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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07
THE ILLINOIS sENAroRsH1P.

Senator William e. Mason, of Illinois,
year unless he convinces the Republican
voters of the Sucker state that he is the
best and most desirable man for the po-
sition, in which event he will be re-elect-
ed. The broad prairies of the great
| corn-growing state have produced certain
other gentlemen with vauIting ambitions
and a longing to wear the toga of Doug
las, TTumbual, Palmer and Logan Among
them are Congressman Albert J. Hopkins,
of Aurora, and Former Comptroller of
the Currency Charles Dawes, of Evans
ton.
Senator Mason is a brilliant but cratic
| man-erratic in that he holds fast to GER
| tain self-evident truths declared In the
Declaration of independence. He refus-
| ed to countenance the effort to shoot in
to the Filipinos the doctrine that govern
ments derived their just powers from
the consent of the governed. Hence he
was compelled to part company with
the modern militarists who control the
destinies and declare the policies of the
Republican party. On other questions
| Of politics and policies Mr.. Mason is as
good a Republican as one dislikes to
see.
Mr.. Dawes was taken into the treasury
! department at Washington from the Sc
clusion Of Evanston, ILL.,, town princi-
paIly noted as the seat of a college and
the perpetual fight of Chicago saloon
keepers to open up in forbidden terri
tory He preached forcefully and adroitly
the single gold standard and it main
tanned, and hence earned reputation as
a wise man of finance. Seeing adown
the vista the possible retirement Of Mr..
Mason, because of party heresy, Mr..
/ Dawes left the money department and
began an active canvass for the position.
Congressman Hopkins has served his
constituents for several years in the
lower house, as well as devout Repub-
lican could, and thinks he is entitled to
| promotion
Several other Sucker politicians with
| lofty aims will no doubt enter the rum
ming, but the successful one will probably
| be one of the men mentioned above
conditional of course, upon the state
| electing a Republican legislature this fall.
And this condition, unfortunately, is a
fair prediction.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07

the back platform, and he went out to
his place beside the 't-lean- on the
gates advice.
Then the e. m. passenger again felt a
touch on the shoulder, and again he lost
his place in the story.
Say" growled the obliging employee,
you amt paid your fare yet
'rWhy haven't II" inquired the e. m.
passenger.
Cause you only give me back the
nickel wot I give you" explained the
conductor.
"All right" said the e. M passenger;
you give me back the nickel and I will
give you dime"
The exchange was made and again the
conductor marched to the back platform.
Il can't get the best O. that mug in
there" he protested to the man on the
back platform. HE has Short-changed
me out Of nickel, and I can't figure 1t
out at all. / haven't the nerve to go
after him again, but it's a cinch he IS
into me for nickel, and I can't figure 1t
OUT
Up behind his morning GIob the e.
m. passenger was chuckling to himself.
1t was too good to keep, and he nudgad
his elbow against the ribs OF a fellow
citizen.
Say" he chuckled, I'm just nickel
ahead of this street car company This
conductor got mixed up on his change
and he don't know where he is at"
This is Simply Tale of the Streets, and
is not dot puzzle or question Of the
beginning of the twentieth century, No
prize is offered to the first reader figuring
out the conductors profit or loss.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07
DEMAHD THREE-oENT FARES.

DEMAND THREE CENT FARES.
The movement, so long demanded by
the public sentiment Of these two cities,
for securing a Scent fare on the lines
of the Twin City Rapid Transit company,
has at last been inauguated through the
Lincoln club, of this city.
Agitation should be kept up and in
tensifed until the object is accom-
plished.
1t has long been matter of common
knowledge that the profits Of the street
railway company would enable the COM
pany to grant the Scent fare, provide
better service than at present, and still
yield more than legal interest on the cap
itaI invested. Such being the case-and
there is no denying it-tne working
classes of st. Paul and Minneapolis are
entitled to the Scent rate, especially dur
ing the hours when working men and
working women are going to or returning
from their daily toll.
The amount yearly exacted by the
Twin City Rapid Transit company from
the working classes of the two cities in
excess of a fair return upon capital in
vested is enormous. 1t would pay inter-
est on the debt Of the two municipalities
and large portion Of the principal.
Two cents each way saved to a family
in which there are two workers would
more than keep that family in flour dur
ing the year. Itwould buy comforts and
delicacies for the sick children. 1t would
increase the household comforts very ma
terially. 1t would enable the family to
put in the savings bank annually a neat
little sum as a precaution against the
time when misfortune should come.
The Scent fare is a just fare. 1t will
still permit the traction company to
make a fair return on the actual capital
invested, make repairs and renewals, pay
just as good wages as at present. and
not work any hardship to the owner.
st. Paul and Minneapolis must have
the Scent fare.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07
GREENRooM GOSSIP.

