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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
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AMBITIOUS.
dream not Of palace-my desire
Is higher born, and loftier in its reach;
Nor ehafed with limitations, l aspire
To joy dear for speech!
I dream of glory in garden spot
OF summer cline where shall reign KING
Regal indeed-ny rich domain cot
Cosy with sunshine and perpetual spring.
Here where the birds sing always, and the bees
Smuggle their honey while the long days shine
And the warm winds that gambol through the trees
Tatle the tales Of natures heart to mine!
No solitude were mine
Save that serene and blessed solitude
OF kinsnp silence! With should abide
At dawn and dusk-in shadow and in shine
A jocund company at my side
To minister to every passing mood!
For my wayfaring hour
When / would rule the yagabonds abode
Where hurry cometA not
I4o Stevenson, our dear prince of the road,
Should walk beside through our highway bower
Sun-carpeted and discourse sweet the while;
And coming after him the gentle Scott
J And old Ike Walton with his gypsy smile!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
pLAlN TALES IN PROSE AMP VERSE.

any guess work about the medicines he gave. He
those herbs personally.
He said that there wasn't any liberal school OF
medicine than his. There wasn't anything stingy
his ways doing business. He used to bother
with tumblers when he put up medicines
he got done looking at al patient he would call for
tin pail a gallon jug.
The dose always tin dpper full Drink all
We can Of it, he'd say. Then rub the rest inter-
naly.
Purg didn't have many patients. but he nad lots Of
patience He had patience than any doctor
He had much patience that he would just as
soon person get WELL long got his
regular price of shilling visit.
have forgotten to statethat originally Purg was
cow doctor. He really did his best work In that
line. He u1dn't pretend to be anything else when he
town. He got sort Of thrown into the
practice on human beings later then
such an ambitious sort of that
go doctoring cows. He said that learned
by doctoring people He said that he lost
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

lous and had hardened his heart toward
congress and the politicians.
Early bulletins of the night stories haA
made it plain that the telegraph editor
would have to patch up several stories
in order to get the required number or
heads for the first page, and he began
to get nervous. There We're the usuai
number Of small items Of events hap
pening in remote parts of the world. The
stories of life lost in crash and in jest
had been repeated before him so often
that he gave such matters no more than
passing attention. A lover, in jealous
rage, shot his sweetheart, killing her, and
attempted suicide. Cheerfully writing a
single-line head, Twas Ever Thus no
put the copy on the hook and dismissed
from his mind the tragedy which had
brought enduring sadness to the hearts
of two families, the shadow of which
would rest upon them to the end of life.
In his years of service he had written
heads for thousand such items, and the
weight Of the worlds miseries did not
bear heavily on his mind. So long as the
sufferers were unknown to him he could
not be expected to have other than a
news interest in their affairs.
There was the customary shooting
scrape In Kentucky, and the "Depopula-
ton of the Clans" was thought a proper
SAAO
| daily weather report. Texas contributed
a train hold-up, cleverly executed, and
the fact was chronicled under a larger
head. with a top line reading, Texas
Bandits Introduce New Style of Train
| Robbery"
| brief respite from the duties of the
desk was taken in order to confer briefly
| with the managing editor as to the space
| and the size of the heading, and also to
| ~. aIit hot n
| the telegraph editors funds were being
transferred on the train. The matter
| of space and the style of head were set
tied and the telegraph editor went out
| for his midnight lunch
Returning to his desk, refreshed and
livened up by the cup of coffee, the tele-
graph editor sat down to finish the night
The accumulated sheets of copy Were
| quickly disposed of, for they brought nc
news of startling nature, and the matter
of heads for the first page began to be
! serious.
Suddenly a bulletin of more than pass
ing interest caught his eye. 1t ran thus
''Chatsworth ul.-Excursion train for
Cincinnati wrecked. Hundred killed
many injured"
MY GoG!,' exclaimed the telegraph ed
| ;tor. MY sister was going on that ex
cursi0n."
Inc Ollce DOy was oTueTeu 10 Teton d,
fast as his legs could carry him the mex
sheet of copy, the managing editor wa
| told of the tremendous anxiety of tn,
telegraph editor and in kindly spirit di.
| what he could to cheer his tormente.
| friend. Perhaps she didn't go, afte
ALL he said. And with other comfort
ing assurances he sought to cheer u
the man torn with anxiety and fear.
Another sheet came and on it wa
written only the scantiest particulars o
the catastrophe, which was declare
more severe than at first indicated TIL
distress and anxiety Of the telegraph ed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
ELECTION BETS AND GAMBLING.

