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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
ROOSEVELT AS POLICE COMMITS
SIONER.

Franklin Mathews in the Worlds Work.
More than once 1 sat beside Mr.. Roose-
welt as he presided at hearings. L have
seen him stop to consider how he could
be absolutely fair, and his decisions had
instant effect as a result. L have been
alone with him as one after another the
candidates for appointment came up for
private examination as to their fitness.
Searching inquiries would be put to them.
To one man who was trembling from
the severity of his examination 1 remem-
Der Commissioner Roosevelt said:
You are the man Father So-and-So
spoke to me about?"
Yes, sir; but 1 didn't suppose being
Catholic made any difference"
''Of course not; of course not" was
the instant reply. 81 do not care whether
you are a Catholic, a Protestant, Jew
or a Gentle. think you'll do. You tell
Father So-and-So if he has any more
men like you to send them down here.
I pass you; go and see the other commits
sioners'
That policeman never took blackmail
while Mr. Roosevelt was in power, and it
is safe to say that he has not done so
yet There were hundreds appointed like
him. Many, alas, have fallen, but it is
because a different kind of current went
down the line from police headquarters
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
n Race Of Other Days.

New York Sun.
81 reckon it was a great race" said
the visitor who came up from the first
days meeting of the yachts. ut was the
first yacht race I ever saw. BEST if I can
see, though, how you people can get so
excited over such sport.
r rf'This coming back is more to nv fancy
than the yachts. 1t reminds me of the
good Old racing on the river, way back
Know you say the boats bound up for
the city aren t racing; but it seems to me
they are. If you never saw steamboat
race on the Mississippi or the Ohio or
the Big Muddy, as we call the M lssourt,
you have lost more fun and excitement
than you will ever be able to stack up
curing the remainder of your natural
born days
u, There was the Jeemes H. Lucas race
with the Monongahela. for example, on
the Big Muddy. The Lucas had won the
no9Fisnf[s-y7ansWering to your Americas cup
Tor making the quickest trip from st.
LOUIS TO st: Joe. The MonongaheIa was
clipper, but she had never competed for
the enQrns; L was a passenger on the
Monongahela on the occasion of her
triumph oyer the Lucas
We had been loafing along and had
put into Quindaro. Kan, for passenger.
l was on the hurricane deck with old
terrain preacher in appearance than a.
boatman., He looked up stream and saw
a cloud of black smoke in the bend of
the river, Then he looked up at his pilot
and asked what boat it was that was
shopping around the cottonwoods. The
pinot said it was the Lucas. Quicker than
can tell You Cap. Cox yelled out to the
oecKhand on shore to cast off the head
me, and then to the mate to haul in
,nat stage plank. what you call a gang
way, gentlemen
1t was always the custom for a
steamboat to whistle just before she
pulled pulled out from her landing. Old Cap,
cox turned to his pilot and told him
to lose no time whistling The bells
Jngied to back the Monongahela hard
Well, gentlemen, she turned amid stream
so quick that she changed the course
or the wind. She was bound down
before you could count ten, and her pad
dies were cilurning up the sand on the
bottom of the Big Muddy as if thou-
sand devils had been after us.
The night came on and the big smoke
stacks of the Monongahela speuted more
sparks than there were stars in the
Milky Way. Now 1t was generally un-
aersteed there was to he no racing down
stream at night. But everything was
lair in steamboat race in the ,wav-
back time.
II was usually the custom to tie IN al
hfght: There was always somebody
aboard to read a chapter from the Bible
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
A YOUNG KINGS PRIVATE CARS.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Two special cars for the use Of young
KING Alfonso of Spain have Just been
completed at Wilmington, Del. One of the
cars is a drawing room coach, somewhat
similar to the Pullman drawing room
cars, except that it is much smaller be-
ing only thirty feet long. That is a good
length, however, for cars in Spain. The
drawing room car is not unlike Pullman
cars IN appearance. 1t is painted royal
blue, with gold trimmings and. lettering
and contains Alphonso's coat of arms
on each side, which adds to the richness
OF the effect. Inside the car is finished
In mahogany, which is tastefully carved.
Inc main compartment which is more
than one-half the length of the ear. is
a drawing room, with low and wide
French plate glass windows 1t is ,eIabo-
rately furnished with cushioned chairs.
soIas, revolving seats, etc. The red cush-
IONS harmonize with the finish Of the in
terror. Each of the windows has a
heavy curtain, inside of which is rich
green drapery. The floor is covered with
heavy green brussels carpet At one end
OF the drawing room compartment is a
washroom, saloon, heater ETC., and at
the other end is an observation portico.
similar to those on Pullman observation
cars. 4ts
The other car is a dining car. 1t is
the same size as the drawing room car
and is somewhat similar in appearance,
except that the exterior is painted red
instead of blue. 1t is also finished inside
in mahogany. In one end is the dining
compartment which contains SIX tables.
three of which will accommodate four
persons each and three to each. Next
comes an elaborate sideboard, and the
adjoining compartment is the kitchen,
which is fitted with a modern range, wa
ter tanks, sink, hot and cold water ar
engagements and a complete cooking out
fit. Although the car is small there is
ample room for the. cooking force to
work
Each car is mounted on double trucks,
which are much smaller than the trucks
under the passenger cars in this country.
The gauge is also much narrower, being
what is called meter gauge, 1925 inches.
Each car is provided with a thread brake
arrangement. The cars will be used by
King Alphonso in travelling from place to
place and in entertaining guests on trips.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
MUST BE A DEMOCRAT.
,innno Chronio1n