Della Fox. is shortly to resume her stel-
lar career in comedy called THE Lit
tie Mademoiselle.
The Sultan of Sulu,' a comic opera
by George AIDE, has been secured by Hen
ry w. Savage, who will produce it next
season.
Julia Dean, VINO has made a great sue
cess in James Neill's stock company the
past season, is now playing an engage
ment in Honolulu.
Harry Rainforth sends word from Gin
cinnati that the new opera house has so
far advanced in it's construction that 1t
will be ready for it's dedication some time
in March.
Henry Fouquier, the well known Paris
journalist and dramatic critic Of The FL
caro-, died at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, Dec. 20, as the result of a. surgical
operation.
Howard Kyle and Henrietta Crosman.
who Were booked at the Masonic tneater
IN Nashville Tenn, cancelled their time,
as have quite number oS other at
fractions, Signifying that they do not in
tepd to play this theater.
Grace Elliston will replace Olive May in
.Arlzona" wnen Miss May goes to Europe
to appear at the Adelphi Other changes
will include Mrs. j. w. Cope. who re-
places Eleanor Wilton, and Josephine
Taylor will play the part of Lena.
A story is going the rounds that
Charles Dillingham; will branch out as a
LACellL4Col 4udlAoSGT LOT nlu1S6lI next sea-
son, retaining his position as sole mana
ger for Julia Marlowe and manipulating
several other theatrical enterprises.
Felix Dumas has secured the American
rights Of FRENCH musical comedy, by
the author of La Cigale, y which is
now running in Paris, Berlin and Vienna.
He opens next September with a COM
pany of twelve principals and a chorus
Of twenty, with all novel scenic effects.
etc.
1.-TWO African Kings will have its
first presentation on any stage at the
Grand opera house, Keene. N. H 1t is
a genuine negro musical comedy drama.
in two acts, with five scenes to each act.
The scenes are laid in Washington. d.
c.; London, Eng, and the Ashantee coun-
try, Western Africa. Claude Waters
the author, and Charles Smith have tne
leading male roles, while Henrietta. Vim
ton Davis and Mile. Perkins have the
leading female characters Music is ar
ranged by Frank Collier,
Few stage children Jared better at
Christmas time than Little Beatrice Me-
not, who has been making a pronounced
success as Tattoo, in Whitaker & Law
rence's "At Cripple Creek" She re-
ceived a solid gold and TURQUOISE ring
two bracelets, a ehate-watch two cbate'
laine pins, beautiful pearl and tur-
quoise ring, two bracelets, a chatelaine
bag, books and many other things.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07
LINCOLN AND BEER,
An Occasion on Which Father Abra-
ham ''Worked the GrowIer."

