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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

NaGon's Chief Execa-
tive a Regular At
tendant at Grace Re-
formed Mission

|casionally the walk is heightened by ex-
cursions through the side streets.
It Is ON his journeys to and from
church that President Roosevelt exper~
fences most annByapce from camera
fends. Since he Became chief executive
he has taken avery strong dislike to
being snap-shotted. On the occasion OF
his first appearahice at the little church
on Fifteenth street He encountered a
camera leveled atghimSen the very steps
of the sacred edfce.s4s He rose In re-
beIlfon. Signaling to the policeman he
ordered that the camera artist be re-
moved and at the same time he adj.
dressed the owner Of the machine and
expressed his surprise and Indignation
that the proprief6rs Of the place and the
occasion should be thus outraged Since
then there have been no cameras visible
In the locality, and 1t is not likely that
any magazine or newspaper pictures will
be printed showing the president in the
act of entering his church.
Along the route from the White house
to the church there are generally kodak
people on the lookout for an opportunity
to get a shot at the president; but II
he sees them first they do not get their
picture. He will not hesitate to go at
them. waving his arms in gestures Of
protest, and begging them In his ex.
to disregard so urgent an appeal-or com,
mand.
It will not be long now before a larger
church will be provided for the Dutch
Reformed denomination here. The gen.
eral organization of the church has voted
to aid the local people in their endeavors
to build, and 1t Is understood that the
president has quietly informed the pastor
that he will subscribe to the fund.
History Of the Church.
The Grace Reformed Mission. which is
the title of the little church where Pres.
ident Roosevelt worships. was organized
Oct Z, 1878, when fourteen members of
the Reformed church living in Washing
ton, were constituted congregation by
act of the Maryland Chassis, the eccIe-
siastical body having Jurisdiction in the
territory in which the District of Column
bia is embraced. There are four of the
charter members still on the rolls of the
church.
Prior to the organization of this mis-
sion the Reformed church held services
only in the German language, and it was
for the benefit Of the English-speaking
members that the Grace mission was
started. The first meeting was held in
the rooms of the Y. M. G. A. building,
and later services were conducted in
kindergarten hall on the corner Of Ninth
and K streets. Later a larger hall on
Eleventh street was rented.
In 1881 the erection Of the present
chapel was begun. The building was
placed in the rear Of the lot which was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
Professional Orators.

Cen Buffers blazing indiscretion re-
calls the discovery made nearly thirty
years ago by the late Lord Rosmead,
the Cape governor, who went up to Pre-
toria at the time Of the Jameson raid
to reassure President Kruger to the
best Of his diplomatic ability. When
Lord Rosmead Ghen Sir Hercules Rob-
ipson) was governor of New South
Wales in the early '70s, it fell to his lot
to admit the erstwhile cannibal kingdom
of Fiji as an integral part Of the British
empire. During the incidental ceremon-
les he noticed that none of the great
fighting chiefs spoke in person, and that
each Of them had a professional orator
on his staff.
As an Irishman, with a strong sense
OF humor, Sir Hercules was naturally
tiekled by such a novel situation, and
when he got back to Sydney he repeat
edly eulogized the arrangement, pointing
out that the man of action was very
rarely a man Of words, and that cfvili-
cation might very well learn lesson
from Pacific chiefs.-London Chronicle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
HOUSEKEEPING IN JAPAN.