Chicago Chronicle
During the last few days the newspa-
pers of Chicago have devoted some space
to description of the manner In which
lad silenced d socialistic street Orator.
The boys remarks were to the effect
that complainings were idle and menaceS
were criminal; that no success in life
could be hoped for by anyone who was
sresentful, idle. covetous and malicious,
that instead of railing at successful men
Americans should go to work and by In
7dustfy and economy and self-reliance be-
come successful men themselves and that
IL there were bad laws the place to be-
gin, their reformation was at the ballot
Box
Evidently the lad is Democrat If he
had been & Republican he would hardly
have talked in that strain. Being Re;
publican. he would have said in effect
that the way to get.on in the world is to
persuade congress 70 pass some sort of .
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
ON THE MIAMI.


A flute came DER the water in the night!
Sober and sweet it wandered down the
So scale.
And back returning with deep delight,
1t reached the golden stars, and told
its tale.
Warbling it came a swan under full sail,
Lost in the passionate f1uting, a guitar
Answered across the waves like a con-
fiding star.
Then voices Of two souls in love with life
Went floating down the river in the
~ moon;
And often with the singing came the
ee tune
OF the faint cit1ern and sacred fife.
We leaned with clasped hands DER the
ID deep hour.
Until the music of contented love
Wound into river stiffness; and above
We heard the first breath of the coming
shower
Rustling the foliage. Slowly and then
ais toward home
We strobe between wide elms in the
green gloom,
And Gertrude. all in white, looked like
a flower.
Paul Shivell, in October Century.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
ESTIMATE OF THEODORE RoosE-
WELT.

Worlds Work.
If Mr.. Mckinley became the most popu-
lar chief magistrate that this generation
has known, Mr.. Roosevelt is, in his own
right, the legitimate successor to this dis
tinction.. And he is the most interesting
figure in our public life. He is almost the
only American citizen of recent times who
from the highest motives has from his
youth given himself wholly to the public
service He has made it career, having
no other profession. At the age of forty
three he has already had an experience
that is unique in our history, which Is so
full of unusual careers. A large volume
of positive achievement-positive always
stands to his credit. He is a gentleman
of the true democratic kind, who by his
broad human sympathy is at home with
earnest men of all social types; he Is
an educated man, lover and a writer of
books, the only writer of non-officiaI liter
ature that has come to the presidency
since the days of the cultivated Fathers
of the Republic; he is a manly sports
man, the only president perhaps who
could fill the White house with trophies
of the chase as well as of war; and,
above ALL he is an answering believer
in American institutions, American char
acter and American leadership. The
dominant note of his character is earnest
ness All these qualities make a man
very much out of the common.
The normal earnestness with wfHh he
has always taken his official duties-the
earnestness, in fact, with which he re-
CARDS the obligations of citizenship-has
made him as conscientious a public SER
want as we have ever had; and. as graver
and graver tasks have fallen to him in his
rapid, advancement, he has become as
conservative in making plans as he is
energetic in executing them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