It was said not long ago that betting
was steadily on the increase in fashion
able English society; while; as for our
own country, certain clergymen OF New
York and Newport have testified to the
prevalence of the habit in the highest
social circles That betting in various
forms Is one of the most widely-spread
vices of modern civilization, and one OF
the most deeply rooted, Is Wen under
stood. but only in seasons of hotly-con-
tseted elections, perhaps, are we made TO
realize It's actual extent
Although betting on elections is a
crime under New York laws, it Is openly
carried on in Wall street, and the char
acter of the wagers is daily reported in
the newspapers as interesting, if not val
liable, political news. The names of tho
large operators in this sort of gambling
are paraded in the press with entire ef-
frontery, and no one, apparently, ever
conceives it possible that they may be
subject to prosecution for violation OF
law The general public and the politi-
cal managers watch the betting huctua-
lions from day to day with as much care
as specuIa tors on margin watch the
stock ticker, for. notwithstanding all the
artificial manipulation to which election
betting may be subjected in the inter-
ests of one party or the other, there -
generally recognized in the betting odos
certain Indication of the way the poll
teal tide is running. Persons who never
make wagers themselves and who con-
denim betting on. moral grounds, are new
ertheless interested in the news from the
gambling precinct. Whether the contest
be an election, or a great event in sport.
this widespread interest in the betting
market prevails. And it's existence is dis,
coIraging to those who realize the evil
of all forms of gambling, since, in In
vesting the practice itself ACQUIRES a GER
tain responsibility, social status and fnl-
munity from prosecution not enjoyed by
other forms of crime.
The secret of the Indulgence with
which betting is favored by society as
whole can be directed perhaps A GER
tain millionaire had but one test or truth
which he always put to those whose sin,
certify he doubted, in this form: Would
you bet a sum of money which it would
be inconvenient for you to lose?" The
same idea was voiced in the schoolboy 3
colloquy: will you take your oath?''
Yes VIII you take your solemn.
dying oath?" Yes will you bet a
copper" "No." Even the awful small
boy pledge to the goddess of truth-tell
ing:
Honest true, black and blue,
Lay me down, cut me in two.
fails. 1t seems to rank with the bet OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
puRG. THE EMINENT HEALER.

don't set Purg up greatest doctor that ever
lived have that he woudn suit lots OF peo-
pie Everybody has especial fayorite in the doc-
tor line Some people like school and some like
another. My favorte doctor Uncle "Purgative
Pills Puff. OF course you know 'Purgatiye Pills
wasn't his real But ever seemed to know
his real name town. 1t didn't make much differ
ence. There was old in town who had worked
off some rotten timber by plugging the butts OF the
trees called him Plug 1t got so after time
that folks forgot We called Uncle Puff,
"Purg.' He objected
I liked Purg better than other doctor ever
knew. I don't mean TO say that had MIN when was
sick I was never sick No. I liked Purg because
was pertaining when he didn't mean to be- He was
one of the most serious I knew. He told me
many times ought to laugh He
said that when they were not busy doctorng
thinking all the time. at first believed that
I could hear Purg think Had idea that could hear
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

the farthest advanced in the moral life.
If betting in these forms is in part, at
least, reflection of human natures dis
trust of itself and its consciousness of
It's own moral weakness, the grosser
forms of gambling, which aim principally
at self-enrichment without work, are,
of course, far more degrading to all
moral sensibilty 1t is one thing to
make bet to back ones opinion; it Is
another to make a bet for the purpose
of financial profit. Both are morally
bad and the milder leads quickly to the
grosser; yet the wager for selfish gain
without work represents nothing but
tho primeval spirit of plumber. There Is
said to be a fashionable couple in Eng
lish society who make $1,000 a year at
evening parties on poker and bridge
whist, a sum which is a substantial ad-
ditien to their income. The pair are no
better than brigands.-Springfield (Mass.)
Republican.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

