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

sugar. at least in the final marketable form, @ould
under the control of immense corporations
trusts The manufacture Of beet-sugar seems -av
been tending toward this kind of concentration nder
the control of with which the of
Mr. Henry T. OXnard is prominently Identified just
the refining and marketing canesugar had earlier
become largely concentrated in hands of the
called Sugar Trust with which the Cf Mr..
Havemeyer has been conspicuous Owing to the loca-
ton of of the refneries of the older trust
the ports of the Atlantic seaboard it would appear
to be its interest maintenance of firm
duties refined while encouraging ativey
low of duty the crude product from Cuba and
the other cane producing countries. Thus the beet
sugar biati has been steadily charging that the
movement for concessions Cuba was, whether in
tentonaly not the of refining
trust at whose mercy the Cuban planters must be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
The Newspaper in the School Room.

permanent interest in important of thought OF
his own day and generation link them with those OF
the past He must know that secrets of science and
literature of history art of twentieth century
are correlated with those past. He should know
the verdict of living thinkers well of those who
have preceded them The daily and leading
current magazines past and the
and it is no small part of womans education
to know how to read ard them such. The
brings it's readers in close touch with their fellows in
fes divers vocations it in them permanent
and abiding interest in the multitudious affairs of life
quickens their sympathes and breadens their intel
ectua horizon The latter the magazines the
past with the present. helps its readers the better to
interpret the present in The light the past valizes
history, literature and of the past centuries by the
lively created in along SINH
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
By G,iliam j. Bryan.
- = = editor of the commoner

ent rights.
1t must be remembered that progress is measured
not much by the discovery of principles by
the perfect application Of old principles The
upright becomes better the days by because
he perfectly applies to his everyday life tho
moral principles which he adopts-as Solomon hes
pressed it, "The path the just the Shining light
that shineth more and more unto the perfect day
So a nation, it's progress is measured by the
which applies great fundamental principles to
its national life. truths of the Declaration of IN
dependence cannot be denied merely because those truths
perfectly applied by those who wrote the docu
well might say that the Christian religion
is because who profess to believe in its prn
cipes perfect lives. The Declaration of IN
dependence deals with the fundamental principles of
government 1t sets forth truths upon which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

his life in the defense of the life OF another is
based the theory is to the
preservation of human rights and the penalty lal!s
the man who by his conduct forfeits his own rights
Men sent to prison the gallows for the rca
son. and such punishment must be defended on the
same ground Allqualifcations which placed upon
suffrage whether they fix am limit, educational
qualification property qualification, are based upon
the doctrine Of sef-defense and defended where
they can be denfended all not by denying the exist
of inalenabe rights, but by affirming that the
provisions adopted necessary the protection Of
inaleQable rights The question of necessity is the
only that is for discussion and in the discus
sion Of this question always be remembered that
may have interest which viii bias his Judgment
Those, however, who admit the naenabe rights of
and endeavor to justify what to be denial
those rights apt err those who
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
By Albert Shaw.
S-dtor of The american Review Of Reviews

any case; 50 that reduce the tariff Cuban
would merely operate give larger profits TO the
American refners.
Obviously this argument, used by the CXnard
contingent fallacous; for if the difference all
the reiners there would be reduction in the
price sugar to the American consumers, and with
such reduction the beet-sugar could not be al
The simpler view is the sound
Crude cane-sugar sells in the American mar
ket at such-and-such price. The Porto Rcan pro-
Queer, pays duty all, obtains exactly the
same price sugar the plant
Haiti San Domingo, the British West Indies
Brazil Mauritius Demarara, Argentine and other cane
sugar producing countries. The Rican has the
advantage by exactly the amount Of duty that is
rtted in his favor. The Cuban planter in like
ner by precisely the percentage of reduction
from full tariff rates he may be able secure whether
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
BIZ &. C. 9ves.

well be amended extend the compulsory time to in
cude the full school prevailing in the different
districts of the
1t is the first duty of each community to see that
every child has common school education When pub
lie aid is for this it should be
Much time and money have been spent in efforts
form and rehabiate the criminal and degenerate Per
haps the dictates of humanity and religion require this;
yet little be accomplished is well known and
admitted by those who have made penology study We
begin the child for the child is easily nodded
plastic teachable sensitive TO every influence and sur
rounding The direct interest in the future
of the chd-in his mental and moral educationand in
very poor unfortunate should assume
this responsibility.
The dwarfng influence on the child Of the monot-
onous drudgery the factory is incacuabe Perfect
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Education and Child Labor in 81 Paul.