New York woman who is the wife
OF naval officer, and who has been Hv-
ing in Japan for the last two years,
yesterday told a Tribune reporter how
she solved the servant problem while
there II found there, as here. differ
ences Of opinion" she said, "as to the
best way to manage the servants, who,
as rule, are VIGOROUSLY dishonest.
One said: oh, they are sure to steal.
In any case, 50 I always leave copper
money of small value lying about, and
that seems to satisfy them
Another friend told me to try her
plan, which was to get competent but
Ter. make him responsible for every
thing, and then to dismiss care from my
mind, as he would resent being watched.
This seemed to me the better plan, so
l found a butler who had served in
American families and placed everything
in his care. The selection of servants
l left to him. with full authority over
them. l was rather startled, I admit,
when he hired ten but it seems that
the japanese servants all do special
lines of work, and will do no other. I
was reconciled to the number when 1
found that the entire retfnue cost only
$33 a month, and that they fed them
selves at their own expense-which is
another oddly in Japanese housekeep-
Ing. The butler himself had 81 month,
and the cook had Sc. They were re-
garded as capitalists, and, I afterward
learned, were planning to buy houses
when they left my service. The serv-
ants live in tiny houses on the employ
er's estate, and the toy-like buildings
cost very little.
They did their work as If by magic, so
neiselessly that I never heard them, lnd
so quickly that by breakfast time every.
thing was in order for the day. During
the entire two years there was not a
single nick made in a dish, and only one
broken. and not an article was lost
When the butler gave up his charge, as
we came away, every piece Of linen was
returned, with the worn places mended In
the most exquisite manner. Some Of the
darnS had been made into embroidered
butterflies. birds and flowers One in
stance Of the buffers watchfulness was
most amusing. A friend of mine, who
greatly admired some Of my souvenir
ingly, I shall steal this spoon some day;
it is a darling!" Then, just to see what
he would do, she took 1t and r. it I'M
der her hat In the bed room. We watched
him without seeming to, and saw that
he kept his eyes on my friend constantly.
At the first opportunity he went into the
bed room, found the spoon, put it in the
that time the butler watched my friend
every time she came, from her arrival
until she went away. He was RESPONSE
Bile for the silver, you see. He certain
ly was treasure in every way. never
had care. II I wanted to prepare for
large dinner party I had only to tell
how many. could leave the menu and
decoration of table and rooms entirely
with him. He had the most artistic ideas!
Altogether, am free to admit that
housekeeping in Japan, as I found it, Is
altogether ideal. New York Tribune
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

It would have been a very easy thing
for him, after becoming president, to
select more fashionable congregation or
edifice for his patronage. Mr.. Roosevelt
Is a member Of the Episcopal church, and
has rented a pew at st. Johns, than
which there is nothing more swell in
Washington. He might have accompa-
MED her on the plea Of keeping the fam
lily together. But he did nothing Of the
kind. He goes to his church and she to
hers The children divide up. The little
tads go sometimes with father and at 9TH
ers with mother.
The president always walks to church,
and the novelty of the spectacle Is still
sufficient to bring out groups of specta-
tors along the streets he Is accustomed
to take. At the church 1t has been found
advisable to station a policeman in uni
form. There is always little crowd
there, and they make way for the pres1-
dent when he appears but do not remove
their hats, as Is the custom abroad. Cen
orally Mr.. Roosevelt bows as he goes by,
and the salute Is returned. It is quite
a sight to see the president walking. He
never goes slowly, and his gait on SIM
day mornings Is about five miles an hour
He goes striding along. holding one Of
the children by the hand, and 1t Is evi-
dent at q glance that the dfmfnutive legs
Of the latter do not find the stunt an
easy one.
The president has his regular pew re-
served for him, IN the body Of the church.
about a dozen rows from the front Al
though the congregation Is nominally
only about 15o, 1t has grown since the
president became an attendant, and now
it is difficult to get a seat. Naturally
many people come just to see him. Dur
ing the services the president is the fig
ure of devout attention. He joins in the
hymns and listens closely to the sermon.
When the service Is over, the same Gus
tom Is observed as at other churches
when the president Of the United States
is in attendance-the other people remain
standing in their places until the presi-
dent has passed out The return to the
White house Is also made on foot Oc-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