and pray. On this occasion we had a
Baptist preacher. Old Cap. Cox sent for
him to come up on the hurricane deck
and told him he didn't want any reIig-
ious services in the cabin that night
as it would interfere with the pleasure
OF the passengers. The preacher agreed
that he couldn't offer a proper inVoca-
ton while there was a race ON, and
SO there was no service. Old Cap. Cox
told me afterward that he had sent word
to his steward to hide the Bible as .
Precaution.
It's a hard story to ask you gentle
men to believe, but it's a fact that the
bar on the Monongahela shut up that
night. Everybody was on the hurricane
deck. But this won't seem quite so
hard a story when 1 remind .ou that
in those days most travellers carried
their own bottle for fear the bar stock
might run short.
Next morning we had to run in to
wood up. Everybody who could turned
out to help. Even the passengers helped.
The Lucas hove in sight while we were
there. She was marking the heavens
with black clouds of smoke. The Monon-
gaJhela hadn't tied up, but the current
was so swift that lot of us held the
big rope on the shore to keep the steam
er steady. We barely made the boat
when we let CO. and again She was off
like shot from rife tIe:t
I'VE had some passengers to discharge
at Lexington Old Cap Cox had tried to
persuade them to stay aboard. Offering to
take them to the next port wherever
that would be, free. But they refused, and
the Monongahela lost about two minutes
at Lexington. Some Of the baggage had
to be thrown overheard. The last I saw
of it it was bobbing up in the water like
a bObber on a fiShIine -'t
Eat another landing there was a party
of several to come aboard. In the hurry
of the moment, for the Lucas was still in
sight, man and his family were divided.
me mother and her children got aboard
all right, but the husband and the baby
ana Nurse were left on the landing. And
SO 1t was all the way down. Some OF us
TOOK our meals on the hurricane deck.
Old Cap. Cox never Shut his eyes all the
way down to st. Louis. He had hardly
time to eat, but occasionally he took a
sw1g out of some passengers black
betty JGa
p" Did we beat the Lucas to st. LOUISE
Ihats my recollection, gentlemen. Dur
ing meal, the first on the trip, after we
got in, somebody came in and said the
Lucas was whistling for port. But If
created no sensation. Nobody cared Old
Cap. Cox threw his arms around the Ban
tlst preacher and told him he could nrav
put nobody could find the Bible The
steward said he threw it down to the
stoker, who pitched it into the furnace.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

Jaw Ia ui gIVing one eornered or monopolized
5 bounty is necessary to real success: that
SSeiII-fellanee is well enough in its way.
t put IT that a better and quicker course is
So CO pace 5 one faith in be-it-enaeted of
economy are not to be thought of BY any-
one one VINO has the Napoleonic capacity to
compel fortune by the more heroic proc
selected interests. - Def'e'iI VI
rms would not have been so satisfying
an answer to the propositions advanced
ny the socialist. but it would have har-
Lnohized more closely with the doctrines
winch are practiced by the political ele9
m Tqeit which Which is now in control in the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

adding its voice to that of those who see
in the proposal an opportunity of ma
terially advancing the commercial inter-
ests of the community; and it freely
gives expression to it's concurrence in the
general sentiment that the enterprise is
one which is entitled to the moral and
financial support of all who have the
growth and development of the city's
future at heart.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

Count Ito, or Marquis Ito. the great
Japanese reformer, the father of modern
Japan, will honor this country with his
presence for several months. He re-
ports the mikado and his family in good
health when he left Toxic. Now if
Prince Chun had only concluded to come
over the pond for the winter the Ameri-
can people might have got a slight re-
spite from the accounts of the doings
of the White house kindergarten.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

The Beaneater Republicans in conven-
ton demand that ridicule of a Republic
an president shall cease. These holy men
have forgotten the wholesale abuse Of
Grover Cleveland that was Incorporated
in the Republican platform at the St.
Louis convention. They do not remem-
Der that anyone was ridiculed but the
late President Mckinley. Such hog
wash is inclined to make an old sailor
seaSick e-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
So Delightfully."- MODERN.

s@ Is y ss1i new rector an agreeable
man?p ~
Indeed he is-reai nice; plays golf and
SQUASH owns a naEAtha launch and au-
tommy, and besides, he isn't bit reli-
gious" SIS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

The question no now IS, who is to be the
Shepard's crook if Tammany wins in the
city election? Aacrook Will be necessary
to bring in the lambs. 1Eagm7
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

