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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

know the streets! It's perfectly ridiculous.
I'll report you and I'll ask the company
what it cans by putting 'Selby Avenue
on their old cars and then running them
on the back streets"
Madam" saiu the conductor firmly as
he accelerated her pace down the steps,
this car has something else to do
And so will you nave something else to
do" was her parting threat as the con-
ductor rang two bells and mopped his
face with his pocket handkerchief.
well, I'll be - he remarked to a man
on the platform. II expected trouble
when I got 10 this morning. but this"
words failed him when he got to Dale
street he called out weakly, prior ave
nue." and no one said a word. He had
trouble enough.
When Ben Johnson was here this winter
and by the way, where is Ben Johnson
now?-he told some good stories. One
that comes to mind and will bear repe-
titlon is Of oliver Hereford, artist and
writer. Johnson and he were sitting one
day in a New York club enjoying a flow
of soul and wit when q very fresh young
man approached Hereford, slapped him
on the back and SAID:
why, Oliver, my boy. how are you?
Long Lme since I've seen you, you sure
Well said Hereford cOolly, Il don't
recall your name, but your manners are
very familiar
AS Charles c. Fairchild was walking
leisureIy down Fourth street the other
day, a man breathless from undue haste
called after him. Hey, BiHr several
times. Finally the individual reached him
and said sharply, didn't you hear me
calling your"
Il heard some one saying Hey Bill "
said Mr. Fairchild, calmly, but as
don't owe any hay biH 1 didn't turn
round" The man looked mystifed. II
always call persons don't know very
we'll BILL said he in an injured tone.
II hope you will always ca me Bill"
Mr.. Fairchild said solemnly.
A man by the name Of A. G. Twiss
went suddenly insane the other day on
Hennepin avenue and when taken to
the station insisted that it was heaven.
Unhappy Mr.. Twiss
Oh, what fate were this
To wake from dreams of bliss
In Minne-a-pO-hs!
In Paris recently a man rushed out in
the street as the presidents was passing
and shrieked, Il demand justicen He
was arrested on the charge of insanity.
If that had happened in st. Paul, the
poor man would have been asked how
much the city owed him and why Mr..
McCardy would not audit the account.
NAB.
st. Paul. April IL.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

cept a committee from a partisan or
ganization like the Lincoln club, that
Mr.. Wolterstorf would make as good a
city treasurer as Mr.. Bremen has made.
Nor, indeed, would it have occurred to
the gentlemen of the Lincoln club were
it not for the nationality of MIR. VOL
terstorf.
Mr. Bremen ought to be reelected by
a majority far greater than the one
by which he was elected. He has sus-
tanned the public expectation of him, and
has administered his office ably and faith
fully. He has proven the merit he was
believed to possess. There is practical
ly no opposition to his reelection. His
party political opponents have nominated
Mr.. Wolterstorf merely to 'save their
faces" as the expression goes, and with
no thought whatever, either on his part
or theirs, that he can be elected.
Under such circumstances it becomes
a positive public obligation to re-elect
Mr. Bremen as city treasurer by a greatly
increased majority.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
BY 4 BIGGER ATA.IORIrY