and was a member Of the committee
which compiled the hymnal now in use
in the Reformed church DIR. Schick has
worked hard and faithfully for his
church, and his church has honored him
For ten years he was the stated clerk
Of the Pittsburg synod. He has presi4ed
over synods and has at different times
served on important boards Of Che
church.
DR.. Schick Is man of stocky build
and scarcely shows his fifty odd years
Of clerical labor. He wears spectacles
and his face Is always smooth shaVen
which gives him a priestiy aspect His
dress Is SIMILAR to that Of most Episco-
palian divines, the dark coat button1ng
mp flush about the throat, showing only
glimpse of white tie and the straight
standing collar.
While a preacher Of ability, DR.
Schdck is stronger as q pastor and or
ganizer. He is much loved by his par
fshioners for his quiet, unassuming man.
ners and his numerous acts of unpublish-
ed charity.
His sermons reflect an optimistic mind
and habit Of thought. While adhering
closely to the lines Of UNCONVENTIONAL
creed he dwells on the lessons of the
Savior's life, and breaches hope for
all who will have faith.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
THE FLYING BIRD.

o happy bird, low poised above the blue.
Scoring the toilsome earth,
Since downward first thy circling PIN
ions few
From the high crannied home which
gave thee birth;
Two Kingdoms are they own; Ger sky and
sea
Thou wanderest ever free
o happy bird. thou hast no thought nor
care
/ would not have thee know
Whether twas hate or love or wild de-
spair
That forced that yearning cry so long
..Ah! Gould 1 with the halcyon take my
when the blue wave flowers winters
The Academy. :
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

house. 1t was built for a chapel, but
the principal building did not materia1ize
There are barns and stables all about 1t,
and its nearest neighbor is blacksmith
shop. So weak and struggling was the
little congregation that it would have
rejoiced in the acquisition of a member Of
congress. 1t is safe to say a real live
United States senator was never within
its walls. Then suddenly the searchlight
Of national fame was thrown upon 1t.
1t became the presidents church.
Nothing could be more characteristic
of Theodore Roosevelt than his determin-
alton to attend the church of his family
and his personal selection. Born and
reared to this school Of religious thought,
it mattered not to him If the services
were held in a howell. He believes In be-
ing consistent, and he believes all the
time in showing his faith by his works.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
California Oil News.

There Is no field in the state of Cal
ifornia that presents more romantic
chapter than Coalinga Here 1t was
that Chanselor and Garfield made
the famous strike that has netted
them several millions. Here are also
located the famous wells of the Home
OH Company, whose stock has sold
for the highest price ever attained by
any oil stock in the world ($5,00O; of
the Hanford Oil Company, whose
stock maintains market value ten
times greater than its par value; or
the Twenty eight Oil Company,
The Confidence Oil Company, and
various other companies whose sue
cessful records are cited by oil COM
pany prospectuses in every district
throughout the country as examples
Of the great dividend-earning capacity
of oil stocks 1t can be truthfully
asserted (and this fact cannot be too
strongly emphasized) that the ratio OF
profits to the capital invested, Is
higher In the Coalinga district than
In any other district In California.
There have been few failures in this
district. and the formation and bouns
dairy limits of the district are so well
| defined and understood now that the
possibilities Of future failure are re-
duced to the very minimum. SO well
defined are the surface indications
on the property of the st. Paul-Fresno
Oil Company that oil experts and oil
men Of all grades of experience tel
thoughts s Mf Of failure. There are oil
wells on two sides Of the St. Paul
Fresno oil property, lying dns at %recty
Mr. M. N. Goss made trip to Cali
foruia to Investigate the property up
ON which this company VIII commence
operations. His reports are that ne
found the property situated within the
proven oil territory, producing wells
near by on all sides. He considers
the chances for getting oil and maxi
ing money excellent, and recommends
1t as safe proposition.
The company Is made up of ener-
getfc and capable men, They are
well known citizens of St. Paul Mr..
B; II. Evans Is member of the firm
OF Schuneman & Evans, in this city
He is well known throughout the
pr1sing. Mr.. L. T. Chamberlain is
also a well known st. Paul man,
being assistant general counsel for
the Northern Pacific railway COM
pany. Mr. U. M. Thomas, who Is
secretary of the company. was for
merly Of the Thomas Printing CONF
pany, and now a resident of Fresno,
Cal, is an all-around man of integ-
rity and general hustler. He and
the president of the company, Mr..
H. H. Welsh, will have immediate
charge of the developing work. So
taking 1t all around we are convinced
that this Is an exceptionally good
proposition.
We are now offering a limited
amount of treasury stock of the st.
Paul-F'resno Oil Company at 20 cents
per share (par value $1.0O). and invite
all persons interested to call at our Of
flee or send for prospectus of the CONF
pany.
M. N. GOSS & COMPANY,
6os-6oo Manhattan Building.
St. Paul linn,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
COMPENSATION.