Sir Tom Upton game so very fpear de-
serving the cup he ought to.sbe given
the saucer as az reward of meritat He
needs q little encouragement oo.s
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
Thiu False worlds ways

Detroit Free fress. -,
ANY society news out in your suburb y
ooh, yes; those folks who moved ther1
only a month ago are moving away Jusl
when it is their turn to give garoet
pa rty." ~"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

d American divorces doQnot pass current
in Canada. We will have to retaliate
by refusing to accept Canadian quar-
+a,.sS.8 5f. s.Its4 asf J. .-ts ~ narr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

Fighting Bob Evans is not so big
man on the witness stand as he is in his
own book, "a Sailors Log" Distance
lends enchantment to some things beside
the view
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

dore who now occupies the, center of the
stage. No, no; we do not mean to inn
ply any possible comparison ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

The, festive freshman in the various CEN
ters of learning will now begin to reap
the annual harvest of abuse from the
aristocratic upper classmen. In polite
college slang it is called hazing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

( What has become of Theodore Shat.
fer? We have not heard a word Of him
for several dagsq Two months ago he
was talked of moro than the other Theo- ]
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

Young Senator Beveridge says that ne
did not get himself kinetescoped with
Count Tolstoi. He also says that he IS
not going to lecture on the great Rus
sian, philosopher. That helps some
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

The enterprising Belgians want to build
canal from the Black to the Baltic
sea. They will have to get the consent
OF che Monroe doctrine before they cut
cod
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

There are 11,000 more women than men
in Boston, and they all have money ana
live on beans. What picnic for a
bright, good-looking fellow who is fa-
miliar with Emerson and Browning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06

Forty seconds margin on yacht race is
not as wide as the universe or as bound
less as Gods mercy, but it is enough.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
ANNOUNCE m ENT
No. 5.
McALL MISSION.

R.wednesday morning from II to IL,
proved a pleasant innovation to the Nc
All members, who came out in guodly
numbers. The devotional exercises yes
terday were lead by Mrs. o. w. Fullam.
Mr.. VIM. Ii. Fem offered prayer. Mrs.
Edward Staples gave an Interesting pa
rer on French Sunday schools. Mrs
wallace Noyes translated q French re-
port from Epernay, the station which
the Portland auxiliary supports. Miss
Frances Chapman gave a delightful ex-
ercise from the Montyon stories which
are edited in Paris. Miss Georgia Melcher
read translation Of :ne first prayer
offered at the first nesting in Paris,
January IL, 1879. Mrs. Lyman Cousens,
MIR. Edward ID. staples. Mrs. Aibro
Chase were chosen . nomination commit
tee 20 report at the ANIMAL meeting
which occurs March S7th.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Percy +. II ohbins. Of the Maine
Central offices, left Tuesday night for
Warrington. ID. O., and Will return after
the Inauguration.
Gen. BlskesIey, who has been spending
a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Clar-
ence W. Peabody, has returned to Au-
burndale.
Miss Grace Elkins Is the guest this
week OF Mrs Harry Josselyn.
L. S. Boardmsn OF Boston, was In the
city yesterday having come here to at
tend Senator Hodsdon's funeral
sMr. and Mrs. j. r. Marr OF Boston are
visiting their former home In this city.
MIR. James X. Hitler, veteran OF the
civil war and member of Thatcher Post,
No. Ill, q. A. H., is at his home COR
ner OF Cumberland street and Washington
avenue, having suffered slight stroke
of paralysis a few days age.
Miss Elizabeth Stevens of So Oak street,
is spending few Gays In Boston on
business.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
cordially invited this
theses price Friday
E. M. LEWSEN g CO., CONGRESS STREET,
usmpre~ Retailers dLaMyo omerwar