Duuth-a systematic plan of inspection has been adopt
ed by the state labor bureau. Whenever children
found within the prohibited ayes, they required
leave their employment the proper permit
the superintendent Of schools; and that
the school authorities careful conscientious
the investigation each particular case. This has
suited in decrease in the number of children
plOyed and informed by the inspectors that
there few willfu violations of the law,
employers voluntarily observing its provisions
But the present law, when it is enforced falls
short in of its provisions. The important
period in the school life Of the child is between four
teen and sixteen. The most valuable part of what
known as a common school education is acquired
at that age. Twelve weeks of schooling per year
entirely insufficient for this purpose and could
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

culties and make opportunities.
History philosophy, science, literature and mathema-
tics paraphernalia of this gymnasium the in
telectua sand bags, that the pupil is set to punch
ing veries are his companions and truth
that old when proclaimed by Plato the obpect Of
his pursuit.
students become daily and absorbed
distractions, daily less and less attuned with
the living present. they understand better and have
in the Roman empire Moores utopia
than they do their state municipal
ity They perfectly the struggle between the
Patricans and Plebs in Rome than $500 years
have suspicion of conflict going in their
day country gigantic scale not unlike the
one above to- by modern representatives of
these ancient forces.
For one to live his life completely he must acquire
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
By Mrs. Clara M. Bailey.
President Of St Paufs General Board Of Mothers CLUES

a somebody gives simple but instructive
talk a subject Of general interest to the mothers
Occasionally reception is held refreshments served
and hours enjoyment the mothers
drawn closer together and nearer to the school,
The mothers clubs of the city really Joined in
close federation which represented by the genera!
board This general board holds large reception cnce
year to which each mothers club sends many dele
gates possible and which all mothers clubs
invited By Of this general board the clubs
kept in close touch with another and saved from
that that is of the faults of the single
club.
There is class Of mothers that far the moth
ers club has been able reach, the mothers that
the plain little hoods the shawls and the calico
dresses The Bethel reaches this class but its efforts
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

vantage in furnishing the supply.
The consumtion of sugar in the United States has
doubled in the last twenty years, and have been
making from Western beet fields and Southern
fields about one-tenth Of the The
worlds total production has reached perhaps S0 tons
per year. recently the proportions the
other way-two-thrds being cane-sugar-and the total
product of the world being placed by Mr.. Mulhal at
215000 TONS less than One-third of the
duction. The growth of the demand in the GIFTED
States is considerable that if should n
tnue import much sugar as total consImp-
ton in $780, there would be sufficient margin tho
growth Of market give the domestic producer
vast opportunity. American consumption alone will,
three years, probably surpass the worlds
total production consumption in 1870
seems the inevitable trend of industry in this
country that the production of such commodities as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Truths That Are JeH~Spident

human being that not possessed by human
being. Who will dispute that purpose govern
ment to the individual the enjoyment of his
inalienable rights? If is purpose
eminent what is its purpose? Let him who would
destroy the foundat on of government furnish
better If all should be protected in their IN
aenabe right life liberty pursuit of
pness what ground shall discrimination be based7
On wealth? Who says so? On intelligence? Who will
affirm it? When ndefT thrown together and must
a the instinct of self preservation
may lead element to place restrictions
upon another another element for the real
supposed the whole but such restrictions when
defensble at only defensibe upon the theory
that they in reality protection of human rights,
and not denial of them For instance, the doctrine
that a man may take a life in the defense CT
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

detriment lacking discriminating judgment they spend
laborous hours reading purpose hours that should
be spent otherwise in business the study
ing matters of more permanent interest
The proper and wise of daily newspapers ar1
magazines should be taught at the time that young
people begin to read them This be done
advantage in the high school and by high school
than elsewhere and by anybody else.
For here the teacher cOreates the subjects taught
with matters present interest and the pupils
go the daily paper the magazines for definite
purpose How would l the newspapers and maya
zines? This have answered in general 1 would
have the reading table with the magazines and files Of
daily papers in the assembly of the high school
accessible to all all times when engaged study
recitation, pupils doing slack, sloveny in Their
studies being denied the privileges reading
temporarily, pending improvement
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

than sixty hours per week, any dangerous
to life, limb, health The compulsory
ton law provides that children between eight
sixteen shall attend school twelve weeks
each year. and that child under sixteen shall be
ployed in occupation during the which
public schools in session. unless already at
tended school for twelve weeks in that school year.
1t is provided, however that when appears
labor of child fourteen and under sixteen
necessary for the support of family himself the
school authorities may issue a permit, in their dis
erection, authorizing his employment, and the permit
must be kept file by the person company employ
ing him.
Whether the object these laws attained depends
course, upon their proper enforcement
In Nnnesota-particularly ST. Paul, Minneapolis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Mothers Clubs 9vIuence for GOOD.