Mr.. Edward Rosewater, of the Omaha
Bee, has been in Washington during the
water q few nights ago. was the first
president L was privileged to meet It
WAS curing the Civil war. At that time
! was in charge of the telegraph bureau
IN the war department. We were work.
ing day and night at fever heat, and
when the news came of the fall Of
Vicksburg / remember that We sent
messenger out for a can of beer. OF
the office to drink anything of the sort
there, but we were so exhausted, and
withal, SO Jubilant over. the glorious
news, that we couldn't resist the tempta-
ton to indulge in this refreshment. We
were passing the bucket around when
to our establishment and alarm, in strobe
the president, who had come to LOOK
over our dispatches at first hand. You
can imagine our embarrassment. There
was no use of attempting to deny or
conceal. We had been caught by the
tale can. and, although this was now
practically empty, Lincoln was too
shrewd a man not to know that we We're
all guilty of violating one of the strict
est orders of the war department. But
he affected at first not to notice. Coming
over to my instrument, he asked to sea
handed 1t back, and, turning to the mes
senger, who had been hoping for a favor
able moment to make his escape with
the can, Lincoln asked:
What have you In that bucket?
answering for the startled messenger,
/ explained what we had been doing
! Any beer left?' said the president.
81 told him that we had drunk it all
Here, said Lincoln, pulling a 25-
cent piece from his pocket, go and fill it
up again. So saying he turned again to
the kilograms.
The messenger arrived with the beer,
and Mr.. Lincoln looked up and. told him
to pass it around.
80 Mr.. President, yentured to say,
IF l get q glass will you not do us the
great honor to share the beer with us?'
Never mind the glass; he replied
TIL drink vixen it comes my turn
''Of course we all insisted that he take
the first drink, and with a message still
clutched in his right hand telling how
Grant had won the great victory, Presi-
dent Lincoln grasped the bucket with
both hands, and, tipping it up, drank
heartily
1--WE all believed, as the president did
that the capitalization of the Southern
stronghold marked the turning point of
the war, and after the many Northern
reverSes the news of SO signal a triumph
for the Federal arms had awakened our
profoundest gratitude and patriotism.
And to have our beloved president shar-
ing our simple, though contraband, cele-
bration was sacred thing to US. When
he had finished drinking Mr.. Lincoln
handed the can to me. 1t is ina gination,
no doubt, but / have never since tasted
beer SO refreshing as that was, and, as
for the can, money could not have
bought it from the messenger. Wash
ingtOn Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07
The Globes S Ss%s,Jmay
The Rise and Growth of GOeath
E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS
81 E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS.

Raw materials and all goods kept for sals
illustrate this.
A grindstone in a stock of hardware
awaiting sale Is circulating capital; one
[eVoIvlng In workshop, fixed capital.
Cotton Is capital and since in the pro-
cess OF being manufactured into cloth 1t
dlsappears-is consumed-as cotton, 1t Is
circulating capital. The money of a COM
munlty Is fixed capital for the comnu-
hlty' but money in any individuals pos
session usually comes and goes as an
AID to his business, and is, therefore,
most naturally classed as circulating cap
ltal, so far as its owner is concerned.
The distinction here under survey Is
more or less superficial, because. of
course. no capital is absolutely fixed"
certain bridges on the Appian way in
Italy are probably 1000 years old. and
nave never received any extensive re-
pairs. Even such works, however, grad
ually decay and must be renewed. The
pyramid Of Sekkarah, the Oldest human
work now existing, IS at surface so fraiI
that none dare climb it's sides Even
nara money wears out in time The usI1-
al loss Of the worlds gold-Iiteral loss
ana loss by attrition-is about two
tons, or S,40O,OOO. J. B. Say the great
French economist, believed certain con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07

The early morning passenger stopped
the city bound South Wabasha car, and
picking out seat near the stove started
to study the city page of I h e Clio b e..
The obliging street railway employee
stumbled over basket belonging to q
fat woman and pulled up in front of the
early morning passenger.
Farep he shouted in loud tone
Yes, oh yes" stammered the early
morning passenger, as he reached for
his change pocket.
The e. m. passenger handed the con-
ductor a 1O-cent piece, and the obliging
employee showed a nickel back Then he
fell over more feet and landed on the
back platform. On the back platform he
started study Of the 1O-cent piece.
The e. m. passenger was buried deep
in a news story when he left touch on
his shoulder.
Here" growled the obliging employee,
'this here is Canadian money"
ITO be sure it Isl admitted the man,
reaching for the disputed coin. Here is
nickel instead" and showing the Cana
dian dime back into his change pocket he
handed to the conductor the nickel re-
ceived but a moment before from the
street railway worker.
A puzzled look marred the intellectual
lines gracing the beaming map Of the
obliging employee, but he appeared only
able to think out problems Of weight on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07