Every resident of St Paul who votes
and who believes in recognizing the high
est official merit, independently of parti-
san politics, will vote for Mr.. Otto Bre-
mer for city treasurer on election dav.
1t is a positive public duty to do this
much. Mr.. Bremen was chosen city
treasurer by an overwhelming majority
because he was looked on as the ideal
candidate for the position by reason of
his splendid personal character and re-
pute and because his exceptional quail
fications for the office were universally
recognized.
The people in the majority they gave
MIR. Bremen virtually declared that he
would make the best kind of a city treas
urer. They didn't know; but they reas
oned from what they knew of him that
he would
Has Mr.. Bremen fulfilled the public
expectations, or not? That is a question
which every voter ought to ask himself
when he comes to cast his vote for city
"a NeN-' VI 81 IL AAC 4leS, lIl6u the voter
owes it to, himself and his city, as
a duty of his citizenship, to vote for
Mr.. Bremen.
If the voter feels that Mr. Bremen has
as city treasurer met the high expecta-
tons formed of him when he was elect
ed, and still votes for Mr.. Bremers
opponent, he is not as good a citizen as
he thinks himself. For he refuses to
recognize the merit of a capable public
employe. He would not do this in the
case Of his own private employee. He
would recognize his merit, and continue
to employ him-probably raise his wages
The man who will vote to throw out a
public servant who, he is satisfied. is a.
frst-class man, because of his politics.
is not as good a citizen as he is a parti-
san.
No man will think of claiming that
Mr. John F. Wolterstorf is as fit man
for the place as Mr.. Bremen. He is a
good man, conducts his own business of
tinsmith and hardware on business prin-
ciples no doubt and is a very worthy
citizen. But it would never occur to any
person, or to any body of persons ex-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
WAsH1NeroN WouEN SMOKE.

washington is wearing a funereal face.
Not that Washington has not done this
before and come out into the summer
sunlight again little the worse for its
tears-but this time the capital city has
a period Of extraordinary sadness be-
cause Of a smoke nuisance which 1t fears
it cannot abate. There is a woman in
the case, too; likewise a cigarette; and
the woman and the cigarette are dlsin-
clined to part. Hence these heartaches
and tobacco hearts. The women of
Washington, having done their part in
capturing Spain, have taken to the Span
ish habit Of smoking, smoking real Gig
arettes, at first out of curiosity and
then from liking the sensation of nicotine
in the system. It is therefore condi-
ton, not a theory, that confronts us, as
the sage of Princeton said before he be-
came the sage Of Princeton
The men Of Washington-brave yet gal
liant and generous-have a problem to
solve. Some of them will command, some
of them will coax, mayhap some of them
will swear, but none of these acts will
put the coffin nails" on a shelf so high
that considerable portion of their wives,
sisters, sweethearts, cousins and aunts
will not reach them if they so will. It
has suddenly become a fad among the
feminine portion of the smart set to roll
the cigarette, light it, smoke it and fail
to regret it. Tell them that 1t weakens
their hearts, impairs the circulation and
gives them nerves" and they laugh, roll
another, remark that they have only one
life to live and smoke on.
There seems to be nothing left but con-
Certed effort, a crusade, against habit
which has driven dozens of young men
to their graves, and which will drive their
sisters to the same place with accelerat-
ed speed. Let the pulpit and Lucy Castor
turn loose on Washington and make its
women see themselves as others see
them.
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THE WEATHER.

MinnesOta-Fair Sunday, with warmer
On west portion; Monday fair; fresh
northerly winds, becoming variable.
Upper Michigan-Partly cloudy Sunday;
fair and warmer Monday; fresh north
winds.
Wisconsin-Fair Sunday; Monday fair
IN east; showers in west portion; north
erly, shifting to fresh northeasterly
winds.
lowa-Fair Sunday and probably Mon
day; nOrtherly winds.
North Dakota - Partly cloudy and
warmer Sunday; showers and cooler
Monday; easterly to southeasterly winds
South Dakota - Partly cloudy and
warmer Sunday; showers and cooler
Monday; easterly to sOutheasterly winds.
MOntana-Fair Sunday, with warmer
in north and west portion; Monday fair
and cooler; westerly winds.
Yesterdays Temperatures
St Paul = Yesterdays observations,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau. st, Paul, p +. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at O'Clock
last niSht-BarOmeteI corrected for tenn
pelature and elevation: Highest temper
atlre, 20; lowest teperature 80; average
temperature, IL; daily range, Is; barom-
eter, Bop: humidity, IS; p. m, temper
AZURE, 90; weather partly cloudy; wind,
northwest, precipitation, 0.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
THE CHURCH AND THE Play
HOUSE.