- CONSIDER the mothers clubs st. Paul one of
4 the strongest influences for good in the city.
4 Their aim has constantly been bring the
ers in closer touch with the teachers of the public
schools, and while each club makes its own
programmes and has its plan of work not
one has ever lost sight of this special aim
ers club about school, It's meeting place is
always the kindergarten o school in the
neighborhood, and the welfare the been the
object in the those who direct the
club Out Of the mothers clubs of the city grown
many small phlanthropc movements For instance
many of the clubs have sunshine bands others have
bands OF Independent workers The members these
bahds make 1t point to visit other members in their
club and to promote feeling of good fellowship and
mutual ala that benefits mothers, teachers children
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

this hepfuness, eight years organiza-
ton secured for the members all the good it pos
sibe to obtain out of such an organization that
when the members by consent resolved to de-
vote their attention other subjects everyone felt that
the club had served its But the mothers clubs
organized after the Crocus Hill a broader
the nature surroundings These clubs
number fvethe Monroe, the Jackson-D Drew, the Lower
Town. the Dayton's Bluff and the John Ericsson. Many
OF the schools connected with these clubs in neigh
borhood made of foreigners In every instance two
three prominent women have interested themselves
in the organization the club
those foreign mothers who before little nothing
about the school life their children. Meetings
held once month every two weeks There is al
ways interesting programme of perhaps
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

evident truths They perfectly applied liza
they not perfectly applied now-and let admit
for the sake of argument that they will perfect
ly applied But therefore relieved Tie
necessity of applying them as far as We can? II
We have erred in the past should not endeavOr to
improve rather than make past sins an excuse fut
further failure? republic upon the Declaration
Of Independence cannot be overthrown it is founded
upon rock In proportion the evident TRUTHS
contained in the Declaration Independence are ap
piled to our government, people will be happy
and progress will permanent; in 50 far as those
principles exemplifed national our M
kind.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Sugar as Trouble Maker in Framing Policy.

- OK some reason hard to explain the sugar
E business in all countries has seemed expect
y that inordinate sacrifices De made for it
= by governments and by the great consuming
public Tt is proposed henceforth maintain through
cut Europe a uniform tariff sugar and sugar
products with the addition of cOuntervaling duties
against amy country that pays bounties The
be that each producing European country
tend first to the supply of its market; then
il it has surplus will export such non-Droducing
countries England, where it will take it's chances
IT, the market with cane-sugar the tropics
Germany. of late has been producing than
times the amount Of her sugar consumption.
mains to be how much the abolition the bounty
win reduce production. The worlds total average de-
mand is not likely be reduced; question 20 be
determined is whether, with fair field no favors
the tropical the sugarbeet to have the adj
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

the crying the times seems bet
ter teachers, but for mothers who will take inter-
in the school lives their children Teachers VIII
tell you that there always a marked difference be-
tween the attitude of the child whose mother inter-
ested in its school work the child parents
Indifferent The mothers club has succeeded IN maxi
ing Indifferent mothers interested many cases
marvellous change i'll home conditions has been tho
result
The first mothers club organized in St Paul was the
Crocus Hill club. 1t organized eight years
by Mrs Charles M. Powers with a membership Of
ten An excellent feature of this
the series of talks given chdren's diseases by diff
ferent physicians of the city. The
club however, unique in that it's members all
of the social station and while the object in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

narrowed by the confines of its neghboshood,
it would be excellent thing if the mothers
clubs Of the city could each in its neghborhood
reach the class. However this result come
about in the future, for each club is gradually
broadening its field and charging its
The mothers clubs much to the teachers of 81.
Paul The principals of the various schools in Which
mothers meetings have been held have always cooper
ated heartily and their continued enthusiasm and un
failing zeal have aided a large measure in keeping
interest the work. This work has reached,
perhaps mothers. The Monroe Mothers club, the
largest in the city has a membership of $50. 1t
seems but little leaven when the
the citys population but, after ALL 1t is the little
leaven leaveneth whole lump, and surely, in
the St. Paul will have thank its mothers
clubs many Of its best citizens.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Former President of the Trades and Labor Assembly,

physical development is impossible in such an atmos-
phere unfortunate feature is the mental
stagnation that At a time when every faculty
is alert, forced into and artificial chan
mel. Independence seif-relance and originality are
lost, their place is machiuelike obedience and
apathy
Sometimes, undoubtedly the home Of the enid -
wreched and his surroundings demoralzinG that
the education he may receive at the public schools VIII
little value. But such and should
affect the general policy Of the law.
1t is matter for cOngratulaton that we viii never
again the disgraceful conditions that prevailed some
years in Eastern factories when thousands of chill
dren required to work from ten to sixteen hours
day, and the credit for this change belongs
largely to the labor organizations who certainly lcd the
fight against this form human slavery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

