The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-08


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A late census shows that over &C 600
dogs are used in Belgium for draft pur-
poses. Ihey are employed mostly by
pedolers, mllkmen and small farmers
1t may be of interest to our logisla-
ture to learn that the state of New York
is building 100000 hospital for CON
sumptives in the sAdirondacks.
The city of Tacoma, Wash, has the
largest per capita debt in the country
$ll5.4 That is one thing the city is not
boasting about.
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After having killed all the game in the
Rocky mountains, SAYS the Chicago Fec
ord, Teddy has the, opportunity Of his
hfe TO come back, and kill the shin SUBJ
sidy bill. NJ S'''-
Public baths are maintained in over
100 towns and cities in England.
With $4,000 reward for Pat Grove yat
he Is still on the wing.
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Ihe annual pension bill, now before
congress, provides for $145, 245. 2s0 and
this is the thirty-sixth year since the
war closed. 1t is more than double
the appropriation for 1880, eleven years
lures OF the federal government, for all
purposes, in 1861, the first year of the
civil war. 1t nearly equals the total ex-
penditures of the federal government.
eNcIudlhg interest on the public debt.
IN 4Sn, only thirty years ago. 1t is
more than five times what the re-
puonc was paying for pensions
IN IIe thirteen years after the end OF
the civil war. The total number of pen
on tba-
years ago there We're 537, 944 Twenty
years ago there were 25o,SO2 The total
NUMBER OF new claims allowed last
year was 4o,645, exceeding by more than
two thousand the reduction occa stoned in
the roll by the deaths of old pension
ers' thirty six years after the end of the
civil war And the pensioners of the
spanish and Philippine wars are just
beginning to present their claims.
Among the several oaths taken nv
EDWARD VII was one securing to Scot
land the maintenance of her state
church, the Presbyterian.
Gath says it is noticeable that all
the presidents who began wars are weak
milo men, like Madison, Monroe, Tyler.
Flerce, mckinley. In the last instance
the chief executive hesitated over the
mas become an endowed war lord and
master OF 10000 soldiers. with solitary
PICK or omcers, to command them, and
congress votes support as to a Caesar
The war in the Philippines is not nm
ike our war with the Indians, except
that we are fighting thirty-two times
as many. We have made nothing of the
Ihalahs' except that we board a good
many OF them. What shall we do with
the PHILIPPINES?
"A history of America before Columbus.
IN two large volumes, has just been is
sued by an Eastern publisher. Nothing
Is missed nowadays But where a writer
can get facts for a big history before
there Were any known facts is a mys-
tery' Some guesses in it no doubt
The members j. of the Chicago civ
council want 5000 annual salary, and
an ordinance has been prepared with
that in view
The government of Norway has lust
acquired the control of all the telephones
IN that country.
Inc Gothenburg (Sweden) Mornjnp
fost says America has adopted Riss
Icarck realism" in it's international
ne paper says: IF one did nor
know that the German iron ChanceIIo,,
Is dead and Emperor William T decantJ,,
buried a person who has studied the mol.
icy OF Bismarck would be inclined IN
think that he has effected his resIIrraos
Ton III washington. where the diplomats
according to his prescription, stand cold
&c the bottom of their hearts,"
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IN accordance with a recent decision of
the Dutch high court of Justice an ~
t n: IN Holland take the oath of aIic-
51aiice TO King" Whitening Pauline
IneieiL MARIE This was in accordance
w. 80 queen Enma's wishes. 81 desire
10 make Queen WilheImina sometI S.1
better than a strong woman. yyiSt, t -
make her king" 'A 70
ChaTles M. Hays the new president of
the Southern Pacific Railroad comna,e,
gets S55,OOO year. He is forfy-foTr
years old and was born at Rock Island
III. lie keeps open door to all who have
business with him, and all his emn1ovas
Aeep Wioe open doors to the public
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me Philippine commission is not SAN
guine as to the prospects of civfIizine
the F1lpons. One of the commission
writing to friend in Washington. saws:
The natives are such liars and trick
STEERS that there is no truth in them-no
truth that is natural and self-respecting
l do not know any other race so utterly
lacking in these essentials, and do not
know of one in history lack ,ng these that
has accomplished anything but its own
determination" That man should be
removed at once from the commission.
When man loses confidence in hui.
man kind his usefulness is at an end.
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