Where have they vanished, the myster-
iouS lands,
Which oft, far Off beholden, bathed In
gold,
With genii and wonders manifold,
And great palms towering from burning
We fashioned with imagination's hands
From unforgotten legends strangely
old?
Where have they vanished? Science,
swift and bold,
Has torn the fairy fabric into strands.
Yet we have stolen from the coming
years
The undiscovered realms that once were
ours,
Not in revolt; but conscious that the
Hold rich reauital for old hopes and
fears;
And in these changes unperturbed we see
The patient purpose of divinity.
Felix N. Gerson, in October ssNew''
Lippincott.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

taining the recitation rooms for the de-
partments of mathematics, English Ian
guages, navigation and drawing, besides
two large lecture halls and the office of
staff.
A $780, 900 chapel will be located some
distance off, so situated that 1t will occu-
Ply central part of the new academy
grounds. There has been considerable
talk over the prodigality of the secretary
in allotting so large sum for the con-
struction of a chapel An interesting
feature of this chapel will be that men,
orial windows and tablets commemorating
the achievements Of the navy will be
placed therein.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
A Mixed Metaphor.

"My dear Miss BiIlmore," sadly wrote
young Hankinson, 'I return herewith
your kind note in which you accept my
offer of marriage. You will observe
that it begins Dear George do not
know who George is, but my name as
you know, Is William Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
He Renounced Them All

The Rochester Post-Express tells Of a
godfather, who, when asked in the course
OF the service II he believed what all
Christians hold as the essentials Of faith
answered with emphasis, II renounce
them ALL, to the CONSERVATION of the
parson and all the witnesses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
The Various divorce Laws.

Are you married or single?" asked the
person. who never hesitates to ask ques-
TONS
with the worried look, ION - which VT State OF
the Union happen to be living in
Washington Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
GLOBE WASHINGTON BUREAU,

GLOBE WASHINGTON BUREAU,
Post Building, Room AZ.
3 WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 23-The
presidents church" is neither fashion
able nor imposing. Until Theodore Roosa-
welt became one of its worshipers there
was not one in a. thousand of Washing
toms population who knew that there
WAS such church. Yet for nearly twen-
ty years it has stood obscurely in the
rear Of a lot ON fifteenth street, near p.
about a mile and half from the White
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

Considerable Roadway has already been
made under this plan. Contracts have
been let to P. j. Carlin & Co. for the
construction of the power house, the ar
mory and boat house. The power house
is to cost $780, according to the con-
tract; and the armory and boat house,
which will be Identical. are to cost $780,
ESQ., The same firm has a contract to
build portion OF the sea wall at
cost of $4,000. Foundations are now be-
ing laid for the cadets quarters and for
the marine engineering and naval con-
structfon building. Four hundred and fif-
ty men are now employed on this work
To furnish a base for the foundations,
800 piles will be driven. On these will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
Wine Output of the world.