a copper cent as a test of sincerity and
veracity.
SO it goes from the millionaire to the
urchin. The average man in the, most
civilized state is still so undeveloped in
morality, so rudimentary in the worship
of truth for simple truths sake, that
the supreme test of an honest belief is
a PERSONS readiness to risk for that
BELIEF something of value, which it would
be inconvenient for him to lose. This
is not true of all men, for among an ad-
vanced guard, whose moral development
is Of the highest yet attained. ones mere
word is invested with the fullest sane
tity. That something more searching
as final test of belief sincerity,
which shall challenge ones selfish ma
ture, is demanded by the mass of men,
however can hardly be doubted, in
view of the universal acceptance of
mans wagers as conslusive test of
his convictions. This fact is not fiat
tering to human nature; it proves
very widespread distrust of lip-profes-
sions among the races that claim to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

tongue to express his, thanks to friends
for their kindness.s His work for the
night was finished by the other boys,
and he retired with az heart softened by
the nights experience.
Years he held the desk. Nightly the
worlds affairs were Written before him,
prepared for the Newspaper. which car
ried SO much of Joy or sorrow to the
thousands who read itsiiae tie morning, as
he was going to sleep.s But recollections
carried him back. the night of his
travail whenever the story of a wreck,
the sinking of ship, the entombing of
miners, or any other event bringing sor-
row to others, brought to minds the
Chatsworth disaster, and many silent
tear coursed down his cheek unbidden,
and many a prayer was uttered in ST.
lence that the people be spared so much
of suffering as God in His goodness could
Decree
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
A Night on the Telegraph Editors Desk


One night a veteran telegraph editor
grew reminiscent and his mind ran back
over the time when he saw a panorama
of the whole world between the setting
and the rising of the sun each day.
1t was in the summer months, he re-
called, and at the time when the day
workers were enjoying the comfort of tae
cool evening he must to his task, that
himself and family might have to eat
and be sheltered.
Hastily scanning the afternoon report
ne saw nothing indicating anything I'M
usual foretold for the night. Most Of 1t
he threw in the waste basket or rewrote
into paragraphs to be used on the inside
pages of the paper.
The night operators began work, and
the office boy brought to his desk the
days markets. With cursory glance
at the price of copper stocks, in which
q friend had invested $200-his whole cap
ital-and a smile of satisfaction at see
ing them up two points, he noted the
fact that the arrivals of cattle at Chi
cago were larger and the arrival of hogs
smaller than the day before. With q
grunt of relief at the ending of the mar
ket matter, which had little attraction
for him, not being a capitalist, he turned
to the other news.
First came the sporting events of the
day, and he muttered a brief but reliev-
ing ejaculation upon seeing. that his pet
baseball club, which had a cinch on the
pennant had lost to the taiienders. A
long shot had won at Morris Park, and
the veteran thought it his usual luck
not to have a ticket on the winner. There
being no prize fight scheduled for the date
sports were declared closed, and the fore
man informed that he might make up
the page.
A sigh of relief went up from the tele-
graph editor as he happened to think that
congress was not in session and wouldn',
be for two months, and that at that par
ticular time the political spellbinder wa.
building barbed wire fences to keep him.
self in office and to keep his rivals out
of Office. Other days, or rather nights,
when he had congress on his hands, Oh
when the oratorieal oracle was in nc
ton. and when seven columns OF a
speech would come over the wires to the
exclusion of everything of human incer-
est, had made the telegraph editor cal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

