The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14

weeks. could not have been extended to
the full term OF six years. His skill in
Keeping the Republican journalistic fra
ternity upon the verge of Mysteries would
nave compensated for his political and
economic vagaries.-Chicago Chronicle.
one of the most interesting details
given In connection with an account of
the death of prominent individuals is
the amount of property they left. In
all cases, whether much or little, they
leave it all except suit of clothes and
box.
Gen. Macarthur writes that "expecta-
tons based on results of elections have
not been realized" and that therefore,
l have initiated more rigid policy" It
was the rigid policy of Spain in both
Cupa and the Philippines that caused
trouble originally. If we could have
rlgld policy at Washington, with some
old-time, original non-speculative Amer
lcan1Sm In 1t, there would be an imme-
date relaxation of all rigidity now pre-
Valling where We are attempting to ac-
quire territory and human lives by force
The Pittsburg Dispatch has this to
say of the message from King Edward
to the president: king Edward of Great
Britain Is always so careful to use only
what is correct form in dress and every
thing else that a mistake he made the
other day must have been the result of
absolute ignorance. In answering the
presidents message of coincidence he di-
rected it TO the President, White House,
Washington, D. c. Undoubtedly the
new king thought he was doing absolute
ly right when he directed his secretary
to write White House. but he was max
ing almost as big mistake as it would
have been for Mr.. Mckinley to have
sod hi ID
Victim instead CT the king The official
designation for the presidents house is
Executive Mansion The king of Eng
land is the last person in the world who
should call it the White house in an Off
cial communication. That name is a re-
minder OF the vandalism of the British
army which captured Washington and
burned the public buildings on Aug. q,
1914. To hide the fire stains the execu-
tive mansion was painted white, and
white it has been painted every year Or
two since then. The fact that the home
of Washington's mother was called the
White house, and that for many years
suitable designation for the presidents
house could not be hit upon, tended to
make the unofficial name the only one
generally known and used, but that is
no excuse for Edwards mistake. The
question whether King Edwards mes
sage should be edited so as to make it
conform to official ideas Of propriety was
decided in the negative, and so it was
promulgated as received"
A good deal Is said about Mr.. Car
hegie's gifts to Libraries. about s15,OO0,OC0
all told. This Is not much Of an inroad
in the $3.50. 100000 received 0y him in his
recent steel deals. Hundreds of men
have given more to charity IL proportion
to their wealth. than Mr.. Carnegie has
so far.
Some fellows down in Florida backed
by some fellows in New York, lave or
gained a pineapple trust.
Queen Wilhelmina In her marriage con-
tract promised her husband to "obcy"
as wife, but not as queen. This is
a snap. When she don't wait to obey
she can get on her regal high horse and
d:sObey.
Large gifts have been made In the
last few years by representative men to
the Y. NJ. c. A. The demand of business
life is for young men who can be pure
without becoming refuses, and who can
be sociable without becoming profiigatcs
The testimony CT the large givers is
that the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton develops life along that desirable
course which lies between self-banish~
ment on the one hand AMI self-destruc-
ton on the other
Countless hordes of octoplises-devil
fishes-haVe invaded the English and
French coasts of the English channel,
and well nigh destroyed the lobster and
crab fisheries. Many OF the creatures
? have a spread of ten to fifteen feet from
tip to tip. and the bottom Of the sea is
fairly covered with them.
Bishop Tho1'urn says, according to the
Indianapolis Sentinel, that there have
been some disgraceful things done by the
allied armies in China, but that there
are worse wrongs perpetrated there,
such as the bandaging Of girls feet.
What rot! Is bandaging feet airy worse
than tight lacing? Ask any physician.
But if it were, is it worse than shooting
and bayoneting hundreds of innocent
and inoffensive people without regard to
age or sex? Is it worse than ravishIng
and torture? Is it worse than looting?
Is it worse than demanding a heathen's
head for every native Christians head
that was cut off? Out upon such pre-,
tense! The acts OF tie allied armies
have been enough to inspire hatred OF
Christian soldiers" among the Chinese
while memory lasts.
Plague has followed the famine In
India, and awful mortality is reported,
the deaths running into thousands every
day.
Today, Feb. IA. is the anniversary of
the birth, in 1854, of Calico Gal;lei, an
illustrious Italian philosopher; OF ]. c.
Won Gluck, III TIA, an eminent German
composer; of Samuel Osgood, in 1!4S an
American statesman; of Henry Grinnell,
in 1877, noted American merchant; of
Cyrus Mccormick, in 1909, an American
inventor; of Winfield Scott Hancock, in
1924, the American general.