Most people enjoy the prattle Of chill
dren and idiots because they tell the
truth. Mr.. Stuart Robson, actor and OBJ
server Of men and events two score years
or more, is neither child nor idiot, but
most people are interested in his talk be-
cause he speaks forcefully and with an
evident effort to get at the facts. Hence
it is that when Mr.. Robson says pure,
wholesome plays and players of clean,
moral lives are as great factor for good
as all the creeds and all the churches, .
large portion of every community stops
to weigh and ponder and wonder whether
or not he isn't telling something much
akin to truth.
There is no gainsaying the fact that
Americans are becoming a great people
for the entertainment furnished them
from the stage. Nobody who has followed
the playhouses of New York and Chicago
the past three years can doubt the great
and growing hold the theater is getting
upon persons young and old and of all
| classes. If Mr.. Robson's theory is cor
rect-the lessons learned at the footlights
are of the sort which ought to be learn
eleven men Of the cloth should rejoice,
A feature of Mr.. Robson's remark is,
however, that it stops without telling the
whole story. Not all that is presented in
a theater is good. Possibly little more
than half can be defended on moral
grounds Frequently the play, far from
portraying a pure, wholesome plot, is Civ
en- because it has the rumble and roar
Of melodrama, with red fire and rapine,
and teaches a lesson which is not helpful
but hurtful
Among individuals a man is judged, not
always justly, it is true, by the company
he keeps. So with the player and the
play. SO many bad things are seen from
parquet, gallery and foyer that the or
binary mind is thrown into a state of
confusion and doubt. If Mr.. Robson and
Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.. Crane and. Mr..
Mansfield could contrive to effectually
draw the curtain between the public and
the box office monstrosities which have
driven the Christian man and woman
from the playhouse, they would really be
doing human kind a service Of the very
highest character.
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New York Letter:

NEW YORK, April 12.-Defnite action
In ren1edying the cab abuses in the city
may be expected in the near future. Al
ready one society has offered to put its
attorney to work drafting a bill that shall
do away with the worst abuses Of the
present system.
The point most fagrantly violat-
ing the public rights are: First, the right
of the cabmen to decide whether he will
charge by time or distance; second. the
lack Of any proper means of fixing the
tariff rate permanently in the cab, so thar
1t can be seen by the passenger and can
not be moved or hidden by the cabman;
third, the right of the cabman while
occupying public stand to refuse to take
passenger, and fourth, the lack Of con-
troll the present ordinance gives the
mayors marshal over offending cabmen
An ordinance which shall cover these
points, the most important, will at least
IN some measure improve existing condi-
tons The publication of the legal tariff
called forth a great deal of surprise from
men who have been imposed on steadily
and who had paid their claimants over
charge in ignorance.
Add to Hebrew HOSPITAL
An annex that viii cost about $4,000 and
VIII accommodate $50 persons will be
erected by the Rockaway Sanatorium for
Hebrew Children. This will double the
present capacity Of the home at Rocka-
way Park, between the Eastern Parkway
and First avenue, and will make it able
10 care for more than 300 children. In
addition the managers of the sanatorium
are to make provisions for the accom-
mediation Of mothers and children ali the
year round. When the new building is
completed a notice is to be sent to all
the hospitals of the city requesting them
to send Jewish children under their care
to the home for the summer season. The
work of the sanatorium consists mainly
in giving trfweekly free excursions by
water and train to poor sick Hebrew
mothers and children and medical aid and
food to sick children
Last of the Family Hotels
This month will see the passing of one
of the last of the sO-called family hotels,
which are practically family clubs and a
few years ago held an important place in
the life Of New York. With the erection
Of hundreds of large apartment houses
the family hotels have become less pop
ular in this city, although they are still
numerous in such cities as Philadelphia.
Some of the patrons of the hotel have
already left and others are preparing to
leave this week, and to all of them it
seems like the breaking up of their own
ZONES. Many of them have lived there for
years and have practically had the say
as to who should be admitted to their
circle. They are now scattering to va
rious parts Of the city.
Originally built on what was then
known as the BloomingdaIe road as a
block of private houses, the place became
a hotel through a sort of evolution, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Zo0hat Peop!eo
- .Nre @CaHmq.

