the car, and the fat man was
the first male passenger to offer his seat
to one of the members of the weaker
sex.
He was thoroughly cured
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20


The young man was in love and his
old bachelor friend was thoroughly dis
gusted. The young man did not draw
more than 500 or $500 a week at the
cashiers window, and the bachelor
friend labored hard in an attempt to
point out the finish sure to follow any
application for the license that permits
the circulation Of the wedding cards.
4 guess We can live all right on
what I make every week., declared the
young man, Influenced by the beautiful
determination to settle down in a cot
tage with dear little helpmate.
II guess you'll last about one month, =
snarled the bachelor friend. Suppose
you lose your job. what then %
That's looking too far ahead, smiled
the boy who had reached the bottom
of his wild oats bag.
WELL groWled the bachelor friend.
I'll just help you look far ahead for
a minute. and then if you want to take
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
Thinks 1t n Political Move.

The Independent is inclined to the be-
lief that, aside from making some polit-
zeal capital and causing large expense,
any movement on the part of the state
administration to prevent the merger
of the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific roads would be without effect.
The two roads considered as whole
are interstate roads; they reach from
st. Paul to Seattle. If Minnesota deals
witli the combine at all, 1t must be
ss compete roads reaching across Sew
eral states, and there are enough SUI
preme court decisions on record to re-
veal the hopelessness of the proposed
attaek.-Winona Independent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
At The 1heaters.


'Way Down East played to another
large audience at the Metropolitan last
night. The company is a large one, and
is composed of players of merit. In adj
dition to the realistic stage settings, there
are three horses. three cows, four calves
and a number of sheep used in the pro-
duction to heighten the realism.
The sale of seats for the return en-
gagement of 1.-The Burgomaster" will
open at the Metropolitan tomorrow morn
ing at 8 o'clock. This merry musical
comedy, which is announced for presen-
tation here commencing Sunday, Nov
"a, has not been equaled by any other
organization seen here in years. THE
Burgomaster' will be here for the entire
week.
Clyde Ffteh's great play. Barbara
Frietchie,'' which is being presented at
the Grand this week. is evidently pleasing
theater-g oers In no uncertain measure,
judging by the attendance thus far. The
engagement of this play the current week
at the Grand marks it's initial presenta-
ton in this city, and being produced at
popular prices it affords theater-goers an
unusual opportunity to witness a play
which ran with eminent success one
whole season in New York city.
The revival Of Miss which has been
made by A. J.. Spencer and Sargent
Aborn, is said to be sumptuous one
The play is to be presented at the Grand
next week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
To BE sure-To Be sure..

The ship subsidy bill will be urged this
winter, beyond doubt. Already Hanna
and his aids are attempting to bring
their influence to bear on the new presi-
dent. They have a hard task before
them, if We are not mistaken. All of
Mr.. Roosevelt's life in the public sery-
ice he has not shown any tendency to
place the people secondary to the money
eligarchy 1t will not be fair to expect
him to make a sudden rundown of
the representatives of that power, for
UP to a certain limit they are entitled
to hearing and to consideration
Steele u Oznrn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
SLAVES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.

Smartness, wisdom, brilliancy in con-
versation, remarkable personal courage,
stature or strength, are the qualities
that serve best to- lever the male slave
into a more to1erable estate than that
of the ordinary slave, but even these,
comparatively speaking, rare endow-
ments must have opportunity to their
hand or they go for little. A man may
have the heart of a lion and the
strength of bull, but 1t avails him
nothing if he happens to be bought by
a pattering little builder and set to
gathering mud, but if he fall into the
hands of power. distinction is posi-
BILE
Women have much more even chances.
A girl of ordinary appearance, may, by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
Come side
Remarks