Writing Of the notable plays now being
presented in New York, the critic of Les
lies Weekly says:
It was refreshing to the lovers Of the
legitimate drama and of the best there
is on the stage to welcome Richard
Mansfield in his splendid performance of
Monsieur Beaucaire, at the Herald
Square theater, at half the price of ad-
mission recently charged at a neighboring
theater for Mr.. Irvings entertainments.
One can see at the Herald Square a bet
ter actor, a finer elocutioniSt, and in all
more perfect performance than Irving
ever gives, and that by an American.
Booth Tarklngton'S story is romantic,
rather than dramatic. Any other actor
in the title role than Richard Mansfield
would be pretty sure to spoil it, for the
actor, and not the play, lis the thing"
The word failure is not written in the
lexicon OF this foremost actor Of his time,
TO" with each recurring season Of late
years he has come to New York with
something new and SO original and char
| acteristic that his temperance has
awakened pleasurable anticipations.
Large and appreciatiVe audiences Of
thoughtful, considerate and critical men
ard women, who love the play are al
Ways In the wake of Mansfield, and his
two months engagement at the Herald
Square promises to be as successful as
any that he has ever had. Not that
Beaucaire" is his best play; far from
it. 1t is light and pleasant comedy in
five acts, the work of Booth Harrington
and Evelyn Greemeaf Sutherland Beau
caire is a royal lover, who wins a fair
lady's hand, only to be repulsed when
he is accused of being a barber in dis
guise. As a barber, then, he chooses to
press his suit, overcomes all obstacles
and wins the lady's heart, and then is
disclosed as a real nobleman. Mansfield
is a master of love making. His voice
is admirably trained in every moduIa-
ton. His gestures are graceful, his poise
IS easy, and he woos with all the ardor
of the most impassioned lover In Dead
CARE he fights as well as he wooS and
carries sympathetic audience with him
from act to act until the superb climax.
in which he triunlphs. In every detail
his performance is technically perfect.
The French accent which he assumes
never disappears, nor is forgotten. His
costumes are rich and historically ac-
curate. The settings of the beautiful
scenes lack nothing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07

inaugurated. We are likely to see a
series of legislative strikes inaugurated
against the railroads next winter. The
old war OF ignorance and greed may be
inaugurated once more against the COM
mon carriers of this state. The blight
which fell upon Iowa for years is not
unlikely to descend on Minnesota. Like
causes produce like effects:
T h e Gle b e does not know how the
political reign of terror may affect other
men in Minnesota politics. 1t does know
how it will affect at least one of the
men who are singled out as its earliest
victims. Democrats as well as Republic
ans have always regarded Bob Dunn as
politician of character and courage.
The returns of the elections of 1894 and
1898 show that the voting public ratify
this view. There is no danger that he
will be either coerced or humbugged into
playing coward.
There are other politicians, Democrats
and Republicans, in this state like Dunn
and Van SAINT and his railroad mer-
cenaries are quite likely to learn the
fact before they have proceeded very far
in their campaign of political blackmail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07
LEASING OF THE PUEBLO LIND

LEASING OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
There seems to be a slight dissension
between the friends Of national irrigation.
This has been caused by the question of
the leasing of the public lands.
The majority of the members of the
National Irrigation association and their
friends who wish to see the full develop
ment of the arid and semi-arid West
maintain that the remaining public lands
of the United States should be reserved
for the actual homebuilder alone; that
any laws by which land might be acouir-
ed in large tracts should be Immediately
repealed; that the present homestead
laws should be SO amended and safe
guarded that the homesteader would be
fully protected in his holdings; that the
man seeking a home should have a pref
erence right to establish his home upon
any unoccupied land; that any aid ex-
tended by the national government should
be entirely under the supervision of the
officials representing the national gov
ernment, without any Intervention of the
state in which such aid is extended
In the earlier years of the national ir-
rigation movement the ceding of the pub
lie lands within the various arid states
to these states by the national govern
ment was advocated; this finally resulted
in the passage of the Carey act donating
100000 acres of arid land to each state
which would accept it under certain con-
ditions relative to its reclamation. Since
the passage of the Carey act no sub
stantial progress has been made in the
reclamation of land accepted by the vari-
Gus states under this act; in fact, the re-
suit has been very unsatisfactory to the
states themselves.
The last move to secure state control of
! the moneys to be appropriated for this
purpose was under the guise of what was
known as 1.-THE State Engineers Bill. .
This provided that each state should pass
a law creating a state engineers bureau.
that this bureau should do the prellnn.
mary surveying, locating survey. and
have a general supervision of the work.
that in reality this bureau should have
the expenditure of the money to be used
for this purpose. Again the friends of
national irrigation came to the front and
defeated this measure They demand
that such work shall be under the SUPER
vision of the general government and the
money expended shall be handled by the
government also, under the direction Of
the secretary of the interior
Now an attempt is being made to Sc
cure the passage of a leasing bill, which
provides for the leasing of the public
lands in the Western states, that the term
OF lease shall be for a period of ten
years, with a privilege Of renewal. If
such measure is passed it will forever
bar the man who is seeking a home.
the conditions would be such that he
would not care to build home in any
locality where leasing prevailed. This
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07
NOW IT IS Po1r1IcAE BDACKwaY1