The gymnasium which will shortly be
added to Harriet island will undoubtedly
be popular. A number of the local ath-
le'tic organizations tell me they intend to
use it.-Health Commissioner Ohage.
~?
Some objections are being filed, but
l don't think there will be enough OPP
position to overthrow the paving Of West
Seventh street That $4,000 which the
city will contribute will be the drawing
card.-Assemblyman Denny.
I don't think there will be a better
street car system in the United States
when we get all the Improvements that
have been planned for St. Paul finished
this year.-Dow Smith.
20?
There is not much chance for us to
break up illegal fishing when justices
of the peace let the most fragrant Offend
ers off with IS fine, as was done at
Hutchtnson.--S. f. Fullerton
-?
You would be surprised how many re-
quests we have from people interested in
economic questions for information as
to literature on their special subjects
Many of them ask permission to study
our reports in the office, and there Is
hardly day that we do not accommo-
date many students Greater inter st is
being taken in labor problems than ever
before.-John O'Donnell.
s.???s. tv4
AS member of the board of directors
I feel safe in saying that there is no
Likelihood of removing the Gustavus
Adolphus, college to Minneapolis 1t is
doing first rate where it is.-Assistant SUI
perintendent c. C. Schulz.
~?
Ordinarily l am very mild-mannered
man. and not given much to gushing
But I raved over the congressional Ii
brary in Washington. It is the grand
est thing in the world. 1t is worth
walking from here to- Washington to
see. If you ever. fhayefa chance to go,
don't miss it.-R. C. Dunn.
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various separate houses finally coming
under the control of one person and be-
ing thrown together.
Bruneau varilla, proprietor Of LIE Ma
tin, one of the leading journals of Paris,
is visiting this country for the first time
He intends to go to Washington, as he is
anxious to hear a congressional debate.
M. Varilla refused to discuss political
affairs. He said he had been doing that
SO long through the columns of LIE Matin
that he now wished to forget all about
public affairs, especially as this trip is
one Of pleasure and recreation.
lie Matin is one of the most famous of
the Partisan journals.
Munificent Gifts for COIumbia-
The trustees Of Columbia university
have received word Of a bequest Of $50
coo from Mrs. Lena Currier. The money
is to be applied to the purchasing of
books for the library.
Another gift of S1,OOO provides for two
annual medals for students who excel in
the public delivery of English orations.
Dean Hoffman gave $500 for salaries.
Commentaries the Lost Cause
One of the largest and perhaps the very
finest piece Of sculpture to commemorate
by Mr.. F. Wellington Ruckstuhl at his
studio in Macdougal alley, near Washing
ton Square North. 1t is a heroic group
thirteen feet high composed of draped
and winged angel who has alighted on the
battlefield and caught a young soldier to
her breast as the boy is falling wounded
to the earth. The figures of the youth
and the supporting angel are cleverly
posed so as to repeat the general lines
Of their figures. The face Of the fallen
is slightly drawn by pain, but not to a
realistic degree; while the angel has a
calm face with large monumental planes.
Gloria Victis" is a handsome and strik-
ing group which when cast Will be buried
in a little Southern town that few per-
sons have ever heard the name of.
BrightOn's New Club House
Brighton is to have enc of the hand
soonest, best appointed and most commO
Of by any race track between the At
lantic and the Pacific. Only two weeks
ago President Engeman made public the
plans for q new field stand, which will
be second to none on the Metropolitan
circuit He has given out the plans for
a club house which is to enhance the
beauty of the always popular course by
the sea.
In this new turf home nothing that can
contribute to the comfort of racegOers or
the convenience OF horsemen and jockeys
will be lacking.
On the ocean side Of BrightOn's new
home there will be large porte cochere,
with a staircase direct to the second floor
for the convenience of those who may
drive to the course.
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under the flag of a foreign monarchy!
Thus today it is announced that the
greatest freight vessels Of ancient or
modern times, the two that are being