20 per Sugar reiners will continue pay
the market price of and this price VIII be
determined heretofore by general relations D.
ply and demand. likely to be materially af-
any consideration shall show this to
Cuba. The position of the farmer who raises sugar
viii affected the slightest degree, for
circumstances will the Of beet sugar
factories pay the farmers a penny more thar they
find necessary induce the farmer to add patch ot
bees to his crops Thus, if there should
some variation in the immense profits of tie beet
sugar trust the price beets per ton would remain
subject distinct law Of supply and demand.
The situation far Cuba is concerned, is made
any practical effect, by the fact that the
cane-sugar refining business United States is
largely controlled by company. instead Of being
as competitive in character it earlier
period.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Forestry in The State Of Minnesota.

in Northern Minnesota. forestry principles
let always understood that the forests
dense wilderness-"a boundess contguty of shade
but they occupy only such waste billy rocky
sandy profitable cultivation in field
crops indeed is the leading principle of forestry
only nonagriculturaI land shall be kept in forest
There will FARMS villages cities scattered amid
the forests, and lacks of roads
There--are 15000O0O of vacant uncutvated
land in Northern Minnesota and of this is estimated
that fully 100000 scattered localities, is net well
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

therefore probably stimulated trade almost
much as others depressed
Should the United States, through combination
of pleasant say could hardly be
possible-be cut off from its Pacific supplies of
gold, the relationship of gold SUP
plies to the prosperity of the whole country, would
quickly and painfully become appreciated just
the case when England cut off from its Trans
vaal supplies. Only stoppage of these Pacific coast
supplies could probably bring this country
quate realization of the very helpful part the Pacific
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

coast4has taken the recent marvellous development
of prosperity for the whole country
The extraordinary growth of the governments fund
gold at the Francisco subtreasury and mint
which the gold from the entire Pacific
Including Alaska also some gold from Australia
has lately been attracting attention the great
increase gold production in these sections. On
March T. 1S99 total of $4 4OS412 gold com
the San Francisco subtreasury and mint
on the same date in 1900 this $32 472,s36
the same date in 1901 it $8l, 2SS,5S5;
date in 1902 it was SIP, 464,S96
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
By II. o. Jones.

This fund has grown large as to be at present
somewhat embarrassing to the government which
encouraged drafts upon by offerings to take de-
poss of currency in New York and issue bills of ex-
change in San Francisco, charging for the exchaasa
only the cost the telegraphic dispatches. The San
Francisco banks compete with this, for, to
bodily transfers of coin bullion for exchange
costs them from s1I5 to 81 on every $1,000
O. amount transferred.
last gold season in Alaska was not as favor
able for production 1t would have been had warm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

woods. AS far regards the proportion Of wooded
to the cultivated it is just as of a
forest parts of the Black Forest in Germany.
And the obstacle TIE
turnpike which opened from Boston to Windsor
VT, 102 years passes through the part
the town and there is abundance of other
which numerous farms and apple orchards; also
railroad through ~the town. Hillsborough
tains four handsome villages which the Bridge
through which the Contoocook flows, is large enough
for city
So when talk about forests and forest reserves
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
By C. C. Andre~s.
= - = Chief slate Fire GJardgn

adapted for agriculture, but would be profitable
forest 1t would take to bring these 100000
into normal pine wei stocked with
trees of all classes and from which annually
amount of merchantable timber could be equal
the annual growth of the whole forest, with
out impairing the capitaD, but when the whole had
become normal forest would be worth 800 o00O0
and annually yield $3.0000O0 revenue.
If the people Minnesota wish these waste
lands become thus productive their legislature will
provide their purchase for forestry purposes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

Minnesota has forestry equipped for bus
ness There young American foresters eager for
work Gov Pillsbury before his death loo acres
to the state for forestry but does no seem
likely many will land to the state
1t is very doubtful about getting much land that has
been forfeited for nonpayment Of taxes. Therefore
those thoughtful people would Ike to have Mime
sofa go forward forestry and reap the proht and
honor she would certainly acquire BY such enterprise
must obtain definite pledges from those who to
resent them the legislature.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
Editor of The Commercial G1esf.

weather not late and departed so early Yet
the Alaskan gold of the last has been very
important feeder the American money market I'm
large measure it has neutraized the rather heavy
gold exports from the Atlantic also the eects
Of the locking up from industry Of the treasury
surplus The new Alaskan season VIII soon open.
and of course predictions cannot be made 20
the weather yet the introduction Of great deal OF
new machinery and organized Il Dor into the various
gold districts will probably mean much larger
put for the season.