The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-07


er in 1915, of the Boston ftecorder. the first
religious paper in this country He was
also founder of the New York Observer
charles Dickens, one of the most popu-
lar of English novelists, was born on
Feb. Z, 1872
Mrs. Nation sent notice to each of
l20 saloonkeepers in Topeka, Kan 1t was
addressed to THE Joint Keepers of
Topeka: MY Dear Hell-Bound Sin
ners"
In the town markets of Arabia dried
lccusts, strung on threads, as dried APP
PIES used formerly to be treated In this
country, are exposed for sale as an ar
ticle of food.
The American steel business Is getting
to be a big one. It's capitalization rep
resents one-eightieth of the wealth OF
the country, according to the statements
OF the eleven principal companies which
have outstanding a total of $739, ass, 100 of
common and preferred stock. The Car
reggie company has, In addition, $3.50, 000,-
Coo of bonds, so that the total capitaliZa-
ton of these eleven companies is $685.
4eS, 100 or very close to $1,000 600, 900.
o.
Mark Twain and ex-President Harri-
sen have anti-imperialist articles in the
February number of the North American
Review. The first entitled 'To the
Person Sitting in Darkness is a savage
~ ironcal review Of the present policy
of the leading Christian nations in China,
and Of the dealings of Great Britain with
the Transvaal, and of the United States
with the Philippines. Ringing the changes
upon the phrase, Extending the bless
ings of civilization to our brother who
sits in darkness the humorist warns
us that though that this has been a good
trade in the past and has paid well It is
being overdone. I'm short, the business
is being ruined, because Mr. Mckinley
and Mr.. Chamberlain, and the kaiser,
and the car, and the French, have been
playing the game too openly right in
sight of the heather. Christendom has
been so eager to get every stake that
appeared on the green cloth that the
people who sit in darkness have noticed
it-they have noticed it and have begun
to show alarm. They have become sus-
picious of the blessings of civiliza ion
During the last 100 years q. 600, 600 people
have come from foreign lands to become
citizens of the United States and they
are now coming at the rate Of 1,2O0 q
day. And forty-one races were repre-
scented last year, the largest increase be-
ing among the Croatian and Slovenian
races. the Hebrew, the South Italian,
the Japanese, the Finnish, the Magyar.
the Polish, the Scandinavian, and the
Slovak furnished 310.444 out of the AS, 072
William A. Clark may find the old pa
pers in his ease facing him when he APP
pears to take his seat as successor to
Senator Garter, for the long term, which
commences March 4. Montana may be
SiV a senator after all
According to London advices the new
king has the whip hand of parliament
in the settlement Of his civil list, or In>
come as the arrangement under which
Queen Victoria surrendered all the crown
property, in return for 9295,000 81, $4,000
a year lapsed with Ter death All the
crown property reverts to the king until
palament makes d new arrangement
with him The income from the crown
property nearly doubled during Queen
Victoria S reign and is now worth $780,
COO ($3, 000, 000) year, which sum the king
intends to demand The King is also eX-
pected to demand lump sum Of 81, co.,
WU $50 O00,00 to pay his debts. The
leading papers are expatiating on the in
adequacy of the queens civil list for the
king This is to prepare the public for
a big demand. Kings come high, but
some countries seem to need them.
@
There is proposition before the New
York legislature to convert the Erie
canal into a great state railway. The
contemplated improvement of the canal
and enlargement is estimated to cost rs
much as $4,000, co., but the canal could
be filled and made into a fcur-track rail-
way for a much smaller sum, and this
railway could be extended to New York
city with proper terminals for less than
the enlargement of the canal would cost.
The stock of fancy peanuts is lower
than has ever been known at this time
of the year and prices have gone up q