NOWiT IS POLITICAL BLACKMAIL.
The Matchmaking methods which have
marked the campaign made against the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern in
terests have assumed different forms.
They have all been dictated by the same
purpose. The end held in view has been
to infame the public mind Where the
grossest exaggeration has fallen short
the most shameless falsehood has been
made to fill up the measure
All that can be done in that particular
direction has been done. The future
alone must determine the results accom-
plished. The partisans of the foreign
railroad concerns are not placing their
entire reliance on the mission of Mum
and Douglas to Washington, any more
than they did on that of Douglas and
Van SAINT to Montana. They will prob
ably continue their campaign OF calumny
nc matter what the immediate outcome
of their judicial venture may be. They
are preparing to continue their lying
crusade in this state, if not in others.
They will, if they can, -terrorize every
man in public life who shows any intel
hgence or independence in the matter
into acting in accordance with their
prompters' plans.
The first visible step in this direction
was taken by the Minneapolis organ of
the combination in the warning just
served on State Auditor Dunn and Con-
gresham Heatwole, neither of whom are
regarded as always looking on Van SAINT
as wholly responsible for his actions.
These gentlemen will be whipped into CO.
operation. if they are political towards.
They are told that it is more than their
political futures are worth unless thew
give their aid to Van SAINT and his allies.
Heatwole is warned to keep his hands
off Dunn is told that no matter how
pure his motives he cannot escape the
calunnies they are ready to heap on
him. and that he must surrender all DO
: htical aspirations if he does not mend
his opinions on the subject.
The political blacl1man thus wrought
on Heatwole and Dunn will be attempted
on every other man prominent In the
politics of the state. However the black
mailing campaign may fare in Washing
ton or elsewhere it will be carried to a
finish in this state. The club Of special
legislative session is being held in readi-
ness. The reign of yellow Journalism
and aIti-railroad politics is about to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-07

measure is fostered by the large stock
interests Of the West led on by Sena-
tor Warren and Mondell, of Wyoming,
and Irish, Of California.
prominent United States senator
from Western state, well known for his
earnest work in behalf Of the building up
of the Western part of the country, in a
letter dated Dec. 26 makes this state
ment: 1.-THE greatest enemies that ma
tiona1 irrigation will have will be found
In the arid states. The opponents OF
land reclamation and its settlement have
learned by experience to pose as favor
able to our plans. State cession and
the leasing Of the public domain as
put forward by IRISH ElwooS- Meade,
Senator Warren and R;t4ss4e4s, are meas
ures designed to destroy the work Of
those who believe in retaining the arid
lands and settling them. AS these are
western men you can readily see that
they cannot fail to do our cause great
injury"
George Fl. Maxwell, chairman of the
National Irrigation association, in an
editorial in '"The National Homebuilder'
for December makes this statement:
but the worst harm that has been done
the West by these advocates of state
cession was the insistent and insidious
persistency with which the idea was pro-
mulgated throughout the West that it
was utterly useless and hopeless to ex-
pect the national government to do any
thing because the East was opposed to
the development of the West"