launched for the Great Northern trans
portation system to ply between Puget
Sound and the Orient, will probably be
compelled to register under the flag Of
Germany in order to secure the free
under American navigation laws.
We are the greatest producers of iron
and steel in the world, in an age when
iron and steel are the materials for
ship construction. We are the greatest
nation in the production and exporta-
ton of the goods of commerce, which
the worlds merchant marine is carry
ing. The Yankee tar is the most famous
of all sailors on the high seas in the
history of modern maritime achieve
ments. That in the face of such facts
American tonnage engaged in world
commerce is less today than ten years
ago and one-third what it was forty years
ago is a national disgrace which self
respecting nation cannot endure, one
would think, much longer. If statesmen
desire a field for patriotic industry of a
character desperately needed, they will
find it in our navigation and shipping
laws. They will find it in the cause of
Uncle Sam on the high seas.
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What a showing is this for a. nation
which needs the worlds markets for a
vast volume of surplus domestic prod
ucts! What a record for country
which seeks supremacy on the high seas!
What a record for a nation which as
pires to colonial possessions across
oceans and seeks recognition as a
world power!''
American expectations of domestic
products to foreign markets have risen
from $3.50 100000 in 1860 to 1880, 100000 III
1900, and of manufactures alone from $40,
900 in 1860 to over $500, 900 in 1900.
But what of American tonnage engaged
in foreign trade? 1t has fallen from
2,546, 237 in 1860 to S26,694 in 1900
In other words, during the same forty
year period in which our exports to world
markets more than quadrupled, our ton
mage engaged in foreign commerce has
shrunk two-thirds.
What is the explanation?
Attention is often called to the fact
that the beginning of American decline
in international shipping was with the
substitution of iron for wood in ship
building. 1t is true, doubtless, that when
iron took the place of wood as the ma
teriaI for ships the excessive tariff duties
on iron and later on iron ships practi-
cally drove American shipping off the
high seas. American tonnage engaged
in foreign trade, which nearly trebled
during the twenty years, 1S40-1S6O de-
| clined one-half during the twenty years
| 1S60-18SO, as a partial result of this cause
But another powerful supplementary is
found in the navigation laws governing
the registration of vessels, their con.
struction and operation. At every ster
there is statutory red tape enacted In
behalf of some special interest. The
shipowner cannot have a spar from-Lab
rador or brass screw from Liverpool
without infringing on the statutory
rights of some special interest; and he
cannot run his vessel on a business basis
| without getting caught in other red tape
| The result is that the only safe way
| for American shipowners is to register
under foreign flag. That is to say
in order to get the freedom for which
America is supposed to be synonymous
American sailors and ship companies ar.
] compelled to go to Europe and enrol
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
GETTING READY.

So busy is the dear old earth
A-weaving for her forest tresses,
And making for her forest trees
The freshest Of new dresses;
A-spreading carpets Ger the dales
Embroidered with sweet posies,
A-moulding petals velvet soft
And making up her roses.
So busy is the dear old earth
Her spreading meadows over,
A-storing honey in the cells
OF her vast fields of clover;
A-carving scarlet lily cups,
Asserting blue-bells ringing
And teaching alls her baby birds
The newest rules of singing.
So busy is the dear old earth
Through every summer morning
Pray tell me why this eager-haste,
This marvellous adjoining,
The fringed petals, tinted cups?
The wondrons variation? sc
Methinks she's getting ready for
Her boys and girls vacation.
Philadelphia Press
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
SUNDAY. APRIL 10, 1902.

Hundreds are added weekly to the list
Of those who have agreed to give the
wages Of May % for the building of the
Coliseum. But there is room for hun
dreds even thousands, more. The total
cost Of the building and site will be a
quarter Of a million dollars, and no one
need hesitate about contributing for fear
there will be nothing left for someone
else to give.