IL you ndQ your NE Wen IllSuleu "iliSii
would you rather do, go skating or go
deer hunting?
With the prospect of Schley's vindica-
ton before them, Crowninshield, Long
and Chadwick want to crawl into their
hole and pull it in after them. All the
same, it is little hard that Schley has
had to expend the savings of life time
to prove that everybody else in the navy
did not win Santiago
Two U. of NJ. students meeting in
Madison, speaking simultaneously: Say,
old man, lend me quarter to telegraph
homer"
Funny things these Republicans do.
Just think of running J. A. Peterson
for congressman in order that he may
get the district attorneyShip. Next thing
Ames will be running Fletcher for mayor
so that he himself may be congressman.
How set-up and exacting these squaws
are getting to be. One of them, in
Wichita, Kan, returned to her TRIBE
and tepee because her white husband
smoked cigarettes, got drunk and beat
her. Some women pever really appre-
cfate the advantages of civilization any
way.
Actors are difficult folk to please. If
their jokes are not laughed at they are
miserable, yet because a Lynn man
laughed so heartily he made the au-
dienee laugh too they turned him out.
Hereafter some sort of rule should be
published stating how many ha-has go
to each joke, SO that the law-abiding
may not transgress. They have not
really become accustomed to laughing
even yet in New England, and it still
seems a little wicked to them.
Talking about New England, Puritans
and Pilgrim fathers, one of the pioneer
mothers once said that in her opinion
the Pilgrim mothers should receive twice
as much credit as the Pilgrim fathers,
for they had to endure all that the Pill
grim fathers did and the Pilgrim fathers
in addition.
Wonder if the superintendent who Sc
lected the tobacco for the state institu-
lions smoked the whole box before they
could tell whether they were twofers or
flve-centers? How many guilds did they
chew to test the plugs? Disagreeable
duties superintendent have to perform
to be sure.
Wall heard from the Republican clubs:
ooh. if we could only mislay Van SAINT,
Schiffman and Reese until after the
nomination how thrice blessed ne would
bei'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

That Kansas hypnotist must find the
experience of being burned alive more
pleasurable one than the ordinary victim
of the process, since he desires to renew
the experience. Some day he may find
that something more audible than an
alarm cock-say an angelic trumpet-is
necessary to his awakening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
PRACTICAL Politics.

The purpose of the Republican house
leaders at Washington is to hang up the
Babcock antitrust tariff bill in commit
tee. If necessary, to prevent Babcock
and perhaps Mccall, of Massachusetts,
from joining with Democrats on the ways
and means committee to report the bill,
the membership of the committee will be
increased and the appointment made of
tried and true protectionists to fill the
new places.-Duluth Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
Hard sieaa;nc for TRUSTS

1t ism all peaches and cream with the
trusts. Two more trusts have issued
reports which indicate that one cannot
always get into his bank the profits he
can figure out on paper. The Amer
lean Cotton oil company, after having
paid lower dividends this year than last,
reports a surplus of only S75,199, against
s176,S6S last year. The United Fruit COM
pany has a surplus of only $4,000
against s450,0O0 last year. Wine gets
better with age, but the trusts do not
seem to do so.-Sioux Falls Argus
Leader
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
CannibaI REORGANIZATION.

There is no race in the world SO low but
that the highest may learn valuable les
sons from it. For example, cannibal
customs teach economy. The canntbal
method of holding prisoners is the very
personification of cheapness and safety
Pipestone Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
But How About the Governor:

The Minnesota railroad commission
may look into the Great Northern North
ern Pacific consolidation. So may North
Dakota, Montana, and other state au-
thorities; but sangu.1e must be the man
who expects anything to come of it. Mo-
body has yet to say to modern business
consolidation in America: "Thus far
shalt thou go and no fartherl''-Duluth
NeWs-Tribune
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

Premier Salisbury is altogether wrong
in declaring that public men who oppose
the policy of conquest waged against the
Beers write and speak as if they be-
longed to the enemy" They are the BEST
friends of their country who dare to
point out it's faults and endeavor to
bring it back to the path of duty and
honor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

It is remarkable what a high estimate
some men put on their wives affections
after they have parted with them. A lit
tie of the same disposition during the
conjugal season would usually avoid the
necessity of appealing to ether men to
confirm the later valuation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
Divers Comments
E From the Northwest
Damned with Faint Praise

In declining the police captaincy offer
ed him by Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis,
on the ground that it was place of too
great notoriety, and would violate the
provisions of his parole, Cole Younger
showed better sense than did the Flour
City mayor.-Mankato Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

the chances go on and win checker
board suit for. yourself" And reach
ing into his book case the bachelor
pulled out a brand new copy of the
statutes of Minnesota
Il ought to >let you go to jail he
growled as he turned over the pages.
but I'll save you this time. Now just
note this little printed matter under the
non-support heading.
you'll notice." he continued as the
young man leaned over his shoulder
that under this law any time your wife
gets tired of taking in washing, while
you are out looking for work, she can
bring you up face to face with term
in the states stone breaking institution.
Non-support at the present time is a
felony in this state and If you want
to take chances go ahead. I'm through
telling you things.
Just at the present time the young
man is enjoying second think, and the
printer has not received an order for
the wedding announcements.
She looked plain member Of the
motherly looking little woman type
when she boarded the Interurban car.
but before she left the car she had
convinced the other passengers that as
a rapid reforner she had Carrie Ma
ton with the Ratchet buried.
The car was crowded when she stopped
it at Seven Corners in Minneapolis All
the real gentlemen had resigned their
seats, but several plain men persisted
in overlooking the caustie observations
of the standing women on the great
American hog and We're still holding
down the rattan pads when she arrived.
A gruff .ernove up to the front, please
left the & woman marked reformer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

that his notion that man must be his
eountry's enemy if he is not the admins
tration's friend has long been a played
out supposition on this side of the At
lantic. The patent of patriotism long
ago passed out of the control of the jim
goes in every country in the world save
noIa md
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
The Main Thing.