least bit of decacy about whooshing 1t all man.
And the trouble about blowing powdered medicine down
a horses throat fully half the time the horse
insists blowing first Png used to tell me that the
reason why he never sick because he had had
so much medicine administered to him in that man
ner.
III tell you now it was Purg happened to get
started in on human practice. Old Howes job
to shingle house in the village.
Bill is terrible absentminded. He had boy baanc-
ing him the end a board out the side of the
house while he fixing staging and Bill told tho
boy to go and get The boy started to say
something and Bill threatened to throw the hammer at
him if he didn't hurry What the boy started to say
letting of the board. But when Bill made
believe throw the hammer the boy lodged off, the boaro
and Bill fell about thirty and large dent
in the ground. they had lugged him in and laid
him the lounge Bill said that his leg broken
AS Bill was in position to know what he was talking
about, the folks believed him and started out for
doctor Purg the only one left in town. The others
had gone medical convention and they wouldn't
let Purg go with them AS Purg was the only doctor
available, he called on Bills
He sat down beside Bill for little while and gr1tted
his teeth and looked at MIN. Then he rolled up Bits
upper lip and took look at his mouth.
Your hay teeth down bad, said he
"'Tain't wonder you're sick. You can't chaw your
vittles and they won't digest well and they give We
Bill was grooming bad That's ft-ye're tied up
in knot with the collie said Purg There were
svers in Bs face where he had grazed on the board
where he fell. Purg looked at them.
You're of the wust cribbers ever see he said
'fWhat do We by it?
you old red-headed cockatoo, yeled Bill cant
We what's the trouble with me?''
"Lemnle your tongue said Purg, pushing his
finger in between Bills teeth and forcing them
.Ah yes. he went on. see You've lost
your cud Hev' we got any castor oil in the house?
Bill tried to say something, but Purg had his hand
In his mouth you've been dsposin your cores to
you've the inooenzy of the epzootc kind
comm But don't worry mite III fix We all
right"
.You hog-eyed old smallpox flag" Bill, "ye
hahn fit to- ia0OO min in henV ard'
I'm goin to give ye sweat, Purg went on
"And I'll have walk We round under blanket
for hat Then you drink about quart or
thoroughwort tea and have 'em bed down. mean go
bed where it's nice an quiet an yell out slick
ern pickerel in the mornn'.
81 tell ye,' shouted Bill, my legs broke
"Ch tis'' said Purg all quiet and calm. I'm
most surprised that We didn't something about it
before. But that I've got the general ailments
looked after attend to the good deal better.
Say, ruther legs than mend chairs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
WAS LOCKED BY WASHINGTON.

estant Episcopal church, in old Oxford
township, Thirty-fifth ward, was open
ed yesterday for the first time since the
days of the Revolutionary war. Rev. L.
P. Bissell, the rector, conducted exer-
cises appropriate to the occasion When
the Revolutionary war began the Ameri-
can forces, under command of Mad An,
thony" Wayne, encamped near the
church, and Gen. Wayne established
temporary headquarters at the odd Sol
dier Inn on Second street, near the
Cheltenham road. This inn is still stand
ing. and in use. 1t is a matter of ira
dictionary record that Gen. Washington
passed several days at the inn. In the
records of Trinity church it appears that
he Issued orders to the soldiers that the
church property was not to be invaded
credits the commander in-chief himself
with having locked the south door of the
church, Philadelphia Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
By Holman F. Day.

mendin cane seat chairs is what ev'nins
ment"
Purg poked around found that the leg broker
above the knee. He had awful job setting it. lie
twisted and he sweated and Bill tainted twice
But P,ug kept at it till he got it set and put In
splnts He kept a-sayin he didn't how in thundera
ton Bill mad got his leg twisted around so bad
Said he'd legs all animals from dogs to
and had bad twist. Before the leg got
out of the splints suspicious They
right He found when the splints taken Off that
Purg had set the leg with the knee
like joints cows hind leg
1t always looked kind of funny and Bill pretty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
YOUR LITTLE HAND.

Your little hand
SO soft, light its toucn-
But, On, its gentest stroke 1 understand
1t speaks much.-So mucn!
Through the long day
OF worry, toll and heat
That little hand doth guide while stray
Through many pathway sweet!
Through the deep night
When shadows have shut out the things that be-
That little hand doth touch my dreamy sfgat
And wondrous things L see
Through the long years
OF shattered days and hopes tnat
planned
shall be gently led through smiles and tears
BY your dear little hand
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