In the supplement issued with The
Chamber of Commerce Journal of this
month there are given special reports
on the Paris international exhibition of
last year. In the report on vine culture
Sir James Blyth enumerates the ascer-
tanned results of the wine industry of
the world. The total production of wine
in 1900 is put down at 3.618, 1904 900 gal
Ions OF this total. 3,403,0 GOO, 900 gallons
were produced in Europe and 206. 900. 600
gallons in America, while the British
empire, with a vastly larger area than
Europe and embracing every variety of
soil and climate, is only represented by
a production of some 5000, 900 gallons, or
a four-hundredth part of the whole
France, with a yield of 1.4S2. 000, coo gal
Ions. stands easily first as the leading
wine producer. Her contribution was
about half the yield of all Europe and
considerably more than a third of that
of the entire globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
FOR s4O,OO0,OOO.
Price at Which Panama Canal
Will Be offered.
Frenchmen Are Determined to
Sell Ditch to Us
ATOUR w FIGURES.
Price Fixed Is Based ON the Of
fetal Report
Made to Congress by the 18TH
milan Canal Commission.

Paris. Dec. 2S.-M. Lampre, secretary
general of the Panama Canal
sailed for New York today on the
French line steamer L'Aquitain from
Havre. He will confer on his arrival in
h United States with a number of the
Panama companyss American represen-
~tatives, and oyertures for the sale Of
canal property to the United States
will then be renewed.
In view of the doubt existing in the
United States regarding the price the
Panama canal company's representa-
tives intend to ask for the property, the
correspondent of the Associated Press
made inquiries from the best source Of
information on that subject. and is en-
abled to say that the price will be APP
proximately $40. 000, 900. This figure cam
not yet be given as the exact one, be-
cause the company has not yet come
to a definite decision, but it will not be
appreciably higher. The isthmian COM
MISSIONS full report is now in possess
sion of the lamar and it's
valuations will be studied in detail. The
repor of the directors of the Panama
company, cabIed to the Associated Press
81, said.
w offer to accept as the basis and
point of departure of fresh negotiations
the figures and divisions maintained in
the isthmian commissions dehnitive re-
port"
The estimates come to by such emin-
ent men are not thought to be open to
question, though possibly a few items
are susceptible to reconsideration and
a few matters may remain to be de-
cided. such as a of the COM
pany's stock of supplies; but one of
these is calculated to modify the gross
figure to any extent. The does
not intend to give the slightest ground
for any further misunderstanding and
believes the defnttive price put for
Lampre in America, it will not be nee
essary for the mandatory who is en-
to submit the definitfve price
to depart from Franc until later, when
the negotiations are under way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
Dyspepsia Cure
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT

An unknown actress. in the role of
La Tosca won a triumph at Crawford's
last night which equalled that won by
Melbourne MacDowen himself. And
great actor in the role of he satanic
Baron ScarDia-
Florence Stone was the woman who
so acceptabl followed in the difficult
footsteps of Fanny Davenport, Sara
Bernhard and Blanche Walsh. Miss
Stone was last year the leading woman
in the Woodward Stock company of
Kansas City. Whoever discovers"
that she had the tremendous dramatic
power to play the part of the passion
ate jealous. vengeful, loving French
singer made no mistake. Miss Stone is
destined to be unknown" no longer.
There was one thing lacking in the
presentation of La Tosca given last
night by the Melbourne d
company. The scenery and stage set
tings are not so good as the play, or
the players They give a cheap and
shoddy tone to the play which it
is hard for the best acting to overcome
1t is likely that those who had the
privilege of seeing La Tosca" with
Fanny Davenport or in the
title role could see many points of diff
ference and possibly of inferiority in the
acting as it was done last night. But
no actress could reasonably ask for a
more cordial reception than was given
to Miss Stone. And no actor could ex-
pect more sympathy from an audience
than was secured by Mcdowell. After
the second act there was a curtain call;
after the third act there were three;
after the fourth act two. and after the
last act one.
The audience was not large, yet it
nearly filled the body of the house, and
it entered heartily into the spirit of the
play In he subordinate roles, Harry
Plimmer did well as Mario Cavarodossi,
the French artist and lover Of FIoria
Tosca- Josephine Thyme, as Queen
Marie Caroline; Lillian Johns. as Prin-
cess Orlonia. and Merle Walker, as
Gemerino. all did very acceptable work.