Philadelphia Press.
Tess-o, yes, she married man with a
highly honored name.
Jess-Whati [ never considered
'Scadds'' highly honored name
Tess-Well, You should see the way its
honored at the bank.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

Hiram Stevens says he has not yet
reached that condition of affluence which
would enable him to accept federal
judgeship If he would only consult
with his friend Clapp he might be con-
WINGED a state of affiuence is no more
speedily arrived at by the senatorial
rOJ1fe
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
Gossipinss from a Little Cor
ner in Bookland.
New and Forthcoming Vol.
umeS.

head is lowered: the cleaning eyes are
shut; a half-articulate purr grows faint
er and fainter until it meltS impercepti-
bly,. into the soft and regular breathing
which. betrayS her slumber.
/ stop work and look at her or rather
l look at her ghost, the inspiration of
this poor book, written to do her honor
1t is finished now and Agrippina sleeps.
lay it gently down before the shadowy
presence.
1t is her password to Elysium. 1t is
my offering to her, and hers to the i'm
mortals, that they may give her place
She has waited for it seven years
Little gray phantom, haunt me no
my word 1 have done my best. And
the book belongs to you.
HowelIs on American Humor.
In his comment upon ''An Italian View
of Humor'' in the North American Re-
view w. D. Howells criticises with some
severity the work of American pictorial
humorists. He says:
The Illuminating truth is that we are
still not only quantitatively but also quail
itatively behind the English in humor.
and not only in literary humor, but also
In artistic humor. [ have named one
artistic English humorist-he was. to be
sure, a French-Belgian on his fathers
slde-who abounded in that sweetness
lists. But Du Maurier was not the only
English artist who abounded in sweet
ness, and whose satire was almost a
caresS. There was Leech there was
Doyle, there was Keene, each in his way
most lovable as well as witty. Except
Mr.. Peter Newell, whose quaintness is
full of gentle charm the only American
like them that L can think of is Mr..
Oliver HEREFORD, who is an Englishman;
the rest of our good fellows have all a
biting rather than a earessing wit. Thsx
are inferior to the Germans as well as
the English in their want of sweetness,
their want of humanity, one may even
call it. You can hardly take up copy
of Fliegende Batter. or Jugend, or even
Simplicissflnus. without coming on proof
of the fact; a spirit of kindness per-
vades not only those little domestic COM
edies which humorous German art is so
rich in, but it tinges the sharpest politi-
cal satire on which the humorists may
venture in conditions where the law of
lese majesty is over-soul We are the
most intensely domesticated people in the
world, with the purest and most loving
family life; but if you believe our graphic
humerists, We are always aiming to
make mercenary maria ges, when we are
not trying for divorces, and our children
are of an odiousness for which universal
putting to bed would be gross indul-
gence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

The crime of highway robbery is
made punishable by death in Alabama.
So, too. might chicken-stealidg be-if
only the crime might never be COM
mftted by anyone but negro.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

If their employers do not consent to
let those watch factory girls down IN
Elgin wash their hands during working
hours, it is gratifying to reflect that this
is a free country, and the girls can wash
their hands of their employers, if they
want to.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
Miss ReppIier's Latest.

Agnes Repplier, always delightful, seems
especially so in her latest book, THE
Fireside Sphinx dedicated to the MEM
DRY of her favorite cat, Agrippina Those
who love cats will fairly glory in this
volume. OF it's delicacy of style, and rare
touches of humor and pathos * is need
less to speak, the authors name vouching
all that. Here is the conclusion OF the
little book:
Once, long ago, little gray at sat on
my desk while I wrote, swept her tail
across my copy, or patted with friendly
paw my pen as it Travelled over the ia
per- Even now / put out my hand soft
" to earess the impalpable air, for her
spirit still fingers in the old accustomed
spot
1 see her sitting erect and metio1lless
in the superb attitude of her Egyptian
forefathers, her serious eyes heavy with
thought, her lids dropping a little ever
the golden depths below. After time
they close, and her pretty mead mods
drowsily; but like a perverse thila, she
resists the impelling power, straightens
herself. and filings glance at me which
SAYS. You see how wide awake AM
Then very, very slowly. sleep touches
her with soft. persuasive fingers SIZE
sinks down, down; the small prouu
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
ProeressiYe Life

she-Mrs. La Sale is always changing
husbands.
He-Yes. She told me she was welded
to married nfe-Smart Set.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