.1rg had an uppec teeth that didn't fit He
used to and keep grtting his teeth. Twas teeth
brains heard.
Purg a bright MANN some ways That IS TO
saw he had bright look about him. He had red hair
and red whskers folks insist that could
see him coming in dark night.
They ntrnated that perhaps ne used phosphorus Tor
hair OIL But don't think So, I guess it was just
the natural plain red that showed up Even those
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

mad But when he got back to work he discovered
that leg like that a great help to him In his
shingling, could foot the
Tdgepole shgle along like fury with both hands
Bill said that ordinary doctor would probably
have gone to work and set that leg like any other ord
nary mans leg without regard to whether he was
house shingler not. Bill liked the job SO WELL come
to think 1t that afterward ne was one of PurgS
regular customers. Purg doctoring Bill for bots
when he died heart failure something OF the sort
Purg said that thing like that fault of his
Any is likely have his heart stop beating at any
time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01

patient but he learned something Purg really knew
a great deal by the time he died
He said that cows didn't so blamed foolish about
taking medicine did-stin it mussy
work there wasn't much fun it.
For instance when you go to give nitre and
castor oil out of ong-necked bottle, hasn't the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
- VERSE Larry b

kiss lips of the Great White Death
know and content!
Hail brotheri The light your face above
the Christ-tonight shines me
plod
Joy-laden down the highway Q1nowrg that you still
love mel
Till we meet again in the dream divine and laugh
heart of God
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01


And for that hoer time
When with enraptured ken
My heart would truant Ger me young world wild
With wonderment sublime
1 should go walking then
With Keats, the dreamer, Keats, the Whte-soule
child!
Wordsworth for starlit nights
When voices from afar speak Wondrous things
When visions float upon all-tremulous wings
And lfe's ETHEREAL sights
Fall through the dusk agleam-
When the strong soul space
Would talk to its self alone
And read it's destiny in its own God-like face!
When mans aspiring dream
Hath reared him his more habltual throne!
DEATHS GREETING.
Death faced the man with the frosted hair,
And fearful, he sllrank from the touch OF Geath'
While the shrunken hiss of ghost of prayer
Chung to his breath!
A little child with simple faith
Met him with eager acquisitive SMILE
And outstretched hands, isping soft: 20 death
Come, let us play while
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
A MOTHER.

+ One of Gods angels in disguise
OF eartn's divinest womanhood
With heavens own glory In her eyes
Above her babe she stood
And O! the radiance of her face
Beaming with purest mother-love
Transformed her darlings resting place
Like unto heaven above!
With her beside that little cot
Like as an angel, lily-fair,
Surely it was no earthly spot
1t seemed as God were there!
And as she thus her vigil kept
Her eyes held, even as she smiled
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
By Larry HO.

Such tears Mother Mary wept
Over the dear Christ-child
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
The stalker Stalkeu.

The hunter IN pursuit OF big game
must br prepared for the unexpected.
Mr.. Horace 4. Eachcll In Life aud
Sport on the Pacific Slope" relates the
experience of friend of his. ia man
for whose veracity he youchcs
My friend was after bear and was
accompanied by an Indian guide whom
he always took with him On such trips,
One morning they sighted n large wa
pitt, which they wounded.
The Indian took the trail. but the
hunter. knowing the habits Of wounded
deer. took short cut across some hills,
hoping to get another shot at the wapitI
as II crossed Il certain divide. lie reach
ed the divide and climbed tree for n
wider outlook.
Presently the wGplti came slowly up
the steep slope: the Indian followed,
knife In hand. and then behind the In
dian. not forty yards intervening, wad-
died huge bear. So intent was the In
dian upon his quarry that he was una,
ware that he, In his turn. was being
tracked till bullet whistled past his
head from the hunters rifle and laid
the bear low.
That was a surprised Indian.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
LOCOMOBtLE LINE.

Oliver Lippincott. a noted chautiler
of Los Angeles has been employed
by locomobile company OF Toledo
Ohio. to test the practicability aud de-
monstrate the feasibility of establish
ing line OF steam loComobiles to ply
between the beautiful wood embowered
mountain girt City of Flagstaff and
the Grand Canyon OF the Colorado or
OF Arizona, as the Santa Fe company
Justly decided 10 term It, Saturday,
December %, Mr.. Lippincott, accom-
panied by a newspaper man. left Flag
stan in a 200 pound machine, bent
upon making the seventy-two mile trip
to the canyon in three and one-half
hours. A company has already been
organized in Flagstaff and II the test
proves successful a line will undoubt-
edly be established The Interested
parties claim with much plausibility
that trip to the Grand Canyon by
lOcomobile Will offer much better op-
portunities for observing the magnifl-
cent scenery along the way than would
the journey from Williams by rail.
They say also that the natural scenery
along the proposed road Is far ahead
OF that of the rival line