Custom House wharf and stole a small
quantity OF fish and few pairs of boots,
worn by men about the shop. The break
was discovered when the market was
opened yesterday morning and report
to the police was made.
The police are Investigating the lar
csny OF mandolin and roll Of music
from Munjoy Hill girl, who was walk
ing on the straet recently and suffered
loss of her property at the hands of a
comparative stranger intrusted with It's
transportation He deoamped boldly with
the property and though the victim later
reported the larceny, she was at the time
| too much abashed to cause the thief ;
arrest.
taching patent safety treads to the stone
post Office steps on Its Exchange street
side. The contract was awarded George
nj. Smardon & Co.
A case of diphtheria at No. 22 High
street, has been reported to the board OF
health.
Yesterday the sheriffs moved from their
! QuhTteEb OGuuHAeu EAhOo '7hchA NAoHA .
administration, to the departments
former offices, up stairs on she county
side of City hall.
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yes
terday by ELIAS 4. Aiarston Of Portland,
Ernest l. Dorr ana William y. Tapley
OF Lewiston,
AT the meeting Of Shep'ey Camp, Sons
of Veterans, to be held next Tuesday
evening at the Baxter block, the ques-
tion of changing the night Of meeting
from Tuesday to Wednesday will come
up.
The Samaritan association will meet
with Mrs. W. L. Kilborn, Brsok9tt street,
Thursday afternoon A full attendance
is requested.
MIR. NJ. x Murray OF Bath win give his
illustrated lecture on the Passion Play,
this evening at s O'Clock in the Y. NJ. q.
A. hall for the benefit Of the association
members Each member has the priv
ilege of bringing one lady friend.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
directors of Maine Home for Friendless
boys will be held on Friday, March lst
at 80 p. M, with Mrs. M Il. MacGregor,
president, 295 Spring street.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
PAST GRANDS ASSN.
An Organization of Odd CELLO ws EFF
fected Last Night.

The newly organized Past Grand Asso.
clation met last evening and adopted a
SIT OF by-laws. The annual meeting 90.
ours Thursday, March IA. A temporary
organization was eifeoted with the ohoioe
of the following officers:
Presidential. j. Cummings.
Vice Presldent-Nathan Il. Redlon.
Secretary-J. III. Henry.
Tfeasurer-J. N. Read.
At the annual meeting permanent set
OF officers win be selected and an execu-
tive committee OF seven chosen. The
meeting was a very enthusiastic one and
the new organization bids fair to be q
tiourishing one. Past Grands in the Port.
land, Deering district and South Port
land lodges are eligible for membership.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Dirigo Literary club meets with
Mrs, q. IL. Lombard. Fessenden street.,
on Friday, March l, at $50 p. m.
The Twilight club spent a very pleas
ant afternoon Saturday, at the home OF
the Misses Wells, Allen ave, the study
was Lnngteuow, and sketches Of his life
and the unvelllDg Of his bust in Mestmin-
ster Abbey were read. Esoh member read
or reoited her favorite poem, while papers
from several long poems were read, the
programme was intersperssd with appro-
pirate songs by Miss Martha f. b.
Hswes. Mrs. Heed, the club secretary,
presented each member with a fine pic
tura OF the poet Next meeting with Mrs
Addie Cobb.
All mem bers OF Bosworth Relief Corps
are earnestly requested to be present at
the regular meeting, Friday, March lst
The past presidents have plan TO pre-
sent by which they hope to put some
money into the treasury.
w. Ii. LittIejohn, the painter, who
was crushed by an elevator at the store
OF Milliken, Cousens Il Short, Tuesday
morning, lies at the Maine General hos
pitaI in a critical condition which has
thus far prevented the surgeons from
nsceFtsining the precise nature of his in
juries, though they are fairly certain that
he Is seriously hurt internally 1t was
tased yesterday that he was not In
immediate danger Of death.
Tuesday night burglars forced au en-
tranoe to &. a. Wyer's fish market on
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
R|NES BROTHERS COMPANY.
NEWS OF INTEREST TO LADIES.

Many ladies In this city. some OF whom
cannot be fitted with ready-made gar
ments. and others who prefer the custom
made, Will be pleased to learn that r..
NJ. Lewfen & Co., have started ladies'
tailoring department where they VIII
make all kinds OF garments to order at
prices to suit all. Mr.. Lewssn says that
while the cost of an order made garment
is great deal higher than the ready
made, he is going to make the difference
in price smaller than ever before. Two
expert cutters and filters have been Sc
CURED for this department and others
win be added as soon as the business
warrants
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
DIR. ABBoTr's LECTURE.

Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott, who is to leo
ture in Chestnut street church Thursday
evening, March 7th, is already assured
of crowded houss. The entire tloor OF
the church is reserved, There is large
demand Tor seats and those VINO inteae
hearing him shouid secure tickets at
once.