Snow was reported yesterday in
Georgia. Another way Down East"
company must be making that circuit.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
~ OOKS ano
ID AUTHORS

THE Pines Of Lory." By j. A. Mitchell.
Life Publishing company. s1.00.
Laden with the odor of the pines and
charged with, the ozone of sea-girt ISL
and of the North, comes The Pines of
Lery," the second story from the pen
of ]. A. Mitchell.
The reputation of Mr.. Mitchell, built
upon his previous effort, will not suffer
from this second venture in the field of
fiction. The ssfPines Of Lory'' is charm
ing in its simplicity. 1t is not problem
novel-there is no deep purpose, moral or
Immoral, hidden away for the reader to
trace out; there is no MISUNDERSTANDING,
with mass of sociological lumber to be
worked up by the reader seeking recrea-
ton. The characters come on the stage
ready made to hand; they reveal the
workings of their minds as the story
progresses. The dialogue is bright and
the wit is wit, spontaneous and fresh,
and it appears to be Indigenous to the
soil from which it springs.
1.-THE Morrow of Tradition" BY Charles
w. Chestnut. Boston: Houghton, Milf
film & Co. Price. 81 40
In marked contrast with the .Pines
of Lory" is the Morrow of Tradition
by Charles w. Chestnut. Here is a novel
with purpose purpose that underlies
and dominates the whole. The book is
special plea for the political rights of the
negro in those sections of the South where
recent action has been taken to deprive
them of the ballot. Whether right or
wrong, Mr. Chestnut is terribly in ear
nest. To discuss this book would of ne
cessity bring up the broad question of
race assimilation-a question which at
the present time occupies the attention,
not only of the South, but of the nation.
a trQa T7t Of no tiA71 ic fot11
in that the contrast between the two rae
es is marked with all good on the side
of the negro and all bad on the side of
the white. This evident prejudice dulls
the point of the purpose and takes
from the implied argument half its
weight. AS in all ancient and orthodox
novels, the story ends with reward for
the good and punishment for the evil
inclined.
1.-THE Fireside SPHINX BY Agnes Rep
plier. Houghton, Miffiin & Co. $500
The admirers of the work of Agnes
Repplier will hug to their hearts her lat
est work, sThe Fireside Sphinx" 1t is
evidently a work of love, and well has
she discharged the obligation of affection.
Books have been written about dogs.
Within fortnight one has appeared,
compiled by Sarah X. Bolton from news
paper clippings. But the cat has been
forgotten by those who have been seek
ing for sensation-the cat is not sensa-
tional Like all who patiently wait for
the vindication of time, the cat has been
abundantly rewarded for her patience.
"The Fireside Sphinx is classic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

Terry McGovern has left THE Road to
Ruin company. John L. is still with it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

The man who stole the pennies off his
dead mothers eyes may have been
meaner man than he who stole the jew
elry off his fancee while she was dress
ing for the wedding. If so, it was
because his theft was only petty lar
cenY.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

The walloping of Rubin saved the
stage another elevation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

The prevailing Colombian war differs
from any like event heard of in recent
years down in the Latin-American coun-
try in that the killed and wounded are
slow in reaching the million mark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

And now an English court has gone a
lcng step ahead of the United States
tribunals In Wales it was decided that
men had no right to strike for the sole
purpose of restricting production, and
consequently keeping up wages.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

Washington hotelkeepers are sharpen
ing up the porterhouse knife, in anticipst>.
ton of the appearance of the rural con-
gresham.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

Comptroller McCardy is doubtless con-
WINGED by this time that Republicans are
IN gratefuI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

The Dispatch artist must have had the
tiller of lumber raft in mind when he
made that sketch of a railway switch
with Van in his blue jeans operating it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

The lecture platform will have new,
bright, particular star when Mrs. Bonnie
secures her acquittal. She appears TO
possess the saving grace of being good
looking.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20

Tom Sllevlin says that we must not
make reciprocity a jug-handied affair.
No; not unless we take care to see that
the handle of the jug remains in the
hands of the tariff jugglers.